Ah yes, thank you for this wonderful tutorial. I shall now proceed to follow this tutorial with my non-existent F1 car used in my non-existent F1 career Edit: So many salty people in the replies LMAO guys it’s a joke
“Lets take a look at the power unit first!” That’s when the family members at the dinner table stop paying attention. They will ask the same exact question next year. Great video, these are so informative for the short video length!
I really enjoy these informative short videos. They satisfy my never ending desire to learn more about these amazing cars. Appreciate it so much y’all! Much love from the US
You should have explained the pre-heating reasons in more detail: An F1 engine is so precisely manufactured, that it literally will not move when it is cold due to the metals actually being stuck together. Through warming the engine up the seals on the pistons are able to move because they soften up just enough. And since F1 engines are meant to run at several hundred degrees there is no point in having this any other way.
Another purpose of preheating the engine is that the tolerances the internal combustion engine is built to are quite extreme, and when cold, won’t even turn over. The heat in the motor keeps the parts from rubbing on one another- and the tolerances are designed to be optimal at 80C.
I also heard the the sylinders in the engine expand slightly more than the pistons when heated so the engine is actually seized up when it's cold, the pistons being under pressure from the sylinder sidewalls
This is oft cited but it isn’t actually true. It’s one of those perpetual myths. The engines absolutely will turn over when cold; but because the tolerances are so tight, wear will be high.
Gentlemen. A short view to the past. Thirty years ago, Nicki Laura told us “take a trained monkey, place him into the cockpit of a car and he is able to drive the car”. Thirty years later, Sebastian told us “I have to start my car like a computer, it’s very complicated” and Nico Rosberg said that during the race - I don’t remember what race - he pressed the wrong button on the wheel. Question for you both. Is formula one today too complicated with 20 or more buttons on the wheel, are you too much under effort, under pressure? What are your wishes for the future concerning the technical program during the race? Less buttons, more? Or less and more communication with your engineers?
I'm 100% sure that may be they could perhaps do something about something while they were doing something that could or could not be the right thing to do in the future.
No actually. Basically this is somekind of S.O.P that you need to do before turning the engine on because they are in a very competitive racing. F1 racing is all about precision. So if they want to make it simpler just using key to turn the engine on of course they can.
The engine tolerances are so small and measured at operating temperature, so when it's cold, it seizes solid and won't so much as twitch, which is why they need to get the engine warmed up before starting because they literally cannot start it cold. The car basically needs to be on life support before it can perform.
Didn't mention that when the engine is cold it really can't be turned over because the tolerance on the pistons and cylinder walls is so tight that it's basically seized. When they warm the engine everything expands to the proper size and they can spin it over easily.
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Awesome video! There is a possibility to the driver itself turn the engine on if he's on track, right? If I'm correct, Leclerc did this in Catalunya 2020 when his engine suddenly switched off mid race and his engineer told him to turn it on using the MGU-K
Yep! However in that case the engine is already fully up to temperature and all the oil is where it's supposed to be, so it's technically already in its ideal starting configuration. Since it was literally just running a short time ago. I'm not sure where, exactly, the MGU-K is connected to along the gearbox/crankshaft system. Might vary slightly from team to team and design to design. But as Mateus points out, put the gearbox in neutral and dump the clutch, and everything's connected and you can rev up the MGU-K to get the engine rotating, where the ignition and fuel systems will handle it from there. Incidentally a lot like how a Toyota Prius starts its engine ...
It was like this with the DFVs already... I once was in a garage in a classic f1 race and the firing up from saying "ok let's fire up the egnien" was like an hour
re: preheating or not, depends on the food, if you're heating up something that's already cooked then yeah just throw it in there while it's heating up. but if you're COOKING something you gotta wait till it's heated up to the right temp first.
I’m now just picturing Matt hovering over his oven with anticipation and when the preheating light goes out he exclaims, “LIGHT’S OUT AND AWAY WE GO!” (The apostrophe represents contraction for the apostrophe police.)
