- began development of MP4-22 in March 2006
- began initial wind tunnel work on MP4-22 in May 2006
sends between 95 (fly-away races) and 135 (European races) personnel to each Grand Prix
has a race team which comprises: race team manager, senior race engineer, chief mechanic, software engineer, race strategist, two driver engineers, two assistant engineers, two system engineers, two data analysts, 10 mechanics, two gearbox mechanics two fabricator/carbon repairmen, engine dress, chief truckie, two tyre men, electrician, two support crew, security, senior fuel technician, fuel technician, spares co-ordinator, team co-ordinator
- used a total of seven chassis throughout the 2006 season
transports approximately 30 tonnes of freight, including three complete race cars at approximately 600kg to each grands prix
- takes three spare gearboxes to each race, two built with rear suspension and one loose unit
takes eight engines to each race, one in each of the three cars, two additional for Friday practice sessions and three spares for the rest of the weekend
- completed 53,750 kilometres when testing during 2006
completed 16,349 kilometres when racing in 2006, including Practice, Qualifying and Races
generated 100 gigabytes of data during all race meetings and 300 gigabytes of data at all tests in the 2006 season
was supplied with 236,000 litres of Mobil Unleaded fuel for all track and dyno work during the 2006 season
competes with a car that typically handles 3,000 gear changes during a race. This figure varies from circuit to circuit with the highest number occurring at the Monaco Grand Prix where the gears can be changed up to 4,000 times during the race and the lowest in Indianapolis where the driver changes gear approximately 2,000 times
- competes with a car that is typically capable of the following performance:
0-60mph / 0 - 96kph 2.3 seconds
0-100mph / 0 - 160kph 3.6 seconds
0-100-0mph / 0 -160 - 0kph 6.6 seconds
and can decelerate from 185mph to a standstill in 3.5 seconds was supplied 3,024 tyres in total for the 18 Grand Prix weekends in 2006. (2,016 dry-weather tyres and 1,008 wet-weather tyres)
- take 160 Enkei wheel rims to each race
generate 4,600 drawings to create the 11,000 components that make up each car drivers are subjected to forces of up to 5G under braking
conducted 1,263 practice pit-stops throughout the course of the 2006 season takes approximately seven seconds for a pit stop, with 29 crew working on each car, to refuel and to change four wheels and tyres, and the cars can be refuelled at a rate of 12 litres per second
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