From Pencil To Podium: How To Build An F1 Car

Milton Keynes UK, Sep 16 2013 - The processes that go into getting a successful Formula One car from drawing board to track, and that aim to keep it competitive across a season, are normally the kind of "beyond-your-clearance," "need-to-know basis" secrets you find at the center of those Mission Impossible movies, the sort people get all action hero about saving or stealing.

Not anymore, though. As of this week, we're unlocking the doors to give you a behind-the-scenes peak at how we design and manufacture our F1 challengers.

Our new Making of a Formula One Car mini-series will, over four episodes, take you from concept to build. The first video, focusing on Design and R&D, will be online this Wednesday.

Featuring interviews with Christian Horner and senior team members, the first episode explains some of the work undertaken by the design department, including the 30,000 design changes it works through the during the course of a season. The film also gives a glimpse inside a number of key factory areas, including the wind tunnel.

New episodes will be released each week for four weeks. Following the design episode, the next films will take the viewer inside the world of composites, manufacturing, and finally to the build of car itself in the assembly bays of our Milton Keynes HQ.

Check out the first episode on Wednesday at www.InfinitiNews.com and www.youtube.com/redbullracing.

Photo by Randy Berg: Infiniti F1 - Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2012