You see this in the application of aircraft construction materials and techniques to race cars from that period. The Lotus Type 25 F1 car for example was a stre

You see this in the application of aircraft construction materials and techniques to race cars from that period. The Lotus Type 25 F1 car for example was a stressed skin, riveted, aluminum semi-monocoque body. It's a thing of beauty and it was 3x stiffer than its predecessor's chassis at half the weight. http://www.grandprixhistory.org/images/lotus25c.jpg http://www.grandprixhistory.org/images/lotus25c.jpg