Designing an All-Aluminum, Monocoque Body
Prototype I was completed in mid-1986, representing
the team’s first construction using the Milky Way diagram. At this stage,
they were considering both sheet steel and aluminum as potential body materials.
Of the two, steel sheet was less favored, since it would make the target running
performance of a midrange, F-1 class car more difficult to achieve. Moreover,
to counter the added weight a larger, heavier engine would have to be used, thus
pushing the car right out of the midrange category. Read more ...
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