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It’s more like the drone of bees than the roar of racing car engines … the annual 24-hour Citroen 2CV race gets underway at Snetterton in England.
These cars are seriously unsuitable for racing and have been compared to garden sheds.  Â
But enthusiasts love them – and racing the old Citroens takes a great amount of skill.Â
Especially when the competition heats up.
Car restorer Paul Robertson says the greatest skill needed to drive these cars is maintaining speed around corners …Â Details
You will have heard the expression “seat fitting†in connection with F1. Well this is what it looks like.
This is a behind the scenes video I shot a little while ago at McLaren which provides a fascinating insight into the detail a team will go into to get the driver comfortable in the car. They have a perfect mock up of the chassis and all the components in it, like the steering wheel, headrest, seat padding and so on. You can see Lewis Hamilton working on the fine detail of the steering wheel movement and his seat padding … Details
A behind the scenes video shot at McLaren. Design engineer Scott Bain is in charge of everything the driver comes into contact with in the cockpit. Here he shows us the chassis mock up and, as Lewis Hamilton tries it for size, explains how important it is to get the driver comfortable before you build the first chassis for real