THE WOOD THAT CAUGHT OUT HAMILTON! The Story of Formula One's 'Plank' Device
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- After the tragic events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the FIA had to take drastic steps to reduce downforce, speeds and maintain driver safety.
Part of the raft of these knee jerk reactions was to create a device so simple yet so awesome it's been a part of FIA circuit racing ever since. A 12in wide plank running down the middle of the car to detect if the car is running too low to the ground or not.
So why come up with this, and how has it helped? Let's find out.
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I love that McLaren's Active Suspension System has the acronym 'ASS'.....🤣🤣
They were taking a dig at the engine
That title💀💀💀
Mention Hamilton, get views. Meta.
Tut.. Tut... so by mentioning charls also ...because... that's what happened.. would you get less then is that how this works?.... educate me...
@@AidanMillward Now if Title had been "THE WOOD THAT CAUGHT OUT CHARLES! The Story of Formula One's 'Plank' Device" would it have had as many views. You have to play the Algorithm.
@@AidanMillwardnot sure that's what they're referring to
Ooh er 💅🏻🌈
Another Fun Fact: The old metal skid blocks on F1 cars that produced those spectacular sparks whenever the cars bottomed out on bumps in the road (especially prevalent on street circuits) were actually made of Titanium.
F1 cars still have them now . Only for show purposes on night races
Titanium carbide actually. Huge difference.
Seeing the plank is kind of nostalgic. I started watching F1 in 2010 (I was 15) and didn't know it was there until Valencia that year with Webber's flight. I remember being shocked that in this almighty, 'tech rules all' motorsport, one of the components was a simple plank of wood.
Its plastic and epoxy. It just happens to look like wood. (maybe it was wood at one point)
Wood can change dimensions based on humidity and temperature and even bugs invading it. When fractions of millimeters might be a legal debate, wood would not do.
When you search for "the plank" on TH-cam you will find a piece of classic British humor.
I'm not sure how many of the F1 videos about the plank still silently refer to that...
After the 2000 Brazilian GP, all those who finished in the top six except for Fisichella were found to have excessively worn out planks but the respective teams managed to successfully appeal on the grounds of the extremely bumpy Interlagos circuit, although 2nd placed Coulthard was eventually disqualified for having front wing endplates that were too low. Now, imagine if those five drivers had been disqualified for worn out planks, the results would've looked like this:
P1 - G Fisichella - Benetton
P2 - J Button - Williams
P3 - J Verstappen - Arrows
P4 - P de la Rosa - Arrows
P5 - R Zonta - BAR
P6 - G Mazzacane - Minardi
I believe another issue with that was those cars were not put through post race tech, so the potential was there to have a podium finisher that may have been worse than this DQ'd. I didn't realize Fisi was legal, that's pretty interesting.
...and my understanding is that when the titanium skid blocks were brought back, there was a technical reason for it. Titanium is such an expensive material that they would not have just started using it to "look cool", especially in the backdrop of cost cutting. It does look super cool though.
I don't think Minardi would've been able to handle the excitement of winning points at consecutive GPs in a single season.
Schumacher's throttle dragging likely had more to do with running a more rearward brake balance for more rotation. What he was doing was basically exactly what the 2008 engine braking regulations banned. Add power when the rear brakes start locking to overpower them and you don't risk losing the rear regardless of how far back you push the bbal. If it was for any other reason he likely would've stopped doing so eventually, as it would just reduce brake effectiveness otherwise, but didn't until his 2nd stint in F1 after he was told not to because it would cut out the engine if he did, apparently.
The “traction control noises” senna heard were likely Schumacher doing that.
I thought you said it was a form of blown diffuser making those noises?
@@Doctorgoatboy yeah- Schumacher would be on the brakes with the throttle slightly open all the way through so the diffuser was always getting exhaust gas on it
Senna heard the noises and assumed it was TC, probably not realising Michael was left foot braking.
@@AidanMillwardplease use his formal name of “the Michael” and not just Michael 😂
Easy solution: 1.let it supply to every team 2. Make it, that the consumable layer has colour X and the layer beyond that colour y (highly visible). 3. Control every plank, where layer with colour y is somewhat visible.
