2020 f1

[WhyOne?]

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It would be great to see this as a switchable technology on a high performance road car.

Do you really think this has could conceivably have a tangible benedit in a road car?!

My best guess is that it will be a minimal gain even in an F1 car, with the biggest benefit b/likely to be an enhanced ability to manage tyre temperatures / performance / wear. Even the softest, most specialised road tyres are light years away from those used in F1.

[goldnsx]

Even the softest, most specialised road tyres are light years away from those used in F1.

That's certainly true. I don't see a benefit either on the road. Today's sportcars are already fast enough.
In F1 it's all about understanding the tires and keep them in their optimal window. I only see a benefit in F1 and we'll see how big it is. The advantage is having a lower aero restriction and a warmed up tire already at the entry of a turn.

[Pride]

Do you really think this has could conceivably have a tangible benedit in a road car?!

My best guess is that it will be a minimal gain even in an F1 car, with the biggest benefit b/likely to be an enhanced ability to manage tyre temperatures / performance / wear. Even the softest, most specialised road tyres are light years away from those used in F1.

Im sure you're probably right but maybe in this case as an optional extra, albeit very expensive, even if it's just for the ultimate track toy switch on the hyper performance cars that owners love to take to track days or maybe they'd just like to have bragging rights over their friends.

And also another excuse and opportunity for the manufacturer to make a lot of money on the request of the rich consumer as they tick the option extra box and at the end of the day the more it's talked about this year (and I'm sure it will be talked about a lot), the more the seed is set for it to be requested if it's seen to be successful on track.

[Senninha]

So Toto was at Williams till 2013, therefore he may have been aware of, and witnessed the onboard wheel heating innovation they ran for the 14/15 season until it got discovered. Generating extra wheel heat helped the tyres and subsequently the lap times ... is DAS the modern, openly engineered (with the FIA) replacement to that innovation?

Will others copy, I doubt it for a few months running. Could they counter its advantage? Yes. If you listened to some of the practice commentary, one of the commentators whilst admiring the engineering did suggest that a skilled driver would/should be able to work out how to use the ‘standard’ steering to generate extra tyre heat at the end of a straight to help the cornering grip.

If you watched the Mercedes in action and listened to a) the soundtrack and b) the commentators, this car is able to apply power early and keep off the brakes longer so there is very likely some further engineering brilliance at work that isn’t as obvious as the DAS system, that then combined with the rear suspension innovation is providing the drivers a car that (yet) again has raised the bar ....

At the moment it would be a fairly safe bet for 2 x 7th World crowns heading to Stuttgart ...

As for the rest of the field, Max is having fun whilst claiming not to have really pushed the car yet ... the Pink Mercedes could trouble the top 6 this year, along with McLaren who are just being very Mclaren of old, i.e. methodically working through their programme, rather Ron like I thought.

Williams were first off the pit lane which I hope bodes well for a move towards the mid field this year.

Next week may give a ‘slightly’ better indication but as we all know, nothing is clear cut until the lights go out down under ...

[goldnsx]

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