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GramCracker posted:This sounds ridiculous, but go watch Lewis' snap chat story...he's utterly poo poo housed What happened to being a god-bothering teetotaler?
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# ¿ Dec 2, 2015 05:32 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 10:48 |
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122107 So, 3 compounds for next season, of which the team must choose 2. Sounds like a positive step forward (in theory), although I would prefer if they had all 3 available for the race.
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2015 00:29 |
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be nice wicka posted:he quite clearly thinks they are favoring rosberg over him in every race that rosberg wins. he questions their strategy every step of the way. the lack of trust is glaring, but not moreso than his lack of accountability. His completely lack of respect for the team and any agreements made within a team was already made clear in Hungary 2007.
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2015 19:05 |
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learnincurve posted:Teams will get 13 sets of tyres for a race weekend. It's more complicated than that, as some of the sets will have to be handed back during various times of the Free Practices. I look forward to the commentators trying to explain this one..
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2015 19:07 |
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Riso posted:Todt is a Ferrari man through and through. Veto stays. Pretty sure the veto is in Ferrari's Concorde agreement, so it wouldn't matter what Todt/Bernie does.
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2015 21:38 |
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Aaand Sochi loses it's funding from the local government: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAR_F1_RUSSIAN_GP?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-12-04-09-20-55 I assume Uncle Putin will declare it a Western conspiracy (and pony up with the necessary funds)
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2015 23:46 |
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Fumble posted:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1btvsrS-k4egcGxJyCuWQv8Ejgp6uZrBgTkQn2vSSyLM/edit#gid=2&vpid=B2
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2015 19:23 |
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be nice wicka posted:the only thing sexier than the brawn was who was in it....... The whining that season was glorious! Showed just how traumatized he was after the years at Ferrari.
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# ¿ Dec 15, 2015 01:14 |
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Human Grand Prix posted:I would argue he was actually a good driver. If he had been in the Ferrari in 1999 we could have had WDC Rubens Barrichello but they decided to hire some Mick with cerebral palsy. Like Webber and Massa, he was the perfect No2 driver.
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# ¿ Dec 15, 2015 04:00 |
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Dudley posted:If ITV are willing to take on the "No ads during a live race" thing then go right ahead. I still haven't forgiven them for the 2005 San Marino race... And James Allen! Almost forgot about him. ImplicitAssembler fucked around with this message at 22:42 on Dec 17, 2015 |
# ¿ Dec 17, 2015 22:38 |
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Norns posted:Context? Schumacher is *hounding* Alonso in the closing laps. He's all over his gear box, diving left and right and every time Alonso defends it...and then with 3 laps to go (4?), they cut to a commercial break.
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# ¿ Dec 17, 2015 22:44 |
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learnincurve posted:Are you sure you were watching it on ITV? I ask because I'm sad enough just to have checked me VHS tape and there are no breaks, could it have just been in your region? Also aww, Jenson on the podium for Honda. He looks so happy, Little did he know. Yes. My region was London..it may be that they weren't able to transmit it live up Norf? http://www.crash.net/f1/news/53020/1/itv-found-guilty-over-imola-gp.html
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# ¿ Dec 18, 2015 00:17 |
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MattD1zzl3 posted:We would never hear "ferrari exercised their veto of the new f1 rules" again. At least remove their veto and most of the money f gives them. I'd rather have the TV money go to real racers like Caterham than a Energy drink company or a T shirt and hat company like ferrari. Bored at work?
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# ¿ Dec 18, 2015 21:01 |
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Channel 4 did wonders for WRC in the early 2000's.
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# ¿ Dec 21, 2015 19:38 |
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Yeah, it's a shame, but if I understand it correctly, it was mostly down to them not being able to use their hybrid drive as intended due to the LMP1 regulations.
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# ¿ Dec 22, 2015 21:21 |
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Well, David Coultard already found a new job http://variety.com/2015/tv/global/former-racing-driver-david-coulthard-joins-new-look-top-gear-1201667125/ This might actually be good.
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# ¿ Dec 23, 2015 23:16 |
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poty posted:Thank God our Dave (Cameron) is taking action against the Berlin/Brussels* lobby leading the BBC. First they get rid of F1 so people don't hear about Lewis being the best driver of his generation. Clearly after all these years rooting for Rosberg and Vettel they reached a point where the only way to deny the truth was not to show it. And now they got rid of Clarkson because he praised the British car industry and wrote columns on The Sun saying that he loved Britain and replaced him with Ahem..the Queen is German too..
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# ¿ Dec 24, 2015 07:50 |
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learnincurve posted:Also refueling was really poo poo, only reason people liked it was that there was a slight chance of fire or someone driving off with the hose still attached. That is simply not true. Refueling allowed to cars to drive fast from the get go, rather than tip-toping around 10 seconds off the pace, as they're logging 100kgs worth of fuel and any attempt at going fast will destroy the tires. Refueling made the cars go faster.
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# ¿ Jan 13, 2016 21:08 |
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Riso posted:Refuelling also made it more dangerous and except for a fire it adds nothing to the show. It made the cars go faster and made for less 'protecting the tires whilst cruising around at 80%'. Remember that the main reason refueling was dropped was because of cost: It cost FOM a fortune to transport the refueling rigs around the world.
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# ¿ Jan 13, 2016 23:54 |
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learnincurve posted:no in THEORY it should have made the cars go faster, they fuel saved anyway so it didn't. What made the cars fast was that back in the day they were basically metal skins with a meaty bit in the middle strapped to an A.C.M.E. rocket. Utter nonsense. Refueling was banned in 2010, the first carbon fibre monocogue in F1 was in the McLaren MP4/1 in 1981.
