Hi everyone! Welcome to my first blog.
To start off, I will take you on an journey to model a survival cell from BMW Sauber F1.08 on solid works.
Some info about the BMW Sauber and the F1.08:
- BMW Had a long history in formula as engine supplier but has entered cars on occasionally in the early days.
- In 2006,
after 5 successful years at Williams F1. BMW bought Sauber F1 Team, to start their first real attempt at competing in formula one.
- F1.08 (as the title indicated) was the car BMW entered for the 2008 FIA Formula one season, it was the best car they ever built, which gave them their first 1-2 finish and a well deserved 3rd place in the world constructor's championship.
- More info at: BMW Sauber F1.08 Wiki page.
Now on to the the business. At the end of 2009 season, Sauber mechanics decided to split their car in half (what a nice way to say good bye to BMW). Then in 2012, after 2 years of hard work, sauber f1 team premiered their work on
youtube channel and then followed by photo releases on their
facebook page and
offical website.
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| Side view infographic image. |
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| Unobstructed side view. |
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| Top view of the cutaway. |
Thanks to FIA for posting the technical regulations and Google. I present to you 3 some what detail picture and scaled at 10 pixel = 1 millimetre. (click the caption for download link).
Note: For scaling reference, I used the cock pit opening (without headrest), as it must be 85 cm in real life. But for some reason, using this method off sets the height scale is off by 7% (107 cm instead of 100 cm).
*More to come soon*
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