Jezbollah
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Yep. The purge continues.
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Formula 1 2016 Season |OT2| BUT GRO PER
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Yep. The purge continues.
More McLaren shuffling - http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/349234/redding-to-vacate-mclaren-manager-role/
He likely did.
Jezbollah
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This whiffs of a Paddy Lowe swoop.
If you had told me at any point last year that 2017 would go on without Rosberg but Bottas at Merc, Massa returning, Paddy Lowe leaving Merc, Ron Dennis getting ousted from McLaren, fucking Ecclestone getting the boot... I wouldn't have believed you.
Pretty decent off-season I'd say.
Pretty decent off-season I'd say.
Paddys going to Williams. That wont be changing now. He's getting shares and will be a director too.
Jezbollah
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In the article: "McLaren Team Manager Dave Redding is to leave the outfit for rival Williams."
I was suggesting that Paddy may have suggested to Williams, that Redding would be a good person to acquire after his time at McLaren.
Not long till we see the new cars lads!
I'm sure, but Paddy is going in at a level above where Redding would be.
Hopefully this is just the start of a bit of a Williams revival with the right people coming in.
I'm sure, but Paddy is going in at a level above where Redding would be.
Hopefully this is just the start of a bit of a Williams revival with the right people coming in.
Jezbollah
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I hope so too.
FrankCanada97
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Montoya should do Le Mans and complete the triple crown.
Psychotext
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"Tyres are still shit"
I love that it's happened on a warm up lap and that the reason they want to do these tests is because they are worried about how long it takes for the tyres to come up to temperature.
Unrelated, I was reading something the other day about dirty air. It was saying that in recent years with the top of the diffuser being lowered and the rear wings being raised up, coupled with the beam wing being removed has made for worse dirty air behind cars, because the flow from the diffuser doesn't attach to the flow from the rear wing and get thrown up as much as it used to.
It suggested that since the top of the diffusers are higher this year and the rear wings being lower and wider, dirty air might actually improve, as the two flows will interact more and pull the diffuser air up and away from cars behind. Fingers crossed!
Unrelated, I was reading something the other day about dirty air. It was saying that in recent years with the top of the diffuser being lowered and the rear wings being raised up, coupled with the beam wing being removed has made for worse dirty air behind cars, because the flow from the diffuser doesn't attach to the flow from the rear wing and get thrown up as much as it used to.
It suggested that since the top of the diffusers are higher this year and the rear wings being lower and wider, dirty air might actually improve, as the two flows will interact more and pull the diffuser air up and away from cars behind. Fingers crossed!
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Here's hoping, but with the front wings still as they are, they're going to still be hyper-sensitive to such things.
Indeed. The hope is that because the flows combine and get thrown higher the front wing will have a cleaner flow.
Franz Tost from STR came out today with one of the more idiotic propositions how to end a Mercedes dominance
Freeze their engine development
Freeze their engine development
Dutch Gronk
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Pirelli trying to kill German Jesus. They trying to hold us back since they know this year is the year #DoingIt.
Mastah
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Jezbollah
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Good lord. Those rears look like something from the 70s.
Leave peanut butter out of this Smithers! j/j
Can't wait for unveils/testing/new season!
Jezbollah
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Here's some testing footage of Vettel's wet tyre test before he buried it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCmORzdOb5s
The test had to be cancelled due to Ferrari having a lack of spare parts...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCmORzdOb5s
The test had to be cancelled due to Ferrari having a lack of spare parts...
Ohh, that video just made me watch the Ferrari V12,10,8 and 6 in testing video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92aYYjK_0Ww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92aYYjK_0Ww
Mastah
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Published on 2 Aug 2016
Jezbollah
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Hmmm. Guess it's not new. Soz.
JadedWriter
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It's like looking at a picture from an alternate comic book timeline.Saw this photo on f1fanatic and it took me back.
To a time when McLaren had sponsors.
The Red Bull Air Race in Abu Dhabi is live and free to watch on Red Bull TV if anyone fancies watching crazy people.
https://www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1Q6TN3FZS1W11/red-bull-air-race
https://www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1Q6TN3FZS1W11/red-bull-air-race
For the life of me I can't work out why this is supposed to be a good thing, but I guess I must just be a young whippersnapper.
The cars will look a lot better imo with these tyres and the lower rear wings.
Mastah
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Gimmie lap of Monaco in that quality and from that perspective, please:
https://youtu.be/D1JY_UjEkl0
https://youtu.be/D1JY_UjEkl0
Mastah
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Yeah, I know about it, but for the first time I've watched it in 60fps 
The feeling of speed is insane, I would love to see similar footage from F1 practice or testing.
