F1 Front Upright
It shows front suspension left hand upright assembly caterham f1 drawing number 14 lh 0017 designed by matthew alford for the caterham ct05 formula 1 car.
F1 front upright. Typically an f1 car will be set up so that its front wheels are aligned with toe out which simply means that they splay out at the bottom away from the centre of the car with the top pointing inwards. The suspension elements on an f1 car are similar in concept to those on a road car so all four corners of the car are sprung independently. Shop rc car and truck accessories and other remote control products at tower hobbies. F1 suspension has the same two functions albeit that the parameters are different.
Red bull is running a unique formula 1 front suspension design with two separate legs replacing the conventional single piece wishbone. The safety factor of the final front upright was 40 in cornering 28 in braking and 25 for combined cornering and braking. Finite element analysis iterations resulted in an upright with optimized triangular pockets with the majority of the mass centered around the spindle hole. Marcus ericcson kamui kobayashi andre lotterer and will stevens raced caterham ct05s in the 2014 formula one world championship.
Finding the right balance between these three requirements high strength low weight compactness is a tricky balancing act and makes the design and. On a formula one car the suspension elements can be grouped into three sections the inboard suspension the outboard suspension and the elements that are in the airflow. Matthew alford is design engineer who has helped to design formula 1 racing cars for the caterham and marussia f1 teams and formula e racing cars for mahindra. Three for each wheel which hold the upright and the tyre to the chassis in case of an accident.
The f1 front upright set by tamiya america inc is built for high performance driving and optimal functionality.