Alright when was that again.....?

[Kevin Troschinski]

....whaaat, no electro

 

[Herlev]

That's what's missing from electric cars We now have proof that cars have souls
But like @BillyBobSenna says above. Aren't there any original ones left you can just fire up?

 

[Jan Larsen]

BRM V16 was supercharged

It was? Man I feel stupid for not googling that.

 

[BrettSinclair1]

The greatest sounding racing car of all time:

 

[Sasha Jednak]

If the FIA truly wants to limit racing to ontrack between the white lines, they only have to add this feature along the outside edge of the white line and all track limits will be obeyed:

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They tried that on Silverstone curbs in 2012, they didn't like it.

 

[Mekonrider]

I remember buying that Nick Mason 'Into the Red' book with CD just to listen to beasts like this. My girlfriend at the time thought I was some sort of mad man. You either get it or you don't. Same reason I had a tape with the IOM TT on and Honda 6 cylinder bike screaming away.

 

[felan]

oh my god

 

[paracletus]

Some fans will always be salty when their compatriot loses, but this track limits thing is nothing new.
Doesn't take a long memory to see MV and others going off the track when the car was slower, now things have turned around racing drivers look to make up time where they can.

Penalise every car on worn out tyres going wide at 200 mph, or ban them from F1 might not be the best thing for the sport.

 

[RichardHessels]

Hmm... Lewis got a 2 tenths free bonus for 30 laps in a row.
Only than he "found out" he was not supposed to do that (his own words).
That's a massive 6 seconds advantage he pulled out!
Before his team put him on hold, after the 2nd FIA warning.

While other drivers where painting between the lines much tighter, as ruled by the FIA for that turn at the drivers briefing (where Lewis was probably checking his Instagram ).

That would gove a whole different race, if the FIA would have given the warning much earlier in the race.

 

[Fat-Alfie]

But verstappen was using the same line

 

[JOtruba]

The manufacturer’s legendary V16 will sing again its melody.


Almost 5 months ago, BRM sort of rose back from its ashes, like a tremendous, beautiful phoenix, announcing with the launch of a new stylish website the intention of building F1 cars again. Now, before you get some false hopes, they aren’t actually getting back into F1 (but dear heavens would that be oh so good). No, their plan is to build again three Type 15s, the first model from the marque to race in F1, which housed the marvelous V16 that is so well known among motorsport fans.

This effort is known in the trade as ‘Continuation Series’ (different from ‘Restorations’, in which existing cars are restored back to their former glory, and ‘Sanction Lost’, which is when a car gets built from the ground up again because it got destroyed at some point in its history). 'Continuation Series' are, in simple terms, when a manufacturer basically uses unused chassis numbers (cars that never actually got built even though they were put down in the house registry), to build ‘new’ classic cars.

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The interest in this project, after the discovery of three unused chassis numbers in their logbook, was sparked by John Owen, Sir Alfred Owen’s son. He affirmed:

«Watching the likes of the Pampas Bull (Gonzalez) and, in particular, Fangio, master the power of the V16 was very special. The fabulous noise of the engine is still ringing in my ears 70 years on… In a selfish way, I have always dreamed of hearing that sound again and indeed I would like to share that experience with others. To hear it for the first time, to hear the V16 screaming at full tilt, is something special to behold».

Hall and Hall, BRM’s technical partners and historic automotive restoration specialists, were entrusted with the project, to re-build such a complex and fascinating car. A few days ago, they shared the news that they’ve successfully ran on the dyno an original BRM V16 engine. Martin Smith, Hall and Hall’s chief engine technician, said:

«We didn’t want to push it too hard on the dyno, but even so we estimate we got about 550BHP at 10,000 RPM and 2.5 psi – which is a huge step forward as we continue to build our experience and understanding of this astonishing engine».

As for how it sounds, well I’ll leave that for you to find out:

The engine i most associate with B.R.M. is H16, thought that was only way they could have fit 16 valves in an engine of F1.

 

[RichardHessels]

Wow, that V16 sounds like gang of resurected T-rex'es on steroids.
Would that thing still be streetlegal with the upcoming EU rules on fuel consumption?

 

[The_Grass]

BRM V16 Engine Sound - YouTube

 

[Damage Inc]

Did I imagine Hamilton going wide and off track after a lock up?

 

[Turk]

Hmm... Lewis got a 2 tenths free bonus for 30 laps in a row.
Only than he "found out" he was not supposed to do that (his own words).
That's a massive 6 seconds advantage he pulled out!

They said he wasn't breaking the rules. Even during qualifying they talked about how drivers can't go wide during qualifying but can during the race and how it creates confusion. Drivers will always push the limits until they're told to stop. The only step that hasn't been done is telling the drivers to stop.

I'd say Max probably wouldn't want to do that move if he's having reliability issues. Rattling the car over curbs might just make it worse. Maybe Hamilton has even trying to bait him into damaging his car by going wide there??

 

[sparkmastertape]

Did I imagine Hamilton going wide and off track after a lock up?

No. IIRC he was pretty low on tires.

 

[Jason Chamberlain]

One of the many things I enjoy about Monaco is that track limits aren't really too hard to enforce.

 

[Fat-Alfie]

Michael Masi at the pre-race briefing -

"The track limits at the exit of Turn 4 will not be monitored with regard to setting a lap time, as the defining limits are the artificial grass and the gravel trap in that location."

He added: "In all cases during the race, drivers are reminded of the provisions of Article 27.3 of the Sporting Regulations."

Seems like the stewards were will to accept some running wide, but not continually. And of course, it is against the rules to gain a position when effectively 'off track'.

 

[Serge.M]

Wow, that V16 sounds like gang of resurected T-rex'es on steroids.
Would that thing still be streetlegal with the upcoming EU rules on fuel consumption?

Small volume manufacturers get an exemption from emissions standards. I believe Ferrari uses this also

 

[Appie Kuipers]

But verstappen was using the same line

He did, “Alo Alo”, he did this only once!