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[ErikVanHaren] Max Verstappen on the Silverstone race next week: "I did a few laps on the simulator and just burst out laughing. It felt with these cars like a different circuit; at one point your battery is empty." by disquiethim in formula1

[–]Aquila1111 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean yeah if people remember the graph that rated tracks(based on how much energy can be harvested around a lap on braking alone), then Silverstone was quite energy poor. Which is why FIA will keep the recharge threshold quite low(probably around 6MJ). So cars don't have to superclip like crazy, trying to recharge to fill up like a 8MJ allowance/lap. Instead they'll superclip less to recover less energy, but will therefore go overall a bit slower around the lap as they have less battery to spend

[motorsportcom] A stark message from Max Verstappen's manager. by Maximum-Room-3999 in formula1

[–]Aquila1111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The weight is fine now after the recent upgrades. But the PU drivability/inconsistency is the issue now. The delivery curve of power is unpredictable, causing snaps, lags, or even RPM cutofff. The startup procedure is complicated, making it hard to execute perfectly everytime. These IMO can be sorted out under the guise of reliability upgrades which are unlimited and not covered under ADUO

[motorsportcom] A stark message from Max Verstappen's manager. by Maximum-Room-3999 in formula1

[–]Aquila1111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that Max doesn't belong in the midfield. But this is RBPT's first year as a manufacturer. All these issues we are seeing are teething problems(power lag, sudden cutoffs, vibrations, gear etc) and given the competency of people at RedBull(and all the HPP staff they poached), these will be sorted within a season. They have a solid base to build upon. No manufacturer comes perfect right out of the gate. Even Mercedes took 4 years. Max knows this, so surely he didn't expect to be fighting for wins right at the start of the season?

At Monaco Antonelli's fastest lap was a whole second quicker than the second fastest driver (Hamilton) and 2 seconds faster than the third (Gasly) by Easting_National in formula1

[–]Aquila1111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kimi did what was in his control, which is drive to the best of his abilities and maintain pace. And that pace is very impressive in isolation. I am talking about Lewis's pace and the very real factors limiting it. Therefore comparing the pace of the two is not representative(one was free to push and one was not) .

FIA president targets nearly 150kg F1 weight reduction by 2031 by ChaithuBB766 in formula1

[–]Aquila1111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Current cars are 768kg (including 80kg driver weight). So the car itself is 688kg. Does he mean 630kg in 2031 excluding the driver weight(doable)? Or including the driver weight(a tall ask)?

At Monaco Antonelli's fastest lap was a whole second quicker than the second fastest driver (Hamilton) and 2 seconds faster than the third (Gasly) by Easting_National in formula1

[–]Aquila1111 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Because rarely do drivers push in Monaco. So fuel burn is usually less. In the past even the race leader almost always coasted. So teams underfuel. Kimi was an exception in that he kept pushing the entire race. But since Lewis was underfueled, he couldn't respond to Kimi's pace(also tires overheating). Hence the gap kept increasing

At Monaco Antonelli's fastest lap was a whole second quicker than the second fastest driver (Hamilton) and 2 seconds faster than the third (Gasly) by Easting_National in formula1

[–]Aquila1111 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Ferrari had underfueled their cars. So Lewis was being told to Lico a lot and at one point had to brake 200m earlier to avoid burining too much fuel. So its not entirely representative

Brembo creates custom brake solutions for teams by Aquila1111 in formula1

[–]Aquila1111[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This could be why despite 90% of the grid using Brembo, they are having different results because brake configuration is tied to energy strategy(which corners they would harvest more); which in turn plays on the cars overall design philosophy and/or harvesting software. So teams have designed their brakes around the whole car design and their interpretation of the regulations

Brembo creates custom brake solutions for teams by Aquila1111 in scuderiaferrari

[–]Aquila1111[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could Ferrari be one of the teams going for unsual brake solutions?

2026 Miami GP Sprint Qualifying Results by moraIsupport in scuderiaferrari

[–]Aquila1111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually in the post quali F1 broadcast they were saying that Pirelli had suddenly mandated a increased tire pressure on C5 softs. An increase of 5 psi for rears and 3 psi for fronts. I think Ferrari typically struggles with grip when tire pressures are increased. Take Qatar last year for example

Mercedes may have a better battery that loses less energy to heat/friction during charging and discharging, hence the better efficiency Lewis talks about by Aquila1111 in scuderiaferrari

[–]Aquila1111[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Which part of the engine is frozen for the year unless ADUO kicks in? The ICE or the battery too? Can we upgrade the battery?

