It was shocking to realise that 20% of the current #F1 grid is following my page! ๐คฏ (4 out of 20)
Verstappen was the first to do so (in 2022), and since then heโs always won the WDC! The power of data analysis? ๐คฃ๐
@Max33Verstappen@FranColapinto@PierreGASLY
FIA banned the 'Inerter' (also called 'J-Damper') in 2022... but WHAT is that? And HOW does it work? ๐ค
I will give you the answers in this thread... and explain how it could have mitigated porpoising! ๐
๐Read on, and get ready to learn!๐ #F1
So that was the Inerter!๐ ๏ธ
Now you are one step closer to becoming an F1 engineer... or just a more tech-savvy fan! ๐
Share the thread with your friends if you enjoyed it, and follow my page to understand Formula 1 better! ๐คฉ๐๏ธ๏ฟผ
FIA banned the inerter in 2022, on the grounds of cost reduction ๐ซ
The problem was that neither the FIA nor most teams predicted the porpoising
The Inerter would have been the perfect weapon to fight it! (By having different stiffnesses at lower and higher frequencies)๏ฟผ
Iโm opening a big can of worms: should #F1 bring back refueling? ๐ค
Big reasons to do itโฆ but also not do do it! Read this thread to understand this topic better, and comment with your opinion!
[Collab with Formula Professor on IG]
Top Speed Distribution: you can easily tell which laps were affected...
Link for those who want to know more about JMP, the software I used to produce the previous visualisation! ๐ https://t.co/Nf2WthiqmD
By mistake, the FIA didnโt activate overtake mode in SQ1 after the red flag. This serious issue massively limited straight-line performance (~10 km/h top speed loss). Crucially, it was then reactivated for 27s, unfairly advantaging those who could exploit it!
Look at OCO:
โฌ๏ธ L5 (Issue)
๐ง L8 (OK)
His high-speed acceleration (lower plot) dropped massively โ 11-12 km/h top speed loss
ALB, STR, and LIN are the most likely to have lost SQ2 access because of this, and SAI to a lesser extent
We're 'lucky' that the championship is practically decided; otherwise, issues like this could impact it...
[Via @JMP_Europe #YesJMPcan #adv #F1]
@Mp24Rossi@F1 They are not cheating, but we had some instances of incompetence from the FIA side, even when taking into account the complexity of this rule change