US F1 'promises innovative car design'
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From Autosport: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80962
How free are the 2010 regulations? They seem to have a car that is apparently very different but as far as I can tell the formula is so tight there isn't much room for movement?
How free are the 2010 regulations? They seem to have a car that is apparently very different but as far as I can tell the formula is so tight there isn't much room for movement?
From Autosport [i]"Primarily I've been responsible for the front and rear suspension, particularly packaging. This has been a huge challenge. F1 cars are small, and we are fitting a lot of stuff into a very tight volume.
"And we're doing a few things quite differently than they have been done in recent years. I can't give specifics (yet), but we've looked at everything with a fresh perspective, and come up with some different answers.[/i]
Leaf sprung live rear axle ?
Seriously though, they seem to 'promise' a lot, but have yet to announce any drivers or major sponsors - are they pure hype & spin, or is there any real substance to the team ?
"And we're doing a few things quite differently than they have been done in recent years. I can't give specifics (yet), but we've looked at everything with a fresh perspective, and come up with some different answers.[/i]
Leaf sprung live rear axle ?
Seriously though, they seem to 'promise' a lot, but have yet to announce any drivers or major sponsors - are they pure hype & spin, or is there any real substance to the team ?
MartG said:
From Autosport "Primarily I've been responsible for the front and rear suspension, particularly packaging. This has been a huge challenge. F1 cars are small, and we are fitting a lot of stuff into a very tight volume.
"And we're doing a few things quite differently than they have been done in recent years. I can't give specifics (yet), but we've looked at everything with a fresh perspective, and come up with some different answers.
Leaf sprung live rear axle ?"And we're doing a few things quite differently than they have been done in recent years. I can't give specifics (yet), but we've looked at everything with a fresh perspective, and come up with some different answers.
Seriously though, they seem to 'promise' a lot, but have yet to announce any drivers or major sponsors - are they pure hype & spin, or is there any real substance to the team ?
Edited by elster on Tuesday 19th January 18:59
t. Does anybody know which bit of the car is "the grid"? And when can we have it made by?FourWheelDrift said:
ajprice said:
Wasn't Youtube meant to be their main sponsor?
Yes but they infringed copyrights so youtube deleted the car.
That quip should get a special YouTube video! The FOM/YT haters would lap it up.
Going by F1 history and after reading this I'm expecting the car to be unstable in high speed corners, balanced in low speed corners and unreliable. Then again, two "Brawn's" in successive years? The universe has a right sadistic sense of humour afterall...
zac510 said:
hornetrider said:
With 8 weeks to go til the season kicks off.... can anyone see them realistically making the grid?
I wish they'd release a pic or two of it just to put it beyond doubt.In fact none of the established teams have either!
By the way, it's actually impressive that they are the only 'new' team that is designing their own gearbox.
Edited by touring fan on Tuesday 19th January 13:52
touring fan said:
zac510 said:
hornetrider said:
With 8 weeks to go til the season kicks off.... can anyone see them realistically making the grid?
I wish they'd release a pic or two of it just to put it beyond doubt.In fact none of the established teams have either!
By the way, it's actually impressive that they are the only 'new' team that is designing their own gearbox.
http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=47634
Mercedes have shown a photo of a model, but unless its a very evolutionary design, that car looks like a Brawn to me.
ajprice said:
Lotus has shown a wind tunnel model
http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=47634
Mercedes have shown a photo of a model, but unless its a very evolutionary design, that car looks like a Brawn to me.
Right, so two teams have shown a scale model....with respect, that hardly constitutes a team showing off their new car.http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=47634
Mercedes have shown a photo of a model, but unless its a very evolutionary design, that car looks like a Brawn to me.
Like I said, no team has launched or even turned a wheel of their 2010 car.
Edited by touring fan on Tuesday 19th January 16:36
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