What's Inside an F1 Gearbox (& How it Works) | F1 Engineering

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  • In this video, I open up an F1 gearbox to find out what's inside and explain a little about how it works.
    I used to work on race cars many years ago, but it's been a while since I worked on any part of any car, let alone a Formula One car gearbox - as you can probably see in this video.
    Anyway, it was a lot of fun to take this apart and see what's inside.
    Thanks to Mansell Motorsport for allowing me to take this apart (and for them to put it back together!)
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  • @CapoeiraPiper
    @CapoeiraPiper 5 лет назад +102

    The violent impact each gear shift produces when gears are engaged on such small pieces of metal at such high RPM is unfathomable! Thanks for the vid, it makes me truly appreciate the sophistication of F1 engineering.

    • @MrWarhead16
      @MrWarhead16 Год назад +2

      My thoughts too. I thought they have synchronizers attached on these

    • @bertram-raven
      @bertram-raven Год назад +8

      @@MrWarhead16 As you increase the number of dog "teeth" you require less in the way of synchronisation; as this is also a sequential gearbox, the need for synchronisation is reduced.
      Another method is the piston which moves the gear selection shaft (which in turn moves the drive dogs) has electronics to synchronise the shifting of the dog at just the right time.
      "Consumer grade" manual H-pattern gearboxes usually have just three drive dogs, hence the need for synchromesh systems and rev matching.
      Modern sequential gearboxes now engage both the current with the next gear pre-selected. Manual pre-selector gearboxes used to be a thing on old Volvo's (change gear, then push in the clutch, release the clutch, and "bingo" the gear is selected.
      Fun fact. At Monaco, a Red-Bull engineer was looking at the Super Aguri car when his eyebrows went up and he asked "How in the hell have you got our gearbox?!" (At the time, Red Bull was one of the few teams with seamless shift and the SA gearbox was identical!)
      Aguri san was not phased at all. He replies "Actually, you have ours." This was technically true. The gearbox run by SA was the first seamless gearbox on the grid when it was originally in an Orange Arrows. SA bought the entire OA equipment and intellectual property. However, the gearbox was also licensed by Red Bull (well the original team did) when OA folded.
      I loved the access I had in those years.

  • @TheRollorokka
    @TheRollorokka 5 лет назад +256

    The first time ever I understand throughly how gearbox works, and it's from F1 car! Bloody brilliant stuff!

    • @anakinvandyke
      @anakinvandyke 3 года назад +33

      Surprisingly F1 parts are so much better to learn the basics of how car components work because even though so much goes into them they’re very simple. They’re straight to the point instead of adding fancy things for reliability and comfort that production cars need

    • @moofymoo
      @moofymoo 3 года назад +4

      same.. I'm really surprised that I understood this video.

    • @JibbaJabber
      @JibbaJabber 3 года назад +4

      Ah, so the the gear sits on a bearing and it's the dogring that enables power transfer by engaging with it!
      Cool vid👍

    • @neurofiedyamato8763
      @neurofiedyamato8763 3 года назад +3

      It took me like 3 other animation videos to understand how manual transmissions work and I was stll left with some gaps of uncertainty. This video did all that in a single take and cleared up any remaining uncertainty.

    • @JGnLAU8OAWF6
      @JGnLAU8OAWF6 3 года назад +6

      @@neurofiedyamato8763 this really isn't about general manual transmission, it's sequential manual gearbox.

  • @rollercoaster3freak
    @rollercoaster3freak 5 лет назад +15

    This is so beautiful to look at. Actually amazing how simple the mechanism works and yet so smooth

  • @jamescstanley5018
    @jamescstanley5018 3 года назад

    I am trained to AMIMI level, and this is one of the best explanation of how a gearbox works I have seen. first time I have seen the layshaft being driven rather than a separate mainshaft, good idea, one less shaft/bearing combination to worry about. Good job!

  • @artysanmobile
    @artysanmobile 5 лет назад +114

    For me, this (5:20) is the most amazing piece of the car. It’s almost inconceivable that this relatively tiny set of gears can survive the stresses of an F1 car. Much more so than the engine, suspension or even tires, this seems almost magically durable. Thank you so much for this!

    • @stephen300o6
      @stephen300o6 5 лет назад +25

      Well, the pistons have a lovely time.

    • @whocares2991
      @whocares2991 5 лет назад +10

      Peter Yianilos plus as he said, the gearbox housing is the mounting point for the rear suspension. The rear wing also mounts to the transmission or maybe the diff. So you not only have the the internal stresses of the engine's output, but those external stresses. All of it made as light as absolutely possible.

    • @axeman2638
      @axeman2638 5 лет назад

      7-800 hp through that?
      unbelievable.

    • @nuun0010
      @nuun0010 2 года назад

      Also at 4:14 he is describing a great bit of the gearbox.

    • @johncooper4637
      @johncooper4637 Месяц назад

      @@axeman2638 Those gears are not made out of cheap steel.

