Unfortunately, the team has not competed for several years. But, nevertheless, Honda hopes that it will return to this area. This is how Honda managed to create the fastest car in the world.

Let us remind you that the Honda team left racing before the start of the 2009 season, despite the fact that the team had previously won prizes in the championship. But their cars did not leave the races. So the team, having somewhat modernized their car, won the Grand Prix more than once.

When creating a new car, the team's goal was to reach a speed of 400 km/h. The most the main problem The challenge the developers were faced with was the downforce required to achieve that speed in a lightweight car.

The 2005 car was taken as a basis. All systems have been modernized. Also, the hardest thing was to configure the performance of the sports car in such a way that a 600-kilogram car could confidently cope with 900 hp.

This is what the car looks like in the end:

And the Honda company managed to reach a speed of 400 km/h. And more than once. Several runs were necessary to officially record the measurements. record speed. So during the races the average speed was 397,360 km/h.

Before in the world, no one had ever accelerated to such a speed.

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A Formula 1 racing car gets its name from the special recipe of fuel it uses. This car has a much more powerful engine than a regular car. An increase in power is achieved by increasing the engine volume, that is, the total volume of the combustion chambers in its cylinders.

Medium power engine for passenger car has a volume of no more than 61 cubic inches. Formula 1 could have three times the engine capacity and produce 500 horsepower. Horse power(hp), which is four and even five times the power of a conventional passenger car.

To make full use of the engine's enormous power, racing car bodies have a special aerodynamic shape designed to provide minimal air resistance. The tires of their wheels are made extra wide - for better traction and, therefore, more safe traffic. Special pendant provides stability and prevents the car from skidding even when it makes sharp turns at high speed.

Formula 1 racing car

A racing driver only needs one look at instrument panel in the cabin to know what fuel reserve is in the car, water temperature, oil pressure and other parameters.

The heavy-duty carbon fiber disc brakes (below) must withstand the enormous heat load when operating at race speeds.

Body for fast driving

The low, wide race car bodies are cast from lightweight yet strong carbon fiber. Their body shape is such that it helps the car take advantage of the air flow that is generated at high speeds. The beveled front edge (below, left) and rear fairings - spoilers - force air to push down on the car and prevent it from leaving the ground.

Racing tires

Tires must match road conditions. Race car tires are wider than regular tires and can be almost smooth - for dry tracks. Or have a special protector in case of rain.

Racing car engine

To ensure that the engine is both powerful and economical, racing cars installed on it (picture below) computer system fuel injection and electronic regulators of engine speed, water and oil temperature and other important parameters.

Ten cylinders give this power special engine, designed for racing cars.

A Formula 1 racing car (top picture) races much faster than a car and generates much more heat. To remove excess heat, the car's radiator is cooled by air flow (picture below) as the race car roars around the track at speeds close to 180 mph.

Special racing car suspension

The suspension of racing cars must provide reliable grip wheels with the road surface when turning at high speed.

How much do you know about the cars that compete in Formula 1? Yes, these are fast and powerful means of transportation. But what exactly is under the hood of such a machine? And how much time and money will it take to create at least one truly real car? We invite you to familiarize yourself with the specific details.

Monocoque:
A Formula 1 car is identified by the monocoque number, since all other components and assemblies on it are removable and replaceable. A driver replaces on average three monocoques per season, costing approximately $115,000 each. In total, for the season only on monocoques for one pilot, teams should budget approximately 350 000 $.
Average cabin temperature 50 °C

Engine:
Motor cost - $163,148
Mileage of at least 1000 km. to the bulkhead
Motor lifespan – 1600-2000 km
Every minute the motor releases energy in the amount of 1750 kW
2.4 liter V8 engine
Develops over 19,000 rpm. Average power is about 850 hp.
Cost of engines for the season - 2 000 000 $

Transmission:
In Formula 1 cars use automatic boxes forbidden
Semi-automatic sequential gearboxes are used
There are 7 front and 1 reverse gear
The pilot changes gear in 1/100 of a second
The cost of one seven-speed semi-automatic box transfers over $130,000. Designed for a range of 6000 km. 10 boxes are enough for the season, including tests. The kit includes several sets of gears.
Cost of boxes for the season - 1 300 000 $

Materials:
Cost of materials - 3 260 211 $
The car consists of 80,000 components
Machine weight – 550 kg
The body is made of carbon and ultra-light materials

Fuel tank :
Made from rubberized fabric reinforced with Kevlar
12 liter tank fills in 1 second
Fuel consumption – 75 l/100 km
Has a volume of over 200 liters.
20 000 $

Wheels:
Wheel cost – 40 010 $
40 sets required per season rims
The front wheels (without tires) weigh about 4 kg, the rear wheels - 4.5 kg.