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# ¿ Jan 14, 2016 00:09 |
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1500quidporsche posted:To be fair when has a customer team won the championship? Brawn in 2009
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# ¿ Jan 18, 2016 23:26 |
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Human Grand Prix posted:Nobody seems to mention that the Brawn was a Honda. Except the engine was from Mercedes and was virtually thrown in at the last moment.
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# ¿ Jan 19, 2016 08:37 |
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gret posted:F1 might be dumb but at least we're not NASCAR: LOL, at least they're being honest about it now rather than throwing 'competition yellows' for 'safety reasons'.
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# ¿ Jan 19, 2016 19:45 |
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MustardFacial posted:Problem solved. Yes, the addition of explosives on a F1 car is a really good idea.
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# ¿ Jan 26, 2016 20:42 |
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El Hefe posted:not any worse than a deathly electric field that runs through the cars bodywork that can kill anyone who touches the car anyways Yes, worse. Relatively easy to isolate with rubber gloves/boots. With this you would need marshalls in full bomb-disposal suits.
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# ¿ Jan 26, 2016 21:07 |
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El Hefe posted:not really And a flying bolt is safe how? Also, the crash structure would have to be strong enough that it can still be opened after a severe crash. I'm not sure how many G's a regular road car is exposed to in crash tests, but probably not as much as a F1 car and you still end up with doors that cannot be opened after a crash.
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# ¿ Jan 26, 2016 22:14 |
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MustardFacial posted:Goodnight sweet prince. That gif explains more than anything why that moron shouldn't be in F1. Good riddance.
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# ¿ Feb 1, 2016 20:24 |
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Human Grand Prix posted:That car was a pile. So? "Oh I'm understeering badly in one of the longestcorners in F1, let me just wiggle the wheel a bit and keep the foot in it". That wasn't 'pushing limits', that was completely ignoring them. He wasn't even close to making that corner and had loads of time to get out of a bad situation, but didn't. Again, he would never have been in F1, if it hadn't been for his oil money. Montoya had talent, at least. He may not have had the emotional control necessary, but at least he could drive and for the most part, keep the car pointed the right direction. His biggest failing was suffering badly from victim mentality. Had he been able to control that, he would probably have won a WDC or two.
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# ¿ Feb 1, 2016 21:04 |
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1500quidporsche posted:Just for your information there is this thing called snap oversteer that frequently happens when mid rear engined racing cars are built on a shoestring budget.
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# ¿ Feb 1, 2016 21:58 |
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Brainwrong posted:Is GPS that accurate that it can pinpoint exactly when a downshift needs to take place? If so, that's impressive. RTK GPS systems can be centimeter accurate. I don't see the benefit of it, though, as downshifting should be related to available grip, which is not a constant.
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# ¿ Feb 9, 2016 18:07 |
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learnincurve posted::/ I missed a post k. It's a bit video game fantasy land if you are talking about using military grade equipment which is why I assumed you were not, as you would have to factor in getting it though customs in Europe, America, China, Russia and middle eastern shitholes and that's even if it's legal in some of these countries in the first place. RTK systems are not military grade, they're commonly used for surveying. The point is still kinda moot with regards downshifting, as that will always be relative to the amount of grip available. It could however be used to set up the suspension, brake balance and differential values automatically.
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# ¿ Feb 10, 2016 00:35 |
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learnincurve posted:Well given that a lot of fans have bitched constantly about the noise for two years and the new regulations are supposed to fix it, it's not a bad way to kick off your promotion for the year. Plus the McHonda engine had huge problems with misfires and cylinders being all out of whack last year which made them sound like a 20 year old minicab, if they have fixed that then there is hope. And you can tell that it's fixed by that tiny audio clip?
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# ¿ Feb 15, 2016 19:32 |
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1500quidporsche posted:Weren't rotary engines theoretically legal up until 90? It's kinda insane that nobody atleast tried to make one. Only Mazda ever pushed it and they did make the 26B for the Mazda 767 (and won Le Mans). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXsIUgmrZZs&t=79s
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# ¿ Feb 15, 2016 21:48 |
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MattD1zzl3 posted:I never understood why RX-7's never came with a ww2-aircraft style "Oil tank" that you could top off and use. Everyone i know who drives one runs pre-mix and it clearly helps. Like a weed-whacker. Check oil regularly and top it up as needed. It's not all that difficult. Never knew anyone who used pre-mix, back in my RX-7 days..
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# ¿ Feb 16, 2016 00:54 |
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That car actually looks good. Can't remember last time I said that about a F1 car.
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# ¿ Feb 17, 2016 19:01 |
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El Hefe posted:Apparently McHondas engine is still an unreliable piece of poo poo thanks to the poo poo turbo... Huh? But I thought the start-up sound clip proved they solved all their problems?
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# ¿ Feb 17, 2016 22:04 |
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djssniper posted:Be interesting to see how they airfreight their stuff in a Volvo With the help of one of these? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec1Pr4yGLQM
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# ¿ Feb 18, 2016 00:23 |
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learnincurve posted:Click profile, click ignore, problem solved dude. /shrug Wicka is not entirely wrong, you know... ImplicitAssembler fucked around with this message at 21:07 on Feb 22, 2016 |
# ¿ Feb 22, 2016 21:04 |
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Halo14 posted:What, no video? That was terrible...and I'm a Magnussen fan by default Livery is good, though.
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# ¿ Mar 16, 2016 17:58 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 10:48 |
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Honda at least had an excuse with it being the first year they ran under the new engine specs. Renault had no such excuse and really should have done much better.
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# ¿ Mar 17, 2016 01:47 |