F1 CARS

SREEKANTH
S5, ME
ROLL NO : 52
 Introduction
 Most sophisticated vehicles used in the most
technologically advanced form of sports.
 Each and every minute details tuned to perfection
 Each f1 team has the responsibility to come up
with the most efficient design.
 Bringing the f1 cars to a halt is an incredible
challenge.
 F1 car driving demands precision, incredibly fast
reflexes and endurance from the driver.
 The Chassis
 Characteristics
• Single seat cars
• Open cockpit
• Open wheels
• Wings at front and rear
• Position of the engine is behind the driver
 The Cockpit
 Cockpit is a very sparse environment.
 Driver has limited movement.
 Driver experiences G-forces.
 Designers are forever trying to lower the centre
of gravity of the car.
 Wing theory
 Uses the same principle as an aircraft.
 Aircraft uses lift whereas f1 cars uses down-
force.
 Drag- another important factor on an f1 car.
 Rear wing
 Made up of 2 sets of aerofoil connected to each
other by wing endplates.
 Top aerofoil made up of a maximum of 3 elements.
 Lower aerofoil made up of single element.
 Endplates prevent the air from spilling over the
sides of the wings.
 Front wing
 Asymmetrical wing flaps on either side of the nose
cones.
 Asymmetrical shape allows better airflow
increasing down-force.
 Inside edges of the front wing endplates curved.
 Diffuser
 Situated at the underside
of the car behind the rear
axle line.
 Consists of many tunnels
and splitters to control
airflow.
 Maximizes suction effect
thus increasing down-force.
 Engine
 Ten times horse-power of a normal road car.
 Operate at very high temperatures.
 Limited to 3 litre, normally with 10 cylinders.
 Engines made from forged aluminium.
 Some components made from ceramics in order to
reduce internal inertia of moving parts.
 What makes these engines
different to road car engines?
 Air-box
 Fuel and fuel tank
 Exhausts
 Cooling systems
 Transmissions
• Clutch
• Gearbox
• Gear ratios
• Differential
 Tyres
 Must be able to withstand very high stresses and
temperatures.
 Tyres filled with special nitrogen rich, moisture
free gas.
 Tyres made up of 4 ingredients- carbon blacks,
polymers, oils and curatives.
 3 types of tyres are used
• Dry tyre
• Intermediate tyre
• Wet tyre
 The Suspensions
 Two forms of suspension.
• Traditional coil spring setup.
• Torsion bar setup
 Both forms are mounted on the chassis.
Dampers
 Often called shock absorbers.
 Main purpose is to prevent the spring from
oscillating too much
 These dampers can be tuned to alter the
handling.
 The Brakes
 F1 cars use disc brakes designed to work at 750
degrees celcius.
 Brakes are set up with 60% braking force to the
front and 40% to the rear.
 Drivers are able to adjust the balance btw front
and rear braking force from a dial in the cockpit.
 Rotating discs are gripped by caliper squeezing
the disc.
 Discs are drilled for airflow to keep temperature
down.
 Front and rear braking systems are connected
separately
 Random facts about f1
 In an f1 engine revving at 18000rpm, piston travels
up and down 300 times a second.
 If a water hose were to blow off, complete cooling
system would empty in just over a second.
 F1 cars have 3 built in pneumatic jacks.
 F1 car has as many as 8 radios operating at a time.
 References:
1. http://www.formula1.com- The Official
Website
2. http://www.motorsportengineering.com

3. http://www.f1-country.com

4. http://123seminarsonly.com
 Conclusion
 The car’s engine, suspension, aerodynamics, tyres etc
determine how fast they go.
 The engineering of materials, cooling system,
aerodynamics and high temperature structural
stiffness of f1 components is leading edge
technology.
 Getting the car tuned up and keeping it in a state of
perfection are 2 of the team’s most important tasks
during a season.
 THANK YOU……

Sreekanth S
S5 ME
Roll No: 52