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2014 Round 05 - Grand Prix of Spain Catalunya


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#1 vietlol

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Posted 08 May 2014 - 06:26 AM

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Fred's got this

The comeback starts here

#2 Dr. Jimmmah!

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Posted 08 May 2014 - 02:42 PM



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Posted 08 May 2014 - 03:46 PM

Mercedes to test out "megaphone" exhaust next week to make the car sound louder... :run:
based on track layout... I'm thinking RedBull might be putting up a fight... Vettel finally up to speed?

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Posted 08 May 2014 - 04:08 PM

Correction... new exhausts will be run in FP1...

Initially slated to take place in next week's post-race test at the Circuit de Catalunya, Crash.net has learned that F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone requested the evaluation be brought forward and take place in Friday morning's opening 90-minute practice as he expects many race promoters to be in attendance.



#5 Dr. Jimmmah!

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Posted 08 May 2014 - 04:46 PM

Correction... new exhausts will be run in FP1...

So basically, F1 is going w/ fart can ricer exhausts. :picard:

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Posted 08 May 2014 - 05:23 PM

So basically, F1 is going w/ fart can ricer exhausts. :picard:

Turbos will also now have a louder waste gate. Psssshhhfftttttt

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 04:39 PM

Hey look everyone, Nico's showing no ability to catch up to hambone.


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Posted 09 May 2014 - 08:13 PM

High chance of Hamilton being 2014 WDC.

Would be long time coming and well deserved.

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 08:30 PM

The way things are going, every team needs to find at least 1 second to challenge Lewis. Nico is beatable and with his current run of form only a DNF will stop Lewis for the foreseeable future.

Exciting.

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 08:38 PM

The battles lower down the field are exciting :o

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 08:39 PM

The battles lower down the field are exciting :o

Truth. GP2 is very exciting




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Posted 09 May 2014 - 08:50 PM

Marussia and Caterham are slower than the fastest GP2 cars :eek4:

http://www.gp2series.com/Results/
S. Richelmi DAMS 10 1:29.293

http://www.autosport...t.php/id/113851

17. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:29.463s +3.939s 26
18. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1:29.991s +4.467s 26
19. Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1:31.148s +5.624s 28
20. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1:31.338s +5.814s 38
21. Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1:31.586s +6.062s 39

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 08:57 PM

Wait, the slowest GP2 was faster than the slowest F1 car :eek4d:

C. Daly Venezuela GP Lazarus 9 1:31.558

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 09:09 PM

Wait, the slowest GP2 was faster than the slowest F1 car :eek4d:

C. Daly Venezuela GP Lazarus 9 1:31.558

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 09:16 PM

If Caterham and Marrusia were allowed to run GP2 cars they'd be more competitive than they are currently

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 09:51 PM

:bowrofl:

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 10:23 PM

Lets do this LeMans style
- GP2 and F1 cars running the same time
- Double the points at street circuits
- Win

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 10:33 PM

Lets do this LeMans style
- GP2 and F1 cars running the same time
- Double the points at street circuits
- Win

:run:

Would be pretty entertaining, but I'm not sure it'd work at places like Monaco.

Would end up being an expensive traffic jam with 48 open wheel cars on track. Even with even spacing and assuming each car is 4.5m (48 cars total), the cars would only have about 65m between each of them.

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Posted 09 May 2014 - 11:49 PM

If Caterham and Marrusia were allowed to run GP2 cars they'd be more competitive than they are currently


Customer cars solved, give them GP2 cars.

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Posted 10 May 2014 - 12:35 AM

Customer cars solved, give them GP2 cars.

Has a F1 backmarker ever been slower than a lower echelon backmarker? I'm starting to kinda understand Perez's comments, but I'm not sure if it is fully because of Pirelli.

http://www.crash.net...ssing-pace.html

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Posted 10 May 2014 - 01:32 AM

Would be pretty entertaining, but I'm not sure it'd work at places like Monaco.
Would end up being an expensive traffic jam with 48 open wheel cars on track. Even with even spacing and assuming each car is 4.5m (48 cars total), the cars would only have about 65m between each of them.

Best drivers in the world. Let's up the ante, Monaco night race :eek3:

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Posted 10 May 2014 - 02:01 AM

Has a F1 backmarker ever been slower than a lower echelon backmarker? I'm starting to kinda understand Perez's comments, but I'm not sure if it is fully because of Pirelli.

http://www.crash.net...ssing-pace.html


Alonso said after practice that Pirelli was too conservative as well. I think they really don't want a repeat or Silverstone or 4 stop races.

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Posted 10 May 2014 - 01:21 PM

Best drivers in the world. Let's up the ante, Monaco night race :eek3:

I think everyone can get behind this.

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Posted 10 May 2014 - 02:18 PM

Lotus got Maldanowned again less than 2 minutes into qualifying :rofl:
Mercs nearly 2 seconds faster than the guys in p5+ :eek4:

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Posted 11 May 2014 - 11:33 AM

Havnt had a chance to sit through a whole race this year... Looking forward to this one




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