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Johnston

Wich makes teams fall behind in the development race. Bringing parts that don't work is what makes teams fall behind in the development race. Maybe they work but some fussy driver is not comfortable with it Well as seen as this started with the EBD . If you remember the driver that was happy with i...

Johnston

Haribo wrote: Wich makes teams fall behind in the development race.

Bringing parts that don't work is what makes teams fall behind in the development race.

Johnston

See the 'Seems to be'? And at no point did I definitively blame Micro$haft.

Johnston

From everything I have read the whole system is based on Windows. Everything on the Pit wall is based on Microsoft products as FIA official supplier. So depending on what needs updated it might not be at the MES but the Microsoft end who are working with MES. So without knowing what exactly is fail...

Johnston

Finally managed to throw a 180 at the dart board

Johnston

From everything I have read the whole system is based on Windows. Everything on the Pit wall is based on Microsoft products as FIA official supplier. So depending on what needs updated it might not be at the MES but the Microsoft end who are working with MES. So without knowing what exactly is faili...

Johnston

James Allison described the 2009 rule changes as a "ripple" compared to the "tsunami" of the 2014 rule changes... http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/05/2009-ripple-2014-tsunami-allison/ Since that was said the goal posts have changed. The majority of stuff on the Aero side will stay as it is rather...

Johnston

http://forum.planet-f1.com/download/file.php?avatar=15005_1357317064.jpg Microsoft provides only platform for the ECU software and they don't even do it directly with McLaren. They do it via EMC corp. All they did was allowing McLaren and EMC to use of MS SQL Server as a base for software called SQ...

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James Allison described the 2009 rule changes as a "ripple" compared to the "tsunami" of the 2014 rule changes... http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/05/2009-ripple-2014-tsunami-allison/ Since that was said the goal posts have changed. The majority of stuff on the Aero side will stay as it is rather...

Johnston

Nasty!

Johnston

Not really in 2008 Red Bull were bad and in 2009 they had the best/2nd best car, Ferrari also made their way to the front after being disappointing, his plan is to join in 2013 and intergrate with the team for the 2014 rule changes, obviously Merc had something in their portfolio that looked promis...

Johnston

You point was some teams run underweight to attract sponsors at tests. This is something Mercedes won't do. How do you know, been in a board meeting in Stuttgart or with Tot and Brawn lately? Anyway I didn't say they were are they did. I only used that as a known example of why teams are meaningles...

Johnston

I Humph or D Humph

Johnston

This is from the Hamilton sandbagging thread but I didn't want to be accused of derailing it so I've took Schuis post and quoted ithere to makea bit more sense with the train of thought. We have teams to deliberately fail equipment just to test their limits, like Ferrari did with their exhaust the o...

Johnston

Why should it not have been legal? There is nothing there to suggest it! Because sometimes teams run what would be illegal parts for evaluation to try and make a legal version. Because the illegal one is a simpler solution just for evaluation purposes, no point making a complicated convoluted part ...

Johnston

But in reality what would be the benefit in testing in illegal trim ? The teams are preparing and gaining insight for the up and coming season with its new rules and regulations , surely pretending that your car is faster than it is by doing fast laps in testing on illegal trim would simply make th...

Johnston

Why should it not have been legal? There is nothing there to suggest it! Because sometimes teams run what would be illegal parts for evaluation to try and make a legal version. Because the illegal one is a simpler solution just for evaluation purposes, no point making a complicated convoluted part ...

Johnston

I just think that's how Pirelli make their tyres, I had a set and they did 1800 miles before they were gone. Had my new tyres now, on 9000 miles and they look fine still. You do realise that the only things similar between F1 and road tyres is they are black and round? and 9k out of tyres? I would ...

Johnston

Hamilton was the fastest when everyone was on intermediate, and then Button posted a slower lap on mediums than Hamilton's fastest lap on mediums after the track continued to dry up! That Mercedes in the hands of Hamilton is certainly looking capable of winning in Melbourne, wet or dry!!! Two words...

