After rumours had recently increased about a buyout of Brawn GP, Mercedes is now confirmed to have bought 75.1% of Brawn GP shares. The team will consequently be renamed to Mercedes GP and looks set to run world champion Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg in 2010.
Rubens Barrichello is regarded as one of the best development drivers in the business, none other than Ross Brawn has spoken of the Brazilian's strength in understanding engine-mapping and performance, an area where he was far superior even to Michael Schumacher. By the end of the season, Barrichello will have started more than 300 grands prix and has essential comparative engine data in his head - and a willingness to push Williams and Cosworth to the limit. "He doesn't hold back with any criticism and he provides extremely useful feedback." says Gallagher. "That has been of use to us in optimizing the engine. He drove the Honda in 2008, the Mercedes in '09 and he briefly drove the Williams Toyota in Qatar. When we met him in December, he was able to sit down and talk us through the difference between the engines that he had experienced over the past year. That was really interesting because we have no aspirations to match the Toyota or the Honda, because they weren't6 good enough. Our aspirations are to match the Mercedes! What he said about its power, drive ability and characteristics was extremely helpful. "To hear a driver describe how an engine can affect his driving style - the way he takes the car through the corner, the way he changes down the gears, the way he brakes and used the engine - as well as how the engine alters the nuances of car handling is very useful. There's no question that Rubes stands out in terms of the caliber of the feedback that he has provided.
xpensive wrote:Perhaps un-isotrop carbon-fiber technology is an xample of an area where the machinist is separated from the engineer?
is there a tolerance on it ...in thou please....you got a conversion table for that?..Probably. I think this is probably one of those things that has dropped out as a result of Newey's top-down prodding. He prods his team and says "I want a wing that does this" and then someone down the line finds out as a result of the pressure.xpensive wrote:Perhaps un-isotrop carbon-fiber technology is an xample of an area where the machinist is separated from the engineer?
RAG and Downforce .It really starts with the first question you are asking yourself that will hint you where you need to put your efforts ownforce when you need it and minimised drag on the straights.Remember where you read this marcush, just swap "Brawn" for "Newey"!xpensive wrote:With the current regulations, the "xciting" part will probably be an even more outrageous front wing, which folds likeJohnsonsEvilTwin wrote:I see potential, and maybe next year these "xciting developments" Brawn speaks of will actually be xciting!!!!!
a road-map on the straights but curls up as an air-brake through the bends, while it stays solid as a rock in the pits.
The latter will be cherfully demonstrated by Norbert Haug, with posing for the photographers sitting on it.
