Formula Student at a Glance
2018; Springer Nature; Volume: 23; Issue: S1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/s40111-018-0011-6
ISSN2195-1470
Autores Tópico(s)Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition
ResumoFormula Student at a GlanceIt always sounds like a racing series, but it is actually a student competition that challenges many different disciplines, not just engineering.Be it construction, testing, prototype production, project management, marketing or finance.And this is precisely what makes this unique competition, which has since been held worldwide, so fascinating, although in the end "driving fast" is of course the most important thing.In 2006, the Formula Student competition took place for the first time in Germany at the Hockenheimring, organized by the VDI (and here Mr. Ludwig Vollrath, the "father" of the Formula Student in Germany, should be mentioned).Just two things on the regulations: Defined in the USA around 1980, it is still largely valid today.It leaves an enormous amount of freedom in comparison to "real" racing series and nevertheless ensures balanced odds.Of course there have been and still are modifications, but these are more optimizations than fundamental changes.Where do you still find that today?There are now two offshoots of the classic Formula Student with combustion engine (FSC): Formula Student Electric (FSE) and Formula Student Driverless (FSD).Both with almost the same regulations, so that the FSC and FSE vehicles can drive in the same competition and the FSD can use the previous year's FSE cars.A small anecdote about how visionary the rule inventors were in 1980: The more or less all decisive long-distance competition was then, and still is today, defined as a length of 22 km with a
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