You forgot to mention that most manufacturers can kick start their engine when not in the pits using the eleconics as everything is already warm. I think it's the MGU-H? they spin up and it cranks the ICE over and gets it fired up. I think Merc is the only engine not to have that
It's the mgu-k, it moves the car until a certain speed with the clutch disingaged, then the clutch engages and the engine is literally jump started and comes back to life. Since all car have an mgu-k and a clutch, they should all be able to do it
One correction: The MGU-H doesn’t recover the energy from the heat of the exhaust, it is generated from the turning of the turbo. That‘s also why during energy deployment the turbo can be spooled up electronically
You do know that the turbo is driven by exhaust gasses? Otherwise it would’ve been called a supercharger (driven by the engine itself) or a compressor (driven by electricity).
How do you start a F1 car? Well first you start with dinner. Make sure you compliment it on its dress. Listen to their stories and provide quick wit and humor when appropriate. If you are still doing well, ask it to go home with you for some coffee. If it agrees, take it home and continue the conversation.
Haven’t the teams been able to start the cars using the MGU-K and battery? Using the electronics to start up the car. If I recall correctly, Charles did that in Barcelona (that one time he went around 4Billion laps without seatbelts on and the FIA didn’t do shit)
An F1 car can be REstarted using this method as the only time its started up in this way is if the engine cuts out mid-race so the engine is still at optimum working temperature and only stopped for a few seconds before it gets going again. This doesn't really affect anything too much, they're reliable and strong units that don't need nannying (relatively speaking of course) and the fuel and ignition systems can handle the rest of the complex computer gubbins. Trying to start it up in this way the first time you turn the engine on (say on a Friday morning preparing for FP1) will get you nowhere because everything is so precisely engineered it is essentially seized and won't start unless all procedures are followed. So to restart using this method after a momentary cut out or loss of power - fine, To start up using this method for the first time when it's cold - not fine
@@spaceshuttle8332 No problems :) yeah cold starting an F1 car with that method won't work, the materials need to be at the correct temperature, too cold the metal won't expand and the pistons will be fused, once the engine is warmed the metal will expand just enough for those pistons to start working how they should
Ok. How about restarting then ? Remember when perez restarted his car during the formation lap at Bahrain 2021? How did he do that without the external starter ??
Used the cars inertia ? Like starting a manual transmission car with a dead battery, you just push it and pop it into 2 second gear and turn the ignition and off you go.
@@JB73691 I thought of the same before, but it says here it doesn't have an ignition right ? It's all wires and computers inside the pit. .or am I missing something ?
=THAT'S HOW SO GREAT POWER IS BEING SQUEEZED OUT OF SO TINY VOLUME ALONG WITH DURABILITY =COMPARED TO DRAG RACE............OF COURSE....WHICH IS JUST TOO MUCH FRAGILE
THIS IS WHY AMERICANS DON'T WATCH F1 - All our other races begin with "Drivers/Gentlemen Start Your Engines"... If that's followed with 30 minutes with someone other than the driver fiddling with the wheel sitting in the tub... Americans are off to buy a Cheese Burger and a Budweiser, and the race starts without them.. :)
I alrwady know part of it because Aston Martin YT channel shiws clips of F1 car startups The starter motor goes "REEEEEE" and suddenly the engine fires up and revs to about 6000,then drops back to idle speed of 4000 RPM
so this video was great and the complexity surprised me as a new fan. What I got from this video is the driver cannot restart the car on the track- if the engine( powerunit) quits its the walk of shame back to pits. I find that surprising.
Your a little snoby about it but I get it.. Unlike most race car were you arm the fuel and battery then press the go button... Or Fighter jets where you slowing and maunally turn it out in the cockpit which switches and buttons. F1 cars are a bit more like a road car with out a computer core... pretty basic really... Now I wonder why F! cars don't have computer cores? Is it to save weight or something?
When the ICE stalls, everything is at the right temperature. No modifications need to be made before starting it up again. The electric motor is then used to crank up the engine. This is for worst case scenarios and not used in any other circumstances.
