Subscribe

Sign up for free

  • Get quick access to your favorite articles

  • Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers

  • Make your voice heard with article commenting.

Autosport Plus

Discover premium content
Subscribe
Autosport Plus

F1 2014 tech: Gearboxes under pressure

Eight-speed gearboxes, fixed ratios for a whole year and a major reliability challenge - it's all change for Formula 1 transmissions in 2014. CRAIG SCARBOROUGH explains what's new

In part three of his series on Formula 1's 2014 technical rules revolution, Craig Scarborough looks at the implications of the changes for F1 gearbox design.

With gearbox layouts static for a couple of decades since the introduction of seamless shift technology, Formula 1 gearbox design has been evolutionary for many years.

Previous article Tech insights: what the VJM07 reveals about F1 2014 designs
Next article The top turbo Formula 1 drives

Sign up for free

  • Get quick access to your favorite articles

  • Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers

  • Make your voice heard with article commenting.

Autosport Plus

Discover premium content
Subscribe