VIDEO: Red Bull Racing gives a virtual tour of 2009 F1 rulebook
Click above to watch the video after the jump
Formula One racing has implemented sweeping changes to its vehicles for the 2009 racing season. All cars will drive on slick tires, front and rear wing specifications have changed dramatically, and noses have grown. Changes have taken place in the powertrain department as well, with each car only receiving eight engines for the year, and all powerplants will be limited to 18,000 rpm.
These are but a few of the changes, and going into more detail can get a bit boring. Luckily, Red Bull Racing created a bang-up virtual tour of all of the changes in F1 for 2009. Hit the jump to view the video. Not only is the animation fantastic, but the short rundown is also extremely informative. As an added bonus, the video also expertly explains how a Kinetic Energy Recovery System can give drivers six seconds of burst per lap. Good stuff.
[Source: Red Bull Racing]
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Sam 4:07PM (2/13/2009)
Excellent, and a few weeks old. Nice.
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GT 4:26PM (2/13/2009)
they get an additional 82hp of boost from regenerative braking? Wow
mapoftazifosho 4:31PM (2/13/2009)
Nice to see that I am a week or so ahead of autoblog.
Franz 5:52PM (2/13/2009)
Give Autoblog a break guys. So what if you've seen it already? Not everyone who visits this site frequents dedicated F1 sites, so this is just fine for them.
Hasan Mahmood 4:30PM (2/13/2009)
that was fun and informative
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Geekengineer 4:39PM (2/13/2009)
Yeah, but they "still drive cars."
Whatever happened to the promise of *real* podracers?
Damn you, George Lucas and your hollow dreams.
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Carlos 4:52PM (2/13/2009)
Wow that was a pretty kick ass video!
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Eric Liberatore 5:25PM (2/13/2009)
Chris Shunk:
Thank you for posting this! I love F1 and this saved me a lot of time figuring out what changed besides the obvious front and back wing and tires. Red Bull team is awesome when it comes to engaging with the consumer. I don't see the other teams doing stuff like this. RB marketing is obviously involved. Even on SpeedTV they're the only team to work with Steve Hatchett to show viewers the inner workings of an F1 car. Thank you Red Bull!
Even if this video is "old" I appreciate that you posted it because I would have missed it entirely. Plus it may even interest someone that hasn't taken an interest in F1.
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tom 5:30PM (2/13/2009)
Great of Red Bull to put something like this together. I really enjoyed the parts showing all the internal car pieces working and coming together.
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HotRodzNKustoms 6:26PM (2/13/2009)
That was actually more informative and easier to watch than I expected.
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EvoStevo 7:11PM (2/13/2009)
I'm not sure I understand how KURS works. Does it store electricity to later drive a separate electric motor? The visual they use makes it look like the energy is transferred directly back into the engine.
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ashtaron14 8:42PM (2/13/2009)
From http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=Mark_Hughes&id=43467
There are expected to be two types of KERS systems in use next year: battery and flywheel.
The battery system seems set to be the more popular method. It harnesses the braking energy by storing it in super-capacitor batteries which then release power to the driven wheels when required.
The flywheel method looks set to be used by Williams (and possibly Honda and/or Toyota). Here the braking energy is used to turn a flywheel and when extra power is needed the wheels are coupled up to the spinning flywheel to give a boost in power.
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Jimmy 8:52AM (2/14/2009)
and possibly honda? lol.. looks like you haven't been following the offseason news.
IF the team formerly known as 'Honda F1' show up at melbourne its more likely they'll be using mercedes engines and drivetrains, including KERS.
Jsams4131 10:12PM (2/13/2009)
Great video, like others said earlier, Red Bull really does go out of their way to bring the public in on as much education of the great technology being used in these cars. Also Racing Per Machett on Speed before the F1 races are truly great. I'm surprised that the KERS gives a short, timed, gain of 80+hp; I wouldnt have expected that kind of power increase.(Nissan GT-R scrap that silly 15ft.lb boost button and give ur KERS haha)...
Also I applaud Autoblog for posting more F1..keep it UP!...now if only the Speed Network could take some notes..tired of watchin NAStyCAR.
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hyundaifans.com 11:46PM (2/13/2009)
Nice video Red Bull! Cant wait for the season to start!
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Jim R 12:04AM (2/14/2009)
An electric overboost. That's awesome.
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