Motorsport Off Topic Thread

The_Abyss · 9 Apr 2016 at 22:09

Changing the subject, I managed to blag a VIP pit pass to East Anglia's premier motorsports venue tonight, also known as taking the dog for a walk.

Grass roots racing at it's finest!

Ryan-3 · 10 Apr 2016 at 09:23

Anyone watch the SuperGT from Okayama this morning?

Was some good close racing for both classes, with both classes breaking their lap records (as was expected). Personally found it far more exciting than F1.

Skeeter · 10 Apr 2016 at 09:34

What channel is it on?

Marvin · 10 Apr 2016 at 09:46

Blancpain is worth a watch today as well. The qualifying race last night was epic, with changeable conditions providing a surprise result, and with the field being much larger than it used to be, there's a huge amount of competition. IIRC the top 14 cars in qualifying were separated by about 3/4 of a second.

Ryan-3 · 10 Apr 2016 at 11:39

Forgot about the blancpain.

The SuperGT is usually streamed live by NismoTV, but this time it was just a stream someone was doing as they didn't have this race live.

MikeTheNative · 11 Apr 2016 at 16:19

I watched the first half of the race yesterday and was impressed by it. They don't seem shy to a bit of contact.

Skeeter · 12 Apr 2016 at 22:15

Anyone going to the F3/British GT at Brands Hatch this weekend? Got Sunday free so tempted to go down, especially as its the GP circuit and won't be that busy.

MagicBoy · 12 Apr 2016 at 22:42

Nope. Something better on at Donington!

Skeeter · 12 Apr 2016 at 22:53

I considered that, but its a fair trip up there.

I thought about Silverstone for WEC too.

Marvin · 13 Apr 2016 at 20:19

I'm at Silverstone all weekend. Can't wait!

Shimmy · 15 Apr 2016 at 15:09

I'm going tomorrow, can't make Sunday unfortunately.

Shimmy · 19 Apr 2016 at 12:02

Tyre Selection for Sochi was super easy..

New track, super smooth, so little degradation.

SoliD · 24 Apr 2016 at 22:10

Watched wtcc today only really watched the ring round last year. 2 really good race the rain and new surface in Hungary made it manic!

I've read this season is a bit more competitive due to new ballast rules so will watch a few more rounds I think.

Duke · 25 Apr 2016 at 19:53

Fantastic article - Matt Somerfield explains how jet technology could be key in the F1 championship battle between Mercedes and Ferrari - http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/analysis-how-jet-technology-is-shaping-f1-engine-battle-690156/

The_Abyss · 25 Apr 2016 at 22:49

Highly relevant to road cars too. Who'd have thought it...

Dimi · 26 Apr 2016 at 17:32

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/contact/f1-fanatic-calendar/

Added to my Google calendar, useful for you fanatics out there

Skeeter · 3 May 2016 at 17:45

The 2017 Sporting and Technical regulations have been published on the FIA site.

A few things that jumped out at me:

From 2018 drivers will be limited to only 3 ICEs, Turbos and MGUHs, and 2 Batteries, MGUKs and Control Electronics per season!

They have implemented a long winded and formula driven aproach to ensure a supply of engines that, had it been in effect last year, would have forced Honda to supply Red Bull and Toro Rosso. Or, due to Renault only supplying 1 team, forced Honda to supply one of them and Renault to supply the other.

The_Abyss · 3 May 2016 at 18:12

McLaren Honda's 2015 record of grid penalties could be broken in 2018!

Kris_90 · 3 May 2016 at 19:36

How does the engine supply rule work? For example Red Bull last year, they wanted a Merc engine. If the 2017 rules had been in effect would Merc be forced to supply Red Bull with engines?

this_is_gav · 3 May 2016 at 20:00

Kris_90 said:
How does the engine supply rule work? For example Red Bull last year, they wanted a Merc engine. If the 2017 rules had been in effect would Merc be forced to supply Red Bull with engines?

No because Red Bull had a contract with Renault. This is for teams without a contract. Ripping up an existing contract because you didn't like the engine performance aren't sufficient grounds under the new rules.