Video: How a Formula 1 car works - Giorgio Piola on sidepods

Legendary technical illustrator Giorgio Piola's guide to how a Formula 1 car works continues with a look at sidepods

Piola joins Autosport technical editor Jake Boxall-Legge to explain this crucial area for both cooling and aerodynamics, and how side-impact regulations affect them.

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