"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
06/04/2014 at 16:24 • Filed to: Formula E, Tires
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"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
06/04/2014 at 16:24 • Filed to: Formula E, Tires | 0
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The sidewalls! Where did the sidewalls go?
The sidewalls are so tiny compared to other open-wheel series! They're as thin as LMP1 tires! They probably are LMP1 tires!
Was this done for cost-savings, or is open-wheel racing just starting to move away from huge sidewalls?
Viggen
> For Sweden
06/04/2014 at 16:33 |
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Could just be Michelin. I'd say their LMP1 tires are the best tires out there anyway.
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For Sweden
> Viggen
06/04/2014 at 16:37 |
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Maybe, but it represents a huge shift in open-wheel car design. Large sidewalls have persisted because open-wheel engineers are so accustomed to the effects large sidewalls have on the suspension of the car. The sidewalls ability to act as a billboard counts for something as well.
desertdog5051
> For Sweden
06/04/2014 at 17:19 |
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Sidewall flex translates into parasitic loss. Most EV road cars run a very stiff sidewall. I would think that racers consider the same thing by going to a shorter sidewall.
(EV owner here)
Pitchblende
> For Sweden
06/04/2014 at 18:05 |
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There was talk about F1 moving to something with a smaller sidewall when Pirelli came onboard, but, as always with F1, talk and action are two very different things.
f86sabre
> For Sweden
06/04/2014 at 19:55 |
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I believe F-1 retains large sidewalls as a means to limit brake rotor size.
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For Sweden
> f86sabre
06/04/2014 at 20:15 |
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Look at you with your logical explanation!
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f86sabre
> For Sweden
06/05/2014 at 08:17 |
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Happens from time to time. Don't tell anyone.