European Grand Prix 2016, Baku - Race 8/21

Skeeter · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:12

Emlyn_Dewar said:
Adapt, drive round the problem, learn the steering wheel buttons better?
It is his job after all, I'd expect the drivers would/should have a good understanding.

I know it is the Hamilton love-in here, but he doesn't deserve to lead, in your opinion.
The fact is, he is leading...

I'd personally rather none of the Merc drivers were in it, but you can't argue with numbers.

Tell me what every one of those buttons and menus does, while racing at 200mph. GO GO GO!

Emlyn_Dewar · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:13

I'm not an F1 driver muon, so I'm not sure if it'd help, or not.
One of us should become one, so we can find out.

Emlyn_Dewar · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:13

Skeeter said:
Tell me what every one of those buttons and menus does, while racing at 200mph. GO GO GO!

I obviously can't, because I am not an F1 driver.
I guess you are?

Shocky-FM · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:14

Vertigo1 said:
So, when he next stops, can the team lean into the car and change things on his wheel for him, or even replace the steering wheel with one programmed differently?

The fact we have to even ask such questions and can't answer them without trawling through endless regulations is what's wrong with this sport.

When it comes to technical issues with the car and engine modes they should be able to just tell the drivers what to do, the drivers can't expected to manage that if somethings gone wrong and it's not their fault.

Emlyn_Dewar · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:15

Do the Manors have something against the Ferraris? They're always in the way.

muon · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:15

Emlyn_Dewar said:
I'm not an F1 driver muon, so I'm not sure if it'd help, or not.
One of us should become one, so we can find out.

Well it wouldn't help. It's like any machine. A fault requires diagnosis information, something the drivers don't have available.

You would have to take an experimental approach to find the problem without additional data. That's what LH suggested doing but the team said it was a bad idea.

mmj_uk · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:15

First race I've watched in a while and what a dreadful race it is, I almost switched it off at the start when they said yellow flags were waved to prevent attempted overtakes at the narrow part of the track. Talk about mollycoddling.

UTmaniac · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:16

WTH, one DRS detection zone for the S3 and S1 zones? Alonso should have had DRS to try and re-take Button just now.

bayo000 · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:16

they really need to add 2nd DRS detection point. It's unfair for driver to get overtaken by DRS and then on next straight see that car open it's DRS again and just get away from him.

Emlyn_Dewar · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:16

At least there is something to talk about, as this would be even more **** otherwise.

Guess it doesn't help, when there has just been a genuinely good race on, earlier today.

Vertigo · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:16

Lol shut up Kravitz. F1 has far bigger image problems than drivers swearing on the radio.

drunkenmaster · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:16

Emlyn_Dewar said:
Missed the last couple races?

You mean bad positioning into the first corner ruining his Canada race and complete lack of pace in the wet dropping him into the pack in Monaco? Neither of those things is bad luck. Oh and the braking way too late on second last lap at the end of Canadian GP.

Glaucus · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:17

mmj_uk said:
First race I've watched in a while and what a dreadful race it is, I almost switched it off at the start when they said yellow flags were waved to prevent attempted overtakes at the narrow part of the track. Talk about mollycoddling.

That was just an idiot and terriable commentator who is utterly clueless. It was debris in sector 1.

Skeeter · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:17

Emlyn_Dewar said:
I obviously can't, because I am not an F1 driver.
I guess you are?

I know that the knowledge of how to run an F1 car doesn't exist solely in the head of a single person.

If it did, why do the teams have whole teams of engineers! Surely the driver could just do it all?

Also, its not just about knowing what they do, its about knowing which is wrong out of the hundreds of combinations.

SS-89 · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:17

Vertigo1 said:
Lol shut up Kravitz. F1 has far bigger image problems than drivers swearing on the radio.

Agreed what the hell is he bleating on about. It's bleeped out who cares?

Mr Men · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:17

Skeeter said:
Better that a guy is unable to race because a switch on his dash is in the wrong posisiton and he can't be told which one?

Lewis does not use the simulator, maybe if he did he would know what to change.....don't cry about the rules.

bayo000 · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:18

UTmaniac said:
WTH, one DRS detection zone for the S3 and S1 zones? Alonso should have had DRS to try and re-take Button just now.

I've noticed that when Ricciardo was overtaken by Vettel earlier and Kimi also had his DRS on 2nd straight because he was under 1sec behind Vettel earlier.

Finners · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:19

bayo000 said:
they really need to add 2nd DRS detection point. It's unfair for driver to get overtaken by DRS and then on next straight see that car open it's DRS again and just get away from him.

They do that in Canada and I think Australia to.

Skeeter · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:19

This race is turning into an exhibition of everything that's wrong with F1.

utajoker · 19 Jun 2016 at 15:21

ham may have fixed something, foot down!