  • @RaduB.
    @RaduB. 5 лет назад +291

    Hi! Nothing beats the real thing. Thank you for showing us this kind of stuff!

  • @jen3800
    @jen3800 4 года назад +71

    as a home bike mechanic, it's fascinating to see the similarities and differences in our drivetrains ! thanks !

    • @malcpaul996
      @malcpaul996 2 года назад +8

      That is what I was thinking. I've just rebuilt two 1998 Yamaha R1 engines. Straight cut gears, no synchro. Plus I like the way the selector forks sit over the selector drum in this video, Very tidy.

  • @IndeterminateDesign
    @IndeterminateDesign 4 года назад +6

    Love this video, it's helped me so much while building my own 3D printed F1 gearbox. You can only stare at so many pictures, being able to watch you disassemble the gear stacks helped so much.

    • @Cynsham
      @Cynsham 2 года назад

      sheesh good luck man sounds like a project for sure

  • @bennylloyd-willner9667
    @bennylloyd-willner9667 5 лет назад +11

    Great to see real hands-on work!
    Oh, and I am GREATLY appreciating the calm guitar music. All too often people think that it´s cooler to have some energetic modern music on max volume. For me (an old geezer ) tech nerd this is perfect - very well done mate!

  • @tylerking4324
    @tylerking4324 5 лет назад +230

    The most soothing gearbox removal I've ever seen

    • @ulukai_555
      @ulukai_555 5 лет назад +1

      So true XD if all cars gearboxes were done like that

    • @mattfireblade9136
      @mattfireblade9136 5 лет назад +1

      The beauty of a cassette gearbox

  • @abdelhamidcherragui
    @abdelhamidcherragui 5 лет назад

    I've been waiting for a channel like yours for years!
    Thanks a lot for the content and all the effort you're putting into it.

  • @Firashelou
    @Firashelou 4 года назад +4

    i was waiting for forever to see how a gearbox actually grip gears together, thank you so much for this amazing video !

  • @timowilms8102
    @timowilms8102 5 лет назад +31

    I really appreciate these kind of video's! I've always searched for content on youtube that explains the way a car(and it's parts) work. This was for sure one of the best video's I've watched about this kind of stuff. A big thankyou for that, and sorry if my English isn't that great (:

    • @mosca3289
      @mosca3289 5 лет назад +2

      Timo Wilms I can’t see any language errors. That’s better than 90% of comments written by native speakers of English.

    • @timowilms8102
      @timowilms8102 5 лет назад +1

      @@mosca3289 thanks!

    • @allesklarklaus147
      @allesklarklaus147 5 лет назад +1

      Hi, mind a normal car gearbox is much different than this. This is essentially a motorbike gearbox but modified for racing, very similar to the Kawasaki H2R gearbox

    • @allesklarklaus147
      @allesklarklaus147 5 лет назад

      Oh and I'm not saying that F1 copied that from the bikes. Cheers

  • @MrSutekii
    @MrSutekii 5 лет назад +174

    Im always amazed at how small the actual components are considering how much load is being put through them.
    You would think those tiny splines and dogs would never be able to deal with the forces at play there.

    • @Shadowboost
      @Shadowboost 5 лет назад +13

      The torque of these motors is not super high

    • @noroardanto
      @noroardanto 5 лет назад +18

      Small but sure are made from some witchcraft material lol. And smaller parts should translate to less twisting I suppose

    • @thehousehack
      @thehousehack 5 лет назад +5

      I remember an F1 driver (I think DC) describing the crank shaft as being like a coat hanger bent into shape.

    • @MrSutekii
      @MrSutekii 5 лет назад +7

      @@Shadowboost not crazy high torque, but consider the load these goes through, especially with those big grippy wheels

    • @Shadowboost
      @Shadowboost 5 лет назад +26

      @@MrSutekii I design rocket components for a living, so this is nothing :) my fasteners take 300,000 lbf each. And I have three hundred of them ;) with the right metallurgy and materials used, those splines are plenty strong.

  • @sportbikeguy9875
    @sportbikeguy9875 5 лет назад +42

    its amazing and beautiful how smooth these parts operate even when one end of each shaft isnt supported, the precision machining is perfect

    • @borutgoli840
      @borutgoli840 3 года назад +2

      Both shafts are supported on both ends via roller bearing.

    • @Texaca
      @Texaca 3 года назад +1

      @@borutgoli840 ...the OP was referring to the setup, that was being demonstrated on this video..

  • @markahomer
    @markahomer 3 года назад

    What a gem of a channel I've found! Having rebuilt my own cars' gearboxes in my youth, great seeing inside a sequential gearbox and its use of spur gears over helical on a road car - and of course no synchromesh.

  • @curtisfry
    @curtisfry 5 лет назад +7

    First video of yours I've ever seen and this is excellent honest content, subscribed.

