Photos: The tech driving Renault Formula 1

The difference between winning and losing...

By Andy McCue, 20 September 2006 12:50

IT is now one of the many factors that can give a Formula 1 team that extra 100th of a second competitive advantage that makes the difference between winning and losing a race. The amount of electronic data processed has grown exponentially - just a few years ago the data from a single race could be stored on a single floppy disc. Now the volumes are "massive". Luca Maccozzo, of the Renault Formula 1 team, said: "If you want to win the championship you have to optimise everything."

Photo credit: Andy McCue

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