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The Formula 1 2014 Season |OT| Who Will Win? Nobody Nose
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pants
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You're a gent
I think some people might get a kick out of this fanmade Formula 1 trailer of Project CARS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0oTs_8y9r8
Please understand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0oTs_8y9r8
Please understand.
SUNHI!!! Now the season is really there...
Couple small things:
- HAM had oil pressure problems in FP1, that's why the engine automatically shut down
- Merc sorted all cooling problems out, the car factory engineers for the street Mercs had a solution ready (that's a first, no? regular car tech advancing the racing car?)
- Mercs new revolutionary short nose didn´t make the crash test, some engineers even think it will be impossible, as it is "too short" (only 75cm of carbon for the impact)
- remember when I told you about the FER "turbo problems"? Well, Merc and Ren won the case. Or not - but FER is forced to add the (about 3kgs heavy) casing to the turbo; they just asked for more time to implement it, said they need to develop it first. If something would happen to one of their turbos in the meantime, FIA would be forced to declare them "unsafe" for racing.
In other news - anyone knows more about the RAI dolphin-punching-incident? Has totally slipped me by....
Couple small things:
- HAM had oil pressure problems in FP1, that's why the engine automatically shut down
- Merc sorted all cooling problems out, the car factory engineers for the street Mercs had a solution ready (that's a first, no? regular car tech advancing the racing car?)
- Mercs new revolutionary short nose didn´t make the crash test, some engineers even think it will be impossible, as it is "too short" (only 75cm of carbon for the impact)
- remember when I told you about the FER "turbo problems"? Well, Merc and Ren won the case. Or not - but FER is forced to add the (about 3kgs heavy) casing to the turbo; they just asked for more time to implement it, said they need to develop it first. If something would happen to one of their turbos in the meantime, FIA would be forced to declare them "unsafe" for racing.
In other news - anyone knows more about the RAI dolphin-punching-incident? Has totally slipped me by....
What? Sutil will murder him for sure
Psychotext
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Bumping this for the daytime crowd.
I've never done Austin, but in general packages aren't really required, and you can generally find out what hotels to go for by looking on TripAdvisor at what's near to the track and highly rated. As a general rule you should book as early as possible (in some cases just days after the race date is announced) as the best hotels book quickly (and many put their prices up once they know).
Remember when the front wings used to look like that? God damn.
Surprised that FP2 seems to go with what we were expecting from Winter testing. I really struggle to believe that teams are sandbagging, especially at this point. If Vettel finishes outside of the top 5 on Sunday without external factors influencing, my hype will maintain through Malaysia.
I'm at that pessimistic hype stage now 
Check it entirely. The last 30min were "just" race sims.
I have to admit that I'll be surprised if both Mercedes' finish the race, let alone in a 1-2 order.
That's what I was thinking after seeing the FP2 times, but maybe Benson knows something we don't
EDIT: Apparently Rosberg was using too much fuel every lap. I'll be pissed if race wins boil down to 'yay I didn't run out of fuel'.
brotkasten
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LOL!
On a more serious note, there is a chance PDVSA may pull the plug on him. He elbowed his way to Lotus, and it seems that wasn´t the best business decision PDVSA would have envisioned.
Yeah, I can see that, especially if Williams get a lot more points than them. As much as I love to hate on Pastor, I can't fault him for going to Lotus from Williams based on form going into this season.
Nicktendo86
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I have to agree, he is the worst thing about BBC F1...
Osiris
I permanently banned my 6 year old daughter from using the PS4 for mistakenly sending grief reports as it's too hard to watch or talk to her
Then he knows nothing of the history of F1.
"Form" is not a reliable concept in the sport, multi-year domination of the type enjoyed in recent years by RBR is very much the exception, not the rule, and many many times have teams gone from an atrocious year or two to WCC / WDC winning performance in a single year.
I already miss Gary Anderson, he'd sort this out.
Everytime I read Bensons columns i just think...ohhh fuck off.
No worries, the race will sort many things out.
I don´t doubt there will still be lots of hyperbole, I think the most insane speculation will end at least.
Not sure what went down at BBC, but if there ever was a proper time to have Gary Anderson on the F1 team, it would be this season.
theignoramus
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People need to stop blaming Bernard for the V6s. He hates them
AMS analysis on todays long runs:
ROS average 1.33,9
HAM average 1.34,2
VET average 1.34,6 (option)
VET average 1.34,8 (prime)
...but: Merc said to have problems staying within fuel limits, RBR not so much.