Wheel nut :
Aluminum, Costs $110 each, approximately 500 pieces are required per season.
55 000 $

Disc brakes :
Each unit includes: caliper, discs and pads. The cost of such a unit is $6000. During the season, 180 such nodes are required.
Surface temperature brake discs reaches 1000 °C
At a speed of 100 km/h it takes 1.4 seconds and 17 meters to completely stop the car
1 050 000 $

Front suspension arms:
Made of titanium and carbon fiber. For the season, 20 sets of $100,000 are required.
2 000 000 $

Pilot seat:
Made to the rider's individual measurements from carbon fiber. In case of an accident, it can be removed from the cockpit along with the pilot.
2000 $

Steering wheel :
Up to 8 pieces are used per season, costing $40,000 each. The steering wheel contains gear shift keys, as well as other control and monitoring systems necessary for the pilot, on-board radio buttons and others.
Has 23 buttons
Controls over 120 different functions
Weighs 1.3 kg
Requires 100 hours of assembly per steering wheel.
The steering wheel is removed when the pilot is boarding and disembarking from the car.
320 000 $

Built-in video camera:
The camera is mounted in a carbon fiber protective housing. All expenses are borne by the Bernie Ecclestone administration, which owns this equipment.
140 000 $

Exhaust system:
Each car is equipped with two steel exhaust systems at $13,000 per GP. Replacement exhaust system different configurations is an element of reconfiguring the car. 54 sets are needed for the season.
700 000 $

Rear wing:
Made from carbon fiber. About 15 such units are consumed per season. The cost of each is $20,000.
300 000 $

Nose cone:
The nose cone is assembled with the front wing. Cost approximately $19,000 each. Up to 10 sets are usually consumed per season.
190 000 $

Tires:
The cost of one tire is about $800, 10 sets per car are needed for each race, a total of 760 pieces per season.
Tire life span is from 90 to 200 km depending on the composition
Nitrogen is used instead of air
Tire changes in 3 seconds
608 000 $

Rear view mirrors:
The mirrors are made from special high-strength reflective material Perspex, mounted in a carbon fiber body, so their cost is relatively low, but thousands of dollars are spent on their aerodynamic refinement.
1200 $

Radiators:
One new set each aluminum radiators installed for each race. The cost of each is 11,000. In total, about 20 sets are required.
220 000 $

Levers rear suspension :
Made from titanium and carbon fiber, each set costs $120,000. 20 such sets are consumed per season.
2 400 000 $

Electronics and electrical equipment:
An electrical cable, 1 km long, connects 100 sensors and sensors
All electronic systems car.
4 000 000 $

Bottom:
It is made of carbon fiber, but technical regulations also require the installation of a pressed wood sliding board under the bottom. Each GP uses several bottoms with different placement of ballast in them.
30 000 $

Aerodynamics:
A Formula 1 car has a downforce of 2500 kg
This is 4 times more than the weight of the machine itself

Acceleration to 100 km/h – Depends on the settings of the car itself, the track surface and weather conditions. But most Formula 1 cars can accelerate to 100 km/h in 1.9 seconds!!! This is the fastest indicator for cars with mechanical traction. To achieve greater overclocking, you will have to use jet thrust

Maximum speed is 340 km/h

approximate cost total costs for cars alone are: $15 million.....

A Formula 1 car is not the best fast car in the world. Yes, myself Formula 1 , is not the fastest racing series. There are such American series as, and Indycar, and there, the maximum speeds are noticeably higher than in F1. However, it is Formula 1 that is considered the Queen of Motor Sports. And believe me,— this is not without reason!

