Yeah my first reaction to that was 'what the fuck Danny, you're not a goddamn 80 yr old lady pulling out of a florida Denny's in an Oldsmobile!'
Spit out my damn drink at the replay. Lol
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Yeah my first reaction to that was 'what the fuck Danny, you're not a goddamn 80 yr old lady pulling out of a florida Denny's in an Oldsmobile!'
Spit out my damn drink at the replay. Lol
I hope those Renault dollars are proving good for Danny Ric because he's done little to show he's worth it so far. It's really disappointing to see.
I think we'll see a shift in Hamilton's behaviour to Bottas now. He's realised Ferrari aren't a threat and his fight is with his teammate.
I think we'll see a shift in Hamilton's behaviour to Bottas now. He's realised Ferrari aren't a threat and his fight is with his teammate.
I always appreciate your random stats, thanks for posting them :)
Edit: whoops double post. Forgot I'm not on reddit
How much is Sky paying you
How much is Sky paying you
There are so many reasons why going completely flat out all race wouldn't work in the current formula. Engine and drivetrain fatigue, tyre fragility, fuel flow restrictions etc. Refuelling wouldn't fix anything
Refuelling makes the strategy side of things way more interesting. Under the current regs there's almost no strategy.
The downside of course is that it adds an element of danger. Even with a standard supplier you had some teams illegally tampering with the refuelling units to try and gain an advantage. And then you get incidents like the Jos Verstappen one.
Doesn't refueling remove a lot of the strategy? Most team will calculate the fastest way to reach the end ahead of the race and then it's hard to be flexible when you are running out of fuel.
Another trash strategy decision by Ferrari. I can't believe they fucked LeClerc like that. He had a shot if they didn't sacrifice him for Vettel...who ended up doing fuck all.
Edit: The best driver swap that could happen next year would be Vettel <> Hamilton. Lewis going for the ultimate of returning Ferrari to glory and getting a championship with three different teams and Vettel being in his German element with no excuses left.
Edit: The best driver swap that could happen next year would be Vettel <> Hamilton. Lewis going for the ultimate of returning Ferrari to glory and getting a championship with three different teams and Vettel being in his German element with no excuses left.
With refuelling you have another variable (fuel load) instead of only tyre selection. Teams can then control the weight of the car during various points in the race, to affect not only lap times but also tyre wear rates. It also heavily influences pit stop times.
There might be an optimal split, but that can change based on traffic, track position, safety cars, etc., and will also vary between cars/setups. Effectively you can trade speed in one section of the race for another. It also makes it much harder for teams to read what others are doing, and therefore to react.
Jesus, it's been all Mercedes 1-2 so far. This is getting ridiculous.
On refueling: After the obvious safety hazards it was banned because while it provides another layer of strategy, it results even less on-track action between direct rivals. Chainbear has a good video on this where he reaches the conclusion that mandatory 2 stops could be a good compromise between strategy and on-track action.
On refueling: After the obvious safety hazards it was banned because while it provides another layer of strategy, it results even less on-track action between direct rivals. Chainbear has a good video on this where he reaches the conclusion that mandatory 2 stops could be a good compromise between strategy and on-track action.
Happy both Mclaren and Racing Point got points. I thought Leclerc had a really good chance for a second until they messed him up. I'm rooting for Bottas so glad he took the win.
Ricciardo definitely feeling the pressure, made a mistake then in panic tried to get back out asap but reversed into Kvyat.. both out of the race and both running in the points at the time.
I caught the Formula E race, and its like watching a video game wow.
Ricciardo definitely feeling the pressure, made a mistake then in panic tried to get back out asap but reversed into Kvyat.. both out of the race and both running in the points at the time.
I caught the Formula E race, and its like watching a video game wow.
Maybe when battery tech is better they could replace batteries instead and nerf the charge they get from driving.
Also, I can't think of a single way to make it work, but make the potential battery charge better from driving and have enforced battery swaps between the teams drivers for some hilarious fuckery between teammates.
I could only see the last laps of the race, what are the people referring to if they talking about Ferrari fucking LeClec over?
They did not, people just don't see he was on a different strategy (starting on mediums) thus thought Ferrari fucked him over when asked him to pit "late".
But in fact he stayed out on his medium less than most and struggled to get a better pace with the softs, (he could even have stayed a couple of lap more on medium instead of pitting twice, but that was for fastest lap).
How can you expect Leclerc to get from 8 to the podium when Mercedes are dominating and Vettel has the same car ? He did his best that's all, he is not driving a faster car than anyone else.
His pace during the first 20 laps was good thanks to the mediums when others had used softs.
People seem to think that Leclerc would have charged through the field and would have not worn down the tyres any differently from midpack in a race that despite predictions actually was high deg rather than low deg. All while running the same tyre strategy as the leaders.
Some real hot (and wrong) takes on Leclerc and Vettel this race. lol
Hint... check Leclerc's fucking awful pace on the softs.
Hint... check Leclerc's fucking awful pace on the softs.
