8 gears in F1?

[McG]

Was just on a GT5 forum and read that the ISF 2007 (Race Modified) has 8 gears.

Got me thinking that F1 cars might have 8 gears when that new engine cones in. It would help keep the turbo boost up would it not.

[Caito]

When the amount of gears was free, they converged to 7.


More was more mass, more inertia, but I think the main reason was that you lost time while changing gears.

In the extreme of having 200gears, they would be so equally spaced you'd spend all the time changing gears.

[RacingManiac]

At which point I think they would just allow CVT....

[Lurk]

When the amount of gears was free, they converged to 7.

Amount of gears is not free since at least mid 90's. 4 to 7 gears are allowed.

And Renault used a only 6 gears ratio during the V10 era in order to transmit the torque during the start.


edit: minimum gear ratio is not specified anymore. Don't know when they removed it but it is not so long ago.

[astracrazy]

as f1 is trying to go "green" would an extra gear not aid this vision? I'm thinking of your average road car which uses a 6th gear to save fuel

[govind112]

yes it does better fuel economy, thats what bmw have introduce and also it can solve the issue of when the cars keep hitting the limiter with the drs and kers

[FJCA]

What would be the reason for that would increase the number of gears in F1?, would have an advantage? and disadvantage?

[sink]

yes it does better fuel economy, thats what bmw have introduce and also it can solve the issue of when the cars keep hitting the limiter with the drs and kers

They would still be at the limit, hitting the revlimiter at the same speed as before.

[HampusA]

At which point I think they would just allow CVT....

That if anything would kill the immersion of sound totally

[Shaddock]

McLaren developed a 7 spd gearbox that was twin clutch (banned before it raced) before the era of seamless shift and the removing of the regulation that specified the time it takes to change gear, that had the potential to act as a cvt.

[Caito]

There was a CVT tested back in '93, by Williams.

It's the worst thing to ever hear.


You're like: c'mon max RPM, change gear... and that never happens.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A9V2O5D8mc[/youtube]

[Saribro]

Max 7 forward gears + 1 reverse gear = 8?

[mxicoders]

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[alelanza]

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