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A Day in the Life of a Tyre

If you watch Formula 1 on television, the life of a Bridgestone tyre effectively starts at the beginning of a stint and ends when it is hastily replaced at a pit stop. But there is much more to a tyre’s journey than this.

Tyres live in and around the garage, in the tyre area, and during a Grand Prix weekend the team can use 28 sets of dry tyres, eight sets of intermediates and six sets of wets.

Each car has two sets of prime and two sets of options available for Friday practice, each of which is sent back to Bridgestone. The same happens with the single set of each available for Saturday morning, leaving four sets of each compound for qualifying and the race.

Every tyre is wrapped with an electric blanket which pre-heats it as required, with slick tyres normally heated to around 80°C and rain tyres to 60°C before being used, with heating beginning around three hours before a session.

As well as correct storage, clear identification is a necessity to ensure the right tyres are delivered to the right car even in the high-pressure world of qualifying or the race. Tyre warmers are clearly marked with the driver’s name and a colour-coded sign indicating the type and compound.

So what happens to a used Formula 1 tyre after a session?

First of all it is taken to the back of the garage where the opening task is ‘scraping’, where the soft melted rubber on the top of the tyre is scraped away over a small area to leave a patch of relatively-new-looking tyre.

This gives the Bridgestone technicians a clear area to work, beginning with measurements. Each tyre has a small number of little holes in its surface, around 2mm across, which are used to give accurate wear-rate measurements and these are analysed after the session.

The next step is to prepare the magnesium alloy rims to be fitted with a new tyre, so team tyre specialists remove the balancing weights and clean the rims with plenty of soapy water.

After that, it’s off to Bridgestone for the tyres to be removed from the rims. Bridgestone store the tyres and ultimately return them to their headquarters while the rims can be fitted with new tyres and returned to the Panasonic Toyota Racing garage.

And spare a thought for the tyre guys; aside from the hectic pace of removing and delivering tyres to the garage, there is the weight to consider. The rims weigh around 3kg but add a tyre to that and you are looking at a total weight of around 14kg; not massive on its own but with 168 individual tyres to contend with that’s a serious physical effort.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is a new challenge for every aspect of the car but particularly the tyres. Bridgestone has brought the medium and soft compound Potenza tyre, which will have to adapt to a dusty and potentially sandy track surface.

Many features of Yas Island are still under construction so dust and sand is likely to blow across the circuit, meaning Friday practice will see rapidly evolving conditions and improving lap times.

And don’t forget the high temperatures. Air temperatures are around 35°C so track temperatures will be sky high, potentially creating high levels of degradation.

Reference: Toyota F1 Push Blog

Glock to Renault for 2010?

ByJack Sargeant for Formula1blogger.com

The German media are suggesting that a deal bringing Timo Glock from Toyota to Renault is 95% done.

Glock has competed in 37 Grands Prix  and has collected 3 podiums across his career with his debut coming in 2004 with Jordan, but he is yet to record a win. He has not participated in the last 2 races and will not start this weekend in Abu Dhabi after a heavy crash at Suzuka.

If Glock signs for Renault he will race alongside Robert Kubica, a deal which has already gone through.

ce vreau sa vad pe toyota.ro

E timpul sa redevenim seriosi, pentru ca problema legata de proiectele de mediu ale firmei Toyota sunt cel putin de mare actualitate. Dupa cum scriam in post-ul anterior, dedicat marelui constructor aspectul cel mai important pentru ascensiunea companiei ar putea fi politica favorabila in relatia cu mediul.

Cautand in site-ul firmei, www.toyota.ro am descoperit prea putine informatii legate proiectele de mediu. Mi-ar placea sa vad poze, filmulete sau editoriale de la evenimentele cu impact pozitiv asupra mediului la care a participat si Toyota, atat pe plan national, cat si pe plan international. Astfel, categoria numita “Toyota si mediul”, inclusa in site ar fi mult mai atractiva pentru oamenii care au mai mult sau mai putin legatura cu mediul.

De asemenea, poate imi doresc sa cumpar o masina, dar nu ma pricep foarte bine la detaliile tehnice ale fiecarui automobil. Mi-ar fi foarte util sa regasesc in site o categorie cu  sfaturi utile pentru achizitionarea  unei masini Toyota.

