top tub
n.โ ยซThe best spot to advertise on a Formula 1 car is the “top tub” or bonnet [hood] to use a laymanโs term. This is mainly due to the use of the on-board footage during the race coverage.ยป โโThe Circuit: How clear is your logo?” by Robert-Jan Bartunek in London, United Kingdom CNN.com Sept. 25, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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