#f1technical: tracks

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Hi F1stuff 👋! First off, I wanted to say that I’m enjoying your content very much. I love that if I miss something on other platforms, I will most likely find it here XD. Second, I wanted to ask where the F1 fans hangout nowadays, if anywhere, for discussion purposes? I just came back to F1 earlier this year and I find myself needing to share and discuss with other fans. I found the F1technical subreddit for my technical discussions (albeit more questions than discussion). But I’m wondering where the people hang for discussion and exchanges purposes. It’s my first time being into F1 without rl friends, so I find myself in occasional need of people to discuss and digest. And well, it’s also a question of where the f1 slash ppl hang out? Discord? Merci!

Hi! (As per your other ask, it’s not an intrusion at all!) For me personally, I’ve just reached out to blogs on here that I liked and wanted to chat with to start a community (like you did here!), but I also joined a charlos discord where we often discuss other f1 news/livechat during the track sessions etc. I’m not sure about other discords for other ships or specific drivers but I know they’re out there, as well as discord servers for particular f1 podcasts where ppl discuss!

I would just reach out to the blogs you like or comment on posts to start interacting with people, and those communities will start revealing themselves! (Tumblr introduced the ‘communities’ feature as well, but I haven’t really interacted with that much tbh. If you’re interested in the charlos discord, you can reach out to @c2-eh and see if you like us over there!)

Anyone feel free to add to this post with advice!

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Fast facts about the Dutch Grand Prix

Fast facts about the Dutch Grand Prix By Balazs Szabo on 27 Aug 2023, 10:00 Formula One returned after its traditional summer break, albeit this time it is not the Belgian Grand Prix, but the Dutch Grand Prix to kick off the second half of the season. F1Technical's senior writer Balázs Szabó picks out the trivia and stats about today's Zandvoort F1 race. Long history – Today’s Zandvoort race will be the 33rd FIA Formula One World Championship Dutch Grand Prix. The race joined the calendar in 1952 and was a fixture on the schedule until 1985 with the exception of several years – 1954, 1956, 1957 and 1972. The inaugural race was won by Alberto Ascari who led a one-two-three finish for Ferrari. Construction - Situated on the Dutch North Sea coast, the town of Zandvoort already hosted motor racing on its streets as early as the 1930s. After World War II, the permanent venue used today was constructed among the sand dunes, making use of roads laid out by occupying forces. Dutch designer John Hugenholtz is often credited with creating the circuit alongside his work at Suzuka. But while Hugenholtz became circuit director at Zandvoort, it's actually ‘Bentley Boy' Sammy Davis from England – winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1927 – who is said to have advised the Dutch Automobile Racing Club on the layout. Banking - Formula One returned to Zandvoort in 2021. Ahead of its return, the track was modified to aid overtaking opportunites: Turn 3 and the last one, Turn 14 (named after former circuit director John Hugenholtz and Dutch driver Arie Luyendyk respectively), were reprofiled and they now sport a 19 and 13 degree banking respectively, which allows the drivers to go through them at much higher speeds. Short layout – Zandvoort is a relatively short track on the current F1 calendar. The circuit sports a lengths of 4.259km which means that drivers need to complete 72 laps to cover the race distance of 306.648km. Overtaking – Due to its tight nature, overtaking has never been easy in Zandvoort. Two DRS zones have been mandated to aid overtaking opportunities with the first one placed 50m after Turn 10 and the second one installed 40m after Turn 13. The first DRS zone has its detection point 50m after Turn 10 and the second one 20m after Turn 12. The most successful ones - Ferrari is the most successful constructor at the Dutch Grand Prix with eight victories. The Scuderia won twice with Alberto Ascari at the wheel with Wolfgang von Trips, Jacky Ickx, Didier Pironi and René Arnoux also having clinched a win with the Maranello-based outfit. The most successful driver is Jim Clark who won the Dutch Grand Prix four times, followed by Jackie Stewart and Lauda, who won three races apiece. The other repeat winners are Ascari, Jack Brabham, James Hunt and Alain Prost with all of them having two triumphs in the Netherlands to their names. Harder compounds – The banked corners at Turn 3 and Turn 14, and the proliferation of of high-speed turns mean that Pirelli arrived at Zandvoort with compounds from the harder end of its range. The C1 compound is nominated at the Dutch Grand Prix as P Zero White hard, C2 as P Zero Yellow medium and C3 as P Zero Red soft. This is the same choice as the last two years (since Zandvoort returned to the calendar) with the difference being that the current C1 compound is softer than its predecessors. Reduced speed – Due to the tight nature of the pit lane, the speed limit is set at 60kph during every on-track action of the weekend. Modifications – The Zandvoort track has gone trhough a few changes since last year. New, upgraded fencing has been installed on the right-hand side at Turn 7and Turn 8 , and in the run-off at Turn 12 to protect marshals. A bump has been removed on the start/finish straight just before the first corner. Furthermore, bumps on the right-hand side between Turns 5 and 6 have also been removed. via F1Technical.net . Motorsport news https://www.f1technical.net/news/

