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What do they mean by "powered"? I thought the front jacks were pneumatic? They are not powered. Some teams use a mechanical release to drop the car, but the jacks themselves are basically a manual lever. But, still, what do they mean by "powered"? Surely even a person operating a lever means it's p...

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flyboy10 wrote:What do they mean by "powered"? I thought the front jacks were pneumatic?

They are not powered. Some teams use a mechanical release to drop the car, but the jacks themselves are basically a manual lever.

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This is incredibly different than a racing pit stop. Yes it is, I suppose Toyota, Ford, Hyundai, BMW are just messing about building millions of cars You're a funny guy. The question is not whether or not a robot is capable of installing a tire/wheel, but the TIME it takes to do so. In an assembly ...

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The ultimate (rhetorical) question would be "Will the FIA allow other means of lifting the car during a pit stop than a manual jack???" 23.5 No powered device may be used to lift any part of a car in the pit lane during a race. http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/regulation/file/1-2014%20SPORTIN...

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phazblade wrote:Its comming

Pic is from an assembly line, a common use for robots. This is incredibly different than a racing pit stop.

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Ferrari and Renault teams are blaming the regulations for their poor engines when they only have themselves to blame. While you present a fair argument there, it is not the root cause of the issue. The TRUE issue is the engine freeze rule altogether. It should have never been in place. There is alr...

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Side jacks offer some advantages, but there could be safety disadvantages. Like Blinky mentioned, the jack could "jam" into its receiving point on the car, and in the natural haste of a pit stop, it could become an issue. The idea of robots is laughable. Sure, it COULD be done, but consider how much...

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Poll is too narrowly focused with oddly specific choices. Impossible to make a rational or realistic decision.

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The WDC gets to select a letter from the Greek alphabet.

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Yea, I also saw that it was slow in the 2015 Oz GP. Oh, wait, this is more pontificating, speculating, trolling, usual forum BS. Does anyone live in reality anymore?

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cyan* wrote:So here's a nightmare scenario...

Are we that impatient (or bored) that we have to imagine every possible scenario? I'd just rather watch the season play out.

And for the record, the double points idea is an abysmal failure, even before the last race is held. It's the most ridiculous idea ever.

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In the video, the engine's noise is drowned out by terrible electronic 'music'. Then what you can hear sounds like a sportbike engine turning about 4000 RPM, with the microphone about 50 meters away from the exhaust, which is pointing in the opposite direction. It's very soothing. I've extracted a s...

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There is no chance of this ever coming to light, even withstanding Jules' unfortunate accident. If we consider the extreme temperatures the drivers are subject to at a good amount of races, a closed canopy would be dangerous in that the helmets would have no ventilation and visors would fog over ev...

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No, I'm not opposed. In fact, I'd like to see zero engine rules. Give the teams an equal amount of fuel for race day (example: 100kg). If you can't finish the race on that amount of fuel, you get a DNF. This would force the engineers to develop a powerful and efficient engine.

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There is no chance of this ever coming to light, even withstanding Jules' unfortunate accident. If we consider the extreme temperatures the drivers are subject to at a good amount of races, a closed canopy would be dangerous in that the helmets would have no ventilation and visors would fog over ev...

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Someone mentioned in another thread that Lewis has had a top car throughout his career, until someone pointed out the 2009 McLaren. After the first 8 races, Lewis' average grid position was 14th. From Germany onwards, it was 5th, with two wins to boot. His first podium of the season was his win at ...

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Alienturnedhuman wrote:I'm not suggesting this is going to happen, indeed it's highly unlikely, so it's more a hypothetical question.

That's funny

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News flash!!!!: ALL drivers are trying their hardest all the time, and they are ALL gonna try to win Abu Dhabi to take advantage of the double points. I thought everyone had a good grasp on this...

