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Old 25 Jan 2012, 01:32 (Ref:3016571)   #2501
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Lotterer, Fassler, Treluyer, Kristensen, McNish - two of them will be World Champions at the end of the year (mainly due to Peugeot Sport exit). And my money's on the German/Swiss pair

If you're not able to recall who were the last sports car World Champions, I'll give you the answer: Dalmas and Warwick.
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Old 25 Jan 2012, 07:11 (Ref:3016615)   #2502
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What I've read on the nature of RRH systems suggests that the use of a fluid inerter is far from unrelated.
For me the only relation is that they use hydraulics, but that is it. I would be very surprised in the Renault RRH system used mercury as fluid instead of some conventional hydraulic oil.

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source: http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2012/0/923.html

source: https://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2011/...fluid-inerter/

Of course all this is completely
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Old 25 Jan 2012, 08:53 (Ref:3016639)   #2503
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Could the changes to the '12 R18 that we've seen may've been done to allow the installation of an inerter on the front suspension?

It has been suspected that enhancing mechanical grip (and issue that Audi had with the R15 and possibly the R18 last year) in low to medium speed corners has been a possible aim if the front suspension has been modified, which it seems to have been. Part time AWD or not, it seems that Audi may've been doing that, possibly with an eye to TMG's F1 experience with the J-damper--Audi can't be ignorant of what the J-damper can do and what it's limitations/advantages can be.
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Old 26 Jan 2012, 22:33 (Ref:3017515)   #2504
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On his blog Paul Truswell discuss his dinner with the 3 Audi race engineers. There is more to come in a next issue of Racecar Engineering.
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Old 27 Jan 2012, 04:44 (Ref:3017604)   #2505
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Will Oliver Jarvis drive for Audi at Le Mans in 2012? Maybe.
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Old 27 Jan 2012, 09:35 (Ref:3017670)   #2506
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Interview released yesterday that I found linked in the WEC thread says that Dr. Ulrich has commented that Audi's participation in the WEC is yet to be confirmed but is very likely. Something going on at Audi, or are they finalizing driver lineups, the decision on to run the R18H with a hybrid system or not, and any possible deals with private teams at LM/WEC (remember the four car LM rumors, that at least one of them will be a private entry more than likely)?

Something up at Audi since Peugeot's withdrawal, or are they simply waiting to get everything tied up before making a public announcement? Seems random to me since Audi has been, in public at least, committed to the WEC so far.
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Old 27 Jan 2012, 10:10 (Ref:3017691)   #2507
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I assume that the official announcement will be made when the Le Mans and WEC entry list are revealed. Perhaps they applied for a 4th car in Le Mans and have to wait for the ACO's decision.

Audi also has not revealed their DTM line up. This choice also depends on their endurance program.
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I wouldn't worry about their participation, nothing really indicates that they're planning to run and hide.

Meanwhile, some testing going on @ Abu Dhabi apparently?
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Old 27 Jan 2012, 14:32 (Ref:3017814)   #2509
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Judging from the shape of the nose cone, that is definitely the revised R18. I guess they want to test the reliability of the hybrid system in hot weather. I find it a bit strange that they are not going to Bahrein instead, because that track is on the WEC calendar.

Last year there was the rumor that Peugeot tested in Bahrein during the winter: http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...ng#post2834213
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For me the only relation is that they use hydraulics, but that is it. I would be very surprised in the Renault RRH system used mercury as fluid instead of some conventional hydraulic oil.

These pictures look nothing alike:

source: http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2012/0/923.html

source: https://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2011/...fluid-inerter/

Of course all this is completely
Yeah, you're right, I got the inerter system crossed up with the brake caliper/pushrod linkage system they were using, which was used as anti-dive. Suspension setups are getting so complicated these days!
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On his blog Paul Truswell discuss his dinner with the 3 Audi race engineers. There is more to come in a next issue of Racecar Engineering.
Actually it won't be until the Le Mans preview issue of Racecar Engineering, due out at the end of May... it seems that the Toyota launch slightly over-shadowed my piece.
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Old 29 Jan 2012, 21:09 (Ref:3018633)   #2512
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Considering how well McNish ran at Daytona, would it be a fair statement that Audi's big issue with the R18 last year was horrid visibility and not the fact that Allan or Tom lost their touch? Of course, the fact that the R18H runs with a wider windscreen and a re-profiled upper tub (wider upper greenhouse and re-profiled nosebox and tub nose (?) ) seem to be a mea culpa by Audi Sport to those facts.

