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Gigi Galli posted:My dude, there are at least two Please probate for use of "my dude". New thread title is the most accurate we've ever had. It means nothing to people who don't F1, and those who do F1 will understand our place in the natural order of threads. It's at the bottom. Under the decomposing corpses of other thread failures.
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Flesh Croissant posted:1000 BHP was impressive..... in the late 90s. Which late 90s F1 cars were hitting 1000hp?
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Apr 4, 2017 14:32
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Cars with well over 1k BHP exist. They're called drag racers.
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Having watched the BTCC this weekend on TV, at least F1 doesn't sound that dreadful. It's a godawful droning noise like a pack of angry bees.
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iospace posted:Cars with well over 1k BHP exist. They're called drag racers. Or billionaire hypercars Theophany posted:Ars has a semi-interesting article up today. Clearly not written by an F1 wonk, but still quite interesting to see some of the other surprisingly specific restrictions the FIA enforce, like on compute power: https://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2017/04/formula-1-technology/ This was cool, good find
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Apr 4, 2017 14:46
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Theophany posted:Also, I can't wait to see this year's cars going around Monaco and how they stack up to 2004. There's not a great deal of onboard footage (which looks maddeningly quick) but even the longer FOV shots make them look insane. That camera on the swimming pool chicane is probably my favourite for showing just how quickly these cars can change directions. I hope they never move it.
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Theophany posted:The V10s were unrestricted for a period and would reach 20k RPM IIRC. I don't think there's any reason that the current F1 engines couldn't do the same in theory, but not with the fuel efficiency and engine allocation/seal restrictions. The Williams Cosworth definitely did. Was watching some quali lap with it the other day.
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That ars article is great. Especially this line:quote:While Formula 1 is the epitome of bleeding-edge engineering, the teams are still susceptible to the plague of legacy software. For example, until recently, Renault Sport Formula One Team used a 77,000-line Excel spreadsheet to track the design and build of the season's new car Honestly I should have applied for jobs at F1 teams years ago.
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Theophany posted:We rarely ever get to see it but apparently a lot of the other teams' guys rallied around the Williams team after their garage set fire in Barcelona a few years back helping them sort out the wreckage and whatnot. I guess that travelling circus/insular bubble lifestyle means that whilst they are all technically against each other they can't help but work together sometimes too. F1 teams have lent engines to other teams before too. Human Grand Prix fucked around with this message at 15:54 on Apr 4, 2017 |
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Apr 4, 2017 15:40
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Theophany posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1_k0Lmfjz0 Like I don't even get what he was a tempting to do. "Ohh I'll run over the barriers and win that will work."
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Apr 4, 2017 15:47
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dentist toy box posted:Like I don't even get what he was a tempting to do. "Ohh I'll run over the barriers and win that will work." I don't think any thought or foresight went into that. He's just bad.
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Apr 4, 2017 15:51
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He's probably under a hell of a lot more scrutiny now that Mercedes is actually paying for the seat instead of just cutting the price of an engine they are making a poo poo ton of money on.
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Apr 4, 2017 16:03
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Lol he's never getting a Mercedes seat.
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1500quidporsche posted:He's probably under a hell of a lot more scrutiny now that Mercedes is actually paying for the seat instead of just cutting the price of an engine they are making a poo poo ton of money on. Pretty sweet deal for Sauber though. They get the financial benefits of fielding Wehrlein whilst having a better driver on the track.
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Apr 4, 2017 16:15
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Theophany posted:Pretty sweet deal for Sauber though. They get the financial benefits of fielding Wehrlein whilst having a better driver on the track. Hopefully we don't get any contract shenanigans again. I want Gio with a permanent seat though.
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Apr 4, 2017 16:18
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Who is paying Giovinazzi anyway? Is it Ferrari or Sauber at this poitn?
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How much do reserve drivers even make? iirc Pascal is making like $150k so my guess is that the backups are in the high five figure range.
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Gigi Galli posted:Who is paying Giovinazzi anyway? Is it Ferrari or Sauber at this poitn? He's in the Ferrari stable iirc.
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Theophany posted:He's in the Ferrari stable iirc. He is technically still Ferrari's test/reserve driver.
