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The Formula 1 2014 Season |OT| Who Will Win? Nobody Nose
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"All Formula 1 teams place their faith in someone more powerful than them and they cannot survive unless they blindly follow that person. The recipient of that faith then seeks out someone in an even higher position in order to escape from the pressure. That person then seeks out someone even more powerful that he must put his faith in. In this way all kings are born and in this way all Gods are born. Do not believe in me yet, Sebastian Vettel for now I shall slowly teach you who the God is that you will put your faith in. Believing in me comes after that."
~ Adrian Newey
Nicktendo86
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If this is true and pans out all other teams should be ashamed. No excuses now, no ebd, flexi wings etc. They have to do a better job.
Nicktendo86
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certain team will blame their wind tunnel once again
brotkasten
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Poor Newey just wants to design boats and yet those evil people at Red Bull keep throwing money at him.
The RB10 would be the best looking car on the grid if it wasn't for the livery. The shape is fantastic.
The RB10 would be the best looking car on the grid if it wasn't for the livery. The shape is fantastic.
Psychotext
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If Merc being able to run with less than 100kg of fuel is true, at the pace they've shown, you can forget about this season being even close... it'll be like the old Ferrari days of dominance.
Replace 'Merc' with 'Red Bull/Vettel' and you've got the first pre-Aus posts from the last four years. I still refuse to believe RBR won't win either title this year, that's how badly they've scarred me. Even if they do dominate, it'll be nice to see Rosberg winning some.
Psychotext
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If they had a Merc engine I suspect they'd be wiping the floor with everyone right now. Be glad they don't I guess? 
If they had a Merc engine I suspect they'd be wiping the floor with everyone right now. Be glad they don't I guess?
Better hope they don't switch to Honda next year
Got a link?
massivekettle
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Thanks. That's the most planted I've ever seen the Mercedes look, impressive.
I'm in the same senate (next-level political puns). I just don't know which rumours to believe right now. Can't wait to for 6am on Sunday.
That's a good sign (if you're rooting for Mercedes
).Hopefully Redbull sort their power issues out and smash the field by a lap.
The cars are running at 12000RPM max. This is 100% due to the maximum fuel load regs.
They don't deserve high TV ratings for this shite.
On a positive note, at least, the cars are now a handful to drive and top drivers will have their chance to shine, regardless of their team.
The cars are running at 12000RPM max. This is 100% due to the maximum fuel load regs.
They don't deserve high TV ratings for this shite.
On a positive note, at least, the cars are now a handful to drive and top drivers will have their chance to shine, regardless of their team.
No way the cars are only running at 12,000 at that stage. There is no need to only run at 12,000 for hot laps except for sandbagging. Q3 will see exactly what is going on.
EDIT: The above may not actually be true. Interesting.
Wow, that's something I'm surprised no-one mentioned here... with the quieter engines, to get more volume for the broadcast you can actually hear wind noise. Pretty sure that's the first time I've ever been able to notice it on an on-board camera.
Codies are fucked when they need to try and implement that in F1 2014
Codies are fucked when they need to try and implement that in F1 2014
They sound fine in person. But that's not the problem. It's that they're quieter. I have no idea on DB/measurements or whatever, but it has to be in the realm of ~10-12db from where I was sitting in the Prost stand. (that's a rough guesstimate of the cars being about as loud now as they were last year with my earplugs in, which reduce sound by 12db)
Trust me, it's even more unexciting in person. At least if you go to a race you can forget your earplugs!
I'm in the mid 1:28s.
A little late in the thread but I just wanted to say that is good to have you back. Carry on.
Psychotext
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I'm going to Spa this year and I'm actually a bit gutted that I never got to do it in the V8 days. I had heard it was like an amphitheatre of sound, with it feeling like the cars were all around you.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Wow, that's something I'm surprised no-one mentioned here... with the quieter engines, to get more volume for the broadcast you can actually hear wind noise. Pretty sure that's the first time I've ever been able to notice it on an on-board camera.
Codies are fucked when they need to try and implement that in F1 2014
This is what really interests me about the prospect of fully electronic racing cars, and the new sorts of aural experiences that'll lead to. As I said earlier on, that's much more interesting to me than a screeching engine.
And as for games, Geoff Crammond's games always featured a shit load of tyre squeeling. I'm pretty sure he was quoted as saying with regard to GP3 upon release, "If you can't hear your tyres squeeling, you're not driving fast enough."
Wax Free Vanilla
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I think the 11k - 12k rpm range offers peak power due to fuel flow restrictions, so running higher than this returns no benefit. Cosworth released their v6 power curve graph in that race car engineer mag.
All three engines sound bloody awful, F1 got Gran Turismoed
We'll get used to the engine sound. It's okay. If you want to get mad at something, get mad at what this means for the future of performance street cars. V12 and V10 engines are already reserved for exotics. The V8 might go that way in the next 10-15 years. Now that is a travesty. F1 is just being forward thinking. PEACE.
Now that is a travesty. F1 is just being forward thinking. PEACE.It's almost a shame you don't get to experience the celebrity support races, sponsored by the Mazda 3 hybrid. Literally all you cam hear is rubber in contact with asphalt.
On that note, I highly recommend hunting down that video where an electric supercar does a lap around Nordschliefe. It's scary as hell.
F1LT v3.0 has surfaced! Get it while you can...
http://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/20cqvi/f1lt_v30_updated_for_2014_download_here/
For newcomers to F1LT, this gives you access to ALL the data that FOM previously offered for free, and then some. It's tremendous. It ninjas the data direct from the source, so you need to log into the app with your formula1.com login (free).
I need three more monitors!
Do I need to buy the FOM app to get this to work?
Nope, all you need is a free login on formula1.com
Fuck yeah! Awesome
The hell with you, FOM. Stone age wankers.Fantastic
Myoclonic Jerk
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Have you guys tried the new FOM app? I just tried the android version and HOLY COW! This thing is awesome this year. And you can have a free version and to upgrade it's only $10 compared to the previous years which was around $30-40 IIRC
CurlySaysX
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Big accident in the lake. Ship sinking.
That McLaren is a nice looking car from the front. Penis and all.
That McLaren is a nice looking car from the front. Penis and all.
CurlySaysX
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Guitierez gearbox blown it seems.
CurlySaysX
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Both McLarens testing out their offroad capabilities.
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