Although I am not in any way technical I am a massive F1 fan.
I went to Autosport International today and whilst there I purchased what I was told is a lower front wishbone from a Renault R26. It definitely looks like the lower wishbone from the image at the link below:
http://www.gurneyflap.com/Resources/DeriveenVTS.jpg
However it is one single piece of carbon fibre, which has left me confused. My non-technical brain cannot understand how the suspension on each side can move independently if the lower wishbone joins the left and right wheels with one single solid part.
I have done a lot of Googling and although I found a great deal of information I still cannot get my head round how the suspension works now. The only thing I can think of is that in the case of the lower wishbone the carbon itself flexes, which seems unlikely and probably sounds like crazy talk.
I would be extremely grateful if someone could pretty please, with a cherry on top, explain in simple terms.
Sorry for being non- technical idiot and posting on a website called F1 Technical

Kind Regards,
Ray