You're welcome F1
could work, except the rules specify that the plank is to be measured in four specific places through holes
@@fuzzy1dk yes, those 4 points stay of course. The colour is just an indicator to simplify controls in Parc ferme
and can we please check every car? I heard this is a gazillion $$$ sport (now)... so there might just be enough money to hire some guys please? oh and while we are on it maybe just maybe we can hire some stewards so that maybe 3 (or any uneven number so there is never a stalemate ) of stewards watch every car - like all the times and maybe just maybe those min 3 stewards can come up with a punishment in under 3 hours after a race has finished?... maybe we can even get professional stewards like stewards that have a none zero amount of time behind a steering wheel in a reasonable racing class like open wheel single seater or something - maybe we could recycle the F1 driver licence point system for stewards?`just my less than 1 cent
A like and a comment purely for the Romulan gag. It's always a game of chess with them.
I remember when the Jabroc was first used in F1. The teams complained about how expensive it was to purchase. The FIA said they could use any material for the plank as long as it met the specifications of density and something else, I can't remember right now. I never did know what they switched to, at least now I do. Thanks Aiden
One correction, the active suspension did way more than just keep de the right height the same during the race. It also keeps the car level when braking and accelerating (no diving of the nose under braking). So the car aerodynamic can always work as effective as possible.
RBR have designed their front suspension to eliminate the diving as much as possible, so the ground effect will be the same in all situations.
And further to that; it was also used for DRS! Lotus began using it to drop the whole car on straights but ran into porpoising issues. Benetton however successfully used their active system late in 1993 in winning the Portuguese GP in a noise to tail battle between Schumacher and Prost, via lowering the rear of the car to reduce the effective wing attack angle, it created less drag, just allowing the HB V8 to hold off the Renault V10.
Not bad for a team in its first and only season with active suspension!
IMSA stripped a win at Watkins Glen this year for plank wear; Jaminet and Tandy in the #6 963. Was a wild year as a fan of them lol
Very informative, thank you
Thanks, very well done explanation.
The "plank" bit to start things off got me good!
It’s a classic British insult. Love it.
@@AidanMillward being from the states I don't hear it very often.....had to pause the video.
I know it’s silly, but it makes me happy seeing the bruins hat 😂😂😂 (dude from Boston)
Keep on keepin on brotha, some of the best racing content on here man 🤘🏻
Aidan, You likely missed the bar-room-brawl that happened during the construction of COTA. The two partners who were building the track filed lawsuits against each other. There was considerable trepidation that the circuit would even be completed. Maybe a suspense filled Story Time? It wasn't just "If you build it they will come",
It's Texas, the land of "Cadillacs & Cowboys"!!!
One more Disqualification to add to your list for plank wear. Olivier Panis 1994 Portugese GP
Absolutely love the Boston Bruins hat Sir. Good form.
Thanks Plank great video. 😁
Thank you!!
I think the main reason there have not been more instances of this is the randomness of the checks. I was reading somewhere that it is not checked at every race and the amount of cars checked varies significantly with some races being only one car checked. People are shouting about if 50% of the cars checked last weekend had the problem, then the whole grid should be checked, because the odds are more cars had the same issue. It's laughable for two reasons, one because obviously two out of four cars being illegal does not mean 50% of all cars are illegal. Yes it could be down to set up, but it could also be down to damage. This makes for huge variables as set up for team mates could be totally different and just because two cars got that damage does not mean all the others would get the same damage.
The other thing that makes it laughable is the time it would take to do and then how long it would take to change the result of the race after, and then people would be complaining about it taking too long or that too many people are DQ'd ... its a lose/lose situation.
It's something the FIA have been doing for nearly 30 years but the only reason people are complaining is when it effects their favourite drivers or teams. If it was the teams or drivers that they dislike the most, they would just call them cheats etc. But as its their faves, it's unfair.
👏 exactly but im guessing you won't get much of a logical response, just the usual aggressive hypocritical trolling...
