Re: Inboard front brakes in F1

[bearbvd@domain.elided (Greg Hermann)]

At 11:25 AM 9/24/02, Jonathan Coates wrote:
>Dont know if I dreamt this, as nobody else has commented, but:-
>I recall reading an article in an engineering Mag. in someones reception,
>as you do while waiting for the guy to arrive, and read that one of the F1
>teams was looking into inboard front brakes. they also were going to link
>the two half shafts with a fluid coupling to get even better brakes.
>The plan was that in braking in a corner you can pres the pedal until the
>more lightly loaded inside wheel locks up - thats too much braking as it
>spoils the tyres. The outside tyre still has more grip available for
>braking so-
>Fasten the two wheels together using half shafts and you can force the
>inside wheel to keep turning even while standing on the brakes to get full
>advantage of the higher load on the outside tyre.
>Good or what?
>Jonathan Coates

Except when some loony makes the half shafts too light, and one oof them
buckles under heavy braking--just ask Jochen Rindt's ghost !!

Greg
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