tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239944414177437471.post4999281456656754507..comments2024-03-29T11:33:22.977+00:00Comments on SomersF1 - The technical side of Formula One: Lift & Coast, what's the big brouhaha?Matthew Somerfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759263537936706584noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239944414177437471.post-4228943353383756702015-06-13T23:06:48.494+01:002015-06-13T23:06:48.494+01:00Many thanks for yet another informative article.
I...Many thanks for yet another informative article.<br />I seem to remember in the 'good old days' that fuel saving meant short-shifting rather than lift and coast, can you clarify why they they don't seem to do it that way any more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239944414177437471.post-67934331299780199692015-06-12T19:50:50.434+01:002015-06-12T19:50:50.434+01:00Another power limiter is, of course, the four engi...Another power limiter is, of course, the four engine per season rule.Laurencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239944414177437471.post-50175911007080768432015-06-12T19:42:13.193+01:002015-06-12T19:42:13.193+01:00Anon 12 June 1316: The 100 kg fuel limit combined ...Anon 12 June 1316: The 100 kg fuel limit combined with limited available traction (recall no traction control) would be an effective power limiter.Laurencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239944414177437471.post-17139190739716988642015-06-12T15:29:17.073+01:002015-06-12T15:29:17.073+01:00Can the teams not just be told by the FIA that the...Can the teams not just be told by the FIA that they need to be fully fueled (100kg) for every race. That way they will have excess fuel on a lot of circuits can could then push harder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239944414177437471.post-86980108950891002902015-06-12T13:16:16.686+01:002015-06-12T13:16:16.686+01:00Without flow restriction, they would easily reach ...Without flow restriction, they would easily reach twice the current power. Every engine formula needs a way to limit power. For turbos flow limit is the best way to do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239944414177437471.post-20105045790901252022015-06-12T12:51:59.747+01:002015-06-12T12:51:59.747+01:00Good piece. I agree with most of your suggestions....Good piece. I agree with most of your suggestions. The Le Mans Appendix B is too convoluted though, IMO. On the engine side, simply removing the fuel flow restriction, keeping 100 kg fuel, and freeing up engine regulations (ERS storage capacity upper limits, VVTi, and other modern technologies) would result in banzai laps by lower order cars, overtaking better cars, and all sorts of traffic for Laurencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239944414177437471.post-86312605088823926032015-06-12T11:08:13.127+01:002015-06-12T11:08:13.127+01:00If it were possible, and it isn't, installing ...If it were possible, and it isn't, installing a 2014/15 powerunit in a 2010/13 car would result in a heavier car with far too much downforce, increasing the laptime.<br /><br />You're doing what everyone else does and looks at the cost in isolation, granted the cost to purchase the PU's is more than the V8's but wind tunnel time and CFD restrictions were curtailed in order to Matthew Somerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13759263537936706584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239944414177437471.post-6676101612990377132015-06-11T20:42:44.417+01:002015-06-11T20:42:44.417+01:00I don't really understand or agree with the no...I don't really understand or agree with the notion that a 2013 car with the current PU would be slower than a current car around Montreal. The 2013 cars weren't forced to run the wider front wings or a beam wing so they could have run the same bits and pieces as the current cars. They wouldn't because they could probably generate less draggy downforce i guess. I'm not the expert Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239944414177437471.post-81084530345100022282015-06-11T19:58:16.726+01:002015-06-11T19:58:16.726+01:00Some great points. Thanks.Some great points. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com