Monaco steering rack

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timbo
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Monaco steering rack

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To make the car go around Loews hairpin the steering of an F1 car has to be adjusted.
Which way?
Do they alter the ratio or the allow more steering lock?

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turbof1
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Re: Monaco steering rack

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#AeroFrodo

timbo
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turbof1 wrote:They actually adjust the wishbones
Yeah, I know that, but what it means to driver? Does he have a greater lock, or same lock but sharper steering?

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http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2004/5/1580.html
“Wheel alignment and particularly camber receive special attention: usually we favour very high camber angles, but this can potentially lead to severe braking instability in highly cambered and bumpy braking areas. Steering geometry must also be considered, as the Loews hairpin requires more lock than any other corner during the season, and we run up to twice as much steering lock as at a circuit such as Barcelona.
#AeroFrodo

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Re: Monaco steering rack

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greater lock obviously

Billzilla
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A friend of mine builds steering rack for half the F1 field, I vaguely remember him saying that he does build a special rack for Monaco.