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Ballast |
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| Lead weights in the floor of the cars bring them up to the minimum weight and help improve the balance of the car in corners depending on where they are placed.
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Bargeboard |
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| Sitting in front of the side pods, the bargeboards smooth the airflow from the front wing and tyre as it approaches the body of the car.
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Blistering |
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| When a tyre gets too hot and too worn, the rubber begins to degrade and break away in large pieces, creating the appearance of blisters.
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Bodywork |
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| The exterior of a car.
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Boots |
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| Racing speak for tyres.
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Bottoming |
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| Formula One cars run so low to the ground, their undersides can often touch the floor or ‘bottom out’.
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Brake Balance |
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| Drivers can alter the percentage of brake force begin applied to the front and rear from inside the cockpit. Generally, more brake force is pushed to the front of the car, although this has to be evened out in the wet.
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