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And now he's binned it. Looks like he may have broken the left rear suspension. Annnd Hunklebert. Sad way to end the session for those two.
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This just in: Grosjean still terrible. VVV He put two wheels on the grass and smashed it into a wall. Being "down on power" isn't much of an excuse for that. NtotheTC fucked around with this message at 08:13 on Mar 14, 2014 |
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To be fair the car is a colossal gently caress up.
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Yeah Grosjean is actually pretty good as evidenced by last year. Lotus is just complete poo poo this year.
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If this sort of nonsense keeps up this year is just going to be a lottery. This is not a bad thing after last year's second half.
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Hmm looks like my prediction that the Red Bulls would be around 5th and 6th and the Williams wont be anywhere near the top is going to work out.
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If Renault sort out that engine then Vettel is going to be ridiculously fast
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Mar 14, 2014 10:48
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Brainwrong posted:If Renault sort out that engine then Vettel is going to be ridiculously fast Renault say that they've fixed the issues already. Red Bull is way up on their testing pace
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Mar 14, 2014 10:54
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I had this weird dream that Vettel ran 40 laps in fp1 and was quite competitive
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Mar 14, 2014 11:32
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Quali/Race at full pacing is going to be awesome sauce. The rear end is so twitchy, and the bump rates are boingo boingo.
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Sulman posted:I had this weird dream that Vettel ran 40 laps in fp1 and was quite competitive Wow that's really weird, that was FP2 that that happened in, not FP1. Might want to get your dream-generator calibrated.
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Diet Crack posted:The rear end is so twitchy, and the bump rates are boingo boingo. Taken out of context, that is a weird sentence
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Mar 14, 2014 11:35
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Pablo Bluth posted:Still have overheating issues at RBR, as demonstrated by this slightly melted bodywork You know that feeling when you come in from the cold and your wife has a large bowl of beef stew and dumplings waiting for you and as you eat it the meat just melts in your mouth and slowly warms you from the inside? That's how I felt when looking at that picture of Sebs car.
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Mar 14, 2014 11:37
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I managed to snag a VIP pass for Sunday, box above the Ferrari pit, with some paddock access, super pumped.
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Notes from being at today's Free Practice: - LOL @ Lotus Renault. My friend who goes for LR was spitting blood. Seriously, what the gently caress is going on with those teams - The new F1s are quiet. You didn't need earplugs. I didn't mind but I was well and truly in the minority. Most of my F1 fans, and Alan Jones, hates the quietness. - Some people complained how slow the cars are. Considering it is a new engine/aero package, little wonder they are not on top of things yet. I expect by mid year the cars will be faster.
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You Am I posted:Notes from being at today's Free Practice: Like I said before, they're not that slow. On medium tyres they were 5 secs off of last year's pole, which was a second and a half faster than everyone else. With some softs they should be 3-4 secs slower, which given the state of the power units/aero development is actually quite fast. A pole under the 1:30s wouldn't surprise me.
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Mar 14, 2014 11:44
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1:29 in FP2, so definitely. It's a perceived slowness.
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Mar 14, 2014 11:47
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You Am I posted:- Some people complained how slow the cars are. They aren't THAT much slower though (today's fastest time is about the same as last year's fastest race lap) Maybe it's the lower engine noise that makes them appear to be slower when you see them in the flesh? Edit: Beaten like Kimi because I didn't refresh
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Barnsy posted:Like I said before, they're not that slow. On medium tyres they were 5 secs off of last year's pole, which was a second and a half faster than everyone else. With some softs they should be 3-4 secs slower, which given the state of the power units/aero development is actually quite fast. A pole under the 1:30s wouldn't surprise me. I had no issues with the noise or speed, I fully knew it was a start of a new era and there are plenty of bugs that need to be ironed out. However the sound thing might be an issue.
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You Am I posted:I had no issues with the noise or speed, I fully knew it was a start of a new era and there are plenty of bugs that need to be ironed out. However the sound thing might be an issue. I think the main issue people are having is the noise level, not the noise itself (personally I think they sound space-age sweet, which is right for F1). If they want to increase the noise level they can always artificially do it like on many turbo cars these days.
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Spaced God posted:Hamilton had to get through security to get to the paddock Would have been funnier if Lewis just stopped, slightly tilted his visor up and stared at the moron for an uncomfortably long time before walking off.
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m-o-o-n posted:I was watching Ferrari onboard laps and the setup is so different it's hard to believe they're driving the same car. Kimi has massive understeer and Fernando is able to just throw the car right on the apex. Eh, setup differences.
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Riso posted:Eh, setup differences. Okay I am a Kimi fan but I understand and can live with the fact that Fernando is the better driver, in fact the best on the grid. That doesn't entirely explain what I saw today. At the very least there's something horribly wrong with Kimi's brake balance.
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Worth noting that although the pole time was a 27.2 last year, in the completely dry practice two, Vettel managed a 25.9 and Webber a 26.1.
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Mar 14, 2014 13:58
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I've just done my first race of the year betting spree. Nothing with really silly odds either way:
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2-4 seconds difference, in a step down from V8's to V6's is pretty goddamn impressive tbqh. We're yet to see the full output of the engines until Q3 anyway.
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Am I the only one to see any humour in the fact that we're still watching "the pinnacle of motorsport", there are numerous technological breakthroughs in play, and the drivers are still (mostly) among the most talented in the world, and yet the biggest concern for many is "CAR DOES NOT GOES LOUD ENUF!!" 
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F1 2014 - The engine whine will be provided by the fans By the way, I think we need to have an official Worst Thread straw poll before the season gets underway proper: If the title is decided because of the double points race, are we going to accept that person as our one true WDC? Remember, it could be your favourite driver that benefits after an end-of-season charge, or it could be vettel. but we need a majority decision either way. NtotheTC fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Mar 14, 2014 |
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The rev-limited V8s were shittier than these engines imo
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I think they should be forced to use roadworthy car engines and mod the everliving gently caress out of them. "Why yes, this is a Ford Ecotec 1.0, which we've upped to 800hp."
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I can't believe it's almost upon us. I haven't looked forward to a season so much in years.
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Daveh posted:I've just done my first race of the year betting spree. Nothing with really silly odds either way: You know if you just want to throw money away you can chuck it at me.
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Daveh posted:I've just done my first race of the year betting spree. Nothing with really silly odds either way: Magnussen bet will probably make you even there
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Watching the practice replay on Sky now, and I do have to say Buttons car sounds meatier than the others, like a guttural growl. *EDIT* Also RBR running illegal cars (no camera on the noses)? Did anything come of this? Myrddin_Emrys fucked around with this message at 16:16 on Mar 14, 2014 |
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Falken posted:I think they should be forced to use roadworthy car engines and mod the everliving gently caress out of them. we pulled this helicopter jet engine out of a junk yard in Belarus, Marussia world champion 2014!
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:Watching the practice replay on Sky now, and I do have to say Buttons car sounds meatier than the others, like a guttural growl. They've mounted a camera inside the nose with a window. They will have to take equivalent ballast to compensate for not having a camera pod.
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