F1 2020
So preseason testing has arrived and first day is done.
Mercedes are looking very very strong, Hamilton in particular again with a .4 second advantage and on the harder tyre compound. Williams are looking to be the biggest gainers so fingers crossed they have a much stronger season. |
Yeah been very interested in this new steering mode that Merc have been trialing.
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/m...lysis/4689046/ |
Originally Posted by Rusti
(Post 12072513)
Yeah been very interested in this new steering mode that Merc have been trialing.
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/m...lysis/4689046/ |
Originally Posted by Tidgy
(Post 12072514)
yeah i was reading about that, there seems to be a question as to weather its legal or not
More here in the top video, however the rear suspension changes in the bottom video are very interesting https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...des-cause-stir |
Pretty impressive stuff all round by Mercedes. From listening to the vid its gonna be hard for people to catch up, if they even try
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I think you could be right, that said Red Bull are playing games with their overall pace and we know that Ferrari do the same. Like you I am just glad the Williams seem to got their act together and are running decent pace at the moment. Mclaren also look good.
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It was interesting that ham was on the hards, its appears to be roughly half a second, so that would put hamilton down to a 1.16.4 which is nearly a second faster than botas :o and thats on long runs so heavy fuel :o
Now on day 2 hes cranked out 103 laps in a morning, where as Haas only did 106 all day yesterday :o Ferrari are def in low engine power mode, they are 10kmh behind other ferrari engined cars and i ant believe they would have an aero package that bad. Admittedly we dont know who is sandbagging (mercedes normaly are), who isnt and we will only find out at the end of quali 1 in the first race |
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Originally Posted by Hatred
(Post 12073301)
Bottas below 1.16.2 ,Russel below 1.16.9 , Vettel 0.1s faster and Kubica one hand driving with bear in 2nd hand 1.16.9- what he could do in 2 days or with better car plus seat and steering wheel made for him
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I would get involved in the thread but for the last few years once Hamilton has won a few races people stop replying to the thread lol
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There seems to be much less of a gap now certainly with RB, Ferrari, Renault, Racing Point and Mclaren. I also think its closer with merc than what testing would suggest, Ferrari are sandbagging like a b@tch.
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well, guess we wont find out till may at the earliest now
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Great shame I was really looking forward to it.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/52612216
well now, i called that towards the end of last season. |
Interesting to see who takes his seat. If Lewis is serious about more titles then he will stay where he is.
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Originally Posted by Rusti
(Post 12080507)
Interesting to see who takes his seat. If Lewis is serious about more titles then he will stay where he is.
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
(Post 12080499)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/52612216
well now, i called that towards the end of last season. |
And their off!!!
And ferrari suck balls haha Looks like merc are gonna run away with it this year. |
The Ferrari is dreadful at the moment.
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Another boring F1 race then.
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Originally Posted by JDM_Stig
(Post 12087194)
Another boring F1 race then.
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The midfield battle is very exciting and its great to see Mclaren moving their way back up the grid.
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Originally Posted by Rusti
(Post 12087202)
The midfield battle is very exciting and its great to see Mclaren moving their way back up the grid.
I do find it interesting how badly the ferrari engined teams are suddenly doing after the engine 'agreement' with the FIA |
yeah it seems pretty clear cut the batteries they were using were not within the rules (more capacity) and they were using more fuel than they should be. :nono:
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Originally Posted by Rusti
(Post 12087209)
yeah it seems pretty clear cut the batteries they were using were not within the rules (more capacity) and they were using more fuel than they should be. :nono:
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Yeah, I am all for clever interpretation of the rules (DAS) but bypassing FIA mandated sensors is just plain cheating!
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Originally Posted by Rusti
(Post 12087212)
Yeah, I am all for clever interpretation of the rules (DAS) but bypassing FIA mandated sensors is just plain cheating!
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Originally Posted by Rusti
(Post 12087209)
yeah it seems pretty clear cut the batteries they were using were not within the rules (more capacity) and they were using more fuel than they should be. :nono:
Shows how close you follow F!, They were able to fool and abuse the fuel flow meter installed by F1 to make sure they dont flow too much, Ferrari were able to see when it was being read and were able to cause interference, at those points they could flow more fuel, It was also said they flowed fuel to a spare tank and then used that later, but no tank has ever been found, I have no idea why you thought it was a battery cheat? |
Originally Posted by JDM_Stig
(Post 12087214)
Bull sh&t it was nothing to do with batteries lol
Shows how close you follow F!, They were able to fool and abuse the fuel flow meter installed by F1 to make sure they dont flow too much, Ferrari were able to see when it was being read and were able to cause interference, at those points they could flow more fuel, It was also said they flowed fuel to a spare tank and then used that later, but no tank has ever been found, I have no idea why you thought it was a battery cheat? While inquiries throughout 2019 centred around the trickery of fuel flow sensors, initial speculation focused in on the possibility of Ferrari running a dual-battery set-up that would circumvent FIA measurements. |
Originally Posted by Rusti
(Post 12087212)
Yeah, I am all for clever interpretation of the rules (DAS) but bypassing FIA mandated sensors is just plain cheating!
Originally Posted by JDM_Stig
(Post 12087214)
Bull sh&t it was nothing to do with batteries lol
Shows how close you follow F!, They were able to fool and abuse the fuel flow meter installed by F1 to make sure they dont flow too much, Ferrari were able to see when it was being read and were able to cause interference, at those points they could flow more fuel, It was also said they flowed fuel to a spare tank and then used that later, but no tank has ever been found, I have no idea why you thought it was a battery cheat? Shows how close you follow F1 ;) |
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