#race-week’s F101

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F101:

F1 Glossary

107% rule

During Q1, any driver who fails to set a lap within 107 percent of the fastest Q1 time will not be allowed to start the race.

However, in some circumstances - which could include a driver setting a suitable time during practice, the stewards may permit the car to start (more often than not the driver is allowed to start)

Appeal

An action that a team takes on its drivers' behalf if it feels that they have been unfairly penalised by the race officials.

The window for asking for a review after an event will be shortened from the current 14 day period to four days, or 96 hours for 2024

Bottoming

When the underside of the car hits the track surface, visually producing sparks. This is usually because of a stiff suspension set up and/or a bumpy track surface

Clean air

Air that isn't turbulent. A car is in ‘clean air’ when it has a gap of at least 5 seconds to the car in front.

Clean air provides the optimum conditions for an F1 car

Degradation (tyre)

The process by which a tyre loses performance or grip, caused by the tyre going through heat cycles (getting warm and cooling down)

Delta time

A term used to describe the time difference between two different laps or two different cars.

Dirty air

Turbulent air that comes off of the back of the car in front. Being in dirty air affects the handling of a car and can cause it to overheat

Downforce

The aerodynamic force that is applied in a downwards direction as a car travels forwards (essentially it is negative lift). This is harnessed to improve a car's handling through corners.

Flat spot

The area of a tyre that is worn heavily on one spot after a moment of extreme braking or in the course of a spin or lock up.

This ruins its handling, often causing severe vibration, and may force a driver to pit for a replacement set of tyres

Ground Effect

A method of inducing downforce by manipulating airflow under the car through the use of winglets and tunnels to create a low pressure area

Handling

The car's responsiveness to driver input and its ability to negotiate corners effectively.

A car that handles well will typically be well-balanced and not understeer or oversteer to any great degree.

LiCo (Lift and Coast)

Something that the race engineer will tell the driver to do if they are burning too much fuel or overheating the car.

It means that the driver will lift off of the throttle early and coast into the braking zone - this slows down their pace so it’s not ideal

Lock-up

The term used to describe a driver braking sharply and 'locking' one or more tyres whilst the others continue rotating. Tyre smoke and flat spots are common side effects.

Marbles

The small pieces of tyre rubber that break off the tyres and then accumulate at the side of the track off the racing line. Typically these are very slippery when driven on.

Out brake

A term used to describe a driver braking either too late or too softly and subsequently overrunning a corner. A common mistake made during overtaking moves.

Oversteer

When a car's rear end doesn't want to go around a corner and tries to overtake the front end as the driver turns in towards the apex. Essentially the rear end of the car moves too much (kicks out) and could cause the car to spin

Parc ferme

A fenced-off area into which cars are driven after qualifying and the race, where no team members are allowed to touch them except under the strict supervision of race stewards.

This is where the post qualifying and post race checks take place.

Cars are under Parc Ferme conditions from the start of qualifying until the start of the race meaning that their set ups can’t be changed during this time.

Plank

A hard permaglass strip (also known as a skid block) that is fitted front-to-back down the middle of the underside of all cars to check that they are not being run too close to the track surface, something that is apparent if the plank is excessively worn.

Porpoising

An aerodynamic phenomenon caused by ground effect where the airflow under the car is suddenly stalled causing a loss of downforce resulting in the car springing upwards. This process continues with the car getting sucked towards the track due to the ground effect, the airflow stalling and then the car springing upwards. This creates a repetitive bouncing, typically on the straights.

The effect can be minimised by raising the ride height

Ride height

The height between the track's surface and the floor of the car.

Scrutineering

The technical checking of cars by the officials to ensure that none are outside the regulations.

Shakedown

A brief test when a team is trying a different car part or a new car for the first time before going back out to drive at 100 percent to set a fast time.

Teams will often run a 100km shakedown at the start of the season before pre season testing

Understeer

Where the front end of the car doesn't want to turn into a corner and slides wide as the driver tries to turn in towards the apex.