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1. Hamilton / Alonso (Too close to call) 3. Ricciardo (The standout performer behind Alonso and Hammer) 4. Vettel (Chokes less than Rosberg) 5. Bottas (Hitting above his weight) 5. Rosberg (Overall very good, but still chokes a lot) 6. Kimi (Excellent when the car suits him) 7. Button (Very consiste...

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All the more reason to have NO radio rules. There will always be questions otherwise. If it's the same for everyone, no one can complain, and no one has a distinct advantage.

So simple, it's impossible....

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Gothnak wrote:The fact they can qualify ahead of the Red Bulls but jump out the way as soon as they are close is just a joke.

How is this still legal?

Verne (right now) is now Ricciardo's rear gunner, just not fair.

I'm not falling for this troll post. What size is your tin hat?

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So Jeepkhana, 1. You would not be interested in seeing the Top Drivers (by points) drive the worst cars on the grid (by points) to see if it is the car which makes the difference? 2. Or the the worse drivers on the grid (by points) drive the best cars on the grid (by points) to see if it is the Dri...

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The sport has too many gimmicks as it is. No thanks.

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Probably, but it will depend on the chassis.

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hrm80953 wrote:However I have always been curious as to 'what might have been' if Mansell had decided to return with Jordan in 1997. What would have happened? Success? Disaster?

As with most other what if, shoulda/woulda/coulda-type questions, it could have been success and/or disaster. We'll never know.

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Regarding the title of this thread, this is not anything we didn't already know....

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Many fans appreciate the performance of the 2004 cars, with their V-10 engines and incredible performance. So if the best car of 2004 had such a simple wing, yet created so much performance, these crazy regulations can be untangled so that we can have high performance and simple and cheaper wings. ...

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At the beginning Gary Anderson criticises the front wings and says simplifying them and reducing their size would at a stroke reduce the cars dependence upon downforce, improve their ability to follow cars in front due to less affect from turbulence, and cuts costs fairly dramatically, given that e...

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I think prior to this year there was the general view that you had Vettel above all the other drivers and then below him was the current Toro Rosso drivers and below them is past Toro Rosso drivers. But this year has given us good insight into just how good some of the Toro Rosso drivers are and it...

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You are now the owner of Mclaren - you have done a deal to bring Alonso to the team and now need to replace one of your drivers. It is guaranteed that in this deal Alonso is given number 1 driver status no matter what. My question is who do you go with? Looking at this years race results its lookin...

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There are too many variables involved to determine a hard constant, if that's what you're looking for. The amount of water (which changes lap to lap), the temperature, wind, dry tire performance vs. wet tire, etc etc, all contribute to how fast the car can go. A F1 car properly set up for wet condit...

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Any car could have "possibly" won the race, had the circumstances been in their favor.

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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. There's nothing wrong with prestigious Merc safety and medical cars. I always enjoyed watching them do hot laps right before a race. And no, I'm not a Mercedes fanboy

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Seb: "Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing."
Kimi: "That's my line bro."

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The new trophy for most pole positions that is! Hamilton needs to get pole at every race now to win it. If Rosberg gets one more pole then he's got it. Well, unless Abu Dhabi counts as a double pole. There are no points for pole. Even if Abu Dhabi counts as a double pole...(wait...what???) It's not...

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OK guys, we are all falling victim to rumors, wild speculation, misdirection, and fan-based emotions. LOL, I am too much of a realist to be a sucker for rumors. Has the 2015 Aus GP already taken place and I missed it???? I think not. Thus, Honda's engine is not behind schedule. /thread /rumors / sp...

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JB's recent comments about Honda needing experienced drivers who understand Japanese ways. At best a little self serving, hardly going to bring harmony in the team. Come on JB you are a WC dont be a Ruebens hanging on desperately, accept progress and let the young ones have their turn. Alonso as th...

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I'm not sure this is the best question to ask. F1 can be "pure" and full of technology. The problems right now are that the regulations are too strict, and the sport is super expensive. The expense "problem" should take care of itself: If you can't afford to race, don't. There are plenty of less-exp...

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I got 14. There were some tough ones for sure.

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