F1’s Future Lies in the Industry It Should Be Influencing

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Published: January 21, 2011

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FIAT has been in the news quite often, and rarely has it been positive.  In 2010, however, FIAT made news by almost reinventing the engine.  The new two-cylinder engine family made by FPT - Fiat Powertrain Technologies, called TwinAir, debuted in the Fiat 500. This is a brand-new concept on the worldwide auto scene and confirms the leadership of the Fiat Group in this field.  This development has been quite a breakthrough, and other manufacturers are sure to follow.

 

One must, however ask, had F1 had their input in everyday automobiles, would such technology be introduced earlier?  A few years ago, when BMW was still a F1 participant, the Electric version of the BMW Mini featured KERS; when a California owner of a Mini (as that version of the Mini is available only to garage owning California residents) applied his or her brakes the force absorbed from the braking would convert into a charge that could then be used as a horsepower boost by that driver.  This brilliant technology came from F1.  This fact proves that technology developed in Formula 1 can be applied towards road going car technology. 

 

KERS is but the latest F1 technology applied to road going cars from F1; paddle shifting, is possibly the most well recognized technology developed in F1 that has trickled down to the everyday car.  Yet KERS should not be the last technology to make that journey.  Formula 1 should once again start making an impact on road going technology; F1’s impact on the everyday driver should go beyond the road safety campaigns. 

 

Perhaps more importantly Formula 1 needs to go back to being the technological innovator, the pinnacle of motor-sports, and a pusher of the envelope.  Perhaps not all F1 developments will transfer through to road going automobiles, but being a leader in automobile innovation, the pinnacle of motorsports will re...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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