There’s a special (and free) exhibit on at London’s Science Museum just now called Fast Forward: 20 ways F1™ is changing our world.
It’s promoting the idea that Formula 1 racing isn’t just about going really fast around a track. It’s about cutting-edge engineering, about developing new technology from raw science. And mostly it’s about how those developments often turn out to have real-world applications.
The ways I find most fascinating are how tyre pressure-monitoring technology has made its way into consumer road cars, how to make rubber boots that slip less, and how the time-critical methods of pit stop crews have translated into faster procedures for hospital intensive care operating theatres.
I certainly didn’t know that this much F1 technology had such broad and interesting applicability. I’ll be down to see this exhibit as soon as I can.
F1 hydraulic dampers to keep a racecar in contact with the road can also prevent knee damage to soldiers in fast-moving inflatable boats
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