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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Need an excuse to visit (revisit ?) Silverstone Museum Well here it is, an unassembled BAR #F1 car. It used to be at the Brackley factory and a cousin of the hanging car display at Mercedes world #F1tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
For those with deep pockets, a Jordan 191 is up for auction this September. Altho, there's some weird stuff going on inside the footwell 🤔. But it's worth looking at this listing for the technical photos alone. #F1retro #F1tech #F1 cars.bonhams.com/auction/3185...
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I knew I'd seen that LED light on the front of the 499P @FerrariHypercar before! 🤔 #WECtech @fiawecofficial.bsky.social
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The tiniest details... Red Bull may not have had their macarena wing, but the standard-wing pylons, were each updated with two vanes. Pics caught by @xavigazquez 👏 #F1 #F1tech #BelgianGP
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Here's the huge 1/4 scale @amalgamofficial model of the @FerrariHypercar 499P powertrain... I could do a tech video on this for over an hour ! #WECtech @FIAWEC
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
For aero you'd like sharp sidepod edges, but regs enforce a large minimum radius. Red Bull fit this 'floor body stay', which is a cable running down the ridge of the sidepod. Rules allow body work near this to have just a 20mm radius 😉 #F1 #F1tech #BritishGP 📸 @xavigazquez
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This guy is building a huge scale model Williams FW24 BMW V10 #F1 follow the progress on youtube youtube.com/@F1model.s/shorts #F1tech #BritishGP
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
All new front wing for @AlpineF1Team. Their old wing was quite unique, but the new version takes them along the same direction as most other teams. #F1 #F1tech #AustrianGP
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Since the early 2000s to get a seamless gearshift #F1 gearboxes run two selectors, one controls odd gears, the other even gears. But the gearbox needs to know the exact position of each gear, which is done by a process called 'learning' Without this, the shifts have to be slower
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Merc have had to drop their serrated diffuser extensions, the blisters on the top surface have been been removed too. Instead they've added a pair of gurney flaps to the roof's trailing edge. #F1 #F1tech #AustrianGP @tech_motorsport motorsport.tech/formula-1/merc…
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A heat hazard has been announced for the Austrian grand prix. Teams will be given a weight break to add a cooling tank pump, to send cold fluid around the driver's suit. #F1 #F1tech #AustrianGP
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
So having seen the @WeAreLolaCars T70-S launched in London at the start of the year, today I was launched around MIRA in it by @johnnyherbertf1. #Fantastic
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Where are McLaren at this season ? My analysis... motorsport.tech/formula-1/mc...
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Where are McLaren at this season ? My analysis... motorsport.tech/formula-1/mc...
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Another strange breakdown was #AA23 who had to stop for a loose T-camera. The camera connects to the car with two bolts onto an aluminium fixture on the roll hoop, plus the video/data connector. #F1 #F1tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
It seems #NH27 retired due to an electrical shut down, after gravel triggered the emergency 'E' pull ring. This is a 2 position switch that cuts electrical power on position 1 and sets off extinguisher on position 2. #F1 #F1tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Williams were late to the SLiM-wing trend in Monaco, but have arrived at the #BarcelonaGP with an updated triple wing set up 🐫 Also one detail I've never noticed is a tiny vane next to the cockpit, which was not on the launch car, but has been there all season long! #F1 #F1tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Audi's new mirrors from Monaco. The reshaped mirror pod now forms a flap, the mounting back to the sidepod is also different. #GB5 is running red dots on the left mirror to monitor any movement via a camera. #F1 #F1tech #BarcelonaGP
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nelson @nelsonphillips.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
These fwings are getting interesting fast. The underside have strakes to build rotation into the inwash caused by the wing elements. A raised leading edge is followed by a closing tunnel, increasing the pressure delta under the footplate powering these strakes. This rotation likely merges dstream
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Mercedes have changed the rear wing extensions Technically, they're 'rear wing rotation brackets', but will act like wing extensions for more downforce The outer extensions have been repositioned & extended at the centre of the wing, where they will be more effective #F1 #F1tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Red Bull have retained some elements of the Monaco high downforce rear wing for the #BarcelonaGP. The forward SLM pod wing has been kept, as are the V shaped trailing edge extensions. The middle trailing edge extension has been replaced by a V shaped cut out. #F1 #F1tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Amongst the updates for Ferrari at the #BarcelonaGP are these add ons to the reshaped m front wing endplate. The outside gains a canard, a small rear vane & a reshaped forward vane. Underneath the stepped inner footplate sees 6 new inwashing vanes. #F1 #F1tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I can't help but think we should call Red Bull's SLM pod, the monopoly dog pod ? #F1
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Red Bull have retained some elements of the Monaco high downforce rear wing for the #BarcelonaGP. The forward SLM pod wing has been kept, as are the V shaped trailing edge extensions. The middle trailing edge extension has been replaced by a V shaped cut out. #F1 #F1tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Amongst the updates for Ferrari at the #BarcelonaGP are these add ons to the reshaped m front wing endplate. The outside gains a canard, a small rear vane & a reshaped forward vane. Underneath the stepped inner footplate sees 6 new inwashing vanes. #F1 #F1tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Changes agreed to power units for 2027-2028 #F1 #F1tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
After a slow getaway, #MV3 confirms that the engine failed, but the hybrid allowed him to make some kind of getaway. This is a new rule added earlier this season to prevent cars stalled on the grid. #F1 #F1tech #MonacoGP @tech_motorsport Explained here... motorsport.tech/formula-1/fi...
motorsport.tech
FIA agrees Power Unit revisions – what does it mean for F1 going forwards? - Motorsport Technology
The FIA have agreed a set of revisions to the power unit regulations as a reaction to issues seen in the first few races.
