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And just as its premier race series has helped drive innovation in the engines, brakes, suspension and aerodynamics of everyday cars are there any statistics /

And just as its premier race series has helped drive innovation in the engines, brakes, suspension and aerodynamics of everyday cars are there any statistics / studies on this kind of thing? or the similar claim from space exploration? i don't dispute there are useful advances, but i wonder whether they would have been made anyway (perhaps at a lower overall cost, if "cost" can be at all well defined). [edit: i see from the comments below that maybe i need to repeat i don't dispute there are useful advances and the question are there any statistics / studies on this kind of thing?]

hrkristian 13y ago
I would think a common racing term is sufficient as answer here: The faster the better. Did F1 historically slow down or speed up various technological advances? Similarly, will FE speed up relevant tech if it becomes a hit like F1? I don't see why not, as I can see many ways where FE can contribute and/or be a testing ground for tech. Conductive charging on the race track Battery tech, the sky is the limit when the manufacturers will always want a full hours worth of power with the best output
ericcumbee 13y ago
Brakes and Tires are two big things where advances have come from racing. Audi's FSI technology was originally built for the Audi R8 LMP.
- gsnedders 13y ago
  Amusingly: Audi didn't tell anyone about FSI until after the chequered flag. "Oh, by the way guys, we used this unproven technology and just won."
  - ericcumbee 13y ago
    They have done that a couple times, Variable Turbine Geometry comes to mind.
jetd 13y ago
f1 teams are mainly composed of two or more partners. general structure is "real race guys" and "money guys" ie automotive brands you know. havind said this if you look at those brands you can pretty much see all the related products released. for example, renault has produced f1-inspired megane hatchback body called R27 or something like that. mclaren-mercedes slr 722 is an "everyday car" that is most-closer to an f1 car. latest mclaren is also another example.

hrkristian 13y ago

I would think a common racing term is sufficient as answer here: The faster the better. Did F1 historically slow down or speed up various technological advances? Similarly, will FE speed up relevant tech if it becomes a hit like F1? I don't see why not, as I can see many ways where FE can contribute and/or be a testing ground for tech. Conductive charging on the race track Battery tech, the sky is the limit when the manufacturers will always want a full hours worth of power with the best output

ericcumbee 13y ago

Brakes and Tires are two big things where advances have come from racing. Audi's FSI technology was originally built for the Audi R8 LMP.

gsnedders 13y ago
Amusingly: Audi didn't tell anyone about FSI until after the chequered flag. "Oh, by the way guys, we used this unproven technology and just won."
- ericcumbee 13y ago
  They have done that a couple times, Variable Turbine Geometry comes to mind.

jetd 13y ago

f1 teams are mainly composed of two or more partners. general structure is "real race guys" and "money guys" ie automotive brands you know. havind said this if you look at those brands you can pretty much see all the related products released. for example, renault has produced f1-inspired megane hatchback body called R27 or something like that. mclaren-mercedes slr 722 is an "everyday car" that is most-closer to an f1 car. latest mclaren is also another example.