Shall we just start referring to the engine intake as 'the glory hole'?
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Shall we just start referring to the engine intake as 'the glory hole'?
Wax Free Vanilla
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Whitmarsh already gone?
Sam Michael will be in charge for the Jerez test and in the press release today confirming Vandoorne as 2014 reserve driver he doesn't feature.
McLaren and Honda linking up with ART in GP2.
Sam Michael will be in charge for the Jerez test and in the press release today confirming Vandoorne as 2014 reserve driver he doesn't feature.
McLaren and Honda linking up with ART in GP2.
Wax Free Vanilla
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LOL
R.I.P McLaren. Ron Out!
R.I.P McLaren. Ron Out!
theignoramus
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Not being able to string together two flat out timed laps will definitely lead so "some even tenser" sessions, but Im not sure I like the manner in which that's been done. DRS offers moments of tension too, but its still a cheap and artificial way to heighten the drama of a race.renault said:
Double points, intense fuel conservation during the race, DRS, god knows what with the Perilli tyres...
It all sounds fucking ludicrous. They have the right idea reducing aero on these cars and the challenge presented by the energy recovery systems, turbocharging and how to bring them all together into a competitive, reliable package sound fascinating..... but no refueling plus harsh fuel limitation, plus a maximum of five power units per season..I dont want to watch F1 endurance races
What? This is an excellent move. Not sure on Sam Michael, but Whitmarsh had to go.
How Domenicali is still at Ferrari is beyond me.
brotkasten
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Domenicali clearly got pictures of Montezemolo's nose.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Sam Michael doesn't have the best of luck. Williams went to shit after he joined, so did McLaren.
Yeah, I agree. I think it will be tense and could be crazy the first couple races but it's mostly artificial. Purpose built rain circuits in the future?
I think this is more distinctive tbh. Not just when compared to lewis but the fact that i don't think any drivers have a black helmet at the moment
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Is it black? It looks navy blue to me (on my phone, after a very long day)
Is that the McLaren? So they went with orange after all.
No tyre warmers for 2015?
Don't know how to feel about it. They look nice
But I guess I have no problems were they to disappear...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112250
Don't know how to feel about it. They look nice
But I guess I have no problems were they to disappear...http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112250
Psychotext
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Uhhh... why the fuck would they do that? Batshit mental.
I'm sure drivers are thrilled about this idea, going out with dead cold tyres
theignoramus
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dp
theignoramus
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FIA's on a roll:
at this rate, what are the odds of another attempt by the teams to start a rival series?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112249?source=mostpopular
at this rate, what are the odds of another attempt by the teams to start a rival series?
I guess to make sure when you pit that you take a lap or two to warm up and be competitive rather than the way it's been where it takes 1-2 turns to be at full speed.
Adds a layer of complexity to the pit strategy for sure.
And as to stoppage, that makes perfect sense. But we will still see a lot of "mechanical issues" causing sudden stops, lol.
Also much simpler: teams don't have to ship them across the globe. Saves money.
Osiris
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The stopping on slow-down lap is an acceptable change as doing so was just an exploit to get around the end of race fuel requirements.
No problems about that for me.
All it means is that the teams need to fuel properly before the race.
No problems about that for me.
All it means is that the teams need to fuel properly before the race.
On The Edge of Insanity
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Yeah, from the side view the cars look like they are from the late-eighties, early-nineties. The penis nose spoils everything.
Big Takeover
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No problem with those changes. Indy Car has always resisted tire warmers mostly for cost reasons, but it does add value to the show with spicy outlap battling.
I wonder if the outlap times between the two tires will ever be dramatic enough to warrant starting on the hards, so not to have to use them coming out of the pits. That's probably a stretch, but you never know.
I wonder if the outlap times between the two tires will ever be dramatic enough to warrant starting on the hards, so not to have to use them coming out of the pits. That's probably a stretch, but you never know.
Not really. It takes about two corners, to get them to working temp.
Remember the thermal images sometimes shown during the races last year? Pre-heated tyres were way warmer than necessary, and actually had to be cooled down a bit to not get insta-graining.
