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Re:Making a Single Bolt for an F1 Car Takes an Insane Amount... by mysterydip on Friday June 09, 2023 @08:24AM (#36256777)
How do the teams get the truckloads of stuff from race to race, especially internationally? I assume everything connected by land is able to be traversed by road/rail in time to make the next race. Do they put a whole truck on a plane? Do they have trucks on every continent and just move palettes of stuff?
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Re:Making a Single Bolt for an F1 Car Takes an Insane Amount... by kingkongjaffa on Friday June 09, 2023 @08:27AM (#36256809)
People shave flown with hard cases full of carbon fibre car parts before now

I assume they rent trucks for most of the Grand Prix but since England and Milton Keynes is the home of F1 teams most can drive to Europe ahead of a race weekend.

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Re:Making a Single Bolt for an F1 Car Takes an Insane Amount... by cjrp on Friday June 09, 2023 @08:31AM (#36256866)
IIRC there are cargo flights specifically chartered for F1 teams (sharing an aeroplane).

Edit: Yep, provided by DHL who are also a sponsor https://www.wired.com/2014/11/ship-f1-car-across-globe-36-ho...

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Re:Making a Single Bolt for an F1 Car Takes an Insane Amount... by microfen on Friday June 09, 2023 @09:16AM (#36257369)
This youtube video does a good job explaining the crazy logistics of the F1 calendar. Multiple cargo ships constantly in motion, overnight truck deliveries, all in very carefully orchestrated ballet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OLVFa8YRfM
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