Andy Cowell: the man leading Mercedes' dominant F1 engine division
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- Only one team has won world championships in F1's hybrid era and it's in no small part due to Mercedes' all-conquering engine, built and developed by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains.
To recognise its entry into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame, the MD of the engine division, Andy Cowell, describes the nerve-wracking development of the complex engine; its 'party mode'; the battle to gain ground on Ferrari; and what makes the team so successful. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
The only other guy to cite "Not much of an Engineer" by Stanley Hooker as the most inspirational book ever written. Find it, buy it, read it. A really interesting no-bs video too. Well done all.
@@user-io4sr7vg1v There are two hard copy on eBay now. (£14)
2014 is when he was unsure about the car ???🤯 How self critical is he ? What happens when he’s sure about his work and his car ?🤯
2014 is considered one of the most dominant cars.
Two things.
You never know the stress behind the success.
Zero complacencies is awesome way to work.
God I wish I could afford and buy engine made by these people in the project one. 😍
Andy totally got it right with RB Honda. It's interesting how people who are actually working on the cars notice things that we don't.
If only, at the time of this interview, they had known then what we know now about the red Italians.
Could listen to engineer interviews all day
Lets have some scrutineers on to spill the beans!!
Foundation braking systems are controlled by standards, I don't envisage electric motor's completly replacing the decceleration requirements of X kg's doing some Y velocity. I have owned Fiat Uno Turbo's (single piston calipers front and rear) with 150bhp and shit brakes means 150bhp becomes VERY relevant when I wanted to stop quickly!
We need more modern engineers coming here on these interviews :)
Looking back on 2009 when the first rule changes regarding KERS were formulated? With hindsight it's a great thing, KERS has allowed engineers to uncover highly inventive ways to increase the potential energy conversion rates which exist in a given amount of fuel. Personally, now that we're a full decade into that process, my preference would be a major relaxation in the formula regarding chassis design. As in, the cars would need to fit into a certain sized box, they would need to meet a certain minimum safety threshold, and after that all bets are off.
Motor racing in general has benefitted immensely from the Formula One hybrid powertrain formula, indeed the engines are probably the single greatest devlopment frontier still occurring in Formula One. But the rest of the formula regarding chassis design etc is now way WAAAAAAY too over-regulated. My view is free that up. Free up the potential for wild and whacky innovative chassis design. Simplify the rules - set a maximum fuel load for the race, set a maximum box a car can fit into, and then let the designers have a blank canvas again, like Colin Chapman enjoyed back in 1978.
Oh, one last change, LOL! I would give just as many points to a driver for qualifying as I would for race results. Thereby elevating "who has the fastest car in qualifying" to highly important role in the Championship. And THEN on race day I'd force the cars to start in reversge grid order. Now THAT would be awesome! LOL
I'm with you on deregulation in general terms. I think I'm right in saying that historically a lot of regulation came from a concern for safety after too many decades during which the public, teams and drivers alike, were far too accepting of horrific accidents and fatalities as being par for the course in F1. Then there have been all manner of other regulations intended to make the racing more 'entertaining' - most missing the point that it is the RACING that is the entertainment.
Happily things have changed for the better re safety, and will hopefully improve more in 2021 in terms of engaging racing, but the process of layers of regulation over decades has left us with all manner of assumptions regarding design that will remain unquestioned and untested because the rules prohibit any drastic innovation.
It's a bit absurd in my opinion to try to present F1 as the cutting edge of technology, when engineer's hands are tied by largely artificial constraints, i.e. rules that are much more restrictive than the laws of physics and chemistry. That quickly leads to the law of diminishing returns kicking in where they're hunting for fractions of percentage improvements, which in turn requires huge amounts of money. This kind of shuts the door on the likelihood of any team coming up with wildly creative ideas that might revolutionise how we think about transport in general as the science trickles down.
Personally I think the regulation should be almost entirely focused of driver, pit crew and crowd safety, but that otherwise the whole point should be to complete the race in the shortest possible time, balanced with the most efficient use of fuel. Within strictly governed safety standards, let science set the limits. Another way of saying the same thing, is that a formula one car is easily identifiable as belonging to the same genre of racing from the 1970's to now - but what might an F1 car look like now if science had determined design?
Your points are valid but many including Adrian newey(red bull chief designer) have lost their love for F1 because of all the regulations but that won't be changing anytime soon as FIA moves towards more affordable racing and cost caps and spec parts will surely get rid off the age when you had teams coming out with amazing complicated aero chips here and there. A F1 without strict regulations would be fun but ultimately would only be a fight between the richest teams.
Deregulation with a budget cap. without a cap Mercedes would show up with a ufo, Ferrari would show up with a 9L v16, and redbull would have a crazy contraption that runs on energy drink that grows wings
"Does it hurt that Ferrari's engine is more powerful than yours?"
