What happens when the stars of INDYCAR aren’t racing? INDYCAR will give you a look at what happens when drivers get out of their cars and step into The Offseason, a mini-series starring Will Power, James Hinchcliffe, Charlie Kimball and Josef Newgarden. This week, Fun in the boardroom.
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In the first of our three-part series on how a Formula 1 car comes to life, we looked at the initial conceptual design stage. This time, we look at building the basic structure of the car.
Once a team has laid out the design of the fundamental mechanical parts of the car, two things need to happen – one, the design office need to devise the most aerodynamically advantageous bodywork for it; and the car needs to be built.
We’ll look at aerodynamic design in the next part of this series; for now, let’s concentrate on how the car is built  … More
The 2013 Formula 1 season begins with the Australian Grand Prix on March 17th. I have decided to cover the upcoming season here at HFTE by providing a weekly race recap/preview once the season gets underway. In the meantime, I realize that one of the reasons that not many Americans pay attention to F1 is because very little is known about it here in the States. This is largely due the minimal amount of coverage that it receives, as well as its sporadic television schedule.
My perspective is that of the fan. There are a lot of people – probably some of you reading this – who know a lot more about  … More
What happens when the stars of INDYCAR aren’t racing? INDYCAR will give you a look at what happens when drivers get out of their cars and step into The Offseason, a mini-series starring Will Power, James Hinchcliffe, Charlie Kimball and Josef Newgarden. This week, Hinch has some trouble with the copier.