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Dr. Helmut Marko wrote: Finally we have an Australian in the team who can start a race well and challenge Vettel.
Does anyone know how much horsepower the Life engine actually made? Wasn't it under 400?Cynon wrote:No, no, no, everyone knows the best pairing would be Perry McCarthy and HWNSNBM driving the Life equipped with the W12 engine. They would win every race and make Michael Schumacher in his heyday look slower than an F3 car.![]()
F1000X wrote:Does anyone know how much horsepower the Life engine actually made? Wasn't it under 400?Cynon wrote:No, no, no, everyone knows the best pairing would be Perry McCarthy and HWNSNBM driving the Life equipped with the W12 engine. They would win every race and make Michael Schumacher in his heyday look slower than an F3 car.![]()
F1000X wrote:Does anyone know how much horsepower the Life engine actually made? Wasn't it under 400?Cynon wrote:No, no, no, everyone knows the best pairing would be Perry McCarthy and HWNSNBM driving the Life equipped with the W12 engine. They would win every race and make Michael Schumacher in his heyday look slower than an F3 car.![]()
Phoenix wrote:F1000X wrote:Does anyone know how much horsepower the Life engine actually made? Wasn't it under 400?Cynon wrote:No, no, no, everyone knows the best pairing would be Perry McCarthy and HWNSNBM driving the Life equipped with the W12 engine. They would win every race and make Michael Schumacher in his heyday look slower than an F3 car.![]()
375 HP, I think. I've seen this number in several sources (though Stats F1 says it had 650 HP...). In other words, as much as the engines Alfa Romeo and Ferrari used in 1950 and 1951.
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Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing, I wouldn't be in Formula 1
mario wrote:The Alfa 159 is quoted as producing around 420bhp in 1951 (the 158 produced closer to 350bhp in 1950), whilst Ferrari were producing about 350bhp with their 375. Of course, there was the BRM Type 15, which famously was powered by a 1.5l supercharged V16, producing about 525bhp at 10,500rpm in 1950 (later variants, as used in Formula Libre events, were producing around 600bhp - a figure that would have made the engine competitive in terms of power output as late as 1982).
That said, that much power in the cars of that time must have been tricky - especially in the BRM, where the power output was very peaky (Moss once tested it, and described it as the worst car he ever drove), and even in modern classic car events, the engine is extremely unreliable (at the 2008 Goodwood Revival, one of the few remaining surviving Type 15's first overheated, and then caught fire, due to mechanical problems). http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/72/B ... -V16-.html
So, even by 1950 standards, the Life W12 might be considered a bit underpowered in comparison to the supercharged engines of the time (although on par with the normally aspirated 4.5l engines), if the figure of 375bhp is true.
As to whether the Life W12 really did produce just 375bhp, well, it is not inconceivable - the Life L190 was, after all, about 40mph slower then the next slowest entrant at Hockenheim, and on the old configuration track a shortage of power made itself all too readily apparent. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/06/29/l ... -of-speed/
Similarly, the average lap speed of the L190 around Hockenheim was 187.2kph - the next slowest entry, for Eurobrun, had an average lap speed of 220.8kph, and at the front of the grid, Ayrton Senna's average lap speed in qualifying was 244.4kph. Giacomelli was said to have been terrified that somebody might plough into the back of him, given the huge difference in closing speed, and that shows you why.
mario wrote:I'm wondering what the hell has been going on in this thread [...] it's turned into a bizarre detour into mythical flying horses and the sort of search engine results that CoopsII is going to have a very hard time explaining ...
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thehemogoblin wrote:
This means Hamilton is leaving, right?
the Masked Lapwing wrote:thehemogoblin wrote:
This means Hamilton is leaving, right?
If only. If only. We can always hope, right?
thehemogoblin wrote:This means Hamilton is leaving, right?
Q: Were you hoping that your Brazilian pole would help you keep your Williams seat?
NH: Of course. This Brazilian pole position was something that Williams had not tasted in years, but then again, one lap does not change the course of history.
thehemogoblin wrote:I have Hamilton in the second Renalotus in place of Petrov now.
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thehemogoblin wrote:
This means Hamilton is leaving, right?
Klon wrote:thehemogoblin wrote:
This means Hamilton is leaving, right?
I thought about Button leaving
Peter wrote:Klon wrote:I thought about Button leaving
This.
thehemogoblin wrote:Peter wrote:Klon wrote:I thought about Button leaving
This.
No, that's Klon. They're both from countries with black/yellow/red tricolor flags, but that's about all they have in common.
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tommykl wrote:thehemogoblin wrote:[quote="Peter]This.[/quote]
No, that's Klon. They're both from countries with black/yellow/red tricolor flags, but that's about all they have in common.[/quote]
I object. Since I always go for the minority, I feel I have to point out that Belgium has an official Germanophone community.[/quote]
tommykl wrote:thehemogoblin wrote:Peter wrote:
This.
No, that's Klon. They're both from countries with black/yellow/red tricolor flags, but that's about all they have in common.
I object. Since I always go for the minority, I feel I have to point out that Belgium has an official Germanophone community.
thehemogoblin wrote:tommykl wrote:thehemogoblin wrote:[quote="Peter]This.[/quote]
No, that's Klon. They're both from countries with black/yellow/red tricolor flags, but that's about all they have in common.[/quote]
I object. Since I always go for the minority, I feel I have to point out that Belgium has an official Germanophone community.[/quote][/quote][/quote]
I said "almost" to leave me an escape.[/quote][/quote][/quote][/quote]
Biscione wrote:"Some Turkemenistani gulag repurposed for residential use" is the best way yet I've heard to describe North / East Glasgow.
Wizzie wrote:I've never seen a better example of F1 deprivation at work... ever.
ibsey wrote:Things happen in my underwear, every time I hear those Ferrari's.
JohnMLTX wrote:Wizzie wrote:I've never seen a better example of F1 deprivation at work... ever.
And it's not even christmas. It's gonna be a looooooooooong offseason.
Dr. Helmut Marko wrote: Finally we have an Australian in the team who can start a race well and challenge Vettel.
Cynon wrote:JohnMLTX wrote:Wizzie wrote:I've never seen a better example of F1 deprivation at work... ever.
And it's not even christmas. It's gonna be a looooooooooong offseason.
Isn't it going to be the shortest offseason ever?
Dr. Helmut Marko wrote: Finally we have an Australian in the team who can start a race well and challenge Vettel.
Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Tonio says his seat is safe
Biscione wrote:"Some Turkemenistani gulag repurposed for residential use" is the best way yet I've heard to describe North / East Glasgow.
Cynon wrote:JohnMLTX wrote:Wizzie wrote:I've never seen a better example of F1 deprivation at work... ever.
And it's not even christmas. It's gonna be a looooooooooong offseason.
Isn't it going to be the shortest offseason ever?
mario wrote:I'm wondering what the hell has been going on in this thread [...] it's turned into a bizarre detour into mythical flying horses and the sort of search engine results that CoopsII is going to have a very hard time explaining ...
Peter wrote:Good to see that Liuzzi isn't scared of being replaced, and he's re-confirming that he has a contract for 2011.
Peter wrote:Sutil, please go to Renault!!!
Peter wrote:Go home, Vitaly Petrov!!!
mario wrote:I'm wondering what the hell has been going on in this thread [...] it's turned into a bizarre detour into mythical flying horses and the sort of search engine results that CoopsII is going to have a very hard time explaining ...