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Given it's the same car being used by the various F4 series (Britain, Italy, Brazil, Spain etc) do they all run the same aero kits? If not, why is that? Are they maybe tailored to the circuits the cars will run on for each series? AFAIK it's a spec series so all cars in "A" series must run the same...

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https://i.postimg.cc/y8SzRQGN/grid.png https://i.postimg.cc/Qd2HwNnk/new-Old-Car.png image = #F1Academy For those interested, drivers who have title sponsorship are running their cars in their sponsors livery, otherwise they run in team livery. Abbi Pulling's car is in full BWT Alpine livery 8O

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The F1 Academy cars have broken cover 24 hours before the first on track action at Barcelona. Abbi Pulling's Instagram account has a walk around video showing the car in detail. The render on the F1 site was accurate. The standard car's front wing is straight & perpendicular to the airflow while the...

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9 girls riding in the British Junior Supersport series this year. Nine! 8O 8O 8O 34 riders qualified for this weekends races. Chloe Jones (19) was 6th fastest just 0.3s off pole, Charlotte Marcuzzo (18) was 8th a further 0.2s back. Just 2 girls were in the bottom 10. i cant believe there are 9 sets...

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INDY NXT held an open test on the Indianapolis Road Circuit this week. Jamie Chadwick (Andretti, 1:14.8047) recorded the 13th (of 20) fastest lap. Hunter McElrea (Andretti, 1:14.0499) was fastest from team mate Louis Foster (1:14.2921). The fourth Andretti driver, James Roe was 16th (1:14.8646). The...

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You're ignoring how much difference the team makes in all of the above categories. F3 is barely spec equipment (the team makes much more difference than in F2), and DTM/WEC aren't spec at all. You need to look at teammate performance to gauge her performance, and in that respect she's doing all she...

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Generally faster than day 1, day 2 of Italian F4's Misano test saw just Tina Hausman & Victoria Blokhina on track both improving their day 1 times. Tuukka Taponen (Prema, 1m34.962s) again set the fastest lap. 45 drivers recorded lap times. Hausman's best lap was some 1.246s off Taponen's pace and 1....

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Confirming possibly the worst kept secret in the first 3 months of 2023, JuJu Noda has announced a full time entry into EuroFormula for this season driving for her fathers team.

Frankly, Noda senior's guidance seems way too controlling, it's time for her to ride her own horse.

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Day 1 of Italian F4's Misano test saw a number of F1 Academy drivers join the series regular females on track. Tuukka Taponen (Prema, 1'35.277), as he did as Monza, set the fastest lap. 44 drivers recorded lap times. It's encouraging that Garcia was just about 1s off Taponen's pace. There may have b...

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1. How can anyone say they have confidence that changing the Singapore GP result in 2008 would have seen the subsequent races (Japan, China & Brazil) have the same result? If a butterfly flapping it's wings in Australia can cause chaos, a Max & Bernie meltdown might have seen open warfare :twisted: ...

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on the grounds that he was the only driver who didn't crash, leave the track, collide with an opponent, collide with a team mate, incur the wrath of the stewards or whinge about his facial hair...

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Got a huge amount of respect for this girl. She's come back from an accident that she was very lucky to survive & remains commited to sink or swim by wanting to duke it out with the best in the world by refusing to join a womens only series. Big fan. Give me a Sophia Floersch over a Jamie Chadwick ...

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I wonder if Hamilton is wishing for Masi to still have his job?

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The FIA F3 sprint race in Melbourne saw Sophia Floersch (PHM) classified 16th (of 29). She crossed the line in 20th place but with 3 drivers ahead disqualified and another given a 10s penalty she was promoted 4 places. She again finished ahead of both her teammates. Zac O'Sullivan (Prema) inherited ...

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FIA F3 qualifying in Melbourne saw Sophia Floersch (PHM, 1:35.519) set the 24th (of 29) fastest time, she remains faster than both her teammates but 2.5s off the pace.

Gabriele Bortoleto (Trident, 1:33.025) was fastest.

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It comes across as a cowardly choice from a series that doesn't actually believe in its own message I'm sorry to repeatedly bang the same drum but IMO F1 Academy is simply a transparent attempt by Formula One Group/Liberty to steal the success & control the narrative created by W Series which captu...

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I suggest that the cars are easier to drive because electronic/computer control system technology is much more advanced. The below is not meant to be exhaustive:- Before carbon brakes (circa 1986) drivers often found braking efficiency varied during races leading to erratic response and loss of cont...

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DOLOMITE wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:33 pm
Nice job Battle, but someone has to do this...it's Abbi not Abby....

I'm sure you've corrected me on this before, I get confused between Abbi Pulling and Abby Steiner

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I cannot find any photos of the bespoke for F1 Academy T-421 but here's a comparison between the render on the official site and the Italian F4 spec. Front Wing https://i.postimg.cc/ZqBZYfzR/front-Wing.png The standard car's front wing is straight & perpendicular to the airflow while the F1 Academy ...

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The Monza test also saw 4 more F1 Academy drivers on track. I don't know for certain yet but since neither AWM not BWR are F1 Academy teams and all 4 were grouped with the Italian F4 regulars it is likely that they were not driving F1-Academy chassis/tyre combos. This might explain why Bustamente wa...

