2014 Formula One Season Thread

The FIA should consider reducing the GP laps and have the teams run the engines at full revs throughout the race. After the safety car it was clear that all teams had enough fuel to end the race. This would not have been the case otherwise.
 
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allroad said:
The FIA should consider reducing the GP laps and have the teams run the engines at full revs throughout the race. After the safety car it was clear that all teams had enough fuel to end the race. This would not have been the case otherwise.
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The fuel consumption limit is nice as it forces the teams to be more efficient, although it's purely a political move to ''save'' fuel in these cars when you see 11 teams shipping 15+ tons of cargo in 2 Boeing 747's to 20 different countries in a year. LOL I wonder what pollutes more hehehe

TheCharles said:
So long les nez bas pour la sécurité...

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Les nez hauts étaient vraiments beaux en plus je trouve en plus :(

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vegas: they tried in the early 80's it was shit temporary track. They scrapped it.


amazing race but it doesnt mean the complain/fears we've had so far wont come back. Still MANY MANY things needed to be changed in F1.
 
TheCharles said:
So long les nez bas pour la sécurité...

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C'est le contact roue/roue qui a fait le gros de la job. Nez haut ou bas, il aurait le tour pareil. Open wheels FTL...

Faudrait qu'ils ramenent les F1 large de pré-1995. Ça l'air de crayons, maintenant...
 
Avez-vous lus sur le "trucs" des moteur Mercedez qui dominent? Ils ont introduit un "impeller shaft" qui fait le moteur au complet et ainsi complètement séparé la turbine chaude et froide. Ça serait le pourquoi d'un avantage de 50-70hp à certains régimes...

Air plus froid, intercooler plus petit...

http://jalopnik.com/mercedes-f1s-secret-is-it-split-its-turbo-in-half-1558154190

Je viens de réaliser que ça a 3 jours... je suis probablement en retard dans els nouvelles.
 
Ronin said:
Avez-vous lus sur le "trucs" des moteur Mercedez qui dominent? Ils ont introduit un "impeller shaft" qui fait le moteur au complet et ainsi complètement séparé la turbine chaude et froide. Ça serait le pourquoi d'un avantage de 50-70hp à certains régimes...

Air plus froid, intercooler plus petit...

http://jalopnik.com/mercedes-f1s-secret-is-it-split-its-turbo-in-half-1558154190

Je viens de réaliser que ça a 3 jours... je suis probablement en retard dans els nouvelles.
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Je pense pas que c'était mainstream comme info, mais sur les shots du moteur à découvert on le voyait.
 
S2G-Unit said:
vegas: they tried in the early 80's it was shit temporary track. They scrapped it.


amazing race but it doesnt mean the complain/fears we've had so far wont come back. Still MANY MANY things needed to be changed in F1.
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They paved a track in a parking lot....

 
Following the Bahrein GP this weekend the teams stuck around for 2-days of testing. It is now more clear than ever that no one will catch Mercedes this year, during testing today they were 3 seconds ahead of everyon.

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As for Ferrari, the team is in disaray. They had to put an end to testing early after uncovering a strcutural problem with the chassis. Alonso was using Raikonen's chassis for testing which was probably damaged from this flight during practice at the GP this past weekend. One has to wonder why Alonso's chassis was not used or available?

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Ronin said:
Avez-vous lus sur le "trucs" des moteur Mercedez qui dominent? Ils ont introduit un "impeller shaft" qui fait le moteur au complet et ainsi complètement séparé la turbine chaude et froide. Ça serait le pourquoi d'un avantage de 50-70hp à certains régimes...

Air plus froid, intercooler plus petit...

http://jalopnik.com/mercedes-f1s-secret-is-it-split-its-turbo-in-half-1558154190

Je viens de réaliser que ça a 3 jours... je suis probablement en retard dans els nouvelles.
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Je pensais que c'était assez commun comme configuration,les turbos en F1 sont séparés en 2 puisque le générateur (qui sert aussi de moteur électrique) qui récupère l'énergie est placé entre la partie compresseur et turbine. Il n'y a pas de ''wastegate'' comme tel, l'énergie en surplus est récupérée par le générateur à la place de ''gaspiller'' les gaz d'échappement par la wastegate.

J'imagine que le moteur/générateur est placé dans le V du moteur, en dessous de l'entrée d'air?

Writing in Motorsport magazine, Hughes discloses that Mercedes' breakthrough 'innovation is having the turbo's compressor at one end of the engine and the turbine at the other, linked by a long shaft through the vee of the engine'.

The 'trick turbo layout' triggers a series of critical performance benefits. As the air is not travelling through as much pipework, a reduction in turbo lag means less power needs to be be harvested from the car's ERS unit to keep the turbine spooled off throttle. That in turn improves the efficiency of the car, with more power reserved for performance gain and less fuel consequentially used up.

Mercedes' customer teams all have the same advantage. However, because McLaren, Williams and Force India only took delivery of their power units relatively recently, they have had less time to work the layout into their respective car designs.

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But for the works outfit, the benefits of the W05's innovative layout has proved multifaceted.

With the compressor further away from the turbine - which is spun by hot exhaust gases - the W05 has a smaller intercooler, meaning Mercedes are running with smaller sidepods which boost aerodynamic performance.

Furthermore, with the compressor in front of the engine, Mercedes have also moved their car's gearbox forward, improving its centre of gravity and therefore, in theory, its handling.

But while Mercedes' rivals are aware of the championship leaders' secret, they are essentially powerless to react. The engines for 2014 are now in lock-down, with February 28 marking the agreed homologation date by which all the teams had to register their design for the new season with the governing body, the FIA.
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It's a huge trickle effect that amount for big difference it seems

INB4 F1 outlaws their design lol
 
Ross Brawn coming back to F1 and Ferrari??? Rumors are circulating that Domenicalli is on the chopping block. LDM should have done this 2-years ago. Ross Brawn back at Ferrari, that would be excellent news for the sport.

However the best news is that BMW is considering a return to F1 with the new engine rules. That would be fantastic for the sport, Ferrari-Renault-Mercedes-Honda-BMW, all that is missing is VW/Audi or Porsche.

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http://www.minardi.it/international/news/exclusive-bmw-ready-to-come-back-in-formula-1/
 
Brawn back would be awesome for Ferrari. A powerhouse once again. I miss BMW, Glad to see hear that they might make a come back along with Honda.
 
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