F1 water reservoir

[PaulB]

Hello guys,

does anybody knows where the water reservoir for the driver is? In hot races such as Bahrain or Malaysia, they take about 1,5 litres water with them. That takes a volume of 1,5dm³. Where they store that?

Cheers,
Paul

[michl420]

I think I remember, that the reservoir is stored in the nose, besides the brake fluids reservoires or maybe the pedals.

Hallo Landsmann!

[allstaruk08]

im sure coultard said when he was racing it was above the fuel tank and would get quite warm.

[manchild]

The usual system to provide this has three elements. The drink reservoir is placed low on the side of the cockpit, so as to prevent it raising the car's centre of gravity. It usually contains around two litres of fluid (which means two kilos of extra weight at the start of the race). A pump, activated by the driver via a steering-wheel switch, sucks the liquid through a tube and to the driver's mouthpiece inside his helmet.

[yener]

The usual system to provide this has three elements. The drink reservoir is placed low on the side of the cockpit, so as to prevent it raising the car's centre of gravity. It usually contains around two litres of fluid (which means two kilos of extra weight at the start of the race). A pump, activated by the driver via a steering-wheel switch, sucks the liquid through a tube and to the driver's mouthpiece inside his helmet.

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2 kilos of extra weight lol.
The minimum weight of a car is set incl the driver.
When he thrinks the water he will still have the 2 kilo "extra weight"

[Nickel]

2 kilos of extra weight lol.
The minimum weight of a car is set incl the driver.
When he thrinks the water he will still have the 2 kilo "extra weight"

Not quite that cut and dry actually, he will sweat much of the fluids he is replacing, some of which will stay in his racing suit, some of which will evaporate.