F1 Offseason: To the Winnow! To the wall!

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djssniper: Jan 10, 2003

Ah this explains the awful livery

quote:

said Williams. "We spent quite a lot of time on this livery, it's all done in-house

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/how-williams-almost-different-livery/4336335/

# ? Feb 12, 2019 22:13

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# ? May 29, 2024 05:04

Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

Toro rosso still has the best livery on the grid.

New Haas is sexy.

# ? Feb 12, 2019 22:42

mrfart: May 26, 2004; Dear diary, today I
became a captain.

djssniper posted:

Ah this explains the awful livery

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/how-williams-almost-different-livery/4336335/

"Claire said it was blue, and I said 'I don't quite get that Claire'. She said, 'Well, here's a black version, a red version, a white version � just come and have a look at the blue version.
"So, I went downstairs and I saw this beautiful car and thought, 'I'm in again'."

#richpeoplehaveproblemstoo

# ? Feb 12, 2019 22:58

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

njsykora posted:

It gets less yellow every year.
https://twitter.com/RenaultF1Team/status/1095289242421477377

This is the car that will start Are Dan�s multiple WDC run :australia:

# ? Feb 12, 2019 23:04

NtotheTC: Dec 31, 2007

You Am I posted:

This is the car that will start Are Dan’s multiple WDC run

Yea the history books will show that dans wdc run started with years of abject failure at Renault before moving to Mercedes

# ? Feb 12, 2019 23:10

OhsH: Jan 12, 2008

Zaphod42 posted:

Toro rosso still has the best livery on the grid.

New Haas is sexy.

Ah, i see your gimmick of "the shittiest fuckin opinions" isnt changing for 2019.

# ? Feb 12, 2019 23:15

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Dan's last name is literally Italian, he'll WDC with Ferrari

# ? Feb 12, 2019 23:15

Brainwrong: Mar 20, 2004; RIP Bobby K
Poland's Rose. Like a cabbage in the wind.

You Am I posted:

This is the car that will start Are Dan�s multiple WDC run

Hmmmm

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/renault-tight-new-car-ready-testing/4336459/

"In a bid to maximise development time for its designers, Renault elected to hold back on finalising the specification of its RS19 for as long as it could.

As a consequence, the build time of the car had to be compressed and, with some delays along the way, the final parts are still not ready.

Renault had to use a 2018 chassis � fitted with 2019 front and rear wings � at its team launch at Enstone on Tuesday because the RS19 was not finished.

Managing director Cyril Abiteboul says that while he still thinks the team can make testing, he says a shakedown planned for Saturday at Barcelona is now in doubt."

F1 speak for "oh cock"

# ? Feb 12, 2019 23:43

djssniper: Jan 10, 2003

Brainwrong posted:

Hmmmm

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/renault-tight-new-car-ready-testing/4336459/

"In a bid to maximise development time for its designers, Renault elected to hold back on finalising the specification of its RS19 for as long as it could.

As a consequence, the build time of the car had to be compressed and, with some delays along the way, the final parts are still not ready.

Renault had to use a 2018 chassis � fitted with 2019 front and rear wings � at its team launch at Enstone on Tuesday because the RS19 was not finished.

Managing director Cyril Abiteboul says that while he still thinks the team can make testing, he says a shakedown planned for Saturday at Barcelona is now in doubt."

F1 speak for "oh cock"

Ah Honda manifest

# ? Feb 13, 2019 00:26

Frond: Mar 12, 2018

Let�s not go nuts.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 00:32

djssniper: Jan 10, 2003

Glad you bothered to learn the rest Dan

quote:

Ricciardo injected a moment of humour into the launch when, asked by Cyril Abiteboul, why he had taken the risk in joining Renault, he replied: �Bonjour! Je m�appelle Daniel! I just wanted to learn French, that�s why I�m doing this.�

https://www.planetf1.com/news/renault-take-the-covers-off-the-r-s-19/

# ? Feb 13, 2019 00:55

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Best place to learn French, Enstone

# ? Feb 13, 2019 02:13

Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

OhsH posted:

Ah, i see your gimmick of "the shittiest fuckin opinions" isnt changing for 2019.

Triggered because someone likes different colors than you? Wow.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 03:07

Rhopunzel: Jan 6, 2006; Stroll together, win together

Stroll driver of the day

# ? Feb 13, 2019 04:16

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

As the resident diehard Williams fan I gotta say the new livery is hot loving trash. It's one step above the Winfield livery.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 04:39

Reynold: Feb 14, 2012; Suffer not the unclean to live.

F1TV Pro's annual subscription is 50% off for the next few days. Last year they had a lot of issues to sort through, but I still think it's the best way to watch currently available.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 05:42

harperdc: Jul 24, 2007

Brainwrong posted:

Who? If it's Ed Brown, then he seems like a cool guy. I just watched "Gentleman Drivers" on Netflix and he's one of the guys in that. Loves his motor racing and has spent what is probably a small fortune in WEC / sportscar racing so he can get to drive.

It is not (Brown was CEO), but instead John Paul DeJoria, who has numerous other holdings and far too much money.

Didn�t put it together but ROKiT also became the jersey sponsors for the Houston Rockets in the NBA, so. Spectacular failures?

# ? Feb 13, 2019 07:09

td4guy: Jun 13, 2005; I always hated that guy.

tuo posted:

Like seriously: I haven't - to this date - found a sound reason on the net from anyone why the Honda engine does what it does.