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Knowing all this already is why as soon as Mercedes unveiled the AMG-concept one and said "We're going to put a F1 engine in a road car" I immediately went "Well that's bullshit". A F1 derived engine maybe
I'll have to admit I did not know all that. I thought it was just the starter in the back and done - but then again this was like 30 years ago and things have changed A LOT specially since the hybrid era...
Matt, you forgot to say what happens if a driver stalls? I know the car has anti stall mechanisms, but in theory, wouldn’t it be possible to stall the engine? Say if you spin out into the gravel or grass, but don’t hit any barriers (so the car would in theory be able to continue). What then?
In that situation the engine is already warmed up, so you don't need all the fancy equipment in the pits. So the mgu-k starts moving the car with the clutch disingaged, then the clutch engages and the engine gets jump started by the movement of the car
The good old days: "Gentlemen, start your engines!" Nowadays: "Gentlemen, connect your laptops to the engine control unit, warm up the engine, pump the oil in, push your starting rod into the engine, jump start the crank shaft to lube the engine with oil, disengage the engine security switch via your laptop, turn on the fuel systems and the ignition and crank the engine until it fires up!"
In the 2022 Silverstone race, after George Russel crashed out, he said that he tried restarting the engine but he couldn't due to a problem. He said he went to the Mercedes Garage to try and figure out the problem, but when he came back, obviously the marshals took the car. Had they not taken the car, how would he have started it up again, as it would not have been connected to the pipes and wires?
The only engine which is the most complicated to start. Will put all other transport engines to wonder. Even with technology going towards remote engine start using smart key, this is one long process. Wonder why there isn't a Korean F1 team from Hyundai or Kia here
Ah yes, thank you for this wonderful tutorial. I shall now proceed to follow this tutorial with my non-existent F1 car used in my non-existent F1 career
Edit: So many salty people in the replies LMAO guys it’s a joke
We wish you the best of luck on your adventure
Don’t sell yourself short, mate
Bet you’re a blast at parties.
@@WasleySchultz I bet you are as well
Don’t try too hard to find the car
Just imagine that a team can’t race an F1 Weekend because they have lost their car keys
I´m pretty sure there would be room in the budget for a locksmith lol
I guess it would be Bottas' fault then
Oh man, that would be especially bad luck for Alex Albon. He is known for misplacing keys and other important things.
“Lets take a look at the power unit first!”
That’s when the family members at the dinner table stop paying attention. They will ask the same exact question next year.
Great video, these are so informative for the short video length!
I really enjoy these informative short videos. They satisfy my never ending desire to learn more about these amazing cars. Appreciate it so much y’all! Much love from the US
Same here. I love F1 and Iove technical stuff in general. Keep those videos up!
Greetings from Germany
Same
same🥰
Ditto. From the U.K.
From Finland
You should have explained the pre-heating reasons in more detail:
An F1 engine is so precisely manufactured, that it literally will not move when it is cold due to the metals actually being stuck together. Through warming the engine up the seals on the pistons are able to move because they soften up just enough. And since F1 engines are meant to run at several hundred degrees there is no point in having this any other way.
@@nayla9353 Shut
Thanks for the tips 👍 imma try this out tommorow
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Can we have a go too pls?
@@WTF1official brug moment
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I wouldn’t be surprised is the Haas just uses a key though
They actually have a hand crank in the front of the car like the Model T
@@usernamesSux9 pha ha ha
Not even a key its some naked wires they short it and it starts
@@bandi_TEE Starting their car in budget style.
LOL
How do you start a F1 car?
"A short view back to the past..."
Niki Lauda told us.
Another purpose of preheating the engine is that the tolerances the internal combustion engine is built to are quite extreme, and when cold, won’t even turn over. The heat in the motor keeps the parts from rubbing on one another- and the tolerances are designed to be optimal at 80C.
I also heard the the sylinders in the engine expand slightly more than the pistons when heated so the engine is actually seized up when it's cold, the pistons being under pressure from the sylinder sidewalls
The engineering in them is insane
@@fredrikpedersen2254 expand when hot?