  • @ethanmoody9219
    @ethanmoody9219 5 лет назад +1027

    4:13 deeznutz

    • @Kevin-sy8uf
      @Kevin-sy8uf 5 лет назад +40

      Can't believe I missed that

    • @laddaevolta
      @laddaevolta 5 лет назад +99

      Was searching for this comment

    • @Kevin-sy8uf
      @Kevin-sy8uf 5 лет назад +29

      @@laddaevolta if you look closely.. Deeznutz

    • @FroZenMemes
      @FroZenMemes 5 лет назад +14

      Glad someone else saw that 😂

    • @asipaakunaali5417
      @asipaakunaali5417 5 лет назад +8

      Boffa deez nuts

  • @iangraham6730
    @iangraham6730 5 лет назад +9

    Very well explained, thanks for sharing, and what a beautiful piece of engineering 👏🏻

  • @riccardor1060
    @riccardor1060 3 года назад

    wow, really impressive not only the video itself and your absolute clean explanation, but even more the beautiful piece of engineering of this F1 gearbox. I did not know how it is working, now it is clearer. Many thanks!

  • @simonstevens9577
    @simonstevens9577 5 лет назад +5

    Brings back memories, I worked on the gearbox and traction control unit for the 193 and 194. Shift times were 10 to 25ms as I recall, coordinated with a momentary ignition cut using the same interface to the engine management as the traction control. It would automatically retry shifts if the dogs hit face-to-face as happened occasionally and inhibit shifts that would over-rev the engine. TC and over-rev protection banned in '94, the FIA came in to audit our software. Happy days but extremely hard work!

    • @zwgy20
      @zwgy20 2 года назад

      Can you “guess” a little how modern seamless shifting works? Is it done by two output shafts like a DCT? Or as someone said, just try overlapping the two sequential gears 1~2ms and make the shaft absorb the twisting torque?

  • @uncleroc
    @uncleroc 5 лет назад +18

    Really good video! Explaination was spot on! Thanks for this!

  • @peterjones6733
    @peterjones6733 4 года назад

    Well, that was one of the best and most informative videos I've seen. Never understood gearboxes before, now, so simple!! Very well explained.. cheers Scott!

  • @Kajanifoe
    @Kajanifoe 3 года назад

    Awesome vid! Your explanations are clear and concise; thanks for going through the effort of tearing this thing apart and explaining each bit! Subscribed.

  • @albertargilagaclaramunt3693
    @albertargilagaclaramunt3693 5 лет назад +8

    It was so reassuring to know how actually the gears engage, thanks.

  • @byte2600
    @byte2600 3 года назад +7

    These videos are amazing. The engineering that goes into this really is exciting and mind-blowing. Just the gearbox appears simple but it is so complex as the accuracy and quality that goes into it. These F1 engineers are truly masters of their craft.

  • @robwilson7324
    @robwilson7324 3 года назад

    Beautifully explained! Made simple and easy to understand. Another reason I love F1. The engineering artistry!

  • @momogg2432
    @momogg2432 5 лет назад

    I searched for a long time a video like this! Fantastic job! One of the best videos and explanations I have ever seen!

  • @ashkandi1337
    @ashkandi1337 5 лет назад +4

    Before opening the video i thought i wouldn't understand a thing but it was really well explained and i got everything. Really good job.

  • @ziggyfreud5357
    @ziggyfreud5357 5 лет назад +7

    Absolutely excellent vid dude. Explaining with the real thing in front of you. Beats any number of diagrams and words hands down. Cheers. Keep up the good work.

  • @lydiagould3090
    @lydiagould3090 5 лет назад

    More of these please.! Really interesting to see inside a sequential gearbox, and you clarified a lot of things I was confused about.

  • @Charlie_12x3
    @Charlie_12x3 5 лет назад

    That is one incredibly engineered gearbox. Be a fan i see and know how many times per second those gears shift up and down down down and complete the turn and in a split second its changing gear to the next and so on etc. It is so amazing and i really appreciate you taking your time to help us fans of formula 1 🏎 better understand and get a great look at the gearbox. Thank you my friend.

  • @paindavoine_design
    @paindavoine_design 5 лет назад +48

    For me it seems very similar to a production car, minus the synchro rings. This example is really a good one because it's actually cleaner and more simple than a gearbox from a road car : no reverse, just two shafts and two sets of gears, the shifting mecanism is also beautiful by its simplicity (vs the complex forks on a H pattern shifter).
    I just wonder how it manages to shift smoothly, even if it's not the main concern for a F1 it's still important for reliability and predictability, but I guess it works perfectly !
    Thanks for the video

    • @amielterence
      @amielterence 2 года назад +3

      Production car gears are much longer and aren’t straight cut. They’re helical gears, to minimise noise and make the power delivery smoother. Also a lot heavier as you can imagine.

