The story of the creation of high-tech bolt for the Formula 1 car

In Formula 1 there are no superfluous parts

Who would have thought that one small bolt can go through so many tests before being allowed to install on a Formula 1 car

Formula 1 cars is woven from details. Some parts of the racing cars of course are more obvious than others, but the attention to every little circuits causes an uncontrollable fit of respect.

Take, for example, this simple, unassuming bolt. You’d think that the team technicians in the Red Bull F1 just take it off the shelf when it is needed. Technically you are right, but that’s all an incredible adventure experienced by the bolt before it gets to the shelf, covered with darkness and ignorance. But it is an extremely exciting part of his life. View: