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Mercedes: Access All Areas - Composites (Part I)

Mercedes: Access All Areas - Composites (Part I)

Leopold 23 Sep 2013 2 Feb 2019 1 min read

Welcome to the Mercedes F1 factory in Brackley! Today, we take you around the composites department: 85% of a Formula One car is produced from carbon fibre... Barry explains what happens from the moment they receive the raw material.

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