How an F1 Clutch Works | F1 Engineering
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I've managed to get hold of an F1 clutch and I'm going to explain exactly how it works. The is part of our F1 Engineering series, in which I'll be explaining how all the parts of a Formula One car works.
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This F1 clutch is only 115mm in diameter and weighs less than 1.4kg. The clutch basket is made from titanium, with the clutch plates being made from carbon.
I'm Scott Mansell from Driver61 where we train racing drivers to fulfil their driving potential. I'm going to jump in and explain what each of these pieces actually does in the with regard to the clutch and how it enables an F1 car to pull away.
#F1 #Clutch #F1Engineering #Driver61
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I love this series. but how do you get the parts you make video of.
👍 I do you have any idea of the pressure on this clutch disk? It must quite huge for not let it slip regarding that crazy torque. Do you use a pop filter?
Excellent explanation. Impressive evolution isn’t it? Incredible that such a small unit can absorb so much pressure and heat energy.
How many starts is the current clutch good for? Can teams replace the pads between races? I remember back in the 80's the clutch was good for about 2 starts since there wasn't any pitstops back then.
I was thinking the same thing, work of art.
At the end of the series: "How to put an F1 car back together"
No, the parts you see in these video series are the parts that are left over after he reassembled the F1 car...
@@bjofuruh r/wooosh
@@TrippyRexTech he elaborated upon the joke and made a different one... You failed hard enough using referring to reddit in a yt comment section like a 12 year old but then to also not even make sense... Embarrassing...
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Oh now that would be amazing to watch.
The first line of the vid was so casual. "I've got an F1 clutch here" Ah yes no biggie, just another F1 clutch
I know right. Like he has a bunch of f1 clutch sitting down casually in his drawer
I mean.... it isn't.... it's just a piece some manufacturer threw away, it's not the rocket engine of Apollo 2
Exact same though hahah
Like that one guy that ordered a BMW clutch off amazon and received an F1 clutch instead.
@@outremer91 :))
It's crazy that simple friction plates can transfer so much power without slipping, even for road cars it's amazing.
wow I never expected an f1 clutch to be so small, it's so cute.
adorable , even...
I want to have one in my room
A dog is cute. A clutch is awesome. (:
The smaller a clutch is the harder it grips. Bigger ones grip more softly its easier to use. As well as it has multiple plates that give it more torque.
Yes it the most cute adorable more expensive than a nasa computer ever
3:07 "I'll explain why we have the names for these plates ... a little bit later." Narrator: But "a little bit later" never came.
It's because the engine is connected to the larger plates(which are connected to the basket). So inside the clutch, the larger plates are driving the smaller ones(which are connected to the inside hub that goes to the gearbox). Hence large plate = driver, small plate = driven
Friction plate drive plate
Optimus prime called, he wants his knee joint back.
but its for a f1 tho-
@@skmuchina no shit sherlock
scott acquires one piece bit by bit to one day secretly assemble a whole F1 car ☝🏼🧐
Likely end up with the Johnny Cash replica,one piece at a time. Front end is all Lotus 49 bolted to the rear of a Merc W11.
@@howardosborne8647 Imagine if someone made this in Assetto Corsa or AMS
@@howardosborne8647 ahhh, no you beat me to it. 🤣
Seb How'd he get on It's now 2021 June Has he got the free self build💥
Thank you for taking the editing advice from the comment section of your last video. This is so much better. Easy to follow, and no hectic cuts, and a lot of screentime of this beautiful piece of engineering. Great stuff!
Ok, I think I got it. Now, can you do one on the science behind adjusting the time on dash clocks?
One of those just beautifully crafted pieces that we rarely get to see because its under the engine cover. Titanium is a real bear to work with and these bits are just beautiful. Great video. Subscribed!
Another top video from Driver61. Love the way he explains everything since it is accessible yet comprehensive 👍🏻
I know that these videos are older, but I’m finding them now. As a newer to the trade mechanic these videos are helping me to understand what I’m working on. Granted there is a lot of difference between a daily driver Street car and a race car. But there’s also a lot of similarities to. My boss isn’t the type who cares why something works. He just cares that it does. I want to understand how something works so I know why it’s broken. Not just because it’s broken. These brake downs really help. I never went to school for mechanics and I wasn’t raised around it. So my school is KZhead and and your channel is a big part.
This videos are always very interesting. What fascinates me the most is the simplicity to achive top performance. Take care.
Auch a good Video! I had no clue about the differences between a normal clutch and F1 car clutch but you really made it clear and easy to understand!
Thank you for this knowledge. I really admire your work and profesionalism on your channel. Hats off!
Its amazing that something that size can handle the torque and power that it transfers to the gearbox. Seriously amazing material development.
Thank you so much! I have always wondered what an F1 clutch looked like. Thanks for disassembling it that looks amazing.
Man I love these videos that explain the technical side of F1
Excellent video. Guy explaining the bite point in modern cars also does a fantastic job.
Your explanation is more interesting than any F1 race since 1999.
Another great video! Really enjoying your channel mate. Keep it up!
Thanks, great video that explains F1 clutches very well. Amazing how small these clutches are for the incredible amount of power/torque they transfer and modulate.
