The original proponents of this device, McLaren, had their drivers use their left knee to block the duct, directing the airflow towards the rear wing. The reason it was nicknamed the F-Duct was because it was located by the 'F' in 'Vodafone.' Why everyone else decided to make the driver use his hand when they copied it I don't know. You could say it was a prototype DRS.
True ! Other teams where using their hands because the chassis of the car doesn’t allow them to put the air flow near the driver’s knee. It was easier to design it with the air flow near the hands of the drivers.
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The control these drivers have is absolutely insane. I guess being raised in racing since childhood means you can driving a f1 with one fucking hand mid race
@@reubenashok937 they most certainly did. in 2010 they did. look at the video they arent wrestling the car. they can go through eaurouge with one hand??
Agree, here in spain 2010-13 was special as we saw Alonso fighting for titles. People deemed cars ugly for those high noses but I really like them. Those noses look menacing in the onboards
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these onboards are so fun to watch for all of the reasons you listed and more. The cars themselves were like 30% smaller as well leading to better racing imo.
Its not a bad invention, in fact its a quite genius trick, a sort to work around the regulations not allowing a moving aerodynamic part. But it is quite dangerous
Vettel and Kubica was so good at it because they were always driving one handed pretty much all the time. They were the only 2 that used the F-duct so proactively up to the start of a corner while others had used both hands the moment they started braking. Kobayashi too, cus that F-duct placement was horrible. Can't even see his left hand at that point
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Oh my lord these engine sounds are literally music. Last clip with Vettel in Belgium with the RB-6 full throttle going through eau rouge one handed. Just missing these masterpieces from Seb
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They don't have a gun to their head to make them use it there, they choose to. If they don't like it then they don't have to do it. These are the best drivers in the world, to them its easy.
That's debatable. Sure it was fun to drive, but other than the long straights in the first few turns it was pretty shit, hard to pass at. Personally I think Malaysia remains one of the better ones.
I think that the F1 community got the idea of what an F-duct is after Alonso going through the final chicane at Barcelona one-handed. After that, all hell breaks loose.
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Fun fact: The F-duct was first used by McLaren, and it is called like that because it was located at the F letter of Vodafone, who was their title sponsor at the time.
Its Amazing to see their driving basically with one hand especially when they’re fight for positions… Also is weird as Fu see Kobayashi and see he’s driving an BMW Sauber Ferrari 🤣🤣
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It’s sad that these cars are getting old, but it’s also a good thing since it increases the chances of non-F1 games getting the licensing to feature these bad boys
The original idea, made by McLaren had the drivers use the knee, which didn't "collide" with any function in the car, since both feet stayed in the same place either they used the F-Duct or not. The other teams just had to adapt what they had without compromising the crash tests. Also, since the device was banned next season, I don't think they spent that much time thinking about safety.
The F Duct or how i say it The pre version of drs and if mclaren never introduce this we would have races with a handful of overtakes because its absolutely impossible to get close enough without drs hopefully this change with the 2022 cars
If you know then why even saying it. The problem is that they have to do that with one hand while going more than 200km/h, way more dangerous than changing gears in old cars
@@ferst262 he is not wrong, the old cars were hard to drive but had different difficulties comparing to the current cars like the H gears and no power steering, remembering they did reach 330 km/h+ specially on the 80's turbo engine. Today the cars are faster on corners which causes higher g forces but the wheels are lighter and the car is safer
@@surneen and they still manage both tyres, fuel and energy deployment while going faster overall than old cars. It’s harder, but boomers won’t admit it.
I've been watching races from 2012 recently and I notice many drivers putting a hand off the wheel, although there was no f duct any more, does anyone know the reason. The only thing remotely similar to f duct I found online was Mercedes stalling the front wing when opening DRS because they had holes under the DRS flap, but that was an automatic system as far as I understood so no need for the drivers to put their hand off the wheel. The only other reason I can think off would be that they got used to it in 2010 but it wouldn't make much sense as putting your hand off the wheel only gives you less control...
do you have any videos for that? Have been watching F1 for a long time but dont remember that in 2012 and i dont remember any big "cheating/technical loophole" in 2012 concerning anything driver acutated
It ain't that special that they drive with 1 hand when you remember that they pretty much drove with 1 hand until the early 90's. Especially at street courses, they were always shifting with 1 hand and steering with the other.
F1 added a brand new, state of the art facility to the calendar each year between 2009 and 2012, and it was always fascinating to see the new tracks for the first time. COTA and Yas Marina are still on the F1 calendar, but Yeongam and Buddh both hosted F1 for the final time in 2013.
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@@ferst262hahahah lol 2010 & 2012 exists mate Vettel won in competitive era. Max are literally dominant for the last two season so make sure u dissed him too okay😂😂
I know people say this was the golden age of F1 engines which I thought too, but some of these onboards sound downright droney. I guess power units will always sound weird to someone
That's a ridiculous argument. They maybe used manual gearboxes because there was no other alternatives. Just because something was done years before doesn't mean safety should get compromised now because it was OK back then. I guess we should get rid of the halo, stop making the cars out of carbon fibre and do away with helmets then?
F Duct is a loop hole that McLaren used for better car performance. I’m not sure about the specific advantage but based on what the others have said, its like drs but it can also produce downforce. In the cockpit, there is a hole that drivers need to cover to activate it. McLaren drivers use their left knee to cover it while the other teams that copied it use their left hand. It was named F duct because it is located on the f of the Vodafone livery of McLaren.