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Tyre preview: Pirelli brings harder compounds to Zandvoort By Balazs Szabo on 24 Aug 2023, 14:00 ... #usa #uk #ireland

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So you want to start learning about the technical side of F1?

Where do you start?

Well here I guess.

This has been something in the works for some time; I’ve had a few messages about people asking for recommendations and thought that I would compile everything into one document. I’ve tried to provide links where I can as well.

‘Free’ Resources

- The first thing I’d recommend is the technical and sporting regulations but I wouldn’t recommend you trying to read them end to end as they’d be very dull but whenever you see one of them referenced in a stewards document look it up and try to get an understanding of the background. You’ll soon have a pretty solid understanding of all the main infringements.

- Free Practice Sessions; I know they aren’t technically free but…

Genuinely if you can find a stream for a FP session there is usually quite good information about the track characteristics as well as the tyre strategies, who usually goes well here, etc (depending on your commentators)

- Youtube; for technical information I would recommend ChainBear and for motorsport history CYMotorsport both are absolutely incredible and really accessible for new viewers. Also on Sky Sports F1’s YouTube they often post the Sky Pad clips and I would recommend watching these if you don’t get them in your feed as they can bring a really good insight about the different lines that drivers take into a corner amongst other things.

- Podcasts; F1Nation - they usually do really great race previews and race reviews which let you know what to look out for, not super technical but good background knowledge. Also Autosport have a very good podcast called “F1 and More” where they do a similar thing but also have practice and qualifying reviews.

- F1 Website; honestly it sounds simple but take a look at some of the articles on the F1 website if you have time, especially the Tech Tuesday ones, as well as their Tech Talk series of videos. They actually have a lot of really interesting analysis videos and articles on there. They also usually go through the strategy options before a race. There is also a glossary of all the key F1 terms here. Also keep an eye out for whenever Ross Brawn does an article.

F1TV; yes another one that isn’t technically free but I’m sure you can find these elsewhere. Jolyon Palmers analysis, honestly these are so great post race where he looks back over the key moments and is able to give both a drivers insight as well as a more technical insight. I especially love it when he shows the telemetry data. There is also more in-depth Tech-Talk videos on here and they are really interesting.

- Reddit; I know F1 Reddit can sometimes be quite gatekeepy but its actually getting better; there’s the main r/Formula1 page and there’s also r/F1technical which is really interesting and also has a lot of technical discussions but they aren’t overly complex and people there are a lot more willing to explain things. This is where I often get a lot of news about upgrades and stuff from as I rarely use Twitter.

Books

This is where I actually started and a lot of the books I read were quite old as I either bought them second hand or borrowed them from my dad, but here we go

- Adrian Newey “How to Build a Car” this is one of my favourites as it’s part autobiography, part technical book and it goes through his years working for different teams and the regulation changes that took place. If you don’t know Adrian Newey is Red Bull’s chief aerodynamicist and helped design all of their cars for many years.

- Steve Matchett “The Mechanics Tale” less technical but this tells the story of an F1 mechanic through the years, and gives more background into the world of F1 as a whole.

