Formula 4
Formula 3
Formula 2
Formula 1
🏎️ What makes these cars different, and each one faster than the previous one? 🤔
This thread compares their performance: you can’t miss it if you’re a #F1 enthusiast!
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Formula 3
Formula 2
Formula 1
🏎️ What makes these cars different, and each one faster than the previous one? 🤔
This thread compares their performance: you can’t miss it if you’re a #F1 enthusiast!
👇👇
Formula 4
-Engine: several road car engines, 160hp
-Mass: 570kg
-Width: 1750mm
-Wheelbase: 2750mm
-6 Gears
-0-100km/h: 3.5s
-Top speed: 250km/h (in low-drag spec)
Small, lightweight, raw: despite the road-car power, it would still destroy supercars in most circuits
-Engine: several road car engines, 160hp
-Mass: 570kg
-Width: 1750mm
-Wheelbase: 2750mm
-6 Gears
-0-100km/h: 3.5s
-Top speed: 250km/h (in low-drag spec)
Small, lightweight, raw: despite the road-car power, it would still destroy supercars in most circuits
Formula 3
-Engine: 3.4l V6 N/A 380hp
-Mass: 550kg
-6 Gears
-0-100km/h: 3.1s
-0-200km/h: 7.8s
-Top speed: 300km/h (in low-drag spec)
-Max lateral acceleration: 2.6g
-Max braking acceleration: 1.9g [low, but official value]
A big step from F4: similar mass but over twice the power
-Engine: 3.4l V6 N/A 380hp
-Mass: 550kg
-6 Gears
-0-100km/h: 3.1s
-0-200km/h: 7.8s
-Top speed: 300km/h (in low-drag spec)
-Max lateral acceleration: 2.6g
-Max braking acceleration: 1.9g [low, but official value]
A big step from F4: similar mass but over twice the power
Formula 2
-Engine: 3.4l V6 Turbo 620hp
-Mass: 755kg
-6 Gears
-0-100km/h: 2.9s
-0-200km/h: 6.6s
-Top speed: 335km/h (in low-drag spec)
-Max lateral acceleration: 3.5g
-Max braking acceleration: 3.9g
The game gets serious: almost unmatched downforce/mass and power/mass ratios
-Engine: 3.4l V6 Turbo 620hp
-Mass: 755kg
-6 Gears
-0-100km/h: 2.9s
-0-200km/h: 6.6s
-Top speed: 335km/h (in low-drag spec)
-Max lateral acceleration: 3.5g
-Max braking acceleration: 3.9g
The game gets serious: almost unmatched downforce/mass and power/mass ratios
Formula 1
-Engine: 1.6l V6 Turbo ~1000hp
-Mass: 798kg
-8 Gears
-0-100km/h: 2.2s
-0-200km/h: 4.4s
-Top speed: 350km/h (in low-drag spec)
-Max lateral acceleration: 6.0g
-Max braking acceleration: 6.0g
The queen of open-wheel racing: the downforce/mass ratio is unmatched
-Engine: 1.6l V6 Turbo ~1000hp
-Mass: 798kg
-8 Gears
-0-100km/h: 2.2s
-0-200km/h: 4.4s
-Top speed: 350km/h (in low-drag spec)
-Max lateral acceleration: 6.0g
-Max braking acceleration: 6.0g
The queen of open-wheel racing: the downforce/mass ratio is unmatched
Summarising the main trends from F4 to F1:
-Cars get way bigger
(Width 1750mm➡️2000mm,
Wheelbase 2750mm➡️3600mm)
Therefore, the aerodynamics surfaces grow in area➡️More Downforce and Aero Efficiency
Better materials mitigate the weight increase
-Cars get way bigger
(Width 1750mm➡️2000mm,
Wheelbase 2750mm➡️3600mm)
Therefore, the aerodynamics surfaces grow in area➡️More Downforce and Aero Efficiency
Better materials mitigate the weight increase
-Engines get more complex and advanced➡️More power➡️Drag penalty is reduced➡️Possible to produce even more downforce through more loaded wings!
Notice that we started with 1.4-2.0l (Formula 4) and ended with 1.6l (Formula 1)
The displacement is similar, but:
-Much higher turbo pressure and combustions temps
-Energy recovery (both kinetic and thermal)
-Higher Fuel flow rates
make F1 engines over 6 times more powerful! 🤯
The displacement is similar, but:
-Much higher turbo pressure and combustions temps
-Energy recovery (both kinetic and thermal)
-Higher Fuel flow rates
make F1 engines over 6 times more powerful! 🤯
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