Lauda: "who drives faster needs more fuel *shrug*"
ALO average 1.35,0 (also on the fuel limit)
BOT average 1.34,8
FOI/MCL average 1.34,9
FOI happy with constant performance, think themselves on one level with MCL, but faster than TOR and SAU, hope for Top10.
SAU unhappy with technical problems that keep them from driving. "our supplier can´t help us much, as they are still learning themselves"
LOT and CAT already on their second sets of batteries (Maldonado, Ericsson) and electronics (Maldonado 2/8, Ericsson 1/8). It is expected both teams needing to break the curfew already. Kobayashi lucky, as his problem with the fuel leak was found before start of the session, so the exchange doesn´t count. GRO with a gearbox problem in FP1.
Horner: "We´re loosing three quarters to a second on the straights compared to Merc, which means we are faster in the corners"
MAS is sure to drive as fast as ALO, said they had lots of fuel onboard, while FER drove very light. But thinks he can´t beat Merc.
RAI said the car doesn´t break the way he likes it, when asked why slower than ALO. Domenicali said its not RAI´s fault, but a team´s problem they are working on.
ROS average 1.33,9
HAM average 1.34,2
VET average 1.34,6 (option)
VET average 1.34,8 (prime)
...but: Merc said to have problems staying within fuel limits, RBR not so much.
Lauda: "who drives faster needs more fuel *shrug*"
ALO average 1.35,0 (also on the fuel limit)
BOT average 1.34,8
FOI/MCL average 1.34,9
FOI happy with constant performance, think themselves on one level with MCL, but faster than TOR and SAU, hope for Top10.
SAU unhappy with technical problems that keep them from driving. "our supplier can´t help us much, as they are still learning themselves"
LOT and CAT already on their second sets of batteries (Maldonado, Ericsson) and electronics (Maldonado 2/8, Ericsson 1/8). It is expected both teams needing to break the curfew already. Kobayashi lucky, as his problem with the fuel leak was found before start of the session, so the exchange doesn´t count. GRO with a gearbox problem in FP1.
Horner: "We´re loosing three quarters to a second on the straights compared to Merc, which means we are faster in the corners"
MAS is sure to drive as fast as ALO, said they had lots of fuel onboard, while FER drove very light. But thinks he can´t beat Merc.
RAI said the car doesn´t break the way he likes it, when asked why slower than ALO. Domenicali said its not RAI´s fault, but a team´s problem they are working on.
massivekettle
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I was under the impression that only Rosberg's stint was plagued by higher fuel consumption? Did Mercedes say anything about Lewis on the matter?
Nope, AMS assumed it to be a general Merc problem.
May as well do Austria too while you're there. It's close enough.
brotkasten
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Once they figure out their issues with the power unit, Red Bull seems to be the team to beat again. The aero work on that car is impressive.
Nicktendo86
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I want to see RB competitive and beaten fair and square, but if they are dominant I am done with the season. Can't fucking stand it when one team dominates. Plus I can't stand RB.
massivekettle
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Two things:
1) RBR seemed to be trying harder than say Mercedes in their flying laps
2) RBR apparently is losing 0.5s-1s on the straights due to the power unit (AMuS quoting Horner)
Hard to say where RBR is, or rather, where Renault is. I don't think they are that far behind; maybe they are not running full revs or ERS, but it's the same I reckon for other manufacturers (Ferrari had issues with ERS, Mercedes likely running lower revs at the moment).
I don't think RBR will magically appear with a car that will trounce everyone come Barcelona.
EDIT: Checked top speeds, RBR is 1-2 kph slower than Lewis, 5kph slower than Ferrari - so I am not sure that their PU issues are that deep, unless other teams are running with much lower revs than usual (i.e. race setting than full qualifying trim).
Did you read the Horner quote? Its not from winter testing, but from today. Today, as in: the first time they drove with full power, all 160 ERS horses available. And they are still much slower on the straights, where people usually overtake, than most others.
Will they be able to overcome this? Hell yes, they still got the most money and lots of talent.
But will they dominate again? Hell no, its much closer together now, and FER/MER don´t sleep or skinnydip their balls all day.
Why, thank you! Vettel doesn't live in Germany though, in case you wanted to shit in his mailbox, too.
massivekettle
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Its not about the top speed at the end of the straight, they accelerate much slower coming out of the corner at the beginning of the straight. That's why they are much slower over the length of said straight.
Nicktendo86
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I read they are still only running at 70%? :S
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