No, I doubt the planks are reused every race because of the wear. Like the one liter of fuel tests, the planks should’ve been pulled off all cars for checks. Every race. Especially now as the formula has gone to ground effect
Ferrari fan, by the way. And it’s highly likely Carlos wouldn’t have passed the check either
@@evanwilliams3645 You just dont get it do ya. Nobody said they reused the planks, just that to check all 20 cars after a race would take ages and every already gets pissed off with the time it takes to make decisions after a race, and you think extending that time is a good idea? And you have zero way of knowing why Charles' car had excessive wear, what both drivers set ups was and any other factors for that matter, so you have absolutely no way of knowing Carlos' car would fail the check as well. And as said, this rule has been in place nearly 30 years and only now people are crying like its victimisation.
@@caphowdy666 perhaps you didn’t get it. They pull fuel for post race. They don’t reuse the planks. Said planks are removable for a reason. Easy to figure those get pulled for checks as well. Especially as ground effect tends to pull the cars to the ground more than before. Want to prevent cheating, prevent it correctly. Really not that hard
I wish they would put a sensor in the block that indicates the wear. Nothing spoils a race more than changing the result after the podium. It’s like VAR, it stops you celebrating until way after the event.
I love what they do in the BTCC to check ride heights: they put a solid paint roller under the front bumper and if it doesn’t go, you’re disqualified.
Sad Tom Ingram noises.
I remember when BTCC first introduced the roller back in the late-'90s. Such a simple solution, nice to know it's still used.
They tried something similar in F1 (1981??), except theirs was a high tech (for the time) laser beam to check ride hights as the cars exited the pit lane (not entered it after sessions). But it's F1 so Brabham fitted their cars with hydropneumatic suspension so the driver could raise it at the touch of a button when entering the pit lane. And other teams followed suit with less elegant solutions - levers etc.
@@AidanMillwardknockhill 2023 good weekend for me Ronan 4th and pole race 3
Sensor might be tricky. Especially if the plank gets low enough and it gets knocked off. If they add a layer of colored fibreglass indicating that its too low, say bright red or orange, that might work as well
Remember all the fuss over fuel flow sensors in 2014? The teams had to use a specified part, but there were isues with accuracy. Teams reportedly bought many, tested them and using the ones which under read. The FIA applied offsets to the readings to try and counter this. In Australia RB were told by the FIA during the race their flow rate was too high and ordered to reduce it, they refused and Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified after finishing 2nd - thus preserving the curse of Aussie drivers at their home race.
What you are missing here is that only 4 cars were tested, so how do we know if it was a ride height problem, wether the team risked it with 1 car each or the track which was very bumpy this year simply wasnt got enough for a tier 1 track. Or we have a 4th option which is leclerc and hamilton different style of driving to their team mates and using different lines around the track caused more damage than what was suffered by sainz and russell.
That’s what the Merc and Ferrari mechanics will use to make sure it doesn’t happen again if so. It’s doubtful they’d passed, my thought
One of the reason that so few drivers have been penalised for overly worn planks is that this is not one of the areas of the car that is regularly scrutinised. In the USGP, only 4 cars were inspected (two of which failed). Surprisingly, Sainz and Russell weren’t checked, despite the fact that their teammates were disqualified.
Ironically, the depth of the plank used to be the easiest thing to check, as there (used to be) holes drilled all along its length to check the width of the plank. Now F1 stewards have said they “can’t check every car, because they don’t have time…”
you can sometimes see plank skidmarks where the cars bottom out in Eau Rouge
The one thing that surprised me is that post race scrutineering doesn't check everything on every car. I knew that all competitors were weighed - I remember Damon Hill getting a dq for being underweight in 1998, but I wasn't aware it was just four cars that go through the entire process
Was if always like this even in the days when there were only six point scorers
Thing is, those four selected cars don't even "go though the entire process". Plank wear is only one of a "zillion" criteria that can be checked, it just so happened to be one of the few items "drawn out of the hat" to be included in the post-race checklist in Austin.
Just imagine how long it would take to check everything on every car, they only have a very limited time available for post race scruitenering because of the logistics of packing everything up and getting to the next race on time.