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Day 2 at Monza saw Juju Noda (Noda, 1m44.789) again set the fastest EuroFormula lap, for comparison, Fred Lubin (Motorpark, 1m43.701) set fastest lap at the EF round at Monza in Sep 2022. Rodin Carlin's F1 Academy drivers Abby Pulling (1m55.061), Megan Gilkes (1m55.220) and Jessica Edgar (1m55.110) ...

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Monza hosted a 4 session test today for F3, Italian F4 & non Italian F4. Juju Noda (Noda, 1m46.279) set the fastest EuroFormula lap. Rodin Carlin's F1 Academy drivers Abby Pulling (1m54.756), Megan Gilkes (1m55.211) and Jessica Edgar (1m55.956) completed all 4 sessions. Aurelia Nobels (Prema, 1m55.2...

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And why is DRS all about Red Bull? Given they will probably qualify 1/2 surely it's important for the other teams. From past races, Melbourne needs multiple DRS if there's to be any overtaking at all. Tim you're wasting your time trying to use logic here, this is a bash Formula1/Liberty/DRS/Red Bul...

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Noda Racing are considering entering the 2023 Euroformula season in addition to the Zinox F2000 & Italian Formula Libre series to which they are already committed. Her performance this weekend saw her get within 1s of the race fastest lap of Francesco Simonazzi who set fastest lap at the recent Euro...

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Races 1 & 2 for the Zinox F2000 trophy at Mugello saw Juju Noda finish 5th & 2nd on the the road behind Francesco Simonazzi who was racing without being registered for the championship leaving her classified 4th & 1st. Noda, who started from the front row in both races dropped to 4th by the first co...

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Free Practice 1 for the Zinox F2000 Trophy at Mugello saw JuJu Noda (Noda, 1:41.045) record the 3rd (of 33) fastest time. Francesco Simonazzi (BVM, 1:39.435) was fastest. Both, along with another 5 competitors, were driving Dallara F320 F3 chassis with similar specs to Euroformula. For comparison Ga...

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FREC pre-season test day 1 at SPA saw Maya Weug (KIC, 1:59.394s) record the 24th (of 32) fastest time.

Maceo Capietto (RPM, 1m35.613s) was fastest.

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Test day 2 with Italian F4 & Spanish F4 at SPA saw 67 cars set lap times. Aurelia Nobels (Prema, 2m24.642s) set the 39th fastest time while Victoria Blokhina (PHM, 2m24.773s) was 43rd. Kacper Sztuka (US Racing, 2m22.241s) was again fastest. Valerio Rinicella (Campos, 2m22.940s), 5th fastest, was the...

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It's a sad day for me that W Series has been replaced by a Liberty creation which a. requires all drivers to find substantial sponsorship (they need $150k to buy a seat), W Series was free to the drivers b. is intrinsically less fair, using Tatuus chassis Prema won 6 of 8 Italian F4 and 2 of 4 UAE F...

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Italian F4 & Spanish F4 are holding a joint 2 day test at SPA with 66 cars setting lap times. Day 1 saw Aurelia Nobels (Prema, 2m23.629s) set the 30th fastest time while Victoria Blokhina (PHM, 2m23.832s) was 36th. Kacper Sztuka ( US Racing, 2m22.095s) was fastest with teammate Zachary David (15) a ...

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It's not rocket science is it?

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Piastri had a great drive Not withstanding being Gasly'd on the first lap he pulled away from Norris in the first stint, before being ordered to let his teammate pass (different strategies) then when Norris couldn't pass a kidney stone let alone a Williams and wrecked his mediums, showed what might ...

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pokerman wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:09 pm
I thought about voting for Gasly, it takes some skill to take out both McLarens on the opening lap with zero damage to your own car.

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Mort Canard wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:25 am
Ok, bring back the corpse of Charlie Whiting!!! Race direction has been a joke ever since Charlie vacated.

Indeed

Whiting would have told Mercedes to put their protest in their team principals alimentary canal!

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Essentially Merc gaming the system by trying to leave it late so Alonso couldn't build a gap. This The bad faith leaves a similar stench to that the same team's disgraceful manipulation of the results at the 2021 DTM finale. This is why having car manufacturers own teams was, is and always will be ...

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UnlikeUday wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 20, 2023 4:12 am
The only one not pleased in the entire Red Bull camp with Checo's victory was Jos. Did you guys see his face? Seemed he wanted to murder someone there & then!

Probably a good job that there isn't a woman in a senior position in the race team then...

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I think production need to work on the sound or maybe she needs to adopt a stronger 'broadcast' voice, Agreed. She is insightful and her contributions are cogent, unlike David Croft :x Having said that and without any disrespect, I've been married for 40 years and sometimes wish that my wife had Be...

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So Piastri gets the place back after allowing Norris past earlier, IMO 5 laps too late, PIastri's hard tyres are in better nick

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Williams faster in a straight line without DRS than Mclaren with it

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This decision is, IMO, equally as bad as Masi's, the race director must be SACKED!

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