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ianwit

Hasn't he effectively undermined Bernie by doing this, could his role become redundant?

ianwit

He's never won in Brazil, the home track of his hero, he will go for the win.

ianwit

Iirc the engine that caught fire is being used on Fridays.

ianwit

107% rule is not rigorously enforced, it is only implemented to weed out slow cars (mobile chicanes), I think they will overlook that rule for the current champion in a relatively fast car.

ianwit

The run off area is too easy, that's what needs to be sorted. Not just a Montreal but other circuits too, the first chicane at Monza is a good example of how it could be done.

ianwit

The reason I think it was deliberate is not because of the wiggle or how much later he was braking it's his line on the second run after he goes around the depression in the straight. All of the drivers know the line around Monaco and follow it repeatedly with amazing accuracy probably to within plu...

ianwit

At the risk of being pedantic there's no quote from Wolff stating that Nico used a disallowed engine map in Bahrain, just an inference from ESPN with the "last couple of races" remark, but that could mean anything. In the quotes I'd seen before Lauda specifically mentions Lewis and Barcelona and st...

ianwit

At the risk of being pedantic there's no quote from Wolff stating that Nico used a disallowed engine map in Bahrain, just an inference from ESPN with the "last couple of races" remark, but that could mean anything. In the quotes I'd seen before Lauda specifically mentions Lewis and Barcelona and st...

ianwit

Wasn't it half a second away in quali trim at Monaco? That is a huge gap when they were expecting to be competing.

ianwit

There is another thread with this info on it including a link to the transcript from the Press conference on the official F1 site.

ianwit

milomak wrote:where can i get a link to the incident?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX2841KPMW8

It's his line that makes me think it was deliberate. After rounding the dip in the road he doesn't go anywhere near the barrier on the left on the second attempt which for me is very odd.

ianwit

Senna would win the world championship in 1990 if Prost failed to finish so he made sure he didn't.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvSgJDIsRnc

Not my idea of a great champion.

ianwit

Covalent wrote:
flyboy10 wrote:Isn't the real race at Monaco on the Saturday?
No it's on Sunday.

Correct, Statistically it's on Saturday and whoever gets pole.

ianwit

Looks like his Chassis was distorted....

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/form ... 62176.html

ianwit

Haven't four GP been completed? Why summarise 3 after the 4th or am I missing something?

ianwit

He is driving with his brain much more this year, there is no point in him beating Nico by more than a few seconds because he is thinking long term about engine life over the season. Last few seasons the engine life was much more predictable after many years of reliability and Seb could do the faste...

ianwit

I read the other day that they introduced an exhaust upgrade before Bahrain which was much tighter and realigned the side pods to suit. But the customer teams didn't have time to react and McLaren were running with a gap big enough to fit a suitcase in between the exhaust and the sidepod skin. This ...

ianwit

Rumours today that BMW and Ford/Cosworth want to come back because of the new engine rules.

ianwit

I'm very much NOT a maldo fan, but it didn't seem he did anything stupid. He headed for and hit the apex, without sliding wide afterwards. Guti seemed to turn in a bit too much from his initial, wider entry(allowing for maldo?) and their tyres touched and launched him. Maldonado's line to that corn...

ianwit

Don't know why Hughes is making a song and dance about this now, I read about this shaft somewhere a few weeks ago.

ianwit

Although Vettel and Hamilton retired early with engine issues provided the engine and ancillaries are ok they could end up with an advantage; their PU's have done one race distance less than their teammates. I am sure this will equalise over the season but it might not be as catastrophic as it seems...

ianwit

More info from Amus about how the meters are run and calibrated.

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/form ... 21034.html

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113091

ianwit

It's never been a level playing field, teams have their glory years then fade to a greater or lesser degree and rise again. It's the nature of any sport and to expect to be continually at the top is arrogant.

ianwit

If the ignore the warnings in Quali they can be disqualified and in the race they can be black flagged. If the driver ignores a black flag he could lose his super licence.

ianwit

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/mercedes-were-also-warned-fuel-3261859? Now Mirror Sport has learned that race winner Nico Rosberg had to adjust his fuel flow at the instructions of the race director. The same had happened on the previous day. Unlike Red Bull, though, Mercedes complied imme...

ianwit

Traditionally overtaking is done by planning the move, building up momentum and being canny on the brakes. DRS and a power boost are both artificial. DRS was implemented because of the aero issues for the following car during the exhaust blowing era but I still think it is needed. My concern is the ...

ianwit

Actually, unless I am totally misunderstanding things, just checking the amount of fuel left (as some have suggested as a true indicator if a team has gone over the 100) has no relevance to this situation. Would a team/driver not be able to use more fuel when they wished (ie push-to-pass) for certa...

ianwit

Even if RB prove they were not exceeding the FIA flow limit they were still running at an advantage to the other teams who were complying with the FIA instructions. The teams that complied were running at a lower threshold to follow the directive. It is highly unlikely that RB's own readings are mor...

ianwit

Did they "manipulate" , so to say, Vettels car to, or just "tested the water" with Dani's one? Well that is another contentious issue but let's just say Seb never went over the fuel flow limit as set by the FIA in any session. Makes me think there might have been foul play at work against Dan Not f...

ianwit

Surely the ECU is a management computer and is only as accurate as the information that is sent to it by the various sensors. To use the ECU as a method of achieving accuracy is misleading. Actually the ECU controls the injections and is as such very precise. It has to be, because if it isn't the m...

ianwit

Surely the ECU is a management computer and is only as accurate as the information that is sent to it by the various sensors. To use the ECU as a method of achieving accuracy is misleading.

ianwit

Spot on justmoi

ianwit

As I understand it it's a secondary way of restricting the power of the engines. The first method which has been in use for some years now is to limit the rpm, this year it is 15,000 rpm. This year they have added a second method and restricted the maximum fuel flow to 100kg per hour. It is a power ...

ianwit

Horner is being insincere in his protestations or really dim, it doesn't need Saward to point this out. After multiple requests by the FIA to make adjustments before and during the race he ignores them, goes ahead with his own option then has the temerity to exclaim surprise at the DSQ.

ianwit

Same fan, same equipment, same viewpoint, different years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS4Dh_E ... vAY16HO0CB

ianwit

6) The technical representative stated to the stewards that there is variation in the sensors. However, the sensors fall within a known range, and are individually calibrated. They then become the standard which the teams must use for their fuel flow. 7) The team stated that based on the difference...

ianwit

Joe Saward's (I know how much you all love him) most recent post seems to suggest that the sensor thing was a known up and down the pitlane, and that RB were the only team trying to gain an advantage out of it despite knowing what was probably going to happen. Im sure theres a whole lot more to com...

ianwit

The op is correct and incorrect, it just depends on what you want from them. If you want race wins, podiums and pole positions they are the most competent team out there. If you want either championship they are incompetent.

ianwit

250mm wrote:None of this matters anymore because Lewis is leaving Macca...

You have a 50:50 chance of being correct. On one hand you will be remembered for a lucky guess and on the other hand you will be remembered for being wrong.

ianwit

slungu wrote:Already deploying the stuff on the streets ? Wow, for those living there it must be very annoying.

Err no, the Op says 2009, and if they are starting this week the residents daren't say anything........

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