Chassis? do you know what the chassis is on an F1 car? effectively its the tub, from the nose to where driver sits. Its all the same for all teams. Its only the suspension layout and setup thats different to all teams. F1 doesnt need to be road relevant. Not anymore, FE is the focus of car manufacturers for their electric drive cars.
F1 was, sort of a spec series in 60s, 70s. With the climax engines then later on nearly all teams switching to the Ford DSV engines. As they were cheap and reliable, light and very fast.
CAVALLINO RAMPANTE PER SEMPRE
Number of employee's per manufacturer for 2017.
•Ferrari: 960+440
•McLaren: 690
•Haas: 225
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Shanghai Circuit 01-26-18......"Oh the weather outside is frightful....."
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Mercedes offers Wehrlein a role as F1 test driver
Toto Wolff has confirmed that Pascal Wehrlein will be a Mercedes "test driver" in 2018. Having debuted at Manor, the young German has now lost his race seat after his second season in F1 with Sauber.
But Wolff said recently that Wehrlein, 23, will continue to enjoy the backing of the Mercedes driver programme. And the Mercedes chief now tells Sport Bild: "We have supported Pascal since 2013 and he earned his chance in formula one after his DTM victory in 2015."
"After that, he experienced two not so easy years in formula one with Manor and Sauber. But we will keep him in our racing family in 2018 and also offer him a role as F1 test driver at Mercedes, to keep his door open to formula one for 2019," Wolff added. (GMM)
https://www.f1today.net/en/news/f1/2...f1-test-driver
We were watching F1 on Sport Klub here in Macedonia as well. However, for some reason they switched on the Croatian Sport Klub and the broadcast is without any commentary lol. So after they switched on the Croatian one which is without commentators we were watching on the national Macedonian television but it looks like they are not going to buy the rights for this year so we are out of F1. Oh well, at least we got the Croatian one without commentators lol. But i guess i'll stream it if the national television doesn't buy the rights.
Some news from Turrini:
1) They made a big effort to lighten the new power-unit. According to Turrini this was one of Mercedes advantages.
2) Looks like they reached their goal (about PU weight).
3) On the dyno they reached 1000hp.
4) According to Turrini Mercedes was already at 1000hp.
5) The current "conditions" (weight & power) are the ones that Ferrari was hoping to have at the end of summer 2017, but it didn't work out.
6) Windtunnel results are showing an important step forward, he says to take this with a pinch of salt though.
7) Only the first Barcelona tests will be able to confirm all this.
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If 1,000 HP. can't get the driver on pole , nothing can.
exactly, just like the williams was in 2016 i thikn when in Monza they had the fastest speed trap down teh strights (something like 365 or more km/h) but it handled like @$$ in the few corners that track had and Mercedes still took pole....so it's not all about speed, the car has to be good handling in corners as well having a good balance
let's hope Ferrari have been working flat out over these past few months and for next month as well and will be building a BEAST of a car come winter testing but more importantly Q3 in OZ
So 2023 started off bad, but managed to claw back some lap time come end of the year. Lets hope SF24 will give us tifosi something to smile about.
Yes, it's about how that power is delivered, peak power range etc.
Having said that more power is always better then less power, last year Red Bull had to compromise on the corners by reducing downforce so they don't lose too much on the straights, whereas Mercs can afford to lose some power down the straight by bolting more downforce on due to the advantage they had.
What will be interesting is to see if anyone else has copied our radical side pods? Even if they have we have 1 years knowledge on themwhereas they will be in their infancy.
Which F1 races will be live on Channel 4 in 2018?
The Monaco and British Grands Prix will be among 10 races broadcast live on terrestrial television in the UK by Channel 4 in 2018.
Channel 4 and Sky Sports announced on Monday how their live races will be divided in 2018, with the season opening round in Australia exclusively live on Sky.
The races in Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Monaco, Austria, Britain, Belgium, Singapore, Japan, USA and Abu Dhabi will be live on Channel 4.
It means the returning French and German Grands Prix will be exclusive live events for Sky.
Channel 4 will show delayed highlights of the 11 races it is not broadcasting live.
This is the final year of Channel 4's three-year F1 broadcast deal, with the championship to be shown exclusively on Sky from next season.
2018 F1 TV schedule in the UK
Race Date Live on
Australian Grand Prix March 23-25 Sky
Bahrain Grand Prix April 6-8 Sky/Channel 4
Chinese Grand Prix April 13-15 Sky
Azerbaijan Grand Prix April 27-29 Sky/Channel 4
Spanish Grand Prix May 11-13 Sky
Monaco Grand Prix May 25-27 Sky/Channel 4
Canadian Grand Prix June 8-10 Sky
French Grand Prix June 22-24 Sky
Austrian Grand Prix June 29-July 1 Sky/Channel 4
British Grand Prix July 6-8 Sky/Channel 4
German Grand Prix July 20-22 Sky
Hungarian Grand Prix July 27-29 Sky
Belgian Grand Prix August 24-26 Sky/Channel 4
Italian Grand Prix August 31-September 2 Sky
Singapore Grand Prix September 14-16 Sky/Channel 4
Russian Grand Prix September 28-30 Sky
Japanese Grand Prix October 5-7 Sky/Channel 4
United States Grand Prix October 19-21 Sky/Channel 4
Mexican Grand Prix October 26-28 Sky
Brazilian Grand Prix November 9-11 Sky
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix November 23-25 Sky/Channel 4
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...-live-f1-races
CONFIRMED: The official online launch of the Alfa Romeo Sauber #C37 2018 #F1 car is set for the 20th of February.
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So 2023 started off bad, but managed to claw back some lap time come end of the year. Lets hope SF24 will give us tifosi something to smile about.
Some guy told me that a friend of his that is working in GT cars,one day that he went in the factory he was in front were they where testing the new pu.And he saw 1198 hp peak power!!!!! Im just saying it. I know its just a guy told me a guy told him kind of thing and probably its its just nonsense.
FERRARI FOR EVER !!!!!!!
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getting around the corners has to do with a multitude of things i.e. aero, suspension and tyre widths but its the exit (torque) where you have to find the limit of not spinning the rears.
Mercedes?? Seriously though this "1000bhp" that Ferrari is chasing and article claims that Mercedes is at 1000bhp is all hype. IMO, Mercedes is above the 1000bhp mark.....like a year or two ago......yes that long but it's just my opinion....all thanks to the intro of this current formula and having a 2 to 3 yr jump than everyone else ALONG WITH the "illustrious" token system to hamper further development of the other manufacturers.
The peak power is only used during Q3 or during very important phases of the race (and in short bursts), you cannot run at peak power too much for two main reasons: fuel consumption & reliability, and coming next year teams will need to be even more conservative with their PU's since they only get 3/season.
The good news is that our PU was very reliable last year, we had issues with the tubos/batery but the thermic engine ran without issues and we could have finished with the allocated 4 PU's for the hole year without other issues.
Kimi's 2018 helmet design
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If 1000 HP gets the car on pole and a good 1st place lead, all the cars behind also have to save fuel and worry about those THREE engines, the diff. being 1st place lead gets you out of traffic and the best shot at a win. No driver regrets being in 1st place during a race.The 1000 HP car is more than likely set up areo ,tech. etc. to accommodate all them horses,unless it's Ferrari's spark plug mechanic!
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