Comments on: How teams dodge traction control ban

By: Otavio

Otavio — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:41:14 +0000

@ AJ – isn’t you the notoriously famous AJ from old Ben’s F1 Links list, is you? If so, where have you been? guys are missing you!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:56:33 +0000

Thanks for explaining me Clive and John!

Realistically, it was only going to be a matter of time until they got aournd the ECU. And Craig, there is nothing I love more then a good conspiracy theory, Especially coming out of McLaren!

By: De

De — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:23:37 +0000

Regarding to Craig’s comment, I have to say it’s a really stupid idea to use speed limiter to brake before the pit lane entry.

Because what a speed limiter does, is to limit/reduce/controll the engine RPM when you step on the throttle. It will never engage the brake. So when activated, it will indeed slow you down when you are going over the speed limit, only because your RPM is too high/reduced. But that can never be as quick as using a brake pedal.

Even they can have a automatic braking system for entering the pit lane, I doubt that would be much useful. The problem entering the pitlane is, depend on your current speed, at which point you must start to brake so that you going exactly at the limited speed when your are crossing the line. Have an automatic brake button won’t solve the problem, as you still can push the button too early or to late, thus lose time or get a penaulty. That is the main problem.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:23:23 +0000

I was wondering about the launch control..With the new regs, I was really hoping to see the plumes of tire smoke when the lights went out, but it just hasn’t happened..a little dissapointing really

By: Fred Schechter

Fred Schechter — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:52:23 +0000

Are the teams allowed to select a variety of maps, or are they given a numbered set of available maps by the Mclaren ECU (I still can’t believe a particular constructor is allowed to design everyone’s ecu while still participating,,). Are they "overlapping selections" so that say if there were 10 maps available, yet on a driver’s selector they have 15 to 20 settings. Are these settings capable of being "combinations of maps"? It seems a simple overlapping of code would be horrifyingly bad, but who knows. Has anyone seen this code to have any reference point. This is where my questions tend to jump off (and I retract all my "magic pedal" crap of a few weeks ago)

By: Clive

Clive — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:53:46 +0000

The bridge reference is a bit dated now – perhaps the hicks have finally realised that the Brooklyn Bridge is not actually for sale. Instead, you might be offered a few acres of charming waterfront property in Florida. Swampland, in other words.

Or possibly land on an oilfield in Texas. Which sounds a great deal until you find out that you can’t buy the rights to any oil beneath your property in Texas – you get the surface and that’s it!

By: Alex Andronov

Alex Andronov — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:29:16 +0000

I would also like to give kudos to Ted for writing the only mention that the BBC had won the F1 coverage.

I’ve always liked Ted. He seems to have an enthusiasm for the sport but is also willing to say "that race was boring" which isn’t something ITV normally admit to.

By: FLIG

FLIG — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:35:31 +0000

Heh, in Brasil we sell Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer. People will buy anything, even stories about ECUs and Traction Control rules being followed.
Not there yet, but I think F1 is going back to being competitive. Last year was good, this year seems excellent. Maybe we’ll get more and more passes like Heidfeld’s…

By: fas

fas — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:28:58 +0000

Its very interesting to see how teams are getting around the TC Ban. However since all the teams will be doing the same, none of the teams will be gaining any advantage.

Cheers

By: John

John — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:51:11 +0000

regarding Mark's bridge comment, apparently it's a predominantly American reference. It has to do with con men "selling" the Brooklyn Bridge. From the Wikipedia article on the Bridge: "References to "selling the Brooklyn Bridge" abound in American culture, sometimes as examples of rural gullibility but more often in connection with an idea that strains credulity. For example, "If you believe that, I have a wonderful bargain for you…" References are often nowadays more oblique, such as "I could sell you some lovely riverside property in Brooklyn ... ". George C. Parker and William McCloundy are two early 20th-century con-men who had (allegedly) successfully perpetrated this scam on unwitting tourists.[1]"