The smoking Fezzas
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Gaz. said:
F1's green image and 21st century environmental sensibilities on show there....
Exactly. "We must be more environmentally friendly, so you all must have hybrid engines. BUT YOU WILL NOT BURN THE OIL TO GET A FEW HORSEPOWER! YOU WILL EXHAUST THAT OUT IN TO THE ATMOSPHERE OTHERWISE YOU'RE CHEATING!!!" - Jean Todt
Angpozzuto said:
It'll be interesting to see if affects the visibility of the other drivers on the start line, if it does cause an issue would they be allowed to make changes to the engine to solve it?
I wondered that. I thow the wec had/has rules about visible smoke from their cars. Does the F1 have the same?Its not the start-up smoke that intrigues me as the Mercs have done similar to a lesser degree since the hybrid era started, it's the plume of oily vapour that can be seen coming from the crash structure vent of all the Ferrari engined cars whenever they're on the power that I find weird. With the strict oil use limits this year to prevent performance enhancing oil burn, it seems venting that amount of oil vapour could risk them falling foul of those regulations over a race distance even if you make the unrealistic assumption that the engine burns zero oil itself during operation. It makes me wonder if they were perhaps running last years "oil burn" engine spec at the tests but with the 2018 mandated oil venting out the back, either that of they've got a few engine issues to sort out before Melbourne?!
I think this is quite simple
Last year the Ferrari engine (and the Merc) was designed to 'use' a bit of oil during normal running so this could be fed back into the inlet and the combustion cycle to boost power, particularly for a Qualy mode for example.
The rules have changed and now the crankcase has to be vented not to the inlets but to atmosphere........some teams use a catch tank, Ferrari vent straight to atmosphere probably for packaging reasons
Last year the Ferrari engine (and the Merc) was designed to 'use' a bit of oil during normal running so this could be fed back into the inlet and the combustion cycle to boost power, particularly for a Qualy mode for example.
The rules have changed and now the crankcase has to be vented not to the inlets but to atmosphere........some teams use a catch tank, Ferrari vent straight to atmosphere probably for packaging reasons
The super quali mode was the issue - they were both gaining a bit of power with a clever map to increase crank-case pressure and force a certain amount of oil back in during that running. Because it was only a single lap it didn't matter, they could effectively take the dry-sump system from max to min level without worrying.
Found an old Ferrari thread, rather than start a new one, for this recent article;
Former F1 tech boss says Ferrari has made 'the wrong decision'
http://f1i.com/news/327657-former-f1-tech-boss-say...
Former Jordan Grand Prix technical director Gary Anderson believes Ferrari's decision to name Mattia Binotto as the Scuderia's team principal is "wrong".
Reason being;
"Binotto is someone who has been very good at being a technical manager. You've got to allow him to be a technical manager," said Anderson, speaking at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham on Friday.
"That is a full-time job, seven days a week. It's not a part-time thing. That is going to dilute their technical effort for sure.
"I think it's the wrong decision. They should have brought someone else in.
"I don't really see why you would take your best technical person…and put him in a management, political position which is not his forte. Why would you do that?"
Former F1 tech boss says Ferrari has made 'the wrong decision'
http://f1i.com/news/327657-former-f1-tech-boss-say...
Former Jordan Grand Prix technical director Gary Anderson believes Ferrari's decision to name Mattia Binotto as the Scuderia's team principal is "wrong".
Reason being;
"Binotto is someone who has been very good at being a technical manager. You've got to allow him to be a technical manager," said Anderson, speaking at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham on Friday.
"That is a full-time job, seven days a week. It's not a part-time thing. That is going to dilute their technical effort for sure.
"I think it's the wrong decision. They should have brought someone else in.
"I don't really see why you would take your best technical person…and put him in a management, political position which is not his forte. Why would you do that?"
In the UK I endlessly see people complaining that so-and-so can't be a manager because he has never done the job of the people he's managing. So they promote the best technical person they have to the job and, lo and behold, he sucks at the job as managing people is a very different skill set.
Odd thing for an Italian team to do though. I haven't worked with many Italian companies but it's not a trait I've seen compared to the UK.
Odd thing for an Italian team to do though. I haven't worked with many Italian companies but it's not a trait I've seen compared to the UK.
Ferrari admits 'interest' in Mick Schumacher
By GMM F1
This week, multiple authoritative sources have claimed that the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher is about to sign up with the Ferrari young driver 'academy'.
The deal is slated to include F1 outings in the post-race young driver tests after the Bahrain and Spanish grands prix this year.
Ferrari would not confirm the news, but when asked, a spokesman said Ferrari is "naturally interested in Mick".
Schumacher, 19, steps up to Formula 2 this year, having won the European F3 title.
Nico Rosberg, the 2016 world champion, warned that the pressure on Schumacher is rising.
