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... Kimi being in front of Alonso for "most of the clip" would mean that he was not in front of Alonso for all the time, no? Which means, he must have been behind or aside of Alonso at one point? Which means, he must have then been overtaking Alonso at one point and getting in front of him again? K...

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Is FRIC something that is only useful for race cars (ie. you need to go fast through corners), or could it be useful in road cars? I'm no engineer, but as I understand, FRIC plays to level the car under braking and when driving over bumbs (kerbs in racing), not only affecting the aerodynamics but a...

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18" Pros: More contact patch= more grip (not necessary, but likely), more room for brakes design (better brakes), more room for suspension design which would make different geometries (or maybe different suspension systems as a whole), more top speed (gearbox the same) Incorrect. The bigger the rim...

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You guys need to factor in what is happening inside the helmet. He just started the race, is defending against Alonso who he beat once again at the start, attacking a Sauber and eager to make some places with some Ferrari pressure on his shoulders, he is "in the zone" looking to advance, any racer w...

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ffs Kimi. So hard to be a supporter sometimes x( Wasn't his fault. He did come back on to the track at a dodgy angle, but there shouldn't have been a trench there. I know the trench caught him out. Bit unlucky there. But he shouldn't have gone off track in the first place? He's not driving brillian...

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Ferrari and Williams will be praying for a mixed race tomorrow. In a dry race, they'll be lucky to get the bottom of the top 10. Especially Ferrari. True this!!!!! Unless williams get the start wrong Ferrari will be behind them for the duration of the race, tires might will be the wild card. I dont...

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Can Alonso be the reason why Ferrari is in the crappers? Will Ferrari be in the same position today if Schu was still driving? Yes and No Reading the radio comm of Nico and Hamilton you can see that even when they are driving the same car the setup each one selects are worlds apart. For Austria Rosb...

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Ferrari´s problem is not Kimi, it´s the fracking wind tunnel, again, the engine, again, the simulator, or the lack of, the.... They are a fracking mess. Agree As Alonso said, if the race had been uneventfull, Hamilton finishing, and no issue with Massa and Perez, and no spin from Kimi, they would h...

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Ferrari´s problem is not Kimi, it´s the fracking wind tunnel, again, the engine, again, the simulator, or the lack of, the.... They are a fracking mess. Agree As Alonso said, if the race had been uneventfull, Hamilton finishing, and no issue with Massa and Perez, and no spin from Kimi, they would h...

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F14T is a bad bad car, Vettel has power unit issues but arguably one of the best chassis on the field. Kimi/Alonso have a bad car everywhere! Bad chassis that provides no rear bite going slow or fast, bad PU management, No balance, lack of power and maybe even heavier than some others. In a good wee...

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Looking at the Austria Track, it seems this one is another "difficult" track for Ferrari, seems to be a power track, sector two might work out but the rest is stop and go!!

More excuses from Ferrari in the future I see!

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Alonso has created this idea that he is so good that he is "overdriving" the car and placing it where it does not belong, I think that is imposible to do, the car has a set potential, you can get closer to it as a fuction on trust and feel. I think the way Alonso has steered the car as far as set up...

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Ross Brawn on schumy: "One of the problems with Michael is that he has such great raw talent that he can drive around an imbalance. You have to be careful with that because you can do a change and he will compensate very quickly. He finds the limit straight away. He might be doing similar lap times...

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The way I saw it Kevin closed the door and pushed Kimi on the curb and in the air, losing the front end. Shame really, second race in a row Kimi had an advantage over Fernando without it being reflected in the points... Just saw a slow mo replay from onboard, Kevin defendend, compared the lines fro...

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That could have been 2nd place for Kimi. That move at the end of race was probably his fault, but it didn't matter. Beside that faultless, just bad luck :( He was lapping close to 2sec a lap faster than the FI and the two Macs in front, the blue flags hurt him as finishing behind Alonso was in the ...

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No excuses, he is just slower for the time being. Stop hoping for him to start beating Alonso, when it does happen, if it ever happens, then some can start feeling happy for the guy. He has the speed and talent, I dont think Ferrari has a power problem, sometimes it seems the car is unable to hook u...

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Too many options

Simplify this please

PRFAN

Do we have any team radio footage showing the smartness of Alonso calling a change in his strategy?I guess ferrari should stop spending money on staff and equipment since they have the human telemetry driving the car. Every driver has a race engineer to feed him data, or were you not aware of that ...

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Maldonado is quick, and has a lot of good skills as a driver. But he has this aggression that runs unchecked. I watched his crash in turn 3, and my opinion is that if he had locked it down, the car would have avoided any contact. But he tried to power through it, and wound up worse off than planned...

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I dont like Alonso, he cries a lot, I liked when he said "i spent 90% of the time behind traffic" - No you spent 90% of the time unable to pass those who you say are slow, he ALWAYS has an excuse, he does not realizes the the only one that he is giving excuses to is himself. :lol: Over the past few...

