If you have been following Formula 1 over the past few seasons you have likely seen a common thread from each team’s challengers.
Black.
The reason? Teams are turning to bare carbon fiber, rather than painted surfaces, as a means of saving weight on their cars. The new regulations, implemented for the 2022 season, saw the cars heavier than ever and left teams scrambling to meet the minimum weight requirements.
Color was out and black, bare carbon fiber was in.
Ahead of the 2025 F1 season Mercedes announced a first-of-its-kind initiative. According to the team they are embarking on a program using sustainable carbon fiber, something that has
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