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Extremely early for a new season thread imho Fernando Alonso MWDC 2018
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Are Fernando was the only driver good enough to set a lap time today
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Feb 28, 2018 18:27
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Actually Formula 1 rules
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Feb 28, 2018 18:30
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GramCracker posted:Phwoar. What did Are Kube do? He went out but did not set a time
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Feb 28, 2018 18:33
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Stoffel's getting a good run in today. Plenty of time at the top of the timesheet, albeit with hypersofts on. If McLaren needed to convince a potential sponsor or two they're probably doing enough. If they end up in Melbourne with no new stickers on the car lol just lol.
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Mar 1, 2018 14:04
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The only people pro brexit are racists, morons and disaster capitalists. Tony Blair for all his many faults is firmly against (every living prime minister except May is firmly against) Also made a loving bike thread you knobs
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Mar 1, 2018 17:36
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1500quidporsche posted:We are not making a bike thread. Let me make that perfectly clear at this early juncture of this great thread, there will be bike posts. Eat the hat you fuckman
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Mar 1, 2018 17:44
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While Vandoorne's lap was on hypers it was early on when the track was drying. Hamilton's lap was impressive, but much later on when the track had dried and rubbered in.
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Mar 1, 2018 22:06
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It's clearly not going to be a race winning car at the start of the season, but the McLaren is looking a decent car, and in the hands of Fernando Alonso I'm expecting some fun
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Mar 1, 2018 22:20
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Dinosaurs! posted:This will be my second season trying to figure out this dead/dying sport. How much support does Renault give Red Bull and McLaren? Did they just deliver the engine with a "good luck, have fun" note? Honda looked like it had a pretty hands-on role in Amazon's McLaren series, but they also didn't have the competing interest of their own team. As of this season the manufacturers are required to give the teams they supply the same set up as the factory team if they want it, including software and fuel/oil specifications. Previously things like special quali modes were withheld. I know there's normally representatives of the manufacturer that the customer teams liaise with on race weekends. Renault are still going to give Red Bull the least optimal parts off the production line just to gently caress with them.
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Mar 2, 2018 18:16
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DoctorGonzo posted:For some reason the rbr renault is the worse sounding one to me? According to BBC "an exhaust clip broke" which was the reason for overheating on day 2
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Mar 2, 2018 19:47
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"Whilst the dossiers for each team may be identical it would appear that some are being operated in a different way to others being supplied by the same manufacturer "It is therefore our view that all power units supplied by one manufacturer should be identical, not only in terms of the dossier for each team being the same, but we also feel they should be operated in an identical way. "With this in mind, we will expect all power units supplied by the same manufacturer to be: "i) Identical according to the dossier for each team. "and, unless a team informs us that they have declined any of the following, they should be: "ii) Run with identical software and must be capable of being operated in precisely the same way. "iii) Run with identical specifications of oil and fuel." I imagine the FIA would take a dim view of a manufacturer not giving the right instructions as that would not make the supplied power units "capable of being operated in precisely the same way"
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Mar 2, 2018 23:42
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-biggest-design-trends-in-2018-1010673 Actually read this Then eat the hat 1500
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Mar 3, 2018 15:49
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NtotheTC posted:Oh. Pretty sure this is some kind of hate crime
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Mar 3, 2018 16:34
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You need higher standards, mate
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Mar 3, 2018 16:39
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Gigi Galli posted:I'm married, any port in a storm, etc Even female Ericsson and Verstappen?
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Mar 3, 2018 17:00
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They still have fan boost as well. What a loving joke series. Daniel Abt literally won a race  E: Michelin man involved in podium celebrations Tsaedje fucked around with this message at 00:15 on Mar 4, 2018 |
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Mar 3, 2018 23:58
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Toro Rosso always do a shitton of laps in pre season testing, it's just the way they operate. If the Honda engine can actually manage that now, great, but we have no way of knowing if the harvesting issues are still there and the low temperatures will be masking overheating problems as well. McLaren have clearly had a few teething problems, but that's kinda to be expected. Their biggest loss of track time was a wheel nut failure.
