Just got back from visiting the parents. That is so ******* crap it's unbelievable. How about everyone else. They need some rule saying only scruternering or something happening within the last 3 laps will change results. It's silly that these things aren't Done in race no excuse fia.
Malaysian Grand Prix 2011, Sepang International Circuit - Race 2/19
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Yep. For 99% of rules the one%. Which might need clarification fia would have to notify that it will be investigated after race. 99% of rules need 3 viewings of a video clip maximum. How on earth does it take so long to conclude. They should have a pnel of people watching each live feed and anythingquestionable is sent to the stewards.
Picked 3 laps as that's roughly 5 mins. 10% would. Be fine in my book.
Picked 3 laps as that's roughly 5 mins. 10% would. Be fine in my book.
They get slip stream now, it's following in corners which they can't do plenty have slip streamed down the straights before DRS was introduced. Guess where DRS is used yep that's right on the straight not in the corners.so not only do they still get a slip stream they DRS as well.
Because everyone had one set of rules, if they didn't wnt. Turbo they could go fuel efficiency route as far as I know there is nothing comparable to DRS it is extremely unfair and stupid system. Let's just get rid of some aero. Now double diffuser has gone there where lots of people following at 0.5 seconds which is far better than previuse seasons.
Saying they would have to spend millions on redesigning aero is also silly, they do this every year.
You change the size of a wing and all aero needs to change. If rule changes arenade on front wing, this affects air flow over the entire car, they have money to do aero, what teams say is they don't have money to do big new engineering like. Kers which is something totally different.
The reason slip stream looks less is because after final corner they are much further back therefore they only start getting into real slip stream towards the end of. The straight and it's folate. When they could follow nose to bumper this didn't happen, DRS doesn't solve this at all.
You have aero which doesn't creat dirty air, which they are doing. Ground effect,you could even bring skirts back. You then reduce the size of front and rear wings, and get rid of all bolt on tat (on the wings) and only have one board. You then get stickier tyres and you bring back bigger bhp. This will do more than solve dirty air and you would get great racing again. Its also cheap ground. Effect is cheap and much stricter aero means less design options. But IMO you needy open up and engine and kers design otherwise there is no inventions.
The slip stream is still there, what you don't have is differences in break horsepower like they use to have, it is not just dirty air.
It's a cheap option but doesn't solve the problem and is a cheat and completely stupid. DRS is nothing like previuse seasons even going back to 70s.
The reason slip stream looks less is because after final corner they are much further back therefore they only start getting into real slip stream towards the end of. The straight and it's folate. When they could follow nose to bumper this didn't happen, DRS doesn't solve this at all.
You have aero which doesn't creat dirty air, which they are doing. Ground effect,you could even bring skirts back. You then reduce the size of front and rear wings, and get rid of all bolt on tat (on the wings) and only have one board. You then get stickier tyres and you bring back bigger bhp. This will do more than solve dirty air and you would get great racing again. Its also cheap ground. Effect is cheap and much stricter aero means less design options. But IMO you needy open up and engine and kers design otherwise there is no inventions.
The slip stream is still there, what you don't have is differences in break horsepower like they use to have, it is not just dirty air.
It's a cheap option but doesn't solve the problem and is a cheat and completely stupid. DRS is nothing like previuse seasons even going back to 70s.
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Nearly time for the Chinese race thread AcidHell2
It's not wednesday yet.
. Bloody working sat night for this race as well 
As i've been lazy here's some updates
Race - Vettel keeps cool to win Malaysian thriller
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel made it look so easy as he scored his second victory of the season and extended his world championship points tally to 50 on Sunday afternoon in Malaysia. The German took the lead at the start, nursed his tyres through three pits stops, avoided using his problematic KERS from the 29th lap after instruction from his team, yet was still 6.1s ahead of a charging Jenson Button in the McLaren with a lap to go.
Malaysian Grand Prix - selected team & driver quotes
Williams on their second double DNF; Renault's Vitaly Petrov on his dramatic leap over the kerbs and into retirement; McLaren's Lewis Hamilton on his disappointing day; and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel on dealing with several issues to match his Melbourne victory. The drivers review their Sundays at Sepang...
Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso hit with penalties
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso have been hit with 20-second penalties following a collision in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.
alaysian Grand Prix - top three drivers
Podium finishers Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button and Nick Heidfeld give their reactions to the Malaysian Grand Prix as Red Bull's Vettel wins his second race in succession.
Highlights - Malaysian Grand Prix
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel puts in another flawless performance to win an eventful Malaysian Grand Prix, with McLaren's Jenson Button second and Nick Heidfeld third.
Malaysian Grand Prix in 90 seconds
Watch short highlights as Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel takes the chequered flag at Sepang ahead of Jenson Button and Nick Heidfeld after an action-packed Malaysian Grand Prix.
Race - Vettel keeps cool to win Malaysian thriller
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel made it look so easy as he scored his second victory of the season and extended his world championship points tally to 50 on Sunday afternoon in Malaysia. The German took the lead at the start, nursed his tyres through three pits stops, avoided using his problematic KERS from the 29th lap after instruction from his team, yet was still 6.1s ahead of a charging Jenson Button in the McLaren with a lap to go.
Malaysian Grand Prix - selected team & driver quotes
Williams on their second double DNF; Renault's Vitaly Petrov on his dramatic leap over the kerbs and into retirement; McLaren's Lewis Hamilton on his disappointing day; and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel on dealing with several issues to match his Melbourne victory. The drivers review their Sundays at Sepang...
Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso hit with penalties
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso have been hit with 20-second penalties following a collision in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.
alaysian Grand Prix - top three drivers
Podium finishers Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button and Nick Heidfeld give their reactions to the Malaysian Grand Prix as Red Bull's Vettel wins his second race in succession.
Highlights - Malaysian Grand Prix
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel puts in another flawless performance to win an eventful Malaysian Grand Prix, with McLaren's Jenson Button second and Nick Heidfeld third.
Malaysian Grand Prix in 90 seconds
Watch short highlights as Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel takes the chequered flag at Sepang ahead of Jenson Button and Nick Heidfeld after an action-packed Malaysian Grand Prix.
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