Our October 2018 issue is on sale now, featuring Force India, F1 18? wheels, electric Pikes Peak, Audi R18 engines, 1991 Mazda Group C Aero, damper tech, sensors and much more.

 

   

Inside the October edition:

As Force India?s VJM11 proves, the teams? brush with financial ruinhas not affected their technical focus. Racecar spoke to the team boss to get the inside story of how they have engineered such a successful racecar.
 
Meanwhile, F1 announced it will move to 18? wheels for 2021 and Racecar discovers the huge implications this has for the teams, brake suppliers and tyre manufacturers. Also in this issue, Racecar reveals the secrets behind the astonishing VW electric Pikes Peak record breaker.  
Racecar’s technical section delves into the aerodynamics of Group C cars as our resident Aerodynamicist, Simon McBeath, conducts a CFD study on a 1991 Le Mans-winning 787B replica. Technical details of Audis? famous turbo diesel engines that are responsible for 9 Le Mans victories are unearthed and examined. While Racecar explains the details of dampers and how to utilise them to optimise setup.

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