And whatever happened to the rumors/reports of the R18's windscreen causing distortion? It seems that the Toyota onboards show some distortion in isolated areas of the windscreen (not necessarily in the drivers' sight line), but that can also be the tear-off film/sheets or a camera effect. However, I've never noticed this being an issue on the R18, though the onboard cameras seemed to be mounted a fair distance away from the windshield compared to the TS030 onboards.
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From the Audi Motorsport Newsletter 03/2012
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Presentation in Paris: At a press conference on February 2 the ACO and FIA will present the new World Endurance Championship (WEC). Audi will be represented by factory driver Benoît Tréluyer and also displays the Audi R18 TDI with which the Frenchman and his team mates won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2011.
This sort of confirms that Tréluyer will do the WEC with Audi.
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So this means that we can probably expect Lotterer and Tréluyer in one R18 (more than likely on the Joest team) this year with McNish and Kristensen.

Of course, this doesn't answer any of the private team rumors, since Joest is only allowed technically to enter 3 cars at Le Mans (two highest finishers to score team/mfgr's points), and Audi is aiming for 4, and Audi Sport has apparently applied for 4 LM entries, split between 3 Joest/1 other or 2 Joest/2 other.
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hi gwyllion, thanks for confirming the motor-generator weight, mine was an approximation at 20Kg, but 45Kg is obviously a very heavy piece of kit!........I'm pretty sure the F1 KERS systems are in the region of 20-30Kg, it was a rough comparison in all honesty.......... but the point still stands, the williams flywheel system is one heavy mo-fo........it will be interesting to see how they all compare, for sure I cant see pug and Toyotas systems being anywhere near as heavy
http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2012/0...rs-development contains some details about the Mercedes KERS. The comment from a Zytek employee who worked on the project in 2009, is also interesting: http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2012/0.../#comment-4712

In 2009 the whole Mercedes solution (battery, motor and electronics) weighed 27 kg and in 2011 24 kg. In 2009 the batteries had to be replaced every 2 races (2400 km), but in 2011 the life time of the batteries was extended to 10000 km. The efficiency of solution (energy released vs energy harvested/stored) is 80%.

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Of course, this doesn't answer any of the private team rumors, since Joest is only allowed technically to enter 3 cars at Le Mans (two highest finishers to score team/mfgr's points), and Audi is aiming for 4, and Audi Sport has apparently applied for 4 LM entries, split between 3 Joest/1 other or 2 Joest/2 other.
With Peugeot's withdrawal Audi might have decided to stick to 3 cars. Anyway on Thursday we will know more.
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Two interesting comments from McNish on http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...nish-rolex-24/
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That confirms what we all expect: McNish will do WEC.
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It seems that the only thing that we need from Audi is a formal announcement for it's driver lineups, which may/may not come Thursday (technically today now), and it's fairly easy to bet that Allan and Tom will be in one car, and Ben and Andre will likely be in the other.

And what will happen with the car number deal? The ACO said that the ILMC championship winning team would get first crack at the numbers 1,2 and if they want it 3. But Peugeot has left the WEC, so does the ACO have have a contingency plan for number allocation? ILMC runner ups, LM winner, or not issue the numbers? This stems from 1999, where Porsche won the previous year but didn't run LM, and Toyota/TMG got numbers 1,2 and 3. But then again, Toyota and BMW ('99 winners) didn't run LM and no one ran the numbers 1,2 and 3 in 2000, and the same happened in '03-'06 after Joest, Bentley, Goh and Champion didn't return to LM after winning the previous years (though Champion ran #2 in '04 and '05 and #3 in '05).

Anyone think that Audi, even after this, have the numbers 7,8 and 9 reserved irregardless, as it seems to be a recent tradition to not reserved the #1,2 and 3 if the previous LM winners or what not abandon their LM plans, as well as the fact that the numbers 7, 8 and 9 (especially 7 and 8) have been good luck charms in the past for Joest?

And as far as Allan's comments, another admission that the R18's greenhouse was badly designed from a visibility standpoint on the original car? Remember that we saw the "old" McNish at Daytona...
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Official, Oliver Jarvis in LMP1 and 4 Audi R18's.
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4 Audis confirmed for LM24. Two TDI, the other two Hybrid
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Let me be the first to say OVERKILL. 4 cars is too much under current conditions.
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Let me be the first to say OVERKILL. 4 cars is too much under current conditions.
I disagree. This is the perfect stage for testing new hybrid technology so why not run that many cars?
Now they can have 2 cars to push the newer technology and 2 standard R18's to run the race that they already know are reliable-
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Let me be the first to say OVERKILL. 4 cars is too much under current conditions.
I agree, quite preposterous. Kills the chance for the privateers to get on the podium, with such little risk involved this year Audi could have raced two Hybrids and have one TDI as safe option.

Oh well, now they can celebrate a 1-2-3-4
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