Timelines · Formula 1
Era-defining machines in order, each with its one defining trick explained live.
The little car with the engine in the "wrong" place — and every F1 car since has copied it.
The car that discovered aircraft physics works upside down — bolt on wings, corner faster.
The whole floor became a wing — downforce with almost no drag, hidden underneath.
A 1.5-litre engine the size of a suitcase making over 1 000 horsepower — until it exploded.
A computer held the car perfectly level so the aerodynamics never stopped working.
The screaming 19 000-rpm V10 at its absolute peak — lap records that stood for 15 years.
Half the fuel, more power: the racing car became the most efficient engine on Earth.