The same principle as my old '57 Chevy 283. What transformation! Had you not slowly explained, I would have believed the pressure plate/disc system gone with the dinosaurs.
I’ve got to say this is such a solid channel, excellent content, concise with excellent presentation. And that clutch....damnit I just love me some beautiful trick racing parts, titanium....sweet sweet titanium.
Your channel is the channel I dreamed since I was a kid, congrats
Fantastic video full of great content. Thanks Driver61!
Thanks for the info, I always wondered about how they worked. I’m subscribing.
That was very informative.. Learned something new today... Thanks. 🙏
same as a motorcyle dry clutch!
that costs as much as a motorcycle
Apart from motorbike clutches are wet 🤷🏻♂️ or at least the bikes I’ve ridden have wet clutches
Faith n’ Fitness plenty of dry clutches on racing bikes and ducatis
William Hendrix sorry, not from my experience, I passed on a 600 bandit, wet clutch, and I’ve personally only owned sports/super sports bikes, all wet clutches
Not even in the same league. Think again.
Wow!! Love these videos. Thanks, Dan from Limerick- Ireland. (Racer and big F1 fan)
I do love your explanations and your accent driver61 🥰
Great insight into a complex and awesome piece of engineering!!
Brilliant construction and simple explanation...
these shims are quite interesting! The know it's going to wear out, so they have shims of various thicknesses to be able to keep using the same stack for a while. When it's comepletely shot, replace it, and go back to the think shims. Thats really cool!
I'm sold. Subscribed... Super well done and very easy to understand
Amazing that it can work that well, while being THAT small.
Brilliant stuff. Thank you for posting this.
Really interesting video! Love both your irl and sim racing content!!👌
How am I only just learning about this channel 🤷♂️😔this channel is one of best channels for f1 and motorsport fans 💯
This might sound weird, but you said in the video that F1 car don't use clutch when they switch gear, how does that work? Im looking forward to learn more about it. Great video!
Crazy how its just like an automatic trans clutch pack, i thought it would be very high tech but its the same theory and looks almost exactly like the clutch packs Ive replaced in my trans. Awesome channel love the videos
I want to try this clutch! 🙃 Thank you for very interesting video!
As a mechanical engineering student that watches F1 and hopes to some day work in motorsport, this video is the best video that could've gotten recommended to me. Instant sub! Keep up the amazing work! :)
Absolutely stunning - great vid
Amazing Video! I always knew an F1 clutch was small....but OMG! Didn't know they were tiny!.... great channel and content!!....😁
Absolutely wonderful. Thanks for this content.
Cool desk trinket. Much smaller than I expected.
For what it’s worth, the ring that as attached to the slave cylinder is the throwout bearing.
I don't know who you are, where you take these parts from, and how you meet such people.... but I subscribed instantly :D more of this stuff please! more!
if i remember right he was a boss gp driver a series that uses ex f1 cars so I guess from that
Martin Brundle always says when commentating that these clutches were the size of a fist. He wasn't wrong, the first time I've seen one. thanks for sharing and great explanation
At about the 2:13 mark, I marvel at the beauty of each piece. Each piece is a work of art, really.
Adjusting the clutch stack thickness is a big part of adjusting clutch feel for drag racing.
Great content we always hear how much everything costs it’s great to see the various parts and how they work tanks and keep it coming
These F1 videos are interesting. Subscribed!
pretty amazing. i thought it would be this huge big complicated thing but it's tiny and simplified
normally, im annoyed when i'm told/asked to subscribe in the middle of a video. different story today - this was so well presented and explained, interesting and easy to follow that you bet your ass i clicked that button when you reminded me! awesome stuff mate! :)
Informative one ! keep the great work .
Nice one I did watch your brake video and I subbed after this one I'm excited to see your next one. Maybe reach out to your connections and get some motogp tech if possible
Absolutely love this channel!!
Another awesome video, keep it up!
Just subbed, love this channel!
Thank you for this video really appreciate
Perhaps more emphasis could have been made on its the diaphram spring pressure that locks the engine flywheel and the trans input shaft together.
this really is a sensational channel
Can you do a video talkin about the driving tecnique for the 911, especialy the old versions
The videos you do are cracking. Loved F1 for years, since moving out from mum and dads i enjoy the pre race and post race just as much as the race itself. something to do with the misses watching reality tv this is my get away at a weekend! Something that i feel has changed as the sport has become better followed over recent years. One question i do have i drive a highly modified car with a multi paddle clutch. Why do F1 cars use a a multi plated clutch and what does it give as a benefit? kind regards sir and keep up the cracking work :) love the insights
04:17 Oh, I always thought the Pressure Plate Diaphragm Springs, or "fingers" as you call them, are pushed by the Thrust Bearing. Well, you learn something new every day.
Man I love this channel! 👍
Brilliant stuff man.
Excellent video. Thank you
Very nice explanation, thanks for posting! One thing I wonder is why do they put the clutch lever on the steering wheel instead of on a foot pedal? It seems the left foot is free and the hands have enough to do?
Very quality content...thank you
Awesome vid! I now know what a clutch is!
