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Am I correct in thinking that under the current prize money system, whoever ends up in last place in the WCC is guaranteed prize money now that there is one less team?
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Turns out Formula E's driverless cars are very ugly and don't work. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39027477
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learnincurve posted:Turns out Formula E's driverless cars are very ugly and don't work. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39027477 That's not the real thing, it was just a proof of concept test with 2 cars they had rigged up. Also it proved outstandingly that it does work given that in the race a dog ran on to the track and the car took evasive action by slowing down and turning to avoid it. Cynical side of me says the dog being on the track wasn't accidental as it was a good way of showing that the cars are safe. ukle fucked around with this message at 20:25 on Feb 20, 2017 |
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Feb 20, 2017 20:23
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Hopefully in 10 years we will be talking about how petulant the blue car is for trying to start a rap career during its downtime
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Feb 20, 2017 20:36
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It's too bad for Lewis that "MC Pee Pants" was already taken.
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Feb 20, 2017 20:37
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Tsaedje posted:It remains to be seen how good the gold looks on track rather than in a studio. That kind of gold paint often just looks beigey-brown.
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Feb 20, 2017 21:29
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I actually started to type a sentence giving that car as the example but decided it was too boring to discuss the livery of the first Force India
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Feb 20, 2017 21:44
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Payndz posted:See the VJM01 for proof. Or that Jordan-Peugeot from the mid-90s.
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Feb 20, 2017 22:02
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Theophany posted:Am I correct in thinking that under the current prize money system, whoever ends up in last place in the WCC is guaranteed prize money now that there is one less team? You are. So Sauber have the money they scraped together from Marcus Ericsson's dad, Mercedes, prize money + the fact they're going to be paying a lot less for Ferrari's "One careful owner" engine program to run on. That'll probably buy survival but there's no way to think that they'll be anything but back of the grid every race.
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Feb 20, 2017 22:05
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That sharkfin is probably going to look worse when it's not against a black background as well.
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Feb 20, 2017 22:20
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I still hope to see more sharkfins, I've a weak spot for them. Silly little weird aero devices
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Feb 20, 2017 22:22
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Its crazy to think that like 5-6 years ago Sauber was a legit midfield team and not a burning dumpster pile.
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Feb 20, 2017 22:30
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1500quidporsche posted:Its crazy to think that like 5-6 years ago Sauber was a legit midfield team and not a burning dumpster pile. Yeah, it is sad watching them slip down the field to the point where they were battling with Manor. That livery on the Sauber looks like something from the 80s
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Feb 20, 2017 23:21
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1500quidporsche posted:Its crazy to think that like 5-6 years ago Sauber was a legit midfield team and not a burning dumpster pile. Telmex money, bro.
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Feb 20, 2017 23:53
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wicka posted:Telmex money, bro. By that logic Force India should be fighting it out with Red Bull and Mercedes with that kind of miracle money.
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Feb 20, 2017 23:57
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I was about to post "what's with all the gripes about fins about they look fine on LMP cars" but then I clicked the Sauber url again and yeah that's pretty stupid looking
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Feb 20, 2017 23:57
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1500quidporsche posted:By that logic Force India should be fighting it out with Red Bull and Mercedes with that kind of miracle money. It's not a miracle, my dude, it's just a lot of money.
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Feb 21, 2017 00:00
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1500quidporsche posted:By that logic Force India should be fighting it out with Red Bull and Mercedes with that kind of miracle money. They just finished 4th in the constructor championship. Thats pretty drat good. Speaking of sauber, its hilarious that Nasr loses his seat because he saved their season and crushed manor.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:I was about to post "what's with all the gripes about fins about they look fine on LMP cars" but then I clicked the Sauber url again and yeah that's pretty stupid looking Are they not allowed to connect to the rear wing because of the F duct banning? I think the issue with it is that it's just hanging out there by itself like a big old dick nose
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Feb 21, 2017 05:31
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1500quidporsche posted:Are they not allowed to connect to the rear wing because of the F duct banning? I think the issue with it is that it's just hanging out there by itself like a big old dick nose It used to connect to where the DRS slot now is.  No idea if all teams have done it saubers way or if we will see variations.
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Feb 21, 2017 08:06
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I have never been able to read a Monisha Kaltenborn quote without hearing it in her voice.
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Feb 21, 2017 12:27
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learnincurve posted:Turns out Formula E's driverless cars are very ugly and don't work. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39027477 quote:"One of the cars was trying to perform a manoeuvre, and it went really full-throttle and took the corner quite sharply and caught the edge of the barrier," Roborace's chief marketing officer Justin Cooke told the BBC. It sounds to me like they work exactly as well as an F1 driver.
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Feb 21, 2017 12:37
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BQxUSz7gwCF/
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Feb 21, 2017 14:54
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Pirate Radar posted:It sounds to me like they work exactly as well as an F1 driver. That particular car had been uploaded with the Maldonado AI.
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Feb 21, 2017 15:01
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In Max's defense just shoving a bell pepper in your mouth is kind of weird
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Feb 21, 2017 15:03
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Renault targeting fifth in the WCC, pretty bold target.
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Feb 21, 2017 15:38
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With BP/Castrol money These launch events are so desperately dull Tsaedje fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Feb 21, 2017 |
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Feb 21, 2017 15:40
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Not one single interesting thing has been said so far. How do you say "yawn" in French?
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Feb 21, 2017 15:56
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Tsaedje posted:These launch events are so desperately dull I have no idea how, but I would like it to be more "French". Also Alain confirmed as Renault's Niki equivalent.
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Feb 21, 2017 15:57
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Are the drivers wearing clown outfits?
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Feb 21, 2017 16:01
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car matches the presentation beforehand *yawn* That shark fin is weird as gently caress
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Feb 21, 2017 16:03
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Feb 21, 2017 16:04
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Tsaedje posted:With BP/Castrol money Yep, pretty significant branding across the front of the very, very bad driver suits.
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Feb 21, 2017 16:04
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Yeah the shark fan is awkward. I think it's because they've lowered the rear wing that it looks so awful.
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Feb 21, 2017 16:05
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Tsaedje posted:
...do the bargeboards really look like what I think they look like?
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Feb 21, 2017 16:06
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It's not such a munter from the side, because you can't see the Quasimodo front end and clit nose. https://mobile.twitter.com/RenaultSportF1/status/834056667507675136
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Feb 21, 2017 16:07
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Nick's hair is fuckin on point though.
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Feb 21, 2017 16:07
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You can tell BP is paying them a lot of money because they insisted on the Castrol logo staying green and red and clashing with literally the entire car.
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Feb 21, 2017 16:09
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Reminds me of the 2009 ING Renault in how clumsy it looks (sorry nickthenorse if you still lurk)
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Those are the faces of two drivers just really suprised and grateful that they have a race seat of any kind.
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