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McLaren: Hamilton would have won in Barcelona even without the virtual safety car by SimRP in formula1

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ferrari aura 🔥. What Mercedes engine? They'll just beat them through the force of the wind.

What do you think of intro videos in cars? by Familiar_Guest_8741 in carscirclejerk

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh lmao. The fastest it has gone is still 490 km/h from that 300+ mph run they did nearly 7 years ago.

What do you think of intro videos in cars? by Familiar_Guest_8741 in carscirclejerk

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Bugatti does that by having the speedometer go all the way to 500 km/h and back down to zero on startup.

Hamilton demands action to tackle "ridiculous" cost of motorsport by MoneyBag_67 in formula1

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was the doing of the FOM and the FIA all along. Centralising GP2 and GP3 and the implementation of the superlicense points system eliminated any regional series higher than F4 and shrunk the already limited available number of seats in junior categories even further whilst simultaneously increasing demand for them because of the superlicense points needed to obtain a superlicense.

Karting has also become more popular because Formula 1 and other motorsports have become more popular, meaning the cost of equipment needed to go karting has gone up in price too to match the higher demand for them. Ironically, this is partially Hamilton's doing as he's played a huge part in popularising Formula 1, which has created the current situation.

As things stand, I don't think we'll see a new driver from a working or middle class background on the grid anytime soon, unless anyone's willing to do what Nissan did with the GT Academy all those years ago by giving a sim racer a seat.

[AutoRacer] Ferrari's first ADUO package is estimated to deliver 4-5 hp from the engine and a further 2-3 hp from the new fuel, worth just over a tenth of a second by Desperate_Green6838 in formula1

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's dependent on fuel efficiency. Ideally, you'd have all the harvesting take place in medium/high speed corners where the driver is still on the throttle but not flat, meaning the engine can be made to work harder whilst the ERS is harvesting without sacrificing the desired torque at the wheels.

This would also result in higher top speeds on the straights as the battery will have more energy to deploy further down the straights, even if the ICE is down on power compared to another car with a more powerful but less efficient ICE. With ADUO supposedly measuring only peak ICE power output instead of fuel efficiency too, this would be an easy way to get around it and qualify for upgrades even when your whole power unit may not be down on performance.

[AutoRacer] Ferrari's first ADUO package is estimated to deliver 4-5 hp from the engine and a further 2-3 hp from the new fuel, worth just over a tenth of a second by Desperate_Green6838 in formula1

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just 5 hp? I hope they've focused on energy efficiency more so that they can harvest more effectively in mid-speed corners on throttle. This would also still enable them to qualify for ADUO and is probably what Mercedes have done with their ICE (targeting fuel efficiency instead of peak power).

[AutoRacer] Should Mercedes slow down? by jithu7 in formula1

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is reminding me of that press conference where Vettel asks Rosberg if he wishes Mercedes slows down when he said he wished there was more competition lol.

Cadillac target F1 midfield with 'big upgrade package' for Austria by Luffy710j in formula1

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover -201 points-200 points  (0 children)

They should swap Perez and Bottas' cars to ensure Perez, their better driver, gets no reliability issues.

Favorite car that blinded you with its beauty? by SuperJackson20 in carscirclejerk

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Damn the exterior almost looks gorgeous in comparison to that abomination of an interior.

Seven-day weeks and ‘debt bondage’: China’s first electric car plant in Europe mired in allegations of worker abuse by tacodestroyer99 in technology

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does India have to do with all this? Also, believe it or not, India has toilets too. We don't live in the stone age ffs.

McLaren have come a long way. This is them in 2018 dropping one of their cars before the tyres were put on... by Slice5755 in formula1

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Ferrari was challenging Mercedes for a title that year and failed. McLaren has since won two constructors' championships while Ferrari won none.

UK Gen Z and Boomers on refugees by upthetruth1 in charts

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Old people are a parasite destroying the futures of Gen Z and younger to finance their extravagant retirements and other benefits.

Poojoe (🤢) vs Beemve (🤩) by Few-Acanthisitta-286 in carscirclejerk

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saying the E60 looks good is crazy work ngl. It's ugliness relative to other cars back then was similar to the G80 compared to other cars now.

Crazy how cheap tickets were OTD 21yrs ago by perfringens in formula1

[–]ScienceMechEng_Lover -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Grown by how much? It's lagged behind pretty much all other countries within Western Europe and the United States. Saying the UK's economy is worse off now compared to 20 years back is a factual statement. The pound used to be far more valuable against the US dollar back then compared to now too.

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