The Tiny Element that Gained McLaren EXTRA SPEED

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In Formula 1 there is an age-old struggle. Add more wing and you go faster in the corners but slower down the straights - but F1 engineers want both.
And there have been some genius ideas to try and get both upsides. But none as simple and clever as the F-Duct - an innovation by McLaren in 2010.
You may have heard about this before, but today we’re going explain some things about the F duct that you may not know.
McLaren was the centre of attention in 2010 when they turned up to pre-season testing with something no one saw coming.
It was a device known internally as Project RW80 but you probably know it as something else - the F-Duct.
And it was their genius way to go MUCH faster down the straights, without compromising the corners - giving them lap time and overtaking power.
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@benfulford3943 Жыл бұрын

I knew all of this except I had never realised they called it F duct cos it was next to F of Vodafone. Made me laugh though 😆

@andrewdillon7837 Жыл бұрын

Yeah m8 , i thougt it was " F " shaped inside the car ,,good idea though

@kwl189 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewdillon7837 That’s how it was explained for the reasoning behind the name tbh.

@danort17 Жыл бұрын

Same, always thought someone thoight it looked like an F xD

@andrijamitic3434 Жыл бұрын

I never knew the reason the F-duct was banned was safety. I thought it was banned due to the introduction of DRS

@anteplibela Жыл бұрын

banned for safety, influenced the drs

@mister_snoogles9031 Жыл бұрын

Yup, loved the interview with then ferrari team manager steph dom who tried to justify Alonso not holding the wheel at all while going 200 mph down a straight XD

@AndyFromBeaverton Жыл бұрын

I wish they would have banned the sharkfin on grounds that it made the cars look incredibly ugly.

@mister_snoogles9031 Жыл бұрын

@@AndyFromBeaverton am i the only person who liked it? i think they were decent

@bertram-raven Жыл бұрын

It was mostly banned because the "F" in F-duct was not named for being next to the letter f in vodafone. 😜

@baksatibi Жыл бұрын

Hope you'll cover the blown diffuser one day, an explainer video like this would be really helpful.

@Gamertrix117 Жыл бұрын

Back in the days when McLaren innovated, competed and had an effective boss. Love him or hate him Ron got things done.

@gringostarr69 Жыл бұрын

Eventhough it was withmash, Ron was behind the curtains pulling strings.

@kwl189 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I don’t think Ron was always a big problem at Mclaren. He only get into trouble when he had all star driver lineups and couldn’t/wouldn’t control them or favoured one over the other/broke promises to them. The whole slide that Mclaren were under in the mid to late 2000s was partially down to Whitmarsh not adapting well to the new regs, Mclaren facilities becoming outdated and the team rudder less under Jenson Button once LH wanted out. Operationally the team stagnated as well. Ron can only do so much. At Red Bull there’s a lot of key figures doing their bit in the team. Same at Mercedes Benz AMG Petronas. Ron Dennis always seemed to be the only key man at Mclaren.

@byanymeansnecessary9329 Жыл бұрын

@@kwl189 whitlessmarsh, as head of fota, was making decisions that were actively against McLarens interests, like banning kers for 2010 when they clearly had the best system. He was clueless

@kwl189 Жыл бұрын

@@byanymeansnecessary9329 yeah I didn’t like the KERS system that much in terms a reading perspective but it did provide innovation and exploration in terms of energy recovery so whilst I don’t think it added to the racing (Vettel would dick about and start using KERS not during acceleration out of slow corners but on the straights in the upper gears), it certainly is something that would be useful on modern cars given the energy under braking to be explored.

@hope-family Жыл бұрын

That was 10 years ago? Wow, I'm getting old

@richardcannon7327 Жыл бұрын

F-Duct is nothing to do with F in vodafone. Its F=fluidic. The device that causes the switch is called a fluidic switch. We developed this system the previous season but chose not to race it as the car wasn't competitive. Originally it was foot activated with a nose inlet and switched to elbow /arm operated during testing. The reason we were able to make it work when others struggled as this was the first season that Full scale testing in a tunnel. So nobody else could make it work as easily as we could. We had tested it the previous season in the full scale tunnel at wind shear in the US. Most impressive was Sauber who turned up with their own version for the first race. Was thought up by our own Back to the future Doc Brown.