    • @Unknown-tu2lr
      @Unknown-tu2lr 2 года назад +1

      It actually has reverse gear

    • @Alexander-hk5ke
      @Alexander-hk5ke Год назад +2

      How it manages to shift smoothly? Its not smooth. Its violent. The gears are just pushed in by the pneumatic cylinder. And I think its beautiful

    • @johncooper4637
      @johncooper4637 Месяц назад

      In a production car you can select any gear, these are sequential boxes so if you want 6th gear you have to go through the other five. I've watched a friend who would go from 1st to 2nd and then to 5th in a production car.

    • @GofioGP
      @GofioGP 6 дней назад

      Motorcycle tech... 80 years ago

  • @tayl0rd553
    @tayl0rd553 4 года назад +8

    Thank you for this video! So, the selector shaft and shift forks are a "simple" cam-and-lobe type setup. Brilliant. This unintentionally demonstrated exactly why sequential gearboxes are sequential and why they can't skip gears like an automatic or true manual. This was super informative, and again, thank you!

    • @GofioGP
      @GofioGP 6 дней назад

      Lo llevan usando las motocicletas desde hace 80 años...

  • @vdbk1
    @vdbk1 3 года назад

    Many thanks for that great work.
    This brilliantly completes other videos I found on other youtube channels about gearboxes.
    This is a great video.

  • @samcarter5104
    @samcarter5104 3 года назад +2

    This is exactly the level of detail I’ve been looking for, thank you!

  • @chrisfurlough466
    @chrisfurlough466 5 лет назад +6

    GREAT video dude! Since you're there, I've always wondered about the tiny F1 clutch and pressure plate assembly!

    • @Driver61
      @Driver61  5 лет назад +6

      Ok... I'll have a look at a clutch!

    • @epistte
      @epistte 5 лет назад

      Look up Tilton or AP for an overview of what tiny racing clutches look like. They likely use a 4.5" multi-plate clutch.

  • @PapadakisRacing
    @PapadakisRacing 5 лет назад +239

    Great explanation! New subscriber here. More F1 tech please.

    • @roberts2231
      @roberts2231 3 года назад +1

      Shut up

    • @yadaidiott
      @yadaidiott 3 года назад +6

      @@roberts2231 raikkonen energy

    • @djmaxxsaint
      @djmaxxsaint 3 года назад +1

      Oh yes! Awesome channel here. He has tons of stolen equipment. 😜

    • @lemonmaster8933
      @lemonmaster8933 3 года назад +1

      @@roberts2231 lmao salty boi

    • @no8053
      @no8053 3 года назад +1

      @Khalid Gibson Shut up, no one cares

  • @argoent
    @argoent 5 лет назад

    that is freaking amazing !!!
    all that power going through that tiny little input shaft !
    and the way the shifting forks move is an incredible feat of
    engineering . great job 👏 of explaining how it works .
    thanks .

  • @mattbates481
    @mattbates481 4 года назад

    Wow! That was so well described, well done and keep feeding the passion you clearly have.

  • @Filipedes
    @Filipedes 5 лет назад +15

    This was bloody fantastic! Again!

  • @pravinnkumar6067
    @pravinnkumar6067 3 года назад +7

    6:56 am more curious on the integrated barrel and fork slider's mechanism!!

  • @gregwarner3753
    @gregwarner3753 3 года назад

    Astonishing piece of design and machining. Beautiful!

  • @bomvu
    @bomvu 2 года назад

    Fascinating, many thanks. Been driving cars for years but never really know what the inside of a gear box looks like. Love this video and looking forward to more.

  • @MikkoRantalainen
    @MikkoRantalainen 3 года назад +3

    5:00 I didn't know that F1 gearboxes had such a cassette system for taking the gears out of the gearbox. Sure makes replacing the gears a lot simpler than fidling with the parts inside the housing.
    The fasteners that hold the cassette on place were also surprisingly little considering how much power F1 cars have and when you have wheel hop with those sticky tires, the forces the gearbox sees are insane.

  • @Untasfasfled
    @Untasfasfled 5 лет назад +10

    This was very interesting. Great video!

  • @yerrakrishna1699
    @yerrakrishna1699 4 года назад

    I personally thank you for your post, it is sublime, your explanation is great. Keep doing such videos

  • @monteiro5306
    @monteiro5306 5 лет назад

    Your videos are like oxygen for an enthusiast like me. Awesome job. Greetings and many thanks from Brazil .

  • @rrajpuro
    @rrajpuro 4 года назад +9

    WOW, Such a precise and clear explanation !!!! I feel like I can teach a class XD

  • @BurninBunzen
    @BurninBunzen 5 лет назад +229

    Great explanation of a sequential gearbox. It explains why my motorbike can't skip a gear when shifting, since it has a sequential as well, right?

    • @Driver61
      @Driver61  5 лет назад +37

      Correct!

