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Do we all think this is the way forward? F1 and wec have started using it to varying results
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I'm waiting to see if awd will return in a racing GT-R and if it will be a possibility in F1.
Funny how awd was banned for its advantage, when it should have been embraced by other makes to develop their own in racing. MAYBE awd will make a comeback in Touring Cars.
Answering your question, I don't see why it wouldnt be the way forward.
What do you mean "to varying results"?Do we all think this is the way forward? F1 and wec have started using it to varying results
14 finishers at Albert Park isn't really anything out of the ordinary, ERS or not and one team dominating the sport definitely isn't anything out of the ordinary. Yes, Mercedes does have the better power unit but they did start their work long before Renault and Ferrari, who are both certainly capable of catching up by the end of the season.Look at the reliability of f1 cars 14 cars finished the first race of f1 and mercedes have been miles faster than everyone else
That doesn't make the idea of ERS a failure. Just as there were teething problems with the original KERS units in 2009, so too is there going to be a breaking-in period when ERS-K and ERS-H take time to be developed.Look at the reliability of f1 cars 14 cars finished the first race of f1 and mercedes have been miles faster than everyone else
It's not about one driver winning more it's about pointless "innovation" hybrid technology isn't needed for f1 it's 70 laps round a circuit not 100s it's better for endurance, the fact that cars have been designed and maufactured with energy recovery before formula 1 used them it won't effect the daily runabouts because it's expensive technology FIA has been wanting to destroy their fan base with moving f1 to sky sports, energy recovery and pay to view wec
Okay. Let's get rid of it, then. Mercedes and Renault will leave the sport, since they wanted hybrids. Honda will shelve their project, since it will no longer be viable. And anybody looking to enter the sport will need to go back to the drawing board and start over, meaning it will be at least two years before they can join.pointless "innovation" hybrid technology isn't needed for f1
It's not about one driver winning more it's about pointless "innovation" hybrid technology isn't needed for f1 it's 70 laps round a circuit not 100s it's better for endurance,
the fact that cars have been designed and maufactured with energy recovery before formula 1 used them it won't effect the daily runabouts because it's expensive technology
FIA has been wanting to destroy their fan base with moving f1 to sky sports, energy recovery and pay to view wec
Might be too early to say considering as far as I can tell, those two series appear to literally be the only two series allowing them. Many people seem to still have this outdated and childish stigma about them (moreso in road going Super cars), but I do think they have a place on the track though as they provide a huge advantage over non-hybrid cars and in competition, isn't that usually the way to win is to gain an advantage?
The Japanese touring series had hybrids as well in the GT300 and so does the GT500 now with the new Honda.
Ah, forgot all about the CR-Z and the Prius (and the new NSX as well). Ok, make that three.
But they still have the same fundamental issues that ERS is designed to solve. When you accelerate, the engine spins and you move forward. When you brake, you slow down, but the engine continues to spin. Even if the car is designed to reduce CO2 emissions, the engine continues to spin, wasting energy. ERS captures that energy, which is stored for later use. And as Formula 1 further demonstrates, the ECU can be used to direct that energy so that it is used in the most effective and efficient way, further cutting emissions.numerous diesel/petrol cars have proven to be more enviromentally friendly in terms of CO2 emissions and production related emissions
I don't much like hybrids. and I absolutely hate Electric cars. I don't see hybrids as a viable future in the road car market, both because they've done horribly Thus far in sales, but also because numerous diesel/petrol cars have proven to be more enviromentally friendly in terms of CO2 emissions and production related emissions.
F1 has become increasingly irrelevant, and it seems as if every single race is determined in qualifying. If it dies, then that's a good thing as far as I'm concerned. It has become a joke with cars that look and sound horrible, boring drivers that aren't allowed to do/say anything but what the sponsors tell them to do/say, and with next to no racing.
F1 has become increasingly irrelevant, and it seems as if every single race is determined in qualifying. If it dies, then that's a good thing as far as I'm concerned. It has become a joke with cars that look and sound horrible, boring drivers that aren't allowed to do/say anything but what the sponsors tell them to do/say, and with next to no racing.
But how likely do you guys think it is that we'll see such fairly advanced stuff in inexpensive road cars?
And do we really want to make cars even more advanced, with more parts that can break?
Sidenote: Also, as I was in a hurry to finish my earlier post. I'd just like to say that I don't mean to step over anyones toes about F1. I know a lot of people love it, and of course it would be a great shame if they didn't get to follow their passion in the future. I just don't like it myself.
When has F1 ever been relevant to Road cars? Yes various technologies came from F1 but it wasn't so much intentionally done as it someone else looked and thought "Hey, we could use that"