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Siao7 wrote: ↑
Fri May 07, 2021 7:17 pm
So I guess we have our answer if Haas offered the test or not. Shame

This video[1] claims it was because Haas didn't have a spare engine and gearbox for the old car to run the test.

[1]: https://youtu.be/YAPFHKhydHg?t=243

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I think so too. This being a nice feel-good PR opportunity probably allowed Wolff to be confident about the offer, but I don't think it was the primary reason for it.

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I understand that the organizers want more action on fridays so that more people will buy full-weekend tickets and more snacks and whatnot. I get that part. But a sprint race does not make sense to me at any level. However, I put my vote down as reserving judgement. Lets try it just to make sure it'...

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I imagine the main implications are going to be on suspension design, the sidewall does a lot of the dampening over bumps and stuff right now, wouldn't want to be going over sausage kerbs with those tyres and rock hard suspension. Wonder how it will affect the suspension. Some rubber flexing is a l...

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I don't think this is what F1 needs. But on the other hand, if they're going to introduce it, I'm really for doing it this way with only 3 weekends the first year.

Limits the potential damage, while it should provide enough data to make an informed decision.

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Horner said Albons main struggle was with the car being so pointy, something Max handles well. I haven't been paying that much attention to Perez, can he handle a pointy car well?

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He also blabbered on about the time taken to reacclinatise to driving the car. Its been two weeks, like the standard gap in a normal season.... When they have their 2 week gap between races, the drivers more or less sit in the simulator all day err day. I'm pretty sure Hamilton hasn't done that whi...

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While I agree that the helmets are one of the few personality traits the drivers can show, I get so confused by them. When I look at a driver, I almost always have to look up to check the yellow "second car" marker to figure out who I'm looking at. I've been thinking maybe the drivers could get some...

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Is there really any point in deleting lap times for track limits in free practice? I can see two uses, for drivers to practice track limits and for the stewards to practice enforcing track limits. There's also the case for adjusting track limits, but I'm with Brundle on this one, drivers wouldn't c...

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He was at fault, but I'd forgive him for not recalling the gravel trap when making that split second decision to drive around. Perhaps it would have been different if the gravel was light grey rather than almost black.

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Russell to out-qualify Bottas by a full second and lap him. Everyone realises that it’s been the car all along and that Hamilton is no better than Shinji Nakano. The truth dawns on Toto and he realises he can save money next year by not offering Lewis a new deal and hires Hulk instead, who goes on ...

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Doesn't look to different from the Scalextric tracks I made as a kid.

It's 2020, I'm taking a weird and/or boring race over no race.

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Bottas is not a slouch most of the time, so it seems logical that he'd be ahead in both. But yeah I'll be looking forward to see how the weekend unfolds.

If Russel clearly beats him on merit in either quali or the race, then that must surely destroy Bottas.

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Upon reflection I wanted to give a shout-out to Vettel. Not only did he have a very solid drive, I think he showed great sportmanship from the helmet design to his celebration of Hamilton while he was still in the car. Of course easier when he's had a positive day himself but yeah, thought it was ve...

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I'm not a "Hamilton fan" by any stretch, but anyone who thinks he's winning just cause he got the best car can now simply watch this race and shut the hell up. Similarly I'm not a "Perez fan" either, but the guy can drive and I'm certain several teams would be much better off with him in their car t...

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Siao7 wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:56 am
in fairness upset stomach is not one of the main Covid symptoms

Perhaps not main, but I just had to deliver something at the hospital in town and they asked about the symptoms you listed but also asked if I had had an upset stomach or stomach pains the past week.

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They cleared it before the safety car had come into effect anyway. Just like with Magnussen in Italy. At lap 46, they cut from the safety car to a picture of Norris' car hanging in the air. The marshal holding the car steady is exposed in the opening gap of the wall and with his back to the track. ...

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Norris' car was on a direct path from the short straight between turn 5 and 6. Someone having a catastrophic failure of breaks and steering, say front wing breaking off and getting trapped under the car could be very dangerous. However given the length of the straight a VSC should be sufficient I'd ...

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I hate the news... had just finished sunday dinner and was eager to get home and watch the race, and someone turned on the TV in the livingroom and the news channel just as they announced the race winner. So much for that excitement...