    • @choixe
      @choixe 5 лет назад +11

      And at the right rev you dont need clutch as well ... this thing is exactly the same as the motorcylce one@@Driver61

    • @josearoso9197
      @josearoso9197 5 лет назад +46

      At the right rev NO gearbox needs clutch

    • @Stoney3K
      @Stoney3K 5 лет назад +20

      This is a sequential, constant-mesh box which is exactly the same as you would find on a motorbike. It's also one of the most simple, straightforward designs for a gearbox you can find.

    • @Kalvinjj
      @Kalvinjj 5 лет назад +7

      @@Stoney3K Same selection system yeah, but don't bike gearboxes have synchros? (genuine question no bitchy crap)

  • @richkitch69
    @richkitch69 4 года назад +1

    Fascinating! Love the videos, good to see the channel going well!

  • @TheObersalzburg
    @TheObersalzburg Год назад

    Excellent description of the gearbox operation. The shifting mechanism reminds me of a motor cycle unit. Thank you for the video.

  • @felixarbable
    @felixarbable 5 лет назад +107

    Would be interesting to see more about the diff

    • @jungleb
      @jungleb 4 года назад +1

      Here it goes
      ruclips.net/video/yYAw79386WI/видео.html

    • @agoodwon
      @agoodwon 4 года назад

      Hi Mr Crab if I’m not mistaken there is no differential action on this particular car!

    • @agoodwon
      @agoodwon 4 года назад

      Maybe the diff is further down the drive train?

  • @discoverymoi
    @discoverymoi 5 лет назад +11

    Things like this should be on Netflix or tv. Man I love this. 😍

    • @alexvids9232
      @alexvids9232 3 года назад

      no it should not be, its better here. netflix and tv is trash.

  • @SohamChakraborty42069
    @SohamChakraborty42069 3 года назад

    Exceptional video! I'm a college student learning about cars and this just clears so many misconceptions I had

  • @adamsmelt6836
    @adamsmelt6836 2 года назад

    Currently designing a gearbox for my engineering project at uni and this was incredibly helpful! Love this channel!

  • @marlinderwall8873
    @marlinderwall8873 5 лет назад +5

    I subscribed because of this. Make it even more in depth.

  • @alexz7766
    @alexz7766 5 лет назад +152

    4:14 Ha! Got ‘eem

    • @romirsarangi4341
      @romirsarangi4341 3 года назад +5

      Deez nutz

    • @gabeteuton
      @gabeteuton 3 года назад +8

      as soon as i heard this nuts i went into the comments, i am not disappointed!

    • @walangchahangyelingden8252
      @walangchahangyelingden8252 3 года назад

      Why this not have more comments?

    • @Chiefonenut
      @Chiefonenut 3 года назад

      I laughed out loud!!! (oooops...I meant I LOL'ed)

    • @egm1843
      @egm1843 3 года назад +1

      @@gabeteuton I did the same thing and you're one of the first comments I've read lol

  • @sebastienhyslop5303
    @sebastienhyslop5303 3 года назад

    Holy Cow my man, quite new to the channel, I cant say how insanely good at explaining you are! (the actual gearbox itself helps) I just might understand the whole car when you are done lol.

  • @Plane_For_All_To_See
    @Plane_For_All_To_See 4 года назад

    Wow that was amazing to watch, the level of engineering in that F1 gearbox is insane.. thank you for a great explanation, please upload more technical F1 content if poss in the future. 👍👍

  • @romanval69
    @romanval69 5 лет назад +124

    Very similar to a motorcycle gearbox, except it's about 2x the size so it can handle 10x the power.

    • @oldleatherhandsfriends4053
      @oldleatherhandsfriends4053 4 года назад +5

      Those gears are smaller than my goldwings.

    • @fauzimachamili1691
      @fauzimachamili1691 4 года назад +2

      Agree, look the shifting gear between lay and main Shaft, no synchromesh there.

    • @chrisbraid2907
      @chrisbraid2907 4 года назад

      OldLeatherHands&Friends weight concessions and shorter time between overhauling allows the smaller components ....

    • @michaeldavis2531
      @michaeldavis2531 4 года назад +4

      @@fauzimachamili1691 Yes, no synchromesh. Only dog clutches, and straight-cut spur gears, rather than helical-cut gears.

    • @davidelliott5843
      @davidelliott5843 3 года назад +7

      Synchromesh slows the gear shift time. With revs matched a simple dog engagement is much faster shifting. It also allows clutchless up shifts.

  • @hrhKR
    @hrhKR 5 лет назад +7

    That was awesome! I feel like I've learned something (actually, I know I have).

  • @satyasrikar4677
    @satyasrikar4677 4 года назад

    Superb and splendid explanation!! I really appreciate your effort. Keep it up.