@@NH10059 yeah both the pistons and cylinder expand with heat, but the cylinder expand slightly more to make them a perfect fit at temperature
This is oft cited but it isn’t actually true. It’s one of those perpetual myths. The engines absolutely will turn over when cold; but because the tolerances are so tight, wear will be high.
With a key
Edit: Matt said it wasn’t keys, so I’m gonna guess it is a fancy button
Edit 2: it wasn’t fancy button, I give up on guessing
im gunna guess its an external motor
Edit: i just finished the video and I was right 😊😁
Keep trying
it is a lot of fancy buttons and alike
Not a normal key, a fancy key
A key would be hilarious.
Gentlemen. A short view to the past. Thirty years ago, Nicki Laura told us “take a trained monkey, place him into the cockpit of a car and he is able to drive the car”. Thirty years later, Sebastian told us “I have to start my car like a computer, it’s very complicated” and Nico Rosberg said that during the race - I don’t remember what race - he pressed the wrong button on the wheel. Question for you both. Is formula one today too complicated with 20 or more buttons on the wheel, are you too much under effort, under pressure? What are your wishes for the future concerning the technical program during the race? Less buttons, more? Or less and more communication with your engineers?
Classic
Can you repeat the question please? 🤣
Who's the question for?
Pardon?
I'm 100% sure that may be they could perhaps do something about something while they were doing something that could or could not be the right thing to do in the future.
Frick my dyslexic brain! I read ICE as IEC and instantly thought “ah yes, internal explosion… wait a minute”
This also answers the question of why you cant put an f1 engine in a street car
Though you can base a street car engine on an F1 engine, as is the case with the Mercedes AMG One.
@@Skidracer21 wait that's a real car? I thought it was a concept. But that's cool
No actually. Basically this is somekind of S.O.P that you need to do before turning the engine on because they are in a very competitive racing. F1 racing is all about precision. So if they want to make it simpler just using key to turn the engine on of course they can.
No, but a lot of the technology of an F1 engine is making its way to road cars
What I meant was taking an engine directly out of an f1 car, and putting it in a road car
The engine tolerances are so small and measured at operating temperature, so when it's cold, it seizes solid and won't so much as twitch, which is why they need to get the engine warmed up before starting because they literally cannot start it cold. The car basically needs to be on life support before it can perform.
Didn't mention that when the engine is cold it really can't be turned over because the tolerance on the pistons and cylinder walls is so tight that it's basically seized. When they warm the engine everything expands to the proper size and they can spin it over easily.
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BTW GREAT VID AS ALWAYS
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These short videos are amazing. Thanks for making them
Thanks for watching them!! :)
You know you’re quick if you’re here before Matt posts this on his Instagram
I personally like the Jeremy Clarkson way of doing things. Get a hammer and hit the engine hard untill it turns on. And then just say SPEED AND POWER
And if it doesn't start blame it on james and try to kill hammond
@@bandi_TEE that's the way to do it 😂😂
Awesome video! There is a possibility to the driver itself turn the engine on if he's on track, right? If I'm correct, Leclerc did this in Catalunya 2020 when his engine suddenly switched off mid race and his engineer told him to turn it on using the MGU-K
Pérez did it as well. I am wondering how can that be done as well
@@felip0n._ as the MGU-K is connected to the crankshaft, the driver put the gear selector in Neutral and the MGU-K start the engine
Yep! However in that case the engine is already fully up to temperature and all the oil is where it's supposed to be, so it's technically already in its ideal starting configuration. Since it was literally just running a short time ago.
I'm not sure where, exactly, the MGU-K is connected to along the gearbox/crankshaft system. Might vary slightly from team to team and design to design.
But as Mateus points out, put the gearbox in neutral and dump the clutch, and everything's connected and you can rev up the MGU-K to get the engine rotating, where the ignition and fuel systems will handle it from there.
Incidentally a lot like how a Toyota Prius starts its engine ...
@@FerralVideo Perfect!
@@felip0n._ I think if the car is still in motion he can just pop into 2 second gear and it will crank the engine over without the external starter.
