they had qually engines in the 1990s. literally only used for qualfying and nothing else. they also ran at 15,000rpm so werent the most reliable.
engine maps only came when ecu development matured around the 2010s i think.
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engine maps only came when ecu development matured around the 2010s i think.
That would be pretty cool actually. Get the V10s back out for qually with a bonkers crank speed and then switch back to the proper engine for the race.
this is bonkers, ferrari once used 17 engines in a race weekend at suzuka. 17! wtf?!?
ps. ive not listened to the podcast with binotto.
"...Continuing discussion on his involvement in engine development, Binotto said that the V12 engine that he only worked on for his first year was one of his favorites, almost exclusively because of the sentimental value of that period of his life and career. Speaking on this regulatory era and the V10 days following it, he discussed the massive number of engines – amounting to 17 for one notable Suzuka race – used in a F1 weekend...."
https://formularapida.net/en/podcast-binotto-on-career-ferrari-time-leclerc-schumacher-more/
now that would put a hole in your cost cap.Wtf. That is insane. I know they went through a lot of them but not to that degree. Poor Williams would have to sit out the remainder of the season these days.
Insane
Last time Ferrari won in Suzuka was in 2004. 20 years ago, madness.
This will be shite.
Red Bull is probably quicker half a second than everyone else after just first S corners.
Red Bull is probably quicker half a second than everyone else after just first S corners.
Stroll is such a waste of space.
Leclerc struggling again, already used three sets of Softs.
Good lap from Hamilton.
And Yuki again wins it.
Boring
Leclerc is finished.
RedBull 1-2. About 0.5 a second a lap quicker than the other big teams (baring norris banzai lap).
May just watch the highlights again like i did for the last race.
May just watch the highlights again like i did for the last race.
Thats harsh, he only had one set of new SOFTS. The rest of top 10 had two.
Think this will be the second season in a row where the majority of races I just watch the highlights. Definitely not going to be making any extra effort for the crazy time zone ones. Although the Aus one was a good race.
Alonso’s Q3 lap was 1.7s faster than his best lap in Suzuka last year, and the biggest improvement of any team.
Weren’t the Aston Martins severely off the pace at Suzuka last year?
Qualified 10th and finished 8th.
Watching qualifying highlight.
C4 F1 coverage is dreadful.
C4 F1 coverage is dreadful.
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Possible good news for McLaren around Monaco ?
How was Aus a good race compared to many others? Aside from the Max retirement and Russell crash it was a procession.
They used to get 1400+ horsepower out of 1.5L displacement 40 years ago. Now they get 850 from roughly the same displacement.
That was with a much higher turbo boost. And the engines were changed after qualifying. Huge fun though.
Very true. However I don't think F1's increase in reliability is that great an achievement when considering those numbers. In comparison jet engine reliability has also grown extremely in the same time frame while also increasing power and efficiency (well turbofans to be exact but I'm sure you're aware of that development).
Their big weakness is slow corners. Probably depends if it’s related to a mechanical or aero deficiency, but I wouldn’t expect them to excel at Monaco (barring a superb qualifying lap by one of the drivers).
Quite right.
The tools available to designers as well materials and manufacturing technology has been responsible for huge improvement in reliability and durability. Not to mention efficiency.
Mclaren and Mercedes have 2 sets of hards. RB and Ferrari do not.
Drama on first corner Red Flag
That’s nasty hit
That’s nasty hit
if this was Ricciardo’s fault I swear to god
Ah stupid from Albon really
Why have Williams only got 2 chassis’s?
Budget caps hitting hard , I would have thought 3 is a minimum.
Budget caps hitting hard , I would have thought 3 is a minimum.
Yeah I'm a bit surprised by the commentary being so mild this time..had it been some other drivers they probably would have pointed a finger right away. Not intentional obv but it was on Ric that one. Then again, Alex could have placed his car better.
Nobody’s fault , Albon in the right place, racing incident for me.
This could be a long red flag
This could be a long red flag
Biggest looser of this will be Logon if that chassis is fecked.
Really wish they d come up with a way to fix barriers faster.
They decided to rebuild Williams antiquated production line over the summer and so they had a delayed start in building more chassis.
Ah cheers , that makes sense.