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  1. 22nd April 2016, 10:19

    Thread: Closed cocpit F1 car good idea or not?

    by AndyL
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    According to the Wikipedia article on the BT19...

    According to the Wikipedia article on the BT19, Brabham's designer Ron Tauranac had been doing wind tunnel research since 1963. I guess that cockpit was fruit of that research.
    It seems he had a...
  2. 21st April 2016, 11:23

    Thread: Closed cocpit F1 car good idea or not?

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    That is interesting. I'd love to know more about...

    That is interesting. I'd love to know more about it. Presumably it was designed more for aero than protection at the time. I wonder if it was successful, and what happened to it. I guess if it...
  3. 6th March 2016, 12:31

    Thread: Closed cocpit F1 car good idea or not?

    by AndyL
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    I don't know how you can call an F1 car the...

    I don't know how you can call an F1 car the ultimate streamlined structure when they have exposed wheels, exposed driver's head and a barn door bolted on the back, all contributing to a drag...
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