[F87source]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

The RB18 is currently too heavy ! Actually , the heaviest .
I heard about a lighter aero package as well...

Newey said : - 10KG = - 0.3 sec laptime is within the possibilities .

Yeah I heard almost all the cars on the grid right now are over weight. Only 1 team is on weight iirc but I don't know which team that is.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by F87source

Yeah I heard almost all the cars on the grid right now are over weight. Only 1 team is on weight iirc but I don't know which team that is.

McLaren and Alfa .

[F87source]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

McLaren and Alfa .

I heard it was just 1 team, but I'm not sure.

[Tommysalami]

Originally Posted by F87source

I heard it was just 1 team, but I'm not sure.

Alfa was described as the lightest on grid but fragile

[NYG]

Originally Posted by F87source

10 kg is a very good weight loss.


But I'm pretty sure mechanical and material engineers are responsible for that, Newey is about aero.

The disrespect for us structural engineers.

[F87source]

Originally Posted by NYG

The disrespect for us structural engineers.

Lololol, structural too. But mostly the material guys trying to make things thinner and lighter.


I heard that's why teams are starting to use floor stays so they can make the floor thinner to save weight.

[NYG]

Originally Posted by F87source

Lololol, structural too. But mostly the material guys trying to make things thinner and lighter.


I heard that's why teams are starting to use floor stays so they can make the floor thinner to save weight.

Material science is a sub-discipline of structural. I spent most of my research on metallurgy.

I highly doubt these gentlemen are inventing new materials, they'd probably have to outsource that type of expertise. They're just modifying load paths and alternating materials with lower densities that may only be useful in shear or tension or ductility or etcetcetc

[F87source]

Originally Posted by NYG

Material science is a sub-discipline of structural. I spent most of my research on metallurgy.

I highly doubt these gentlemen are inventing new materials, they'd probably have to outsource that type of expertise. They're just modifying load paths and alternating materials with lower densities that may only be useful in shear or tension or ductility or etcetcetc

Exactly they're probably trying different patterns of carbon layering to get different strength properties, i.e. manipulating how the car will flex under load, which direction it'll flex etc. This is how flexi wings became a reality and I'm certain it was derived from hockey stick technology where Bauer pioneered their intellsense technology where the stick flexes in different areas depending on how you hold it. This flex could be useful in suspension components.

Or the teams are experimenting on what parts if the car they can get away with having less materials to drop weight.

[NYG]

Originally Posted by F87source

Exactly they're probably trying different patterns of carbon layering to get different strength properties, i.e. manipulating how the car will flex under load, which direction it'll flex etc. This is how flexi wings became a reality and I'm certain it was derived from hockey stick technology where Bauer pioneered their intellsense technology where the stick flexes in different areas depending on how you hold it. This flex could be useful in suspension components.

Or the teams are experimenting on what parts if the car they can get away with having less materials to drop weight.

Thank you for appreciating STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS.

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by F87source

I heard it was just 1 team, but I'm not sure.

Originally Posted by Tommysalami

Alfa was described as the lightest on grid but fragile

Alfa is the lightest and shortest. Bottas wins Monaco, you heard it here first!

[Bubbles]

F1 will be playing with fire with air cargo limitations with Volga-Dniepr Group’s AirBridgeCargo fleet of Jumbos no longer traveling internationally due to war.

Logistic scheduler may be the most important group for F1 at the moment.

[NYG]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

Alfa is the lightest and shortest. Bottas wins Monaco, you heard it here first!

I need the following on podium this season in order of want:

Magnussen
Mick
Alonso
Bottas

[F87source]

Originally Posted by NYG

Thank you for appreciating STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS.

Never said I didn't! I like all forms of engineering!

[Mr Pete]

Originally Posted by NYG

I need the following on podium this season in order of want:

Magnussen
Mick
Alonso
Bottas

No Lando love….

[NYG]

Originally Posted by Mr Pete

No Lando love….

I'd love to see McLaren 1-2s more than anyone else on the grid, I just don't see either of them getting on the podium this season. They're in a dogchit sandwich with williams and aston.

[Mr Pete]

Originally Posted by NYG

I'd love to see McLaren 1-2s more than anyone else on the grid, I just don't see either of them getting on the podium this season. They're in a dogchit sandwich with williams and aston.

Never know. There will be at least 1 race where a shitshow in 1 turn causes chaos. For crying out loud, Ocon finished P1 last year haha

[NYG]

Originally Posted by Mr Pete

Never know. There will be at least 1 race where a shitshow in 1 turn causes chaos. For crying out loud, Ocon finished P1 last year haha

Would be hyped to see my team on the podium no doubt. Hopefully everyone figures out why the Merc power unit sucks. Even with all their downforce issues it should help a lot.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Jeddah . Check this out....

Lec will do anything to induce more drag in Max's 18 heheh

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

At Imola the RB18 will lose some weight . Actually minus +/- 10 KG ! (wont be cheap)
This will make the car in low-speed corners faster ...
Better handling and improve the brake power as well .


A. Newey in progress....

Let it come !

Thinner paint and sponsor transfers, drilled through the middle bolts, etc all help to lessen the total sum and the odd gamble with fuel content.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Thinner paint and sponsor transfers, drilled through the middle bolts, etc all help to lessen the total sum and the odd gamble with fuel content.

Listen to what Alain Prost and Nico Rosberg discussed a couple of months ago, pointing out experiments with details to make a difference: tires, polish, wider visor, saving helmet paint, etc.

See the section from 24:15 to 30:55

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Listen to what Alain Prost and Nico Rosberg discussed a couple of months ago, pointing out experiments with details to make a difference: tires, polish, wider visor, saving helmet paint, etc.

See the section from 24:15 to 30:55

''Always looking for new tricks'' no wonder Prost was known as the Professor keeping them to himself which Senna countered at times with near suicide moves when he couldn't put his '' I go for a gap'' theory which he would never get from Prost,(remembering a heart stopping moment when Prost was nearly forced into a wall by him) leading to the main clashes at the end of the 89/90 seasons.

[Tommysalami]

Anyone doing F1 fantasy?