Speaking of which, MotoGP broadcast 3 days of testing from Sepang, Malaysia, featuring cameras in the pitlane with reporter, free live timing and commentary from the studio. Indycar right now broadcast oval testing on their YouTube channel. What F1 (pinnacle of the sport, lol) will offer in that respect with "new exciting cars aiming to make F1 great again" running at Barcelona circuit in over 2 weeks? Nothing, as usual, even with Liberty Media at the helm?
The feeling of speed is insane, I would love to see similar footage from F1 practice or testing.Speaking of which, MotoGP broadcast 3 days of testing from Sepang, Malaysia, featuring cameras in the pitlane with reporter, free live timing and commentary from the studio. Indycar right now broadcast oval testing on their YouTube channel. What F1 (pinnacle of the sport, lol) will offer in that respect with "new exciting cars aiming to make F1 great again" running at Barcelona circuit in over 2 weeks? Nothing, as usual, even with Liberty Media at the helm?
Yeah, I know about it, but for the first time I've watched it in 60fps
Speaking of which, MotoGP broadcast 3 days of testing from Sepang, Malaysia, featuring cameras in the pitlane with reporter, free live timing and commentary from the studio. Indycar right now broadcast oval testing on their YouTube channel. What F1 (pinnacle of the sport, lol) will offer in that respect with "new exciting cars aiming to make F1 great again" running at Barcelona circuit in over 2 weeks? Nothing, as usual, even with Liberty Media at the helm?
Probably just Ted's Notebook via Sky like the last couple years.
Yeah, I know about it, but for the first time I've watched it in 60fps
Speaking of which, MotoGP broadcast 3 days of testing from Sepang, Malaysia, featuring cameras in the pitlane with reporter, free live timing and commentary from the studio. Indycar right now broadcast oval testing on their YouTube channel. What F1 (pinnacle of the sport, lol) will offer in that respect with "new exciting cars aiming to make F1 great again" running at Barcelona circuit in over 2 weeks? Nothing, as usual, even with Liberty Media at the helm?
It'll be limited again this year, but I wouldn't be surprised to see that change for next year. Liberty simply haven't had control long enough to make many changes like that.
Yeah, I know about it, but for the first time I've watched it in 60fps
Speaking of which, MotoGP broadcast 3 days of testing from Sepang, Malaysia, featuring cameras in the pitlane with reporter, free live timing and commentary from the studio. Indycar right now broadcast oval testing on their YouTube channel. What F1 (pinnacle of the sport, lol) will offer in that respect with "new exciting cars aiming to make F1 great again" running at Barcelona circuit in over 2 weeks? Nothing, as usual, even with Liberty Media at the helm?
I am glad we are giving Liberty some time to sort things out and not call them out on old shit after less than three weeks as owners of F1.
Fox Mulder
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Yeah, I know about it, but for the first time I've watched it in 60fps
Speaking of which, MotoGP broadcast 3 days of testing from Sepang, Malaysia, featuring cameras in the pitlane with reporter, free live timing and commentary from the studio. Indycar right now broadcast oval testing on their YouTube channel. What F1 (pinnacle of the sport, lol) will offer in that respect with "new exciting cars aiming to make F1 great again" running at Barcelona circuit in over 2 weeks? Nothing, as usual, even with Liberty Media at the helm?
Liberty just took over. Hopefully it's in the plans.
NASCAR even puts full races on their YouTube channel like two weeks later, which is still great.
Mastah
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There are FOM cameras during testing. There is detailed live timing available in the pitlane and media centre. I understand it would take some time to set up streaming via app or official site, but I really, really doubt it's that difficult to organize the simplest YouTube stream, if they only want to.
New rules, new cars, which were made significantly faster to create a challenge to drivers, who want to be seen as heroes. If now it's not the time to act quickly and hype up fans to the maximum, giving them a glimpse of what kind of "awesomness" is coming, when is it?
Thanks, now I miss that sound again.
Nothing like a V10 at 20,000rpm flying past the camera, nnnnyeooooooowwww.
I imagine all the TV deals Bernie have set up with the tv networks would prevent them from putting up their own stream even if just of the testing.
Spark Racing Technology has won the tender to supply the season 5 Formula E chassis.
Concept:
Hot damn.
Spark Racing Technology has won the tender to supply the season 5 Formula E chassis.
Concept:
Hot damn.
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