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Good insight, but the writer keeps saying "produce more heat" ? Anyway, another article someone linked on here has pointed out that with the new regs of a separate pipe required to vent, Honda, and the others, will get a "free" redesign of the turbo unit Yeah I'm not sure why he keeps referring to ...

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I've watched F1 religiously since 1998 (I know, not that long). I was the type that would get up in the early hours to watch the build up and race, every race. I've watched seasons of car dominations and f1 has always kept my interest but this season doesn't feel like f1 to me and I'm struggling to...

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I think he will. I don't know if it will happen this year, but I suspect they will have a very good chance to podium early next year. To me FI has been punching above it's weight this year.

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I'm going to read too much into this (on purpose! :-P ) and say that Niki has just revealed that Mercedes are operating on a number 1 and number 2 driver set-up... Niki (seriously now) is no fool, although he sometimes speaks before he thinks. But if he really thinks that Rosberg is on a level with...

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why don't the customer teams 'club' together and finance Cosworth or Ilmore or whoever to build a 'new' engine? I think I remember Cosworth saying at the change point that if 2 teams wanted them for 3 years they would do it. Red bull are 2 teams, but how long would it take them to gear up to produc...

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Thoughts, feelings and emotions? Thoughts: Raikkonen, easily. Provided he doesn't suffer any more unreliability or make any costly errors, the Ferrari package at this point is sufficiently developed beyond the Williams that it should be a done deal. Feelings: I can't shake the feeling that Massa is...

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For me it's Sergio and Jenson. I might have others but I was kinda in and out of consciousness because of the times I watch most races due to my location.

Sergio - Fantastic driver
Jenson - Improvements/carnage on track or not to remain in the points with the McHonda was something special.

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For me:
Kimi
Marcus
Max

Kimi - only a shade of what he used to be
Marcus - money or not I don't understand how he is still in F1
Max - very good for being very young, but by no means does he deserve to get compared to Ayrton

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It was a little too close for comfort. I wonder if the Marshalls have access to race data, confirming the location of cars on the circuit? Ultimately, it looked like the Marshall probably acted on his own, but you must think there is a better way of doing it ... like a link with the race director, ...

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Amon wrote:And not Lewis but Nico was struck by bad luck today...

I gotta think the luck is going to even out and Lewis will have a DNF or something else will happen to him before the season is up.

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No I don't think F1 would be better off. I do think that the rules should have some tweaking to allow better ability to cap staff. I'm thinking if you are able to cap those who are able to put in technical guidance you might have a much better chance at allowing the teams to compete on a more level ...

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It has me thinking now. The Honda is a "McLaren Honda", not a Honda team. It is possible that they could also have a Red-Bull Honda as well. Since neither Red Bull, nor McLaren actually makes engines, it could be work for both. Twice (or may be even three times) as many cars to learn from could hel...

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I remember Paul Hembry burning Alonso in a similar way when he spoke ill of his precious Pirellis. Something like "a certain 4x world champion seems to win just fine with our tyres". Ouch! Poor Alonso, always on the receiving end, lol. 4 x wdc? So that was targeting Vettel, wasn't it? Either that o...

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Does anyone think it's strange when Honda "dont have enough parts" for both drivers, as if another set is just outside the companies resources. I think it's more likely they want one new version and one old version on the same track to measure the difference on a level playing field. And that makes...

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With Renault it was always a partnership on the ERS side. So this isn't all down on Renault. No, I don't believe this is true. My understanding is that because Renault couldn't sort out the PU, RBR reallocated some of their resources to go work with Renault's people and try and help them out. But t...

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angrypirate wrote:
Clarky wrote:A vehicle went around ht tract around 6am Russian time and didnt realise until told it was leaking diesel or Hydraulic fluid.
Surely a diesel spillage will require resurfacing?

I agree.

For those of you who don't know diesel on ac means disaster. The ac could start to unravel.

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Awesome. I'm glad Simona is getting a seat.

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^^^I agree with your son. I really think that series would have been better off with replaceable battery packs.

In the real world that is being investigated for long distance runs with electric vehicles.

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The token system, although I'm still not really in favour of it, isn't quite as restrictive as some make out. It doesn't limit engine development at all That is not correct, or at least incomplete. The token system is devised to work over multiple years, and gradually closes up all possibilities fo...

