F1 - onboard infrared cam showing tire heat

[Strychnine]

[Ratt]

Damn, that's cool. A lot of temperature change in a short amount of time.

[roliath]

Its a shame he locked it up and crashed so soon. Would be nice to see this in the future races as well. But probably won't happen.


Look at the tarmac when he locks his up his front wheels.

[Ratt]

Look at the tarmac when he locks his up his front wheels.

That's really cool

[racrguy]

I wonder how much these cameras are, I'd like to see what my tires are doing throughout the course of a race.

[roliath]

I wonder how much these cameras are, I'd like to see what my tires are doing throughout the course of a race.

dunno, they weren't put on by the team though as far as I know. there were a couple different angles, but this is all that was released.

[JP135]

Very cool. Kinda what I would've expected with two variations: I didn't expect the drastic changes and wouldn't have known about the little inboard strip that pretty well seems to stay hot 100% of the time.

Anyone think of Pole Position on Atari?

[roliath]

Very cool. Kinda what I would've expected with two variations: I didn't expect the drastic changes and wouldn't have known about the little inboard strip that pretty well seems to stay hot 100% of the time.



Anyone think of Pole Position on Atari?

Are you talking about the inside of the tire? They are cambered that way, so one would expect it.

[RWhite]

This is why I have always like F1 racing...the technology that is allowed for all teams. While looking thru a NASCAR website, I came upon this wind tunnel site (http://www.windshearinc.com). Not your normal wind tunnel for sure (car on a rotating table for simulating track conditions!). And the security at the facility rivals anything I have seen for a commercial application! The videos are real interesting!

At http://formula1.about.com/od/technology/a/windtun.htm,

"All teams now either own or rent wind tunnels, and some teams staff them 24 hours a day, seven days per week."

[aggie97]

Not sure about the cameras but thermo sensers have been available to racers for about three years. System with 4 sensors and read out for around $1600 last i checked but that was a couple years ago. Cameras would be awesome!

[bird_dog0347]

As for him crashing out on the first lap, if you watched P2 or Qualifying you would have seen much more of those camera views. Maldanado had one rear facing from the front right wing as well.

[racrguy]

Not sure about the cameras but thermo sensers have been available to racers for about three years. System with 4 sensors and read out for around $1600 last i checked but that was a couple years ago. Cameras would be awesome!

Can't hardly put those on tires. I could use them to help tune the car a bit, maybe.

Really I'd just like to gawk at it and it'd be a novelty.

[roliath]

As for him crashing out on the first lap, if you watched P2 or Qualifying you would have seen much more of those camera views. Maldanado had one rear facing from the front right wing as well.

Doesn't even come close to actually seeing it in action during the race though.

[big_tiger]

This is why I have always like F1 racing...the technology that is allowed for all teams. While looking thru a NASCAR website, I came upon this wind tunnel site (http://www.windshearinc.com). Not your normal wind tunnel for sure (car on a rotating table for simulating track conditions!). And the security at the facility rivals anything I have seen for a commercial application! The videos are real interesting!

At http://formula1.about.com/od/technology/a/windtun.htm,

"All teams now either own or rent wind tunnels, and some teams staff them 24 hours a day, seven days per week."

It still wont fly!

[RWhite]

It still wont fly!

Sometimes they try...!

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