Top Gear - Driving an F1 Car
January 5th, 2008I recently discovered a “cache” of Top Gear episodes that I’ve been watching today in the last bit of R&R time I have before returning to the office.
Formula 1 cars are the pinnacle of car engineering and the source of most modern car innovations–engine design, exhaust design, gearbox design, etc. Richard Hammond takes an F1 car for two laps…just two laps…on the 8th episode of Top Gear’s 10th season.
It blows me away the engineering tolerances that are part of this car. Naturally, F1 cars are designed to be driven at speeds greater than 150mph, however, things don’t really work unless you’re over 100mph. The tires won’t be warm enough, so they won’t grip. And because the tires won’t be warm enough, the brakes don’t work. Amazing.
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Nice - I can see how that would be hard. It’s like flying a SR-71: when it’s on the ground and cold it leaks fuel, the better to let the metal on board have room to expand when heated by friction at mach 3+
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