Posted in: Formula One
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I would like to know which are the main technological contributions the Formula 1 has made to the road cars we drive every day. Do you know some page on the web where i can find it?
I would like to know which are the main technological contributions the Formula 1 has made to the road cars we drive every day. Do you know some page on the web where i can find it?
July 1st 2009
Ceramic Brakes.
July 3rd 2009
Active suspension, semi-automatic gearboxes, and high revving engines are a few things off the top of my head. The electronic suspension systems and electronic gearboxes are the most recent additions to road cars that are becoming more and more common.
July 5th 2009
Everything! Everything that we have in our cars today is thanks to racing. Usually the process goes from Race Cars to high end sports cars such as Ferrari’s, Porsche’s, etc and then to “normal” cars. Everything from lighter and more resistant components, to tires, brakes, suspensions, everything comes directly from one or another form or racing, but Formula 1 I believe has contributed the most due to the high level of electronics, plus its the premier category in racing. So, what we find in F1 cars today might be in our cars in five to seven years from now. Of course not exactly like in Formula 1, but in a derived form of what you find in F1 and all sorts of racing.
July 5th 2009
Fuel injection,turbo chargers,suspension systems,anti-lock brakes,electronic engine controls,ect. pretty much all of the technological advances have come from racing and primarily F1
July 8th 2009
Almost everything.
The Tyre developments are used for road car Tyre’s too - if you see, Bridgeston wet weather tyre is really cool - so is Michelin.
The 7 gear concept - used in new Ferrari’s Will traction control and two paddles for left foot breaking.
Aero Dynamics
Honda is using engine development techniques to build faster small cars.
It is heavily being used.
July 10th 2009
paddleshift gears like in the new Honda Civic
July 12th 2009
Hmm… disc brakes, vented rotors, progressive suspension, better suspension linkages, aerodynamics, engine durability & efficiency, fuel injection, traction control, synthetic lubrication, tire design, “crumple zones” for safety, and composite materials.
There’s probably a lot more, but that’s what I come up with off the top of my head.
July 14th 2009
Sequential transmision, fuel tech, oil tech, traction control,
July 14th 2009
All the technological which are there in F1 each and every one of them have come to road, I mean road cars.
For example Sports cars like Ferrari Enzo, Ferrari FXX, Mclaren SLR, are all inspired by F1 technology.
Did you notice the entire tech but only one tech did not come to road; its speed and acceleration remains untouched.
July 15th 2009
Formula 1 is a breeder for road cars thats why I’ll say everything in an F1 car has been transformed into road cars. Thats the single reason why none of the major manufacturers want to leave F1 cuz the perception is that people will buy ther cars more when they see their performance on thr track.
If you want specific examples, I’ll say tires, paddle shifters, semi-automatic transmissions and high revving engines. One other important factor, its aerodymics.
July 15th 2009
The first development to the road cars came as V technology engines which have been used in formula one cars, then aerodynamics related to the flow of air and downforce. A limited options have been used in Paddle Shift in road cars compared to F1 cars. Breaking systems, inter coolers, tyre technology etc… have been inspired from F1 cars. Fuel development can also be made like reduction of weight of the fuels that are used in normal cars. We can expect much more developments to the modern cars in the comming years.