Archive Technofile - wobbly web wheel In the first of a series on innovations which changed the course of racing, Keith Howard looks at one of Colin Chapman's less famous strokes of genius. It was fitted… April 1999 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Hairpin valve spring For a brief while this simple alternative to the almost-universal helical valve spring seemed to offer real advantages for high-performance racing engines. Keith Howard explains how apiece of bent wire… September 2001 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Brake-steer McLaren In the course of the 1997 Formula 1 season, it emerged that McLaren’s MP4/12 was equipped with a novel brake-steer system. Via an extra pedal, the driver could quell understeer by braking… October 2006 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive X-ray spec -- Fittipaldi F6 One small flaw crippled this Brazilian project, as designer Ralph Bellamy tells Keith Howard By late 1977 Ralph Bellamy had had enough of Lotus. Having been a key member of… August 2005 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Rudge-Whitworth hub Invented to deal quickly with frequent punctures, this rapid-release system became standard in Grand Prix racing and lasted until the 1960s. Keith Howard describes why the knock-off hub-spinner is even… May 2001 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive The four-year mile Meet the land speed record's answer to the BRM V16. With the might of British industry behind it Donald Cambelesjet-powered bluebird broke the record by just 9mph after four years… July 2002 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Technofile - the slick tyre The slick tyre was one of the greatest revolutions in racing car history, yet it crept into Formula One almost unnoticed. Keith Howard discovers its origins. If you know your… July 1999 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive The roll-cage Technofile It's easy to ignore a safety product when it not only adds weight but also cuts performance. However, as Keith Howard explains, a roll-protection structure is one area where… July 2001 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Grand designs 1994 In the first of a new series, Keith Howard examines technology's effect on one season's racing As John Major would have spun it, 1994 was Formula One's back-to-basics year —… January 2006 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive X-ray spec Lotus 63 4WD worked at Indianapolis, so it had to be good news for F1, right? Wrong. John Miles, GP driver and engineer, explains why to Keith Howard To innovate… January 2004 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Active suspension Search the worldwide web using 'active suspension' as keywords and you will quickly find claims that Williams invented the technology in 1992, and that it works by predicting the contour of the… December 2001 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive X-Ray spec: BRM V16 British racing's great hope in the early 1950s was a BRM with a V16 engine, but its vicious power delivery rendered it hopeless. By Keith Howard Hangovers from the VJ… September 2004 Issue By Keith Howard