"It's important that he does not lose the joy of driving," Rosberg, whose own father was also a world champion, is quoted by Die Welt newspaper.
"We should also be careful that we do not put too much pressure or too many expectations on him."
Schumacher, however, said he takes the pressure in his stride.
"It's always been like that," he insisted. "It's normal for me.
"If you take someone who is not used to it, and put him in my position, maybe it would be different. But I've had time to grow into it and it's helped me a lot."
https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/formula-1/ferrari/new...
By GMM F1
This week, multiple authoritative sources have claimed that the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher is about to sign up with the Ferrari young driver 'academy'.
The deal is slated to include F1 outings in the post-race young driver tests after the Bahrain and Spanish grands prix this year.
Ferrari would not confirm the news, but when asked, a spokesman said Ferrari is "naturally interested in Mick".
Schumacher, 19, steps up to Formula 2 this year, having won the European F3 title.
Nico Rosberg, the 2016 world champion, warned that the pressure on Schumacher is rising.
"It's important that he does not lose the joy of driving," Rosberg, whose own father was also a world champion, is quoted by Die Welt newspaper.
"We should also be careful that we do not put too much pressure or too many expectations on him."
Schumacher, however, said he takes the pressure in his stride.
"It's always been like that," he insisted. "It's normal for me.
"If you take someone who is not used to it, and put him in my position, maybe it would be different. But I've had time to grow into it and it's helped me a lot."
https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/formula-1/ferrari/new...
Car-Matt said:
Promoting them until you find their level of incompetency, then sack them for being rubbish.
See it all the time
You rarely see the "then sack them for being rubbish" bit.See it all the time
It's called the Peter Principle - if someone is good at their job they get promoted until they get promoted in to a job they are no good at, at which point they just stay there. They usually get sacked - because that would require the managers above them who recommended and approved their propotion to admin they made a mistake (probably because they've been promoted in to roles they are incompetent at).
New Pirelli data suggests Ferrari are the fastest
February 21, 2019 · by thejudge13
In a press release issued today, Formula 1’s official tyre supplier Pirelli have published the difference in lap time between the compounds of tyre used in the test at Barcelona this week.
For 2019, Pirelli has changed the way that tyre compounds are being labelled. There are five base compounds, named C1 to C5, and three will be picked for each race – and will be called soft, medium and hard for the events.
This new strategy has been chosen to simplify the situation at any given race weekend, enabling fans to understand each driver’s choice more clearly.
Pirelli decided to bring all five compounds to testing, with the C1 (the hardest) estimated to be 0.8 – 1.0 seconds slower than the C2.
“The C1 in this condition is a bit too hard because it is cold. In my expectation if we come here with C1 for the race this delta should be less because the C1 is working better and will be closer to the C2.” says Pirelli boss Mario Isola.
Between the C2 and the C3, Isola estimated a gap of 0.7 seconds, while he said that the gap between the C3 and the C4, plus the C4 and the C5, was 0.6 seconds.
Armed with this knowledge, TJ13 has applied the difference in compounds, or delta to coin the technical phrase oft used by F1, to the latest Pirelli fastest time sheet for the whole 4 day test this week. Yes there are many other variables involved, but when considering this evidence and the GPS data published last night on TJ13, it certainly points to the Italian outfit as being the fastest over a single lap, and on a race simulation.
READ MORE here;
https://thejudge13.com/2019/02/21/new-pirelli-data...
February 21, 2019 · by thejudge13
In a press release issued today, Formula 1’s official tyre supplier Pirelli have published the difference in lap time between the compounds of tyre used in the test at Barcelona this week.
For 2019, Pirelli has changed the way that tyre compounds are being labelled. There are five base compounds, named C1 to C5, and three will be picked for each race – and will be called soft, medium and hard for the events.
This new strategy has been chosen to simplify the situation at any given race weekend, enabling fans to understand each driver’s choice more clearly.
Pirelli decided to bring all five compounds to testing, with the C1 (the hardest) estimated to be 0.8 – 1.0 seconds slower than the C2.
“The C1 in this condition is a bit too hard because it is cold. In my expectation if we come here with C1 for the race this delta should be less because the C1 is working better and will be closer to the C2.” says Pirelli boss Mario Isola.
Between the C2 and the C3, Isola estimated a gap of 0.7 seconds, while he said that the gap between the C3 and the C4, plus the C4 and the C5, was 0.6 seconds.
Armed with this knowledge, TJ13 has applied the difference in compounds, or delta to coin the technical phrase oft used by F1, to the latest Pirelli fastest time sheet for the whole 4 day test this week. Yes there are many other variables involved, but when considering this evidence and the GPS data published last night on TJ13, it certainly points to the Italian outfit as being the fastest over a single lap, and on a race simulation.
READ MORE here;
https://thejudge13.com/2019/02/21/new-pirelli-data...
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