  • @multitoolish
    @multitoolish 2 года назад

    Beautiful video! The engineering is a piece of art! Thanks for sharing

  • @zintaxza7555
    @zintaxza7555 5 лет назад +37

    4:13 got em'

    • @nmess345
      @nmess345 3 года назад +3

      lol was wondering if anyone else heard

    • @nataliepavia3875
      @nataliepavia3875 3 года назад

      My mind was wandering the entire video EXCEPT for that exact moment in time

  • @chrisjohnson7264
    @chrisjohnson7264 5 лет назад +305

    *has a gearbox with perfect little wells to fit a ratchet*
    *used a wrench anyways*

  • @SuperGemma2010
    @SuperGemma2010 4 года назад

    Fantastic explanation and demonstration, has answered many curiosities and head scratching, Thank you

  • @christopherthompson3387
    @christopherthompson3387 4 года назад

    Thank you. I've wanted to understand how a gearbox works for a very long time. You explained it well. Good job!

  • @ouonouanwilfried-desire7758
    @ouonouanwilfried-desire7758 5 лет назад +3

    This deserves a like

  • @olafzijnbuis
    @olafzijnbuis 5 лет назад +5

    I believe that what you call a layshaft is, in fact, the input shaft. A layshaft is defined as:
    A layshaft is an intermediate shaft within a gearbox that carries gears but does not transfer the primary drive of the gearbox either in or out of the gearbox.
    A layshaft in a car is used almost the same, but the input and output shafts are in line. The power is transferred with an extra gearwheel from the input shaft to the layshaft.
    The principle of this gearbox is very much like a motorcycle gearbox: straight gears and dogs.
    Motorcycles also have a separate input and output shaft, but on most the moving parts are on both shaft.
    But a really nice video!

    • @immikeurnot
      @immikeurnot 5 лет назад +1

      Yep, that's the input shaft. A layshaft is also called a counter-shaft in some manuals.
      Straight spur gears like that are louder but stronger than helical gears, which is why one is used in motorcycles and race cars and the other is used in passenger cars.

    • @dasstackenblochen9250
      @dasstackenblochen9250 5 лет назад

      It's actually interesting to consider that on a mechanical complexity level this F1 gearbox is very simple and is more comparable to a car gearbox from the 50s. A "modern" car transmission would be far more complex with synchronization, over-speed lockouts, double synchronized gears, synchronized reverse etc.

    • @PabloGonzalez-hv3td
      @PabloGonzalez-hv3td 5 лет назад +1

      @@immikeurnot - Helical gears themselves are actually stronger than spur gears but they produce thrust loads requiring more robust case designs/components which are therefore heavier and larger

  • @Randmagnum69
    @Randmagnum69 5 лет назад

    Such a good video! Very detailed and explained very well!! Not many videos out there about f1 gearboxes!

  • @nickskiadas7338
    @nickskiadas7338 5 лет назад

    very nice video with great explanation and clear close ups!

  • @DavidOwensuk
    @DavidOwensuk 5 лет назад +3

    Great video... it would be nice to know more about the selector... thank you for sharing...

    • @AnttiBrax
      @AnttiBrax 5 лет назад

      I suppose the selector forks have pins that follow grooves in the selector axle.
      But yeah, I'd like to see that disassembled too.

  • @72hourbob61
    @72hourbob61 5 лет назад +7

    A motorcycle transmission like on a GSXR 1000, for the most part, works and looks the same. The shift drum on the F1 is a good bit nicer. Very nice thanks for posting this.

    • @lroy730
      @lroy730 5 лет назад

      Yep ! Years ago I noticed the same thing. Did F1 learn from the Super Bikes, or the other way around ?

    • @stupidlogic2987
      @stupidlogic2987 3 года назад

      @@lroy730 Since bikes have had sequential boxes like this since the year dot, F1 took the idea from bikes.

    • @GofioGP
      @GofioGP 6 дней назад

      @@stupidlogic2987 from 80 years ago Motorcycle tech.

  • @leonkrap9717
    @leonkrap9717 5 лет назад

    One of the best F1 gear box explanation. Love engineering. Thank you for the video.

  • @Neha-re4bj
    @Neha-re4bj 3 года назад

    The best explanation I have come across so far !!
    Thank you

  • @wanderingbufoon
    @wanderingbufoon 4 года назад +6

    4:14 Ha! Got em!

  • @Kj16V
    @Kj16V 5 лет назад +29

    2:35 Two words, my friend: "ratchet spanners." 😉 😀

  • @clintonlefort2004
    @clintonlefort2004 5 лет назад

    Hi, Scott! First, thank you for giving a precise demonstration of the F1 gearbox. What amount of strength of steel are we talking about here, where metal is always up against metal, at the same time rotating at such high rpm's? An F1 car is such an engineering miracle that encompasses a multitude of technologies rolled into one. The gearbox must be right up there as one of the most important parts of the car itself. I cannot imagine what engineers have to do to design, machine tool, test and integrate into all of the other parts. This is why I appreciate your taking time to explain at least this aspect of the F1 car. I look forward to your next video. I recently watched another one of your videos on the pitstop crew, which was one of the best explanations I've seen yet. Thanks!