@tosehoed123 11 ай бұрын

right 😆

@cavemanindustries5102 Жыл бұрын

4:00 for me personally I would have had an easier time understanding if you just used one or two pictures or at least used pictures of similar perspective. It’s hard for my brain to attach the words of Scarbs to the images when they are constantly changing. Anyways thank you for making the video!

@garythefishable Жыл бұрын

That Vodafone livery is GOATed 🔥

@royTheLightning Жыл бұрын

neh i preffer ferrari marlboro

@birbman2483 Жыл бұрын

One of my favourite f1 liveries

@FEARYOYOYO Жыл бұрын

Never understood the grammar behind ‘greatest of all time’ed’

@AnttiBrax Жыл бұрын

Nah it's not even a proper livery. It's just silver gray with a logo. You don't go out pointing out every silver Honda Civic having McLaren livery or red Astra having Ferrari livery.

@JTeam45 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the F-Duct. My first season of Formula 1 was 2010, so this was my first time experiencing a piece of controversial aero on a car be unveiled. Very nostalgic stuff for me

@ser_igel Жыл бұрын

my first (although i had a break from 11 to 18) season was 2009 yeah

@m.merchant6255 Жыл бұрын

I still sometimes drive my road car, with the back of my hand pressed against the door, thinking I'm activating the F duct for more speed lol. It's ingrained into me from watching back in the day...

@siimtokke3461 Жыл бұрын

A step-by-step guide to getting innovations banned: 1) Another team makes an innovative thing to their car 2) Your car isn't able to have that thing 3) They had been developing their thing long time 4) Rush your version 5) Make it unsafe 6) Get it banned

@fivetimesyo Жыл бұрын

Then the FiA said "F the duct".

@jeffro24 Жыл бұрын

the guy in the circle say big brain things i like him

@don-dspid2404 Жыл бұрын

That is genius. The lightbulb that must have come on when that popped into someone's head.

@NLBassist Жыл бұрын

I saw some vids about this, but this is the first really clear one.

@ukwan Жыл бұрын

My favourite F1 car ever made, this was such a great era of F1 with Lewis and Jenson both driving this McLaren. 🥰

@makisan2596 Жыл бұрын

pity the reliability of the car was so shit that year. Mclaren were definitely in the title fight but shot themselves in the foor

@Edward135i Жыл бұрын

I can't believe the F-Duct was 13 years ago, I remember that whole season so well.

@imasoboredlol1 Жыл бұрын

If I’m not mistaken, wasn’t McLarens hole placed abive the drivers left knee so it wouldn’t effect them on the straights because their left leg was free to lift up and cover the hole due to not having to use the brakes?

@SumnerTube21 Жыл бұрын

there were a few variations but definitely this was one of them

@Kualinar Жыл бұрын

The F-duct is the father of the DRS. The F-duct of the Mercedes was activated using the left elbow to cover the opening. Safe setup. The copies from the other teams required the driver to use his hand for the same purpose. UNsafe setup.

@gringostarr69 Жыл бұрын

It's still funny how lewis managed to grow his hair back from 2010 as seen @1:13 😂

@ryanjonathanmartin3933 Жыл бұрын

He was compelled to do so, because Dennis and Whitmarsh perceived long hair to be messy. That's why Alonso didn't have long hair for most of 2007.

@Ddub1083 Жыл бұрын

that guy explaining the technical stuff in alot of these videos is pushing them over the top! Great add, get better graphics for him =)

@UncleRJ Жыл бұрын

This is the same guy who threw dirt at his competitor when he lost.

@harry4454 Жыл бұрын

What

@NeelkanthEarthmovers Жыл бұрын

@@harry4454 He is talking about the video in their second channel.

@HunterZTheLunatic Жыл бұрын

Can you explain in a video about new regulations and looks for the next year car please.

@Lee883 Жыл бұрын

McLaren used their knee pads to cover the duct, when other teams copied they placed it near the wheels and non McLaren drivers were seen going through corners 1 handed

@Carlife0830 Жыл бұрын

I want McLaren to build a car using all of their genius ideas

@cubbelibeygir3087 Жыл бұрын

Can you make a video about the D-DRS that (mercedes used in 2012 i think) as well?

