"Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)" (thejonnyedge)
02/23/2014 at 07:16 • Filed to: Formula1, ClassicF1, Senna, Fittipaldi, LotusF1, RenaultF1, McLarenF1
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"Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)" (thejonnyedge)
02/23/2014 at 07:16 • Filed to: Formula1, ClassicF1, Senna, Fittipaldi, LotusF1, RenaultF1, McLarenF1 | 3
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With testing the new F1 cars for 2014 currently in progress, I thought I would take the opportunity to share some of the pictures I got of the classic F1 cars from the Goodwood Festival of Speed last summer. It was another fantastic day there, with everything a petrolhead could ever desire, and much much more. I don't pretend to be an F1 expert, so if anybody has more information on the following cars they'd like to share please do! I don't mind you using these pictures elsewhere if you wish, just make sure you give me the credit for it ;).
So guys I have two questions, out of the following F1 cars, which is your favourite?, and if you had 1 run up the hill to make in the F1 car of your choice, which would you choose?
The next 3 images are of Ayrton Senna's 1986 Lotus 98T that was involved in a much publicised crash at the tricky left hand corner during the course of the event. I was lucky enough to get to walk right around it.
YSI-what can brown do for you
> Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
02/23/2014 at 07:21 |
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This is porn.
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Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
> YSI-what can brown do for you
02/23/2014 at 07:25 |
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It could have been even better if I was a half decent photographer! But it was fantastic to see them, the Renault there actually got started up while we were standing next to it, the old cars have such presence, they seem to fill the sky around you.
Hentington
> Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
02/23/2014 at 07:30 |
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My favourite in Goodwood last year - Lotus 88 - Shame it was banned
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Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
> Hentington
02/23/2014 at 07:32 |
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Great picture of it, and yes I heard that it was a banned car... isn't that the first F1 car to have a 'dual-chassis' or something? I need an expert to use all the right terms! I just like admiring these beasts!
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Hentington
> Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
02/23/2014 at 07:50 |
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Yeah it had an outer chassis with very rigid suspension which the high downforce body was mounted to, and a separate and softly sprung inner chassis for the driver so as not to feel the harsh bumps as much around a course - that's my understanding anyway
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Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
> Hentington
02/23/2014 at 07:53 |
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Very clever engineering by the sound of it, thanks for the answer! Did you manage to get up close to it? The one thing that struck me was how close the engines were to the back of the driver and how brittle the cars looked up close. They must be so intimidating to drive.
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Hentington
> Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
02/23/2014 at 08:12 |
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I got to have a close look at it, sadly with the bodywork on, it doesn't look quite as fragile as some of the others, probably because it doesn't really have any extra wings or fins, it's quite an elegantly simple body. Here is a link with some nice images of the body and chassis setup and the back story.
http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ftpw021.htm…
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Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
> Hentington
02/23/2014 at 08:22 |
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Great post. It certainly is a very elegant shape, its amazing how many different shapes there have been in F1 over the years.
tromoly
> Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
02/23/2014 at 13:45 |
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Lotus 72. Because it was from a time when Aero was far less influential than Mechanical grip.
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Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
> tromoly
02/23/2014 at 14:39 |
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Fine choice. It's a beauty.
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tromoly
> Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
02/23/2014 at 14:49 |
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Although that Lotus 49C looks tempting.........
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Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
> tromoly
02/23/2014 at 14:54 |
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They always have the best collection of Lotus' (Lotii?) there. They are superb, I'd personally take Senna's 86 JPS car up the hill if I had to choose, the MP4/4 is too obvious a choice! Having said that, I'm sure i'd have gone off the hillclimb well before the left hander the actual driver went off at!
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tromoly
> Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
02/23/2014 at 15:28 |
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One of these years I'm hoping to get to Goodwood for either the FoS or Revival, there's so much awesome at each event that missing it would be a shame.
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Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge)
> tromoly
02/23/2014 at 16:08 |
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If you can, do it. You won't regret it. When I die I want to go to Goodwood, not heaven. Because Goodwood is better, i'm sure of it.