Si pentru ca nu pot ramane serios un intreg articol, am sa il chem putin pe Gigel, care astazi este “baiat destept de Dorobanti” si isi doreste cea mai scumpa masina pe care o produce Toyota. El este nemultumit ca nu poate vizualiza pretul automobilelor direct pe site. Din pacate, Marioara nu l-a invatat sa foloseasca fisierele de tip PDF.

Totusi, in linii mari site-ul arata cum trebuie sa arate un site al unei marci de succes.

Acest articol a fost realizat ca parte integranta a concursului SuperBlog 2009, organizat de PC News.

Fueling the Future

by: christow

The Tokyo Auto show has come and gone. The big theme this year, going . Hybrids are now have a huge market in the car industry i.e. the Toyota Prius. The Prius is a Hybrid electric car, meaning it combines our standard fuel engine with an electric system. The Prius is also able to convert the kinetic energy of braking into electric energy for the engine. In an effort to be more fuel efficient and eco-friendly, hybrids are the future of the auto industry. Toyota will also introduce a plug-in electric vehicles as a new wave hybrid

Hybrids and Electrics Dominate the Tokyo Auto Show

The vehicle I’m most impressed with?

The Yamaha Pas Er

The Pas Er is an power-assisted bicycle that monitors the riders heart rate and adjusts the engine accordingly. The right handle measures the heart rate and assists to keep that heart rate between 110 and 120 (the typical rate for aerobic exercise). The bicycle also regenerates itself during deceleration and downhill riding.

The electric bike is an excellent alternative for maneuvering through a city. Relying on electricity saves riders on gas prices and also overcomes obstacles such as long distances and hills. Truthfully the bike just looks plain awesome. There is no word on a release date for this model but I would like to see the introduction of more approaches to transportion such as the Pas Er.

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O campeonato ainda não acabou

Após o GP do Brasil em Interlagos, se viu em muitos lugares como se o campeonato mundial de Formula 1 já estivesse terminado e agora esperar para a temporada 2010. Mas isso não é a realidade, ainda falta o GP dos Emirados Árabes em Abu Dhabi.

E mesmo com o titulo mundial de construtores e pilotos decididos, ainda possui muita coisa para ser resolvida, como a disputa pelo vice, entre Sebastian Vettel e Rubens Barrichello, entre outras colocações dentre os pilotos. A disputa para ocupar o terceiro lugar no pódio pelo mundial de construtores está em aberto e a briga é boa, entre Ferrari e McLaren.

A McLaren (71), somente 1 ponto na frente da Ferrari (70) seguida pela Toyota (54,5), o que deixa claro que a disputa é entre as duas “gigantes” como aconteceu ano passado na decisão do mundial de pilotos e construtores. Como a pista de Abu Dhabi é totalmente desconhecida para todos os pilotos não se pode prever alguma superioridade. Mas sabemos que o carro da Ferrari já foi abandonado e que o Fisichella tem problemas ao pilotar a macchina e a McLaren está com seus pilotos e com menos problemas nos carros.

O carro da RBR que Vettel pilota possui um design mais refinado quanto ao de Rubens Barrichello da Brawn, agora saber qual tipo de engenharia e design do carro a pista favorece.

A corrida nos Emirados Árabes tem tudo para ser uma grande GP, com disputas acirradas, mesmo com o campeonato para ser decidido, agora aguardar dia 30/10 para começar e ver quem pode ter alguma vantagem em Abu Dhabi

In 2008, Toyota launched TogetherGreen, a $20 million, five-year alliance with Audubon:

Act Today Shape Tomorrow

Announced on March 26, 2008 TogetherGreen also represents an important alliance between Audubon and Toyota. It’s built on our shared belief that we must all work together if we hope to confront the tremendous environmental challenges and opportunities of today and the years ahead. Together, we can make a difference. We invite everyone to get involved through TogetherGreen. Act Today. Shape Tomorrow.

What is TogetherGreen?

It’s all about helping you get involved in creating a brighter, healthier future. It’s a dynamic and innovative Audubon program funded by Toyota that aims to provide inspiration, leadership and opportunities that inspire people everywhere to take action at home, in their communities and beyond to improve the health of our environment.

View the TogetherGreen Fact Sheet

 TogetherGreen will:

• Connect all kinds of people across America with the nature and resources that surround and sustain us, hopefully inspiring concern and conservation action;
• Fund and support innovative conservation projects, leadership development and volunteerism to engage people in land, water, and energy conservation;
• Work to produce and report real results for the health of our communities and our planet.