F1 Constructors' take on 6 Wheeler Concept

[u/dzouzefko]

[u/ShadowGod_Of_Ducks]

New Mercedes concept leaked

[u/ConfusionGold5754 → u/ShadowGod_Of_Ducks]

Advantage locked in for years?

[u/RoteCampflieger → u/ConfusionGold5754]

For a thousand years

[u/Cuffuf → u/ConfusionGold5754]

That’s exactly reich

[u/practical_lem]

Ferrari 6-wheels (never raced)

[u/ApacheHelicockter69 → u/practical_lem]

Only the P-34 ever Raced

[u/F1Add1ct23 → u/practical_lem]

Didn’t they have an 8 wheeled concept?

[u/Pogokat]

Actually dank

[u/501stNerd → u/Pogokat]

I know, reich?

[u/resumethegloom]

I love how shit the sponsors were. “First National City Travelers Checks” must’ve been the 70s version of FTX.

[u/_bdub_ → u/resumethegloom]

So many shady sponsors over the years! If a company advertises in F1 I suspect they are ethically challenged. Palantir...

[u/10b0b → u/_bdub_]

Bin Ladens family sponsored Williams at one point. 

ABBA also sponsored ATS and Tyrell. 

Neither are as dodgy as Rich Energy. 

[u/_bdub_ → u/10b0b]

Peak shady sponsor

[u/eatmynasty → u/10b0b]

AND WILLIAMS HAS GONE ONE TWO!

[u/dabnada → u/eatmynasty]

“Albon scores two vital points for Williams today, with Sainz placing just outside the points.”

[u/Seeteuf3l → u/10b0b]

They didn't even got any money from that ABBA thing

Although there was no cash sponsorship, Borgudd placed the ABBA logo on the car's sidepods, a hopeful move to attract other investors that generated a lot of media interest.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim_Borgudd

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https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/obituaries/slim-borgudd-obituary-the-f1-driver-who-drummed-for-abba/

[u/Reeposter → u/resumethegloom]

They actually were a bank that then changed name to CitiBank

[u/thesuperunknown → u/Reeposter]

Yep. They were “First National City Bank of New York”, and this was specifically an ad for their travelers checks.

If you’re thinking, hold on, “National City” makes no sense, the stupid name was because they were originally called City Bank of New York and then merged with First National Bank. There are multiple banks that have a dumb name because of a merger, for example Fifth Third Bank.

[u/bombcat97 → u/resumethegloom]

It's Citibank.

[u/NWoida]

I think ive seen the last one with the driver standing up and waving at the crowd...

[u/NWoida → u/NWoida]

"Thats a Man giving direcrions. He's saying: take the Third Reich"

[u/laurenzsxh → u/NWoida]

Some say it is from a time before indicators were invented

[u/SmartyPants918 → u/laurenzsxh]

in-dictators' times

[u/NotoriousHothead37 → u/NWoida]

That was a vibrant scene

[u/bigtheo408]

No ferrari? They put 4 wheels on one rear axel if i recall correctly.

[u/Humble-Soup5295 → u/bigtheo408]

The March 2-4-0 also had 6 wheels, it looked like the Williams FW08B.

[u/Silver-Machine-3092 → u/Humble-Soup5295]

I had the Scalextric 6-wheeled March when I was a kid, until it launched from a banked section, hit the wall and snapped at the front right where the contact-head attached.

[u/notjerryc → u/Silver-Machine-3092]

Thank God u survived that, this is why the halo was made mandatory

[u/B0ringJob]

What is he signalling there, James?

[u/ganglyc]

Don't stop there. Add more wheels!

[u/GSwizzy17]

The tyrell wasn’t even that bad either

[u/Cloudsareinmyhead → u/GSwizzy17]

Yes but also no. It was fast but the dual steering was unreliable and due to the smaller front tyres wearing out faster than the rears it made it a huge pain in the ass to do pistops. Also Goodyear was only making the 10 inch tyre for them and not seeing any real return on the money they'd invested.

[u/Chlupac_ → u/GSwizzy17]

Other teams were so terrified and unprepared they made FIA ban it so they don't lose ton of money trying to chase Tyrell.

[u/truenofan86 → u/Chlupac_]

Hell Jackie Stewart said it was a great car.

[u/Johnny_OSG]

I'd love to see a combination of the two. An eight-wheeled F1 car. Imagine the pit-stops

[u/TheAntiAirGuy]

Just imagine the sponsors on that sleek Mercedes-Benz G4

[u/krngc3372]

So how does the pit stop work here? Six wheel gunners?

[u/JesusIsMyLord666 → u/krngc3372]

Did they even change the wheels during the race back then? I think they only did refuelling.

[u/SOME1LEE]

[u/AhmadOsebayad]

I’ve seen that first car at a small race a week or two ago. Couldn’t find what it was

[u/DepartmentSudden5234]

You just wait for the Cadillac Escalade model.... It's coming

[u/connorgrs]

I thought r/formuladank discovered generative AI for a sec

[u/truenofan86]

Six Wheel cars rule.

[u/ZoidbergNick]

FW08b is impressive for me. I remember listening/reading that during test they ran the last set of wheels on slicks while the front and middle was on wets. They said the wets cleared the water so good that the rear slicks managed to hold onto the tarmac like crazy.

[u/alienangel2]

So, assuming a mostly flat track, what advantage do more wheels provide a race car? More traction during turns, with fewer/no tyre changes? Does the turning radius change?

[u/Imagionis → u/alienangel2]

Afaik they mainly had better aerodynamic peformance

[u/gogglesup859]

Mercedes like to go on about their heritage and history

[u/1dennes]

Car number 55

[u/Ok-Contract-3490]

The below one was very classic, I bet Merc looking back at their heritage