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17 Mar 2005, 01:24 (Ref:1253896)
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Jensen Button too high!
Has any one else noticed that this season he sits very high compared to other drivers in F1/other single seaters? would this not hurt the centre of gravity?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/4353501.stm the link may only last a few days but it should give you some idea |
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17 Mar 2005, 01:45 (Ref:1253899)
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Yeah I was at the Aus GP and mentioned it to My fathert who also picked up on it. If some one can get a pic of Sato and compare it, the differance is obvious.
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17 Mar 2005, 03:49 (Ref:1253926)
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It's to leave room for the pullups.
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17 Mar 2005, 12:00 (Ref:1254211)
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higher centre of gravity
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17 Mar 2005, 12:14 (Ref:1254216)
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Maybe its because he is the second tallest driver in F1?
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17 Mar 2005, 12:19 (Ref:1254219)
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maximus has the reason, although I hadn't particularly noticed until I saw that picture on the beeb website. It jsut shows that all the designers try to minimise the cars dimensions - the driver jsut gets in the way!
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17 Mar 2005, 13:44 (Ref:1254282)
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is it not just driver preference, he's always sat like that. It must be a lot harder on his neck. Compare him with Alonso who can barely see over the steering wheel.
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17 Mar 2005, 15:27 (Ref:1254339)
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just seemed to me when watching the GP that he was sat high, even compared to how he did in the BAR 006. Looks like he has to tilt his head forward and look down to see where he is going!
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17 Mar 2005, 15:43 (Ref:1254347)
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Yeah I've always thought that he sat high
I also thought that it looked more pronounced in his benetton/renault(?) year(s?) http://www.f1.no/jpg2/renault/button_test02.jpg How tall is he, exactly? Last edited by Alex Hodgkinson; 17 Mar 2005 at 15:44. |
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17 Mar 2005, 17:33 (Ref:1254414)
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Something like 1.82m, the same height as me!
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19 Mar 2005, 01:12 (Ref:1255657)
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Slightly different issue I don't know, Webber used to sit almost block the airbox in Minardi but now he doesn't look particulary tall in the williams?
So if Button is sitting tall, maybe due to preference with the seat or whatever. |
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19 Mar 2005, 01:20 (Ref:1255661)
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So when you saw the first pictures of 006...didn't you notice that his publicity 'stand in' in a JB look a like helmet was sitting just a wee bit lower?...Hahahahaha
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19 Mar 2005, 01:28 (Ref:1255666)
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Heinz-Harald Frentzen sat quite high in several of his cars and his height was about average for an F1 driver.
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19 Mar 2005, 07:19 (Ref:1255773)
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the higher they sit, the lower they fall ...
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19 Mar 2005, 23:30 (Ref:1256376)
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Jenson is a driver tht has a very smooth driving style and it is said he likes to sit high in the cockpit so he can fully see where the nose of his car is. This helps him to be more precise than others. Your Thoughts?
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20 Mar 2005, 00:49 (Ref:1256400)
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I thought he just had a big head!
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20 Mar 2005, 01:18 (Ref:1256407)
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Now Now lets not turn this into a name calling thread.
I throught he did look higher but I've never taken much notice of it. |
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