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The Secret Life of Formula One: The Silver Arrows
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- Although English teams dominate modern Formula One, this wasn't always the way. The Mercedes Silver Arrows were the pride of Hitler's Germany.
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- The Silver Arrows
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- Duration:
- 04:20
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- Although English teams dominate modern Formula One, this wasn't always the way. The Mercedes Silver Arrows were the pride of Hitler's Germany.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- The Pits
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- Duration:
- 03:03
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- The flight deck of a battle-ready aircraft carrier has been called the most dangerous place on earth, but it is far more ordered than an F1 pit lane, where no-one is in charge.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- The Front Line
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- Duration:
- 04:34
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- Whoever you are in Formula One, there is always someone out to get you. What does it take to be successful? Everything.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- Team Williams
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- Duration:
- 05:41
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- In 1969, Frank Williams hustled his way into the world of Formula One. By the late 1970s he'd made a world class racing team.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- Number One Component
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- Duration:
- 04:12
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- Engineers work tirelessly to to upgrade every component of a Formula One car. But one component has more influence on performance than any other.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- Sponsorship
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- Duration:
- 05:31
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- After trading the racing colours of their home countries for the colours of their sponsors, Formula One came into big money. Mostly from cigarette companies.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- England Rising
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- Duration:
- 03:39
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- In the 1950s, with the likes of Ferrari, Maserati and Alfa Romeo, Italy was the home of motor racing. England was soon to change this with the focus moving from engine power to aerodynamics
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- Drivers and Mechanics
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- Duration:
- 05:13
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- In the early days of F1, the driver was the main link between the car and the mechanic.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- Bernie Ecclestone
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- Duration:
- 05:08
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- Bernie Ecclestone is largely responsible for the F1 competition setup today, but where is it headed?
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- The Science of Winning
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- Duration:
- 04:16
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- Telemetry is now a vital ingredient of modern F1, and software engineers outnumber mechanics at the trackside.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- Launch Control
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- Duration:
- 05:09
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- Just like an Aircraft Carrier, the takeoff of an F1 car is managed by a computer rather than the pilot.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- Drivers
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- Duration:
- 06:17
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- The driver may be important to the success in F1, but Frank Williams believes they are only 25% of the equation.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- The BRM Project
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- Duration:
- 04:40
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- After WWII, English teams plundered the German formula for Grand Prix Racing - leading to the BRM project.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- Radio Communication
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- Duration:
- 05:28
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- In the early days of F1 radio communication, not all drivers enjoyed the new technology.
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- The Lotus 25
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- Duration:
- 03:12
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- The Lotus 25 utilised several revolutionary design features to usher in a new era of speed and performance in Formula One.
