A.Wayne

Blaaaahhh

Finn this is about as secretive as Heiki being the no2 and jock strap carrier for Lewis at Mclaren ....

1. Renault
2. Cooling FInn's yes Finn's can be cool sometimes ..............

A.Wayne

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72999


Toyota team president John Howett admitted he was sad by Luca Marmorini's decision to leave the Japanese squad ahead of the upcoming season.

Marmorini had headed Toyota's engine department for years, having worked at the Japanese squad since 1999.

But the Italian decided to leave the company before the start of the season, as he was frustrated by the lack of engine development available in Formula One due to the freeze introduced.

Howett said Marmorini, who is replaced by Kazuo Takeuchi, also wasn't happy with Toyota's approach to KERS development.

"Mr Takeuchi is 100 percent a motorsport person, who has been involved in the original car programme, the IRL program and NASCAR, so he is an absolute racer."



Toyota has brought in Takeuchi from there US operations , this is more significant than this article makes , as Takeuchi will bring a lot of innovations and a technical breath of fresh air from a working environment that is very restrictive and one in which Toyota has flourished in....

This is the first sign and a serious step for Toyota's top management,
Stepping away from total German control by looking away from Europe for answers..

Next step , Drivers , they need to replace there driver lineup ...................

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TF109 specifications
Monocoque construction: Moulded carbon fibre and honeycomb construction
Fuel tank: ATL safety cell
Suspension: Carbon fibre double wishbone arrangement, with carbon fibre trackrod and pushrod
Dampers: Penske
Wheels: BBS forged magnesium
Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza
Brakes: Toyota/Brembo callipers, Brembo master cylinders, Hitco material (carbon/carbon)
Steering: Toyota power-assisted steering. Toyota carbon fibre steering wheel with Toyota / Magneti Marelli instruments
Driver's seat: Carbon fibre
Restraints: Takata
HANS device: Hubbard-Downing
Electronics: Toyota, Magneti Marelli plus McLaren Electronics Systems ECU (as required by FIA rules)
Transmission: 7-speed unit plus reverse


Dimensions
Overall length: 4636 mm
Overall height: 950 mm
Overall width: 1800 mm
Overall weight: 605 kg including driver and camera


Engine
Designation: Toyota RVX-09
Configuration: 90° V8
Capacity: 2,398cc
Horsepower: Approximately 740bhp
Revolutions: Maximum 18,000rpm (as required by FIA rules)
Valve actuation: Pneumatic
Throttle actuation: Hydraulic
Spark Plugs: DENSO
Fuel: Esso
Lubricants: Esso

A.Wayne

As the Dutch bank ING, title sponsor of the Renault Formula One team and several Grands Prix, decided to cut back on its F1 sponsorship, the ING Belgian Grand Prix starts to fear for a huge financial deficit. In 2007, the GP at Spa-Francorchamps suffered a loss of €3,1 million and in 2008 a loss of €3,8 million. Due to the financial crisis and the decision made by ING, the organisers of the race fear an even bigger loss in 2009.

Full Story : http://www.f1technical.net/news/11518

Whiting confirms new safety car rules

After several complaints over the safety car rules in Formula One last season, the FIA decided to change the regulations. After conducting several simulations during test sessions and Friday practice sessions, Charlie Whiting today confirmed that the new rules will be introduced during the 2009 season.

Charlie Whiting said: "Yes. The rule introduced in 2007 was a bad one, and we’ve gone back to the 2006 regulations. The only difference is we intend to implement a minimum time back to the pits. When we deploy the safety car, the message will go to all the cars, which will then have a “safety car” mode on their ECUs. As soon as that message gets to the car, it’ll know where it is on the circuit, and it’ll calculate a minimum time for the driver to get back to the pits. The driver will have to respect this and the information will be displayed on his dashboard.

"If you remember, the reason we closed the pit entry was to remove the incentive for the driver to come back to his pit quickly. That’s gone now, as you won’t be able to reach the pits any quicker than your dashboard display allows you to."

http://www.f1technical.net/news/11512

A.Wayne

Renault have played down what they admit was a 'disappointing' first test of their new R29, and are confident the car will improve significantly over the next few weeks.

Former world champion Fernando Alonso was the slowest of the 2009 runners on the only day of dry running in Portugal last week - two seconds adrift of the new Williams FW31.

The early indications provided by lap times came after Alonso complained of poor handling and a lack of grip with the car during the test.

However, Renault's director of engineering Pat Symonds remains bullish about the prospects for the new car despite conceding last week's running had not gone to plan.

"I was disappointed," Symonds told this week's Autosport. "It wasn't a great test. We didn't really have everything quite the way we wanted it on the little bit of dry running we did.

