Aug 21, 2019 · Imo, Ferrari did not have the fastest car in 2017. Their car had a short wheelbase which meant it was basically unbeatable at circuits such as Monaco, Hungary and Singapore (well, it would have been if it wasn't for the crash). However, at circuits such as Monza, Silverstone or Suzuka ( and quite a few more) it was the Mercedes who was dominant.

Jul 26, 2017 · The same as in the question about the cost of the Formula One car in general - cost of the fabricating the actual parts and putting them together is just fraction of cost. Since those parts are new and unique the actual cost consists of thousands of hours of R&D, and materials and fabrication cost of many actual parts that turned out suboptimal.

Dec 30, 2016 · I'm not usually one to hark back to past times but the 'classic' uncluttered F1 car shape is something I'd love to see return - but purely in an aesthetical sense. Something circa 1992-1993. No shark fin and a low fat rear wing. Perfect.

Dec 6, 2017 · The 2017 Mercedes is way longer than the 5050mm you used for the calculation. An article on F1.com listed it with a wheelbase of 3750mm, that makes a total length of 5660mm or an area of ~11.3m 2. A boat according to Lewis.

Aug 6, 2023 · 2017 saw teams adopt the "T-wing", a thin T-shaped wing mounted to the bodywork above and forward of the rear wing to generate additional downforce. Its creation prompted concerns about the use of moveable aerodynamic devices—forbidden under the rules—after several T-wings were observed to be vibrating during pre-season testing.

For 2017 and 2018 RedBull, in this case the RB13 from 2017 changed from withe numbers with a red outline to a completely red number scheme that was placed in the angle between the nose and the chasis. The problem with this change is that the font and the color red makes it hard to read; this was specially an issue when Daniel and Max used very ...

Apr 17, 2017 · If a car gets damaged from contact and becomes faster (than what the damage would suggest) does a team use that performance when designing parts, setup, etc? r/formula1 • Anime-Style Formula 1 Opening for the Japanese Grand Prix - …

The 2017 cars are 722kg with the driver and no fuel. The F2004 was 600kg with the driver. Those cars didn't have tanks that could hold 100kg of fuel so no matter what, they will ALWAYS be lighter than todays cars.

Aug 30, 2017 · The 2017 Indycar can turn a lap at Long Beach that is almost the same as 2006 Champ Car. Champ Car went to Montreal in 06, and the fastest lap in Q was a 1:20.005. In 2014, Rosberg qualified there with a 1:14.8, and this year, Hamilton qualified with a 1:11.459. Edit: The 2017 Indycar is almost like a 2014 Caterham.

Jan 4, 2022 · F1 cars are basically rocketships that goes on ground, why would you ever expect them to be road relevant? Might as well make F1 a stock car series like GT3 or NASCAR or whatever. At least let some manufacturers partake with NA engines. What is even more ridiculous is Formula E will be much more road relevant than F1 ever was in just 5 years.