@Professional_FunHaver 10 ай бұрын

I actually have a design for a dirt track car that has variable-geometry wings that are activated by the pitch of the steering yoke. The idea is that on a straight you could max out your speed, but on a turn you would generate downforce. Looking to build it eventually but I only have the budget for engine, chassis, and skin rn. I think I'll have the means for hydraulic controls and drivetrain soon enough though.

@outlawrob316 Жыл бұрын

I’m still surprised that teams don’t continue with the approach Lotus (and subsequently other teams) were trying in 2013 - ie the “device”. Seemingly it was hard to get the fluidic switch tuned just right, so everyone gave up trying, but I’m surprised it’s totally impossible. That seems like it would be a benefit, especially in the race where you don’t have drs unless overtaking, and was legal given it used inlets on the engine cover plus didn’t require the driver to do anything.

@ergoproxy-gx2cq Жыл бұрын

What device did lotus use?

@tpayne3047 Жыл бұрын

What a dangerous device. “Just stop keeping both hands on the wheel and don’t focus on actual driving, it’s faster” is a questionable direction to move in as an engineering org

@CreakingJordans Жыл бұрын

They gained without breaking the non existent cost cap from the year no one cared about? And without Helmut Marko's help???What is this world

@ovtroll1199 Жыл бұрын

so kinda like the rb18 at spa.

@alihaggis78 Жыл бұрын

I was under the impression that the Mclaren f duct was operated by the drivers knee not their hands or elbow.

@darren8453 Жыл бұрын

I thought it was knee for McLaren as well. Most natural way to integrate it into the driving style as you know where the leg will be on braking Vs accelerating phases. Happy to be proven wrong of course.

@AnttiBrax Жыл бұрын

@@darren8453 That's what I thought too. I suppose there isn't enough room in the cockpit to make sure the driver doesn't accidentally block the duct in a corner. They don't brake through the whole corner.

@pdoyled Жыл бұрын

I thought Mclaren operated by the drivers knee too, and then it got banned on safety grounds because other teams (I mainly remember analysts pointing it out on Alonso's Ferrari**) designed it so the driver took one hand off the steering wheel to operate the duct, which was considered dangerous incase they had to quickly manoeuver to avoid an accident or something one handed**. But the technical implications of standardisation across teams and regulating/policing from the FIA makes sense. I was much younger then and didn't know all the ins and outs of the BTS technicalities and regulations. **(Note: remember to finish watching the whole video before commenting!!)

@lasarith2 Жыл бұрын

I was switching channels and the Formula 2 was on , and I’ve been wondering for a while, do they use the same pit garages, as the formula one , ones, ?

@JohnSmithShields Жыл бұрын

It depends. The paddock they use to set up is normally separate, but they will utilise the F1 pits during races to keep things normal with pits on the start/finish straight. At Silverstone F2 is based in the national pits.

@lasarith2 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmithShields ahh, cheers 🙂

@andkinandrew9777 Жыл бұрын

Let me get a cup a coffee this seems interesting.

@mohitganpule6431 Жыл бұрын

Just a small correction, McLaren has their drivers use their legs. The other teams, for eg Ferrari used their hands

@franklinwilliams3213 Жыл бұрын

they could have made a rule that made it so both hands much be able to be on the wheel while the Fduct is covered

@markpatterson2507 Жыл бұрын

They need something big or small NOW to get any speed!Used to pull for them but Z.Brown is a bit over matched. Seems a bit greasy as well.....

@andreysab3432 Жыл бұрын

Didn't the McLaren one work with the driver's knee?

Жыл бұрын

You are a very good youtuber. ❤

@NickTaylorRickPowers Жыл бұрын

The hand hole

@maxim8388 Жыл бұрын

Is it the guy who throws mud into opponent's car))

@NeelkanthEarthmovers Жыл бұрын

Yes

@Zirion123 Жыл бұрын

and still ppl say Lambos ALA system is fake lol. its basically the same as this

@berkkarsi Жыл бұрын

2:04 hang on... what's that thing on the car?

@Tinei1 Жыл бұрын

Genius .. though

@benwatkins3794 Жыл бұрын

Now do Merc’s Double DRS

@spikaizautoservisa Жыл бұрын

wait is this the guy from driven media?