- David Tremayne “The Science of Formula 1 Design” and “The Science of Speed” his books on F1 are really incredible and informative but not in a stuffy way; they are easy to pick up and read.

- Giorgio Piola “Formula 1 Technical Analysis” there are so many of these books, they used to come out annually but it’s the illustrations in these books that make them so special. Real photos are never used and instead there’s incredibly realistic drawings of all the cars as well as that years regulation changes. I’ve got the year that all the cars had the proboscis noses (the dick nosed cars) and yet he’s made them look beautiful and the information is so helpful if you are interested in a particular year. He actually does a lot of work with motorsport now, on technical analysis still creating beautiful illustrations

- Ross Brawn “Total Competition” this is a real interesting look into F1 strategy and creating a championship winning team but also looks into the business side of F1 as well.

- Derek Seward “Race Car Design” a little more like a textbook, I’ve read extracts of it and it has been really interesting. This one is more engineering heavy though.

- Haynes Manual “Red Bull Racing F1 Car” this takes an in-depth look at the Red Bull RB6, it’s so interesting but it’s not really dumbed down but it’s still a relatively simple read. I think this is one of the first ones I acquired and it’s still one of my favourites.

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this is a very long message, but!! if you want to get into f1, there are a few ways to do it:

drive to survive on netflix: i've seen you are already watching, but DtS is a good introduction to the more human aspect of the sport, to get a feel of who you like. it gives the very basics of racing, and the controversies in each year it was filmed, but be careful! don't take it all as fact. they often overlay radio messages from unrelated situations to different ones, and they often play up drama that isn't there for the sake of making "good tv".

formula 1 highlights: watching the highlights for free practice 1, 2 and 3 as well as those for qualifying, sprint races and the races themselves generally helps with a greater understanding of the sport, and you can see how teams progress through each session and how different cars swing in performance around different tracks. you can find these on the formula 1 youtube channel!

youtube: there are plenty of youtube channels which can help you understand aspects of the sport, whether that be from the fan point of view (wtf1, tommo, veloce/live fast) or the technical view (chainbear, driver61). find the people and pundits you like via your youtube recommendations, but don't be afraid to branch out and find different opinions.

reddit: it can sometimes be a toxic place, but r/formula1 often has lots of great discussions about the races, drivers and teams, and collects some of the most interesting/important news articles and videos into one place; they also have a daily discussion thread in which you can ask questions if you need. r/f1technical does a fantastic job of discussing the actual engineering and car performance aspects of the sport, too.

i'd generally say to stay away from twitter until you really have a grasp on which drivers and teams you like, and you have a good understanding of the sport, with all its good, bad and ugly. it can devolve into a pretty toxic place, and often new fans can get rallied upon for somewhat ignorant takes, despite the fact that they're just learning the sport, or for supporting certain drivers over others.

just as an fyi: pretty much every team and driver has done or said something controversial at some point, but the one you should be really aware of is nikita mazepin, who's gone far and above anything anyone else has done. this is a good thread about it, just so you're aware of it.

once you get into f1, and if you're craving more, i'd recommend getting into formula 2 and 3 as well; they're the feeder series to f1 and have more or less the same cars throughout the field (so is more driver based than car), and you get to see young up and coming drivers that aspire to get to f1 too.

but most of all, just enjoy it. you can get as involved as you want, and often the best way of getting into the sport is just by watching the grand prix weekends in full, which can be done via subscribing to F1TV Pro, depending on your country (or streaming them... very, very.... legally)

i hope you have fun! :)

You the best! I decided to put dts on hold for now until I can watch some more videos/factual things. I know the point of it is to provide entertainment and I found myself already rooting for/against specific drivers bc of the storylines so I don't want to sour myself on specific people just yet.

