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Science in the FAST LANE

With the rules of the game changing before every season, Formula 1 engineers often have a matter of weeks to redesign their car before it is tested on the track. Karl Ziemelis and Charles Wenz join the race to the start line.

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Ziemelis, K., Wenz, C. Science in the FAST LANE. Nature 431, 736–738 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/431736a

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