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Can we have a counterpoint from a one eyed Alonso fan now? Hardly an objective analysis!

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It would also stop all this "Sauber and Haas running year old Ferrari engines" - no Ferrari and Mercedes have to supply teams with equal engines. Wasn't there a little more to this? I though some of the issues were the new engines not fitting into the bodywork. Who is to say a smaller team doesn't ...

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Pretty disappointed they're getting rid of the MGU-H. Seems pushing tech comes second to 'DA NOIZE!!!!11!' I think that's a bit simplistic. They're getting rid of the MGU-H for cost and complexity reasons, not because they are anti-tech. At the same time, they are trying to address the noise issue ...

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The end of your 2nd sentence is the nail on the head, it's more efficient to do it that way hence the lower revs. I guess what they are really proposing is moving that efficiency vs performance curve up the scale to the point where you get the best bang for your buck(revs). Currently the rules say ...

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I like Kubica as a person, but I never quite bought into the hype. One attrition based win and a minimal margin over Heideld wasnt enough to convince me. I know the other drivers rate him, but I also remember Fisichella being viewed in the same way.. Di Resta, again, nice enough guy, had a shot but...

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My feeling is we'd have seen more races like this without all the bad luck Max has been having. Do you mean wins or just being quicker than Ricciardo? Not sure about the former but the latter is likely. Ricciardo had a broken bargeboard, but I don't think it hindered him much if at all. By the time...

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These engines are by no means embarrassing, they produce more power to the wheels than anything before them. Going to have to play devil's advocate here: this isn't really true... There was a time when F1 engines produced up to 1500HP. In qualifying trim, but still. Not that I doubt the current eng...

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Flyboy--he was 5 seconds a lap slower than the leaders at one point. Cal Crutchlow crashed, went to dead last, got up, and passed Pedrosa before the end of the race. His weight is a huge penalty in rain races with these Michelin tires. As sandman stated, he can't get them to warm up, therefore he c...

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OK, interesting article well written, right up to the bit where they effectively say that the '3D printed piston' is a game changer. can anyone explain whatit is and how it works please. I don't work in the manufacturing industry at all, and certainly not engines - so I'm just guessing here. But I ...

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i was thinking about this the other day. imo f1 would be better without the current version of the fia. lets get back to treating it like a sport, not a safety campaign and an aid to develop the technology of the future, at the detriment of entertainment. how long before the fia tries to convert f1...

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Maybe you're right and I'm under rating Marcus, I haven't paid really close attention and your previous post highlighting some performances and how close he was to Pascal does make me think I've missed a few good ones so I'll go back and give him another point, I can't give more than that as his Q ...

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No one thinks Ricciardo's 2016 was comparable to 2014? Beating Vettel was big, but it's now pretty clear that was an off year for Vettel, and not part of a trend. In 2016 we got to see how he handled himself when things went wrong, or when under pressure from a team mate, but he just kept turning i...

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No one thinks Ricciardo's 2016 was comparable to 2014? Beating Vettel was big, but it's now pretty clear that was an off year for Vettel, and not part of a trend. In 2016 we got to see how he handled himself when things went wrong, or when under pressure from a team mate, but he just kept turning in...

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This is not about anyone else, this is about Vettel in as near dammit an equal car being viewed as having a better weekend then Hamilton who actually dominated the weekend. What kind of evidence is there for the Ferrari being "near dammit equal" to the Mercedes in Canada? Maybe it's actually faster...

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OH, BOO HOO. While you guys are crying on your keyboards stroll has a Formula one drive and is living a life of luxury. Get over yourselves life has never been fair. You'd think he was the only paid driver in F1. The kids got talent but needs seat time. New, much faster formula, 18 years old and wh...

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I want to see him complete his studies as an engineer and come back as the ultimate tool for car development.

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mds wrote:So you think Dixon could match Hamilton throughout if he crossed the Atlantic for just the one racing weekend?

I'm going to disagree.

Why wouldn't he?

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The white lines should be treated as they are in every other sport. The line is the bloody line. No ambiguity, no 'oh well they don't gain an advantage doing it there', if you have 4 wheels on the wrong side, there needs to be a warning/penalty system. No matter where.

