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Gallery: Formula 1 technology spins off into the real world

See how cutting edge ideas developed to win races also can have uses in hospitals and even space
The engineering and design research that produced this car can have uses beyond the race track - click the link in the main text, left, to see examples
The engineering and design research that produced this car can have uses beyond the race track – click the link in the main text, left, to see examples
(Image: McLaren)

Some technology first developed to send Formula 1 cars hurtling round a track at 360 km/h (220 mph) has since escaped into the world beyond the pit lane.

The pressures of competition have driven designers and engineers involved in Formula 1 to push boundaries in varied areas like materials science, aerodynamics and even the psychology of human teamwork.

See a gallery of images of how engineering and design ideas from Formula 1 are being used elsewhere, from hospitals to space