@@dutchgray86 Well, this is only a matter of staffing, they don't need extra facilities since the checks are done in the team's garages. A rather easy problem to solve with some more cash. Something Formula 1 should be flush with at the moment. ;)
Apart from that, imagine the FIA would find infringements on both cars of team? Out of the window goes the "honest mistake" excuse and malicious intent should be presumed which will carry a far more severe punishment (think point deductions, race bans and the likes). Probably not in their best interest either.
It would be easy if it were the only check they do. But if you see the technical report and see the amount of random checks on diferrent cars they do on a weekend, you'll see that if all the cars were to be scrutineered, they'll be finishing by friday after.
Sort of, yes, but driver weight was only begun in 1995. It was going to be taken once per season, but they decided to add spot-checks at the first race, initially just for the top 3 finishers
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Hi Aidan, can I ask your view on Hamilton and Leclercs cars getting “caught” because they happened to be two of the four cars picked for scrutineering. And the 50% failure rate didn’t lead to any inquisitiveness on the FIAs part to perhaps check more cars for legality, not least their teammates.
Leaving fans in the unhappy position of wondering whether other cars were also illegal, but just weren’t caught because they weren’t checked. For me, it’s a ludicrous position for F1 to be in.
The rules are that teams that finished in the first 4 position are checked. Carlos Sainz finished 4th and Hamilton 2nd. They just happened to check Leclerc and Hamilton's cars. The other 2 cars that was checked was Verstappen and Norris, both came up clean.
I think the 4 checked are the top 3 and a random 4th
Some say they were checked because of the titanium oxide smell, meaning worn plank
@@dyingearth Yeah I’ve seen this first four positions thing and I don’t like it either. The competitors in the fight for 10th have just as much right to know their opposition is playing by the rules as those at the front.
@@dyingearth There is no rule as to who is checked. Last time plank inspection was done was in Singapore and only Max and Fernando were checked then. I think going forward FIA might actually mandate sample size for Floor inspection.
I never understood the argument that active aero is a step too far but active suspension is too advanced. That 18 inch wheels are needed for road relevence but forcing H pattern transmissions is ridiculous.
3 DSQ's since 1994 with 2 of them being on the same weekend? Yeah, no way Charles and Lewis were the only ones running an illegal car last weekend
Yeah, only 4 cars checked as well. Surely they’d do all of them.
Olivier Panis was disqualified too for a too worn plank at the Portugese GP, two races after Michael at Belgium. He originally finished 9th
*Sainz* and *Russell* would most likely be disqualified for sure if they'd been checked too.
@@AidanMillwardonly the top four teams are checked regularly, and one car from each team is chosen at random (according to Peter Windsor)
Especially when those checked had a 50% failure rate. Then seems solid grounds to check all cars planks visually at least, and measure any which are sus. Even if it delays releasing the cars. (Or impound all the planks to check later.) The FIA's really gone downhill since Mosley.
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That MTV livery is sick. Dude.
Interestingly, purple, the colour of the livery in question, is the rarest colour on the F1 grid with the most well known example sadly being that Simtek S941 that Roland Ratzenberger lost his life in during that awful weekend at Imola '94.
I find it amusing that the people basically saying the rules regarding spot checks of cars should have been ignored, when they're likely the same ones saying rules were broken and they should have been followed, back in 2021... AD 21? RB cost cap breach? 😅
An good job was done!
The star trek joke was class
Nice Bruins hat!
Did you do an ep on Belgium 94, an the plank drama?
Was reading something Willem Toet wrote about 94 and it had a lot of juicy info on it. I'd link, but YT nukes comments with any links in them now as I found out the other day
Fun Fact: Before the electronic aids were banned following 1993, Williams had actually decided to abandon their own computer program for their active suspension (Williams Active Ride since Lotus had the F1 Copyright on the term Active Suspension). To that end, they had actually done a deal that the rule changes ultimately forced them to abandon with Team Lotus who was reputed to have a much more advanced system.
That Lotus system was what the FW16 was originally designed to use.
