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Formula 1 is often referred to as the hotbed of automotive technology. That's why we asked ourselves what interesting innovations the racing series has produced over the years. It turns out that while many of the advances in Formula 1 were confined to the race track, some also made their way into the road cars that are on the show floor today. The manner may be less exotic, but the underlying principles are the same, making us curious about what new technologies await us on the racetrack. For fans of Formula 1 we can recommend taking a look at Formula 1 on bwin throw and consider the various betting options there. Maybe you can earn something like this with your hobby!
Check out our List of the coolest Formula 1 technologies why they are important for sport and in some cases also for the street.
KERS
- When a Formula 1 car hits the brakes at 200 km/h, a significant amount of kinetic energy is released. What if it were possible to capture that momentum and store it for later use? This is exactly what the Kinetic Energy Recapture System, or KERS for short, was developed for. Introduced in 2009, KERS allowed teams to store up to 60kW of energy from the rear axle. Either via an electrical system or via a rotating mechanical flywheel. This energy is then channeled into the drivetrain for a specific number of seconds per lap. In racing, KERS has been replaced (or improved) by several new systems that can convert thermal energy or kinetic energy into electricity, which is then used by powerful electric motors that produce twice as much power as the original KERS system. On the road, Mazda has experimented with the i-Eloop brake energy recovery system, which converts the vehicle's kinetic energy into electricity during braking, in the Mazda6 sedan.
J damper / inert.
- A racing car's suspension needs to be as stiff as possible to improve aerodynamic performance, reduce tire deflection and maximize the car's cornering footprint. However, if the suspension is too stiff, the resulting sway on rough sections of track can seriously interfere with traction. This is where the J damper comes into play. Developed by McLaren and known as the 'Inerter', this technology uses a mass damper to absorb suspension loads through a proportional force canceled by a rotating mass attached to a damper rod and flywheel. Think of the "inertial dampeners" in Star Trek that prevent the bridge crew from being slammed into the back of the ship during a warp jump and you have a pretty good idea.
Active suspension.
- If you feed the car's electronic suspension system enough data about the road it's driving on and link that to a system that can adjust the damper response accordingly, you're already a big step forward. This gives you the important contact area we mentioned in the previous section. Here Williams pioneered the use of active suspension systems in Formula 1, building on the concept introduced by Lotus. However, the system was banned from the sport in the mid-90s due to fears it would increase cornering speeds. The FIA is considering allowing active suspension systems again in the near future. Until then, you can have fun in one of the dozens of sports cars, SUVs and luxury sedans currently equipped with this racing-developed technology.
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