You are continuing to miss the point by some distance. You wouldn't bitch about an ECU because they are the same for everyone. Engines are not. Your example was stupid, sorry. If you want to find another part of the car that is dramatically performance changing, not the same for all teams, and unable to be improved mid season, by all means feel free.
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The Formula 1 2014 Season |OT| Who Will Win? Nobody Nose
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You are continuing to miss the point by some distance. You wouldn't bitch about an ECU because they are the same for everyone. Engines are not. Your example was stupid, sorry. If you want to find another part of the car that is dramatically performance changing, not the same for all teams, and unable to be improved mid season, by all means feel free.
Okay, it was a poor example perhaps, but my point was that in both cases the rules are there for everyone. Everyone's engines are going to be locked down and it's not just a problem for Renault.
I'm not going to carry on with this discussion but Newey's grievances with the rules appear on the outside to be solely regarding his team's choice of engine partner. They're unhappy they've got the short end of the stick, that's all there is to it.
There is no solution because it would go against in-season cost cutting. I was just saying that I thought Newey's Renault complaints were justified. The other Renault-powered teams can complain too, but it carries a lot more weight when the works team is complaining in the media.
Yes, V6 are just introduced in the sport, it's ridiculous that the manufacturers can't work on them.
They've had years to work on them. Some of them did their job, some didn't. They can work on them to improve reliability and at the end of the season they can redesign pretty much the entire thing.
In season upgrades would cost a fortune that the smaller teams cannot afford to support, but all engines have to be the same when supplied to multiple teams.
Because the amount of time and work they can do on aero is limited.
30 hours in the wind tunnel with 60% models, or 30 teraflops of CFD per week. Or a mix of the two.
In other news, F1 to get new anti-fuel-burny-burny safetly mats to put in storage areas to help prevent blazes like the one Williams had.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114427
30 hours in the wind tunnel with 60% models, or 30 teraflops of CFD per week. Or a mix of the two.
In other news, F1 to get new anti-fuel-burny-burny safetly mats to put in storage areas to help prevent blazes like the one Williams had.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114427
Teams have had years to work on aero yet get to update it constantly as their cash allows. If you are fine with locking engine development as a concept, then by extension aero design should be locked at some nebulous point in the season. After all if cost saving is the key, locking engine development is only half the story.
But a team is responsible for its own spending on aero. The team is not responsible for funding engine improvement, the engine developer is. And all engines from one supplier must be the same for all cars. So RedBull couldn't fund engine upgrades just for them, they'd have to go to all other Renault cars.
Marussia, Caterham, Sauber and even Williams don't have the money laying about to pay for that work all season.
Nicktendo86
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Wtf? That's out if nowhere! Amazing news.
Super news. Just saw it on my Twitter feed too.
bobnowhere
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Yeah same here, but this is fantastic. Obviously there is going to be a long, long recovery period but that first step has been made.
There was always going to be rehabilitation needed, he's been in a coma for a long time, lost a third of his body weight etc won't be easy
First pictures from Red Bull Ring (by @F1PaddockPass):
Great track and beautiful background, the same as 11 years ago
Nice to know the cows are still there!
I missed A1 ring. Not many overtakes there though in my memory.
And this time there will be no loud noise to scare them
ConstructMe
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fuck yeah what a great night this is
Myoclonic Jerk
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Great news
First pictures from Red Bull Ring (by @F1PaddockPass):
Great track and beautiful background, the same as 11 years ago
My most anticipated race of the year. Hype.
For sure, but the "ongoing" part doesn´t exactly sound like a sudden change for the better, sadly.
Agreed. Sadly, I don't think this news is quite as positive as it sounds.
Sadly this, he could be out of coma but in vegetative state :|
Somewhat worried about this as well. But, the good news is that he's able to leave the hospital at least.
Subjective since I don't think this doctor is involved at all:
Very subjective. We know that the family did very comprehensive remodeling in the family home to accommodate him, which could mean they simply got him out of the hospital as he doesn´t need ER treatment.
Update:
MSC is not at home, but in the university hospital of Lausanne, about 35km from his home. He still needs the care of specialized doctors, so a care by nurses in his home was out of the question. It is unlikely that we will hear further updates soon, as everyone has agreed to grant the family privacy.
Not the news we wanted to hear.
MSC is not at home, but in the university hospital of Lausanne, about 35km from his home. He still needs the care of specialized doctors, so a care by nurses in his home was out of the question. It is unlikely that we will hear further updates soon, as everyone has agreed to grant the family privacy.
Not the news we wanted to hear.
Psychotext
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Link?
Thread on Michael and status.
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=742102&page=9
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=742102&page=9
Exactly, especially with it being a community thread. You should see what topics we constantly discuss in WrassleGAF.
pants
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I'd rather not this become wrestlegaf. Used to post/lurk there, got tired of the stupidity.
Good. I really dislike current Hockenheim track.
Pre Villeneuve?
pants
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They changed the layout because Villeneuve had a nasty accident at the first chicane (the trees' shadows over the track and the rapid changing of light levels cause by the aforementioned apparently caused his contact lenses to be unable to adjust or something and it was ruled a huge safety risk) iirc thats also why you dont see any other tree lines close to the track anymore these days. At least ones casting shadows over the track.
I may be recalling the track wrong, but I recall them using this as an excuse to cut the forest section of Hockenheim (added to the fact it is difficult to recover a driver/car from there)
Ah yes. I thought you meant that it changed before he started racing for some reason, loll. I miss that layout.
marvelharvey
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I was always under the impression that the FIA deemed the circuit too long, poor for spectators and not enough 'excitement'. Anyway, maybe it's my rose tinted visor, but Hockenheim was my favourite circuit and there's a special place in hell reserved for those responsible for its change.
Now in its honour, let's play the board game!
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