And then still lose.Well if you can't beat them fair and square, may aswell add 5kg of extra fuel to burn.
And then still lose.Well if you can't beat them fair and square, may aswell add 5kg of extra fuel to burn.
Because more fuel means less fuel managing.Does it matter that they had more fuel?
What advantage do they gain by not saying they have that amount of fuel.
Seems like an admin error more than anything?
Does it matter that they had more fuel?
What advantage do they gain by not saying they have that amount of fuel.
Seems like an admin error more than anything?
A whole extra tenth of a second for 5kg of fuel.
Well you burn it off by the end of the race. If you're smart at the start to get a gap so the impact is gone after you have that.
Yup looks like a stupid error.They were still within the legal amount of fuel used though. So the "only" illegal thing was that the reported number of fuel they sent in was wrong, seems possible that it was either an admin error or a last minute adjustment. Either way it's such a Ferrari thing to fuck up.
Yes. The amount of fuel was still in the correct range but they made a mistake in the report. I don't know how though... 5kg is a lot.I assume the total fuel weight was still within the legal limits, but they just handed the wrong number to the FIA? In that case I don't see much wrong with the decision. If not, yikes...
They did it twice IIRC. Fucked Vettel's first one.I enjoyed that Ferrari did a stacked pitstop for once for seemingly no reason and fucked it up
How did Danny Ric only get 11th? Poor driving, competitive midfield, shit track or all three?
Yes, I want to see overtakes that take actual skill besides pressing the god-mode button. If you're driving in a car with a surplus of power, grip, handling etc. and you're not able to overtake a Renault on old tyres, perhaps you shouldn't be driving that Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull. I don't think Max, Charles or Lewis would have had a much trouble as they had.A train of a Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull behind a Renault is not good evidence to drop DRS. It only improved this race because it was unplanned for.
Yes, I want to see overtakes that take actual skill besides pressing the god-mode button. If you're driving in a car with a surplus of power, grip, handling etc. and you're not able to overtake a Renault on old tyres, perhaps you shouldn't be driving that Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull. I don't think Max, Charles or Lewis would have had a much trouble as they had.
Furthermore, how awesome would it be if Hulkenberg (or any other F1.5 driver) would actually be able to keep a MB/F/RB car behind him. It would certainly level the playing field, mitigating the power difference.
While we're at it, kill the blue flags too! If you're that much quicker that you're able to lap another driver, pass them on your own goddamn merit. F1 should not be a sport that hands out gifts, fucking earn it! Also solves the radio bitching that they didn't get out of their way fast enough.
Yes, I want to see overtakes that take actual skill besides pressing the god-mode button. If you're driving in a car with a surplus of power, grip, handling etc. and you're not able to overtake a Renault on old tyres, perhaps you shouldn't be driving that Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull. I don't think Max, Charles or Lewis would have had a much trouble as they had.
Furthermore, how awesome would it be if Hulkenberg (or any other F1.5 driver) would actually be able to keep a MB/F/RB car behind him. It would certainly level the playing field, mitigating the power difference.
While we're at it, kill the blue flags too! If you're that much quicker that you're able to lap another driver, pass them on your own goddamn merit. F1 should not be a sport that hands out gifts, fucking earn it! Also solves the radio bitching that they didn't get out of their way fast enough.
While we're at it, kill the blue flags too! If you're that much quicker that you're able to lap another driver, pass them on your own goddamn merit. F1 should not be a sport that hands out gifts, fucking earn it! Also solves the radio bitching that they didn't get out of their way fast enough.
Hamilton rarely stumbles at his current form. He makes the rest look second tier over a full season. It will be difficult to knock him from the throne in 2020.
It would be awesome to see him at Ferrari in 2021. But why would he walk away from a marketing deal that could last a lifetime?
It's not that simple. To be able to overtake without DRS with these cars you need to be around 2.5-3.5 seconds faster a lap depending on the track. This is because it's extremely difficult to follow behind in F1 as there are so many aero parts that are affected by the wake of the car infront, as well as destroying tyres and overheating issues.
It would cause most races to be processions with just a train of cars, especially the street races.
