F1 1986+
Posted: 11 Dec 2017, 22:41
Hello and welcome, to the third season of my virtual non-canon Formula One championship - F1 1986+!
This season will maintain its previous formula, but – as last season – will feature a small number of improvements and changes.
Two additions for 1986 are an additional piece of public data; one for chassis', and one for engines:
In the case of chassis', this is the new 'Handling' percentage; chassis' can range from 100% understeer to 100% oversteer, with a centre figure of 0% meaning 'Completely neutral'. 'Neutralize Handling' is the corresponding D&T option added for this, which will gradually bring any handling extremes closer and closer to that magic central-point. Be aware, that each individual circuit on the Grand Prix calendar has a measurement as to how front-loaded or rear-loaded it is; for example, a car with severe understeer will struggle greatly on an extremely front-loaded track. Although a neutral chassis will give a team the greatest chance of competitiveness over the entirety of the season, there may be edge cases, such as a car with severe oversteer on an extremely front-loaded track proving to be slightly more competitive than a completely neutral chassis, in those circumstances.
In the case of engines, this is the new 'Turbo Lag' measurement in seconds, to one decimal place; 'Reduce Turbo-Lag' is the corresponding D&T option added for this, for teams with turbocharged-engine development deals. The longer the turbocharger lag, and the more intricate the circuit, the greater the loss of competitiveness will be. For example, three seconds of turbo lag will result in much slower lap times around Detroit, than in Hockenheim. Only a half-a-second of turbo lag, however, will result in little performance loss around either Detroit or Hockenheim. An average approximation of the corners that make-up each circuit, is publicly available in the calendar, below.
With a predicated increase in engine weights, the minimum car weight has been decreased from 540kg, to 520kg.
Below this post are the following sections, which are edited with updated information on a regular basis:
If you'd like to join-in, just ask to be added to the queue; at the moment, patiently stood in-line are:
We also remember those who have moved-on to greener pastures:
This season will maintain its previous formula, but – as last season – will feature a small number of improvements and changes.
Two additions for 1986 are an additional piece of public data; one for chassis', and one for engines:
In the case of chassis', this is the new 'Handling' percentage; chassis' can range from 100% understeer to 100% oversteer, with a centre figure of 0% meaning 'Completely neutral'. 'Neutralize Handling' is the corresponding D&T option added for this, which will gradually bring any handling extremes closer and closer to that magic central-point. Be aware, that each individual circuit on the Grand Prix calendar has a measurement as to how front-loaded or rear-loaded it is; for example, a car with severe understeer will struggle greatly on an extremely front-loaded track. Although a neutral chassis will give a team the greatest chance of competitiveness over the entirety of the season, there may be edge cases, such as a car with severe oversteer on an extremely front-loaded track proving to be slightly more competitive than a completely neutral chassis, in those circumstances.
In the case of engines, this is the new 'Turbo Lag' measurement in seconds, to one decimal place; 'Reduce Turbo-Lag' is the corresponding D&T option added for this, for teams with turbocharged-engine development deals. The longer the turbocharger lag, and the more intricate the circuit, the greater the loss of competitiveness will be. For example, three seconds of turbo lag will result in much slower lap times around Detroit, than in Hockenheim. Only a half-a-second of turbo lag, however, will result in little performance loss around either Detroit or Hockenheim. An average approximation of the corners that make-up each circuit, is publicly available in the calendar, below.
With a predicated increase in engine weights, the minimum car weight has been decreased from 540kg, to 520kg.
Below this post are the following sections, which are edited with updated information on a regular basis:
If you'd like to join-in, just ask to be added to the queue; at the moment, patiently stood in-line are:
We also remember those who have moved-on to greener pastures:
- Ataxia - Brabham (1984)
- peteroli34 - Renault (1984)
- Normal32 – Alfa Romeo (1984)
- novitopoli – Lotus (1984-1985)
- FantometteBR – McLaren (1984-1985)
- andrew – RAM (1984-1986)
- thor97 – Lotus (1985-1986)