F1 links: Army uses F1 technology
1st December 2009, 0:57 by Keith Collantine 13 Comments »
F1 expertise motors to the aid of Afghan war effort (Daily Telegraph)
"The British motorsport industry is improving the Army's chances in Afghanistan, supplying vital parts to cool and protect ageing armoured vehicles struggling in the inhospitable terrain."
Exclusive Interview With JR Hildebrand (Speed TV)
"I would say I’ve built the first part of my career racing in the States, and if you’d asked me a couple of months ago what my plan would be, it would be to try and get myself into an IndyCar and see what I can do Stateside. I think I’m quite confident that I could get quite competitive at that level at this stage. But to get the chance to race in Europe, that’s something that I’d look forward to and heavily consider if the option was there.”
"They’re both team players. They are there to race and the only instruction they’ll receive from me is to respect each other on the track. Other than that, they’re free to race."
Tremblay cheers ‘win-win’ F1 deal (Montreal Gazette)
"The $75-million deal is $100 million less than what Ecclestone initially demanded for a five-year contract when efforts to save the race began in earnest a year ago."
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Prisoner Monkeys said on 1st December 2009, 1:09
With the army using F1 parts, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone like the air force starts using CFD.
I’m just waiting for an episode of NCIS where the Navy is supporting a racing team because CFD can be used to design next-generation fighter jets faster than ever before, but the lead designer is murdered and it all ends up being a conspiracy to fix races …
James_mc said on 1st December 2009, 11:50
PM – I’d be shocked and appalled if the aviation industry wasn’t using CFD…
wasiF1 said on 1st December 2009, 1:44
I hope that Bernie now stop asking too much money from the organizer,it will lower the ticketing price & will encourage more people to join F1.I want a full grandstand then 36,000 people.
Gman said on 1st December 2009, 4:07
Glad to see the Hildebrand link made it in Keith!
Anytime technology developed for civilian uses makes it to allied forces serving on the front lines, it is a noteworthy event. All the best to those serving at home and abroad from all Allied/NATO nations!
Keith Collantine said on 1st December 2009, 22:11
You’re welcome mate thanks for the tip
Nitpicker said on 2nd December 2009, 10:57
Often it’s the other way round. However, the military could learn a thing or two about weight saving and economic use of materials, almost everything is ridiculously over-engineered.
JSingh said on 3rd December 2009, 3:34
Actually (here’s me nitpicking at your comment) military airplanes have a factor of safety of 1. Which means they are designed to take only as much load as they would take during a normal flight!
DGR-F1 said on 1st December 2009, 11:19
Since when have ‘Vintage Aston Martins’ been racing in F1? Is this Prodrive by the back-door? Or a new term for the current shape of the cars?
Prisoner – There used to be a Drag Racing team called ‘US Army’……
Nitpicker said on 2nd December 2009, 10:54
Cheap supply of parachutes.
Mark Hitchcock said on 1st December 2009, 21:39
Improving their chances (of victory) from impossible to….impossible.
Klon said on 1st December 2009, 22:26
“F1 expertise motors to the aid of war effort”
I thought I would have never to be truly ashamed of being a Formula 1 fan, but well, this hope is crushed as well.
Nitpicker said on 2nd December 2009, 10:53
Typical Daily Mail sensationalist junk.
Chaz said on 3rd December 2009, 16:13
The MOD is turning to engineering companies to build parts to the timetable of Formula One, which expects results in weeks rather than the years most MoD equipment programmes operate in. Sadly I guess this only goes part to resolving the many complex issues as I would guess the troops hope the decision making processes likely needs drastically speeding up and streamlining too…