I'll start with YouTube and watch a race weekend so I can get a better idea. Twitter is usually brutal so I'm gonna stay away for the foreseeable future lmao

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canadian gp 2025 | preview and expectations for ferrari (brakeboosted)

tl;dr - track layout seems ferrari-friendly (mostly slow corners, thus minimal variety = less setup compromise), however external factors could expose key weaknesses with tyre warm-up, braking stability, and ride height sensitivity, unless they adapt with real upgrades and not just setup tweaks

more detailed analysis by brakeboosted under the cut

Looking at the layout, you'd assume the track would suit Ferrari a lot, but that really isn't the case in my opinion. You think, slow corners, long straights, no fast ones, no setup compromise = Ferrari good. I think some external factors change that a bit. #CanadaGP 🇨🇦

Everything I'm about to write is under the assumption that the issues we've experienced have not been resolved.

Mostly slow corners and on a non-abrasive surface. Generating tyre temp is a persistent issue we've had over the last two seasons. I don't believe this is completely resolved. Hysteretic heating is at a minimum due to the low lateral energy transfer through the tyres. Molecular adhesion is also low due to the grip of the surface. This means, you won't be able to produce the heat needed for an optimal qualifying lap, and you put yourself in a position where graining on the front axle becomes a potential hindrance in the race as well. In the last two races, I think there might have been a small step in the right direction regarding the heating of the tyre. I personally don't think there is enough performance overhead to unmask that issue completely.

One thing to note is Pirelli have gone a step softer with the compounds. This might offset the potential damage these factors may cause to Ferrari, but the C6 tyre in general is just not a good tyre, I don't expect that to change this weekend.

The next thing is braking.

Something I have already noticed during testing, and it's been reaffirmed throughout the season, especially in Miami, is the unpredictability of high speed braking with this car. Another reason I think we might struggle, and more specifically in qualifying.

I believe this is a product of some extreme setup compromises, as mentioned by the drivers regularly throughout the season. It forces them to be rather conservative on the brakes on entry, and then try to use the already weak rear end on exit. It almost always results in a net time loss in similar scenarios at other circuits. I'd like to reiterate that this is under the assumption that no fixes are put in place this weekend.

The last thing I want to discuss is the bumpy nature of the track. Even post resurface the track is incredibly bumpy, that means cars will most likely not run at optimal ride heights, also because of the sheer amount of kerbs that need to be ridden. At this stage, I believe we are all familiar with the incredibly narrow working window of the SF-25. Factors like these in my opinion affect as an order of magnitude higher than the others. I don't like to use Monaco as a reference to make such judgments because it's too much of an outlier.

I see Pirelli have listed the downforce at 1/5, which is interesting. To me, is closer to a 2/5 than a 1/5, but I digress. If anyone runs a potential 1.5 setup this weekend, it McLaren, who quite frankly will be untouchable again. I'll put Mercedes/Red Bull in a 2nd force battle. Behind them Ferrari, quite frankly I think that is generous.

Two things I'd like to see Ferrari do this weekend:

1- Bring upgrades, and by that I mean meaningful upgrades.

2- Prioritize mechanical grip over aerodynamic grip.

What I mean by point 2 is, they should at the very least trial a lower downforce setup. Run softer on the rear, but reduce the amount of vertical load at the end of straights to reduce the bottoming. Give yourself a tool to be strong this weekend. Too often this year have we seen a Ferrari with no particular strengths. I don't necessarily expect this to be the answer to their problems, but I'd like to at least see them try different things.

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Analysis: Red Bull and Ferrari are quickest in the pit lane By Balazs Szabo on 17 Aug 2023, 15:35 ... #usa #uk #ireland

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Need to know ahead of the British Grand Prix

