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Skid block of the Honda RC-F1 2.0X test car.. A skid block, also known as a plank, is a common term for a mandatory attachment to the underside of a racing car.Initially applied to Formula One cars in 1994, it has also been used in other categories including Formula 3000 and Formula 3.
Repco Brabham badge on the nose of a Repco Brabham BT6 racing car. When Jack Brabham began building racing cars in England he named his cars Repco Brabhams, [18] the result of a sponsorship deal between Brabham and Repco. [19] This name was applied regardless of the engine used, [20] and the arrangement existed through to the end of the 1960s. [21]
ATS (Auto Technisches Spezialzubehör) is a German company that manufactures alloy wheels for road and racing cars. It is based in Bad Dürkheim near the Hockenheimring race circuit. ATS had a Formula One racing team that was active from 1977 to 1984.
The modern Forumula One car is a single-seat, open-cockpit, open-wheel racing car with substantial front and rear wings, large wheels, and a turbocharged engine positioned behind the driver. The monocoque is constructed of reinforced carbon fibre , lined with kevlar and fire resistant materials to protect the drivers from high impact crashes ...
HKS Toyota GR86 with the HKS "Oil Slick" livery at the 2022 Osaka Auto Messe. HKS Co., Ltd. (株式会社エッチ・ケー・エス, Kabushiki-gaisha Ecchi Kē Esu) is a publicly traded company headquartered in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan specializing in the engineering, manufacturing, and sales of high performance aftermarket and accessory automotive parts and components.
A 1990 W12 3.5 Formula One engine from the Life F1 car. The 1990 Formula One season was again dominated by Honda in McLarens with the 690 hp (515 kW) @ 13,500 rpm RA100E powering Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger ahead of the 680 hp (507 kW) @ 12,750 rpm Ferrari Tipo 036 of Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell. Behind them the Ford HBA4 for Benetton and ...
Honda Racing began development for their 2009 car early in the 2008 season. [4] In December 2008, Honda announced their plans to withdraw from Formula One. Development of what would become the BGP 001 continued whilst a buyer was sought for the team. The team were purchased by Team Principal Ross Brawn, and the outfit renamed Brawn GP.
Formula One portal; Fondmetal S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of alloy wheels, founded in 1972 by Gabriele Rumi. [1] A Formula One constructor of the same name, also owned by Rumi, competed in the 1991 and 1992 seasons, [1] scoring no championship points. The company also sponsored, and supplied wheels to, numerous other constructors from the ...