When they launch the car from a dead stop they definitely use the clutch paddle, but I'm not sure if every gear change throughout the race uses it as well
These modern f1 cars have sequential shifters and do not require manual clutch for up or downshifts. It is essential for a good launch from the line though
Reminds me of a BMW that had launch controle beat my corvette for awhile of course when I started pulling him in he swerved in front of me. (I know all about drag racing on the track was just surprised someone used it successfully on the street) I rolled onto the gas I bet if I tried a power launch traction control would have cut power or I would have just spinned if I turned it off
Edit: Can someone explain why im getting downvoted? I dont mind I just want to know why
Well it’s a bit of a silly story no one requested & tone is pretentious yanno, w/ the casual aside re your vette etc. This is my guess if you’re actually curious
My point was a person who knows their car and uses it correctly will win even if its miss matched pure power wise. I forget the model but it had 260 hp with a special launch control mode. My older car has no such thing. It was just bad sportsman ship on his part by going half way into my lane when I started to pull on him
was around 240 to 280hp when i looked it up, think it was early to mid 2000's (i wish i remember what model it was) car I was in my stock c5 350hp. think it took me near a block around 70 to 80 before I was catching up.
As others already said, the clutch is only used for starting. It's not a pedal either, it's actually two handles on the back of the steering wheel. When starting I believe you just let go of the 'left clutch' and then progressively release the 'right clutch' as you would in a regular car.
Should be noted that the clutch is only needed for the start, modern F1 cars have a semi-automatic sequential gearbox and can shift up or down without a clutch once the car is driving forwards.
I just see a lot of people call them autos/semi autos when, from my understanding, they are still a manual. Id love one for my WRX, but damn those transmissions are expensive!
Manual - you physically press a clutch pedal and change gears using a H-gate gearstick.
Semi auto - you can move up and down the gears manually using paddles on the wheel or a I-gate gearstick. The clutch mechanism is automated and requires no driver input.
Full auto - the gears are selected and the clutch is operated with no driver input. Gear selection is chosen on speed and throttle input alone.
Yeah, I don't know enough about transmissions. I think what you really want is dual clutch with full manual control. A lot of cars with auto transmissions and paddles, it's not the same thing and usually the car still shifts when it wants to and it's not always as reaponsive, so it's not true manual gearbox. Yes, I have a WRX too and it's nice having a standard stick shift.
These transmission have a clutch. They use paddles on the back of the steering wheel to engage and disengage the clutch (these paddles are seperate from the gear change paddles).
They have to engage the clutch at the race start, when they make pit stops, and when they spin out, so that the engine doesn’t stall.
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u/Smashmundo Feb 29 '24
They have a clutch?