The Official Formula 1 2018 Season Thread
05-16-2018, 04:19 PM
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Re: The Official Formula 1 2018 Season Thread
Lando Norris on the old and new spec McLaren.
https://racer.com/2018/05/16/mclaren...ec-car-norris/
https://racer.com/2018/05/16/mclaren...ec-car-norris/
05-16-2018, 04:42 PM
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Re: The Official Formula 1 2018 Season Thread
Man I wish they'd get rid of Martin's grid walk. It's so bad that I feel bad for him and its awkward to watch. I miss Buxton.
05-17-2018, 12:56 AM
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Re: The Official Formula 1 2018 Season Thread
I miss the girls on the grid.
I thought they suppose to have some kids or somethin?
Never saw them during the pre race shows.
I thought they suppose to have some kids or somethin?
Never saw them during the pre race shows.
05-18-2018, 03:14 PM
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Cut your hair, get an IndyCar drive.
https://racer.com/2018/05/18/f1-stil...ndycar-chance/
https://racer.com/2018/05/18/f1-stil...ndycar-chance/
05-21-2018, 06:21 AM
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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...ren-investment
TL;DR Nicholas Latifi has been an up and coming driver for a while. Never a championship contender or anything but doing a solid job. His dad is a billionaire. He tested a Renault last year, he's FI's 3rd driver this year. Dad just bought a $250m stake in McLaren.
05-21-2018, 11:30 AM
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Interesting article about IndyCar trying to reach 900hp. The current engines are around 750hp. I think the Mercedes F1 power unit is already around 900hp.
https://racer.com/2018/05/21/pruett-...00-horsepower/
https://racer.com/2018/05/21/pruett-...00-horsepower/
05-23-2018, 05:57 AM
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Might do an evening with Joe in Montreal...can't decide. Also leaving MD on Friday so not sure if I'll make it in time.
05-23-2018, 09:26 PM
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Re: The Official Formula 1 2018 Season Thread
Originally Posted by Gary Anderson
A longer car produces more downforce, which is correct because the low pressure under the car has more surface area to work on. To work out a figure for that extra downforce is fairly difficult, but if we make a couple of assumptions we can get an idea of why Mercedes persists with the concept.
If the other cars' wheelbase is 3200mm and Mercedes' is 3400mm, and the underfloor surface is 50% of the wheelbase, that would give us an extra 100mm of underfloor length. Based on the shorter wheelbase cars having an underfloor length of 1600mm, that means the Mercedes underfloor is 6% larger in surface area. If the underfloor produces 20% of the car's overall downforce that means that extra underfloor surface area equates to roughly 1.2% of the car's overall downforce.
So, if a 'normal' wheelbase car produces 1600kg at the normal downforce quoted speed of 240km/h (149mph) then that 1.2% equals 19.2kg. With the average pole speed in Monaco last year 166km/h (103mph), and considering that downforce is produced at the square of the car's speed, that means an increase in downforce of 9.2kg. On normal circuits, where the average speed is higher, the benefit is even greater.
If the other cars' wheelbase is 3200mm and Mercedes' is 3400mm, and the underfloor surface is 50% of the wheelbase, that would give us an extra 100mm of underfloor length. Based on the shorter wheelbase cars having an underfloor length of 1600mm, that means the Mercedes underfloor is 6% larger in surface area. If the underfloor produces 20% of the car's overall downforce that means that extra underfloor surface area equates to roughly 1.2% of the car's overall downforce.
So, if a 'normal' wheelbase car produces 1600kg at the normal downforce quoted speed of 240km/h (149mph) then that 1.2% equals 19.2kg. With the average pole speed in Monaco last year 166km/h (103mph), and considering that downforce is produced at the square of the car's speed, that means an increase in downforce of 9.2kg. On normal circuits, where the average speed is higher, the benefit is even greater.
05-24-2018, 11:39 AM
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Re: The Official Formula 1 2018 Season Thread
Daniel Ricciardo's fastest time in the afternoon session was a mammoth 0.572 seconds quicker than the next-best car - the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel. When you consider Max Verstappen would have been three quarters of a tenth faster had he strung his three fastest sectors, this is hugely promising for Red Bull.
When it comes to long-run pace, Red Bull also looks strong. The runs on hypersofts pointed to an advantage of around four tenths of a second over Ferrari
