Formula 1

Save the Date: United States Grand Prix in Austin, June 17, 2012

June 3, 2011

I’m going to start saving my pfennigs for this. I made it out to the Dallas GP waaaaaaaay back in 1984, and I’ve been to two Detroit GPs. It’s quite a spectacle, and I highly recommend it, even if you do nothing but go to a practice day. BIG tip of the 10-gallon Stetson to [...]

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F1 Diffuser Controversy

June 1, 2011

This new one is the “blown gas diffuser” controversy. As controversies go, it’s just like 90% of F1 — highly technical and detailed. Which, as a nerd, I love. Exhaust-blown diffusers increase downforce by increasing the speed of the airflow inside the diffuser and therefore encouraging the air to flow faster under the flat bottom [...]

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