Elvin Atombender
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Most other racing-series work quite well without tire-warmers. It's just of those things that one team start using to get an advantage and everyone else has to follow. Then it's status quo again except that it is more expensive for everyone.
About an hour and 45 minutes from now.
What is this assumption based on?
12pm according to a recent Mclaren tweet:
All aboard the power train. It's all change for #F1 engines this season. Find out more from 12:00pm #McLarenMP429 pic.twitter.com/XRj9QdVJN4
Mastah
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Prejudices?
Tyre warmers ban is putting more emphasis on drivers skills. How is that a bad thing, I don't know.
brotkasten
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Can't wait.
http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/car/
Is that countdown wrong then? Or maybe I'm just getting super confused about time zones again.
It's not adjusted to timezones. Just counting down to 12:00 local time. Oh McLaren.
Accurate countdowns brought to you by Tag Heuer.
Hah, promising start.
Hm, so Boullier will take TP role at Mclaren? Looks like Ross will take full year off.
Tidbits:
- FOI Andy Green interviewed:
-- comparing rules changes to 1998 and 2009, the loss of downforce now is compareable
-- BUT this time air resistance goes down too, so he actually expects the cars to be ~ 15 km/h faster
-- problems to get all the power on the street, so they´ll use longer gear ratios
-- biggest problem is the rear wing, expects the most diversity between teams in this area
-- first three gears useless outside of start procedure, as there is too much traction slip there
-- very happy with Merc focus to concentrate early on how to get all the new engine parts into the car
-- new FOI car very conservatively designed
-- anteater nose best solution according to wind tunnel, vanity plates hinder performance
-- this years cooling solution 125% of last years
-- no development of passive DRS, as they think with the smaller rear wing there will be less effect
--would be surprised, if any new engine holds for more than 300km of testing in Jerez (!)
- OEM´s, fight:
-- turbo is one of the most critical parts of new engine concept
-- OEM´s fight over rules, if turbo has to be covered
-- REN, MER say yes, FER say no
-- FER wants to save the 3-4 kgs of weight (are said to be in trouble to get under weight limit anyways)
-- next week official talks with FIA
-- REN wants to show film of exploding turbo unit, saying it would be too dangerous without cover
-- if no decision next week, expect protests in Melbourne :-/
- FOI Andy Green interviewed:
-- comparing rules changes to 1998 and 2009, the loss of downforce now is compareable
-- BUT this time air resistance goes down too, so he actually expects the cars to be ~ 15 km/h faster
-- problems to get all the power on the street, so they´ll use longer gear ratios
-- biggest problem is the rear wing, expects the most diversity between teams in this area
-- first three gears useless outside of start procedure, as there is too much traction slip there
-- very happy with Merc focus to concentrate early on how to get all the new engine parts into the car
-- new FOI car very conservatively designed
-- anteater nose best solution according to wind tunnel, vanity plates hinder performance
-- this years cooling solution 125% of last years
-- no development of passive DRS, as they think with the smaller rear wing there will be less effect
--would be surprised, if any new engine holds for more than 300km of testing in Jerez (!)
- OEM´s, fight:
-- turbo is one of the most critical parts of new engine concept
-- OEM´s fight over rules, if turbo has to be covered
-- REN, MER say yes, FER say no
-- FER wants to save the 3-4 kgs of weight (are said to be in trouble to get under weight limit anyways)
-- next week official talks with FIA
-- REN wants to show film of exploding turbo unit, saying it would be too dangerous without cover
-- if no decision next week, expect protests in Melbourne :-/
Elvin Atombender
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Boullier to McLaren? I did not see that one coming.
brotkasten
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Hey hey, they already teased their new livery. Everything is fine. Okay? God, I swear, all this "Lotus is doomed" talk is getting on my nerves. We've been hearing this for years now and they're still in the business. They're in for a rough year, but once they get their next-gen car out next year, it's going to be alright and we'll see more 3rd party sponsors joining them.
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