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Yep. Gunna be loving crazy to see an Italian in an Italian once Kimi decides he's made enough money coasting.
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Theophany posted:He's in the Ferrari stable iirc. He's a real horse of a man.
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Norns posted:Yep. Gunna be loving crazy to see an Italian in an Italian once Kimi decides he's made enough money coasting. He still needs more time. Perez i think deserves the next crack at a red seat unless he blows it at FI this year. He's both good enough not to  around like kimi, but not good enough to challenge the golden boy. If he blows it, drop him after the second season for Gio.Scud Studs dream team 2019: HAM in the main seat, PER in the second seat. (i want hamilton in a fezza to happen almost as bad as i want a Mclaren-Ferrari team) Flesh Croissant fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Apr 4, 2017 |
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Apr 4, 2017 16:54
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Jesus it's been 11 years since an Italian won a GP. Giancarlo Fisichella
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wicka posted:He is technically still Ferrari's test/reserve driver. I think that changes if he drives another race. I mean, he'll be in that role but he wont be allowed to do any further driving for Ferrari in a test role this season as he'll be considered a senior driver.
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Gigi Galli posted:I think that changes if he drives another race. I mean, he'll be in that role but he wont be allowed to do any further driving for Ferrari in a test role this season as he'll be considered a senior driver. I think you're right but lord knows I don't remember the details.
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Unless Wehrlein is right proper hosed I don't see Gio getting the seat full time this season. Too much of a headache involved with Pascal bringing that Merc money to Sauber (especially if they've paid in advance) and Giovinazzi being a Ferrari a driver. But, hell, if Giovinazzi does well again in China and potentially Bahrain I'm expecting to see him replacining Kimi sometime very soon. A competent young Italian in the Ferrari? Dio mio
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Norns posted:Jesus it's been 11 years since an Italian won a GP. Giancarlo Fisichella You make this sound like a bad thing?
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:You make this sound like a bad thing? It is.
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Norns posted:Yep. Gunna be loving crazy to see an Italian in an Italian once Kimi decides he's made enough money coasting. I dunno, Italian drivers have historically had terrible records at Ferrari. The closest they got to a good guy in recent memory was Jean Alesi and he was half Sicilian. The tifosi will understandably go batshit  but will the results make bank?
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#ForzaAlboreto
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Theophany posted:I dunno, Italian drivers have historically had terrible records at Ferrari. The closest they got to a good guy in recent memory was Jean Alesi and he was half Sicilian. The tifosi will understandably go batshit Oh I'm 100 percent certain Ferrari could find a way to gently caress it up.
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We're long overdue for a good Italian. Fisichella was arguably the last one.
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Gigi Galli posted:I think that changes if he drives another race. I mean, he'll be in that role but he wont be allowed to do any further driving for Ferrari in a test role this season as he'll be considered a senior driver. quote:That third race will be an important decision as it will make him ineligible to be classed as a young driver in tests; there are some in season tests now permitted, mainly to develop tyres, of four days. Two days are allocated only for drivers who have completed two F1 races or fewer. Heh, Giovinazzi is managed by Fisi & Irvine's agent.
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Norns posted:Oh I'm 100 percent certain Ferrari could find a way to gently caress it up. I think that's why so many worst thread posters love Ferrari. They are like a mirror image kakistocracy of this thread.
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Theophany posted:I think that's why so many worst thread posters love Ferrari. They are like a mirror image kakistocracy of this thread. Yeah that exactly what I was thinking. Real kakistocratic, those folks.
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That's kakistoesque bro
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wicka posted:Yeah that exactly what I was thinking. Real kakistocratic, those folks. If anybody can go from winning races one season to winning none the next, it's the Scud. <3
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Apr 4, 2017 19:26
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Kafkaesque - Vettel eventually turns into a giant spider.
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Theophany posted:I think that's why so many worst thread posters love Ferrari. You aint been round these here parts long have you son?
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wicka posted:Yeah that exactly what I was thinking. Real kakistocratic, those folks. The Chase told me tonight that Kakistocratic means a city being run by the worst people imaginable to run a city. I like this use of the word.
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