And now for something completely different:
Gentlemen, a question about Ferrari's awesome Sharkmouth.
I have always wondered why the covers of the carburators were made out of glass or perspex. Like any other carburator they wanted as much air as they could breath in, wouldn't they ? Then why deprive them from that primairy necessity of life by putting them behind a glass dome ??.....
Obviously the carburators must've gotten as much air as needed anyway, otherwise the engine wouldn't even start, wouldn't it. But why not put a wired cover over them like a normal person would do, right ?... ( i believe they did so eventually...). Why make it so difficult for the carburators to breath ??... And why glass/perspex ??.... Truly a bit crazy don't you think ?....
As always, your insight will be highly appreciated.
Thanks!
(btw, just saw a 1 hour interview with Max Verstappen by Wilfried de Jong (dutch interviewer and TV program maker) by showing Max rather big photo's that Wilfried had brought with him. One of these great photo's showed Jim Clark in his Lotus 49. Max didn't show any exitement and couldn't be least impressed. " Hmmm, it looks like a Lotus ?...." "Yes" said Wilfried, "and do you know the driver maybe ?"... "Hmmm..... Jim Clark ?? "....
Anyway, it proved that Max couldn't care less about Formula 1 of the 1960's and before and if he would be invited to drive any of the famous Lotus F1 cars he would say "Thanks but no thanks". He just hasn't any sort of interest in them, nore in its history or drivers. He said he got interested in Formula 1 and its cars *only* from the year when he started karting himself, i.e. 2005. F1 racing before that: " Oh..whatever".. 'Youth of today' remarkable, isn't it..;-)
Gentlemen, a question about Ferrari's awesome Sharkmouth.
I have always wondered why the covers of the carburators were made out of glass or perspex. Like any other carburator they wanted as much air as they could breath in, wouldn't they ? Then why deprive them from that primairy necessity of life by putting them behind a glass dome ??.....
Obviously the carburators must've gotten as much air as needed anyway, otherwise the engine wouldn't even start, wouldn't it. But why not put a wired cover over them like a normal person would do, right ?... ( i believe they did so eventually...). Why make it so difficult for the carburators to breath ??... And why glass/perspex ??.... Truly a bit crazy don't you think ?....
As always, your insight will be highly appreciated.
Thanks!
(btw, just saw a 1 hour interview with Max Verstappen by Wilfried de Jong (dutch interviewer and TV program maker) by showing Max rather big photo's that Wilfried had brought with him. One of these great photo's showed Jim Clark in his Lotus 49. Max didn't show any exitement and couldn't be least impressed. " Hmmm, it looks like a Lotus ?...." "Yes" said Wilfried, "and do you know the driver maybe ?"... "Hmmm..... Jim Clark ?? "....
Anyway, it proved that Max couldn't care less about Formula 1 of the 1960's and before and if he would be invited to drive any of the famous Lotus F1 cars he would say "Thanks but no thanks". He just hasn't any sort of interest in them, nore in its history or drivers. He said he got interested in Formula 1 and its cars *only* from the year when he started karting himself, i.e. 2005. F1 racing before that: " Oh..whatever".. 'Youth of today' remarkable, isn't it..;-)