"But we did come away with a lot of data to study and saw some things that we need to attend to. The aerodynamic maps of these cars are really very different and maybe we hadn't taken enough notice of that in the set-up.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73051 full article

A.Wayne

http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/

Trucho-951

"KERS - In the boost phase, the electric alternator/motor gives the stored energy back to the engine in a continuous stream when the driver presses a boost button on the steering wheel. This energy equates to around 80 horsepower and may be used for up to 6.6 seconds per lap. "


Sweet, so is this like a power to pass button?

Flying Finn

I'm telling you Wayne, it's that fatty nose(not Alonso's but the car's) that screws up everything.
You better call Pat quickly and tell them they need a nose job!

Flying Finn

In a way, yes although this doesn't have set total time of how long you can use it.

ew928

80 horses. Interesting.

Got this info from a quick Wiki search about the current Prius:
"MG2 provides 50 kW (67 hp) between 1,200 to 1,540 rpm and 400 N·m (295 lb·ft) torque between 0 to 1,200 rpm, contributing to performance and economy."

The Prius electric motivator spins through a CVT whereas I'm guessing the KERS goes directly to the input of the transmission.
I like how electric motors have full torque starting up at zero rpm. Not sure what the efficiency/torque is like at 12,000 rpm on and up.
Did F1 ever set a usable life of the battery packs or do they get swapped out every race.
Wonder how the KERS braking affects F/R brake bias at the limit.

A.Wayne

The FIA has restricted Renault in what they can or cannot do , sumting about making it fair for the other drivers vs Alonso

I believe they are all working overtime on all the possibilities as we speak,,,
going to be hit or miss for a lot of them .

ltc

I can only imagine what Miss Alonso had to say to the team.
Surprising, as it has been said that he is the master at developing an F1 car.....apparently the Renault designers didn't position the make up mirror where it was supposed to be.

A.Wayne

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73121

By Steven English Wednesday, February 4th 2009, 13:09 GMT

An American group is looking at putting together a team to enter Formula One in 2010, sources have confirmed to autosport.com.

The team, which is set to be called USF1, will be fronted by American design engineer Ken Anderson and former Williams team manager Peter Windsor.

Although there has been no official announcement about the plans yet, nor an official entry lodged, sources suggest that their bid has been approved by rival Formula One bosses and that they are currently attempting to raise sponsorship funding for the project in America.

An official USF1 website has already been produced. Investigations by autosport.com have revealed that the website is owned by Anderson, although at this stage it only has a logo.

Anderson was technical director of Ligier in 1988 and also worked for the Onyx F1 team before moving back to America. He was technical director of both Chip Ganassi Racing and AJ Foyt Racing before designing the G-Force IRL car in 1996 - which went on to win the 1997 Indy 500 with Arie Luyendyk - and the next generation chassis in 2000. Anderson then became technical director of NASCAR team Haas CNC Racing in 2003.

He is also the part owner of the Wind Shear Inc. full scale, 180mph rolling road wind tunnel in North Carolina which has been used by F1 and NASCAR teams.

Sources indicate that USF1 plan to construct their own chassis at their North Carolina base, with the ban on in-season testing making it more feasible for an F1 team to be based outside of Europe for all but the stretch of European races between May and September.

The Formula One Teams' Association's (FOTA) recent confirmation that each manufacturer is willing to supply customer engines for 5 million Euros per season and gearboxes for 1.5 million Euros now make is more feasible than it has been for years for an independent team to enter F1 in 2010.

A.Wayne

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...02133751.shtml


Coulthard, Ecclestone, Nadal all agree, Alonso is the best..........


He finished almost forty points behind Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa's championship battle, but Fernando Alonso was the "best driver in 2008."

That is the belief of David Coulthard, outlined as the newly-retired Grand Prix veteran made a visit to Spain for the Zaragoza Motor Show Festival.

Alonso's Renault was not as good as the contending McLaren and Ferrari last year but "he continued working and eventually achieved two wins at the end of the season," the Scot is quoted as saying by the Diario AS newspaper.

F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone is also fully convinced of the performance last year of 27-year-old Alonso, amid speculation he may in the future switch to Ferrari.



Ecclestone said on a visit to Valencia that the Spaniard is "one of the world's best drivers who should one day demonstrate his quality with Ferrari."

Spaniard and world number one tennis player Rafael Nadal, who early on Monday morning won the Australian open in Melbourne, agrees.

"Ferrari should have the best driver in the world, and that is Fernando," the 22-year-old said.

ltc

Well, in light of the fact that F1 heavyweight and driving expert Rafael Nadal (tennis player?), said it, I take back everything I ever said about Alonso.

Sir A.Wayne, time for your meds again......

A.Wayne

Rafa did say ITC Jr... was good too said to give him a call...
Seeing he was a tennis guy, i took the liberty of telling him his introduction and recommendation was not necessary