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The Formula 1 2014 Season |OT| Who Will Win? Nobody Nose
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Psychotext
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Farce follows farce.
But surely you also need less people crunching data at the circuit? I would've thought they could leave more people back at base now that's it less essential to convert the data in meaningful, on-the-fly information. idk.
Whenever teams don't like something, they use costs as an excuse, true or otherwise.
You still pay wages also couple of people less on the track does not change cost that much.
I just want driving advice removed i don't care about other stuff.
Grand Prix - The Killer Years is back on the iplayer. Well worth a watch.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00z8v18/grand-prix-the-killer-years?campaign=socialflow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00z8v18/grand-prix-the-killer-years?campaign=socialflow
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...4-car-grid-eight-teams-formula-one?CMP=twt_gu
Bernie says we will know in the next 2/3 races whether the 8 team 3 car thing will happen or not. Basically if caterham/marussia/someone else fails then it will happen.
Also double points will probably be gone next year.
Bernie says we will know in the next 2/3 races whether the 8 team 3 car thing will happen or not. Basically if caterham/marussia/someone else fails then it will happen.
Also double points will probably be gone next year.
If you only have regular TV, one of the Spanish channels should carry the race.
Man, I really hope the 3 car per team thing doesn't happen. I could see it leading to such huge team orders fiascos if it does. Maybe I'll be wrong and it will just get good drivers stuck on poor teams like Hulk into better cars, but 2 cars per team is working fine as is and I don't really want to see it changed.
Good riddance to double points.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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If Nico wins his only championship at the last race, the one year they have double points... I can't even imagine the amount of shit he'll get from fans.
I can't see it happening personally. Budgets will go up, not down. More kit transported, more new parts, more tyres, engines, more personnel. Yeah, a bit more sponsorship space.
Unless of course the honourable Mr. Ecclestone would like to share some of the exorbitant race fees around.
If it were to happen, I doubt it would just be as of next year, all the teams would want more time to prepare.
Also wouldn't be fair to see Vettel get shown up by two teammates ;-) lol.
Bernie rolls back on radio ban.
Specific instructions to help the driver on track from performance and data analysis point of view are still banned; "break earlier in Turn 1, try later apex into Turn 2".
All other messages about engine maps, tyre and break performance still allowed until next season.
Specific instructions to help the driver on track from performance and data analysis point of view are still banned; "break earlier in Turn 1, try later apex into Turn 2".
All other messages about engine maps, tyre and break performance still allowed until next season.
Good. Doesn't look farcical at all changing every 5 minutes though.
Will he even be driving in 2040?
I mean, that's good, but I was kinda secretly hoping for chaos on Sunday.
A much more sensible selection of radio bans.
* Driving lines on the circuit
* Contact with kerbs
* Car set-up parameters for specific corners
* Comparative or absolute sector time detail of another driver
* Speeds in corners compared to another driver
* Gear selection compared with another driver
* Gear selection in general
* Braking points
* Rate of braking compared to another driver
* Rate of braking or application of brakes in general
* Car stability under braking
* Throttle application compared to another driver
* Throttle application in general
* Use of DRS compares with another driver
* Use of any overtake button
* Driving technique in general
* Driving lines on the circuit
* Contact with kerbs
* Car set-up parameters for specific corners
* Comparative or absolute sector time detail of another driver
* Speeds in corners compared to another driver
* Gear selection compared with another driver
* Gear selection in general
* Braking points
* Rate of braking compared to another driver
* Rate of braking or application of brakes in general
* Car stability under braking
* Throttle application compared to another driver
* Throttle application in general
* Use of DRS compares with another driver
* Use of any overtake button
* Driving technique in general
brotkasten
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To be fair, they all look like they're about to fall asleep.
I know, but Kimi just never tries to hide it and it's glorious.
Double-points likely being dropped for 2015. They're in too deep with Abu Dhabi this year now so now way 2014 isn't happening.
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Now hopefully whoever has the most points based on no double points wins this year.
JEVs helmet is glorious
That's class.
Doing the same at work, helping pass the morning.
JEVs helmet is glorious
But it's too bright to glow, surely?
Our servers are down so I can't do anything
Really have so much to do before I'm allowed to leave.Hamilton putting some good laps in.
Now if only they quit knee jerking everytime something happens that is not desirable in their eyes, that would be great.
Comparing F1 now to what it was in the late 90s is almost 95% decisions made to make the sport "more competitive" and the sport is in no way more competitive than it was in that time. It's so weird they keep doing this, esp. when they find team x or team y to be dominant for a few seasons in a row.
Are they trying stuff out for next year? It's pretty much the only reason to be continually changing chassis.
They swapped to the second one because they thought they had a problem, but it turned out to be a setup issue. This one is apparently a standard swap, but it's clear Vettel hasn't been happy all year in the chassis he's been in, but I don't think that's anything to do with the chassis.
MY TWEET GOT READ OUT ON THE BBC!
What was the tweet?
nature boy
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LOL Lewis forgot about the new rules.
Going to see this happen a lot this weekend I guess.
Going to see this happen a lot this weekend I guess.
lol, just a about the new rule and that I'm pleased with the climbdown, Drivers shouldn't be told how to drive but they need technical info about the car.
Apparently there is no GP2 this weekend, but a historical F1 event instead.
Practice 1 rundown
Alonso fastest
Hamilton second 1/10th slower
Rosberg third 27/1000th slower
Vettel 4th 6/10th slower.
Vettel had an engine failure at the end of the session due to sudden loss of oil pressure, but it's an old engine so no penalty. 3.5 hours to swap out so they are hoping to get some laps in P2.
No other major incidents apart from Kimi having a brake disk on fire as he came into the pit (not once he'd stopped).
Psychotext
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It's not immediately clear, are they able to tell drivers what engine map the other driver is using?
No. Nothing about other cars unless it's "get out of the way" type stuff.
TarpitCarnivore
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Bernie keeps doing this to try and make it more likable for fans. That's why they even considered adding more sparks with a lower plate. I have no idea if that went through or not, but it's an incredibly cheap move.
Why are they in too deep? If they can change rules on radio use instantly, why can't they drop double points this year? The championship is looking like it will be affected by it, if things continue as they are.
massivekettle
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