What's in the two bottles fixed to the bulkhead? please log in to view this image I've always assumed it's hydraulic fluid but never bothered to find out.
shows what I know bando, I thought it was for the brakes This isn't a question but it's not worth a thread on its own. A David Coulthard qually lap at the old Hockenheim [video=youtube;SSo0zVnYR_I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSo0zVnYR_I&feature=g-vrec&context=G2b6607cRVAAAAAAAABQ[/video]
What would happen if Vettel broke his finger this year and couldnt race? Would the replacement have the number 1 car or 0?
This came up recently in another thread. Only the current world champion is allowed to drive car 1, so the replacement would take 0 or something in the 20's.
How does DRS detection work? Does it know which car number is behind another? Could it be used so as to enable DRS if a car is within a second of the same car it was within a second of on the previous lap?
I presume it just measures the gap between cars and tells the latter it can open its DRS if it is within a second. Seems a very unsophisticated system.
Wikipedia just told me that John Player Specials cigarettes are still manufactured. If Ferrari had to remove their barcode logo because it was too similar to Marlboro branding why are Lotus permitted to run in JPS colours?
JPS are still about, Black packs with silver logo now I think... Its only a paint scheme on the car, you cant make them change it. If their was a logo or something similar like the marlboro barcode then that can be deemed advertising. I think at the end of the day, Ferrari are actually backed by Marlboro where as Lotus are not backed by JPS
Potentially stupid question (not sure if this has already been asked without going through all 8 pages so apologies in advanced if it has). What exactly is it that causes a lock up of wheels?
Lotus changed the gold colour on the car to a creamy yellow to get round the loophole of looking like a 200mph box of ***s.
It was the case with the Bridgestones that locking up the inside front wasn't much of a problem, and this was a noticeable feature of Hamilton's attacking style. Are the Pirelli tyres more susceptible to greater damage on the inside front? It still looks gold to me but thanks.
I am not sure about Pirelli's 2012 specification tyres but certainly in 2011, they were less durable than the Bridgestones. However, the 'damage' we are discussing here is that caused entirely by braking; i.e. susceptibility to flat-spotting. Bearing in mind that the inside front tyre is 'unloaded' whilst braking on turn-in, I would expect the differences in vulnerability between the manufacturers to be negligible, particularly when one considers that flat-spotting a harder compound tends to be more permanent; thus somewhat off-setting the extra wear experienced with softer rubber. Something else worth considering is that softer rubber provides more grip and is therefore less likely to stop rotating in the first place. This reduces the likelihood of a far more serious problem for any tyre: that of locking a 'loaded' one!
Thanks, cosi. I just noticed a black patch on Hamilton's tyre following an inside front lock up yesterday as the tyre flicked up through 180º.
Woops! Sorry Westy: I didn't see this. However, I believe I have already mentioned the word 'inerter' (somewhere above) which Genji was asking about in response to another question about suspension. An inerter is a suspension linkage component involving the use of dual flywheels. When properly set-up, it has the effect of tuning-out tyre deflections which otherwise cause vibration. This helps the tyre to sit more comfortably where it is supposed to: on the track surface!
Just considering the weather for Malaysia. Would a driver survive a direct lightning strike if it hit his car? Did anybody get information in 2009?
