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Post by René on Dec 24, 2020 11:20:59 GMT
Fantastic documentary, Mikael! I thoroughly enjoyed that and had not seen any of this before, with the exception of 1979 French Grand Prix of course.
Great to see how everything was build by hand and you could still understand the crafts and technologies used. Wonderful footage of that first all black prototype with Jean-Pierre giving it the spurs (can you say that..?).
Anyway, great stuff with unique footage. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by mikael on Dec 28, 2020 12:33:28 GMT
The single, transmission-mounted disc-brake on the 1960 BRM P48: an interesting idea, which certainly reduced the unsprung mass. But quite a tiny disc - it must have become very hot ...
(I wasn't aware of this interesting detail, until I accidentally came across it.)
Another fascinating aspect of the history of Formula One: all these curious technical ideas :-)
Dan Gurney, Silverstone 1960
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Post by charleselan on Dec 28, 2020 16:25:33 GMT
Known I believe as the "Bacon Slicer" it was not a great success, in fact Dan Gurney photographed in the first picture hated the concept, even more so after it failed and sent his BRM into the crowd at Zandvoort tragically killing a young boy. No error on Dan's part, and he was devastated at what unfolded. He himself was lucky to escape serious injury, and it would be safe to say that it prompted his move to Porsche the following year.
I actually liked the look of the first rear engined BRM F1 car, and success for the manufacturer was just around the corner.
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Post by René on Dec 29, 2020 13:16:38 GMT
Fascinating concept. It may not have been a great success but the idea alone to actually try it is fantastic.
Great pictures Mikael! |
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Post by chrisb on Jan 1, 2021 11:23:45 GMT
Fabulous pictures Mikael, they really do that era justice,
the bacon slicer was very unpopular and am not totally sure if it was on Hans Hermann's car at Avus, but it didn't work very well - especially at that dramatic clip
the 1960 BRM was driven with great verve by Graham, none more so that at the British GP that year, when yes he had brake problems
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Post by mikael on Jan 28, 2021 19:30:35 GMT
There is an article on the Autosport web-page about hydrogen-power as a possible future solution for Formula One:
On the surface, it sounds interesting. Actually, I have never seen (or heard) a hydrogen-powered engine in reality. (I wonder if any of you have?) Thus, looking at some videos, I was very surprised to find that a hydrogen-powered engine basically is soundless! (I was surprised because it is still a (common) combustion engine principle, after all.) Well, perhaps not completely soundless - the experimental hydrogen-powered Le Mans car, for example, sounds very much like an electric car; see for example:
I recall that there were some discussions about the hydrogen-powered Mazda RX-8 some ten years ago. Again, I never managed to see one in real life. But finding now some movies about it, it seems, also, that it becomes completely muted in hydrogen-mode (it can run in normal gasoline-mode as well):
So - sadly - no matter what road the F1-responsibles decide to take, it seems that the "screaming" F1 engine is a thing of the past ...
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Post by René on Feb 10, 2021 19:01:35 GMT
From a time when a Texas Instruments calculator was still the summum of digital technology; Niki explains how he operates his championship winning 1977 Ferrari 312T2.
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Post by Carl on Feb 10, 2021 19:14:37 GMT
From a time when a Texas Instruments calculator was still the summum of digital technology; Niki explains how he operates his championship winning 1977 Ferrari 312T2. A very cool tutorial from an appreciative driver whose grandmother was a smart lady!
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Post by charleselan on Feb 10, 2021 19:33:54 GMT
From a time when a Texas Instruments calculator was still the summum of digital technology; Niki explains how he operates his championship winning 1977 Ferrari 312T2. Unfortunately it tells me that it is blocked in my country on copyright grounds, strange as i am set up via my secondary router as if I am in the UK! |
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Post by mikael on Feb 10, 2021 19:44:30 GMT
From a time when a Texas Instruments calculator was still the summum of digital technology; Niki explains how he operates his championship winning 1977 Ferrari 312T2.
Absolutely wonderful! Thank you for sharing, René.
I love also Lauda's discussion of the '76 Ferrari in his "The Art and Science of Grand Prix Driving" of 1977.
The roll bar structure in front of the steering wheel is interesting - almost a kind of a "low-mounted halo". It seems that this was something that was dropped again - thinking about, say, the low-slung cars of the early '90's ...
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Post by Carl on Feb 11, 2021 0:54:45 GMT
John, Here it is from YouTube, hopefully with a global acceptance |
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Post by charleselan on Feb 11, 2021 17:50:12 GMT
John, Here it is from YouTube, hopefully with a global acceptance Cheers for that Carl, but sadly that is also blocked. I will try later by using my VPN set to France, or even my standard French router. It obviously is blocked to UK users  . |
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Post by robmarsh on Feb 15, 2021 17:59:46 GMT
From a time when a Texas Instruments calculator was still the summum of digital technology; Niki explains how he operates his championship winning 1977 Ferrari 312T2.
Absolutely wonderful! Thank you for sharing, René.
I love also Lauda's discussion of the '76 Ferrari in his "The Art and Science of Grand Prix Driving" of 1977.
The roll bar structure in front of the steering wheel is interesting - almost a kind of a "low-mounted halo". It seems that this was something that was dropped again - thinking about, say, the low-slung cars of the early '90's ...
Hi Mikael the front roll bar just became incorporated into the carbon fibre cockpit surround so it is not that easy to notice nowadays. It is to due with a straight line being drawn from the top of the roll bar behind the cockpit to the top of the scuttle in the modern car. You may notice that some cars had a little triangle appearing on the centre line right in fron of the aero screen. That is how the designers got around that rule. |
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Post by René on Feb 16, 2021 16:36:57 GMT
Absolutely wonderful! Thank you for sharing, René.
I love also Lauda's discussion of the '76 Ferrari in his "The Art and Science of Grand Prix Driving" of 1977.
The roll bar structure in front of the steering wheel is interesting - almost a kind of a "low-mounted halo". It seems that this was something that was dropped again - thinking about, say, the low-slung cars of the early '90's ...
Hi Mikael the front roll bar just became incorporated into the carbon fibre cockpit surround so it is not that easy to notice nowadays. It is to due with a straight line being drawn from the top of the roll bar behind the cockpit to the top of the scuttle in the modern car. You may notice that some cars had a little triangle appearing on the centre line right in fron of the aero screen. That is how the designers got around that rule. Yes you're right Rob. That basic principle of the straight line has not changed but the cars and driver position have of course. © Giorgio Piola
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Post by mikael on Aug 28, 2022 10:18:26 GMT
On a wonderful three-weeks vacation in Japan, I was lucky to come across a new (May 2022) special issue of the magazine "Motor Fan", where some of the Honda F1 turbo engines of the period 2015-2021 are taken apart. It's very interesting, and I've longed to see details in photos like this. Look at the very peculiar spark plugs, for example; it's not something that normally is shown. For sure, these engines are exceedingly complicated in comparison with, say, the last generation of V8 engines.
(The first photo shows also (in the background) an earlier (2011) issue of this magazine, where the 2008 V8 Honda F1 engine is taken apart. I'm happy to have both of these unique issues of the magazine, to be able to compare.)
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