Johnston

Hamilton was the fastest when everyone was on intermediate, and then Button posted a slower lap on mediums than Hamilton's fastest lap on mediums after the track continued to dry up! That Mercedes in the hands of Hamilton is certainly looking capable of winning in Melbourne, wet or dry!!! Two words...

Johnston

Well if it was possible ow come we haven't seen any time travellers from the future?

Johnston

You boys are more optimistic than Hamilton. It just wouldn't surprise me if Mercedes did a similar job to last season where they had a car that was extremely quick over 1 lap in the initial races. Merc were fast in quali in part to heating the tyres fast and the DDRS. Heating tyres so quick is some...

Johnston

You boys are more optimistic than Hamilton.

Johnston

Looking at how he and Nico have performed over the test I'd have thought this from Lewis a little pessimistic Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes is not yet fast enough to compete for victories at the start of the season. The Englishman said: "We're not looking at wins at the moment. We're hoping to g...

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Johnston

Adaemus wrote:the evidence, everybody's heard him moaning over the radio over the years.

See my previous comment about too much feedback equals moaning.

Johnston

Laura23 wrote:If Sutil ever gets on the podium will he be given a sippy cup for his Champers instead of the glass bottle?

Depends if Kimi or Gorsjean win the race.

would be funny to see Lux up there picking up the constructors.

Johnston

The other teams and the FIA did have input into it. do you really think the teams would accept a control part such as an ECU they had no input into? Just because it's designed under the McLaren umbrella doesn't mean the F1 team had enough to do with it to give an advantage. The McLaren Umbrella is a...

Johnston

Race2win wrote: @ Johnston: How much is too much information?

when it becomes whinging apparently

Johnston

Isn't the Software Micro$haft? Only the ECU being Macca. The software is Microsoft and is designed around the McLaren hardware. Mclaren builds the hardware with cabling and sensors they approve. Meaning every other team better have the same hardware after the ECU or at the very least, match their t...

Johnston

Blake - you seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of my post, again. What I said about money and sport has nothing to do with which category is the top or best or any of that, nor is it about who would do well in what. I said that given how many people around here post about how they think so...

Johnston

@Adaemus: Do you know what is the exact contribution of the driver in setting up the car? Depends on the driver, but they all offer something in terms of knowing where to shift downforce or brake balance. Anyway, it's more to do with the ability to drive with the car you've been given, as opposed t...

Johnston

First of all, the content of the OP and the title of the thread is very misleading. Second, I'm all for fragile tyres that degrade. I just don't want a narrow working range in the tyres that suddenly fall off the cliff. That's just a lottery then. But it's not a Lottery. The team and driver that co...

Johnston

F1 being the top is only if you think F1 is the top. Personally I reckon Grp B was THE definitive top

I can only speak from what I read and here from this side of the pond but I have never gotten the impression that F1 is seen as the top from your side.

Johnston

Isn't the Software Micro$haft?

Only the ECU being Macca.

Johnston

Well doesn't that answer the question why there are no American drivers in F1 then rather than it being some kind of conspiracy? Who mentioned conspiracies? It's well known the F1 is seen as very much as a European based championship. How many F1 drivers haven't come up through Euro ranks? Includin...

Johnston

SilverstoneRegular wrote:
And in Oz 2012 they were!

Johnston even thru my ban I enjoyed living my forum experience thru your posts (that's not meant as homoerotic as it sounds lol)

In quali maybe but I seem to remember Vettel doing a much Lauded over take on Rosberg

Johnston

The money she could make if she was would be atronomical. Possibly but then there is a reason why F1 wants to break into the American market. It's already very lucrative. Some of the Indy and NASCAR guys I believe earn more than some of the F1 guys. http://www.therichest.org/celebnetworth/athletes/...

Johnston

Gary Andersons comments about the jerez testing - his feuls calculations - were very interesting. I advise anyone who is skeptical about taking anything from testing to read that...bbc website... Merc look like they are doing ok. they could be up there...ferrari also, lotus also... Yes but as Gary ...

Johnston

There are some cracking systems out there. I used to go on a kit car forum ages ago when I had the inkling to build one and some of those guys have full Data logging systems. One guy got hit whilst stopped at a junction and was able to pull up the full Telem inc G-force readings to show he was parke...

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