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Tyre graining is when the tyre tread slides over the track, rather than grips. With the sliding small bits of tyre rub off and sit between tyre and track, reducing grip #F1 #F1tech #MonacoGP
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Parts and parameters changed in parc fermé ahead of the #MonacoGP #F1 #F1tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
It's a blurry shot, but a rare glimpse of the @FIA #F1 safety data recorder (SDR) by Marelli Sitting in the cockpit, it has its own sensors & hooks into the car's canbus network. It isn't just crash recorder, but monitors & records the cars system for FIA legality checks.
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
You can't park there.... Pic Spacesuit Media Craig Evans
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Major changes to the bodywork around the Audi roll hoop. The side inlets are larger and there's a curious dip on the top surface below the T-camera. No other major changes are evident yet, but may be saved up for Barcelona... #F1 #F1tech #MonacoGP Pic xavier gazquez
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The winglet stack above the Merc rear wing, visibly shows how the rear wing turns the airflow over the car from horizontal to near vertical behind the wing! #F1 #F1tech #MonacoGP
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Interesting (not new or unique) cooling panel on McLaren Usually its an open hole in the sidepod with louver/blanking plates added. The MCL40 has louvers moulded in, then blankings added to manage cooling. This might be heavier, but creates a stiffer panel. #F1 #F1tech #MonacoGP
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Here's the concept drawing for Anthony Hamilton's proposed new race series...
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
#F1retro
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
#F1retro Jordan Hart 193
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
#F1retro....
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
McLaren reach 1000 Grand Prix at Monaco and release a special livery. Here's what paint/vinyl is normally on the MCL40. More on the MCL40 tech coming up... #McLarenF1 #1000thGP #MonacoGP #F1
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Insightful video from @cadillacteamf1.bsky.social about how they use driver in the loop (DIL) simulators. #F1 #F1tech #MonacoGP youtu.be/EpywwIuhTVU?...
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Inside Cadillac F1’s Simulator with Valtteri Bottas
YouTube video by General Motors
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
That RBR pedal was Alex Albon's #AA23, turns out he's the tallest of the current drivers, hence the big feet and extended pedal face. Just need the throttle pedal now!
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Some Milton Keynes pedal chronology from the Scarbsonian collection... SF3-R3-RB11, RB4, RB5, RB6. #F1 #F1Tech
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
On the @scarbstech.bsky.social workbench today, a Red Bull RB15 #F1 brake pedal (Verstappen, Gasly, Albon). Made in carbon fibre and weighing 209 grammes to meet the +150kg pedal force. Thread... #F1tech #F1parts
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
What's new, what's fixed and what's still a problem, my analysis of Mercedes at Race05... #F1 #F1tech motorsport.tech/formula-1/me...
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Mercedes F1 in 2026 – why are they so good? - Motorsport Technology
Mercedes AMG F1 appears to be the class of the field in 2026. Craig Scarborough delves deeper into why they have such an advantage.
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Different days, different colour headrest foam. As the confor (memory) foam in the headrest changes with heat, the @FIA regulate different types depending on the ambient temperature. Pink is for cooler conditions up to 30°c, then blue for over 30°c. #F1 #F1tech 📸 Mercedes
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Penalty for CDS not working. This is the Clutch Disengagement System, its activated by the N neutral button to allow a stalled car to be moved, even if in gear. It pulls the clutch in, rather than finds neutral. #F1 #F1tech #CanadianGP
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Hot Wheels are looking for the tiniest #F1 team principal. Win: -Trip to an F1® Race -Behind-the-Scenes F1® Access -Design a Hot Wheels F1® Car -Custom Race Gear -The Full Hot Wheels F1® Collection (Sorry Horner, under 10s only...) shopping.mattel.com/en-gb/pages/...
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Hot Wheels x Formula 1 Partnership and Products | Mattel
Celebrate the design and performance of the world’s fastest cars! Learn about our collaboration and thrill fans with Hot Wheels tracks and playsets inspired by F1 racing.
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
@alpinef1.bsky.social complete installation of new Dynisma driver simulator #F1 #F1tech www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Formula E faster than F1 around Monaco? - Motorsport Technology
Formula E raced around the streets of Monaco with its Gen3-evo car for the last time, Oliver Rowland taking victory in race 2. Next season, the all new Gen4 car will race across the world. In the prin...
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Scarbstech @scarbstech.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Hidden away on the @FIAFormulaE car is the DCDC. There's no alternator, so voltage from the 900v battery is stepped down to 12v 24v 48v. Powering the powertrain pumps, BBW, ECU and general electrical systems. All the 5v sensors are powered by the ECU. @ABBgroupnews
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