In Formula 1 cars, such technologies are used, the use of even a small part of which does honor to the most expensive and thoroughbred supercars in the world. It costs at least 15 million dollars per year to maintain one such car! It is the most expensive sport in the world. Think about it! - even on everyone’s favorite football, much less money is spent than is poured into Formula 1. F1 is more expensive than Sailing or Equestrian sports. Sponsors spend more than 1 billion dollars a year on the organization and development of these races, which have long become legendary.

A modern Formula 1 car consists of more than 80,000 parts!
Car seriesFormula 1, arrives in the country hosting the race, not whole, but in boxes! So, upon arrival at the pits, 10 - 15 super cool mechanics, within half a day, assemble this most complex mechanism and prepare it for the race.

Just think about it! - length of cables laid inside a modern carF1, equals 1 km. And the cost of the Bolide electronicsF1, is 4 million$! Impressive? - don’t rush to conclusions,— this is just the beginning).

• About Appearance:

Take a look at the photo of the Formula 1 car, especially pay attention to the aerodynamic elements of the carFormula 1.
You can imagine that already at 180 km per hour, the aerodynamic elements of a modern carF1, create a clamping force equal to the mass of this machine? And at 300 km per hour, at maximum angles attacks, front and rear wings, downforce is 3,000 kg!

Here, the downforce is so strong, that some turns need to be taken more high speed, because at lower speeds, when the downforce is not so strong, the car can simply fly off the track.

Approximately 25% downforce is provided by the front wing; a 35% are the merit of the rear. Each of these two aerodynamic elements costs more than 100 thousand$! And for a season, you need 10 - 20 sets of wings!

The carbon fiber monocoque of a Formula 1 racing car weighs only 35kg! And he stands - one, 115 000 $. At the same time, the weight of a fueled Formula 1 car, with a pilot, is only 691 kg!

One tire of such a car costs 800$ ; and for a season you need 720 of these tires, and this is only for one car!

By the way, both front and rear, 13th magnesium wheels are installed here, costing 10,000$ — for every. Tires;— 245s in the front and 325s in the rear.

The wheel nuts here are aluminum; one costs 110 dollars,
and for a season, just for one car, you need 500 of them.

You can't see it from the photo, but brake disk here from carbon fiber. The brakes of such a car work at temperatures up to 1000 degrees! One brake disc, caliper, and brake pads, cost 6,000$. For a season you need 180 brake discs, just for one car!

The suspension of these super cars is made of titanium and carbon fiber. The cost of the front and rear control arms, is 200,000$ , and for a racing season, for one car, you need 20 sets of such levers.

• About the cockpit:

Both the steering wheel and the seat of such a car are created for a specific pilot. The steering wheel carries and dashboard, and controls. The cockpit seat, if necessary, can be removed along with the pilot,— this is very important, because in the event of an accident, the rider may simply lose consciousness.

It's hard to believe, but the camera alone, installed above the main air intake, costs 140,000$. And by the way,— it belongs not to the racing team, but to the administrationFormula One.

• Technical Specifications of a Formula 1 Car

Speed ​​of the Car Formula 1,basically defines it as simply an unrealistic engine.
With a volume of 2.4 l, atmosphericV10Formula 1 car, produces 755 hp. With this simply unrealistically amazing power delivered at 19,500 rpm; maximum torque of 290 N.M is achieved at 17,000 rpm. As you can see, against the backdrop of such power, the engine thrust of the carFormula 1,not big at all.

Can you imagine the average piston speed of 22.5m per second? The piston of the car engine itselfF1, weighs 220g; a complete set of rings for it, weighs 9g; and the piston pin weighs 66g, and is designed for a load of 3133kg.

And what’s also remarkable is that this one is super resourcefulV10,very short stroke
; — with a cylinder diameter of 98mm, the piston stroke is only 39.77mm!

Fuel is injected into the combustion chambers of such a machine under a pressure of 100 bar.

Car engineF1, consists of 5,000 parts. It takes130 hours, and once every 1,000 km, the engine must be rebuilt. The resource of such a super unit is 3,000 km; and the team is allowed to assemble only 5 engines per season, for one car. And this despite the fact that the total length of all stages of the season is 8,000 km.

Up to 100 km per hour, such a car accelerates in 1.7 seconds; in 3.8 s - up to 200 km; and in 8.6 seconds from standstill - up to 300 km per hour.

