F1 Engines according to CNN!

MissChief · 13 Aug 2013 at 02:30

According to this article an F1 engine currently is like this "While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient." but the new ones, well, they're MAGIC! They run on STEAM!

You really CANNOT trust mainstream journalists to talk about anything remotely technical.

Just, WOW.

Now I try not to be in anmy way sexist and I welcome women in nearly every job that men do, but this article? Written by two women.

utajoker · 13 Aug 2013 at 04:28

Looks pretty technical

paddy · 13 Aug 2013 at 06:46

Steam?

Think of the turbo in this:

I'd have hoped that article would have been proof read and checked by at least someone in the organisation who had at least some clue about engines - male or female.

Duke · 13 Aug 2013 at 06:58

Yeah saw the page that is ripping this article to shred (link), its quite worrying

CaptainRAVE · 13 Aug 2013 at 08:25

It would take some kind of F1 technical guru to understand those diagrams tbh.

leaskovski · 13 Aug 2013 at 08:50

Saw this on twiter during my morning poo. I laughed quite hard that I finished my poo early.

Freakbro · 13 Aug 2013 at 09:16

That is just ridiculous...

d_brennen · 13 Aug 2013 at 09:32

Oh, come on. Everyone knows F1 cars run on unicorn blood ffs :mad:

GravyMonster · 13 Aug 2013 at 11:14

Jesus ******* Christ.

And people think the BBC are bad, Clueless News Network are just making stuff up.

JoeF1 · 13 Aug 2013 at 11:36

Funniest thing is that the people reading the article will 90% be a little clued up on engines. :rolleyes:

Skeeter · 13 Aug 2013 at 12:02

I'm putting this on a T Shirt.

Is there a copy of that drawing of the engines without the border or the CNN wording on it?

Spuj · 13 Aug 2013 at 12:28

I for one thank CNN for the deep technical insight into the workings of an F1 turbo engine.

Nismo · 13 Aug 2013 at 13:21

Scarbs' drawings have really gone to ****

Irish_Tom · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:22

Skeeter said:
I'm putting this on a T Shirt.

Is there a copy of that drawing of the engines without the border or the CNN wording on it?

I've turned it into a vector so you can make it any size you like. SVG, EPS.

Skeeter · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:25

Legend.

Can you make it white/light grey with a transparent background?

alexthecheese · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:34

Ha. Brilliant. Can we get a group order on?

Irish_Tom · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:45

Here you go:

White - SVG, EPS.

25% Grey - SVG, EPS.

Flibster · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:46

Oh dear god... Although, it works for the American level of interest in F1.

But, to make it worse, CNN sponsor a F1 team!

Skyboat · 13 Aug 2013 at 19:32

Hahahahaha. I've only just read the article and it appears they've done some ninja editing. Thank god for screenshots on the other website berating it

Deathwish · 13 Aug 2013 at 20:21

That's the best laugh I've had in weeks, priceless.

Just nipping outside to check the turbo on my car...

...nope, no 'steam tunnel'