Need to know ahead of the British Grand Prix By Balazs Szabo on 09 Jul 2023, 10:09 Round 10 of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship sees teams and drivers compete at the home of motorsport, the British Grand Prix. F1Technical's senior writer Balázs Szabó picks out the trivia ahead of the Silverstone round. Track facts – The 5.891km-long track is one of the favourite with drivers and fans thanks to the sequences of fast and flowing corners that thrill both competitors and spectators alike. Drivers will cover a total of 52 lap today to complete the race distance of 306.198km. The fastest race lap belongs to Max Verstappen who set the fastest ever race lap with a time of 1’27.097 in 2020. Drivers will need to adhere to a speed limit of 80km/h in the pit lane when diving into the pits for fresh tyres. Three – Over the 73-year-long history of Formula One, three different venue have hosted the British Grand Prix. Aintree has appeared four times on Grand Prix calendar, Brands Hatch on twelve occasions while Silverstone has given place to all the other races. Brooklands held the first two races, albeit it was ahead of the birth of the F1 championship. Ferrari and Ferrari – The Italian manufacturer is the most successful marque both as a constructor and an engine supplier. They have claimed 16 victories so far in history of the British Grand Prix. McLaren is the second most successful constructor with fourteen wins followed by Williams with ten wins. Among the engine suppliers, Ferrari is followed by Ford with fourteen triumphs and Renault with twelve victories. 77 – Today’s race will be the 78th running of the British Grand Prix and the 74th FIA Formula One British Grand Prix. It was first held back in 1926, followed by three other races before 1950. The venue then became the birthplace for Grand Prix racing. Since then, the venue has never missed the calendar and will play host to the 72nd Formula One British Grand Prix today. First triumph - Silverstone is the venue where Scuderia Ferrari took its maiden F1 victory in 1951 courtesy of José Froilán González in a 375 F1. Overtaking aid – There are two DRS zones at Silverstone. The first one has its detection point 25m before Turn 3 and its activation point 30m after Turn 5. The second zone has its detection point at Turn 11 and its activation point at Turn 14. Hard compounds - With the British circuit placing the highest energy demands on tyres all year, Pirelli has nominated the three compounds of the more durable end of its range for this weekend: C1 as the P Zero White hard, C2 as the P Zero Yellow medium, and C3 as the P Zero Red soft. Modifications – The 5.891km Silverstone track has gone through some changes for this year. The straight gravel part in the run-off in Turn 1 has been replaced with a 40x40m asphalt section. Between Turns 5 and 6 on the LHS new concrete walls with a debris fence have been installed. At Turns 6 and 9, the tyre barriers have been replaced with new tyres including new conveyor belts. Furthermore, between Turns 13 and 14 on the LHS barriers have been realigned for approximately 260m. The home hero – Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is the most successful driver in the history of the British Grand Prix, having won his home race eight times. The Stevenage-born driver scored his first win at Silverstone in challenging wet conditions in 2008, but needed to wait for his second win until 2014, and has won every British Grand Prix since then with the exception of the 2018 edition of the race that was won by Sebastian Vettel. via F1Technical.net . Motorsport news https://www.f1technical.net/news/

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Formula E: Cassidy secures victory in second Berlin round