It was like this with the DFVs already... I once was in a garage in a classic f1 race and the firing up from saying "ok let's fire up the egnien" was like an hour
re: preheating or not,
depends on the food, if you're heating up something that's already cooked then yeah just throw it in there while it's heating up. but if you're COOKING something you gotta wait till it's heated up to the right temp first.
I’m now just picturing Matt hovering over his oven with anticipation and when the preheating light goes out he exclaims, “LIGHT’S OUT AND AWAY WE GO!” (The apostrophe represents contraction for the apostrophe police.)
You forgot to mention that most manufacturers can kick start their engine when not in the pits using the eleconics as everything is already warm. I think it's the MGU-H? they spin up and it cranks the ICE over and gets it fired up. I think Merc is the only engine not to have that
Mercedes can also do it.
It's the mgu-k, it moves the car until a certain speed with the clutch disingaged, then the clutch engages and the engine is literally jump started and comes back to life. Since all car have an mgu-k and a clutch, they should all be able to do it
I already know ❄️ice ice baby❄️ is going to be stuck in my head for the coming week...
(awesome vid btw, very useful for my very existant f1 career)
I literally googled this a week ago looking for a wtf1 video on how an f1 car starts but I couldn’t find one. And then today they post this! Thanks
One correction: The MGU-H doesn’t recover the energy from the heat of the exhaust, it is generated from the turning of the turbo. That‘s also why during energy deployment the turbo can be spooled up electronically
You do know that the turbo is driven by exhaust gasses? Otherwise it would’ve been called a supercharger (driven by the engine itself) or a compressor (driven by electricity).
How do you start a F1 car?
Well first you start with dinner. Make sure you compliment it on its dress. Listen to their stories and provide quick wit and humor when appropriate.
If you are still doing well, ask it to go home with you for some coffee. If it agrees, take it home and continue the conversation.
This video exists :
physics class horrors INTENSIFIES ...
If you've watched Richard Hammond driving the formula one car, You already knew what was coming.
Sounds like a cold blooded velociraptor. Just like reptiles, they need to be raised up to temperature before moving around.
I am so bored in the winter break that I ended up watching a video that answers a question I already knew the answer to😭😭😭
No I was literally wondering about this yesterday😭😭🤣
Where can I find that gif you used when you said "saviour". That was great
I agree with your girlfriend, it’s much less time consuming
I’d like to think each of the engine components have a go/ no-go for launch like NASA do with rocket launches 😂😂
How does the driver get a feel though? Do they switch through gears? Listen to the engines sounds??
Well, they obviously have a neural connection with the engine
Haven’t the teams been able to start the cars using the MGU-K and battery? Using the electronics to start up the car. If I recall correctly, Charles did that in Barcelona (that one time he went around 4Billion laps without seatbelts on and the FIA didn’t do shit)
An F1 car can be REstarted using this method as the only time its started up in this way is if the engine cuts out mid-race so the engine is still at optimum working temperature and only stopped for a few seconds before it gets going again. This doesn't really affect anything too much, they're reliable and strong units that don't need nannying (relatively speaking of course) and the fuel and ignition systems can handle the rest of the complex computer gubbins.
Trying to start it up in this way the first time you turn the engine on (say on a Friday morning preparing for FP1) will get you nowhere because everything is so precisely engineered it is essentially seized and won't start unless all procedures are followed.
So to restart using this method after a momentary cut out or loss of power - fine,
To start up using this method for the first time when it's cold - not fine
@@GlockGrippa ahhh okay I see, thank you. That makes sense. I thought it could be done even on a cold start that way. I appreciate the info!
@@spaceshuttle8332 No problems :) yeah cold starting an F1 car with that method won't work, the materials need to be at the correct temperature, too cold the metal won't expand and the pistons will be fused, once the engine is warmed the metal will expand just enough for those pistons to start working how they should
Just have to say 'start engine'
Ngl, the external starter motor looks like the arm condoms horse and cattle breeders wear when it's time to get 'er done.
