In 2019, we successfully implemented our first pair of carbon fibre composite monocoque chassis, replacing the tried and tested tubular steel space frame. The work presented in this report highlights this journey and is the culmination of over four years of development dating back to late 2014.

Team Leader Connor Tilbrook outlines the purpose of the design period which occurs during holiday months allowing the team to focus purely on designing without the stresses of the university semester.

The design of M15 started last year with the release of 2015 FSAE rules, which drastically changed the parameters to which we have to design the car.