r/F1Technical • u/braduk2003 Giuseppe Farina • 10d ago

Ask Away Wednesday!

Good morning F1Technical!

Please post your queries as posts on their own right, this is not intended to be a megathread

Its Wednesday, so today we invite you to post any F1 or Motorsports in general queries, which may or may not have a technical aspect.

The usual rules around joke comments will apply, and we will not tolerate bullying, harassment or ridiculing of any user who posts a reasonable question. With that in mind, if you have a question you've always wanted to ask, but weren't sure if it fitted in this sub, please post it!

This idea is currently on a trial basis, but we hope it will encourage our members to ask those questions they might not usually - as per the announcement post, sometimes the most basic of questions inspire the most interesting discussions.

Whilst we encourage all users to post their inquiries during this period, please note that this is still F1Technical, and the posts must have an F1 or Motorsports leaning!

With that in mind, fire away!

Cheers

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u/projectsangheilios 10d ago

I keep hearing race commentary about the battery but don’t quite understand what that means. If I understand it correctly, the battery is drained to provide extra power (like while using DRS), but what charges it (eg only during braking)? How do drivers know how much is left in the battery?

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u/AbsoluteDekadenz 10d ago

MGU-H and K are there for charging the batteries, and I am sure there is some sensors within the batteries to give an accurate value, a bit like your fuel gauge.