Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Physics of Formula One Racing

[@StarTalk]

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[@victors16811]

Startalk and F1 - my two favorite topics in one video!!!

[@tonywardle1140]

Ground effect creates faster moving air under the car and lower pressure here, leading to a further increase in down force.... not lift as you and your graphic would suggest. A F1car creates more down force than it weighs and therefore it is said could be driven upside down at over 150mph.

[@marble25]

Correction: Hans doesn't help drivers keep their necks straight, it helps to prevent breakage of the neck in case of a crash. They still use their neck muscles to keep their heads looking in the right direction.

[@Good_Horsey]

Which is why their necks are about the size of an average human thigh.

[@BenFreedmanRacing]

I was just going to say this, let’s make this the top comment

[@Sonnell]

Exactly.

[@_CJ]

The neck restraint is for safety in an impact to prevent basilar skull fracture. They make it sound like the HANS support is there for the all the driving forces.

[@StarTalk]

🏁Who on the StarTalk team do you think would win in an F1 race: Neil, Chuck, Gary or Charles Liu?🏁

[@JJMV-sl1ib]

Chuck of course!

[@MrBrian000]

Chuck would win

[@anshumanawasthi8693]

Neil using physics while driving 🚘

[@rimbusjift7575]

​@@anshumanawasthi8693 Neil couldn't fit in the car. Well... maybe with Nigel Mansell's seat (no seat).

[@xLogicless]

DUUUUDE, DO A NASCAR VERSION!!!!

[@Nucleite]

I'm the man I am today because my mother fed me Formula One when I was a baby.

[@Mark-i4h7r]

OMG two of my favourite things to watch on KZbin combined into one! mind exploded!!!

[@shadowfaxcrx5141]

The cool thing that surprises a lot of people about F1 cars is that with a normal car, the faster you go through a corner the more likely you are to lose traction because the friction of the tires isn't enough to overcome the momentum. In F1, if you go *too slow* in a corner you're more likely to lose grip because you aren't generating enough downforce for maximum traction.

[@squidcaps4308]

In the blown diffuser days it was even more dramatic since you needed to push out gases to increase traction, so.. applying throttle literally gave you more grip and letting go of it decreased rear downforce..

[@oldadajbych8123]

I have never thought of that, but as an engineer, I must confirm that we are lost without constraints. If safety was the only constraint, there is a full infinite half-space on the other side of that inequality. Fortunately, we have costs, weight, size, and many other limits.

[@imanny99]

As a fan of star talk and avid fan of F1, this was a great crossover. I was surprised you didn't talk more about ground effects which the current regulations are based on

[@Ryukachoo]

Get niel watching some LMH/LMDH cars. Those hyper hybrids are peak technology and sound amazing coming out of the pits

[@Phillice]

7:45 missed opportunity to further explain ground-effect, might be worth it’s own short episode one day. Great example of ground-effect are the Soviet Ekranoplans or micromouse races.

[@CharlieBBB]

9:45 there never used to be a speed limit in the pit lane

[@FrankDijkstra]

Wrong. The speed limit had been 80kph for many years already. Many drivers have had tickets because they drove too fast in the pit lane

[@CharlieBBB]

​@FrankDijkstra sigh, pit lane speed limiter was introduced in late 80s or early 90s, so before that they did not.

[@SiqueScarface]

There is since 1994. Usually it's 80 kph, on some tracks (Monaco) it's 60 kph.

[@CharlieBBB]

​@@SiqueScarfaceexactly 😂

[@SpyderGuyC8]

"Never" being the last 40 years?

[@KciMachado-hn2do]

Forza 🐎 Ferrari. 🏎️🏎️

[@briwood6328]

It's here 🏁

[@RolandKontson]

10:20 nice. Kind of reverting the process of burning.

[@rocinante4609]

Incorrect: The British GP isnt the first grand prix. The first Grand Prix was held in France. Grand Prix is French for "Grand Prize".

[@logic_rules]

I watched F1 in 90s early 2000s. Back then tire change was around 8 seconds. Now it is 2.1 seconds? Crazy. 😮😮😮

[@Itsallfun3000]

Wow Neil at Silverstone, one I didn't expect to see. You should have taken him to Brooklands that would blow a physicians mind 😊

[@DSmicklas]

I just recently started dipping my toes in the world of watching pro racing. Is Neil spying on me?

[@maxrupo]

Star Talk goes Ferrari! That's really cool for me, since I'm Italian. Thanks for choosing Scuderia Ferrari to talk about the science of F1.

[@vesk4000]

Ayyyy, that's the collab I needed for the USGP!

