Yep.
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The Formula 1 2015 Season |OT| Formula E Feeder Series
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JoeyJungle
Banned
Maldonado finished!!!!!
Needed sprinklers.
Unless merc started him with less fuel the messages really didn't tally with what we were seeing on screen. On that lap he used .1kg less then Rosberg and about .6kg less in total.
Yep. Lack of SC didn't help today though, it meant everyone was fuel saving thus nobody pushing to overtake, nobody driving to the limit, and fewer errors. Even still, the lack of a SC is probably because nobody is able to drive to the limit in the first place. But yeah generally the cars are too easy to drive currently, this is a concern being voiced by many.
Very pleased with a HAM win nonetheless.
aspiegamer
Member
Easy Sunday for Hamilton. This should put Rosberg back in his place after the past 2 races. Great race for Vettel. Screw Honda. Even if that car were near-average it would make the entire field a lot more interesting with the people driving it.
I think that fuel saving is still semi-allowed under "coaching" as are brake "safety reasons". It's specific bits like sector times and technical info on other cars that are banned. More banned? Whatever. It's all stupid. Both the coaching and the rules.
Edit: On fuel, I think everyone was expecting a safety car, where even 2-3 laps can give a buffer. Still hate the fuel limits.
I think that fuel saving is still semi-allowed under "coaching" as are brake "safety reasons". It's specific bits like sector times and technical info on other cars that are banned. More banned? Whatever. It's all stupid. Both the coaching and the rules.
Edit: On fuel, I think everyone was expecting a safety car, where even 2-3 laps can give a buffer. Still hate the fuel limits.
Bird watching would exponentially increase the excitement.
Gareth Bale
Member
He actually asked earlier on if 100m and they said 50m was enough to give them some margin. Clearly wasn't.
Yes, but his engineer said that since he'd started pushing again more aggressive lift and coast was needed.
Souldestroyer Reborn
Banned
He's out qualified him in more races.
He's scored more points than him.
In racing that's all that matters.
Anyway, this fuel saving shit has got to go. That on top of the tyre management is just pitiful to watch.
Goldrusher
Member
Nice trophies.
SunhiLegend
Member
lol, there's a reason why Max was a shoe in for that seat and Sainz ended being an after thought. If you watched both drivers in the feeder series you'd understand. Don't worry, Max will finish this season with more points than Sainz. Of that I have no doubt.
Lewis about to go on a 9 run streak like Vettel in 2013.
freakzilla149
Banned
Kimi needs to go. He's wasting that seat.
Can't exactly say that about Rosberg but we desperately need someone capable of challenging Lewis. I'm a Ham fan but it gets boring. At least he seems happier.
Can't exactly say that about Rosberg but we desperately need someone capable of challenging Lewis. I'm a Ham fan but it gets boring. At least he seems happier.
Sounds like someone is up for an avatar bet. One year with a Sainz avatar if Max does not finish above Sainz in points?
I'll take it.
Cheeseman Battitude
Member
What a shit race.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Did they grill him yesterday?
The big F1 websites are a joke. You have to Google translate Japanese news / blog websites to get detailed info from Arai.
An exhaust problem caused the double dnf
aspiegamer
Member
Well, Vettel's chase through the pack was entertaining and it's a quite pretty track, but overall... Very average Formula One by the numbers today. I still like the track, though.
Also, Hamilton's car must have been running on fumes while driving into the pit at the end. That did not sound like a healthy engine at all.
Also, Hamilton's car must have been running on fumes while driving into the pit at the end. That did not sound like a healthy engine at all.
He's right. 100%.
Psychotext
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killer_clank
Member
sick of fuel saving, want to race, mclaren looking like amateurs
I wouldn't mind Raikkonen and Massa retiring after this season. They are both far away from their best driving and the great performances are far between.
Mercedes and others were tight on fuel. Maybe they expected a period with safety car. Still it made for some weird fighting between Rosberg and Hamilton.
Mercedes and others were tight on fuel. Maybe they expected a period with safety car. Still it made for some weird fighting between Rosberg and Hamilton.
He doesn't regret his move because to beat the Mercedes you need to do something different, something unique. He spent five years coming third, fourth, fifth, and if he'd stayed at Ferrari he'd still be third, fourth, fifth.
EDIT: Apparently I took the wrong message from that :lol
Basically:
He was in the middle of a battle and they team were talking to him about fuel saving. That he wanted to focus on racing and later after the heat of battle he could worry about fuel.
Getting passed so easily on track makes them look like amateurs. Something he said on the radio and repeated again in the interview with BBC.
Mercedes can still build a decent gap when they need it - like they did it today after lap 10, when both cars suddenly made a huge gap to RAI.
All cars were tightly fueled today, almost all in top 10 around 99.5 kg used
Also, Grosjean rookie mistake took away nice chunk of points in WCC for Lotus
All cars were tightly fueled today, almost all in top 10 around 99.5 kg used
Also, Grosjean rookie mistake took away nice chunk of points in WCC for Lotus
Wax Free Vanilla
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Engineer: "We must save fuel, we must target zero."
Alonso: "I don't want, I don't want."
Engineer: "We're going to have big problems later if we don't."
Alonso: "Already I have big problems now. Driving with this, looking like amateur. So I race and then I concentrate on the fuel."
Engineer: "There may still be retirements later in the race, we need to make sure we can fight for positions in the end."
Fox Mulder
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Might want to go to wec then.