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As Drew Carey would say: good for you.

Not sure what the point is in trying to compare these guys. Can't they just all be recognized as being great? I mean pitstops back in Fangio's days was almost a minute. Today missing your markers in the pit box can cost you the win!

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That Bottas can drive a race without messing up is clear. It's also clear he's got a fair bit of speed, he wouldn't be around in F1 for this long without it. But yeah, being parked by your teammate in quali and handed the win without having to fight for it, offensive nor defensive, is not the way to...

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j man wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 26, 2020 5:05 pm
Disappointed with this.

This was my immediate reaction as well. I'm sure they could have done a lot worse than Domenicali, but I also think it was good with some fresh perspective.

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Siao7 wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:47 pm
It covers it here:

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/15234 ... hase-carey

Thanks, makes a bit more sense now.

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So is this Carey stepping down or did they really want to replace him, if so why I wonder.

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Frenk Biber wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:23 am
Dacia Racing. Also: hire James May.

Brilliant

Dacia Racing with James May as lead performance engineer.

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I think they did a good move, Ricciardo and Norris should be a mighty fine lineup. Lets hope they can keep improving the car.

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They also had a clearly dominant car in that 14-16 period. Since Bottas joined, that has not always been the case. That will skew results in Rosberg's favour. I do think Rosberg was probably better than Bottas is, but I'm not sure he is worth more than double the wins. True lots of factors at play,...

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The thing that gets me about Bottas is that he has 8 race wins since he joined Mercedes in 2017. Looked up Nico's stats[1], the last three he was there (2014 to 2016), and in that period he had 20 race wins. Then again clearly Hamilton has stepped up a level. One thing about Hamilton now is that he...

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I think they're allowed to change tyres because often there can be debris on the track and a tyre can be damaged, at the restart with a damaged tyre someone might have a Stroll like crash, so it would be strange to stop a race for safety reasons but then allow a car on track in an unsafe condition....

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Yes I don't understand the ability to change tires or parts during red flag. The race is stopped. If they want to change tires or parts, do it on the clock.

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I find the standing start after a red flag unfair and 'just for the show'. Imagine if there was a red flag after 50 laps of a 60 lap race and driver A had dominated and had a 30 second lead and was then beating to turn one on the standing restart by driver B who has been off the pace. Doesn't seem ...

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It's still a sizable advantage as you can put ballast where you want, get the car corner weighted and balanced, move ballast about to suit. On the other hand, F1 cars have heavy breaks , and rely on the g-forces making the leg heavy enough for the drivers to be able to apply full break pressure. Se...

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Only way I see Bottas winning the WDC is for Hamilton to have an exceptionally poor year w.r.t. external issues (mechanical issues, getting taken out by others etc). Bottas is within reach over a single lap, similar to Rossberg, but on a normal race day Hamilon is simply better.

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Reverse grids is not for me. Instead fix the aero properly so cars can follow and overtake. If the cars have to be slowed down slightly that's worth it.

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Maybe they could use something similar to the VSC system, forcing drivers to complete segments of the track below some set max time. This to avoid them all bunching up at the very end.

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For me it's more like a "yes, yes". It is clear that they did not observe the quite visible signs. However as you say, that also clearly means the current signs are not enough. So yeah, the penalties were just, if harsh, but they also need to improve the signalling of a closed pit lane. For somethin...

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No driver is ever looking to the outside of any corner. In fact, it would be dangerous for them to be looking to the outside of a corner as they wouldnt be looking where they were going. Their eyes are on the apex. This is what Hamilton saw: https://imgur.com/a/pDfqBGF You're saying the best driver...

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At least the last light passed their view from right to left as they came around the corner. These are supposed to be the best of the best, they should be able to see and react to a flashing light in their FOV. Harsh but fair, due to safety.

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In the words of Albon in the Belgian pre-show Alex Albon: I'd say throughout my whole racing career I would run more front then anyone I ever was a teammate against. That includes someone like Charles in GP3, that includes even karting... until I came here (laughs) Karun: He's a bit of a freak isn't...

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So five laps of quali mode not being done gives us 25 laps of more performance in the race, and that is something we believe will give us more performance. As I understand the change they can't change modes during the race (either), so those 25 laps of "more performance" means without driver manage...

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