Are you saying that the current F1 cars are not the most technically advanced race cars in the world?Just_a_fan wrote: What F1 cars should be - the most technically advanced race cars in the world.
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Are you saying that the current F1 cars are not the most technically advanced race cars in the world?Just_a_fan wrote: What F1 cars should be - the most technically advanced race cars in the world.
Sorry to steal your thunder Rob, but the McLaren in the picture is a normally aspirated one...(MP4-5 of 1989)Robbobnob wrote:
hard to believe this has been left out, the Ferrari's dont have anything on the pace of this machine
Proved Turbos were the ---
Yes. The FW14B had active suspension, ABS, TC, semi-auto gearbox annd the best aero package in the field at the time.Tumbarello wrote:Are you saying that the current F1 cars are not the most technically advanced race cars in the world?Just_a_fan wrote: What F1 cars should be - the most technically advanced race cars in the world.
The cars back then were a little too remote controlled for my taste. Technical marvels as they were, but I'd rather have the drivers worry about wheelspin, locking brakes and so on.Just_a_fan wrote:Yes. The FW14B had active suspension, ABS, TC, semi-auto gearbox annd the best aero package in the field at the time.Tumbarello wrote:Are you saying that the current F1 cars are not the most technically advanced race cars in the world?Just_a_fan wrote: What F1 cars should be - the most technically advanced race cars in the world.
The FW14B was a beast of a car. Adrian Newey, in an interview with this author in 2007, recalled how the active suspension destroyed Patrese’s confidence: 'It was a very physical car to drive because it had enormous downforce and big steering loads. And it didn’t give much feedback – in fact, on corner entry it moved around quite a lot, like a Citroen 2CV, and wasn’t confidence-inspiring. If you kept your foot in it would go round, but Riccardo couldn’t bring himself to do that – Nigel, with his enormous self-belief and car control, could.'
I was referring to the data sent to the car from the pits to adjust ride height, brake balance, etc. For me that is to some extent remote control.Just_a_fan wrote:@sebp
Ironically the FW14B didn't have power steering so it was a very physical car to drive. Williams had to develop PAS for the FW15 so that Prost could drive it (perhaps the FW15 is the more advanced then...?)
There's no way the FW14B was a "remote controlled" car. It was a very physical racer's car. Today's machines are much more likely to be driver friendly than 20 years ago because the teams use clever engine electronics to help the driver with every facet of the process of cornering quickly.
Here you go:N12ck wrote:How about a car which looks very strange?
