Australian Grand Prix 2013, Melbourne - Race 1/19

knip · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:27

How many points for murdering a seagull

Where's the bint today? Anthony all by himself

Ethermaster · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:28

knip said:
How many points for murdering a seagull

100, collect 1000 for a free pass to pole

Flibster · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:28

Even Karun Chandhok seems to be a bit bored

From twitter:

@karunchandhok said:
My qualifying viewing setup !! Shame there isn't much to watch.... pic.twitter.com/UHiEQonNUW

5 screens

Makes my 4 look a little pathetic.

Skeeter · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:28

Flibster said:
They had entirely flat floors up to the diffuser at the back, which was a a bit worse than having a step with the plank. But, they used to be able to adjust the ride height significantly. Parc Ferme rules have meant that they can't adjust the ride height.

As soon as weather like this happens the 'change of climatic conditions' rule should allow them to change more than just the brake and radiator blanking. Allow them to change the front and rear wings, ride height *although that's not particularly easy*, damper settings.... If the weather returns to sunny for race day, allow the teams to change back to the pre-climatic change dry settings they had.

But I want to see the cars on the limit of control on the track, in whatever weather there is.

The plank extends below the reference plane so it's lower than the old fully flat floors were.

The problem is the rules. The parc ferme and simply the design of current F1 cars are not designed to accommodate wet or changing weather.

It's not the drivers fault, its just impossible to properly control the car due to the way they are designed.

MagicBoy · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:29

1000. Maldonardo would get 100 more points as a style bonus had he not gona out already...

Flibster · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:29

Another 20 minute delay. Due to start now at 07:50 UK time...

Skeeter · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:29

knip said:
How many points for murdering a seagull

Where's the bint today? Anthony all by himself

Where have you been! The bint is no more, she's left Sky Sports.

Mr Men · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:29

knip said:
How many points for murdering a seagull

Where's the bint today? Anthony all by himself

She quit

another 20 min delay lol

knip · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:29

Oh this is getting silly! Another 20 minutes!

Freakbro · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:29

Another 20min delay...

back to looking for a better tablet to buy

s0ck · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:29

knip said:
If I put my cynical hat on, it says to me that they don't race when it's chucking it down, cos they can't see the advertising on the cars, and the sponsors start whinging.

Never thought of that!

Another 20 mins fs

Ethermaster · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:30

another 20 mins

Irish_Tom · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:30

Surely there's not going to be enough light?

Duke · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:30

The wet tyres raise the ride height slightly, maybe a simple solution would be to increase this a bit more.

Shimmy · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:30

knip · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:31

Mr Men said:
She quit

She did? She's still on the pic on the sky sports F1 twitter page?

Skeeter · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:31

Flibster said:
Even Karun Chandhok seems to be a bit bored

From twitter:

5 screens Makes my 4 look a little pathetic.

The mic's suggest he's commentating for someone.

Flibster · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:32

Getting bored now. Just send the bloody cars out! If the driver's think it's unsafe, let them come into the pits. Bravest driver wins!

MagicBoy · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:33

/off to Tesco for more bacon and tea bags.

Skeeter · 16 Mar 2013 at 07:33

Duke said:
The wet tyres raise the ride height slightly, maybe a simple solution would be to increase this a bit more.

5mm.

The problem is that if you raise it much more then the floor aero doesnt work and they loose downforce, which would just make it worse not better.

People just need to accept that modern F1 cars are not designed for wet weather.