[leadf00t]

excellent stuff that rehaan...
I am all drooling over the pics. YOu are indeed a blessed soul to see all this first hand.

[gomzi]

Hey, great set of pics Rehaan & Ported! I've never seen such detailed pics of an F1 car.

Great work and thanks for sharing the awesomeness!

[Rehaan]

Here are some detailed specs that were provided on the "mix and match" Show car :




I'm not sure how up-to-date or correct these are. (eg: AP calipers listed, but the car had brembos on).

[Technocrat]

Whoa Amazing stuff guys, thanks for sharing

[quickdraw]

Thanks a lot guys, from everyone who could not be there. This means a lot. Hope we meet up on the Speed Link demo, a meeting point hasnt yet been finalized.

[cargirl]

Rehaan, this was absolutely awesome stuff. And it's a relief to know there will be screens at Bandra Rec for us to watch.

PS- Any chance of meeting DC?

[im_srini]

Thanks for the specs, a 90-degree V10, no wonder it sits so low, can't imagine then how much lower the 110-degree Renault engines would've been

So the show car is the STR1 Toro-Rosso car ! The STR1 was basically a re-badged RB1 & was allowed to run with the 2005 Cosworth V10 despite the 2006 regulations (which called for V8s). The 3 liter Cosworth V10s were severely limited to offset the performance advantage over the 2.4 liter V8s (I guess that is why the rev-limit is so low on this engine). Who can forget the back & forth "RPM game" that was played out between Toro-Rosso & the FIA that year ?

[Rehaan]

Originally Posted by cargirl

...it's a relief to know there will be screens at Bandra Rec for us to watch.

Cargirl, i'm not sure where you got that impression from? (The on board video will be recorded and handed out later - not sure if it will also be telecast live).
I do not know if there are screens for the viewers, but i would assume so - will check. Though personally, i am going moreso to hear it than see it.

Originally Posted by cargirl

...PS- Any chance of meeting DC?

These is a Q&A session as part of Sundays event if i am not mistaken.

Originally Posted by im_srini

...So the show car is the STR1 Toro-Rosso car ! The STR1 was basically a re-badged RB1 & was allowed to run with the 2005 Cosworth V10 despite the 2006 regulations (which called for V8s). The 3 liter Cosworth V10s were severely limited to offset the performance advantage over the 2.4 liter V8s (I guess that is why the rev-limit is so low on this engine)....

Excellent info there! Thanks.

cya
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[theragingbull]

Excellent report and very nice detailed pictures! I have never seen an F1 car so closely in pictures...you're really lucky to have seen it in real!
btw does anyone have an idea if we need an invitation for the Engine Fire Up of the Red Bull Racing Car at the Paddock near BWSL toll gate on Saturday? or is it open to general public?

[KRf1]

That is an awesome report . The V10 looks amazing , would have loved to hear it growl !
Thanx a lot for the immensly detailed pictures and subtitles .
Have fun watching the DC Race the mad bull !

[cargirl]

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Cargirl, i'm not sure where you got that impression from? (The on board video will be recorded and handed out later - not sure if it will also be telecast live).
I do not know if there are screens for the viewers, but i would assume so - will check. Though personally, i am going moreso to hear it than see it.

Ok, my bad! :-) It would make sense to telecast it live. But I know what you mean when you say you're going more so to hear it.

Yes, there will be a presscon later.

FYI, the PR guys were completely vague about the how and when and where and everything else about the event. They didn't even know much about where the media paddock would be located.

And it seems the DC will give an interview only to who else but TOI... but does BHP stand a chance of a face-to-face with him?

[pulsar56]

I just spent half an hour drooling over the pics.
Hope to see a extensive report on the sea link run too!

[@400Kph]

Top notch report !!! Posts like these keeps me hooked to team-bhp.I wish i was there to see the entire thing.And 16700 RPM Whew.I wonder how the ECM software must be working to keep all those routines running.

[d_himan]

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Here's what a collection of deflated rain tyres look like.

My personal favorite - they look like dead anacondas! Thanks Ported/Rehaan!

[Mpower]

Very well presented. Good job you guys.
Myself seeing lots of little things for the first time.

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Crazy rear suspension -- i'm afraid someone else is going to have to explain this one-

I stared at it for while and I can see a monoshock ie single spring with linkages operating shocks and swaybars (that are not visible).

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Notice the individual fuel injectors positioned perfectly above each trumpet. They all share a fuel rail.-

Looks like secondary shower injectors. Should be another set down below.

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Mileage kitna milta hain? Aur gaadi showroom mein kab ayega?
-no comment-

You should have asked. He would have given you a deailed answer. Mileage calcs vv imp for pitstop strategy.

Originally Posted by Rehaan

I guess this answers it, from the pinnacle of motorsport -- a little surface rust can be considered normal, depending on the composition of the metal used.Shining it up with a can of WD40.

Quite shocking! Both.
The corrosion probably because this car is not in use ...but then I thought the hubs were titanium!

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Overkill? Even the end of the jack is carbon fibre!!(This is the part that goes below the tail-light protrusion)

Actually these things get shipped around the world all the time so they lightweight everything to save on air freight. Titanium tools and jacks are the norm. Lately CF too.