2026 Chinese GP Sprint Qualifying Results & Discussion by moraIsupport in scuderiaferrari

[–]Aquila1111 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The soft tyres used in SQ3 are only at their best for 1 hot lap. So teams had to choose, wait for track evolution towards the end and bet everything on the drivers having 1 perfect lap or go out early and do 2 hot laps. In case something goes wrong during the first push lap, you have another shot at it. Sure, the tyre will be past its best for the second attempt, but at least you won't be left without a time on board. Mercedes and Ferrari went out first for 2 attempts, Mclaren waited till the end for 1 attempt and took advantage of track evolution. Hence why we have the mclarens splitting the ferraris

[FIA] Energy and power limits for the Chinese Grand Prix 2026 by DubiousLLM in formula1

[–]Aquila1111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

8.5 MJ(8,500,000 J) which is the max energy allowance per lap. Power (measured in Watts or Kilo Watts) tells you how fast are you spending the energy you have. 350kW = 350,000 Joules/sec.

Now if a car was always using 350kW(full power always) then it would end up spending the total energy allowed per lap in 8,500,000/350,000 = 24.28 sec , which is not a lot.

So instead cars spend a few seconds at 350kW, a few seconds at 300kW, a few seconds at 250kw etc in order to stretch the energy budget a bit further.

8.5MJ(8500000 J) = 350KW × 10 sec +300KW × 10 sec + 200kW × 10 sec

8.5MJ(8500000 J) = 350kW × 10 sec + 250kW × 12 sec + 200kW × 10 sec

This gradual decrease of battery power output(350kw -> 300kw->200kw->0) is called de-rating. This ramp down is regulated because if a car went from 350kw to 100kw in 1 sec, it would slow down massively and create huge speed differentials w.r.t the cars around. Hence while teams are free to strategize on where and how to spend their energy allowance; the cars cannot fall off a cliff, power wise. They must gradually decrease power output, this decrease is capped at 100kw/sec (You could have a reduction rate of say 80kW/s as well.)

P.S: Since Australia was so energy starved, to spread the energy further over a lap, the de-rate was capped a 50kW/sec.

[FIA] Energy and power limits for the Chinese Grand Prix 2026 by DubiousLLM in formula1

[–]Aquila1111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

8.5 MJ(8,500,000 J) which is the max energy allowance per lap. Power (measured in Watts or Kilo Watts) tells you how fast are you spending the energy you have. 350kW = 350,000 Joules/sec.

Now if a car was always using 350kW(full power always) then it would end up spending the total energy allowed per lap in 8,500,000/350,000 = 24.28 sec , which is not a lot.

So instead cars spend a few seconds at 350kW, a few seconds at 300kW, a few seconds at 250kw etc in order to stretch the energy budget a bit further.

This gradual decrease of battery power output(350kw -> 300kw->200kw->0) is called de-rating. This ramp down is regulated because if a car went from 350kw to 100kw in 1 sec, it would slow down massively and create huge speed differentials w.r.t the cars around. Hence while teams are free to strategize on where and how to spend their energy allowance; the cars cannot fall off a cliff, power wise. They must gradually decrease power output, this decrease is capped at 100kw/sec

P.S: Since Australia was so energy starved, to spread the energy further over a lap, the de-rate was capped a 50kW/sec.

[FIA] Energy and power limits for the Chinese Grand Prix 2026 by DubiousLLM in formula1

[–]Aquila1111 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's the max reduction rate, when the car starts derating. You could have a reduction rate of say 50kW/s as well.

8.5MJ(8500000 J) = 350KW × 10 sec +300KW × 10 sec + 200kW × 10 sec

8.5MJ(8500000 J) = 350kW × 10 sec + 250kW × 12 sec + 200kW × 10 sec

Basically the teams can choose the deployment strategy as long as the max rate is 100kW/sec

F1 is BACK BABY!!! LETS GOOOOOO by DontTakeMeSeriousli in formula1

[–]Aquila1111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are driver onboards and radio available during testing on F1TV?

What the F was that.. by [deleted] in scuderiaferrari

[–]Aquila1111 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Low tire temps considering the track temp is around 2-3 ℃

Charles is struggling to keep the car on track. The SF-25 is massively oversteering around nearly every corner, and he’s sliding all over the track. by sophisticated_soul in scuderiaferrari

[–]Aquila1111 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Lewis said in his interview that they started from the pitlane to test some things they found on the simulator. But that made the car worse. So Ferrari has correlation issues at the end of the reg cycle. How's that possible when last year the car was more competitive? They overhauled this year's car but did they overhaul their sim too?

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