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Formula One - Off Season Discussion Thread!
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I wonder why Mercedes is the only car with no funny stuff happening at the tip of its nose. Seems like a no-brainer to all teams besides them.
I'd imagine its because they've got years of working with the nose style they have. Nobody else even managed to make a nose like that did they? Early on it was proving difficult to get it through the crash tests.
From what I remember James Allison saying about nose designs, they make little difference to the overall aero performance and it's not worth the teams spending time/resources on them compared to other areas of the car. It's more about the nose working with the overall aero philosophy and this is why nearly all the teams (apart from McLaren) have stuck with the same design for the last few years
I still hate the thumbs though and can't wait until they are gone
I still hate the thumbs though and can't wait until they are gone
Yes it is, Williams should really reconsider upgrading its livery before the first GP.
It's like a racing game that has two modes. On the left, arcade/easy. On the right, sim/expert. F1 2018 cornering speeds are just incredible.
Don't follow Indy Car all that close, but I read they are returning to Laguna Seca. Now that would be great to see how a 2018 F1 car would fair against the Indy Car there!
Ferrari and McLaren slowly converging in livery and aero.
Probably a bad sign for the boys from Maranello tbh.
(That mattered orange es no bueno)
Probably a bad sign for the boys from Maranello tbh.
(That matte
Didn't look anything like that when I watched it on the live feed. Very odd that it shows up that way in the pic.
Oddly it looks orange on Scarb's monitor, then red when you see it on the images: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNROTNOg558 (1 minute vs 1 minute 20 seconds)
Holy shit that Formula E race was amazing. I saw the comments here and I waited for it to appear on iPlayer in the UK (it's live but there's issues watching from the start if it's part way through). Just finished the race, wow what a finish.
I only decided this week I'm gonna try following FE this year since I can't afford to see every F1 race love this year and iPlayer offers a great way to watch (live and on demand, NowTV for F1 is only live or you just can't watch it which is madness, they need on demand on NowTV).
I decided I'd support the Nissan boys, gotta love Nissan, I have no other greater allegiances so I'll go for them this year.. but boy what a race.
I only decided this week I'm gonna try following FE this year since I can't afford to see every F1 race love this year and iPlayer offers a great way to watch (live and on demand, NowTV for F1 is only live or you just can't watch it which is madness, they need on demand on NowTV).
I decided I'd support the Nissan boys, gotta love Nissan, I have no other greater allegiances so I'll go for them this year.. but boy what a race.
So I just downloaded the F1 TV iOS app. Not happy with it. Doesn't do full screen video, and it cannot AirPlay. So watching on the phone is far from desirable.
Need an Apple TV or Roku app ASAP.
Need an Apple TV or Roku app ASAP.
At least in 5 years time when F1 Pro is maybe available in the UK these issues might have been ironed out.
I reckon over a 1000 laps again, just like in 2018, with Ferrari very close behind them.
So the rumors of the car not even being finished were true?
Williams back of the pack for most of the year till the ROKiT money starts to actually make a difference.
Looking at the grid I have hope for all the teams to atleast make the racing interesting to watch, but then i look at Williams and filled with doubt, this car aint gonna make it is it.
It's that wonderful time of the year again, where hopes are kindled and dreams are shattered.
If you can have both your driver why are some teams not testing both, if not both lead drivers then atleast both cars with a third seat doing work?
Is there any advantage to NOT running multiple drivers/cars during the testing days?
Only downside that I see is some lost time for doing modifications for second driver after morning running.
Hamilton said last year (or maybe the year before) that the increase in speed wouldn't add to the spectacle when the cars still can't overtake. He was right, so hopefully this fixes that.
On another note: those blazers....woof.
No one in the stands or watching tv really sees if a car is one second, or 5 seconds slower per lap. They do see when they're not overtaking.
Regarding testing and the amount of cars, often the factories only have one full car + spares available to test, so there's that.
Regarding testing and the amount of cars, often the factories only have one full car + spares available to test, so there's that.
Just watched the Gentleman Driver documentary on Netflix. Makes me want to get into karting tbh. Not that I can afford it lol. Also triggered my business senses again and I am going to try the thing I've been wanting for the last couple of years but just didn't get to it.
Just in case you aren't aware, if the BBC is showing Formula E live it will be on the red button (Freeview 601). If they are not showing it live the race will be available live on the Formula E YouTube channel.
So you know what I said about teams right now only having enough parts for one car etc?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47270111
Williams just pulled out of Day 1 of Barcelona testing because they don't.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47270111
Williams just pulled out of Day 1 of Barcelona testing because they don't.
Fucking hell.
What's happened to Williams is bloody tragic.
At least McLaren's downfall was tragicomic. There's no joy to be had with Williams.
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