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its narrow as fuck mind... like a size zero super model round the waist.it'll look almost identical to last year. I've never understand these car launches, they show nothing that will be used at the first race.
Newey likes this.its narrow as fuck mind... like a size zero super model round the waist.
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Well we know that is not going to be the fastest car then! What stands out is how small those 13 inch rims look.
Won't they add more suspension to make up for it? And it'll be damped suspension, so the cars will be faster?Well we know that is not going to be the fastest car then! What stands out is how small those 13 inch rims look.
Imagine when we get 18 inch wheels and low profile tyres.
The ride will be bone jarring.
While looking for a video on this on Youtube (there are a few, TheRACE and Autosport have great informative channels, and the official F1 channel isn't too bad), I found this video from Driver61 containing a superb little piece of cheating which I never knew about before... how the teams worked out when the lights would go out, to remove the driver's reaction time and got busted live on TV...I know it's 2022 rule change but has there been any mention of the impact of 18" wheels on brakes?
i assume better cooling, difference Disc and calliper configurations to get same performance. Will be harder to heat the tyres from brakes too if they are not allowed to make them bigger
Williams did this as well, and it indirectly lead to the FISA FOCA split in 1982. Ken Tyrrell took it to extreme and shoved lead shot in as well and got disqualified for illegal fuelling. I think this is what cost Brundle his podium at Monaco.Engineers have always done this.
I like the lotus one from Colin chapman - basically the regs meant cars were weighed with all fluids topped up so lotus installed water cooling on their brakes but really after the start the driver hit a button and it pumped the water out the 4 tanks on the car for the supposed water cooling. Car is now lighter.
Before the car was weighed again at the end of the race all fluids were tipped up and the lotus made the minimum weight.
Chapmans ethos was “add lightness” .
Genius!
If we're doing banned cars, the 6 wheeler was a nice idea.And of course the Brabham "fan car".
Never declared illegal but rather voluntarily withdrawn by the team.
The Williams 6 wheeler would have been some machine if given a chance to race.If we're doing banned cars, the 6 wheeler was a nice idea.
Who was the driver who was to drive the 6 wheeler - I recall it was blue and I seem to think it was either Jackie Stewart or Jacque Lafitte?If we're doing banned cars, the 6 wheeler was a nice idea.
The Tyrell? Jody Schekter if memory serves me right from the podcastsWho was the driver who was to drive the 6 wheeler - I recall it was blue and I seem to think it was either Jackie Stewart or Jacque Lafitte?
Probably wrong !
Williams also rumoured as a potential for BWTRumour has it, the pink Mercedes will become the pink Ferrari this year. Tracing Point title sponsor BWT are said to be in talks with Haas after parting ways with Aston Martin & their Racing Green livery.
can’t say I was fan of the pink paint job personally.
Good shoutThe Tyrell? Jody Schekter if memory serves me right from the podcasts
On the face of it, a far better choice in terms of performance trajectory, history and pedigree, new ownership/investment, Mercedes power, the fact that the team isn't already its own title sponsor. Not to mention the Haas drivers being two rookies, one of which is an absolute bellend and a marketing liability.Williams also rumoured as a potential for BWT
Good shout
I had to look it up and found this -
Ronnie Peterson, who drove the car in 1977, could never get on with the six-wheeler either, but Depailler, who is routinely credited as being a major driving force for the project and scored eight podiums with the car over two years, was a much bigger fan, revelling in its 'pointy' oversteer characteristics.