How Formula 1 Pistons Are Made (I went to the factory)

Video Description

🛍 Start your free trial with Shopify here: https://shopify.com/driver61 Thanks to @MEDEngineeringTechVideos for some of the forging footage. If you're looking for classic engine technical advice, check them out: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoWt15cqUk4IJ_3nFIIOysQ 🎯 Are you ready for a career in motorsport? Take our assessment and get a personalised report: https://driver61-education.scoreapp.com 🏎 Check out our RB12 Carbon Fiber & Leather Suit Wallet: https://sixtyone.store 🚀 Search for the latest Motorsport Jobs with Fluid Jobs by DRIVER61: https://fluidjobs.com/youtube 🏆 Get trophi.ai, our iRacing AI coach, and take the 7-day challenge at https://get.trophi.ai/driver61/. Try free for 7 days + 36% off an annual premium subscription! ✏️ Thanks to Tony Cairoli for the drawing, you can view more of his work here: https://collectorstudio.com/artist/tony-cairoli/ 📺 Watch more Driver61 here: Why F1 Pistons Cost £50,000! https://youtu.be/lCEKJxHiEIM $5000 Normal Engine vs $10 Million Formula 1 Engine https://youtu.be/aKwSM5NTeaw Why These F1 Brakes Cost £50,000 https://youtu.be/CQCSDRp0pRE What's Inside a £250,000 F1 Gearbox? https://youtu.be/dIvuZKBDj3E Why F1 Wheel Nuts Cost £50'000 https://youtu.be/X30coNL4Jw8 A single F1 piston, including it’s development and manufacture can cost over £50,000. There’s no doubt, they’re incredible engineering - but I wanted to understand more about how they’re made, so I went to Cosworth to understand the life of a piston - from design, all the way to the dyno - and every step in between - and it genuinely was one of the most interesting days I’ve ever had. 📢 Advertise to 7.3 million F1, motorsport and Engineering fans: https://driver61.com/advertise/ 📹 All source footage can be found here: https://bit.ly/4dCOmom 👉 My other socials: - Instagram - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta - Facebook - OfficialDriver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Facebook - TikTok - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61TikTok - Twitter - https://twitter.com/scottkmansell 🛞 My Sim Kit: - Fanatec DD2: https://bit.ly/driver61-fanatec - SImlabs P1X Pro: https://simlab.prf.hn/l/ZZ9AkG5 #Pistons #Cosworth #Formula1