Venturi Tunnels

Channels under the floor of the car to funnel and accelerate airflow

The channels have a specific hourglass shape, wide opening and exit with a narrow centre section.

This creates a low pressure zone which will accelerate the airflow and induce downforce

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SAIL 2017 - Prove di barche volanti per ragazzi e donne alla Foiling Week GARDA - 2017

Il primo evento Foiling Week 2017, dal 6 al 9 Luglio 2017 a Malcesine sul lago di Garda, prevede, oltre al consueto programma di Forum e regate, un Foiling Expo ed i Foiling Boat Trials.   Durante tutto il periodo della manifestazione, Foiling Week Garda prevede un’Expo ed un Trial & Experience Camp gratuito ed aperto al pubblico dove vedere e sperimentare le ultime novità foiling sul mercato. Il Trial & Experience Camp permette di provare barche Foiling di produzione ed ha sessioni dedicate ai più giovani (dai 12 anni ai 17 anni) ed al pubblico femminile. Il Trials & Experience camp è aperto a tutti i velisti che stanno pensando di passare alla vela 3.0. Per partecipare è necessario pre-registrarsi per poter assicurare a tutti gli interessati un'opportunità di prova nel giorno prescelto e con la barca preferita. Le sessioni per giovani e donne saranno curate da coachd’eccellenza, Stefano Rizzi e Bora Gulari, campioni della classe Moth, per i ragazzi e Jo Aleh  e Josie Gliddon del Team Magenta Project per le donne. Magenta Project è stato creato dalle veliste del TeamSCA, il primo equipaggio interamente femminile a competere nella Volvo Ocean Race. “Cambiare una cultura” è l'obbiettivo del Magenta Project, l'associazione Foiling Week condivide la stessa idea. Le ragazze del Magenta Project vogliono promuovere il ruolo delle donne nella vela, Foiling Week promuove un nuovo appassionante modo di navigare alla portata di chiunque. I ragazzi e le donne che desiderassero prendere parte alle sessioni dedicate possono registrarsi compilando il modulo di richiesta. Il Trial & Experience Camp è gratuito ed inizia giovedì 6 luglio e termina domenica 9 luglio, le sessioni speciali per ragazzi e per le donne sono il sabato 8 e la domenica 9 luglio. Le barche a disposizione per le prove sono i cat VoilAvion, Whisper, S9, iFly 15 ed i monoscafi Waszp e F101. Ogni barca sarà seguita da vicino da un gommone con un coach/istruttore che guiderà l’esperienza e garantirà la sicurezza. Per iscriversi al Trial & Experience Camp ed alle sessioni speciali per ragazzi e donne cliccare qui Per vedere le schede delle barche del Trial & Experience Camp clicca qui GAC Pindar supporta la sessione di prove femminili, Andrew Pindar ha, a tal proposito, dichiarato: “Pindar è lieta di sostenere le prova femminili alla Foiling Week 2017. Sebbene Pindar sia nota per aver sponsorizzato molti ambiti della vela negli ultimi quattro decenni, è forse attraverso il sostegno alle donne, da Emma Sanderson (Richards) a molte altre, per cui siamo più conosciuti. Con il foiling che prende un ruolo così importante nel il futuro della vela, crediamo sia opportuno aiutare le ragazze a prendere il loro posto a fianco dei ragazzi.” Come di consueto Foiling Week prevede ogni giorno anche Forum e Regate, unitamente al Expo e Trial si creeranno esperienze che i partecipanti condivideranno durante le serate della Foiling Week. Foiling Week è l'appuntamento per ogni appassionato velista alla ricerca di un'intensa ed eccitante esperienza con la vela 3.0!

FROM http://www.navigamus.info/2017/06/prove-di-barche-volanti-per-ragazzi-e.html

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Welcome to F101

As of today (30th December 2023) there are exactly 9 weeks until the first race of the 2024 season in Bahrain.

Over these 9 weeks I will be posting something somewhat informative about F1, its rules and regulations, helpful things to know etc, that I hope you will find interesting.

I have a few topics planned already, based on some FAQs that I get but if you have anything specific you’d like to see let me know

- Glossary