onto the grass did one complete circle and the slid back onto the pavement.
racing surface at all.
> The other great thing about wide wheels is that once you lose it the
> wide wheels provide far more drag to aid in stopping the mess from
> getting worse.
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> >We all want a return to slick tyres, but has anyone put a
> >consideration into WIDENING the tyres? Ala the late 70's. Two major
> >points to consider.
> >First, the wider tyres would give greater mechanical grip, and a
> >greater percentage of mech. to aero. So obviously a loss of downforce
> >will have a smaller impact.
> >Secondly, and mostly overlooked, is the aero DISadvantage of wide
> >tyres. They make up a huge part of the total drag of an F1 car, and
> >thus the top speed attainable will be reduced. So it will actually aid
> >safety in one sense. Also, more drag means a greater tow to a
> >following driver, and hopefully better overtaking chances. Of course
> >the following driver will face a greater problem in faster corners,
> >but will have an advantage on the straights, and the balance would
> >hopefully lead to overtaking opportunities.
> >I personnally believe that the major advances in aero efficiency have
> >reduced the tow to such an extent that it is of minimal benefit. The
> >following driver has no advantage over the leader, and therefore no
> >chance.
> >Another take on this would be to continue with grooved tyres, but
> >still widen them. Perhaps to maintain the contact patch that existed
> >with slicks before, but with a bigger aero penalty.
> >Also, the Handford device concept could be used in F1 to upset the
> >aero somewhat. They don't want to lose their advertising space, so
> >this could be a key ;)I wouldn't think it practical to go to the
> >lengths that CART have, but the idea has some merit.
> >Rafe Mc
> >On Tue, 7 Aug 2001 18:23:54 -0400, "Klinn"
> >>I agree with both your suggestions - no wings, no pit stops - and I also
> >>wish F1 would go back to slicks, a wider track if that's beneficial,
etc.
> >>More mechanical grip, less aerodynamic grip maybe = more chances for
> >>overtaking???
> >>Probably this would end up with slower cornering speeds (less aero
loading)
> >>and higher straightaway speeds (less aero drag), making the braking zone
> >>longer and more critical.
> >>Just my 0.05 Cdn
> >> ...Klinn
> >>> I think he's right, F1 is getting boring.
> >>> Personally I'd ban wings as I think they make it more difficult to
> >>> overtake because you can't get too close to the guy in front without
> >>> messing up your own air flow.
> >>> I would also ban pit-stops, as it just confuses the issue and takes
> >>> away empahsis from the driver and puts (some) of it on pit-stop
> >>> strategy and how quickly the mechanics can change wheels.
> >>> John
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