There was a single year (IIRC 2016) where the Renault engine had a similar sound off throttle for it's first engine revision that year. They got rid of it pretty soon. Don't know it it's a failed attempt at pre-chamber ignition....

The reason why Honda engines sound like a fart-in-a-tuba as they decelerate is because the geniuses at Honda decided that they would try and cheat the rules by switching their MGU-H from harvest mode to energy deployment mode...like 20 to 40 times per second. It's the most rear end-backwards retarded way to run a hybrid system. Imagine the shock and the laughs at Mercedes when the engine guys got word of their competitor's "innovation".

They're using the mass of the turbine as a flywheel to receive and then harvest an additional 1MJ of energy from the MGU-K per lap. They just swap it on and off repeatedly. Remember, the turbine's only allowed to go so fast (125000rpm). So during the course of 50 milliseconds, it'll *click* spend 25 milliseconds directing energy from the MGU-K to the MGU-H turbine, spooling it up to max speed. Then *click* another 25 milliseconds will be spent dumping that kinetic energy into the battery. *click* More energy comes in from the MGU-K. *click*

Repeat until the turbo fails.

https://imgur.com/a/SanOP

td4guy fucked around with this message at 08:19 on Feb 13, 2019

# ? Feb 13, 2019 08:08

Carth Dookie: Jan 28, 2013

Verstappen was pretty whiny about the Renault engine last year, I can only imagine how bad he's going to lose it over the Honda.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 08:22

Custard Undies: Jan 7, 2006; #essereFerrari

Carth Dookie posted:

Verstappen was pretty whiny about the Renault engine last year, I can only imagine how bad he's going to lose it over the Honda.

It's going to be glorious :allears:

# ? Feb 13, 2019 08:27

Rhopunzel: Jan 6, 2006; Stroll together, win together

the only funnier reaction would be if it was vettel

# ? Feb 13, 2019 08:28

NtotheTC: Dec 31, 2007

quote:

"We are telling the world a very clear story and clear message as to where we are as a company," added Claire

# ? Feb 13, 2019 08:28

Carth Dookie: Jan 28, 2013

freeranger posted:

It's going to be glorious

I know I've got an extra large tube of KY ready.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 08:28

Volkerball: Oct 15, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

Can't wait to here Gee Bee Doo Engine in Max's accent.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 08:31

Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

td4guy posted:

The reason why Honda engines sound like a fart-in-a-tuba as they decelerate is because the geniuses at Honda decided that they would try and cheat the rules by switching their MGU-H from harvest mode to energy deployment mode...like 20 to 40 times per second. It's the most rear end-backwards retarded way to run a hybrid system. Imagine the shock and the laughs at Mercedes when the engine guys got word of their competitor's "innovation".

They're using the mass of the turbine as a flywheel to receive and then harvest an additional 1MJ of energy from the MGU-K per lap. They just swap it on and off repeatedly. Remember, the turbine's only allowed to go so fast (125000rpm). So during the course of 50 milliseconds, it'll *click* spend 25 milliseconds directing energy from the MGU-K to the MGU-H turbine, spooling it up to max speed. Then *click* another 25 milliseconds will be spent dumping that kinetic energy into the battery. *click* More energy comes in from the MGU-K. *click*

Repeat until the turbo fails.

https://imgur.com/a/SanOP

cool post

Using the turbo as a flywheel to eek out marginal gains is a very F1 thing to do, and I can't wait to see the Honda turbo blow up multiple times in the season.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 08:49

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

Carth Dookie posted:

Verstappen was pretty whiny about the Renault engine last year, I can only imagine how bad he's going to lose it over the Honda.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 09:03

Gmaz: Apr 3, 2011; New DLC for Aoe2 is out: Dynasties of India

Reynold posted:

F1TV Pro's annual subscription is 50% off for the next few days. Last year they had a lot of issues to sort through, but I still think it's the best way to watch currently available.

Where do you see this discount? Can't find anything about it.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 10:57

td4guy: Jun 13, 2005; I always hated that guy.

Merc running a bit more rake this year?

Gmaz posted:

Where do you see this discount? Can't find anything about it.

Use the code F1TV50 when signing up.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 11:08

DoctorGonzo: Jul 25, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Williams scrapped their car shakedown / filming day. The car wasnt ready
What a piece of poo poo team

# ? Feb 13, 2019 11:09

tuo: Jun 17, 2016

td4guy posted:

Merc running a bit more rake this year?

Definitely looks like it. Question is if they shortened the wheelbase.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 11:13

Gmaz: Apr 3, 2011; New DLC for Aoe2 is out: Dynasties of India

td4guy posted:

Use the code F1TV50 when signing up.

Thanks! Just a heads up to those who were already subscribed - you can't use this if you want to renew your subscription.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 11:26

DoctorGonzo: Jul 25, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Put the app on the PS4 already Chase goddamit

# ? Feb 13, 2019 11:48

wicka: Jun 28, 2007

Lol what happened to that new Mercedes livery?

# ? Feb 13, 2019 12:27

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

It looks quite good IMO. The Renault is still better.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 12:47

harperdc: Jul 24, 2007

Thanks Ants posted:

It looks quite good IMO. The Renault is still better.

my complaint with both Renault and the Mercedes is that the car numbers on both are the same color, it's such an easy way to differentiate drivers you'd think they would want to continue with that. ah well.

Mercedes looks like another winner, great job by the boys in Brackley once again.

also lol that the satellite KTM team in MotoGP now looks like Torro Rosso too.

# ? Feb 13, 2019 12:57