The history of Formula 1 began on May 13, 1950. On that day, the British Silverstone held the Grand Prix, which opened the first world championship. Since then, the “Queen of Motorsport” gave the audience many impressive moments. There has always been a lot of competition in the “Formula,” both among the racers and among the designers, who sometimes invented real engineering miracles in the pursuit of speed, many of which have found application in the production machines (and not only). The world doesn’t stand still. Thanks to the online casino and nhà cái uy tín today, you don’t have to leave the comfort of your home to feel the adrenaline and pleasure while playing.

The adaptive suspension was introduced for the first time by “Camel Team Lotus Honda” on the “Lotus 99T”, driven by Ayrton Senna himself. According to the then team designer Martin Ogilvy, that system had about 60 modes of operation, took away up to 5% of the engine’s power, and was too complex. But Ayrton Senna himself advocated its introduction, as he was sure that such a car would be faster in the race, but he couldn’t fully understand its capabilities.

In civilian cars, the idea of regulating the characteristics of the suspension was actively introduced in the 1990s. And here, despite all its complexity and high cost, there was an undeniable plus- the ability to choose the mode of driving at will and depending on the road conditions.

The development of “formula” engineers in aerodynamics also found wide application in conventional cars

The principle of the DRS system, which changes the angle of the rear wing, increasing the downforce in turns and reducing it on the straight to achieve higher speeds, is fully used in the “charged” civilian cars.

And the developments of the company “Williams Advanced Engineering” (a division of the racing team “Williams”) were applied in the creation of… refrigerators. Yes, that’s true. The company’s engineers have developed special aerodynamic elements that are installed in the freezers of the supermarkets, helping to reduce the loss of cold, saving visitors from it, and reducing energy consumption by 23%. Impressive! It is even more impressive how the same Williams engineers managed to use the KERS kinetic energy recovery system in wind farms on the Scottish Islands of Eigg and Fair.

The KERS system has been used in Formula 1 since 2009. To understand how it works, you need to answer the question: “What happens if you accelerate the car to high speed, and then turn on neutral?” That’s right, it will roll for a long time and eventually stop. This happens because when the car accelerates, it accumulates kinetic energy. Pressing the brake, we use the friction of the brake pads on the disc to stop the car, the pads are heated, and we lose the accumulated kinetic energy.

The idea of KERS is to harness this energy and apply it while driving, thereby helping the main engine. This is done with the help of an electric motor, which operates in the generator mode during braking. It stores energy and recharges batteries. Naturally, this system has been widely used in electric vehicles and hybrids.

The mills used a slightly different type of system. There is a special flywheel rotating in a vacuum that accumulates energy. This allows you to get an additional charge that helps to stabilize the supply of electricity, which is very important for the area supplied with electricity from natural resources.

Another interesting borrowing from “Formula 1” came in 2011 when the company “Mclaren Applied Technologies” helped to optimize the operation of the pipeline for the production of toothpaste, using the experience of improving the formula team’s pit stop times. This reduced the transfer time of the conveyor from one type of paste to another from 39 to 15 minutes, which led to a twenty-million increase in the production of tubes of paste per year. Impressive! And for this purpose, it was only necessary to reconsider the approach to work that for “formula” engineers. This is the usual business.

During the race, teams are fighting for every share of second. In such a tense struggle, it is necessary that everything works at the highest level, every aspect is important: a fast pilot, a well-coordinated team, as well as a reliable and fast car. Add strictly and constantly changing technical regulations, and you will get the conditions in which even the brightest minds have to give their all. Formula 1 makes it clear to us that the greatest success is achieved in the fight. Well, and we hope that the “Queen of Motorsport” will give us even more unforgettable races, and, of course, impressive technology!