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#419 Kelly Johnson: Skunk Works

A concentration of a few good people solving problems far in advance—and at a fraction of the cost—of other groups by applying the simplest, most straightforward methods possible to develop and produce new projects. All it is really is the application of common sense to some pretty tough problems.

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The physics of F1 cars are awesome.

What if you did the opposite? That is what the Lotus team did. They shaped a car like an upside down airplane wing.

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Formula 1 (Audio)

Formula One is three competitions in one: a 200mph battle of the world's best race car drivers, the world cup of engineering where thousand-plus person teams spend hundreds of millions designing cars from scratch, and — as one listener put it — the Real Housewives of the Garage, a soap opera of billionaire egos, team politics, and paddock drama.

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Formula 1 (Audio)

Formula One is three competitions in one: a 200mph battle of the world's best race car drivers, the world cup of engineering where thousand-plus people that work on each car determine the races more than the drivers, and the Real Housewives of the Garage, which makes for a fantastic Netflix show.

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Formula 1 (Audio)

Formula One is three sports in one. It is, of course, the world's best race car drivers showcasing their skills, but it's also the World Cup of Engineering... And as one listener put it to us, It's also the World Cup of Office Politics, or as another one put it, it's Real Housewives of the Garage.

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The insane stats behind Formula 1

Formula 1 is the only motorsport in the world that requires a team to design and build their own car from scratch, which is an insane engineering feat to enter the competition.