Formula One V6 turbo: 2014 Rules Explained (Surprisingly well done!)
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portissmith
ive watched this video like 5 times this week. such a cool concept.
therealflinchy
THe only rule i really hat eis the fuel flow restriction
it brings only negatives, no positives. let the teams screw up potentially ffs!
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Actually it's a totally reasonable restriction, that prevents teams going 1500bhp in qualy or for instant overtakes.
ratdump
Sure, but then you'd have to carry a shit load of fuel if you wanted to use that kind of power in a race, plus you still have the reliability requirements for the engines.
Maybe there should be a flow rate but it's too low right now.
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Not really, they could run the power they run now 90% of the time and just have an button on the steering wheel which changes to a 1000+hp map.
ratdump
You'd still need to carry more fuel, and the size of the tank is already limited. Putting out that much extra HP is going to burn a lot more fuel even if you only use it occasionally. Not to mention the impact on reliability. They're down to 5(?) engines for the whole season this year?
therealflinchy
why would they?
they're nowhere near actually running out yet.
they run to 12,500 RPM instead of 15000 RPM AND have the fuel limitation.
AND they have said they don't even run full throttle unless overtaking as it's hard to control.
reliability wouldn't be a concern when they're nowhere near safe redline anyway.
ratdump
I can't really speak to fuel consumption this early in the season, we'll see how that plays out over the course of the year. The have a lot less fuel to work with this year than previous years, the power unit is obviously a lot more efficient but I think it's early to draw any conclusions about fuel consumption.
Sure they aren't near redline at the moment but pumping that much extra gas into the engine to make such a massive power increase simply will affect reliability. That is a lot more energy being pushed through the system which will generate a lot more wear (heat etc.).
Not denying they could make engines that would be able to withstand those power levels but we have no idea how the current ones would react to it.
therealflinchy
Yeah but an engine is an engine.. Pumping the tiny bit more fuel through won't be anywhere near as damaging as going from 12,500 to 15000rpm (which again, is deemed safe).
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therealflinchy
RBR was the only team with the faulty sensor... the fuel management system/tuning already is set to the limit, and if they turned down the flow they'd be WELL below 100KG/Hr and would have come near the back of the pack.
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obious [OP] 3 points · Mar 2014
Glad you liked it. The production value is epic. If you'd really like to get into F1's tecnical details, allow me to suggest ScarbsF1. This guy has unparalleled insight into F1's constantly changing technologies.