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Post by muddyfunster on Jul 29, 2024 8:25:04 GMT
I always thought the pick up thing was more to be safe for the minimum ride height than weight though obviously it affects both.
Actually I guess that's the flaw with this idea as tyre pressure would presumably affect this. I guess they'd have to take the ride height measurements first, then change to the reference tyres. Doable but more time consuming (which is why we already have the unsatisfactory situation of vast majority of cars not being fully scrutineered post race)
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Post by mastercracker on Jul 29, 2024 8:46:08 GMT
One other thing, how is this affected by loss of bodywork? If the tolerances are so fine what happens if you've shed bits of carbon fibre?
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Post by muddyfunster on Jul 29, 2024 10:12:50 GMT
Still get DQ'd I believe. Of course 1.5Kg is quite a lot of carbon fibre and would have a significant performance impact anyway.
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Post by grey_matters on Jul 29, 2024 10:21:06 GMT
Accidentally take a nose cone off against the wall just after finishing? And piss in the cockpit before getting out.
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Post by Solid-SCB- on Jul 29, 2024 10:50:25 GMT
They must have some sort of built in margin of error as well. They'll have missed their internal target by a little bit more than 1.5kg surely, which makes the situation even weirder.
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Post by muddyfunster on Jul 29, 2024 11:05:44 GMT
That's almost certainly the case. Toto and co pretty much immediately said as much. It seems they weren't intending to cut it that fine and also should have realised they were that marginal. Just got their sums or modelling wrong.
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Post by muddyfunster on Jul 29, 2024 14:28:13 GMT
Rumour that Sainz to Williams is agreed with a Merc/Red Bull get out clause.
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Post by A46Matt on Jul 29, 2024 15:19:53 GMT
Rumour that Sainz to Williams is agreed with a Merc/Red Bull get out clause. That’s some self confidence right there. Can’t see either of those two teams knocking on his door anytime soon. If Red Bull aren’t even interested with Perez’s current performance they never will be.
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Post by Solid-SCB- on Jul 29, 2024 15:27:38 GMT
I think it's becoming likely Perez will never race in F1 again. This has probably all been triggered by him finding out for certain Christian Horner's backup clinger on has been given the Red Bull drive.
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Post by muddyfunster on Jul 29, 2024 21:03:03 GMT
Sainz has a slim but realistic pathway to both of those seats for 2025 or 2026 as things stand.
1. Red Bull: Max quits for Merc then that issue (the fact that Max doesn't want him) is gone. 2. Merc: Antonelli struggles and can't match the hype.
Perez has also been confirmed by Red Bull for remainder of the season. Of course they said that about Gasly before dropping him so not impossible, but does appear like he's staying for now.
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Post by Solid-SCB- on Jul 30, 2024 8:15:40 GMT
Baffling considering the way they were speaking about him after the race. Must have been a hell of a phone call from Carlos Slim.
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 1, 2024 8:40:01 GMT
This just dropped from the excellent BBC Archive channel: youtu.be/_SEfKjBEl18Clips from this piece are pretty well known, and do the rounds periodically but I'm not sure I've ever seen the entire segment uninterrupted before. Was from a series called 'Black Britain'. Nice little record of 1997 and there is a lot here that supports some of the things Hamilton has said subsequently that made some people roll their eyes. Not that he's the only driver from humble beginnings of course. Ocon's story is a good one too.
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Post by A46Matt on Aug 24, 2024 9:48:53 GMT
Just another day at the office for Logan Sargeant
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 24, 2024 13:24:33 GMT
He sure loves to get to work and initiate an unscheduled rapid disassembly.
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 24, 2024 14:05:24 GMT
Think that's the best qualifying lap of Lando's career so far.
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Post by Whizzo on Aug 25, 2024 12:50:25 GMT
Hopefully today is his best start to a race too, no point in getting pole if you lose it on the first lap.
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Post by mastercracker on Aug 25, 2024 13:04:34 GMT
Hopefully today is his best start to a race too, no point in getting pole if you lose it on the first lap. 🤦🏻♂️
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Post by Whizzo on Aug 25, 2024 13:05:24 GMT
Didn't need to be Nostradamus to see that happen.
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Post by zisssou on Aug 25, 2024 13:05:57 GMT
All the excitement sucked out within 2 seconds
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Post by mastercracker on Aug 25, 2024 13:06:21 GMT
Looked like he set off in a road car.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 25, 2024 13:06:30 GMT
He is so bad at starts.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 25, 2024 13:07:02 GMT
Reaction time of a Font Geeker.
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 25, 2024 13:13:07 GMT
It's never a reaction time issue for Norris, the stats on that are good, it's always the second phase where he seems to lose out.
Looked to me like Max got an exceptional start rather Norris a poor one. If you compare to everyone else the Mclaren's are not great but basically ok.
Anyway plenty of time left.
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Post by mastercracker on Aug 25, 2024 13:26:13 GMT
Whoop whoop
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Post by Whizzo on Aug 25, 2024 13:26:46 GMT
Hurrah
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 25, 2024 13:27:30 GMT
That McLaren is rapid.
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 25, 2024 13:29:38 GMT
Nice to see Red Bull's DRS drag advantage has finally been negated. McLaren's new rear wing looking good.
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Post by Whizzo on Aug 25, 2024 13:31:41 GMT
Can't be too much longer before more whinging from Verstappen.
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 25, 2024 13:33:32 GMT
Feels like Russell is a major issue for any Driver's Championship aspirations Norris has. How many times this year has he inserted himself into the battle at the front and inadvertently protected Max from one or both Maccas?
Need Max to be lower than P2 here really.
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 25, 2024 13:36:49 GMT
Let's see what Oscar's got now.
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