Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Head of Race Team Garage Operations and Heritage for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team Matt Deane joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about being a Formula One lead mechanic.

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0:00 F1 Mechanic Support
0:16 Favorite/Underrated Tools
1:45 Whoops
2:46 More important in F1: The Car or The Driver?
3:13 Becoming an F1 Mechanic
4:38 Crashes
5:17 ELI5: Why F1 Cockpits are so hot
6:09 Car designs
6:32 Quick repairs after a wreck
7:26 Tools F1 Mechanics use
8:07 Hands off!
9:49 What happens to broken F1 car parts?
10:25 The look of an F1 car
10:49 Specialization
11:09 Who decides a driver should make a pit stop?
12:26 Wings
13:07 Do repair costs count towards the cost cap in F1?
13:30 Were F1 garages always this clean?
15:02 I could use that…
15:33 Biggest F1 Myth


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