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If I wanna steal a f1 car now I know how to start it
Thanks for the information buddy
I always wait for the red light to go out before i put my things in the oven
Man deffo trryna win an argument with his lass abt the oven there
Valtteri Bottas watching this video trying to figure out his new mercedes so he can take it to the shops
By turning it on
1 million subs are just around the corner u can do it!
Gentlemen a short view back to the past
so f1 2020 is a lie? i sit in the car when it start up... 😔
But then, how did Checo restarted his car in Bahrain last year?
His PU wasn't completly shut down.
Every car can start itself using the MGU-K battery power. But teams rather use external starters to reduce the wear on the mgu-k
I whack it in the oven the minute it’s turned on.
Thanks for the videos WTF1!!
Knowing this definitely make me more appreciate the engineers and crews for all the hard work they have in the garage.
Basically like starting a jet plane engine
Get your “I’m early today!” Tickets here!
I was hoping they would mention on how Perez started the engine on track in Bahrain…
The engine was already warmed up at that point and the oil was already where it was supposed to be, Perez used MGU-K to start his car back up.
ITS LIGHTS OUT AND MUFFINS ARE A GO!!
When an F1 car is harder to start than an airplane
Ok. How about restarting then ? Remember when perez restarted his car during the formation lap at Bahrain 2021? How did he do that without the external starter ??
Used the cars inertia ? Like starting a manual transmission car with a dead battery, you just push it and pop it into 2 second gear and turn the ignition and off you go.
@@JB73691 I thought of the same before, but it says here it doesn't have an ignition right ? It's all wires and computers inside the pit. .or am I missing something ?
What about the ones that can start from the onboard Electronics? That is a magic button :P
As a mechanic I really appreciate this video. Great info!
Close to 1Mil Matt. Let’s go! 🔥
F1 engineers are mad scientists
Are engine manufacturers like Honda responsible for all 6 parts, or only the ICE?
I believe the control electronics are a standardised part, and the battery might be separate, but the rest is all on the engine manufacturer
0:20 Juan must congratulate Juan's favorite UA-cam Channel for putting in a Juan-difful reference!
Food straight in
then how does Checo started his engine at Bahrain without all this engineering stuff?
He had already hot engine so he just used the ignition switch probably. That engineering stuff is necessary when engine is cold.
=THAT'S HOW SO GREAT POWER IS BEING SQUEEZED OUT OF SO TINY VOLUME ALONG WITH DURABILITY
=COMPARED TO DRAG RACE............OF COURSE....WHICH IS JUST TOO MUCH FRAGILE
THIS IS WHY AMERICANS DON'T WATCH F1 - All our other races begin with "Drivers/Gentlemen Start Your Engines"... If that's followed with 30 minutes with someone other than the driver fiddling with the wheel sitting in the tub... Americans are off to buy a Cheese Burger and a Budweiser, and the race starts without them.. :)
I alrwady know part of it because Aston Martin YT channel shiws clips of F1 car startups
The starter motor goes "REEEEEE" and suddenly the engine fires up and revs to about 6000,then drops back to idle speed of 4000 RPM
so this video was great and the complexity surprised me as a new fan. What I got from this video is the driver cannot restart the car on the track- if the engine( powerunit) quits its the walk of shame back to pits. I find that surprising.
Q: "How do you start an F1 car?"
A: "With a lot of effort.
or
Q: "How do you start an F1 car?"
A: "It's complicated"
Your a little snoby about it but I get it.. Unlike most race car were you arm the fuel and battery then press the go button... Or Fighter jets where you slowing and maunally turn it out in the cockpit which switches and buttons. F1 cars are a bit more like a road car with out a computer core... pretty basic really... Now I wonder why F! cars don't have computer cores? Is it to save weight or something?
Then how do the drivers manage to use the electric part of the engine to start it again? (after stalling it)
When the ICE stalls, everything is at the right temperature. No modifications need to be made before starting it up again. The electric motor is then used to crank up the engine. This is for worst case scenarios and not used in any other circumstances.
Wow I didn't understand anything, but now I have a another whole level of respect for Sergio Perez in Bahrain last year.