Formula E: Cassidy secures victory in second Berlin round By Balazs Szabo on 23 Apr 2023, 15:00 Nick Cassidy took his first win in the current Formula E season in this weekend’s second Berlin E-Prix, beating Jake Dennis by only four tenths of a second. F1Technical’s Balázs Szabó reports on the Sunday Berlin race of the 2022/2023 FIA Formula E World Championship from the Tempelhof paddock. Following the sunny weather yesterday, cold and rainy conditions welcomed the 22-driver field on the second day of running at the temporary Tempelhof venue in Berlin. As a result of the wet conditions, the pecking order from Day 1 has been completely changed for today with yesterday’s two fastest teams – Jaguar and Maserati – losing their competitiveness. Instead, it was the ABT Formula E team which took a shock front-row lockout with Robin Frijns taking pole from team-mate Nico Mueller. The start of the second Berlin E-Prix was not straightforward though as protesters gained access to the track by climbing up the catching fences just before the start. As the protesters sat down on the circuit, the start procedure was aborted and Race Director Scot Elkins briefly sent out marshals to the track to examine the track surface. When the race could be started, pole-sitter Frijns could hang on to his starting position to lead his team mate Nico Mueller into the first corner. Envision Virgin racer Sebastien Buemi occupied P3 with Jean-Eric Vergne, Mitch Evans and Pascal Wehrlein following the Swiss driver. Just like yesterday, drivers started to use their attack mode quite early on in the race as it proved beneficial yesterday on the temporary Tempelhof circuit where energy management is usually not easy to master. In the first phase of the race, drivers constantly changed the top positions as no one wanted to lead and lose the benefit of a tow which has proved very powerful and beneficial in terms of energy management so far this season. The two Porsche drivers Antonio Felix da Costa and Pascal Wehrlein managed to climb up the order and seemed to have the upper hand over the rivals. However, as soon as they hit the front, their competitors were able to react with Vergne taking over the lead on Lap 20. After starting from eighth on the grid, Cassidy slowly moved up the order and hit the front of the field at Turn 6 with 16 laps to go. Following his costly mistake yesterday, Dennis shadowed Cassidy for the last part of the race with one per cent more energy than the Kiwi. With only three laps left on the board, fourth-places Evans made a mistake which allowed Cassidy, Dennis and Vergne to escape into the distance. However, the Evans-led group closed in on the leading trio once again. Despite his power advantage, Dennis never looked likely to make a move, and Cassidy was able to secure his first Formula E race win of the season in Berlin. Dennis and Vergne completed the podium with yesterday’s race winner Mitch Evans following in P4. Despite their promising mid-race pace, Porsche driver Felix da Costa only managed a fifth place in front of local hero Maximilian Guenther, who showed a remarkable performance to bounce back from his low-key qualifying result. Championship leader Wehrlein appeared to be in contention for the win at the mid-point of the E-Prix, but dropped back to seventh with reigning champion Stoffel Vandoorne securing P8. Abt Cupra racer Nico Mueller was not able to convert his second starting position to a podium place, and had to settle for P9 with Neo 333 driver Dan Ticktum completing the top ten. The difficult double-header for Wehrlein left him on top of the pile but by a narrow four-point margin to Cassidy, with Vergne third. Following their troublesome Saturday round, TAG Heuer Porsche's advantage in the Teams' table also continued to evaporate on Sunday, with the Jaguar-powered Envision Racing squad now just 15 points back in second. via F1Technical.net . Motorsport news https://www.f1technical.net/news/

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Formula E: Evans wins Saturday round of the Berlin double-header

Formula E: Evans wins Saturday round of the Berlin double-header By Balazs Szabo on 22 Apr 2023, 17:25 Mitch Evans came out on top of a chaotic and wild opening Berlin race to lead a Jaguar one-two in front of his teammate Sam Bird with home favourite Maximilian Guenther securing third place. F1Technical’s Balázs Szabó reports on Round 7 of the 2023 FIA Formula E Championship from the Berlin Tempelhod paddock. Although Envision Virgin’s Sebastien Buemi secured a Formula E record 16th pole position for the first round of the Berlin double-header, the Swiss driver lost the lead at the start of the race with Dan Ticktum jumping from P4 to the lead with a great getaway. Buemi followed Ticktum with Sam Bird and Stoffel Vandoorne lining up behind the Swiss racer. Maserati’s Guenther managed to improve his starting position by three places, crossing the finish line in P5 at the end of the opening lap. Surprisingly, Ticktum activated his first attack mode on Lap 3 which cost him the lead as Bird managed to jump to the front of the field. The next laps saw Bird, Guenther and Buemi use their first attack mode as well. Former champion Lucas di Grassi used both his attack modes within the opening four laps of the race. Ticktum, Buemi and Bird mimicked the Brazilian driver by going though the attack zone for the second time on Lap 5 and 6 respectively. The unusual use of attack modes was down to the fact that the Berlin race was expected to be tight on energy, forcing drivers to use their power boost whiel they could. On Lap 10, Sergio Sette Camara ran into the back of Guenther’s Maserati while Rene Rast crashed into the the back of the Brazilian’s car just moments later. Although the race direction first hesitated, Scott Elkins decided to send the safety car out on the 2.4km track on the next lap. When the Bruno Correia-driver Porsche Taycan left the track, it was Jake Dennis who led the field in front of Edoardo Mortara with Buemi, Vandoorne, Evans and Bird following the leading duo. The next laps saw several overtaking moves with drivers following each other extremely closely. On Lap 20, the safety car was deployed for the second time Vandoorne and Ticktum collided on the exit of Turn 3, with their damaged cars left stranded on the circuit. The action was resumed three laps later with Evans leading Buemi, Guenther, Mortara, Bird, Dennis, Pascal Wehrlein, Felix da Costa and Nico Mueller. The next laps saw a spectacular fight for the lead between Evans, Buemi and Bird. On Lap 31, Dennis outbraked himself, losing the rear of his his car before finding the wall in contact. Da Costa was caught up by the stray Andretti with the Portuguese losing the front wing of his car picking up severe damage that forced him to retire despite his impressive late-race pace. The FIA race direction decided to extend the 40-lap race by three laps due to the safety car interruptions. On Lap 40, Evans closed in on Buemi and managed to overtake his Swiss rival. Buemi was unable to fight back with the Kiwi building up a small gap for the dying minutes of the race. His teammate Bird also closed in on the now second-placed Buemi, but he seemed to wait for the right moment to launch a real attack on the former Formula E champion. On the last lap, Bird overtook Buemi for second at Turn 6. While the pair fought for P2, Guenther closed in on them as well, and managed to pass Buemi just before they crossed the finish line. via F1Technical.net . Motorsport news https://www.f1technical.net/news/