  • @mr.e5988
    @mr.e5988 5 лет назад

    Very good explanation. I have always been curious about how an F1 gearbox works. Great engineering. Thanks!

  • @suar99x29
    @suar99x29 5 лет назад +3

    7:56 ineed for spiner replacement

  • @abcdefgh-db1to
    @abcdefgh-db1to 5 лет назад +8

    What I'd like to see would be a 1986 Benetton qualifying gearbox !

    • @bacburrito4225
      @bacburrito4225 5 лет назад

      abcd efgh why not a 1987??

    • @K20EF8
      @K20EF8 5 лет назад +1

      @@bacburrito4225 iirc 1986 was the final season before boost was limited to 4 bar. Ie the most powerful F1 engines ever were likely the 1986 quali engines. I think BWM and Honda were rumored to be 1400 hp.

  • @charliebowman785
    @charliebowman785 5 лет назад

    Easy to understand, hard as hell to figure out, calculate and manufacture such a beauty and such an intelligent pieces of work. How many types of transitions are currently in use today at F1? great work Mr. Driver 61. Keep up the excellent work!

  • @snidleywhiplash120
    @snidleywhiplash120 4 года назад

    Excellent video, excellent explanation. Beautiful machining on the internals.

  • @gordowg1wg145
    @gordowg1wg145 5 лет назад +6

    Some good info' in the video - and a lot of 'less good' in the comments.
    You may have noticed a shaft coming out the back of the gearbox, near the bottom - that is a starter shaft - an external strater is engaded there to start the engine.
    The input shaft isn't connected 'directly' to the engine, but via a clutch assembly about the size of a large man's fist - worth a separate story just on the clutches, perhaps?
    most performance and race gearboxes are gas operated, but the speed demands of F1 means that is too slow and hydraulics are used.
    That isn't a layshaft, it is an input shaft.
    Some of you who have some experience in race gearboxes may have noticed that the input gears are machined as part of the shaft, rather than splined on - this is because F1 gear ratios are fixed (one change allowed mid year, if that still applies) and it is stronger and lighter to build them that way.

  • @laynoh1401
    @laynoh1401 5 лет назад +5

    Im happy.

    • @alexlizogub1
      @alexlizogub1 5 лет назад

      no surprise. you listen to electric house.

  • @LukeVesty
    @LukeVesty 3 года назад

    Absolutely fascinating stuff. Amazing. Never seen such comprehensive insight into F1 engineering and mechanics. It almost feels like this stuff should be "classified"!

    • @lemmykilmeister4545
      @lemmykilmeister4545 3 года назад

      Those gears all show evidence of scoring/scuffing damage. They are ready for the scrap bin. Looking at the contact wear patterns of each gear set, it also doesn't appear the designer did a good job of optimizing their geometry, including tip relief, lead compensation, face crowning, profile shift, etc. Maybe it was due to cost. But it looks like they could have easily improved the efficiency of that gearbox by 1%. That might not seem significant, but remember that all the engine power at the flywheel end of the crankshaft is transferred thru the gearbox.

  • @joshuamulandi6687
    @joshuamulandi6687 4 года назад

    its so beautifully simplified, im so grateful, thank you for such a cool explanation,

  • @immikeurnot
    @immikeurnot 5 лет назад +12

    When you popped the rear case off, I said "oh, look - there's reverse.... and it's gone."
    No comment on reverse??

    • @oldleatherhandsfriends4053
      @oldleatherhandsfriends4053 4 года назад

      They have neutral and a crew to service the car, that crew can push the car backwards. Reverse is a waste of space and materials in a vehicle that is built to only go one direction 99.99% of its life.

    • @Chuckiele
      @Chuckiele 4 года назад +3

      @@oldleatherhandsfriends4053 Thats not the case anymore. Todays F1 cars do have a reverse gear and you better use it because If you need someone elses push to get out of a deadlock, your race is over.

    • @jorge8596
      @jorge8596 4 года назад +1

      @@Chuckiele interestingly, modern F1 cars shouldn't necessarily need a reverse gear, they could pull the clutch and reverse the polarity of the electric motor. Of course that would only be the case if the motor is after the clutch, which, after reading the technical regulations, turns out to be illegal. I tell you, the engine regs fucking suck, they leave almost 0 room for imagination. And it's not like they do it to keep "road relevance", variable geometry turbos, twin scroll turbos, VVT and VVL are all very common among modern roadcars, yet they are forbidden by the FIA. The regs are so tight that they might as well make the entire PU a standard component, I could write a massive paragraph explaining why having such tight regulations is stupid but it's late and I'm tired, maybe tomorrow. Here are said regs btw, I'm linking the 2022 ones because the PU will remain mostly unchanged and they show were the future is headed www.fia.com/regulation/category/110

    • @Chuckiele
      @Chuckiele 4 года назад

      @@jorge8596 They had to add so many regulations because things kept escalating and now they have to slowely remove them again. The aero cleanup is a good start already, finally undoing the ground effect ban but back then there was no way around it.

