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If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough. -- Mario Andretti
I will always be puzzled by the human predilection for piloting vehicles at unsafe velocities -- Data
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Car minimum mass = 702 kg Includes the driver and not the fuel Engine volume = 1.6 litres Turbocharged. 2 energy recovery systems allowed Energy recovery max power = 120 kWatts Energy recovery max energy = 2 Megajoules/lap Engine typical power = 670 kWatts = 900 horsepower Engine cylinders = 6 Engine max frequency = 15000 RPM Engine intake = 450 litres/second Fuel consumption = .75 litres/km Fuel maximum = 150 litres Forward gears = 8 Reverse gears = 1 Gear shift time = .05 seconds Lateral accelertion = 6 g's Formula1 1g downforce speed= 128 km/h Speed for which the downforce is 1 g Formula1 2g downforce speed= 190 km/h Speed for which the downforce is 2 g Indycar 1g downforce speed = 190 km/h Rear tire max width = 380 mm Front tire max width = 245 mm Tire life = 300 km Brake max temperature = 1000 Celsius Deceleration from 100 to 0 kph = 15 meters Deceleration from 200 to 0 kph = 65 meters (2.9 seconds) Time to 100 kph = 2.4 seconds Time to 200 kph = 4.4 seconds Time to 300 kph = 8.4 seconds Max forward acceleration = 1.45 g Max breaking acceleration = 6 g Max lateral acceleration = 6 g Drag at 250 kph = 1 g
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1950 Formula-1 begins. Safety precautions were nonexistent and death was considered
an acceptable risk for winning races.
1958 Constructor's championship established
1958 First race won by a rear-engine car. Within 2 years all cars had rear engines.
1966 Aerodynamic features are required to be immobile (no air brakes).
1977 First turbocharged car.
1978 The Lotus 79 is introduced, which used ground effect to accelerate air
under the body of the car, generating downforce. It was also the first
instance of computer-aided design. It was unbeatable until the introduction
of the Brabham Fancar.
1978 The Brabham "Fancar" is introduced, which used a fan to extract air from
underneath the car and enhance downforce. It won the race decisively.
The rules committee judged it legal for the rest of the season but the
team diplomatically
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1982 Active suspension introduced.
1983 Ground effect banned. The car underside must be flat.
1983 Cars with more than 4 wheels banned.
1989 Turbochargers banned.
1993 Continuously variable transmission banned before it ever appears.
1994 Electronic performance-enhancing technology banned, such as active suspension,
traction control, launch control, anti-lock breaking, and 4-wheel steering.
(4-wheel steering was never implemented)
1999 Flexible wings banned.
2001 Traction control allowed because it was unpoliceable.
2001 Beryllium alloys in chassis or engines banned.
2002 Team orders banned after Rubens Barrichello hands victory to Michael
Schumacher at final corner of the Austrian Grand Prix.
2004 Automatic transmission banned.
2007 Tuned mass damper system banned.
2008 Traction control banned. All teams must use a standard electrontrol unit.
2009 Kinetic energy recovery systems allowed.
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