@geonerd Жыл бұрын

It must be a REALLY slow news day....

@wunkskorks2623 Жыл бұрын

So what’s the name of the guy who had the eureka moment at mclaren? I’ve seen a few videos about this but I’ve never heard anything about the guy who first thought of it. Yeah it’s a team effort but the seed grew out of someone’s brain.

@Jayde39 Жыл бұрын

shoutout to the "often replayed" feature on youtube showing me when the placement ends lol. dont get me wrong i dont begrudge you but im just not interested in the products

@mrwalk6171 Жыл бұрын

... I always thought it meant flow duct... i feel dumb

@DrpToast8 Жыл бұрын

Someone needs to count how many times they say duct

@ExplodeTheCake Жыл бұрын

Wish they would get rid of DRS

@joshualevesque9178 Жыл бұрын

yeah I dont think things that require the driver to take their hands off the wheel should be allowed

@Tomwithnonumbers Жыл бұрын

This is the kind of innovation that makes sense to keep for a year and then ban. It's not an elegant design in itself, it's elegance is how it subverts the rules about moving parts. With no rules you would just use a moving part, instead of forcing a driver to manually cover a hole whilst driving. Reward McLaren for a year, and then ban it next year.

@TheRip72 Жыл бұрын

Exactly like DAS. Nothing wrong with it so there is no justification to ban it immediately. Developing it is a cost you don't want all teams burdened with, so ban it for the following season.

@ThomasHubik Жыл бұрын

Button in Monza was down in straight line speed. He knew he cant ovartake anyone, in case if he lose a position. Cars so far back at the start of the main straight was in his diffusor at the end of it, eventually lost out to Alonso that way. But probably Alonso was faster on the weekend anyway.

@Mesder13 Жыл бұрын

A lot of people argue about the FIA banning cool innovations right after they're introduced but honestly if they didn't, every team would end up with their own versions and the cars would continuously get more and more expensive and complicated. They wouldn't be cool innovations that grant an advantage to a clever team anymore, they would be required hardware that raises the cost for everyone. Personally I like the "Use it for one year, but it's banned next year" approach. It lets innovative teams benefit from their innovations while the other teams struggle to catch up, but once the other teams HAVE caught up, it levels the playing field again.

@Bahamuttiamat Жыл бұрын

@Mesder13 you mean like they do now? Once a technology is banned, another fills the void. Such is the nature of f1 and the competition ambitions of it's teams.

@apophisRO Жыл бұрын

They shot themselves in the foot with "we ban things because then it will get expensive and complicated" when they introduced the current engines in 2014, which are the most expensive and complicated engines in the history of F1 hence why only one engine manufacturer came into the sport since then and has also left.

@TrevorDennis100 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if any team has used a fake device to hide a genuine innovation?

@MrHaggyy Жыл бұрын

Engineering is part of the sport as well. Which is why people love the top classes. If you want fair motorsport with equal cars watch F2, F3 down the rows to carting. Many classes and dozens of hours of sport are available.

@AnttiBrax Жыл бұрын

@@apophisRO So you want cheap engines an really expensive aerodynamics? How does that make it any better? The point is that the F duct was a trick device. In the end everyone would have integrated it into their design so nobody would get an advantage and everyone would have paid more. They let it run it's course and banned it before it became an unjustifiable cost.

@RAMEZ- Жыл бұрын

Imagine if there is a car without any rules 😳

@prodbybabygod7411 Жыл бұрын

Someones run outta content. You already done this video champ.

@stiliyanpopov4146 Жыл бұрын

And who is the genius "responsible" for this? Does somebody knows?

@kissgergo5202 Жыл бұрын

So it was banned because most teams couldn't make an elegant and safe solution to cover the hole. Shame.

@PbPomper Жыл бұрын

No. Also cost.

@AnttiBrax Жыл бұрын

Cost mostly. It was a trick device that would have been identical in every car in next year's designs as engineers would have time to integrate it properly. Allowing it would have meant complexity into the rules to keep it safe. So banning it and replacing it with a clear and intentional DRS device was just safer and cheaper for everyone with the exact same end result.