    • @markscully2342
      @markscully2342 3 года назад

      @@jorge8596 it is a huge mistake to prevent the worlds foremost technological motorsport form experimenting with different technical solutions! evolving new technology should be one of the primary aims of formula one

  • @TheNotFakeBot212
    @TheNotFakeBot212 4 года назад +14

    My Friend: What's inside An F1 Gearbox?
    Me: Gears

  • @nolegotube
    @nolegotube 4 года назад

    This is the video what i have been looking for a few years....THANKS!!!!!so much. I am a new suscriber.

  • @vladimirzimonja8103
    @vladimirzimonja8103 3 года назад

    Like the precision of the machining of all those gears. And yes,just like when we move the lever on a bike only this one is obviously powered pneumatically or hydraullicaly. But the best thing is how it's all so simple and in the same time high-tech complicated. Simple yes,but then you add the pneumatics and the ECUs and all. Just love it man. F1 is the only sticker album i completed as a kid.

  • @OmegaF77
    @OmegaF77 5 лет назад +12

    The distance of the dogteeth relative to each other is bigger than my life.

  • @lagibizar
    @lagibizar 5 лет назад +8

    An F1 nerd's wet dream opening up one of these. Wondering why the gears are paired? Ie 3 and 4 appear together, 5 and 6, except 2nd, which is on its own. Also, how do they change ratios for different circuits? Eg, 1st and 2nd in Monaco may have different ratios for Monza.

    • @randymorash7013
      @randymorash7013 5 лет назад +2

      The ends of the shafts have a retainer that keeps every thing in place. You remove these and change the stack of gears so to speak.

    • @ericrotermund1004
      @ericrotermund1004 5 лет назад

      Lagibizar first is machined right into the main shaft on road cars

    • @everydayirace
      @everydayirace 5 лет назад +6

      It's a cassette style transmission, the whole thing just swaps over for another one with different gears installed on it, similar to my turbo bike ruclips.net/video/L0mtwcaoXDo/видео.html

    • @taratownsley668
      @taratownsley668 5 лет назад +31

      I’ve worked on many formula car gearboxes in my previous employment. The reason the gears are “paired” as you say on the shaft is because the shafts are only supported by bearings on the ends so you want your highest loaded gears closest to the ends of the shafts where there is support. 1st and 2nd gears are next to each other on one end of the shaft and then you switch to the other end of the shaft for 3rd and 4th. As you shift gears higher there is less torque produced so there is less spreading force between the gears. If you placed 1st gear right in the middle of the shaft the spreading forces because of the amount of torque involved will flex/bend the shafts. By putting the higher loaded gears at the ends of the shafts you are putting them where the shafts have the most support from the bearings. That is the only reason the gears skip around on the shaft. The groove in the barrel that moves the shift forks through the shift pins is machined to operate in this order.

    • @everydayirace
      @everydayirace 5 лет назад

      @@taratownsley668 Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

  • @ale-lp
    @ale-lp 5 лет назад

    Great video! Thanks for sharing this, can't wait to see what parts come next!

  • @jan-walterbenjamins2804
    @jan-walterbenjamins2804 3 года назад

    Thanks! Absolutely brilliant! Both the mechanism and the explanation! New subscriber!

  • @01thomasss
    @01thomasss 5 лет назад +21

    Just like millions of motorbike gearboxes

    • @markedwards3729
      @markedwards3729 5 лет назад +2

      Talita Slabbert even the little Honda 90’s from the early 60’s. Whoever did this first was a genius. So simple but complex to make it all work.

    • @brois841
      @brois841 5 лет назад

      Exactly what I thought... I have a cassette like that, maybe even better, in my race bike! Hah.

  • @YaniEnglish
    @YaniEnglish 5 лет назад +6

    1:10 - "this is conected directly to the engine" - really? ?
    what about the clutch?

    • @MarcMas07
      @MarcMas07 4 года назад +3

      F1 cars HAASn't got clutch

    • @MrJeroenreyns
      @MrJeroenreyns 4 года назад

      They have no clutch

    • @mecabecane234
      @mecabecane234 4 года назад +2

      How do they start then ? neutrall to 1st gear without clutch ?

    • @beniaminrolea8891
      @beniaminrolea8891 4 года назад

      @@mecabecane234 Oui !!! Exactly, from neutral to 1st you need either disconnection either engine starting in 1st.

    • @kf8575
      @kf8575 4 года назад +2

      They do have a clutch. Its an electronically controlled clutch

  • @MrLegantWong
    @MrLegantWong 9 месяцев назад

    HI Scott, thanks for the detailed illustration! i iunderstand how the Gear + hub + dog ring work together! many thanks

  • @hugo4768
    @hugo4768 2 года назад

    What a beautiful gearbox, thanks for your sharing and explanation.