2022 Formula 1 Season

[MonkeyMD]

I'd say IndyCar, but never NASCRAP....

Oh. Didn't say i liked NASCAR, but think he'd be a good fit being from South Texas i.e. Australia

 

[dtfd]

Ferrari announced thier strategy for spa

 

[snobrdrdan]

^^^

that's good

 

[g-magoo]

Came across this article, pretty interesting technical read.

Car and tire dynamics at the limits of handling

 

[torga]

New 2026 PU regulations agreed upon.

https://jalopnik.com/fia-approves-formula-1s-2026-power-unit-regulations-1849418544

Informative energy flow layout from the article.

 

[g-magoo]

I'm for the changes, but I hope the laps are not drastically slower.

Funny enough, the two manufacturers that are "rumored" to be joining, have extensive hybrid knowledge from Le Mans... especially utilizing large sums of electric power (300+kW).

 

[torga]

They'll be allowed a 350% increase in energy release per lap from a 200% more powerful electric motor, so hopefully that'll cancel out the losses from a weaker ICE. There will be a lot more turbo lag with these regs, too, so an extra facet to manage for a driver.
With these new regs, it almost feels like F1 and FE will just eventually merge down the line.

 

[Dents27]

They'll be allowed a 350% increase in energy release per lap from a 200% more powerful electric motor, so hopefully that'll cancel out the losses from a weaker ICE. There will be a lot more turbo lag with these regs, too, so an extra facet to manage for a driver.
With these new regs, it almost feels like F1 and FE will just eventually merge down the line.

Maybe they can allocate some of the electrical output to spool the turbo so that there isn't any lag??

 

[g-magoo]

I'd imagine the engineers will do some smart torque filling in the lower RPM range to reduce how noticeable lag is/isn't.

Can they constantly recover enough energy to deploy the full 350kW each and every lap?

 

[torga]

I'd imagine the engineers will do some smart torque filling in the lower RPM range to reduce how noticeable lag is/isn't.

Nah, fuck em, bring back the 80s turbo lag. I'd love to see it.

Can they constantly recover enough energy to deploy the full 350kW each and every lap?

They can't even do that now with the "measly" 120kW they're allowed and an MGU-H helping out.

 

[g-magoo]

Nah, fuck em, bring back the 80s turbo lag. I'd love to see it.

Lol, let's see who has car control.

They can't even do that now with the "measly" 120kW they're allowed and an MGU-H helping out.

Right, hence my concern about them being noticeably slower. Fingers crossed that the hundreds of people lightyears smarter than I will sort that out in the next 4 years.

 

[g-magoo]

Not that it was a secret at this point, but Ric is officially out of Mclaren at the end of the season.

Finally the summer break is over...

Per usual, Merc track maps from last year and this year. Not sure if they are reflective of the changes made to the track since last year, or if those changes mean much regarding how long it takes to complete a lap.

2021

2022

 

[JC_451]

I love Mercedes slower in every sector approach to 2022.

 

[snobrdrdan]

Not that it was a secret at this point, but Ric is officially out of Mclaren at the end of the season.

Is he done or think he'll find a seat somewhere else?

 

[dtfd]

Not that it was a secret at this point, but Ric is officially out of Mclaren at the end of the season.

Finally the summer break is over...

Per usual, Merc track maps from last year and this year. Not sure if they are reflective of the changes made to the track since last year, or if those changes mean much regarding how long it takes to complete a lap.

2021

2022

wtf happened to turn 5?