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bubble
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26th Jul 09 at 18:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
this may seem silly but i have been wondering for a while. do f1 cars have a physical throttle and brake pedal or is it all done through the steering wheel?

watching f1 highlights and cant see any physical leg movement to suggest the presence of pedals?
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26th Jul 09 at 18:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes that have pedals.

no clutch, its computer operated and gear change through the paddles on wheels
DizzyRebel
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They have pedals that are fly by wire.
Ben G
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when the camera on top of webbers car was on the tv, you could see his thighs moving.

they probably will have some sort of sterring wheel paddle brake/accelerator in the future, but for now it's easier just to use convential pedals
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
when the camera on top of webbers car was on the tv, you could see his thighs


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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
when the camera on top of webbers car was on the tv, you could see his thighs moving.
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quote:
Originally posted by Pete_vxl
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
when the camera on top of webbers car was on the tv, you could see his thighs




Thats the worst selective quote ever...

Hang your head in shame.
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26th Jul 09 at 21:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A bit silly yes.
The throttle is fly-by-wire obviously not the brakes.
Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Pete_vxl
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
when the camera on top of webbers car was on the tv, you could see his thighs




har har

[/alan partridge]

[Edited on 26-07-2009 by Ben G]
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do they not have a clutch padel on the steering wheel, which is used only for launching from stand still?..i.e grid, pitstop
Ben G
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i'm guessing it's basically the same sort of system as i had in the ferrari 430 scuderia i drove.

i had to press a button to engage 1st gear or reverse from neutral, then i just pressed the accelerator and off i went.

[Edited on 26-07-2009 by Ben G]
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Sort of yes, they have to hold a button down to stop them stalling in gear, but if it senses you about to stall pulling away it goes into neutral automatically.
LeeHadfield
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ohh right koool ...can someone also explain this boost thing thats been introduced?..is it kers or sumfin...i no im soundin nooooby but hey-ho
jr
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KERS - Kinetic Energy Recovery System

uses energy from braking to charge then released stored power when required
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KERS - Kinetic Energy Recovery System

uses energy from braking to charge then released stored power when required


Can only use it for something like 6 seconds per lap in F1. Not all cars have it due to teams thinking it needlessly increases weight for not a great power increase. Doesn't it give you something like 80BHP more whilst pressing it?
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around 60 to 80bhp increase they were saying on the telly.
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Id be pissed if I was McLaren - spend a shit load of money developing the KERS system and then they go and ban it for next season
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
they probably will have some sort of sterring wheel paddle brake/accelerator in the future, but for now it's easier just to use convential pedals


Nah Xbox controller soon, you wait

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Only McLaren have successfully used the KERS system to their advantage, BMW and Renault dropped it like a lead balloon months back and Ferrari still haven't got the hang of it.

 
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