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We already made a video about inventions in F1 that DID NOT work… today, as you asked, we are going to talk about those that did work. Several of these innovations were used to win races and even Championships. It is said that in F1 every second counts, every tenth counts, every hundredth of a second matters, because the differences are very small. And engineers look for ways, sometimes in very imaginative ways, to shave time off the clock. These are the chosen ones: 1. 1957 Cooper: Mid-engine 2. 1962 Lotus 25: Monocoque 3. 1968 Lotus; 4. 1971 Firestone: Slick tires 5. 1978 Lotus 78: Ground effect 6. 1978 Brabham: Vacuum cleaner 7. 1981 McLaren: Carbon chassis 8. 1989 Ferrari: Steering wheel shift paddles 9. 1992 Williams: Active suspension 10. 2005 Renault: Mass Dumper 11. 2009 Red Bull: Flexible spoilers 12. 2009 Brawn: Double diffuser 13. 2010 McLaren: F-Duct or F-Duct. 14. 2020 Mercedes: DAS. Change of convergence. These are just some of the innovations, but we look forward to your comments. Also at [email protected]