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<blockquote data-quote="JoeNashville" data-source="post: 1993862" data-attributes="member: 14602"><p>I was pulling for Ferrari in the beginning, as they were the "Atlanta Braves" of F1...worst to first. Ferrari in F1 in the eighties was a total joke and the early nineties was not much better, until Schumacher. Now that it's total dominance for such a long time it needs to change up a bit.</p><p></p><p>ESC...how about electronic suspension? The Camel Lotus 99T:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.research-racing.de/gpx1929.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>...this car had incredible capabilities. When you take a sharp right hander, which way does your car lean...to the left. With active suspension, this car could realize which way it was leaning and compensate. IOW, it had the capability to lean *right* in a sharp right hand turn! Under braking it could stiffen the front suspension to mitigate the mass shift, and also change the crossweighting in the car to allow for changing fuel loads and unfortunate changes in tire stagger. Not to mention that the vortex generators require a certain height off the deck to function efficiently to generate downforce, and the active suspension would allow absolute control over this variable. This proved to be so much of an advantage it was made obsolete by the rules. Of course, that generation's "Schumacher" was at the controls...Ayrton Senna. He was THE human modification for F1 in the late eighties early nineties.</p><p></p><p>If the manufacturers were allowed to implement electronic controls to the extent that they wanted, the cars would essentially have drivers only for acceleration, braking, and steering. And I am sure the constructors would find a way to eliminate that weak link eventually. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Interesting cars to watch around a GP circuit...let's say it was the late sixties early seventies cars, before they had really figured out aero and before they had effective race tire technology to cope with the greater load imposed by the aero. Those cars weren't really driven...they were *guided* from apex to apex. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Least interesting race of all time: the race in the parking lot around the hay bales in Las Vegas in 1981 or 1982. Yes, F1 in a parking lot. It was about the same as watching a bunch of high powered go karts race, or perhaps Solo II. What a change from Watkins Glen in the seventies. I did enjoy watching Phoenix in 1989, although it was comical that they had to weld the manhole covers to keep the cars from sucking them off as they went over. Most interesting: the crown jewel of F1, or Monaco, with every single passing year. It just gets better and better because the circuit never changes, just the cars.</p><p></p><p>Also...Ford isn't truly gone from F1, they just aren't fielding a team, per se. Jaguar was sold to Red Bull, who did their own testing and are designating the car as the RB1, or ostensibly Red Bull One. The powerplant is the Cosworth V10, now produced by the same group under Kalkoven/Forsythe but having been developed under the auspices of Ford/Cosworth is actually being called the Ford V10 by the color announcers for some reason. 18000 RPM now, can you hear it.</p><p></p><p>Also, to call Jaguar's entry with a Cosworth powerplant in F1, Ford involvement...really is a stretch. In like vein, Honda had a SUV before the Ridgeline named the Pilot but all they did was re-badge an Isuzu...</p><p></p><p>On to Malaysia. It will be interesting to watch the long shots of the two long straights on either side of the main sheltered grandstands, and will probably be where much of the overtaking will happen. Only a little over 12 days from now...</p><p></p><p>(Edited for terrible spelling and grammar.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoeNashville, post: 1993862, member: 14602"] I was pulling for Ferrari in the beginning, as they were the "Atlanta Braves" of F1...worst to first. Ferrari in F1 in the eighties was a total joke and the early nineties was not much better, until Schumacher. Now that it's total dominance for such a long time it needs to change up a bit. ESC...how about electronic suspension? The Camel Lotus 99T: [IMG]http://www.research-racing.de/gpx1929.jpg[/IMG] ...this car had incredible capabilities. When you take a sharp right hander, which way does your car lean...to the left. With active suspension, this car could realize which way it was leaning and compensate. IOW, it had the capability to lean *right* in a sharp right hand turn! Under braking it could stiffen the front suspension to mitigate the mass shift, and also change the crossweighting in the car to allow for changing fuel loads and unfortunate changes in tire stagger. Not to mention that the vortex generators require a certain height off the deck to function efficiently to generate downforce, and the active suspension would allow absolute control over this variable. This proved to be so much of an advantage it was made obsolete by the rules. Of course, that generation's "Schumacher" was at the controls...Ayrton Senna. He was THE human modification for F1 in the late eighties early nineties. If the manufacturers were allowed to implement electronic controls to the extent that they wanted, the cars would essentially have drivers only for acceleration, braking, and steering. And I am sure the constructors would find a way to eliminate that weak link eventually. :) Interesting cars to watch around a GP circuit...let's say it was the late sixties early seventies cars, before they had really figured out aero and before they had effective race tire technology to cope with the greater load imposed by the aero. Those cars weren't really driven...they were *guided* from apex to apex. :) Least interesting race of all time: the race in the parking lot around the hay bales in Las Vegas in 1981 or 1982. Yes, F1 in a parking lot. It was about the same as watching a bunch of high powered go karts race, or perhaps Solo II. What a change from Watkins Glen in the seventies. I did enjoy watching Phoenix in 1989, although it was comical that they had to weld the manhole covers to keep the cars from sucking them off as they went over. Most interesting: the crown jewel of F1, or Monaco, with every single passing year. It just gets better and better because the circuit never changes, just the cars. Also...Ford isn't truly gone from F1, they just aren't fielding a team, per se. Jaguar was sold to Red Bull, who did their own testing and are designating the car as the RB1, or ostensibly Red Bull One. The powerplant is the Cosworth V10, now produced by the same group under Kalkoven/Forsythe but having been developed under the auspices of Ford/Cosworth is actually being called the Ford V10 by the color announcers for some reason. 18000 RPM now, can you hear it. Also, to call Jaguar's entry with a Cosworth powerplant in F1, Ford involvement...really is a stretch. In like vein, Honda had a SUV before the Ridgeline named the Pilot but all they did was re-badge an Isuzu... On to Malaysia. It will be interesting to watch the long shots of the two long straights on either side of the main sheltered grandstands, and will probably be where much of the overtaking will happen. Only a little over 12 days from now... (Edited for terrible spelling and grammar.) [/QUOTE]
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