Gasly also seemed to manage the medium tires better; where Leclerc's times dropped off a cliff he seemed to be doing pretty well.
Wouldn't have helped; he lost tons of times at the end of his stint on mediums as well.
I just love seeing Ferrari lose.
Battery hot-swaps at pit-stops could be awesome.
4 tyres and 8 battery packs changed in 2.1 seconds, phwoar.
Yeah, people are not seeming to notice that the Medium was by far the best race tyre.
It's not always as simple as Softer = Faster. I can't really blame people, as Pirelli rubber is a fucking incomprehensible enigma at times, even to people who get paid 6 figures to work it out.
The people who make them have 0 clue how do they act on an actual car. Judging by how off the estimated lap numbers are every single time.
They do test these tyres on relatively up to date F1 cars/mules. Problem is conditions vary considerably from track to track and are heavily affected by weather, time of day etc.
Refuelling allowed for a weight advantage/pit stop trade off. You wouldn't get that with a battery swap - just yet another procedure for the pit crew to get good at. It wouldn't mix anything up.
But that doesn't mean I think refuelling is a good idea - as I said, it's counter to everything that is going on in the automotive industry.
Why in the blue hell Leclerc should have pushed after the first pit stop? He had a 25 s ( TWENTY FIVE SECONDS ) gap to Verstappen. He needed to lap around 1.43 each lap to comeback which wasn't possible so he didn't even push. Gasly had to pit and Perez was 35 s behind. He saved the engine as much as possible and went for a fast lap at the end with another set of soft. Of course the medium tyres were the best choice. Leclerc destroyed his race after quali , only chance was SC or using the hard tyres no one tried during the weekend.
And yes he was faster than Seb here in Baku.
Red Bull also poured 100s of millions into F1 and were able to match Ferrari's investment.
You're kidding yourself if you think Ferrari could put themselves back on top on a whim, if only they cared enough to invest!!!!!!
Even now they have enough money to get almost any top talent they want, to do all of the testing permitted under regulations, to get the cream-of-the-crop drivers.
The truth is Mercedes is just functioning on another level in terms of management and leadership.
What did you say about Mercedes is totally true. So we are back to what i was saying : hiring better employees ( managers , engineers , drivers etc ) , which is what they did in the 90s when Montezemolo gave Ferrari Corse an unlimited budget . They were able to hire the best strategist of the grid ( Brawn ) , the best driver ( Schumacher ) and one of the best engineers of F1 ( Byrne ) on top of many others.
I know that Mercedes is on another level , in fact i laugh when people are surprised that RB and Ferrari are behind or they complain about it.
What I take issue with is your idea that Ferrari could easily be back on top if they wanted to, and the only reason they're not is because they can't be bothered. You're acting as if they're some all-powerful force.
It's not that easy. Ferrari's F1 team basically has an unlimited budget even now.
W Series starts this weekend and they announced their presenting line-up earlier.
https://motorsportbroadcasting.com/2019/04/29/w-series-announces-presentation-team/
https://motorsportbroadcasting.com/2019/04/29/w-series-announces-presentation-team/
So does this run as a support series to F1? Just wondering how it would work with Ted Kravitz's F1 commitments.
I'd be really happy if it did run on an F1 race weekend.
Edit: looks like they're mostly not at the same circuits at all, but they're all in Europe during the European F1 leg (or the summer break) and are on F1 off-weekends.
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Possibly, but we'll never know, because we never got to see them on similar race strategies...
...because he put it in the wall.
He tried pushing but the soft just wasn't a good race tyre that day. He only managed a 1:43 lap with brand new softs, full PU mode, and on fumes, whilst the drivers with worn mediums (30+ laps) were able, under similar circumstances (PU mode and fumes) to easily lap in the low to mid 1:44s.
You just need to ensure the car is re-built to the same spec (no gearbox change, and also no PU item swap, unless within the allocation).
I noticed Lee reappearing on C4 for Baku, guess they''ve got her in long-term now, which is fantastic, she's a great presenter, and a good get long-term for W Series.
This comment is ridiculous. I'm sorry. Refuelling is not "incredibly dangerous". Is it more dangerous than not doing it? Yes. Is it going to cause people to get lit on fire every race as implied by "incredibly dangerous"? Hell to the no.
IndyCar does it every single weekend with sub ten second stops. NASCAR as well with slower stops and effing gas cans! Stop this nonsense.
It's auto racing. It is inherently dangerous. Full stop.
I agree with this, and agree that refueling will add an extra element to the strategy in the sport. I think refueling with the combination of a 'lollipop man', eager to release the driver, made it a potentially dangerous mix.
Yeah, anyone concerned about safety in motorsport should watch an Indycar race and realise how fucking safe F1 pit-stops are by comparison.
I'm amazed people aren't killed every Indy race considering the clown show that goes on in the pits.
This is also ridiculous.
There are three times as many bowling pins waiting for every F1 stop and about six guys per team exposed on the pit wall. The speeds on entry are the same. Are you really going to have this debate?
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