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Giorgio Piola’s F1 tech decades: The wildly diverse 1990s
Grand Prix illustrator Giorgio Piola has been at the forefront of F1’s technical coverage throughout his career, helping to make the often complex sport we love a little easier to understand. In this series of articles dedicated to his illustrative genius, we’ll uncover the cars and components that have captured his and our imagination.

Here we delve into the post-yuppie 1990s, when turbos were banned and we enjoyed a whole host of sounds from wonderfully high-revving V8s, V10s and V12s, as Williams, Benetton and McLaren ruled the roost.
Click on the images below to scroll through each year…
1990
Tyrrell 019 1990

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Ferrari F1-90 (641) cutaway drawing

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McLaren MP4-5B 1990

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McLaren MP4-5B 1990 cockpit with gear selection detail

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1991
Williams FW14 1991 front wing endplate

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Ferrari F1-91 (642/2) 1991 comparison with 643 (top)

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1992
Williams FW14B active suspension

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Williams FW14B 1992 front suspension detail

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Ferrari F92A (644) 1992 exploded detail view

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McLaren MP4-8 1993 drive-by-wire detail overview

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1993
Williams FW15C 1993 detailed packaging overview

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Benetton B193B 1993 rear-wheel steering schematic overview

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1994
Williams FW16 1994 detailed overview

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Jordan 194 1994 detailed overview

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Benetton B194 1994 underside plank view

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Ferrari 412 T1

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Ferrari 412T1 (646) 1994 exploded view

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Ferrari 412 T1 sidepod changes

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1995
Ferrari 412T2 (647) 1995 refuelling

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1996
Tyrrell 024 1996 Italian GP solid upper wishbone detail

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1997
Williams FW19 steering wheel (Villeneuve)

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Williams FW19 1997 overview

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1998
Ferrari F300 (649) 1998 gearbox and oil tank assembly

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Stewart SF2 1998 rear end detail

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Tyrrell 026 1998 X-wings

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1999
Benetton B199 rear wing - Italian GP

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McLaren MP4-14 1999 exploded view

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Ferrari F399 exploded view

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