Tag: Formula 1

Bloody Heroes: Niki Lauda 1949 – 2019

May 21, 2019

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by

Jamil Jafri

in Bloody Heroes

I bring you this edition of Bloody Heroes with a heavy heart. It was recently announced that Niki Lauda has died peacefully on the 20th of May 2019 at the age of 70. We write this obituary as a celebration of his life and contribution to motorsport. Niki Lauda was an accomplished entrepreneur and Formula…
How does this F1 car have a 100% win rate?

Feb 28, 2019

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by

Jamil Jafri

in Design/Aerodynamics

In most cases you can argue that the success of a race car is down to one of two things: 1) Drivers skill 2) Engineering Every so often, a car comes along with such unrivalled success that you cannot deny that its engineering gives it such a strong advantage. The Brabham BT46B is one such…