F1 Information

[jbish4]

whats up you guys? i'm watching F1 qualifing and was wondering if anybody knows how fast a F1 car does 0 to 100 mph and back to zero? or maybe any other neat info about F1. thanks.

[Nortad]

Less than 5secs...

Braking G force - 5.5Gs

Cornering G - About 5 in the Suzuka´s 130R corner, some say 6g has been obtained

Older V10 used extremely high end technology to obtain close to 1000hp (actually current F1 cars do make 1000hp, but after pumping and friction losses it goes down to about 800, wich is considered extremely good...) but current engines are all 90º flat crank V8 with máx of 19.000rpms and 4v per cylinder. and can only use metal in their construction, wich makes all their capabilities all the more amazing. The machines that make them have a precision of microns. (FYI: a micron is 75times smaller than a human hair) Magnesium, titanium and even carbon fiber has been used for the transmission casing wich is a full stressed component, so is the engine... etc, etc

If you want more info check in here

Formula One car: Information and Much More from Answers.com

If I find some more cool info I´ll post later

[BOTLFEDLT1]

Thanks for the info!! I love reading about stuff like this. Its truly amazing how far the engineers will go within the parameters of the rules. While obviously not good for the sport, it would be amazing to see what they could dream up if the rules were simply build a vehicle with 4 wheels occupying X amount of space that can get around the track fastest, with everything else open.

Originally Posted by Nortad

Less than 5secs...

Braking G force - 5.5Gs

Cornering G - About 5 in the Suzuka´s 130R corner, some say 6g has been obtained

Older V10 used extremely high end technology to obtain close to 1000hp (actually current F1 cars do make 1000hp, but after pumping and friction losses it goes down to about 800, wich is considered extremely good...) but current engines are all 90º flat crank V8 with máx of 19.000rpms and 4v per cylinder. and can only use metal in their construction, wich makes all their capabilities all the more amazing. The machines that make them have a precision of microns. (FYI: a micron is 75times smaller than a human hair) Magnesium, titanium and even carbon fiber has been used for the transmission casing wich is a full stressed component, so is the engine... etc, etc

If you want more info check in here

Formula One car: Information and Much More from Answers.com

If I find some more cool info I´ll post later

[Nortad]

The best thing to know about F1 right now is this:

No more traction control + Heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast in Sepang next GP = FUN!!!

[EVILZ33]

^that is gonna be awesome. gonna be a real test to seperate the men from the boys.

[HKSevo]

^true, or separate the boys from the men.....


wait wha...?

[v_dub_ya]

Originally Posted by jbish4

whats up you guys? i'm watching F1 qualifing and was wondering if anybody knows how fast a F1 car does 0 to 100 mph and back to zero? or maybe any other neat info about F1. thanks.

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Thanks to Nortad for that plethora of F1 information

[raif_nijem]

Originally Posted by Nortad

The best thing to know about F1 right now is this:

No more traction control + Heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast in Sepang next GP = FUN!!!

i guess you sow the las race near Blair . 22 cars started the rcae 7 or 8 i think finished . damn allot of crashes and the damn engine of both ferrari failed to complete the race damn 2.4 V8 .
allot of Modification on the car airo dinamics also

[Nortad]

I think the biggest reason why so many engines broke down is because the FIA got Mclaren an exclusive deal to suply identical ECUs to all cars

Everyone is suspecting that the ECUs are filled with viruses