@valentijnbuma3252 Жыл бұрын

use the like button if you think mclaren should get their chrome livery back

@AnttiBrax Жыл бұрын

Silver gray is not a livery. It's just a colour with a logo. You don't go out pointing every silver Honda Civic having McLaren livery.

@garbage2882 Жыл бұрын

@@AnttiBrax we just prefer the older livery...

@apexyao8931 Жыл бұрын

The transition to the adversitment is way too abrupt O_o

@doughboi007 Жыл бұрын

You've already covered this....

@TellURide447 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Scabs

@Tj930 Жыл бұрын

Scotty-boy Mansell fans, get it right! 🙂

@justicebudu2798 Жыл бұрын

When McLaren understood aerodynamics and built very good and fast cars........ Now, looks like a lost team

@ryanjonathanmartin3933 Жыл бұрын

Yeah... those were the days...

@19megamustaine85 Жыл бұрын

🤭Martin Whitmarsh critizizing red bull for cheating in 2011 !

@FEARYOYOYO Жыл бұрын

You said mcl but showed a merc

@thevictoryoverhimself7298 Жыл бұрын

Banning "moveable aerodynamic devices" is over-broad. It means the FIA can ban anything in the atmosphere of the earth, with no questions. They banned renaults mass damper, completely inside the bodywork years ago as an "aerodynamic device". They want a spec series, and its annoying.

@shauno_420fam3 Жыл бұрын

I feel like McLaren need to go back to this kind of racing they seemed to have success when they bent the rules they seem to reserved these days and may be the reason for their lack of performance need to push the rules to the limit

@Usaallstar07 Жыл бұрын

F1 the place that bans such good innovations 🤦‍♂️

@fairrodthecapacitor Жыл бұрын

Imagine of Subaru joins F1, they will have an F-Duct to mimic their nose scoop intercooler on their cars

@LordFarquaad007 Жыл бұрын

The acoustics in that room are horrible to hear that guy talking !

@joshe2420 Жыл бұрын

if the w duct let more air in the cockpit, I dont really see a negative where drivers would get hot as the temperature there gets up to 50 degrees celsius

@BadgerBadgerBadger28 Жыл бұрын

Yooooo

@ramseychong8787 Жыл бұрын

Press F to go faster 😏

@rlmane7801 Жыл бұрын

yay im early

@Larken42 Жыл бұрын

Disappointed that nobody has referred to the “W” duct was not referred to as a wubba duct

@georgedreisch2662 Жыл бұрын

A additional effect I think wasn’t brought up, would have been neutralizing the duct at the end of a straight, would have restored the drag and rear downforce, aiding braking.

@sgsuper1150 Жыл бұрын

Quad lock need to make a case for all phones. 80% of phones don't fit the case available.

@Thors_Garage Жыл бұрын

Now talk about Mercedes double Drs system that they used to win China

@MikeM-so3je Жыл бұрын

F1 has become pretty much pointless, banning absolutely everything. Compared to Le mans prototypes, F1 feels like an over-funded spec series.

@AnttiBrax Жыл бұрын

You're not looking at the big picture here. The F duct was a trick device that eventually everyone would have integrated into their design. Next year nobody would have had an advantage and everyone would have paid more. They let it run it's course and banned it before it became an unjustifiable cost.

@persereika9178 Жыл бұрын

LOL XD I HAVEEBE SUBRFDRIBEDS ALREADY SO I CANT SHYBCRIBE AGAIN RACE MAN WHY ASK THANK

@thomaswatkiss9484 Жыл бұрын

No moveable areo dynamic devices drs should be banned lol

@_.R.F.X.L._ Жыл бұрын

If was baned i belive is was s cheating elememt like all mercedes ilegal "inovation"

@devondetroit2529 Жыл бұрын

‘It was eventually banned’ FFS This is why F1 sucks, why can’t they perhaps make a racing league with no rules whatsoever, best and fastest car and driver WINS

@aneemtree Жыл бұрын

Are you going to drop Established titles from your sponsors? @Driver61

@whiteknob7944 Жыл бұрын

When Lewis and Vettel get their wish and F1 bans petrol, F1 will suck.

@ryanjonathanmartin3933 Жыл бұрын

They're going to use biofuels or synthetic fuels. If anything synthetic fuels will improve performance because it is free of the impurities in RON 95 or 97 petrol.