Vasdeck

10/30/2020

Mercedes has dominated the F1 championship since the hybrid era began back in 2014 and have won every constructors and drivers' title since. So it should come as no surprise that the Mercedes AMG One uses the same 1.6 liter engine as their F1 team, but will require modifications for road use due to the high idle speed used in F1. The AMG One will be a hybrid like many other hypercars, and have a power output of around 1040bhp. The downside of such big performance figures is the limited engine life span anticipated to be just 50,000km.

Mercedes will produce just 275 cars with a price tag of $2.7 million each, not bad for what is esentailly, a rebodied F1 car.

Sources Topspeed, Autocar, Ferrari, Motor 1

10/29/2020

McLaren hit hypercar success in 2013 with the P1, which went on to sell 375 units as a limited production series. Now they plan to launch the 620R as a road legal version of the successful track only 570S GT4.

The 620R will again be another limited production run car, and utilise the existing 3.8 liter V8 engine this time tuned to 611bhp, no hybrid system is planned unlike earlier cars. McLaren developed the engine with Ricardo Engineering, and have used variants in all their road cars since the 12C. With such a powerful engine and carbon fibre chassis built at the company's composite materials factory, we can expect a 0-62mph time of 2.9 seconds, however top speed is just 204mph, with McLaren opting for acceleration rather than maximum speed.

10/27/2020

Customer Cars A Step Closer?

With every fraction of a second gained costing millions in development and testing, smaller teams struggle to compete. However Racing Point have opted to go down another route, already Mercedes-Benz engine customers, for the 2020 season working in collaboration with Mercedes, their new car caused quite a stir in pre-season testing. Sporting a vivid pink livery did little to stop other teams commenting how much the RP20 looks like last year's title winning F1 car. Is this the beginning of customer cars in F1? Several other teams lodged protests with the FIA.

10/27/2020

New F1 Circuits Part 1 Vietnam

Asia has some of the fastest growing economies in the world, making these markets ideal stages to host a Formula 1 race. Hanoi recently completed the construction of their circuit, making this year's race the first F1 visit to Vietnam.

Originally scheduled to take place in April this year, the organisers sadly had to delay until later this year. With a total lap distance of 5.65km, and featuring 22 turns utilising public roads, the circuit has one of the longest straights at 1.5km on the F1 calendar. The layout designed by renowned F1 circuit designer and engineer Herman Tilke promises to be an exciting event.

10/26/2020

2020 Scheduled To Be The Longest Championship Season In The History Of F1

Originally planned to be a 22 race calendar, the 2020 season would be the longest championship season in the history of F1. How many races are too many? Already mechanics and drivers are effectively away from home between March and November.

Other considerations for the teams being the number of engines and gearboxes permitted penalty free. With just three engines per car over the 22 race season, many are predicting more grid penalties for engine failures.

10/25/2020

The Cost Caps
The FIA is set to implement a new standard cost capacity for F1 teams and will be provided by its official FIA document. The Cost Caps now are set at $175 million for a year. For context, the big teams spend an average of $312 million.

The new cap will not cover driver salaries and marketing budgets. This rule is aimed at providing an almost level playing field for the smaller teams.

10/24/2020

Pinky Boy

06/25/2020