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[Redliner]

Cool helmet. That's not one of them.

Kimi has always had the best helmet designs IMO. Esp. during his latter McLaren days.

[yonson]

Cool helmet. That's not one of them.

Kimi has always had the best helmet designs IMO. Esp. during his latter McLaren days.

I always liked his McLaren helmets, and the real Marlboro ones, not the gay ass barcode...

Vettel has had some really cool ones as well.

[vietlol]

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

New Ferrari F1 signing Fernando Alonso was fourth in the FIAT race and then crashed into a barrier in the kart

http://www.autosport...ne.php/id/80920

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

Someone's been playing a bit too much Burnout and/or Need for Speed



http://www.autosport...rt.php/id/80852

I think Bernie puts out ridiculous proposals on purpose so when he suggests a not-so-crazy plan people are more likely to accept it thinking "well it's not as bad as his 'shortcut' idea..."

[_R_]

http://www.autosport...ne.php/id/80920

reverse learn something

[yonson]

Massur's younger brother is named Dudu

[_R_]

Massur's younger brother is named Dudu

i have 2 brazilian friends named dudu

one of the last times i was in brazil, i met a guy named, and i shit you not, ben hur

[vietlol]

http://www.autosport...ne.php/id/80920

he crashed because of broken clutch or maybe his new friend punted him off again

[DrDickAction]

i have 2 brazilian friends named dudu

one of the last times i was in brazil, i met a guy named, and i shit you not, ben hur

No worse than my old filipino dentist....5'3" man named Hercules.

[DrDickAction]

I think Bernie puts out ridiculous proposals on purpose so when he suggests a not-so-crazy plan people are more likely to accept it thinking "well it's not as bad as his 'shortcut' idea..."

It's really a pretty good negotiation strategy.

[vietlol]

[vietlol]

There will be no re-tuning of the engines competing in Formula 1 this season, after extensive discussions on ways of equalising engines drew a blank.


The Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault engines will all be as they were in 2009. The V8 engines in use in F1 at the moment are all frozen in specification, with no performance developments allowed. However manufacturers are allowed to request changes in the interests of reliability.

In that process, some changes were made which definitely improved performance, so by the end of 2008 there was quite a difference in performance between the best and worst performing engines.

The FIA ruled that Renault, which had been left behind, would be allowed to retune its engine to bring it up to the level of the others.

This season the same thing happened again. According to analysis we ran on this site in November, the spread of engine power from the best to the worst engines this year was around 2.5%. This means that, if the Mercedes is believed to have had 755hp, the least powerful engine was 18hp down, which is worth just under 3/10ths of a second per lap.

This time the FIA proposed that if the teams were unhappy then they should sort it out themselves, but it could only be on the basis of the best engine being detuned. Mercedes were very unhappy with this and there was some scepticism about the whether the Renault was as down on power as it was being suggested, especially as Red Bull won six races. After extensive discussions got nowhere, the FIA is believed to have ruled that the engines will stay as they are with no re-tuning.

It is worth remembering that “equivalence” isn’t actully required in the rules, just no performance development. So getting exactly equal engines is not something the FIA has to be seen to pursue.

Red Bull were keen on a move to Mercedes power for 2010, but met with resistance from McLaren and Brawn and also from powerful voices within Red Bull itself. So they will remain with Renault. But this is no bad thing; it is worth remembering that they won the last three races of last season, so the engine clearly wasn’t struggling.

And perhaps more important, performance isn’t going to be the holy grail in races this season; fuel efficiency is, due to the new rule outlawing refuelling. The Renault is the most fuel efficient engine in the field, so the Red Bull team can budget for a smaller fuel tank, which improves weight distribution and aerodynamics and they will carry a lighter fuel load at the start of the race. Every 3 kilos of fuel they carry less than their rivals will help them by a tenth of a second per lap. That could be decisive this year.

Adrian Newey said today that McLaren and Brawn blocked RBR from having the Mercedes engines. The team also evaluated Cosworth. But I have a feeling that they will do just fine with the Renault this year.

This story has been written in response to a number of questions posted on the site by readers wanting to know what’s going on with equalising engines. Thanks to them for suggesting it.

http://www.jamesalle...gines-for-2010/

[Redliner]

"....and here we find Alonso ready to surprise Uncle Bernard with his best Justin Timberlake impression called 'Dick in a Helmet'...."

