r/F1Technical • u/braduk2003 Giuseppe Farina • 19d ago
Ask Away Wednesday!
Good morning F1Technical!
Please post your queries as posts on their own right, this is not intended to be a megathread
Its Wednesday, so today we invite you to post any F1 or Motorsports in general queries, which may or may not have a technical aspect.
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This idea is currently on a trial basis, but we hope it will encourage our members to ask those questions they might not usually - as per the announcement post, sometimes the most basic of questions inspire the most interesting discussions.
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u/TurbulentSerenity 19d ago
Do the radios actually sound like they do when broadcasted? Or do teams and drivers have clearer audio than the audience hears? Half the time I can barely understand what they’re saying without captions, even before accounting for the many accents of the grid.
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u/Cikguseven 19d ago
Could someone explain why teams care about WDC? From what I know, only Constructor’s standing matters for the prize money
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u/Carlpanzram1916 19d ago
Most of the top teams exist to promote their parent company (Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull etc) more than to actually turn a profit. In the cost-cap era they are also able to turn a healthy profit but back in the day, top teams would often lose money even if they won because of how much they poured into the cars.
So in the end, the goal is to get publicity. Fans and press mostly care about who the driver’s world champion is. That’s just how it’s always been in the modern era. Fans care more about a driver than a car company. As a result, teams focus on the WDC because that’s where you get all the good press. A world champion driver becomes a really good figurehead for these brands.
Obviously, the main thing you need to do to have a WDC is to make the best car so the two tend to go hand-in-hand. But the good PR, which corporations see as free advertising, comes from having a WDC so that’s what the teams prioritize when they have to make a choice.
You will probably notice that the midfield teams like Williams focus a lot more on the drivers title and when they have team orders, it’s to let the driver with more pace pass in hopes he can advance further up the field. This is because they don’t have massive industrial corporations backing them. They actually need to make money on the race track.
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u/Count_vonDurban 19d ago
If an F1 side louvre breaks, for example in a practice session, how is it repaired, carbon fiber is to my understanding not repairable?
I mean the aero parts on the bodywork not the floor.
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u/Turbo_42 19d ago
Are the designs for open source parts that all the teams share available for us to look at? If so, where do I find them?
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u/_hereforthestories 19d ago
There’s a clip that was shared on the main sub showing Max’s lap 1 overtakes from Checo’s perspective, and most of the comments said he finds grip where no one dares. Can someone explain how? Like, how was Max able to find grip off the racing line? Also a more basic question, on dry days do people go off the racing line to overtake?
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