[@gastonneal724]

When I first started studying F1, they used 4 L engines. Till this day I think that's the perfect size engine. Big fan of the supercharged Northstar. Bought it once, about to buy the engine and car this time, with plans.

[@pokerset2070]

OMG! Star talk and F1! Literally 2 of my favourite things combining😍

[@eddydorr5120]

I got to drive my minivan on the F1 track in Miami. It was equipped with the extra super-duper incredibly hard compound of Pirelli tire.

[@mdp_lady]

I wish they taught this in high school drivers ed. People who drive trucks, SUVs, and semi trucks and speed, are ignorant or willfully reckless when they drive their tonnage like a race car. Speeding, even in small vehicles, will determine the severity of outcomes. Ferrari has definitely showed us that with the crashes on its own tracks and the equipment it takes to hopefully survive those crashes.

[@clutchyfinger]

Formula 1 is definitley a science lover's sport! Also about the G forces, Maclaren driver Oscar Piastri recently broke his rib just from a pressure point on his seat from what I assume was the result of G forces.

[@Theforth09]

Startalk and F1 I'm here for it.

[@NulJern]

I love Italians speaking english!! They cannot get rid of that Italian accent if their life depended on it! Just like my hero Valentino Rossi :D Forza Ferrari!! And i love Neil explaining ground effect, my dad is a pilot so i learned about all that aero dynamic before i started watching f1 and i love the engineering behind it all! F1 cars ability to brake is equally mindblowing!

[@pier-lucgaranddion1527]

Startalk X F1 Was not expecting this, but MORE please! Two subjects I love very much, LOVED this video.

[@guido3315]

great video, really enjoyed all the aspects of F1 science.

[@zama13]

Awesome! My favorite physicist talking about one of my favorite sports!

[@Shardus_Blunder]

Loved to see the Engineering behind this. Makes me excited to finish my degree!

[@prathamkataria7570]

As someone who watches Star Talk and who also watches Formula 1, this feels like a crossover episode

[@AarushKondhalkar]

My fav sport is F1

[@chacaf22]

Buffs there's a lot of misinformation and misconceptions here... HANS it's not for Turning G forces, the driver have to deal with those, and they're trained to deal with those for almost 2 hours 😅 The Hans it's for crashing, when they crash, they can have peaks of 200Gs The aerodynamics it's not only for the rear tyres, it's for the front tyres as well, they have to press the whole car against the floor with a balance, if you overload your rear tyres, the front end of the car wasn't going to turn at the speed you wanna turn And if your overload your front tyres the rear will become loose and harder to control, hence, slower lap times

[@DavidKohout]

My two favorite worlds I never knew would collide 👌

[@subhajitgayen6443]

whats the major role of Hp?

[@ravindrakumarshrivastava7805]

why there's no video on starship?

[@savagepro9060]

G-Force sounded so much like gangster stuff!

[@ivanrbelvis]

What an episode for the books!

[@Pemalstula]

One of my favourite scientists on one of my favourite sports, this is a match I couldn't have ever predicted

[@Soulzjd2]

@5:54 THIS! This right here will sky rocket my opinion of someone way more then if everything they say is 100% true and really intelligent. They ability and willingness to admit they did not know or even though the opposite after learning something new.

[@samofohachinweuba1641]

Neil deGrasse is having the fun of his life with this one. love it

[@MiatXist]

Just got into formula one recently, always loved astronomy. KZbin algorithm confirms simulation

[@dylanhalifaux]

Spacex just caught a skyscraper sized rocket out of the air with a tower. I'm sorry, but that is the pinnacle of innovation.

[@UnorderlySkills]

Awesome! I’ve felt like I’ll never be able to understand F1 racing. Being proven wrong has reintroduced hope!

[@Twobinator]

wasnt maxes crash on silverstone hit like 50g?

[@sparkyprojects]

It's been calculated that an F! car can drive upside-down in a tunnel (though it would have to be a formula E because of the oil in the engine)

[@davemanone3661]

Mike DeGrasse Tyson, this is Pluto calling, when will i be a planet again?

[@idiocracyBonanza]

Wow this is so cool. Thanks guys what a great episode

[@RUNOV.A]

Good people good!

[@SpyderGuyC8]

OMG, there IS a subject that I know more about than Neil DeGrasse Tyson!!!

[@isaac.12345]

this is great! Instead of idiotic influencers we need more people who actually understand the science behind the scenes in a formula 1 race

[@360crazy3]

Neil with the wave conjugation shirt😂

[@0HaNa2M]

Van gogh iphone case link please

[@chrisbetz3644]

Super cool, long time formula 1 fan. But im far too poor to afford a ticket with travel and stay.

