Facts: Bizarre and Crazy Engineering Ideas in Formula 1

Published: Dec. 17, 2021, 12:51 p.m.

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This is a special episode about Formula1\\u2019s wildest racecar engineering ideas. Ganna Pogrebna and Patrick Henz discuss the history of the famous six-wheelers as well as other spectacular developments like the Alfa Romeo Bimotore, the gas-turbine-powered Lotus 56B, and the Brabham BT46 fan car. The episode also considers less known \\u201cweird and wonderful\\u201d car designs some of which made their mark in F1.

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Another part of the episode focuses on Piero Taruffi\\u2019s patent for a new kind of racing car, and Ganna and Patrick explain what this has to do with Star Wars. The episode also looks at X-Wing cars among many others.

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