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I thought the same.
"The squishy machine which operates the car will be performing at peak efficiency within a matter of days"
"The squishy machine which operates the car will be performing at peak efficiency within a matter of days"
"The biological navigation computer integrated into our high speed vehicle is having it's hardware replaced and we will finish software testing and debugging in time for beta testing the vehicle package for this season".
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Presumably spent too long at McLaren working under Ron.
The statement doesn't specifically say he'll be ready for the start of the season, so they're leaving that as a bit of a question mark for now.
It was already going to be a tough ask with only three days of testing an hour less running each weekend and limited to grand total of 126 laps across three months in the 2020 car. If he misses pre-season after two years out it will be a disaster.
He's not had much luck at the start of the year since he moved to McLaren, what with missing a race in 2015 after his testing crash, then missing another race after his Melbourne crash in 2016.
The statement doesn't specifically say he'll be ready for the start of the season, so they're leaving that as a bit of a question mark for now.
It was already going to be a tough ask with only three days of testing an hour less running each weekend and limited to grand total of 126 laps across three months in the 2020 car. If he misses pre-season after two years out it will be a disaster.
He's not had much luck at the start of the year since he moved to McLaren, what with missing a race in 2015 after his testing crash, then missing another race after his Melbourne crash in 2016.
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Good news
Is it just me or does "fully operational" seem like an off way to talk about a human being? Shouldn't that be "fully recovered" or "fully healthy"?
Unless, of course, the words have been carefully chosen to reflect that he may be fit enough to drive without actually being fully recovered.
Then "fit to drive" would still have better ring than "fully operational", which just makes me think of the Death Star. 'Tis a minor thing, anyway, just struck me as odd.
Bad translation from French perhaps? Mind you the team is English in all but name!
Its a magnificent and incredibly informative term, and clearly as has been said by kaiowas the choice of words has been taken for effect. It means he will be able to achieve his job/role/function to a satisfactory level. I think its another form of creeping militarisation of the vocabulary used in F1, I've noticed this quite a lot in recent years. I dont see the issue with it, the vocabulary is both efficient and functional and completely in line with what we see from F1 teams these days.
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It won’t fix the terrible naming convention though
It won’t fix the terrible naming convention though
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The cars are huge now. It’s most noticeable in Monaco that verges on the ridiculous now.
Why have they become so long? Refuelling stopped in 2009 so is the larger fuel tank a big part of the reason? Have today's safety standards also contributed, drivers' feet are now well clear of the nose. I'm assuming the small turbo engines + battery are similar to the old V10 and V12?
Aerodynamic efficiency.