Man of Honour
Excellent, we got a 4k tv last week especially for F1 in 4k. May as well make use of my Sky Q box's full capabilities.
Poll: Australian Grand Prix 2018, Melbourne - Race 1/21
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Excellent, we got a 4k tv last week especially for F1 in 4k. May as well make use of my Sky Q box's full capabilities.
Soldato
Am I right in thinking that with the clocks going forward the same morning that this will be more like 5:10am race start?
Caporegime
Yes.
Soldato
"A third DRS zone has been added to the Albert Park circuit"
https://www.racefans.net/2018/03/21/third-drs-zone-added-australian-grand-prix-track/
Oh Dear
https://www.racefans.net/2018/03/21/third-drs-zone-added-australian-grand-prix-track/
Oh Dear
Soldato
Wonder if they think it's required or testing something new which will ruin a race or two till they scrap it again.
Man of Honour
I like DRS, however controversial it may be, it does help faster cars get on their way. Trulli trains are boring. If they feel another DRS zone will make it more interesting, fair play.
Nope its the start times listed in the OP. The race starts 1 hour earlier than qually, so it stays the same for us with the clock change.
Soldato
Looking forward to this 
Soldato
Agreed. I understand people's objections as it's 'artificial', but I'd rather have a mechanism that at least allows for some overtaking instead of going back to the 2000s where once a car was in front you had no chance of getting alongside, let alone passed.
Until they seriously limit over-body aero and bring back ground effects, it's all we've got.
That said, this is pretty stupid:
Why are all three DRS zones enabled by one detection point?
It is literally those times, but I think he was asking if he'll be 5am level of morning groggy, because that's what it would have been without the clocks going forward.
Agreed, and we'll never get serious over-body aero limits because it's safer than the alternatives of ground effect and mechanical grip, and they don't want the cars going slower.
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"A third DRS zone has been added to the Albert Park circuit"
https://www.racefans.net/2018/03/21/third-drs-zone-added-australian-grand-prix-track/
Oh Dear
Oh 3 of those things! Isn't it set to rain? Won't be able to use them anyway
Lauda reckons Merc, Red Bull, Ferrari. I could believe that from testing.
ffs it needs to die not be extended."A third DRS zone has been added to the Albert Park circuit"
https://www.racefans.net/2018/03/21/third-drs-zone-added-australian-grand-prix-track/
Oh Dear
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Agreed, they need to fix the problem, such a nonsense way of doing it.
Caporegime
DRS is a patch for a problem that they should be dealing with in a better way. They need to make it so cars can properly overtake on track, instead of cludging in an artificial system that gets rid of one problem (the Trulli train) by substituting it for another (the lack of skill-based overtakes) which is just as bad.
Soldato
Completely agree. Hopefully now with different management they actually may start doing it. For the time being, DRS is all we've got.
Can't wait!
Haven't paid much attention to pre-season because nobody knows the true potential each team has until the first race, i'm just hoping Mercedes have some proper competition this time, whether that be Ferrari or Red Bull.
Haven't paid much attention to pre-season because nobody knows the true potential each team has until the first race, i'm just hoping Mercedes have some proper competition this time, whether that be Ferrari or Red Bull.
Ah right
Soldato
I don't have a problem with DRS - the aero and the circuits are the bigger problems. But at this rate they may as well make it free to use anywhere by the driver, ala qualifying a few years back.
as long as within one second as well. Otherwise they'd all be using it and it would be back to processions! Give them 90 seconds of DRS for the whole race to be used as and when they see fit.