Just as impressive as the acceleration, are the brakes. Just imagine that from 100 km to 0, the carF1stops in just 1.4 seconds, on a site of some 17 meters! From 200 to 0, such a unit slows down in 2.9s, over a section of 55m; and to come to a complete stop from 300 km per hour, you need only 4 seconds.

Agree, these data are impressive! At extreme braking, the pilot experiences overloads of 5g.

The maximum speed of a Formula 1 car is 340 km per hour.

The gearbox here is robotic, seven-speed, in a carbon housing. This gearbox clicks into gear in 20-40 milliseconds, and costs 130,000$. By the way, it is designed for 6,000 km,— quite a lot, considering the resource of other units.

And by the way, for a specific race, the engineV10,equipped with various exhaust manifolds. This item has a direct effect on the power and elasticity of the engine.

• Results:

After each race, each car undergoes a complete inspection, and this is not just the team’s desire to win, but the administration’s requirementF1.The stage has ended, the defect detection and disassembly of the racing beast has been completed,— again on the plane, and forward - to another corner of the world, because thisF1,and the show must go on.

The characteristics of the car are determined by technical regulations, compliance with which is monitored by the stewards of the International Motor Sports Federation.

A Formula 1 car is a carbon fiber monoblock with 4 wheels located outside the body, of which the rear 2 are driven, and the front wheels are driven. The pilot sits in a narrow cockpit at the front of the car and controls it using the steering wheel and the brake and gas pedals.

Although Formula 1 cars often exceed 300 km/h, according to absolute speed Formula 1 cannot in any way be considered the fastest auto racing series, since almost all engine parameters in it are significantly reduced (displacement is limited, turbocharging is prohibited, etc.). However, according to average speed Formula 1 has no equal on the circuit of road racing (except for the so-called “ovals”). This is possible due to the very effective brake system and aerodynamics. Brake boosters and anti-lock brakes are prohibited.

Engine power 750-770 hp. Air pre-cooling systems are prohibited. In addition, it is prohibited to feed anything other than air and fuel into the engine.

Starting from the 2009 season, Formula 1 cars introduced kinetic energy recovery (KERS) - a special device that allows the car to accumulate kinetic energy in braking areas, transferring it during acceleration. At the same time, a specific recovery principle is not prescribed in any way.

Tires are of great importance in Formula 1.

Unlike road cars, tires for Formula 1 cars are not designed for durability (1 set is designed for no more than 200 kilometers); the main features are considered to be durability, low weight and grip. The key components of tires are rubber, nylon and polyester. In order to change the hardness of rubber, the ratios of the parts added to it are regulated: carbon, sulfur and oil.

Front and rear tire sizes as they evolve Formula racing was constantly changing, now the front and rear tires different, the size of the front tires is limited in width from 305 to 355 mm, rear tires from 365 to 380 mm. In this case, the total diameter cannot exceed 660 mm for tires for dry weather and 670 mm for wet weather. Measurements are performed at a tire pressure of 1.4 bar. In accordance with clause 12.7.1 Technical regulations Formula 1 tires can only be filled with air or nitrogen.

Acceleration from zero to 100 km/h: 1.7 seconds.

Acceleration from zero to 200 km/h: 3.8 seconds.

Acceleration from zero to 300 km/h: 8.6 seconds.

Maximum speed: about 340 km/h.

Braking from 100 km/h: 1.4 seconds and 17 meters of distance.

Braking from 200 km/h: 2.9 seconds and 55 meters of distance.

Braking from 300 km/h: 4 sec.

Pilot overload when braking: about 5G.

Downforce equal to the weight of the car is achieved at a speed of about 180 km/h.

Maximum downforce (maximum setting) at 300 km/h: approximately 3000 kilograms.

Fuel consumption in competition mode: about 75 l/100 km.

Cost of each kilometer traveled: about $500.

Basic characteristic feature A Formula 1 car is definitely considered to have downforce. It is this that allows you to take turns at speeds unattainable by any other sports car. There is one noteworthy point here: pilots simply need to take almost all turns at very high speed so that the downforce can keep the car on the track, but if you throw it off, you can fly off the track as the downforce becomes small.