I have not broken the code to make it where it's a LINK...
Posted on 08/05/2009 7:57:45 PM PDT by Chode
This will be a general purpose thread for F1 news and pings that really don't require a thread of their own.
yup saw that, moveable aero == more $$$, in a cost cap era...
smaller lighter is good
https://www.thedrive.com/news/i-want-ai-to-do-my-taxes-not-design-f1-trophies
https://www.thedrive.com/news/iconic-willow-springs-international-raceway-is-for-sale
https://www.thedrive.com/news/cadillac-hypercar-in-consideration-now-that-its-headed-to-f1
https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-bmws-genius-pendulum-brake-system-beat-an-abs-ban-in-racing
Yep F1 is definitely behind the curve. Groupthink rules.
I have not broken the code to make it where it's a LINK...
“yup saw that, moveable aero == more $$$, in a cost cap era...
smaller lighter is good”
Apparently the wings will actuate automatically - no driver DRS, instead there will be: “...Increased overtaking opportunities through the introduction of a new system that gives drivers a short burst of additional battery power when within one second of the car in front.”
I DO like smaller & lighter like ACBC did with his Lotus vehicles...
‘I didn’t bully him enough’ – a death, regret and revolution
As Gary Hartstein stood alongside Professor Sid Watkins, leaning on the roof of the medical car they shared, he was struggling to find the right words.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c1ejpl7k2lqo
Africa’s new F1 fans who want a race on the continent
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3gg8542n14o
Newey has some quibbles with 2026 but, his usual diplomatic self, he won’t name names.
In an earlier interview he remarked that the fastest way around the circuit will be with the ICE engine constantly at full throttle. That way the batteries stay full-up and not having enough electrons at a critical moment could be be costly.
But combined with being carbon-neutral by 2030 (does that include cargo jet fumes at the fly-away races?), this is complete capitulation to the New Green Religion.
more sh!t to go wrong...
Prayers up, may God bless...
https://www.thedrive.com/news/more-f1-engined-porsche-930-tag-turbos-are-coming-now-with-625-hp
More F1-Engined Porsche 930 TAG Turbos Are Coming, Now With 625 HP
When we say F1 engines, we’re talking about motors actually used in F1 Grands Prix.
One of the stranger cars in the expansive Porsche pantheon is the 930 TAG Turbo. For decades, the mere existence of the Formula 1-engined 911 was just a rumor. Well, not only is it real, but there are about to be a few more of them out there—and with more performance than ever before.
The original Porsche 930 TAG Turbo came about in the 1980s as an offshoot of McLaren’s F1 team according to Stuttcars. McLaren partnered with Porsche to develop an answer to Renault’s powerful turbo engines, culminating in an—unusual for Porsche—1.5-liter twin-turbo V6. The TAG-funded (and therefore TAG-branded) engine needed a testbed, and that testbed would be a 911 Turbo. And so, the 930 TAG Turbo was born.
I used to have one of those. A 1986. It tried to kill me numerous times.
Oversteer, the widowmaker.
I commented on this story at The Drive saying that since they’ve changed the pistons, cranks, heads, fuel systems, and turbos, these aren’t motors actually used in F1 Grand Prix, these are engine BLOCKS used in F1 Grand Prix.
Yep. The oversteer would come with no warning. SNAP.
harsh mistress...
right? it’s the thought that counts... 8^)
But, fun for many years. Crazy can be an exciting partner...
Something tells me I cannot afford one.
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