TheWiseOwl wrote:Except the effects last forever.xpensive wrote:Pretty much like alcohol then?
Given that is probably takes less than half a gram to cause irreversible and severe damage, I don't think the FIA will be too happy with a car carrying enough mercury to severely affect over 4000 people, especially if in the worst case scenario it became aerosolized in a crash - putting drivers, marshals and spectators at risk.
Not going to happen.
I agree, no way the mercury could be aerosolized in a crash. It maybe vapourized but you'd need some really poor Grade 1 designer to design the system so that the mercury vessel would be exposed in a crash.
The system would be legal since it does not change the dimensions of the suspension members.
The RRH banning relates to devices that alter the dimension's.
Devices that provide anti squat or anti dive are not banned since the current crop of suspension dampers, termed "platform dampers" already have a large degree of anti dive and anti squat built in. The damper responds differently to different loads and piston velocity. Vey high piston velocity opens a blow off ciruit to allow full movement. This occurs when hitting a curb for instance. Anti dive and anti squat are more gradual loads applied to the damper picton si the valving "interprets" that as slow speed and the oil is diverted via restricted orifce in the damper. The blow off circuit opens a spirng loaded valve that when open allows more oil flow.
All the interconnection with the mercury/mass piston piston is achieving is an increase in oil volume on the positive side negative side of the piston to limit the travel of the piston. The blow off circuit is still closed until the wheel hits something that results in a rapid change in piston velocity.
There is nothing illegal about such a system. As X calculated a relatively small mass is needed and this can be placed on the CG of the car so as to not affect the weight distribution under measuring conditions (static, parc ferme).