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Energy recovery in Formula One

Formula One (F1) racing has become even faster, thanks to a rule change in 2009 that allows F1 cars to use energy recovery systems. In this article you’ll find out more about the systems in use until 2013, what they teach us about the conservation of energy, and how they might be useful in everyday cars

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The first and second laws of thermodynamics, together with calculations of kinetic energy, force and power, help explain a technique for boosting the performance of F1 cars.

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