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The idea of racing the automobile is practically as old as the automobile itself, whose history began in 1885 with the maiden voyage of Benz Patent Motor Car Number 1 – a three-wheeled vehicle with a gasoline-powered internal combustion engine and electric ignition. On 29 January 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his invention at the Reich Patent Office under number 37435. This patent is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Monoposto (Italian for single-seater) = racing car with a single seat located in the middle of the car. As the term is used for formula cars, monopostos do not have a driver’s cabin and have free-standing wheels (cf. Sect. 3.2).
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The Lotus 72 had an inboard brake system.
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The track layout at Le Mans was changed several times after 1971. Among other things, the originally 6 km long Hunaudières straight was interrupted by two chicanes in 1990.
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Frömmig, L. (2023). History and Motivation. In: Basic Course in Race Car Technology. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38470-8_2
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