The 2022 Formula One Thread
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Paul R
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I found (3194) The problem facing Mercedes - YouTube quite interesting.
Bring back the fan - then downforce is more or less constant
Not in the 1978 Brabham interpretation, there it was driven off the engine crankshaft and varied with rpm. In the original 1970 Chaparral 2J Can Am series fan car, the fans (two of them) was driven by it's own engine and at constant rpm thus giving the same downforce at all speeds. It ha been said that the air thrust from the fans alone could actually drive the car at about 20 mph or so!
Someone would complain that their car was being hit by more debris
I guess it would give a new meaning to the words 'dirty air' behind the car...
Thanks for posting this.
He has described the technical difficulties pretty well. CFD can model time constants and nowadays we have 60% models and orders of magnitude more data and so teams are in a better position to avoid / fix these problems than in the ground effect days.
In 1992 at McLaren we had a front wing flutter problem. Of course the first thing to do was to see if we could get some advantage out of it. Having concluded that was not the case the aerodynamicists worked on reducing the effect, whilst the mechanical design team worked to ensure that the wing was robust enough to survive. In those days there was far less videoing of cars etc and so no mention of this was ever made in the public domain. Whereas, for example, cars like the Ferrari in 2011 was documented to have this problem from time to time.
Paul L
coffee lounge for me
If I have my facts correct, the BBC really does get to have its cake and eat it. It can give the headlines without sensitivity whilst the company it 50% owns takes in the revenue from subscribers for this and all the other material it puts through NowTV.
On topic, kudos to Ian in particular for his posts which add to the F1 threads greatly each year.
Bananahead
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I thought that Now (it is not called Now TV anymore) is a service from Sky. Nothing to do with the BBC.
Bananahead
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Volkswagen announcement next week?
Porsche to power Red Bull from 26?
Audi to buy McLaren?
VW Speculation
Porsche to power Red Bull from 26?
Audi to buy McLaren?
VW Speculation
tones
Tones deaf
Just the thing for the deep-pocketed F1 fan:
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JohnC
I will go with the same prediction as the last time.
Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
anubisgrau
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So Hamilton wins?
Konteebos
Surfing on the lake of fire
Not likely...
They need to try this as it should increase the speed at which porpoising starts.
But their car has been optimised around a particular lift to drag ratio and by creating a smaller rear wing, they will be running the car away from the optimum downforce level for the Melbourne track, with their core achieved lift to drag ratio.
What I am saying is that this is a band aid for now, and in the process of doing this, should help them learn more about how to fix the problem.
flutteringwow
She called me baby, like an old romantic
Vettel has been a very naughty boy
Vettel goes up in my opinions everyday from cleaning the stands at Silverstone to this. Legend.
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