Originally Posted by
pdisme
Unrelated, anyone watch the RPM segment before the race start showing redbull's autoclave where they bake the carbon fiber? It's just completely insane how much money goes into F1, last week they shows the 150 redbull staff that work in the computer design area, then they have another 80 people who just work on producing the carbon fiber parts, we haven't even gotten to the rest of the car yet.
I nearly shat myself when I saw that autoclave. We have one here on campus, but its a 3'x4'x4' box, not a damn submarine sized pressure chamber. I also didn't know they used all pre-preg CF for their parts. I guess it makes sense when time is a factor, I just thought they'd be experimenting with their own secret resin mixes like they do with what they fill their tires with.