[yonson]

"....and here we find Alonso ready to surprise Uncle Bernard with his best Justin Timberlake impression called 'Dick in a Helmet'...."

[vietlol]

so apparently the bearded one doesnt have a drive at renault or sauber because of lack of sponsorship talk about serious teams

[MrHahn]

http://www.jamesalle...gines-for-2010/

There goes Vettel's WDC

[vietlol]

There goes Vettel's WDC

actually I think Renault engines will be the best because of their compactness and fuel efficiency and RBR did just fine with them last year really




also:

http://www.f1times.c...-seat-1584.html


the driver you didnt care about being replaced by another driver you dont really want to see either, success

[Nacho]

Seems Mercedes has the most powerful engine, while Renault has the most fuel efficent. Basically leaves Ferrari out in the cold, with the least fuel efficient engine that doesn't even make the most power

http://www.f1times.c...kness-1595.html

In other news: How did the Jr Team beat Big Brother to the test?

Toro Rosso car to debut at first test

Toro Rosso has confirmed that its 2010 car will be given its track debut as soon as the current testing ban lifts at the end of the month.

The first group test of the pre-season kicks off at Valencia on 1 February, and a spokeswoman for the Toro Rosso team told ITV that the STR5 is scheduled to be there.

The Ferrari-powered car is the first single seater that has been fully designed and built by Toro Rosso at its Faenza factory, having in the past used the basic design of the Adrian Newey-led Red Bull Technology.

"Toro Rosso will start the winter testing in Valencia on 1 February and we are planning to do it with the STR5," the spokeswoman said.

Ironically, the Red Bull Technology car, to be raced only by Red Bull Racing this year for the first time, will be absent from Valencia.

"Sure it's disappointing," Sebastian Vettel told F1's official website. "It's much better to spend time in the wind tunnel and on the design of the new car, so I am perfectly happy with this."

The Toro Rosso spokeswoman, meanwhile, said there is no news about the identity of Sebastien Buemi's teammate for the 2010 season, amid speculation Jaime Alguersuari may be replaced.

[Nacho]

Oh, and my theory about the Double Diffusers being wrongly blamed for the lack of overtaking this last year may actually be correct.

Newey: Double diffuser ban won't increase overtaking

Adrian Newey, the designer behind many successful McLaren's, and more recently Red Bull Formula One cars believes the proposed ban on double diffusers, to be introduced in 2011 is unlikely to improve overtaking.

Newey is present at Autosport International, and told the waiting crowd at the Watkins Lecture that the wake created by the double diffuser doesn't affect the ability of the following car to follow, or overtake.

"I don’t think [double diffusers] affected the overtaking. It gave us more downforce and made the cars about a second a lap quicker," said Newey. "That doesn’t change whether the car’s going to overtake or not, there’s no difference in the aerodynamic wake which is what affects the ability of the car behind to overtake."

Newey is frustrated by the incremental changes to the rules in F1 and the lack of research into how they affect the sport: "So often in F1, things are changed with very little research."

"The regulations we had for 2009 were the subject of a lot of research by the Overtaking Working Group. It’s questionable whether they worked or not, but the process, I think, was correct.

"What’s now happening is we’ve gone back to these piecemeal modifications – banning double diffusers or getting rid of barge boards. For me, it’s very frustrating that it’s not being thought out. A clear goal and proper research [is needed]."

http://www.f1times.c...aking-1575.html

[vietlol]

Seems Mercedes has the most powerful engine, while Renault has the most fuel efficent. Basically leaves Ferrari out in the cold, with the least fuel efficient engine that doesn't even make the most power

http://www.f1times.c...kness-1595.html

In other news: How did the Jr Team beat Big Brother to the test?

they are making their own car this year

[Nacho]

they are making their own car this year

They should still have less resources, which makes it odd that they can complete the chassis before RBR. Guess that could be Newey at work there for the big team.

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

They should still have less resources, which makes it odd that they can complete the chassis before RBR. Guess that could be Newey at work there for the big team.

They are probably playing it conservative in their design too given their limited resources. The last few tenths of a second are always the hardest to find.

[kngrsll]

They should still have less resources, which makes it odd that they can complete the chassis before RBR. Guess that could be Newey at work there for the big team.

maybe the new car is just an evolution of the car they used last yr, while rbr has built a more or less a new car

[DrDickAction]

maybe the new car is just an evolution of the car they used last yr, while rbr has built a more or less a new car

This...it almost has to be a RBR5-b.