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Originally posted by jyl
By the way, the announcers said current F1 suspension lack pivots, the suspension relies on the blades flexing. Does that sound right? I didn't think carbonfiber suspension arms flexed. True or just another inanity?
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Yup, AKAIK, the spring rate is a function of the flex of the (carbon) wishbone blades. There was some initial experimentation with flexible Ti wishbones, but they eventually found away to do it with/ CF. Amazing, considering the (normally brittle?) nature of CF.