F1's hi-tech McLaren Applied control secrets by Peter Windsor


How do F1 cars do what they do? And exactly how much control is within the scope of a triangular black box worth in the region of £1m? Craig Scarborough caught up with Richard Saxby of McLaren Applied to talk about F1's Holy Grail - the ECU (electronic control unit).
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