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Toyota TF108, Chinese Grand Prix 2008, Shanghai, Friday, 17 October 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter ImagesTo even a casual observer, it is clear a Formula One car would be largely useless without tyres, a chassis or an engine - but what about electronics? You may not think you see electronics at work when the drivers hit the track, but without such technical wizardry, the cars would not even leave the garage. "If you removed the electronics from the car, it would not even start," explains Ludwig Zeller, Toyota's senior manager electric and electronic. "It would not run; there would be no action. You could look at the car; you could push the car - but nothing else."

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