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It's encouraging that they'll be overhauling the ERS for 2016. I hope it means they've admitted they got the concept wrong with the 'size zero' approach and will be re-speccing the turbo and electrical components. I really don't think these engines are as difficult as Honda and Renault have made it...

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^^^Interesting stuff moby. I have never considered how a steam engine was set up and worked.

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It's encouraging that they'll be overhauling the ERS for 2016. I hope it means they've admitted they got the concept wrong with the 'size zero' approach and will be re-speccing the turbo and electrical components. I really don't think these engines are as difficult as Honda and Renault have made it...

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I am interested to see who his sponsor would be too. I think maybe a drinks company but am not familiar what drinks company in the US would be pushed worldwide? Well, Coca-Cola and Pepsi are both very much worldwide, but it's questionable that either needs more exposure than they already have. I co...

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Twice as many cars in the team, and twice the number of races per season alone could bring it close to the same for a small F1 team. Then add in that there will be more than one car per driver and sometimes one set of haulers taking the gear to one track while another set is at another things add u...

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Wherever the next engine formula takes us, loosing the MGU-H would be a step backwards, as would a return to a larger NA engine. well... the idea of recovering energy that would be lost through the wastegate at certain engine speeds is admirable, the regulations made a mess of it and the concept be...

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Grosjean "cranky"? Not something I would associate with him, but then again I have even less exposure to the paddock than Jacques does. Well coming from a person who is regarded as being cranky himself, it seems to be a pretty honest statement. I have to disagree in the respect that I think Romain ...

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Wherever the next engine formula takes us, loosing the MGU-H would be a step backwards, as would a return to a larger NA engine. I disagree. It doesn't necessarily mean a larger or NA engine. F1 could still run turbo or twin turbo engines. Realistically speaking this is what the bulk of the manufac...

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Twice as many cars in the team, and twice the number of races per season alone could bring it close to the same for a small F1 team. Then add in that there will be more than one car per driver and sometimes one set of haulers taking the gear to one track while another set is at another things add u...

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Not necessarily HawaiiF1Fan. HAAS has enough cash at his disposal and vast forms of income that he can comfortable afford the necessary equipment to build his own cars from scratch. Plus, some of the equipment F1 teams use he manufactures so his investment is a good amount less than most other outf...

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specdecible wrote:Reading the thread title all I could think of was this

http://randomperspective.com/?2image-1-073
I suspect many members also had the same thought

High noses!!!!! High noses!!!............and V8's................

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We do not know though how much of Renaults problems in the Red Bull were due to the requirements of the car. Could it be that given a free hand and the freedom to put a lump here or make this part taller, or put 2 more rows in the cooling the Renault engine could be "fixed". If that should simply f...

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Twice as many cars in the team, and twice the number of races per season alone could bring it close to the same for a small F1 team. Then add in that there will be more than one car per driver and sometimes one set of haulers taking the gear to one track while another set is at another things add u...

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Renault since 2005 have won 6 WCC championships, Mercedes have won 3 WCC and Ferrari 1 WCC. Renault is not going to forget how to build a good ICE overnight. I'm not saying it is bad, just that it is the worst of the four. They have a deficit of about 40HP to Merc and Ferrari and 15 to Honda. The E...

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I am being objective, in the vast majority of cases rookies lose to their teammate if they have more experience. It has happened throughout history. Hamilton and perhaps James Hunt are the exceptions. As I recall Hesketh was a one car team for the first 2 years so I'm not sure how you would go abou...

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If Nigel reckons he would be as fast as Lewis in that car, no reason Niki wouldn't. http://formulaspy.com/formula-1/formula-1-news/mansell-i-could-match-hamiltons-lap-times-19148? To be fair (perhaps more fair than I ought), he did say he probably couldn't sustain it over the course of a race. But ...

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Sadly I don't know. I think if he does it's either in race 1 of 2016 or later half of 2017.

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So we're heading into Sochi this week. McLaren did well there last year. Perhaps a street circuit is what the doctor ordered? Perhaps McLaren might be in for more points this weekend? Unfortunately, while many of us anticipated that Sochi would have the traditional characteristics of a street circu...

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I think that Seb is special but we still need to consider that the car suited Seb to a T. I view it like Patrese and Mansell in the Williams. The Williams just suited Mansell, but Patrese could never get on top of it. Doesn't mean that Patrese wasn't a good driver, just that he couldn't adjust to th...

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^^^Good points guys.

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