role of f1 in the evolution of the motorcar
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son is doing a HPQ and that is the title of his project... or put another way, F1 is the testing ground for future automobile tech....
honda introduced 4 valves per cylinder in f1 first, then it became commonplace
kers ?superseeded brake energy regen systems, but did one evolve to the other...
can we give examples please, thanks, where defo f1 was the testing ground or first deployment for tech, which then made it to road cars, and this can be for any part including tyres.... i've done quite a list with my son but keen to explore here and expand. thanks
honda introduced 4 valves per cylinder in f1 first, then it became commonplace
kers ?superseeded brake energy regen systems, but did one evolve to the other...
can we give examples please, thanks, where defo f1 was the testing ground or first deployment for tech, which then made it to road cars, and this can be for any part including tyres.... i've done quite a list with my son but keen to explore here and expand. thanks
Eric Mc said:
To be honest, there are very few examples of technology pioneered in F1 that has found its way to ordinary road cars. If anything, it works more frequently the other way round.
A better opportunity might be afforded to state this case by looking at motorsport in general - rather than Formula 1 (or Grand Prix racing - don't forget F1 only covers Grand Prix racing from 1948 to the present - with two missing years i.e. 1952 and 1953. There was also pre WW1 and WW2 Grand Prix racing).
I did a similar exercise back in 1995 for a GCSE course and found very few examples where road car technology had benefited hugely from F1/Grand Prix/Motor Sport technology.
interesting....in the olden days, one could count say 10 of 16 race results, so braking down was almost permissable....... surely that encouraged a sense of adventure amongst the teams/engine manufacturers, esp with all the money involved...A better opportunity might be afforded to state this case by looking at motorsport in general - rather than Formula 1 (or Grand Prix racing - don't forget F1 only covers Grand Prix racing from 1948 to the present - with two missing years i.e. 1952 and 1953. There was also pre WW1 and WW2 Grand Prix racing).
I did a similar exercise back in 1995 for a GCSE course and found very few examples where road car technology had benefited hugely from F1/Grand Prix/Motor Sport technology.
look at it another way then, it might not have been invented in f1, but f1 was a testbed for it...
re 16v engines, the first mainstream car was the honda integra ex16i, i know, i persuaded my dad to get one as a result, then came the other hot hatches/saloons.... where was fuel injection developed... agree that endurance racing may be the sport it all happened...
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