2020 Red Haas's Engine: "Am I a joke to you??"
All formula one cars should be pedal powered as well and breakfast should be standardised no bio grease.
Owners that are determined to win and not just to attend. Renault vibes, attend only 😅
These engineers talk around the subject they give nothing away team orders!!!
This is the 2nd vid I have watched (the other discussing Lewis) and on both the interviewer who mumbles through his nose (one with the blue mike) is hard to understand as well as being very poor at his job (IMO)
Having said that a very interesting interview for me.
Mate he is miles better than the posh bloke! Yeah his respiratory system appears to be idling but at least he is knowledgable and interested in the guest and the subject matter. The posh bloke seems to have been pulled off the polo pitch and given a microphone.
@@GetUpFalcon Thanks GetUpFalcon. Always keen to improve and happy to listen/chat.
Thanks for the content, however.... (feedback from an Aussie) surely you can do better than the posh bloke. He's obviously a presenter meaning it seems as though he has no familiarity with the subject matter or guest whatsoever. His poorly worded premeditated questions always seem to disrupt the natural flow of conversation and every single one of his sentences begin with me, my or I without exception. He is truly unbearable to listen to. Although you Brits are probably used to it.
Hi GetUpFalcon, really sorry you don't like me on screen. Will take on the feedback and try and do better! We have quite a broad range of viewers/listeners so while we want the technical details, we need to make sure most people can understand them. Thanks for not reverting to name calling etc. Oh, hang on, you did! Best, Ed.
Hi GetUpFalcon, no reply? And no real name?
@@edfoster1447 G'Day Ed, apologies for the delay in responding as I've just returned from holidays. If you're after a response here it is: no worries and you're welcome for the feedback. I shall refute the name calling comment however as you'll have to point out where I've done that. My comment was about as objective as I can be. Us Aussies and also you Brits can be a helluva lot more offensive when we want to be. I obviously wasn't attempting to be so.
As a suggestion check out the interviews done by Andre from Horsepower Academy (HPA) on their TH-cam channel. He is a kiwi who is an absolute master at providing layman terms explanations for his viewers without disrupting the flow of conversation.
Thanks for responding GetUpFalcon. It’s very rare people do when you actually want to engage... I was referring to the references to ‘posh’ and someone who ‘just stepped off a polo field’. Never sits that well - mainly because I’ve never even been to see polo, let alone play it, and it’s odd getting comments like that from someone who doesn’t use their real name or a profile picture. Anyway, thanks for the tip - I’ll have a look. I can’t please everyone, and you’re absolutely allowed to dislike my interviewing! Best, Ed.
You bring a decorum and warmth to every interview, Ed Foster. It's especially welcome in a world full of noise. Keep up the good work!
Toto Wolff is a nobody, glad to see the real men behind that teams success highlighted like Cowell. That fool Toto Wolff thought Bruno Senna and Maldonado was a better driver lineup for Williams than bringing the legendary Kimi Raikkonen to Grove in 2012. He lost ALL credibility at that moment for me. Mercedes' true success comes from, starting the hybrid program far sooner than everyone else, (Lauda admitted they had started in 2007!), and the likes of Andy Cowell. In addition to starting their hybrid program early, they also signed the best driver of the past decade: Lewis Hamilton. Finally, they conducted an illegal tyre test at Barcelona in 2013 which they learned a lot from. These are the main factors behind their success. Not that annoying Austrian who shows up in every video.
Ciaron Smith do you understand the role of a manager? I don’t think so.
@Ciaron Smith Stop making a fool of yourself. Oral diarrhea is not cool.
@@Bahamuttiamat Says the master of choking on his own puke. Have you seen your comments on here? Embarrassing. Toto Wolff is overrated. Glad to see Cowell and the boys get their well deserved recognition. Merc wins their 6 titles without Wolff. EASILY.
Overrated you say? It takes quite an individual to keep a team the size of mercedes motivated and winning year on year. Toto has accomplished something not even todt or Brawn managed in their heyday.
@@Bahamuttiamat Yes because there has never been an era with such limiting tyres, no mid-season testing whatsoever, out of control budgets and corrupt regulations which gave one manufacturer a chance to capitalize on having a massive head start in the hybrid era. What value does Toto really bring compared to the likes of Cowell, Costa and Hamilton? None. Merc won because they had this program started since 2007, the top engineers for the hybrid era and a top driver in Lewis. Toto is just a "yes man" for the Merc board he is useless as any team principal would have won the WDC with Merc since 2014. Luca di Montezemolo is the fool who approved these regs, instead of using the Ferrari veto in 2012, and he should be ashamed. I've never seen a more boring and meaningless set of tyres/regs in the history of F1.
If only, at the time of this interview, they had known then what we know now about the red Italians.