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WATCH: How is carbon fibre made for F1 cars?
Video To news overview © XPB Carbon fibre was first introduced in Formula 1 in 1981 when McLaren first explored the use of it for creating a monocoque. It's main advantage is strength over weight, providing drivers with a crucial safety system while also being light enough to give performance. Mercedes Composites Manufacturing Engineer, Oliver Jones, talks through the process of creating carbon fibre before it ends up making its way on an F1 car. Check out the video below. You must accept cookies to view this content You have not currently accepted all necessary cookies. You can change your cookie preferences here . Do you keep seeing this message?Disable any installed browser extensions...
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