Recent content by senna

Have to agree with Mitch, not a chance that $5.00 per qt oil is going to be in any F1 engine. Senna

Shannow, sure sounds like a great time and what an opportunity. I am going back a bit, but in the 70's at Watkins Glen, at dinner time there was only two or three places to have a decent supper and we used to go to the Senaca Lodge and we just had to stand in line and always there were GP...

As far as fuel is concerned Shell makes fuel for those Red Cars from Maranello, Elf make it for the current French Champions. Shell has 40 engineers working full time for Maranello and they x-ray the oil to obtain spec's of metal to see what is waring in the engine. Fuel for all F1's is so far...

McLarens use Mobil 1 RACING Oil, believe me you do not run a 2million dollar engine on oil you can buy off the shelf. Just doesn't happen. A year ago there was an article on the oiling system in Schuies Ferrari, it had, I believe, 7 or 8 small oil scavenge pumps and of course it uses a dry sump...

Have to agree with Buster, the oil in F1 are nothing like off the shelf oil. To put it context,read last months copy of how Shell works with Ferrari on fuel and oil. I guess Indy engines are all spec engines, I think maybe they are built to use that particular spec oil or maybe that quart was...

Been watching F1 since the 60's and am a veteran of Watkins Glen, The Bog, Montreal for 18yrs and a trip to the Ring in the late 60's. Seen lots of good drivers over the years, LH seems like the real thing, very cool under fire and seems to understand racing setups like a 10yr veteran. As good...