I have been subscribed to your channel for several years. I have enjoyed watching your Formula One commentary. Today you made light of Jesus Christ. The entire world is chipping away at Christianity a little at a time and those that are Christians are some kind of freaks. Well, I have to make a stand on this issue. I will be unsubscribing from your channel and will not be watching any of your content on any platform again. I imagine if that had been the prophet Mohammed in that cartoon there would be a death sentence against you now. Luckily, Christians turn the other cheek. If you are up to apologizing and not making fun at anyone’s religion I would consider coming back. Several of my American friends feel the same way. We all live in Texas near COTA.
Hi everyone. Can someone please tell me ALL the differences in the f1 technical regulations between 1987 and 1988 please. I can’t find them anywhere.
If someone said an F1 cars starts with a key, Niki Lauda would be like "Are you nuts!!??"
It would also drive me crazy too
Gosh, this is awfully complicated. Surprising they haven't devised an easier way.
This is SERIOUSLY the BEST damn F1 channel on UA-cam or anywhere else for that matter
Codemasters games:
Selects 'drive out'
Engine revs couple times
Jeff on the radio, "Engine fired, car ready for leaving.."
Knowing all this already is why as soon as Mercedes unveiled the AMG-concept one and said "We're going to put a F1 engine in a road car" I immediately went "Well that's bullshit". A F1 derived engine maybe
What’s with the blue accents?? New season new colours? Looks ICE ICE baby 😉 see what I did there? 😛
I'll have to admit I did not know all that. I thought it was just the starter in the back and done - but then again this was like 30 years ago and things have changed A LOT specially since the hybrid era...
Anyone wondering why his voice sounds like Klaus Mikaelson from TVD?
I'm disappointed that, at the end of all that prep work, there isn't some kickass button. Give me the Fast button!
formula juan XDDDDD
Yikes! Habitually not properly preheating the oven is grounds for divorce. There's no compromise on this one.😝😇
"How do you start an F1 car"
"With heat, lube, and a long stick. Like all beautiful things"
Matt, you forgot to say what happens if a driver stalls? I know the car has anti stall mechanisms, but in theory, wouldn’t it be possible to stall the engine? Say if you spin out into the gravel or grass, but don’t hit any barriers (so the car would in theory be able to continue). What then?
A driver can restart the car by itself using the MGU-K. For example Perez in bahrain 2021
I too was wondering this, was hoping Matt would touch on it.
In that situation the engine is already warmed up, so you don't need all the fancy equipment in the pits. So the mgu-k starts moving the car with the clutch disingaged, then the clutch engages and the engine gets jump started by the movement of the car
The good old days: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"
Nowadays: "Gentlemen, connect your laptops to the engine control unit, warm up the engine, pump the oil in, push your starting rod into the engine, jump start the crank shaft to lube the engine with oil, disengage the engine security switch via your laptop, turn on the fuel systems and the ignition and crank the engine until it fires up!"
Well, considering you said "turn on", I was guessing that it would be as difficult as "turning on" a cold woman
No no no .... Pull the choke, pump the throttle a few times then crank it ...
Ok you got that Lewis 😁
In the 2022 Silverstone race, after George Russel crashed out, he said that he tried restarting the engine but he couldn't due to a problem. He said he went to the Mercedes Garage to try and figure out the problem, but when he came back, obviously the marshals took the car. Had they not taken the car, how would he have started it up again, as it would not have been connected to the pipes and wires?
Does this mean that Checo's car didn't turn actually turn off in the formation lap of Bahrain 2021? Can't see how he would have started it himself.
it’s funny how wtf1 making these “how to” about f1 cars. 10 years from now We’ll see a “fan” stealing an F1 Car
Alright now I just have to go to a race weekend and take one of the cars
Don’t forget your laptop 😃
The only engine which is the most complicated to start. Will put all other transport engines to wonder.
Even with technology going towards remote engine start using smart key, this is one long process.
Wonder why there isn't a Korean F1 team from Hyundai or Kia here
Gentlemen
Good explanation. But why do you put this 2:41 cringey picture of this person every time? It isn't funny.