F1 Crew 2010 Season Thread ~*Official*~
#1
Posted 15 March 2010 - 12:24 AM
Certainly doesnt look like the 'top4' are all fighting for the chip.
Schumi slower than nicoberg how long will he stand for that?
Hulkenberg looked a bit disappointing to me after all the hype
Petrov on the other hand looked pretty damn good for a pay driver, so did Kubica though so maybe the Renault is just fast? Good contender for best of the rest behind the 'not so top4'
Virgin retiring pisses me off only because I have them on my pff1 teams ;_;
Main point for me from this weekend: fuck Sauber, they ran underweight in testing looking for sponsors and got all our hopes up. I wonder how hard it is looking after your tyres on the longer runs if you take all the ballast out?
#3
Posted 15 March 2010 - 03:04 AM
They don't want them to exploit those usually round holes into huge holes to add to their diffusers.
#5
Posted 15 March 2010 - 05:19 AM
http://www.wired.com...laren-rear-wing
#6
Posted 15 March 2010 - 06:34 AM
#7
Posted 15 March 2010 - 08:34 AM
good articleWired, of all places, has done a pretty decent article on McLaren's rear wing stalling device
http://www.wired.com...laren-rear-wing
the McLaren did have a noticeably steeper rear wing than its rivals, such as the Mercedes
#8
Posted 15 March 2010 - 01:34 PM
#9
Posted 15 March 2010 - 06:38 PM
the compulsory 2 tire changes idea is reasonableSo we saw the first race of the season - and it was boring. Givin' a way to improve the sport, without any technical changes to the cars because they have been built - what would you guys do to make it more interesting for the moment...?
#10
Posted 15 March 2010 - 06:44 PM
Along with bridgestone bringing less durable tires.the compulsory 2 tire changes idea is reasonable
#11
Posted 15 March 2010 - 07:49 PM
For the short term, I'd prpose to bring back refueling, and the use of less durable tires.
For the long term, I'd like to seriously look at aerodynamics again and these fools need to find a way to limit how much work aerodynamics plays a part in the quickness of cars. Tighten down the double diffusers, tighten down how many elements are allowed on the wings...those front wings can NOT be helping, and this year when they reduced front-tire only made things worse by getting rid of more mechanical grip.
Also they need to find a ways to make F1 relevant again. Which in today's world is the 'green' movement. So instead of forcing KERS onto the teams, why not leave the drivetrain open, and just give the teams 100 gallons for the entire race weekend? Do whatever you want, power however you want, but you only have 100 gallons for use. Lets see F1 learn how to make things efficent AND fast through creativity.
#12
Posted 15 March 2010 - 08:29 PM
Only problem with that is that money is super tight and developing new technology and new ways to do things burns up cash. It was great when everyone was swimming in money but now teams can't even bring in sponsors.
Actually if things don't change soon teams will have to figure out how to race without tires.
#13
Posted 15 March 2010 - 08:33 PM
soooooo... i don't think swapping tires is going to fix the problem, if the drivers feel they can parade around and only really need to push during the last couple laps, something definitively is wrong on the competitive standpoint...
#14
Posted 15 March 2010 - 08:40 PM
But realistically the most exciting races in recent years have been when it was pissing rain and there was barely any grip, so for a quicker fix Bridgestone needs to reduce the amount of grip in the tires and make them less durable. No way in hell FOTA and the FIA would go for a mid-season tire design change though.
#15
Posted 15 March 2010 - 08:46 PM
then you got reports saying that even with all the aero restrictions that the down force levels are crazy high
then you got issues with cooling where a car can't run behind the other or it overheats (see Alonso getting clean air behind Vettel)
#16
Posted 15 March 2010 - 09:07 PM
#17
Posted 15 March 2010 - 09:14 PM
#18
Posted 15 March 2010 - 09:15 PM
#19
Posted 15 March 2010 - 09:26 PM
Most over-rated season in terms of racing? It's gearing up for it
good god guys you're basing the entire season off of 1 race?
#20
Posted 15 March 2010 - 09:30 PM
Also ban any retarded Alonso car-dancing. You look a fool, emotardo.
better than kimi
#21
Posted 15 March 2010 - 09:56 PM
on BBC post race talk, they had Jenson (along with Lewis and Withmarsh and a bunch of others) talk about the race, and Jenson flat out said he didn't feel the need to have to push, he was rarely at the limit during the race... even Alonso said he was only planning on attacking Vettel during the last 10 laps...
soooooo... i don't think swapping tires is going to fix the problem, if the drivers feel they can parade around and only really need to push during the last couple laps, something definitively is wrong on the competitive standpoint...
Maybe if he felt more urgency he wouldn't have finished so low down.
I think the solution is to wait for the next race. Bahrain never really produced good ones.
#24
Posted 16 March 2010 - 02:16 AM
I'm back bitches.
#25
Posted 16 March 2010 - 02:29 AM
I understand that they want to limit cornering speeds, but trying to do it with narrow or grooved tires is fucking ass-backwards thinking.
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