My Yamaha R6 probably has a clutch this size. Cannot imagine how this thing survive 1000+HP.
My first thought is if I could make this work on my kawasaki hah.
Bet your R6 clutch weights more :D. This looks smaller than my 80bhp Suzuki.
@@jordan9339 so true this thing is amazing
They don't use clutch much that's how.
They are designed to be used only a few times during a race, its not something they use costantly. Remember the Toyota retirement a couple of years ago during le mans? it was because of a clutch failure, the driver basically used it like he was driving a normal road car (not for his fault, there was some multiple misunderstandings), so the clutch heated up a lot and then broke.
Size wise that could well be a motorcycle clutch. Works exactly the same way too. Crazy that this is sufficient for a F1 car
The weight of the clutch compared to a mondeo was good to know. What I would like to know is how the total vehicle weights compare. Both kerb weights and the rotational inertia of each. I think that it will be massively different.
Well explained!
Anyone else get the box from hellraiser vibe when he's taking apart the F1 clutch. Serious just waiting for pinhead to say it was your hands that called us.
Good explanation
This clutch is used only when the car is starting from a stop and is controlled by the driver, not a computer. Once the clutch is engaged and vehicle reaches the next shift point the driver pulls the paddle the computer senses the paddle and at that point fires valves that essentially shift the transmission with no release of the clutch at all. The shift motor is a cylinder that is supplied air pressure at around 180 psi when commanded to shift. This pressure forces the internal components to shift from one gear to the next in a fraction of a second. You hear the engine rpm respond as the gearbox is slammed into the next gear. This happens much faster than human hands could ever acheive, that is why there is no grinding.
Another interesting fact is that the driver actuates the clutch through 2 levers behind the wheel (similar to how he shifts gears) and its 2 levers for the same clutch because that way he can regulate it fast, easier. When only 1 of them is pulled, it translates into "50%" of a clutch pedal being pressed, so at the start of race he just releases one and it goes from 100% to 50% in a split second, then after good rpm he releases the second one
Actually that was banned a few years ago.
@@Driver61 Didnt know it was banned, but then what did Craig mean that Bottas went back to twin paddles last year?
We could really use a refresher course in Brake Bias and how to adjust for understeer and oversteer. If Brake Bias affects these reactions in cars, which I think they do? While we are on that subject discuss front and rear wings too. How to make sense out of all of these settings in the garage overwhelms me and I just freeze up (F3 - iRacing).
Looks incredibly similar to any motorcycle clutch. Funny, you can also make clutchless gear changes (both up and down the box) on any motorcycle.
Driver61 i havnt found hamilton vs albon brazil 2019 on your.channel. do you have any plans for covering that incident? Thanks for all your videos
Really look like my Yamaha xtz 250 lander cluch. Amazing
Basically a motorbike dry clutch assebly. With a couple of extra fancy bits. It's a very reliable system.
That's why with a little bit of modification and some serious springs you can put 500 horsepower through a motorcycle clutch. Multiple plates, tight tolerances and precision machining
You had me at "I have an F1 clutch here". Color me green with envy.
Very similar to a motorcycle multi plate clutch. A very interesting video and I'm sure that's a very expensive bit of kit....
It is very similar to a motorcycle multiplate clutch. Except F1 is a dry clutch and a motorcycle is bathed in engine oil. Older Ducatis used a dry clutch but the have a couple downsides when used often, ( I .e. Chatter, can heat up and slip rather quickly and are jumpy or harder to modulate).... The spring is different too but on the lines of a KTM Belleville washer type. Instead of on large diameter pressure and 1 friction plate in most autos that still have manual transmissions motorcycles and F1 use multiplated smaller ones stacked.together to transfer the torque thru friction and pressure. Very simple but genius.
Nice video, where did you find the price for the clutch? I'd imagine machining such a big chunk of titanium would cost more, plus all the other components must be top notch as well.
Would have been interesting to know exactly what the clutch plate material/make up is, it looked some sort of 'lattice' ! also the diaphram, must be some trick material to keep it's spring, in such a hot enviroment.
With the power F1 cars have I expected a much larger clutch. But I guess it comes down to surface area and having multiple plates is a great way to keep a large surface area while having a small diameter and smaller moment of inertia so you can rev quicker.
I clicked the like button even before starting to watch this.
Best KZhead engineering channel!
If you want to learn to drive fast on a track, this is the channel. Engineering Explained channel is better for "how cars work".
Same as a Motorcycle clutch, more expense, absorb more power perhaps but fundamental the same. Interestingly a motorcycle has used sequential gear change for years and many, including my own a quick shifters that disengages the engines ignition momentarily so that gear changes are seamless..hence the very distinctive sound of the Bikes exhaust note when one is in use..
Looks almost like a motocross bikes clutch, my old race bike had a henson clutch with a billet basket. Pretty much works the exact same way. And look very similar
Ok, so improved materials, but it works very much the same as most car and bike clutches. I was expecting something special. Pity for me ;) Feels like I just spend way too much time on "how a clutch works", this I already knew. Thanks anyway for the nice footage.
Pretty similar to a clutch on motorcycles where you have a basket, clutch plates and shims/spacers.