Classic Racer

The stiffness conundrum

Back in the mid-1980s, chassis stiffness was the holy grail. The principle was to made the structure as rigid as possible, so that the suspension could do its work precisely.

More than 30 years later, the goal posts have moved. Controlled flex

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