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DoctorGonzo posted:Ferrari isnt Fiat anymore You’re right! Their majority shareholder is Exor. ...which is the holding company for the Agnelli family. So yeah they’re basically still Fiat.
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The Kimoa Kid posted:Renault has a vested interest in giving their customers power unit parity, or at least they claim to, since they want to directly compare their chassis with Red Bull and McLaren. I’m sure that won’t last for long. when does that new exec who was previously with the FIA and privy to everyone's designs off gardening leave and joining Renault? I'm guessing that's right around the time the Red Bulls and McLarens
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Zaphod42 posted:What exactly is the point of the superhard tires? Did anybody even use hard tires once during the 2017 season? IIRC they only brought hard tires to one race, and even then people are going to opt for the 2 softer compounds instead. Demonstrations and filming days? Teams usually are required to use rock-hard tires for those to avoid gaining useful data.
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Schlesische posted:when I said global Sportscar, I meant top-tier endurance racing. Ever since beautiful Group C was killed by the coward Bernard C Ecclestone, it’s boomed and busted a few times. The boom of GT1, the mini-boom of LMP900/675, the low tide of 2012, the wonderful 2013-16 period, the Dieselgate exodus. They’ve spun the problems from last year into a good opportunity, but Lord knows what will come next. At least we’re at a net positive for P1 this year vs last, which is somewhat amazing. Hopefully it’s sustainable and crosses over with IMSA’s top prototype class.
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Powershift posted:Homologated GT1. Min 1000 road cars per year. They don’t even do 1,000 for GTE cars anymore, for GT1 (or whatever it’d be called) that’s impossible.
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VodeAndreas posted:Fixed that for you.  JFC
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iospace posted:Baku has produced, from a fan perspective, great races. However, the teams likely hate it because of how expensive it ends up being in terms of carbon fiber. That's probably why they want to drop it. Three years into a five-year contract that was negotiated under Bernie, and there were articles from February this year with the Azerbaijani side already saying "the contract is unacceptable," soooooo plus I'm sure Azerbaijan provides little for the teams from a B2B or B2C standpoint (aka a really nice way to say it's a corrupt oil state) whereas Miami is both a major US city and also 'the capital of Latin America.'
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Tsaedje posted:Road trips are a thing. The Midwest is for flying over, not driving through.
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DoctorGonzo posted:Le Clerk is the first driver in a RBR-Toro Rosso situation for Scuderia Ferrari? I dont remember another one Massa was brought from Sauber up to Ferrari when Rubens left, there were others rumored at the time but nothing recently quite like Le Clerc.
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May 15, 2018 00:31
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1500quidporsche posted:Iannone to Ferrari. Crazy Joe will continue to knock out Hondas.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Everyone come to Seattle and I can show you all our very good bus system Seattle is a nightmare to drive around and the buses are included in that. Come to Tokyo, because Tokyo is the best.
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simplefish posted:If you ignore the Sky commentary trying to create false drama, it's also the old "don't bother fighting a much faster car over a place we'll end up losing it anyway only with much worse tyres than if we'd just let them pass quickly" thing Yeah, that was my read. Would probably have cost Ocon more to fight than to move over. That, and the emergency “MGU-K kill switch” Toto has in the Mercedes garage.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:I don't remember him doing anything noteworthy through most of this season. And certainly nothing noteworthy from KTM either. Are Aprilia still in GP? I figure KTM will end up at their level. Technically in GP racing but not doing anything anyone will ever remember. the difference is Aprilia spend Minardi money on the GP program, whereas KTM has their money plus Red Bull cash to throw at developing the project. It's only their second year, but you'd imagine expectations rising in a year or two. They'll probably wind up just behind Honda, Ducati and Yamaha, whichever is weakest of those three, and ahead of Suzuki if their cubic dollar spend continues apace. Zarco not only cracked under pressure but also dumped his long-time manager, sounds like he isn't as laser-focused on racing as before. That or the Yamaha has fallen that far back. also rookie Sirotkin is faster than Stroll, and any other driver in the field (including Bobby K) would be even faster than both.
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You Am I posted:Is that like Luuke Skywalker? Absolutely not. Uncle Luke is cool.
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If the survey provides a write-in on graphics, the only correct answer is “copy the function of MotoGP’s program while giving it your own identity.” Because the MotoGP graphics are absolutely perfect.
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learnincurve posted:I want the loving tyre symbols back. I think up to last year you could also tell if the car was running on new or used sets of the tires too, which is a small but noticeable detail.
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Aug 30, 2018 12:37
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Tsaedje posted:Renault are undeniably on the up as a factory team, but the gap to the front three looks pretty enormous currently. If they can bridge it by getting the rule change aero right over the next couple of years they're in a solid place come 2021. If they screw it up that's exactly when Dan is free to move on. Renault are still recovering from almost going out of business in their last season before the takeover. They’ve been re-staffing and rebuilding, and it’s entirely possible they could improve to a WDC/WCC level in another couple years. This was likely Are Dan’s best chance to lead a team, as he wasn’t going to join Mercedes, Ferrari, or stay at Red Bull and be the lead driver. Renault don’t have the same built up driver talent as the other engine makers (or Red Bull), and Hulkenberg will probably be fairly easily dispatched. Danny Ricky is the leader there.
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Zaphod42 posted:Mercedes does the same with Bottas, team orders are part of the sport right now if you're in the championship. it was early in the season, Vettel broke the agreed team protocol (which Webber had respected in previous races), and then Vettel didn't get any notable penalty from the team for that. It was at that moment Webbah knew he was totally hosed.
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1500quidporsche posted:“Ok Google, tell me what car is behind me.” Lexus is launching the new ES next month in Japan with rear-view cameras instead of mirrors. Audi has shown prototype models with it as well, so surely everyone else is working on it. Sports cars have used them for a number of years in racing (because it's much clearer and safer in the dark, especially considering mid-engine cars have lots o' engine in the way). It's not far fetched to suggest F1 may be looking at the technology.
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watched highlights of practice what in the absolute gently caress is sponsoring Ferrari now
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