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@NorthHertsSam
May 24, 2021 • 10 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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In case you are wondering what happened to the wheel stuck on the Mercedes of Bottas... It is still stuck on there! @F1

Mini post #MonacoGP #F1 thread. (sorry @MercedesAMGF1 ) 1/8
When Bottas pitted the wheel gun stripped the wheel nut, rounding it off, and leaving no faces for the tool to drive on. This was one of those moments where F1 TV's Pit Lane Channel came into its own. 2/8
I believe the key moment (caught on camera by @F1JMT) was only shown in detail on the PLC. You could see the swarf (metal) coming off the nut as the mechanic tried to remove it (can't really see it in these screen grabs!). Director Tom was quite excited by this. 3/8
As the nut was completely stripped there was nothing the team could do to get the wheel off and it will have to be removed in the next couple of days at the Mercedes factory. 4/8
After Bottas suffered this problem the mechanics had to quickly try to ensure that it didn't happen again in the event that Hamilton made another stop in the race. They tried to clean the wheel guns, but there seemingly wasn't any certainty that it would not happen again. 5/8
Later in the race Hamilton did indeed stop again, to fit softs in an attempt to gain a single point for fastest lap. This must have been an extremely tense moment in the Mercedes pit garage, but it went off without a hitch, it was a big gamble. 6/8
The F1 TV Pit Lane Channel caught another little moment. After Bottas got out of his car he was furious, and threw his glove on the floor. Rather than go into the Mercedes garage he walked into the FIA garage to take a moment to calm down before facing the team. 7/8
I'm lucky enough to be part of the @F1 TV Pit Lane Channel team with @AlexBrundle & @rosannatennant along with all the guests we will have through the season. 8/8
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Feb 19
The Red Bull RB20 is something of a mystery machine, despite having been shaken down at Silverstone a while ago very few pictures of it are in circulation at the moment. Short tech observation thread.
#F1Testing #F12024 #F1 #RB20 Image
While Red Bull did issue some launch renders these are never particularly reliable sources, so I’m not going to use those much here. Image
Despite having already had a shakedown Red Bull did hold a proper launch for the RB20, though how much of the car that was revealed is actually the true RB20 is unclear. Despite this let’s take a closer look. Image
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Feb 12
Aston Martin issued a few low quality renders of its 2024 F1 car, the #AMR24, before taking the real thing out on track at Silverstone - so here is a Technical Observations Thread. #F1 #AstonMartin #F12024 Image
Aston Martin claim that the team hope to be fully in the development fight this season, last year the team’s development stalled out badly and the AMR23 became less competitive.
Starting at the front of the car the AMR24 features a new approach with its nose tip, which picks up on the second element of the front wing, rather than the leading element as was the case on the AMR23.
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Feb 12
The RB team (previously known as Alpha Tauri, Toro Rosso and Minardi), launched its latest F1 car recently. So here is a Technical Observations Thread. #F1 #F12024 #VCARB01 Image
The VCARB01 was developed in the Red Bull wind tunnel, at the old RAE Bedford facility in England, it utilised the oldest wind tunnel in the UK - more on that here -
Starting at the front of the car the shape of the nose tip is notable in that it seems to have largely carried over from the AT04. Meeting the leading element of the front wing, note the NACA style driver cooling inlet.
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Feb 9
Alpine was the first F1 team to reveal an actual 2024 car releasing some images of the car at its UK factory. The Alpine A524 - it is the fifth Alpine #F1 car design. Tech observations thread. I only do these when there is a real car to look at - so far Alpine is the only one! Image
At first glance the car seems to have a lot in common with the late season A523, but according to the team the new car is a “brand-new concept created for the next two seasons.” This may suggest that the chassis may carry over into next season. Image
The team continues to state that the A524 “is marked by innovative solutions as a result of learnings from previous iterations. The bold approach will allow the team to apply a stronger development path across the next two campaigns before the radical change in technical regs”
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Jul 8, 2023
A question we get all the time on #F1Live is why do @WilliamsRacing not have the dash display on the steering wheel like everyone else - very short thread to answer that:

#F1 #BritishGP
I put that question to @paddylowe when he was in charge at Williams - this is what he told me: "I don’t actually remember the history of how all the other teams migrated to having the dash on the steering wheel, or indeed why they did it"....
"It was probably driven by the drivers saying they wanted that, it was a trend or a fashion that started somewhere – some of these things are just a fashion not for any technical merit. I never really got it, for me the right place for the dashboard is on the car, not the wheel"

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Feb 15, 2023
Ferrari launched its 2023 #F1 car yesterday, and ran it for the first time on the Fiorano circuit after the formal launch. Looking over the initial photos I thought I’d share some thoughts and observations in this Tech Thread. #Ferrari #F12023 Image
Starting at the front Ferrari has changed its nose concept, with the blunter tip no longer meeting the forward most wing element as was the case with the F1-75 (shown for comparison). Instead it joins the second element, while the leading edge has a noticeable dip in the centre. ImageImage
The nose tip has a rectangular driver cooling slot, note the small circular fastener below it. There is a pocket for ballast in the centre of the leading edge of the front wing element. The NACA style shape of the F1-75 has been dropped. ImageImageImage
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