F1 Uncovered: Revealing How an F1 Clutch System Works

[@toddb930]

It's good to see and hear Jodi again. The clutch explanation was interesting. Looks like a motorcycle clutch.

[@Neil3D]

I bet Lewis is devastated that he's going to be driving a car next year that doesn't have Petronas fluid in it, losing out on all the benefits which where so clearly presented in this ad

[@Thatanonguyintheback]

@@Neil3D lol ok

[@ZewarZino9]

@@Neil3D Ferrari uses Shell, which is arguably alot better than petronas👍🏼

[@vincentvandersloot4134]

@@ZewarZino9 hahahahhaha....you are funny! Let me quess...you are working for shell ?

[@jims6614]

Best video of the series. Nicely technical. Personally I would cut out all the cut away shots it's very distracting. How does the regen braking work?

[@Distortion-Overdrive]

The clutch - the beast tamer

[@upnorthyooper1196]

You should have finished explaining how the driver activates the clutch. When the driver downshifts does the clutch disengage for the length of time he holds the paddle or is it preset by a computer for down shifts? And how does the launch procedure work?

[@paullavallee1631]

Thanks Merc, really enjoying this series of videos

[@steelcityspeedshopj.r6942]

so much smaller than i imagined . i Love these videos. and even if some of the parts are a few years dated. its still awesome one team out there is sharing some tech with us . pretty unseen in this realm of motorsport

[@TwoTeaTee]

Give my man one size up trousers!

[@speeddemon2262]

Thank you.

[@ehb403]

i believe there is a slight correction... you would be CLOSING the DRS when downshifting (I imagine you would want to upshift while going faster with open DRS). Great video and very high quality series -- thank you for this window into F1 mechanisms and fluid use. Would these fluids work in a road car as a way of combining the fluid systems, or is it too specialized?

[@MSFSFreeware]

Don't forget that in practice and qualifying the DRS can be opened anywhere. If you are leaving a corner you might want to open it so you can accelerate as quickly as possible.

[@michaelpurnell9526]

@@MSFSFreeware even in practice and quali you are only allowed to use the DRS is designed DRS zones. The original commenter is right, I don’t think there would ever be a time when the driver would OPEN the DRS at the same time they are DOWNshifting. They might however open the DRS while UPSHIFTING. I think the guy in the video just misspoke.

[@Neil3D]

There's every chance the DRS is designed to auto-close when downshifting, it closes when the brake pedal is activated and a downshift has a similar impact on the car, having the DRS open whilst decelerating makes the car highly unstable and dangerous... which is exactly what happened to Marcus Ericsson in his Sauber in 2018 at the Italian GP, the DRS failed to close on braking which sent him into the barrier and doing multiple flips, he was very very lucky to walk away from it.

[@elizabethysm86ysm2]

Enjoyable, informative and fun episode for F1 understanding. Can’t wait to see you guys soon on the track. Have a Great Jolly Merry Christmas 🤶🏻🎅🏻🎄☃️Everyone

[@F1_zzzussy]

HI MERCEDES TELL LEWIS I SAID HI

[@Affalterbach1967]

Petronas tastes better than RedBull.

[@Jerbearz06]

Shorty got back!

[@redbovine]

That thing is tiny for the amount of horsepower is being shoved thru it.

[@azhiahnaf]

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