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Am I the only one that notice Alonso open a big gap over Kimi after he got past? I think one can legitimately claim that Alonso was held up behind Kimi. Do you think tires might have played a part? Kimi was at a disadvantage on tires since qualy, that played a part in strategy. If Alonso was faster...

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Just for the sake of the discussion, what implications will this have inside Ferrari? Allison saying kimi will get faster, could Ferrari be getting ready for something? Tip the scale to the other side of the garage? Prevent Fernando to get some data? Ohhh the rumors the rumors?? I don't see Fernando...

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I think the drivers that demand the correct set up from a car are best at this, the best at feeling what the car is doing with their "seat of the pants", maybe the ones that are famous for having a small operating window, Button, Vettel, Kimi. In my opinion a car set up by them will be a good all ar...

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Inappropriate post removed. I agree that Ferrari would want both cars to be up there fighting and would give them equal equipment. But given the amount of errors and problems on Kimi's side of the garage it's possible that his team isn't working very well together yet. Nothing to do with favouritis...

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Villneuve used to wear glasses when racing and said there were times when his glasses had moved and he couldn't see where he was going! This is so true, I wear glasses, on my first Kart race with some sweat inside the helmet and a bumpy track or vibration the glasses started jumping on my nose and ...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NImumEW7QvI#t=264 Was Kimis outburst "I have no power" because of this? Look at about 4.25-4.35 wow Yeah, wow. What on earth - was this in qualy? Maybe the damn car is just faulty, and tehy should just give him another one! Double post :thumbd...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NImumEW7QvI#t=264 Was Kimis outburst "I have no power" because of this? Look at about 4.25-4.35 wow Yeah, wow. What on earth - was this in qualy? Maybe the damn car is just faulty, and tehy should just give him another one! Apparently it was i...

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He is really having a hard time, and if some of it is due to tyre temps because of his driving style then part of the problem is his Race Engineer, Kimi gives feedback and the Engineer should be able to make the needed changes to get the car were the driver wants. It seems kimi and Antonio are not t...

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Good points from some of you. LdM / Ferrari present themselves as company or team where whatever the boss says goes. Changes need to be made. They have a lack of leadership. On the Massa situation they waited too long ( I know it is more complicated than just firing the guy) but they let other issue...

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How many more threads do we need on the sound of the cars? Nothing's changing. Get over it. *ahem* http://www.planet-f1.com/driver/18227/9254152/F1-agrees-to-turn-up-the-volume Can't see how the will create more sound out of what they already have, the system to my understanding is already designed...

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here is the speed trap from alonso S1 S2 S3 (Finish line) Q1 240 259 283 Q2 240 260 286 Q3 (last flyer) 239 260 282 "As for the Spaniard, he looked on the pace in the first two session, but did not get the most out of the car in the final part and had to settle for tenth place with aq 1.34.992." Al...

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Kimi got beat for whatever reason two races in a row by Alonso, not once he blamed the car, the only comments that have been made are about set up and feel, and what everybody knows, the car needs more rear down force and speed. He as others, kept his mouth shut and just goes about what needs to be...

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Kimi got beat for whatever reason two races in a row by Alonso, not once he blamed the car, the only comments that have been made are about set up and feel, and what everybody knows, the car needs more rear down force and speed. He as others, kept his mouth shut and just goes about what needs to be...

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here is the speed trap from alonso S1 S2 S3 (Finish line) Q1 240 259 283 Q2 240 260 286 Q3 (last flyer) 239 260 282 "As for the Spaniard, he looked on the pace in the first two session, but did not get the most out of the car in the final part and had to settle for tenth place with aq 1.34.992." Al...

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Kimi got beat for whatever reason two races in a row by Alonso, not once he blamed the car, the only comments that have been made are about set up and feel, and what everybody knows, the car needs more rear down force and speed. He as others, kept his mouth shut and just goes about what needs to be ...

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I think is somewhat the lead driver fault, or maybe a better way to put it is that he can to some extent control this issue. Now F1 cars have so much technology that they are setting clutch, bite points and so on in the lap that they need to create some separation between them. Sometimes the lead dr...

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Kimi needs to start beating him though. If Ferrari lose confidence in him it'll be 2009 all over again. If Ferrari lose confidence in him, they have only themselves to blame. So far I haven't read any report of Ferrari telling Alonso to stop pushing his teammate off track, as he did last Sunday . :...

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Why this keeps being an issue, I don't understand. You guys are getting bent out of shape in details that really does not have real value. The issue here is a disregard by RBR of a FIA directive. All the other details could be discussed later with all the teams without all this drama. The fact is RB...

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Everybody here has a boss or maybe is a boss of a company. For the sake of the argument let say is a construction company Lets say one of your employees needs to do land surveys using a tool that you provided, calibrated to other surveyors on the field so at the end of the day all the foundations ar...

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Smoothride - Do you understand how a Turbo engine works? Yes. There is a finite amount of power that a 1.6 liter engine can produce. Turbocharger increases the maximum power, but it's still within a known range. And having a 100kg of fuel onboard places another limit, which means that all cars are ...

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