Funner fact, Benetton didn't have their own TC system either! It was supplied by Cosworth, but actually developed by McLaren. Benetton didn't get it until Monaco, after Bernie brokered a deal between Briatore, Dennis, Ojjeh and Ford so that Briatore have up Benetton's exclusive top- spec engines (giving McLaren parity from Silverstone) in exchange for aiding Benetton with the TC programme. Bernie was keen after Donington for championship- leading Senna to get the engines Benetton had just received at that race with the introduction of the real B193, which McLaren didn't know were exclusive to Benetton.
McLaren also sold their TC and Active Ride systems to Footwork from mid-93 onwards, helping them move up the grid and kicking off a fresh round of customer/works team partnerships.
I love these dailies
Excuse me if someone else has mentioned it, but the entire top six at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix was disqualified due to plank wear. This was appealed and due to EVERYONE having higher than allowed wear due to the circuit (the bumps along the entire start/finish straight were practically yellow by the end of the race from the planks rubbing).
DC was disqualified for also having his front wing endplates too low at 43mm vs 50mm. McLaren claimed this was also due to the bumpy nature of the track surface, but this DQ held.
Interestingly enough this was after a fresh repave of the track, which only made the bumps worse. COTA actually spent a lot of money during construction to prevent this situation, digging down at least 10m to have a stable foundation, but it appears it didn't work.
You could hear Lewis’ car bottoming out excessively compared to the others on the run into T1. I thought that was odd. Now I know why.
Unless they reuse the planks, I assumed they all turned them in post race for checks before hearing the 4 total randomly chosen
Arugh.....thou time to walk thy plank Mr. Millard....may God have mercy on your soul....
Sometimes I wonder if FIA made a F-X class, the rules only really strict applying to driver safety, but almost everything else is open. Active aero, active suspension, unlimited powertrain and drive-line.
Just a maximum length/width, fuel tank size, must use a commonly available fuel type (no rocket fuel for example), minimum 3 wheels, and can't exceed a certain decibel limit.
Need to outlaw any type of skid block that is capable of touching the track surface prior to the plank making contact. If the teams are left with the plank being the first and primary part of the car that will scrape along the track, they will raise the care height to keep the plank within the proper thickness.
That's literally the point of the plank in the first place....
However, under load parts of the floor will deflect (bend) same with the front wing endplates and diffuser - especially when bouncing over kerbs.
To make them all stronger, the car will have to weigh more, so there's always a trade-off.
The skid plates were removed in the main, but F1 reintroduced them in 2015 to make the cars look more exciting on TV, throwing sparks or like they did in the 80s/90s before the planks were brought in in an emergency measure mid-1994.
Video note: at time of my viewing, looks like some old links to rally photos were credited rather than the F1 images put on-screen.
Hmmm. Thought I’d swapped all the captions.
Surprised the FIA only checked 4 cars after the race in Austin. (Typical for these days, but I'm sure they used to routinely check more.) So we don't know how many of the other 16 cars would have failed the check too. Given that plank wear was predicted to be particularly problematic at this event (bumpy track, only 1 practice session) and then 50% of those checked failed, one might have expected the FIA to check more cars. Do their job, even if it delayed releasing them from parc ferme. (But it's the FIA so.... 🙈)
I would like to see the damage on the Merc & Ferrari. When Schumacher was DQ’d it was made pretty clear where the damage from the spin on a kerb was; & where the plank had been shaved for an advantage.
Was it damage or was it deliberate? Until we see it, should we ever see it, you cannot say.
Thing is, you don't need to say as, with all due respect, your opinion doesn't matter. The scrutineers' opinion (and the FIA's) is the one that matters.
Pardon me for wanting to know more.
@@Doctorgoatboy I wasn't trying to be offensive
Nice hat.
Interesting
What I thought was weird was the fact Leclerc, even though he was running too low on ride height, he had no pace throughout the race (see it rhymes)
Why was that? Wrong setup? Ferrari strategy?
Definitely the strategy. It completely ruined his race
We are checking.