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hey! how would you recommend we learn more about the technical aspects of the sport? both about the cars and how they behave on circuits and all of these cool race engineer stuff you talk about and !! you know? I'm really interested but i feel so lost lol

ik that a lot of F1 technical stuff is straight up physics/math/sciences idk, but like short of taking an intensive on this subjects... lol (which i have a decent grasp on tbh)

anyways thanks!

Hi anon,

Great to hear you want to learn about this sort of stuff; to be honest I slowly picked up on a lot of this stuff over the years of watching motorsport, you can pick up a lot of stuff from the practice sessions and testing and just generally throughout the season you can pick up on small quirks (it’s just generally trying to be aware of it)

I’m still learning myself, I personally love strategy races but I’m still not fully understanding of why certain strategies are chosen

In terms of the circuit historical knowledge this is the website I often refer to as it shows all the changes that it has undergone.

In a lot of ways you can look at a circuit map and get a good understanding of some of the characteristics without even seeing cars on it; if it has really long straights and a few slow corners it’ll be a low downforce power heavy circuit, whilst if there is loads of high speed sweeping corners or tight twisty corners it’ll likely be high downforce as the cars will want to stick to the circuit to make the corners.

There’s actually a few interesting books, I’m currently reading Adrian Newey’s (Red Bull Chief Designer) book “how to build a car” where he goes through all the design changes and new regulations that he experienced at the different teams he worked at and how he got around them

Honestly some of the best thing is to watch the sessions particularly the practice sessions or have a watch of older races (if you can find some) and take a look at the strategies and track characteristics then (I wouldn’t go back too far 2017/18 is probably far enough)

To be honest you don’t need knowledge on the physics side unless you want to know how downforce works if you are interested I would recommend r/f1technical on Reddit as that usually has some more technical based discussions

Good luck !

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What to expect from the third sprint weekend in 2023? By Balazs Szabo on 28 Jul 2023, 07:00 ... #usa #uk #ireland

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What to expect from the third sprint weekend in 2023?

