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Published3 months ago
Duration16:44
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Head of Race Team Garage Operations and Heritage for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team Matt Deane joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about being a Formula One lead mechanic. 0:00 F1 Mechanic Support 0:16 Favorite/Underrated Tools 1:45 Whoops 2:46 More important in F1: The Car or The Driver? 3:13 Becoming an F1 Mechanic 4:38 Crashes 5:17 ELI5: Why F1 Cockpits are so hot 6:09 Car designs 6:32 Quick repairs after a wreck 7:26 Tools F1 Mechanics use 8:07 Hands off! 9:49 What happens to broken F1 car parts? 10:25 The look of an F1 car 10:49 Specialization 11:09 Who decides a driver should make a pit stop? 12:26 Wings 13:07 Do repair costs count towards the cost cap in F1? 13:30 Were F1 garages always this clean? 15:02 I could use that… 15:33 Biggest F1 Myth Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.

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