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"European Formula 3 racer 'Peter' Li Zhi Cong has sustained four fractured vertebrae and multiple broken bones in one heel.."
Nasty.
Nasty.
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"European Formula 3 racer 'Peter' Li Zhi Cong has sustained four fractured vertebrae and multiple broken bones in one heel.."
Nasty.
Yet pretty incredible given the impact. 30 years ago they'd have been scraping parts of him from the cockpit.
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They would have picking both drivers up in pieces less than thirty years ago. Magnificent what the cars are capable of withstanding now.
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns33942.html
2 engines per drive in 2019? Whiting states manufacturers are on board but that seems, ambitious even if the engines are well developed by then. Potential for a lot of penalties?
2 engines per drive in 2019? Whiting states manufacturers are on board but that seems, ambitious even if the engines are well developed by then. Potential for a lot of penalties?
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But it is not just about design though. The engine change rules do not take into account when a driver is forced to change due to an accident, like the one Alonso had in Aus.
Have a couple of bad accidents early in the season and you are penalised by round 3
At least with 4/5 you would have to have a lot of accidents before penalties.
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To be fair it's going to be rare where an engine requires a change due to an accident. Other than Alonso the only one which immediately pops into my head is Bianchi (sadly not for Bianchi of course). There will be other instances but I can't recall any right now.
That crash was insane, amazing no one died.
2 engines per driver seems crazy to me.
Alonso had a new one straight away in Aus this year and also last year when Kimi and he crashed. Engines are changed almost immediately after a crash, impossible to say that the engine isnt damaged without taking it to bits.
2 engines per driver seems crazy to me.
Alonso had a new one straight away in Aus this year and also last year when Kimi and he crashed. Engines are changed almost immediately after a crash, impossible to say that the engine isnt damaged without taking it to bits.
They have to apply the restriction to crashes otherwise people would just abuse it.
It would be very easy to fake needing a new engine after a crash or other damage. "Hi Jean, yeah you will never guess what happened, we dropped the car when unloading it at the factory. The engines totally broke, can we have a new one without penalty please?"
It would be very easy to fake needing a new engine after a crash or other damage. "Hi Jean, yeah you will never guess what happened, we dropped the car when unloading it at the factory. The engines totally broke, can we have a new one without penalty please?"
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https://imgur.com/zyAvDUe
Will post a link, as I've no idea how the imgur app works these days, to resize my own images...
Was caught out in that hailstorm, trackside yesterday. Was genuinely sore for the 10/20 minutes it came down for!
My jacket failed the waterproof test during this.
Will post a link, as I've no idea how the imgur app works these days, to resize my own images...
Was caught out in that hailstorm, trackside yesterday. Was genuinely sore for the 10/20 minutes it came down for!
My jacket failed the waterproof test during this.
https://imgur.com/zyAvDUe
Will post a link, as I've no idea how the imgur app works these days, to resize my own images...
Was caught out in that hailstorm, trackside yesterday. Was genuinely sore for the 10/20 minutes it came down for!
My jacket failed the waterproof test during this.
I don't envy you! Saw some footage of the Audi 2 I think going at like 5 mph crabbing sideways round the circuit during it. Rene Rast put up a photo of the hailstones too! Looked mental.
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Massive range of tyre options chosen by drivers for F1 Canada GP, some are only taking two of the three compounds!
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom.../2016/5/f1-canada-haas-renault-supersoft.html
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom.../2016/5/f1-canada-haas-renault-supersoft.html
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How does it work for Verstappen/Kvyat with their tyre selections? Do they take what they chose with their previous teams with them, or do they inherit what the previous driver at that team chose?
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Advantages:
I have never liked the first chicane in any of it's incarnations.
Good to see the return of gravel. Less chance of gaining time "accidentally"
Disadvantages:
Changing the Curva Grande is a bit of a downer, as that has been quite good fun in the last few years with balls-out overtakes around the outside.
I have never liked the first chicane in any of it's incarnations.
Good to see the return of gravel. Less chance of gaining time "accidentally"
Disadvantages:
Changing the Curva Grande is a bit of a downer, as that has been quite good fun in the last few years with balls-out overtakes around the outside.