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#1 vietlol

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Posted 01 April 2010 - 09:37 AM

Will Vettel's RBR actually hold up till the end of the race?

Crystal ball says dont count on it



now for some news:

Outboard mirrors to be banned

Outboard mirrors are to be banned from Formula 1 with effect from the Chinese Grand Prix in two weeks' time, AUTOSPORT has learned, following concerns over poor visibility from sidepod-mounted mirrors creating a safety issue.

Several teams have mounted their mirrors on the sidepods of their cars for aerodynamic reasons, with Ferrari and Red Bull Racing's mirror positioning the most dramatic. But from Shanghai onwards, the mirrors will have to be fitted on the cockpit sides on safety grounds.

Drivers had said in Melbourne last weekend that they would be speaking to the FIA about the mirror problem. Several issues of accidental blocking in practice were put down to poor rear visibility.

"Everyone has got a problem with mirrors," said Sauber's Pedro de la Rosa in Australia. "The reality is that the mirrors on the sidepods, they give you very small vision of what is happening behind and they vibrate a lot so you see very little.

"So if you don't have a lot of information coming from the radio, then you have a problem. You can see when you have a car straight behind okay, but when it is two seconds behind you have no idea where it is.

"Everyone has the same problem, but since the mirrors have gone outboard this is a problem - as they are aerodynamic devices now."

But Ferrari's Felipe Massa said he was quite happy with his team's mirror design.

"I have no problem with my visibility," he insisted. "So, if it is the same I prefer to keep what I have, but we will see how it is going to be. I hope we don't lose anything moving the mirrors from one side to the other."


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#2 vietlol

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Posted 01 April 2010 - 09:38 AM

*BREAKING NEWS*

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Posted 01 April 2010 - 01:42 PM

so i downloaded 100 megs of malaysia 2010 photos thinking it would be setup, and pits and stuff...
nope... 43 photos of senna and chandock wake boarding :werd:

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Posted 01 April 2010 - 02:01 PM

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I'll save you Fernando!

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Posted 01 April 2010 - 02:17 PM

so i downloaded 100 megs of malaysia 2010 photos thinking it would be setup, and pits and stuff...
nope... 43 photos of senna and chandock wake boarding :)


:werd: Sorry mate...I need some pit girls, got any of Miss Poland in Algesueri's pit? :wtc:

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I'll save you Fernando!


:hs:

The mirror issue - do these guys test in the windtunnels with the camera pods attached? I would think that all those camera pods make a big difference in aerodynamics too...

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Posted 01 April 2010 - 03:39 PM

*BREAKING NEWS*

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:hs: sexy schumy

I'll save you Fernando!


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Posted 01 April 2010 - 09:24 PM

i hope it rains all weekend :hs:

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Posted 01 April 2010 - 09:30 PM

The mirror issue - do these guys test in the windtunnels with the camera pods attached? I would think that all those camera pods make a big difference in aerodynamics too...

Yes.



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Posted 01 April 2010 - 11:44 PM

first practice in a couple of hours

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 12:39 AM

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:hs: Loeb perfectly fits the legionaire look, kimi looks funny

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 01:25 AM

:hs: Loeb perfectly fits the legionaire look, kimi looks funny


:hs:

The glasses might have something to do with it.

P1 30 mins - I'm getting antsy, I want to turn on the feed and see wakeboarding!

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 02:05 AM

Schumi be broly yo.

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 02:12 AM

I can see why Kimi doesn't wanna do promo days :hs::rofl::hs:

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 04:50 AM

so i downloaded 100 megs of malaysia 2010 photos thinking it would be setup, and pits and stuff...
nope... 43 photos of senna and chandock wake boarding :hs:



Post a few pics of them wakeboarding? I want to see how retarded the look compared to me :hs:

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 05:52 AM

Post a few pics of them wakeboarding? I want to see how retarded the look compared to me :hs:


yeah, all gone...
although, i'm not sure if it was a reporter or senna's girlfriend, but there was a cute little thing hanging with them...

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 06:32 AM

Webbo's engine/gearbox died.


Its ok guys Red Bull is on top of reliability

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 06:35 AM

Looks like Schuey stopped short in the pitlane due to technical problems

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 06:43 AM

Hes just gone purple, guess not

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 07:10 AM

Schumi be broly yo.

Werd. Old man is swole.

Hammy on top of P2, so far.

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 07:11 AM

Webbo's engine/gearbox died.


Its ok guys Red Bull is on top of reliability

That's got to be infuriating to know you've got essentially every race in the bag on raw pace, but your car can't go the distance.

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 07:34 AM

That's got to be infuriating to know you've got essentially every race in the bag on raw pace, but your car can't go the distance.


Richard Branson's can't get anywhere near either at the moment

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 07:41 AM

Richard Branson's can't get anywhere near either at the moment

:hs:

Hamilton takes P1 and P2. McLaren weekend? :hs:

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 01:28 PM

That's got to be infuriating to know you've got essentially every race in the bag on raw pace, but your car can't go the distance.



Kimi had the same problem with the Newey designed McLarens. I hope RedBull can straighten it out quickly. I want to see Vettel finally take one of these races.

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 01:34 PM

That's got to be infuriating to know you've got essentially every race in the bag on raw pace, but your car can't go the distance.

What was the verdict on the reason behind SebVet's retirement in Melbourne? Apparently it was not brake related and due to the wheel mounting mechanism.

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 03:07 PM

Hamilton takes P1 and P2. McLaren weekend? :noes:


mercedes seem to have the engine that's for sure...
i wonder how much time is being gained by those 2 long straights and that "friggin hole" in the mclarens




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