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I agree building a test track is a strong way to go! M.Nader- I can see your point but respectfully disagree with sims for F1 taking control. It really is about costs. I can tell you that the aero company I am working with spends about 80-90 million per year keeping just 1 sim running. that its an a...

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I wasn't sure where this should go not sure I want this to end we are having an interesting discussion regarding testing. the comments have been really interesting and some of the points made are great. I guess the discussion can take it more technical or less.

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I agree with your points above! look at Williams they have a huge technology group based in the middle east that developed a special fly wheel for a KERS system that is now in the new Porsche super car. Mclaren is building technology for bicycles. F1 technology is used in many different applications...

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i am in the software business and we sold a huge system to a major airline manufacture. This company used our software in their simulators. These simulators are good enough for commercial airline pilots to get certified on. When I was talking to one of the engineers who helped develop the simulator ...

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I agree however simulators are not the track and as you have mentioned in earlier posts even with a fractional percentage off in a simulator makes that simulator need a recalibration or updates to software, hardware etc which costs serious money. if it was attesting scenario costs would be there how...

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http://www.gocompare.com/covered/2013/03/eight-driving-innovations-which-came-from-f1/ here are a few examples of F1 bringing innovation to road cars. I am sure I can find more, and I am sure if anyone cared to look they will find more examples. Testing improves these innovations, testing gives team...

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There are many things that transferred over to road cars, ceramic brakes, KERS, paddle shifters, sequential transmission as example all F1 by products to go into road cars. None of the things you listed have translated to "road" cars - road cars being every day cars, not supercars. Also, none of th...

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good points, I am just trying to make a point that road cars/F1 cars have viability into the sport. Testing can advance this even more. The way it is now innovation will have to come from road cars not F1 because there is no testing of ideas, all ideas come on a computer and then put into a wind tun...

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Blake--Good to see you too- not sure I have your current email. mine hasn't changed so lets for sure catch up. Land in UK is available just look at what Mclaren built recently. Its absurd to say that Ferrari have an unfair advantage when how many teams are within 20 miles of silverstone? It just doe...

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There are many things that transferred over to road cars, ceramic brakes, KERS, paddle shifters, sequential transmission as example all F1 by products to go into road cars. Yes tests where open to the public and was always covered by news media so in that respect it was open and reported on as were ...

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so a man that has been in F1 longer than anyone less Bernie only cares about Ferrari? Really? Ferrari is saying this because the fans want a better show. he has made terrific points. So because Mclaren has a better simulator that its why he is saying these things?? Ferrari is at the top if not the h...

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111960 here is the link. when there was unlimited testing Ferrari didn't run 24/7. they ran as much as other top teams. Like I said before many teams less a few have factories on or close to circuits. Running a simulator is a direct result of budget as wel...

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this is cool, I think the NFL should have a team based in London. it takes about the same time for you to fly from Miami to Seattle than it does Miami to London give or take an hour. There are tons of expats in London and sponsors would line up to support not to mention fans from UK and Europe. My U...

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yes I read that thread however it dealt more with just simulators not a discussion around testing vs simulators.
your last post with the interview was not responded to so I figured to start a thread around testing/simulators.

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being a huge F1 fan from the USA. I would like to discuss testing. Luca recently gave an interview and discussed testing over simulators. Since I am in the high tech field (software) I understand the costs of maintaining and building complex computer systems. These simulators cost tens of millions o...

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Since the private illegal test. They have won 2 GP and finished 2 cars in top 10 Canada. They get no real penalty...I think this is the real crime. They cheated...they admit they cheated and they win 2 GP's. Something smells here...also they are granted to supply 4 teams with engines next year. FIA ...

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agree on that point. I think MB will simply say look the regulations say we can't undertake a test...Pirelli asked us to use a car in a test they undertook...seems to me splitting hairs however that is what lawyers do fight over words...

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i think MB may have a chance to get out of this mess. The sporting regulations state that the teams can not "undertake a test" MB lawyers will argue that they did not undertake the test Pirelli did. we do know that this was a Pirelli test so therefore they undertook the test....appears to me a legal...

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The funny thing about these cheating scandals lately has been British run teams. Ross who we know at Ferrari had some real problems with following the rules properly and now MB---same team principal....HMMM aside from the obvious with Ross, the other being Mclaren and that little row cost Ronnie his...

