There's a world if difference between smooth and refined and a bag of spanners in a washing machine. Somewhere in the middle is what I'd expect from a racing engine.
Laudas 312 v12 at idle for example
Or a Renault playing god save the queen
Neither sound like death is night for the engine and nobody on earth can say they don;t sound like race engines.
It's not exactly the best deal in the world compared to the F1 service, but for those in the UK, Now TV has a £150 deal now that gives you access throughout the season: https://www.nowtv.com/promo/formula1pass
It is the cheapest option for Sky if you would normally buy a week pass for each race (esp since that price increased last month to 12,99). You still get access to all the channels, not just the F1 channel.
It's not exactly the best deal in the world compared to the F1 service, but for those in the UK, Now TV has a £150 deal now that gives you access throughout the season: https://www.nowtv.com/promo/formula1pass
It is the cheapest option for Sky if you would normally buy a week pass for each race (esp since that price increased last month to 12,99). You still get access to all the channels, not just the F1 channel.
There's some interesting speculation about that being to maintain the swirl in the cylinders (higher throttle, more airflow at idle). The slight jump every 5 seconds seems to correspond to the engine switching the three cylinders it's running.Well, it only runs on 3 cilinders in the pit so that at least accounts for the crappy sound when standing still.
But the streaming is pretty bad quality. They were supposed to be enabling 1080p streaming soon. Shit maybe worth a punt. What's the C4 coverage this year - all races highlights or some races not covered at all?
"The other thing is that it's a works deal, it's a proper combined effort. There's all the dyno testing, R&D rig testing, joint-development and design work, design work for next year is already underway so all of that is very unique to our relationship to.
"It's a heavy responsibility all that actually, we're looking forward to it, it's a very positive pressure but it's a big responsibility to provide the level that Honda need to progress as well with the team they're working with. It's less opportunity for commonality definitely."
The Honda works deal has offered Toro Rosso extra resources, but Key said it has also come with extra workload that his team had never previously experienced as an engine customer.
"You kind of dream of all of this stuff and then when it all arrives on your doorstep you're like, 'Jesus there's an awful lot to do here!' We began rig testing of certain engine relating systems on the chassis side back in November. We were dyno testing the gearbox in December and have been ever since, both in Milton Keynes initially and Japan as well, so we've got gearboxes in Japan and Milton Keynes too.
"We've been able to do some cooling system tests and so on. That's where that pressure comes. It's when you've not done that in the past, while it's a great opportunity to do it it also puts the team under that added pressure of substantially more parts to manufacture, engineering support, not in Italy but around Europe or in Japan.
"There's quite a bit of added workload for that but it's all for good reasons and certainly Honda needs to have that close relationship with the team to see through those aspects. Gearbox is fundamental for the engine supplier, for example."
Ron Dennis personally ran over his cat and scattered the ashes in the McLaren factory.
Not sure what you are basing this on. Both STR drivers have gone on record to say they have no issues with the drivability of the car, their times were competitive enough for rookies in an STR and Gasly done the most keeps out of any driver at the test last week. To top it off, their speed trap times indicate their engine is performing at about Renault level now, but that's not a surprise it you look at the latter part of 2017.Last year I said McLaren could compete if only they had an engine. They didn't. I can see Honda gaining HP but their fuel efficiency and drivability was awful too. I can't see that changing any time soon and at least Renault have long moved past this even if they lack reliable performance.
That Honda sounds really nasty, use headphones for maximum effect
Did we watch a different end to 2017?Not sure what you are basing this on. Both STR drivers have gone on record to say they have no it's with the drivability of the car, their times were competitive enough for rookies in an STR and Gasly done the most keeps out of any driver at the test last week. To top it off, their speed trap times indicate their engine is performing at about Renault level now, but that's not a surprise it you look at the latter part of 2017.
Renault meanwhile have gone on record that they will probably sacrifice any engine gains in favor of reliability and will start the season without any improvement in BHP compared to late 2017.
After this test I don't see how anyone would be more worried about that Honda engine than they round about Renault's.
For a long while I was hoping this all wouldn't matter for the 2021 engine regulations, but alas, they're mostly sticking to the current engine concept...For the record we sorely need Honda to succeed. We need actual engine competition and Honda is serving as a warning to other potential entrants.
But... the sound!Not sure what you are basing this on. Both STR drivers have gone on record to say they have no issues with the drivability of the car, their times were competitive enough for rookies in an STR and Gasly done the most keeps out of any driver at the test last week. To top it off, their speed trap times indicate their engine is performing at about Renault level now, but that's not a surprise it you look at the latter part of 2017.
Renault meanwhile have gone on record that they will probably sacrifice any engine gains in favor of reliability and will start the season without any improvement in BHP compared to late 2017.
After this test I don't see how anyone would be more worried about that Honda engine than they round about Renault's.
Now this sounds like a proper works partnership.
Red Bull designed and sent Honda gearboxes mere weeks after the partnership was signed to be run on their engine and chassis dynos in Milton Keynes and Sakura.
McLaren on the other hand never sent Honda their dodgy gearbox to mate and test before the first test of 2017, nor did they send a test chassis for fully integrated dyno running.
This along with the Amazon series just confirms what a Mickey Mouse operation McLaren has become under the marketing man.
Love that harsh sound of the Honda. Racing engines aren't really supposed to be smooth and refined.
F1 TV pass is almost a guaranteed sign-up for me.
In Switzerland, we have most races shown on free TV but I'm not fond of the commentator and it's really minimalistic (Q+R), with ads (albeit reasonable).
Just the fact that I could watch the practices, quali and races live & in replay whenever I want and switch cameras during the race to make my own selection of views is reason enough for me !
I'd also like to encourage the initiative because clearly, that's what we've been asking for the last 8 years...
Price is fairly reasonable too, even if it's 12$ per month, for 8months, that's less than 100$ for my annual F1 needs, I'm hyped :D
People should watch UFC before they say women are "too frail" for motorsports.
It might take a woman more effort to get strong enough for F1 compared to a man, genetically speaking, but I just don't understand why you would dismiss it outright.
People should watch UFC before they say women are "too frail" for motorsports.
It might take a woman more effort to get strong enough for F1 compared to a man, genetically speaking, but I just don't understand why you would dismiss it outright.
At this point I can't help but think that this woman sets back women in motorsport by years everytime she's in the news.
The point I was trying to make is that women would somehow be unable to handle the physicality of F1, which is just dumb.That's a pretty poor analogy - women only compete against women in the UFC.
The point I was trying to make is that women would somehow be unable to handle the physicality of F1, which is just dumb.
The point I was trying to make is that women would somehow be unable to handle the physicality of F1, which is just dumb.
People should watch UFC before they say women are "too frail" for motorsports.
It might take a woman more effort to get strong enough for F1 compared to a man, genetically speaking, but I just don't understand why you would dismiss it outright.
That's a pretty poor analogy - women only compete against women in the UFC.
Is it? We constantly see coverage of how fit drivers need to be, the stress on the neck, how much fluid they lose during a race. Maybe that would be too much for women to compete on an equal footing - and at the top of the sport that may mean they might get a lower tier position but unlikely to get a top drive of it compromises the team