"Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls" (internerdstuff)
04/24/2014 at 07:54 • Filed to: None
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"Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls" (internerdstuff)
04/24/2014 at 07:54 • Filed to: None | 0
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It seems audi might be getting a raw deal?I'm not sure! They are allowed to use slightly more energy per lap but have much smaller fuel tanks.Is the fuel tank size all about diesel's higher energy density?Perhaps audi arent disadvantaged after all?Can anyone explain precisely?
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BTW a vaguely related thought- not a question as such;
For years ,as far as i understand it , the rules gave audi's diesels an advantage.Put simply ,everything was equal EXCEPT for the fact that they could run far longer on a tank so saving time on stops.There was just one disadvantage -they had to spend a lot of money to get the diesel engines (and their heavier gearboxes) light enough for racing. Does this sound like a close enough summation of the last 10-15 years?
f86sabre
> Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls
04/24/2014 at 09:14 |
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Sure, not that hard really...
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f86sabre
> f86sabre
04/24/2014 at 09:33 |
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The ACO tried to nullify some of the difference between petrol and diesel as far as number of stops by limiting the fuel flow rate from the rigs to make the diesel stops longer. This was mainly due to the complaints of people like Pescerolo.
This whole balance thing annoyed me. When the diesel era first started the idea was for the teams to bring the most efficient solution to the table that would win you the race. Alternate fuels and propulsion were open. Audi figured out FSI and did pretty well with petrol, but then they came along with diesel and blew everyone away. I say good for them on being clever. That is what racing is about. Then the ACO started trying to do things to balance things out and I think that is kind of crap.