Which is hardly surprising in a sport where every milimiter of suspension travel is calculated and programmed to make the car go faster around a track.PhillipM wrote:They already have a passive system, every team does, even Manor.
In fact it's hard to believe that both of Mercedes' drivers' starts are exclusively their fault at all.sprint car76 wrote:Would be interesting to see the same view of hamiltons car to see if anything has changed in his procedure to cure the problem he had with his starts. Has last two starts have been very good which i think is down to more than just him practicing.
These rock! Thank you!Mark4211 wrote:Mercedes 2016 - Race start procedures, annotated
https://vimeo.com/190263751
Watching the moment of get-away in Rosberg's car, the whole thing appears to be automatic. He dials in 11.5k revs and then as the lights go out he releases the clutch, the revs naturally drop to about 6k and then start to build with speed.sprint car76 wrote:Would be interesting to see the same view of hamiltons car to see if anything has changed in his procedure to cure the problem he had with his starts. Has last two starts have been very good which i think is down to more than just him practicing.
I imagine, for such a simple concept (a few carbon plates pushed together) there are many variables, not just temp (which is being measured) but also for instance glazing, how long will you be stationary at the starting grid, etc etc.popovic94 wrote:I think that posible diference in starts is in clutch warmup. It is posible that clutch haves narow window of operating temperature, so at 4:20 when Rosberg is warming up clutch maybe diference is in that time that driver spends warming it up.
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I'd think they need bigger clutches full stop due to the increased tire grip provided by the wider rear tires.Jolle wrote:I imagine, for such a simple concept (a few carbon plates pushed together) there are many variables, not just temp (which is being measured) but also for instance glazing, how long will you be stationary at the starting grid, etc etc.popovic94 wrote:I think that posible diference in starts is in clutch warmup. It is posible that clutch haves narow window of operating temperature, so at 4:20 when Rosberg is warming up clutch maybe diference is in that time that driver spends warming it up.
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I assume the clutch will be a lot less delicate in Mercedes' 2017 design.
Nothing in F1 is simple, and clutch is probably one of the things that are less simple. It is posible that they have some delicate, exotic material that haves superior traction capabilities, but if they warm it to little or to much it gaves poor starts .Jolle wrote:I imagine, for such a simple concept (a few carbon plates pushed together) there are many variables, not just temp (which is being measured) but also for instance glazing, how long will you be stationary at the starting grid, etc etc.popovic94 wrote:I think that posible diference in starts is in clutch warmup. It is posible that clutch haves narow window of operating temperature, so at 4:20 when Rosberg is warming up clutch maybe diference is in that time that driver spends warming it up.
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I assume the clutch will be a lot less delicate in Mercedes' 2017 design.