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Mar 6, 2018 15:03
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DoctorGonzo posted:https://www.gpfans.com/en/articles/772/ferrari-issue-renewed-quit-threat-to-f1/ gently caress off Ferrari you mean, trying to hold the sport to ransom when they haven't won a championship in over a decade
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Mar 6, 2018 21:49
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Remember the time when Ferrari tried to get leverage by buying into A1GP and branding it with Ferrari everywhere and it collapsed after one season because nobody gave a poo poo about Ferraris racing each other And then Bernie gave them more money anyway because he was a corrupt piece of poo poo
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Mar 6, 2018 23:05
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Good stuff LC, maybe in a few years McLaren can get a car to complete a lap
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Mar 7, 2018 12:38
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It's almost like it's the first time they've run with this engine and there are some minor teething problems
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Mar 7, 2018 15:34
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It's really funny that McLaren keep failing more than some other teams, but parts breaking in testing when you're testing them is sort of normal.
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Mar 7, 2018 15:46
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It would make more sense if the F1 team with a facility in Yorkshire was T'rell
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Mar 7, 2018 21:20
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Please don't insult people with brain damage by comparing them to Ferrari fans
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Mar 8, 2018 14:38
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Even if Honda have their act together finally, Alonso was completely done with them and McLaren need Alonso to stick around.
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Mar 8, 2018 17:47
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tuo posted:Vettel is bad. What about Adrian Sut...ahahaha
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Mar 8, 2018 18:01
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tuo posted:Who? Sorry I meant Markus Winkelhock
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Mar 8, 2018 18:07
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Markus Winkelhock may have been the last person to lead an F1 race in an orange car
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Mar 8, 2018 18:10
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Cats are lame, dogs are good, birds are god tier
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Mar 9, 2018 14:52
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In other news this is good stuff (if you actually read it and ignore the dumb headline) http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/43343666 I love the obvious disdain everyone has for Carmen Jorda's credibility.
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Mar 9, 2018 15:00
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Calderon says women may have to work harder to be fit enough for top level motorsports because of a tendency to have less lean muscle but it's totally doable and no reason to settle for Formula e. Jorda thinks F1 is too demanding for women and they should give up and do something easier
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Mar 9, 2018 15:51
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McLaren have managed more laps today than Sauber and Renault. The laptimes are even more bacony than usual unless people genuinely think Haas are quick
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Mar 9, 2018 16:47
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Speaking of bacon: Alonso goes p2 Definitely not a desperate cry for sponsors
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Mar 9, 2018 17:54
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Fernando Alonso was briefly the best with a lap record, but he cut the chicane to do it and had to settle for 2nd
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Mar 9, 2018 18:17
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Human Grand Prix posted:Barring some huge surprise it's either the 4th or 5th fastest. If I had to guess I'd say Mercedes Ferrari/Red Bull Force Sauber/Toro Rosso Haas At the start of the season anyway. McLaren always develop what they have well over a season so I expect a podium or two at the tail end of the season. Melbourne always throws a surprise result out there so maybe McLaren'll get it out of the way early
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Mar 9, 2018 18:23
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1500quidporsche posted:That car is not even finishing Melbourne, loving lol at the idea of it getting a podium. They got a double podium last time they had a non Honda engine in Melbourne. I did say it would be a surprise
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Mar 9, 2018 18:42
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I don't think there's enough available information during testing to make any sensible conclusions. Honestly the better measure is the mood of team members during testing.
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Mar 9, 2018 21:08
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Apart from all those good points no team is doing the same things at the same time in the same conditions on the same day.
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Mar 9, 2018 21:21
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Nothing would give me more pleasure than Fernando Alonso finishing ahead of the Ferraris
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