RE: Deltawing sent flying
Discussion
It's amazing how any form of partisanship causes people not to see things like
- a driver not giving another driver much room for no reason
- a driver losing the back of his car which causes him to step sideways
- the fact that this s
t happens in racing because it's high speed and dangerous (which is why we like it)
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- a driver not giving another driver much room for no reason
- a driver losing the back of his car which causes him to step sideways
- the fact that this s
t happens in racing because it's high speed and dangerous (which is why we like it)...
robmlufc said:
If they can do that while building it to the same rules as everyone else it would be interesting, not so at the moment.
Why do we have to keep the same rules? The opportunity is there for anyone to do some lateral thinking and come up with something new and interesting.The current rules 'force' designers to build high down force cars with high drag and thus high power requirements. The current rules are a limitation IMHO to new design.
TimJMS said:
At 48 seconds, the Porsche driver makes an effort to get out of the way of the Deltawing as it comes into his peripheral vision by steering left. There is no out of condition to correct. This is in no way opposite lock. The impact is a long way past the preceding corner, and a few seconds after the Porsche has already been corrected.
He has left lock on but the rear of the car is swinging left too, so it seems to me that all 4 wheels are probably sliding hence him winding left lock on. Le Saffre hasn't admitted to getting out of shape though, he says that he was moving to take the right line and that the Deltawing had no place being there. Not sure I agree that everything he did was intentional, but without access to telemetry and in particular steering input we'll never be sure, he might just be defending his driving despite making a bit of a mistake. But that said perhaps it was a silly place for the Deltawing to try to pass if the racing line is as stated.zac510 said:
It's not important, it's just an argument tactic used by the anti-Deltawing people to attempt to undermine the validity of the DW.
The DW can't score points and can't win anything. Its literally pointless, doesn't introduce any new useful technology, seems to get in the way of teams trying to compete and purely a marketing toy. robmlufc said:
The DW can't score points and can't win anything. Its literally pointless, doesn't introduce any new useful technology, seems to get in the way of teams trying to compete and purely a marketing toy.
It isn't about tech, it is about concept - less fuel, less power, less tyres, less cost. All in theory anyway, I did hear that the front tyres were just a little bit more expensive than a typical race tyre (ahem).zebedee said:
It isn't about tech, it is about concept - less fuel, less power, less tyres, less cost. All in theory anyway, I did hear that the front tyres were just a little bit more expensive than a typical race tyre (ahem).
But none of those ideas are a new concept, Colin Chapman could tell you that. MonteV said:
Glad that GJ wasn't seriously hurt. I love the Deltawing and the shape. Something conceptually new in motor sport is good. Wouldn't mind a street version :-D.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbodT0qVKL0&sns...
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