#imolagp

[trees-ofwire]

Max and Charles post race

[ferraris-gf]

explaining f1: the cars

chassis

modern day f1 cars are constructed from composites of carbon fibre and other ultra-lightweight materials. the minimum weight currently permissible is 740kg including the driver but not the fuel.

engines

as of the 2014 season, all f1 cars have been equipped with turbocharged 1.6 l v6 engines, which were previously banned in 1989. this change gave up to a 29% increase in fuel efficiency.

transmission

f1 cars use highly automated semi-automatic sequential gearboxes, with regulations stating that 8 forward gears and 1 reverse gear must be used, with rear-wheel drive. fully automatic gearboxes are illegal to keep driver skill. the last f1 car fitted with a conventional manual gearbox was the forti fg01 which raced in 1995.

as of 2009, all teams use seamless-shift transmissions, which allow a near instantaneous changing of gears for minimal time loss. shift times for modern f1 cars are in the range of 2-3ms.

steering wheel

the wheel can be used to change gears, adjust the fuel/air mix, change the break balance and call the radio among other things, allowing the driver a huge amount of control. data such as engine rpm, lap times and tyre temperature etc. are displayed.

fuel

the fuel in f1 cars is fairly similar to ordinary petrol.

to make sure teams and fuel suppliers are within regulation, the fia requires fuel teams like shell, petronas etc. to submit samples of the fuels they are providing for races. at any time, fia inspectors can request a sample from the fuelling rig to compare. the teams usually abide by rules but in 1997 mika hakkinen was stripped of his third place finish in spa due to his fuel being the incorrect formula.

tyres

you can read all about tyres in f1 here!

breaks

the brakes used in f1 cars are designed to work in up to 1,000 degrees celsius.

drivers can control brake force to compensate for changes in track condition or fuel load.

notable cars

the victorious red bull racing rb18 from the 2022 season, driven max verstappen.

the dominant mclaren mp4/4 driven by ayrton senna in 1988.

the highly successful ferrari f2004 driven by micheal schumacher at the 2004 united states grand prix.

the 1994 williams fw15c, widely considered to be one of the most technologically advanced f1 car of all time

the first f1 car to be powered by a turbocharged engine; the 1997 renault rs01.

the lotus 78, which exploited the aerodynamic effects of downforce, or ground effect, which was banned by the fia in 1983 (though it was later brought back for the 2022 season onwards).

the 2009 brawn bgp001, using a 'double diffuser' (to harness downforce) which was banned by the fia in 2011.

[shhhsiiih]

im a simple woman, i just want seb, lewis, charles and ollie to meet this weekend. my family is together in the paddock and i want them to have a tearful union and ollie meeting seb and charles yapping about leo and lewis not tearing his eyes off from his favorite people.

[liamtwatter]

"Hamilton thinks he's alone on the track" (today TWICE with Alonso)

also Verstappen told him to f... o...

[shinywitcheagle]

Everytime I see max have to stand on a podium in front of a crowd that actively boo him/interrupt the anthem my faith in humanity dies a little bit more.

[mywonderland826]

Max takes his 8th consecutive pole position matching Ayrton Senna's record!!

Charles was knocked down to P4, with Oscar taking P2 and Lando taking P3 ❤️💙🧡

[fandoms-are-the-answer]

Results of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 💙🧡❤️

And what a weekend it was for Max Verstappen!

He clinched his 8th consecutive pole and ties with Ayrton Senna on the record of most consecutive poles in F1 history! Coincidentally at the same weekend the entire paddock is remembering Senna and Ratzenberger.

On Sunday, Max broke another, new record by winning 2 races on one day 🎉

In the morning, his sim racing team Redline won the Nürburgring 24 hours with car #20. Max did his stints for this race from the Red Bull Racing motorhome, taking brakes for his F1 qualifying and the race 😁

Later on Sunday, Max then also won the Imola GP!

He did have to work for this win, since both Mclaren and Ferrari were close on his heels. Lando finished second, only 0,7 seconds behind Max. In third was Charles Leclerc, followed by the secone Mclaren of Piastri and Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz.

Leclerc became the first Ferrari driver on the podium at the Autodrome Enzo e Dino Ferrari since Michael Schumacher in 2006 at the San Marino GP.

[justagirlwholovesformulaone]

McLaren lately has been unbelievably!

Great job from Lando on the P2 and great job from Oscar on the P4 at Imola

Let’s keep the great work going McLaren!

Papaya proud 🧡

[norway-gp]

𝐌𝐀𝐗 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍

20/05/2024 Imola, Italy Max Verstappen on the top step of the podium at the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

[brocedesbenz]

BROOOOO LANDO CHASING MAX WTFFFF

BACK IN MY DAYS WE COULDN'T EVEN DREAM OF THIS

[trees-ofwire]

🫣

[christinasaintmarche]

The Imola GP + Me by Christina Saint Marche Via Flickr: Sandro adds a little help from me to the Ferrari F1 Team.

[liamtwatter]

so it's true, he's really alone on the track, lol

[shinywitcheagle]

0.7 gap between lando and max at the end of the race fucking amazing

f1 is so back

[mywonderland826]

We have a Ferrari podium in Imola for the first time in 18 years!!! P3 for Charles. Not what he would want, but still amazing ❤️❤️❤️

[blaqsbi]

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