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At first the "Drink bottle" button seemed pretty ridiculous to me. Then I remembered that driving 200mph and having to negotiate a water bottle by hand would pr
by javanix 15y ago
At first the "Drink bottle" button seemed pretty ridiculous to me. Then I remembered that driving 200mph and having to negotiate a water bottle by hand would probably be impossible.
- there 15y agosome perspective on how fast f1 cars are: mostly road-going race cars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUhu13qp8Oc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUhu13qp8Oc f1 cars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seget3zOj_8&feature=player_detailpage#t=11s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seget3zOj_8&feature=playe...
- dhughes 15y agoThat's unreal! I'm an F1 fan but even that surprised me.
- earnubs 15y agohttp://www.youtubedoubler.com/?video1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJUhu13qp8Oc&start1=0&video2=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dseget3zOj_8&start2=13&authorName=HN http://www.youtubedoubler.com/?video1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtu...
- CWuestefeld 15y agoBeing at a race in person gives you a very different impression than TV. For one thing, video doesn't convey the incredibly ability of an F1 car to change direction. But maybe the best illustration of your point is obvious at a race. When the pace car is out -- and mind you, this is a top-of-the-line Mercedes sports coupe -- it's going around the track just as fast as it can, tires squealing and the whole works. And the parade of F1 cars is following as if it's a walk in the park, swerving left-and-right in an effort to keep their tires warm at such "slow" speeds.
- LokiSnake 15y agoThe swerving left and right actually does not keep their tires warm, especially at those lower speeds since they aren't generating enough downforce. What it can do is communicate to the driver what the tires can do right now and provide the confidence when they need it. Accelerating/braking is how they generally put heat into the tires.
- CWuestefeld 15y agoUpvoted because you're right about the actual heating effect, or lack thereof. However, that doesn't change the fact that heat is the stated reason that drivers are doing it, even if that's (a) only part of the reason, and (b) a superstition. Drivers, as with other sportsmen, can be very superstitious.
- RobertKohr 15y agoI think it is to keep mentally active (aka boredom) Kinda like when you are waiting for a FPS game to load and you just make circles with your mouse pointer.
- nkassis 15y agono no no, that's to warm up my arm and get my accuracy up. Same as why I mash buttons right before starting to play SC2. It's all science no superstitions.
- bborud 15y agothe current top crop of F1 drivers are remarkably un-superstitious. in particular the "playstation generation" which are remarkably competent professionals who have usually been extremely focused on performance since their early teens. I would tend to believe that the swerving is mostly to feel the tyres and the car.
- davej 15y ago> The swerving left and right actually does not keep their tires warm, especially at those lower speeds since they aren't generating enough downforce. You're mostly correct. However, I believe the main reason for weaving is to prevent too much buildup (various debris from the track) getting on the tyres. Weaving helps to get some of the debris off the tyres.
- davej 15y agoJust FYI, the lens used in each of the shots are different. The F1 shot uses a wider angled lens which makes the car look faster in the background of the shot. Having said that, the F1 car is still substantially faster especially through a high speed corner like Eau Rouge.
- ajtaylor 15y agoMind. Blown. I had to restart the second clip to confirm there was a car going through! The speed is simply mind boggling.
- cubicle67 15y agoSilverstone - BMW M5 vs Williams F1, from 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkC70iFcJ04&feature=fvwrel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkC70iFcJ04&feature=fvwre... lap starts at 3:30