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Speaking of selective memories, here's something from 2 years ago: Angry Alonso unhappy with Pirelli Felipe Massa: New Pirelli tyres only suited McLaren, Red-Bull Racing team at Spanish Grand Prix Ferrari hopes hard tyre is altered Ferrari say Pirelli needs to change hard compound tyres for next ra...

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Luca Codero di Montezemolo. That would be a massive, massive mistake. In season testing (and likely unlimited testing would resume), meaning Ferrari can use their private track 24/7 again, and we all know what happened when they were able to do that last time. so that is so bad? Mclaren built milli...

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This proves 1 huge point with F!. Controlling costs is a smoke screen for politics. That is the brutal truth. Just look at what teams will have to do in order to get the new tires integrated into the current car. The expense is real, no matter if it is a few hundred grand or millions they have to ch...

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let's just agree that team orders are a way of F1 and leave it at that

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I have a very simple solution to all of this. Ban Radios. If you want to tell you guuys to hold station put it on a pit board - there aree times when its needed I doubt the second race of the year is that time or place. Otherwise let them race! safe in the knowledge that you're hire the most talent...

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What does it matter? MB, RBR, Ferrari, Lotus, Mclaren in fact every team has orders. It is all about the money, the sponsors. The money drives this and always will. RBR wants to win bot titles why? Red Bull uses to show that Red Bull gives you wings!!! It is a marketing tool to sell those little can...

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If you want to eliminate team orders there is only one fool proof way to do it. Allow only one car teams... as long as there is more than one car per team, there will be team orders...always have been, always will be. DeadKenny, you are making yourself look very foolish. Blake my friend your point ...

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If you want to eliminate team orders there is only one fool proof way to do it. Allow only one car teams... as long as there is more than one car per team, there will be team orders...always have been, always will be. DeadKenny, you are making yourself look very foolish. Blake my friend your point ...

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No one can ever blame or put Ferrari down for having team orders not after what I witnessed today. Both RBR and MB used team orders in the 2nd race of the season!!!! This is crazy and for anyone to imply Ferrari is worse or does things others do not is a lying hypocrite. PERIOD. LOL! People blame F...

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My opinion is this. They got Max after pictures had been taken with Nazi gear hookers. No matter that he was set up the fact is he was there with the hookers. He won a lawsuit but he stepped down from the FIA. In my opinion that event led to his leaving the FIA no matter if he was retiring....Max wa...

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"There was no point. He had made it quite clear what his intention was by making the move. He knew what the communication was. He had had the communication. He chose to ignore it. "He put his interest beyond what the team's position was. He was focused on those seven points difference between second...

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In fairness, RB and Merc let their drivers race till the last stops. Rosberg and Hamilton swapped positions a few times until they were controlled. The race was dramatic and action packed but F1 is a team sport. Don't complain when the teams try to avoid a complete cock up like Turkey 2010 Team ord...

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it doesnt matter who said what to whom. The team made a decision and used team orders...That is in the 2nd GP of the season how terrible is that for F1??

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No one can ever blame or put Ferrari down for having team orders not after what I witnessed today. Both RBR and MB used team orders in the 2nd race of the season!!!! This is crazy and for anyone to imply Ferrari is worse or does things others do not is a lying hypocrite. PERIOD.

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RBR are a bunch of crying babies...they cheat by over spending on the budget restriction, they cry about possibly losing in Monaco and everyone get's to change tires and now Newey is crying about Tires...just shut up and race. I have always really disliked Newey as a brash self serving twit rather t...

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The fact is. Red Bull used team orders...Mclaren used team orders...Ferrari used team orders, they all use team orders...this is like asking if you are a little pregnant....You either are or your not. There is no middle ground or it's OK in this case but not that case. The reality is F1 is a team sp...

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Date Program Time Network Friday, March 15 Practice #1 12:00 a.m. NBC Sports Network Friday, March 15 Practice #2 1:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network Sat., March 16 Qualifying 2 a.m. NBC Sports Network Sat., March 16 Qualifying Re-Air 1:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network Sunday, March 17 Australian Grand Prix 1:30...

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i just DVrd all 3 practice sessions qualifying and race on NBC sports via COMCAST. so here at Comcast cable subscribers we are all set.

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