Archive for the 'Technical F1' Category

McLaren Exhaust - Problems?

I know everything doesn’t have to be symmetrical on a car, but during the British Grand Prix I noticed how completely different the 2 sides of McLaren’s exhaust were.

Now there’s nothing wrong with trying new things and setting up a car to be baised for a particular direction, but I think McLaren needs to get [...]

Honda - Dumbo 2.0

I can’t believe Honda is testing a new version of their Dumbo-ear wings again this week. The FIA should step in and ban the device just based on how ugly it is… :) At least in white they look a bit like angel wings or something, and a bit less bulbus than Dumbo wings version 1. [...]

Pic: 2009 McLaren F1

EDIT (1 Feb 2009): This post was made in April 2008 people! YES, we know it’s an older car modified to some 2009 specs (obviously not all the specs). And YES, we think the realy 2009 cars are ugly as hell!
With F1 testing resuming this week, it looks like we’ve been given a [...]

Claim: FIA Measured Wrong Temperature

The site below has possibly the best description of the whole fuel temperature saga in Brazil:
http://f1.automoto365.com/news/controller.php?lang=en&theme=default&month=10&year=2007&nextMode=GpNewsForm&news_id=28591
If everything in that article is true, I can’t believe how sub-standard the whole measurement process is (of both the fuel temp and the ambient temp).
In summary the article claims:

FOM measure the ambient temperature as 37 degrees Celsius, while Bridgestone [...]

McLaren Radio Hacked

After a relatively boring Monaco Grand Prix, the biggest news this week is that the FIA are investigating claims that McLaren ‘fixed’ the race result in Monte Carlo. I normally wouldn’t give such a nonsense story the time of day, but Ron Dennis let one gem slip that I’d never heard reported before.
If you read [...]