@@NeedforMine1McLaren was thinking of doing a 1 stopper with Norris as well until they look at his 2nd stint on Hard and see that the degradation was significantly worse than they anticipated. So they fitted his car with another sets of Hard tires and he finished 3rd and promoted to 2nd.
Never underestimate Ferrari's ability to mess something up.
@@dyingearthI legit thought that Norris would try the same strat as Merc and put mediums on the end to put pressure on Verstappen. But that explains it, oh well :/
Now i know. Thanks.
Not entirely accurate re active/reactive ride. Most of the downforce gained from having a platform that didn’t dive, pitch or roll, allowing you to deliberately design peaky aero that only works when it’s basically immovable vs the track. You get more downforce, but it’s a lot less general in its usefulness. Newey has said a few times that the front wing on the FW16 stalled if the car pitched forward too much, and there was also some similar, but less pronounced issues with the floor, diffuser and sidepods that were all interlinked. So the car would get unpredictable and alternating understeer and oversteer…
Anyone notice how red bulls top winglet on the front wing tends to move when accelerating or braking? Found it weird when I was watching the highlights.
The early 90s were the sparky years. You couldn't go a lap without seeing EVERYONE scrape the ground...and that was at top speed ..
Funny you should mention Sennas accident. I watched a doco the other day and it covered Gerhard Bergers accident in much the same place and for fairly similar reasons, something like five years earlier. It was a decent crash including a fire. So I guess I'm several decades late in wondering why nothing was done to that section of track post Berger, before Senna had his crash there.
Both Senna and Berger agreed for years that Tamburello was a dangerous corner and that a fatal accident would one day happen there. Sadly they were right in the worst way possible.
@@CyanRooperYup they went to the corner to see if any extra run off could be added but because of the river right behind the track they agreed there was nothing the track could do
I keep thinking about doing a video on it but you just know if you offer anything beyond “broken steering” the senna fans are going to accuse you of bias and defending Newey.
Even though Schumacher saw the car snap.
@@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1if only someone could've come up with the idea of turning Tamburello into a chicane _before_ Senna died there...
@@AidanMillward To be honest I'd like to hear your take in it, but I get where you are coming from. It just blows my mind a tad. It seems to me that drivers really had to fight for safety at times.
Grinded away? You mean ground away.
Trulli being the only driver to have plank wear accepted disqualified then re instated
If the teams can find hundreds of engineers each in order to design the car to the absolute minimum of tolerance in the regulations, surely the FIA can find a suitably sized and qualified team of engineers to check at least some reasonable subset of measurements on every car.
Say Hamilton or verstappen in a video Title and you will get views lol
But great video I definitely learned some things as usual great upload
Banter topic ends up being best performing video of the month because Hamilton is in the title.
It’s actually quite funny. Mention Hamilton and you get loads of people who hate him clicking because for whatever reason they can’t help themselves.
@@AidanMillward the Matrix is real mate hahahahahahaha
Such a simple part that can become super technical. Look at what redbull did and got away with until a TD for added/edited. Tbh I still don't understand it. Making a supposedly rigid piece flexible but only in certain areas or something?
“It doesn’t say here that I can’t so I will”
@AidanMillward like you said "Mechanics and engineers are many many smarts" finding loop holes and get areas that the rule writers didn't even think of possible.
I'm wondering what's up with the image credits underneath the images. I haven't commented on it before but ever since you started putting them in they seemingly have the wrong image link credited sometimes
It happens sometimes. It’s doing my head in.
I definitely changed them over but sometimes they don’t update.
@@AidanMillwardI see. I'm happy to hear that it's a known issue at least
Bruins hat
This Video was PLANKTASTIC 🤣
Mercedes got caught out by running low fuel in FP1 and then likely were caught out when they started the race on heavy fuel loads
11:09 Only three DQ's of people who were caught with illegally worn planks. As it became evident during the last race, the scrutineers are not testing all the cars. They randomly pick two, then based on telemetry data pick two more. I really suspect they'd have caught a lot more if all the cars were tested every single race.
