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John Beamer commented on the post, Button wants to emulate Ferrari's 2012 fightback 9 years, 2 months ago
cog = centre of gravity, not cog as in gear cog
John Beamer commented on the post, Button wants to emulate Ferrari's 2012 fightback 9 years, 2 months ago
Kinematically there is no difference between the pull rod and push rod so I don’t think this is true. The pull rod has lower cog, but this is offset by it being harder to set-up (component access) and needing a […]
John Beamer commented on the post, Teams haven't sussed out tyres yet – Ferrari 9 years, 2 months ago
I don’t believe they’re almost two seconds faster than last year’s pole with 30kg of fuel in the tank.
Don’t forget that the 2013 tyres are probably worth at last 1+ second a lap over the 2012 rubber
John Beamer commented on the post, Sauber C32 launch: First pictures and video 9 years, 3 months ago
Exactly – almost zero. There is a very very slight aero gain from the panel offset by a very very minor cog penalty
John Beamer commented on the post, Sauber C32 launch: First pictures and video 9 years, 3 months ago
Given weight is fixed that isn’t true – the only advantage could be CoG ….
John Beamer wrote a new post, Why Hamilton and Mercedes could surprise in 2013 9 years, 4 months ago
Guest writer @John-Beamer looks at how Mercedes lost their way in 2012 and could bounce back this year.
Lewis Hamilton’s move to Mercedes for 2013 has attracted widespread comment and speculation.
He has […]
John Beamer wrote a new post, Late front wing development on 2012's fastest car 9 years, 5 months ago
The McLaren MP4-27 was the fastest car of 2012.
And with little changes in the F1 rules for 2013, they continued developing it until the closing stages of the season. The McLaren sported a revised front wing as […]
John Beamer wrote a new post, Red Bull boost diffuser performance with twin tunnels 9 years, 9 months ago
Red Bull have persevered with their sidepod bodywork which gave them a few headaches earlier in the year.
John Beamer explains how the latest version of their tunnel works.
Given the constraints of the 2012 […]
John Beamer wrote a new post, How the Red Bull RB8's exhaust feeds its diffuser 9 years, 9 months ago
To no-one’s surprise the race-specification exhaust for the Red Bull RB8 appeared on the penultimate day of the last pre-season test.
The team went to […]
John Beamer wrote a new post, How Ferrari solved their exhaust problem 9 years, 10 months ago
One of the defining characteristics of F1 in 2012 is how closely matched all of the teams are.
Last year Red Bull’s mastery of flexible wings and exhaust blown diffusers gave them a decisive edge. Both are […]
John Beamer wrote a new post, Williams' low-downforce concave rear wing 9 years, 11 months ago
Before the 2009 regulations revised the rules on F1 aerodynamics there were only four Grands Prix on the calendar for which teams built radically different car configurations: Montreal, Monza, Monaco and […]
John Beamer commented on the post, Why McLaren turned their nose up 9 years, 12 months ago
Well not sure that is quite right. Brawn had nailed the double diffuser first and foremost. One can argue the low nose was a hindrance really given the recent trend to high noses and the fact that in the second […]
John Beamer commented on the post, Why McLaren turned their nose up 9 years, 12 months ago
Yes – they keep changing this. As I best recall the detail this year is quite different to what it was last year ….
John Beamer commented on the post, Why McLaren turned their nose up 9 years, 12 months ago
Maybe – the MP4-27 had good traction in the last section in Spain. The unpredictable tyre behaviour this year makes assertions about mechanical grip hard to get a really good read on.
John Beamer commented on the post, Why McLaren turned their nose up 10 years ago
Yes it is – teams can choose where to place it
John Beamer commented on the post, Why McLaren turned their nose up 10 years ago
Sure – but the space between the nose and the chassis is much less therefore harder to get airflow under the nose hence outboard cameras made more sense. The vanes were shorter and therefore less effective at […]
John Beamer wrote a new post, Why McLaren turned their nose up 10 years ago
McLaren began 2012 with a lower and sleeker nose on their car than their rivals.
But following the Mugello test a revised version was introduced for the Spanish Grand Prix with a higher tip and a flatter […]
John Beamer wrote a new post, Williams take a step forward with improved compact gearbox 10 years, 1 month ago
John Beamer explains how Williams have refined the radical gearbox they developed last year – and produced a more competitive car.
One of the early season stories has been the relative resurgence of Williams. […]
John Beamer commented on the post, The problems with Ferrari's front pull-rod suspension 10 years, 2 months ago
Sure – it is everything when designing the cars. I am just trying to educate and enlighten a little, not design a racing suspension.
By the way – I agree with you. The F2012 suspension I don’t think is really […]
John Beamer commented on the post, The problems with Ferrari's front pull-rod suspension 10 years, 2 months ago
Pretty much … yes. Was it Minardi or Arrows who publicly switched to push-rod because of access for set-up.
And the angles are not BS because I took them from front on photos of the Ferrari. Sure, they are […]
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