In the current cars, absolutely; but that's where the 2021 regulations will help out, no?I mean it's not really a matter of skill when you lose so much time through the corners due to a lack of downforce from following the car in front. Maybe we'll see in 2021!
It wouldn't be awesome, teams would just go longer stints and preserve their tyres more to avoid getting stuck behind other cars.
You mean like what happened today when Leclerc got into the DRS zone of a backmarker and was able to save himself from Bottas?And sure, having a clash of titans at the front being interrupted by two Williams moping along sounds like a great idea!
Monaco is a shit race anyway. Brilliant Saturdays and utterly boring Sundays.
In the current cars, absolutely; but that's where the 2021 regulations will help out, no?
You can push the car more time and less fuel management thats the advantage
But if he won with Ferrari, he'd be king of Italy.Yeah that's an astute observation. Even when he retires, if he leaves directly from Mercedes there's a good chance they'll retain "the world's greatest F1 driver" on substantial payroll, with minimal commitment, for years to come.
These are advantages to having more fuel, not advantages to declaring the wrong amount. The car was still legal.You can push the car more time and less fuel management thats the advantage
Norris, Ricciardo, and Sainz were all heavily disadvantaged by the FIA DRS failure, since they pitted early and got stuck behind slow cars with no DRS. The cars that qualified just outside of the top 10 were heavily advantaged by the DRS system going down, since they could start on harder tyres and didn't have to pit early (when DRS was still down).How did Danny Ric only get 11th? Poor driving, competitive midfield, shit track or all three?
Two new races (Vietnam and Netherlands), Ocon replacing Hulk.
Yes, the best race is gone.
Ohhhh. Well, that's fucked then. Did they ever say why the DRS was disabled for so long?Norris, Ricciardo, and Sainz were all heavily disadvantaged by the FIA DRS failure, since they pitted early and got stuck behind slow cars with no DRS. The cars that qualified just outside of the top 10 were heavily advantaged by the DRS system going down, since they could start on harder tyres and didn't have to pit early (when DRS was still down).
Same for me. I was crying when Charles crossed the line to win that day. I'll remember that race as long as I live.End of a boring season saved by Max and Leclerc.
Best moment of the year for me.
Sorry, I ought to have clarified: I meant in technical and racing regulations.
Which one is that?
Last season RBR made it clear that they'd do whatever it took to keep Max happy and at the team, including screwing over Dan. The only box Danny has left to tick in F1 is a WDC, and that was never going to happen at RBR with Max there.But consider that with Honda's seemingly better reliability compared to Renault last year (for RB anyway) Red Bull could've possibly ended up second in the constructors. With Ricciardo alongside Max it would've definitely played out differently. Obviously it would give the second Red Bull car more points, but it would've also likely helped Max get more points by having two RB cars up front allowing for more strategic flexibility.
I enjoyed this season. On paper it looks like a boring season but I felt there was plenty of drama weekly. Basically Drive to Survive season 2 should be pretty good.
My thoughts on my man Danny Ric this season: He didn't get any wins and podiums this season but I don't think that bothers him. He's in it for the long-term. If he stayed in Red Bull he would have probably got some podiums but in terms of the championships they're in the exact same place as when he left, 3rd place.
I think Danny's stock has actually gone up this season. He had to get used to the car and still managed to beat Hulkenberg, who had previously beat all his other teammates besides his rookie year. His replacements at Red Bull haven't looked as good as he did against Verstappen. Now it all comes down to luck for a potential 2021 seat or Renault getting better.
And if he doesn't get it at least he got paid these two seasons by Renault like a WDC lol.
Here are the good bits that were never shown during the race, including the pass that Perez described as the best of his career:Yep, so many of the best overtakes this year have happened in the sidebar with no replay. The direction has been a joke, there's no point going to great lengths trying to improve the spectacle on a technical level if asshat directors are just going to butcher it anyway.
We get to see the good stuff in YouTube highlights a few days after the race. Makes me wonder why I even pay to watch the races.
Here are the good bits that were never shown during the race, including the pass that Perez described as the best of his career: