billynomates
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 01:10 PM |
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More f1 dribble
Ferrari spend millions of euro's developing beautiful looking cars.
So why do they put the wheels off the 'Knight Rider' car on their F1 cars.
No wonder Raikonnen always looks like his dog has just got run over.
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blakep82
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 01:34 PM |
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its all about the aerodynamics
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MikeR
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 01:48 PM |
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it sucks the air from the brakes and feeds it under the body to allow the under floor dynamics to get more air / work more effectively
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blakep82
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 01:50 PM |
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does it? its much more sophisticated than i though!
I thought it just stopped air from gathering in the wheel rim, a bit like a parachute effect
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billynomates
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 01:57 PM |
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well they look cack, and they fall off, apparently.
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blakep82
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 02:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by billynomates
well they look cack, and they fall off, apparently.
only reanult ones
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nitram38
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 02:18 PM |
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One fell off in this race
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blakep82
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 02:19 PM |
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^ a reanult one
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pauldm
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 05:47 PM |
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Didn't know what you meant; are you talking about the rear wheel?
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I love speed :-P
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 06:07 PM |
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yes but they also now have one on the front wheel, but at the front it doesn't rotate
EDIT a bit more info here
http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2007/778/444.html
[Edited on 22/7/2007 by I love speed :-P]
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