[@JT_771]

Admitting to skipping the bit defender ... bit. Interested in the vehicle engineering.

[@WS12658]

You didn't miss much. They were trying very hard to make some link between F1 and Bitdefender when really it's just advertising and nothing more was a little painful. Although I appreciate them making this video.

[@Ares-2737]

I wonder how a conversation between Neil and Newey would go.

[@grafen3teiner]

Would like to see Neil in a F1 - 2 seater ;)

[@diegolarrache]

wait, what? dr. Tyson and Scuderia Ferrari together in one video? best ever! Ferrari needs to sign Niel !

[@davidnovosardian6848]

In before 1M views.

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

1,772 views 12 minutes in.

[@madrooky1398]

Kamala Harris said recently at the end of a very nice interview she tries to watch every F1 race. I never expected that.

[@proud_atheist5759]

Formula 1...Win the pole position and you win the race!!!

[@Hostilenemy]

Oh yes, finally, a Murican faces a REAL sport.

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Where they do more than go fast and make left turns.

[@korrectmethod]

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[@mikeuk666]

​@@korrectmethod cool story kid

[@korrectmethod]

@mikeuk666 probably the longest sentence you've read in your life up to this point

[@vivekvicky2595]

muricans are advanced than you. There's something they do right that makes them no 1

[@mjp0815]

Neil, explain a car: well, let's see, they are similar to rockets and aeroplanes, so...

[@DCK4Adventurer]

What is the 1 in Formula One?

[@greggarw]

Now try to talk to Adrian newey the master of aerodynamics.

[@Debrahaynes1]

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[@VaniasSum]

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[@VaniasSum]

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[@teamvigod]

Neil + F1 🏆

[@chriscole4149]

Awesome video!

[@_al_c2638]

Bitdefender rules

[@MrJackoable]

Where is Chuck

[@Mr.BusyBee]

Love these kind of videos 🤍

[@johnnyhart5898]

😂Another great video

[@shiekh366]

Mr Tyson i have a question how electricity work

[@savagepro9060]

Formula One Racing is very FAST-scinating

[@kevino2622]

Max experienced 50 G when he crashed at Silverstone

[@vardan_vibes]

Physics of Peak Automotive engineering

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Yeah, I'd say the "peak" is the ones breaking land speed records.

[@BirdManUnlimitedLove]

Ok Neil. Saying rocket is misleading. The vast majority of rockets made experience way more foce than cars. Let’s also not forget the force created when rockets impact things. Cuz that’s what most rockets are made for. A missile is just a bomb with a rocket attached to it.

[@ProDangles]

Please come explain the physics of drone racing next! Our crafts have a better power to weight ratio and go 0-120kph in less than 1 second! We are having the 2024 Championships next week in Citrus Springs Florida!!!! MultiGP Drone Racing! Come see the worlds fastest compete!

[@squidcaps4308]

Did not enjoy the hidden advertisement segment. Cybersecurity is the least interesting thing about F1 so don't pretend that wasn't an ad.

[@adamthomas1222]

And they said endgame was the biggest crossover event

[@DevaOffical-oe7wz]

Hi Neil

[@dr.m.hfuhruhurr84]

Now do Ducati©

[@Redmongoose-rdm]

Nooo! Not Star talk, too. What's wrong with Neil's face. The physics is exciting enough.

[@savagepro9060]

Formula One drivers ALL have huge necks! No wonder!🤔🤨

[@charlessukati4866]

First F1 race! 😮😮😮😅😅😅

[@oneofus6924]

even the pit crew are athletes

[@Zet-qk9dr]

First one here

[@AnotherSkeletor]

You were actually the first one, congratulations

[@mikeuk666]

Cringe

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

@@mikeuk666 more cringe are your 3 numbers.

[@dwpix]

When did Neil become a cartoon?

[@AngeloWagner-x4e]

Woohoo don't do that

[@gerardomedrano-martinez231]

First

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Nope

[@onemercilessming1342]

Well, US military fighter jets (according to the Blue Angels (U S Navy) and The Thunderbirds (U S Air Force) can pull 9 g's and they award 9G buttons to those guests who ride with them. BILL Engvall, a comedian, published a vlog with his experience. I think Tom Cruise might have done the same with the Blue Angels via The Graham Norton Show from the UK.

[@SusieRedus]

Not you are just an autophysicist?

[@HeavilyForkedBardsWar]

Very impressive still I find it utterly boring to watch.

[@JohnnyToboggan]

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[@w1llyboi248]

YES FINALLY

[@tiresarpi9546]

Ohh yess!!