Originally Posted by
dojj
current f1 cars weigh around 600kgs and their engiens make inexcess of 850 brake, so it';s going to shift
I thought the engine's were now around the 750bhp mark? They reduced it significantly when they went from V10's to V8's?
Originally Posted by
Turbocabbie
Its a bit more than that
This years Mclaren MP4-23 has some 'published' performance figures which are not so much astounding as simply mind-boggling. Zero to 60mph time: 2.3 seconds; 0-100mph, 3.6 seconds; 0-100-0mph, 6.6 seconds. Perhaps the most incredible statistic is the braking: 185-0mph happens in just 3.5 seconds
The spec interestingly has an Engine weight of 95kg (minimum FIA regulation weight), 32 valves, 19,000 max rpm, and runs on Mobil 1 Unleaded with 5.75% of that being bio fuel
im not aware of a recent public test to specially support these performance claims or any performance claims made by another f1 team
Stunning braking figure indeed, imagine the G Force, is it not around 3.5g for a driver under braking now!?
Originally Posted by
turbotoaster
The figures are (for the 2005
Renault R25):0 to 100 km/h: 1.9 seconds
0 to 200 km/h: 3.9 seconds
0 to 300 km/h: 8.4 seconds, may be slightly more or less depending on the aerodynamic setup.
The acceleration figure is usually 1.4 g (14 m/s²) up to 200 km/h, which means the driver is pushed back in the seat with 1.4 times his bodyweight
Nice copy and paste from Tony (TSM's) post?