@2011 Belgian Grand Prix at spa, I sat two rows up at "Eau Rouge", & as the F1 cars charged up to "Raidillon", the compression made the planks skim along little ripples in the pavement, and the friction made the plank so hot, that there was a strong chemical smell, something like plastic wood. You can see streaks of a plank color all the way up the rise. I really didn't like the smell, maybe they could use something a little less noxious?🤔
Love your work. Might I suggest that the way you had your camera set up before, it felt more like we were having a conversation, whereas now we are literally looking down on you, and it kind of makes me feel a little uncomfortable. Please think it over.
My thumbnail picture is a photo of me at the 2011 Italian Grand Prix with a 2010 Renault car that was being used by Pirelli to test tires
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Negative pressure? Low pressure
10mm is a lot closer to 3/8" than to 1/2".
May I correct you the plank is not made of wood it's made from a none flammable form of fiberglass
You can not. Because it’s all clarified in the video.
apparently its not wood .. its a composite
Wood? /*blink*/ *_Wood?!!_*
Not been wood since mid 90’s
Watch the whole video 😉
Who would win?
The most successful driver in Formula 1 with 103 wins, 104 poles, over 4000 career points and 7 world championships.
Or
One planky boi?
I don't like Max either but it's rude to call him a planky boy. Sure he has a face and a personality like a plank of wood in a tumble dryer but still!
@@chrisjones5411 someone photoshopped a red bull hat on to a catfish and the resemblance is uncanny.
@@chrisjones5411 "Haha no mate. Simply simply unlovely."
@@kuroneko9270Does the joke go Neeeeeoooowwww like an F1 car when it goes sailing over your head?
Pretty sure IF the FIA had checked all cars their be plenty more DQ's.
But the teams checked them out,, they were all good
…”AND LECLERC”
Allow fan cars and we “wooden” be talking about planks.
Without bias , what do you think happen ? Mercedes and Ferrari disqualification?
They can appeal but I don’t know if it’ll do anything
well wood you believe it
I don’t understand the random checks of these planks. If the random inspection can cause such a serious result as a DQ then it should be a mandatory all cars checked. Is the 1 litre fuel requirement random as well. I just naively assumed all the cars are checked equally at the end of each race.
Yea, confused me as well. I’d always thought at the least they pulled them off for checks on all of them. Specifically because rules like the one liter of fuel tests
They randomly check weight of cars by pulling them onto the weighbridge. This is done AT RANDOM and is only a few cars. They dont pull every car if they find some of them overweight. The point is its a random spot check. Same way the police do them. For example, imagine the police spot checking cars randomly on a main road in your town. Say they pull in 10 cars all day, and 3 are found to have bald tyres, and another two were found to be driven by someone under the influence. By the logic of the commenters on this video, that means half of all cars are either driving with bald tyres (30%)or the drivers are under the influence (20%). See how ridiculous it seems?
@@stemartin6671 post race checks should be done not at random if it’s a DQ issue. Do they randomly check the fuel too. I’d guessed the planks were pulled, marked and sent to tech at the least. Most and sensible is in garage up on stands with an FIA tech measuring immediately after finish and in garage. Only the top 3 are left out for publicity, correct. What they actually do makes little sense, especially with ground effect pulling the cars into the ground more than before with a set minimum ride height
@@stemartin6671 mind you, rules are rules. I more of the want to win crowd. Not a believer in cost cap or a lot of the crap FIA has out there now
@@stemartin6671 I’m not thinking that all the other cars were in violation but if it’s a technical DSQ and not a penalty then all cars should be subject. Plus the difference is the volume of people being checked. Police have to do random checks otherwise they would bring traffic to a halt and affect civilian traffic. FIA has 20 cars to check not hundreds.
That title is PAUSE!!!!
A look at the history of the plank, told by a plank. Hilarious lol
I still have to wonder how many other cars would have been found to be out of spec at COTA if all cars were checked after the race. The FIA should have at least checked the other Merc and Ferrari as well, since it isn't practical to check every car on the grid. I'd bet money that Russel and Sainz's cars would have had the same level of damage. But like you said, the FIA likes to Knee-Jerk react to things, which honestly absolutely ruined the COTA race for me, after the DQ's were announced. I think this was an overreaction to track conditions and track limits. I'm not even much of a Hamilton or Leclerc fan, I enjoy the dominance of Red Bull. But I think this was a blight on the sport, and a ridiculous way to undermine two drivers and teams that have been putting in hard work to improve their cars.
