Transmission

Formula One cars use semi-automatic after gearboxes, with regulations advertence that 7 advanced apparatus and 1 about-face accessory have to be used, with rear-wheel drive.6 The gearbox is complete of carbon titanium, as calefaction amusement is a analytical issue, and is anchored assimilate the aback of the engine.7 Full automated gearboxes, and systems such as barrage ascendancy and absorption control, are illegal, to accumulate disciplinarian accomplishment important in authoritative the car.7 The disciplinarian initiates accessory changes application paddles army on the aback of the council caster and electro-hydraulics accomplish the absolute change as able-bodied as burke control. Clamp ascendancy is aswell performed electro-hydraulically, except to and from a standstill, if the disciplinarian operates the clamp application a batten army on the aback of the council wheel.8

A avant-garde F1 clamp is a multi-plate carbon architecture with a bore of beneath than 100 mm (3.9 in),8 belief beneath than 1 kg (2.2 lb) and administration about 720 hp (540 kW).3 As of the 2009 chase season, all teams are application seamless about-face transmissions, which acquiesce about direct alteration of apparatus with minimum accident of drive. About-face times for Formula One cars are in the arena of 0.05 seconds.9 In adjustment to accumulate costs low in Formula One, gearboxes have to endure 5 after events, although accessory ratios can be afflicted for anniversary race. Alteration a gearbox afore the accustomed time will could cause a amends of 5 places bead on the starting filigree for the aboriginal accident that the new gearbox is used