Motorsport Off Topic Thread

deuse · 15 Jun 2018 at 16:28

As of the last race weekend in Canada, Formula 1 drivers are now allowed to use DRS even if yellow flags are waving.

Previously if a yellow flag was being waved in one activation zone, DRS was disabled ‘globally’ across all zones. The FIA felt this was preventing drivers from using DRS when they should be able to, at points on the circuit where yellow flags were not being waved.

Just ban aero and go with ground force. And I see we have sillysoft tires at the next race :mad:

Deleted member 651465 · 15 Jun 2018 at 16:57

deuse said:
Just ban aero and go with ground force. And I see we have sillysoft tires at the next race

Ground force? I like Alan Titmarsh as much as anyone, but I don’t think he’s doing that anymore.

timmeh · 15 Jun 2018 at 17:00

EVH said:
Ground force? I like Alan Titmarsh as much as anyone, but I don’t think he’s doing that anymore.

Ground Force was more entertaining than most of the races this year.

RSR · 15 Jun 2018 at 18:02

The new rule set for LMP class of cars, looks very interesting.

https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/le-mans-new-rules-hypercar-2020-1046182/?s=1

F1 could take a few pointers from this.

Flibster · 15 Jun 2018 at 21:21

Sooo.. basically a modern version of GT1 then?

Can't say I'm impressed. Give the manufacturers more power in the sport, that seems like a good idea...

deuse · 16 Jun 2018 at 07:18

EVH said:
Ground force? I like Alan Titmarsh as much as anyone, but I don’t think he’s doing that anymore.

It's the only solution.
And as for the tires, Monaco\Canada was crap with the sillysoft tires.

Flibster · 16 Jun 2018 at 11:52

deuse said:
It's the only solution.
And as for the tires, Monaco\Canada was crap with the sillysoft tires.

It's not called ground force, not entirely sure what a water feature and decking would do to help racing...
It's called ground effect.

deuse · 16 Jun 2018 at 15:26

Flibster said:
It's not called ground force, not entirely sure what a water feature and decking would do to help racing...
It's called ground effect.

Yep I got it wrong

Glanza · 16 Jun 2018 at 15:43

F1 regs for 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkmjvJBqWWA

deuse · 19 Jun 2018 at 07:29

"Red Bull opts for Honda engines over Renault"

https://www.wheels24.co.za/FormulaOne/red-bull-set-for-honda-power-switch-20180619

I think they will.

The_Abyss · 19 Jun 2018 at 08:11

That's the final nail for Alonso - he'll walk at the end of this year, bringing down the curtain on ten years of astoundingly poor luck and / or decision making.

MooMoo444 · 19 Jun 2018 at 09:36

You can totally see RB annihilating McLaren Renault too.

McLaren pretty much paid to be beta testers.

MikeTheNative · 19 Jun 2018 at 10:08

The_Abyss said:
That's the final nail for Alonso - he'll walk at the end of this year, bringing down the curtain on ten years of astoundingly poor luck and / or decision making.

He burnt bridges nearly everywhere he went, clearly a world class driver but also a word class **** too.

CaptainRAVE · 26 Jun 2018 at 12:30

https://www.planetf1.com/news/fia-adds-third-drs-zone-in-austria/

Yup, this is what we need. Problem solved. Should have thought of it sooner.

MooMoo444 · 26 Jun 2018 at 13:14

So like half the track is DRS zones? Seems a bit silly.

timmeh · 26 Jun 2018 at 16:07

Someone needs to tell them that more overtaking != more exciting race. If anything it removes from the racing as it's like they're just passing backmarkers. Just look at every overtake in the race in France. Vettel had no trouble cutting back through the pack as he could just drive past them with DRS.

CaptainRAVE · 26 Jun 2018 at 17:02

http://www.f1i.com/news/308455-italian-media-lambasts-vettel-amateur-mistakes.html

The Italian media don't hold their punches. They are right too.

GravyMonster · 26 Jun 2018 at 17:15

timmeh said:
Someone needs to tell them that more overtaking != more exciting race. If anything it removes from the racing as it's like they're just passing backmarkers. Just look at every overtake in the race in France. Vettel had no trouble cutting back through the pack as he could just drive past them with DRS.

Also most of them had Ferrari donkeys in the back, so they just waved him through anyway.

XeNoN89 · 28 Jun 2018 at 15:04

Singer at 2:40 is Lewis Hamilton apparently lol. Not as bad as I was expecting even if it is auto tuned

Shimmy · 29 Jun 2018 at 10:29

919 Evo did 5:19:546 around the Ring :eek:

Can't wait to see the onboard.

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