What to expect from the third sprint weekend in 2023? By Balazs Szabo on 28 Jul 2023, 07:00 With the third Sprint of the season taking place this weekend, teams and drivers will need to maximize every single on-track action to get the best out of their cars. F1Technical’s senior writer Balázs Szabó picks out the key things to remember ahead of the sprint race format. This weekend will see drivers fine-tune their cars in just one free practice session before qualifying, and then Sprint Saturday’s two competitive sessions. It means all teams will need to make that choice in terms of aerodynamic set-up within just the one hour of track running. However, things look to be even more complicated this time out with the weather set to be changeable over the Belgian Grand Prix weekend. The chance for moderate rain is 80 per cent for both Friday and Sunday while heavy thunderstorms are expected for Saturday. It could mean that drivers will start the qualifying session without completing a single lap on dry track. It would lock drivers in the setup configuration teams have come up with through their simulations. The sprint race was introduced in 2021 with the special format first making appearance at three venues. 2022 saw three venues host the 100-km dash event on Saturday with the 2023 season set to stage six sprint weekends. Baku was the first venue to feature the sprint format with Austria (Red Bull Ring), Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps), Qatar (Lusail Circuit), the United States (Circuit of The Americas) and Sao Paulo (Interlagos) the other F1 Sprint venues for 2023. How has the sprint weekend evolved for this year? However, the sprint race format has been heavily updated for this year in order to optimize the weekend schedule. The main reason for the change was that the Saturday practice session had been subject to harsh criticism as drivers and teams had not been allowed to make any tweaks to their cars following the Friday qualifying session. Another critical point was the fact that the schedule had forced drivers to race carefully in the sprint race as a dismal result would have negatively affected their starting position for the grand prix. As a result of it, the sport introduced tweaks to the sprint weekend with the outcome of the sprint no longer have any bearing on the grid for Sunday’s grand prix. The Sprint has become a standalone element, with the Saturday practice having been renamed Sprint Shootout. The new session determines the grid for the Sprint. The outcome of the Sprint no longer determines the grid for the Grand Prix, with Qualifying for the Grand Prix taking place on Friday. Fridays now includes an FP1 session and standard qualifying session to set the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix, while Saturdays includes the 100km race with an additional, preceding qualifying session called the ‘Sprint Shootout’. The shootout is a shorter session than traditional qualifying, with SQ1 running for 12 minutes, SQ2 for 10 minutes and SQ3 for eight minutes. New tyres are mandatory for each phase, with mediums for SQ1 and SQ2, and softs for SQ3. How are points and penalties handed out? The revised sprint format sports the same points system as last season with eight handed out to the winner, seven to second place, six to third and so on down to one in eighth – both drivers and teams will log points in their respective championships. The way penalties are handed out have also been revised. A grid penalty incurred in P1 or Qualifying applies to the Race while a grid penalty incurred in the Shootout applied to the Sprint. However, a grid penalty incurred in the Sprint has to be served in the race. A breach of parc fermé results in a pitlane start for the Sprint and Race. Any penalties regarding the power unit only apply to the Race (unless they are also a parc fermé breach). via F1Technical.net . Motorsport news https://www.f1technical.net/news/

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FP1: Russell tops rain-interrupted opening session By Balazs Szabo on 21 Jul 2023, 14:57 ... #usa #uk #ireland

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FP1: Russell tops rain-interrupted opening session

FP1: Russell tops rain-interrupted opening session By Balazs Szabo on 21 Jul 2023, 14:57 Mercedes driver George Russell set the benchmark time on the damp Hungaroring in the opening practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix. F1Technical’s senior writer Balazs Szabo reports from the Hungaroring paddock. Clouds were gathering ahead of the 60-minute session, prompting drivers to hit the track as the lights switched to green. However, the action was quickly interrupted as Red Bull driver Sergio Perez crash into the barriers at Turn 5. Coming over the crest at Turn 4, the Mexican used the kerbs at the exit just too much and lost control of his car. The session was briefly halted to clear the track. However, as the session resumed, rain started to fall. As the intensity of the rain was quite low, most of the driver stayed in their garages with only a few of them opting for an installation lap. Following a heavier shower, drivers decided to hit the track for some laps on the damp surface. However, the action was stopped again as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz spun at Turn 3. Although his car did not pick up serious damage, he was unable to get his SF23 going with the Race Direction left with no other choice than red-flagging the session again. With marshals pushing the Ferrari back on to the track, Sainz was able to limp back to the Ferrari garage with his car having picked up minor damage to the endplate of its front wing. With only 11 minutes legt on the clock, several drivers came out on to the 4.3km Hungaroring to gain some experience on the challenging dmp surface. In the end, George Russell set the best lap tim to top the session Reigning world champion Max Verstappen and eight-time Hungarian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton completed a few installation laps, but neither of them set a timed lap. via F1Technical.net . Motorsport news https://www.f1technical.net/news/