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Pedrosa showing off that gloriously pure riding style honed on 250cc 2 strokes. I just love how when Dani gets the tyres in the window, he can't be caught. If only he had a bit more bulk to throw around on the bike.

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Jeez PRFAN you redefine the term 'armchair expert'.

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F1 MERCENARY wrote:Really???

Pick one! LOL

You're going to have to be more specific.

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Can we have some examples?

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Webber to Williams in 2005. He reportedly had an offer from Renault but chose to go to Williams. The last Australian to win a world championship was Alan Jones with Williams and Webber thought he would love to do the same. Williams haven't been close to winning a championship since. (Since last cen...

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This looks to me as one of the worst decisions in strings of bad decisions Alonso made. Monaco could be the one of the precious few real chances for Mclaren to score well. Alonso does not know oval racing by experience, and he has no experience in battles and customs of Indy 500. Remember when Sato...

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Nico Rosberg

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Newey has not won a championship without Exhaust Blown Diffusers (or Coanda Exhausts). You know he had winning designs before Red Bull right? Of course, all those cars had blown diffusers. No they didn't. Newey and everyone else went away from them in the mid 90's because they caused too much of a ...

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Newey has not won a championship without Exhaust Blown Diffusers (or Coanda Exhausts). You know he had winning designs before Red Bull right? Of course, all those cars had blown diffusers. No they didn't. Newey and everyone else went away from them in the mid 90's because they caused too much of a ...

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IIf not for reliability, he'd have scored points in both races with a car that should not be anywhere near the top 10 on merit. He's making Vandoorne look like a chump, and we all know he's not. Just to comment on this bit: I heard from various sources that for the second weekend running they were ...

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I think this will have the opposite effect of what people want. Why? There's no way they can keep the engines road-relevant while moving away from turbo and electricity. Just take a look around, turbos are everywhere except for very few exotic manufacturers and the cheapest of the cheap. Manufactur...

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With regard to road car relevance, there is building evidence to suggest that small complex turbocharged engines will fall out of favour because of revised emissions regulations that better reflect real world driving habits; http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a31163/europe-car-...

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It's not that we should expect it, but looking at it from their point of view, does it make sense to invest in a project that's going to take three years plus (lets be honest), especially if you know that by the time you get up there the rules will probably be coming to an end, AND more importantly...

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Tesla are promising a viable and very affordable electric car in a year or two and big manufacturers are doing the same. There are cheaper and more affordable cars than the model 3 already, like the Renault Zoe, the Nissan Leaf, or the ultra small and very cheap Renault Twizy. There are far more el...

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Beating the 2004 cars over one lap has been happening for years already, in 2011, 2012, absolutely in 2016. I know people have been listening to Alonso whining about the cars being slow but in qualifying pace they have already beaten 2004 qualifying times on many occasions. Is this correct? I mean,...

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Terrible news.

Thoughts are with Patrick's family, he was truly a valued member of this forum.

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What type of engines are permitted in Indycar Formula these days? What configuration is the Chevy and who builds it? Any other engine-builders apart from Chevy and Honda? What are the power outputs? 2.2l twin turbo V6 Rev limited to 12k rpm Boost limits vary depending on the type of circuit from 30...

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nixxxon wrote:
sandman1347 wrote:Not when it comes to two wheels. You need a Japanese bike for that!
Watching Honda vs Merc in F1, I guess they are lucky the germans never really tried in the motorbike industry

The Germans or Merc in particular? BMW have a longer history on two wheels than four!

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So the low 1:18.xx or even high 1:17.xx is never going to happen it seems. Turns out that the 5-6 seconds faster than 2015 times proposal was never actually agreed upon, it was the original recommendation by RBR. Teams instead accepted a proposal from McLaren which is the current regulations and is...

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Downforce derived from ground effect is almost completely immune to the leading car's wash. The downforce is produced by the difference in size between the entry and exit of the floor tunnels, and relies on a combination of the moving road surface, and the pressure change through the tunnels thanks ...

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Sauber doomed themselves by choosing to run a 2016 spec ferrari PU, that is just crazy stuff. Yeah - after seeing what happened to Toro Rosso, anyone who willingly runs last year's PU has chosen the back of the field. Especially now that the token system is scrapped the engines will likely develop ...

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