A technical infringement in a race is almost always an automatic DSQ. Whatever the reason, the car was not within the technical specs/
I'm utterly disappointed this videos title isn't an innuendo... Private giggles were had!
I like the plank. It's black and white, no ifs or buts. Too far worn - DSQ.
Still think there can be mitigating circumstances like hitting debris but that’s just me.
@@AidanMillward Absolutely, but in a clean race like COTA, nope. Probably were more worn planks too, if they'd checked.
@@charamia9402 CotA is a fabulous circuit with dreadful surface because of its shit underpinnings, or marshland to you and me.
@@clansome I am aware. There was no debris to blame this weekend though, so with the correct setup the planks should be fine - as evident by Verstappen and Norris.
@@charamia9402 Oh I agree, they (Merc) screwed it big time but Ferrari didn't even have the excuse of a new floor as it was the same car from Qatar with no upgrades. I think the new floor just lets Merc ride that little bit lower that they need for the speed. I find it amazing that 1 mm was all the damage on the plank, but that's life. They won't get caught out like that again. On to the next race.
I've never seen the Instagram community so upset in the last 2 years, many threatening to stop watching the sport when Hamilton retires, all because they can't read.
People will stop watching when Max goes as well. There’s bandwagon fans all over the place.
It’s like with football now- people are following players not clubs, so you’ve got kids walking round in Inter Miami shirt with Messi on the back that would have had PSG ones two years ago.
Can't wait for that moment. Maybe then the fanzone will become enjoyable again.
I remember exactly where I was on that Sunday in 94.
So was I although the location sadly doesn't exist anymore
I bet they were pissed at Mercedes... I mean, Ferrari, you are not even surprised anymore, or are you?
The Plank and grooved slicks both come from the same place; "We've done this before, and last time it didn't work!". Was convinced i read that The Michael's plank had been worn into the shape of an aerodynamic profile, and the spin damage was irrelevant.
it's nice that the differently abled are being productive and making things like this video.
nice video, was super disapointed about Hamilton and Leclerc getting disqualified, I don't beleive it was intentional by either team, with that said i do queston that and am will to accept i am wrong if any evidence where to surface in the future to say it was deliberate
It's a technical rule, doesn't matter if it's deliberate
i know, i was just stating my opinion on the matter. @@OsellaSquadraCorse
Actually the plank is not made of wood…it's made from a light weight fiberglass composite material…just sayin'
If you watched the whole video this is explained.
Sorry but F1 cars (any motorsports cars) are not sucked to the ground !!!
Over areo or under areo cars are pushed to the ground !!!
The air pressure above the car is higher than the air pressure below the car, so the higher pressure pushes the car down !!!
That's why it is called "DOWNFORCE"
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This video is why I don’t care about F1 anymore.
lewis plankton
2 disqualifications in one weekend that just happened to give the American a point and remove Lewis from checo? Add in the extra foot of track limits and American bribes were an expensive part of red bulls catering budget overspend this year 😂
That plank cost massa the championship
And others, don't forget their was 2 for the same thing, don't wanna get penalized, don't break the rules. Simple. 😂
It's not made of wood
If you’d watched the whole video you’d have seen I explain what it’s made of.
@@AidanMillward and yet the title is "wood" 🤷🏼♂️ no wood caught them out
Hamilton is a Preferred Species, and therefor cannot be touched!
Why do you say “*an* good job was done”? “An” is for words that begin with a vowel, e.g. “I am *an* ass for questioning your English.” In all seriousness, I am interested in the various English dialects from Britain and so just want to know whether this is just a peculiarity of your home dialect; you do this so much that I think it must be.
I say it cos it’s funny. Like when Clarkson does it.
@@AidanMillwardAh, I can’t believe I didn’t make that connection. Thank you.