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F1 - GP (General Purpose)
Chode ^
| 8/5/2009
| Chode
Posted on 08/05/2009 7:57:45 PM PDT by Chode
This will be a general purpose thread for F1 news and pings that really don't require a thread of their own.
TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: f1; f1gp; formula1; formulaone; grandprix
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To: Lockbox
2,261
posted on
02/08/2017 4:53:37 PM PST
by
Chode
(may the RATS all die of dehydration from crying)
To: Chode; al_c; arbitrary.squid; arderkrag; atc23; BBB333; Bad~Rodeo; bajabaja; Betis70; biff; ...
i'm sorry but to me, these front ends have gotten a little bit tooo, well silly...
looks like it went off track and picked up a lot of debris
more $$$$$ in the front end than it took to campaign a team for the season not that long ago
2,262
posted on
03/11/2017 9:12:37 PM PST
by
Chode
(My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
To: Chode
It does look ridiculous.
I’m glad McLaren went back to its traditional papaya, although the way they designed it with the black sides is pretty ugly. Sadly it looks like they’re in even worse shape than last year.
2,263
posted on
03/11/2017 9:26:35 PM PST
by
clintonh8r
(AMERICA! THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY SCREEN NAME OBSOLETE!)
To: Chode
High performance lawn mower and weed whacker?
To: clintonh8r
Honda looks like it stepped on it’s crank and is behind the power curve AGAIN!!!
i mean WTF! not the world beaters of old that’s for sure
no more excuses, start with a clean sheet of paper if they have to but this is not what i ever expected when they said they were returning to F1, not even a little bit
2,265
posted on
03/11/2017 9:43:42 PM PST
by
Chode
(My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
To: doorgunner69
kinda looks that way don’t it
2,266
posted on
03/11/2017 9:44:47 PM PST
by
Chode
(My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
To: Chode
Just one little chunk of track debris... SMH.
2,267
posted on
03/11/2017 10:12:18 PM PST
by
W.
(Deny the infiltrating lazy scum who only want a free ride admission to the USA!)
To: W.
100%... marbles? what marbles???
2,268
posted on
03/11/2017 10:13:33 PM PST
by
Chode
(My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
To: Chode
Overall with the larger tires I like the look. Looks like a proper race car
To: Chode
...you are right...pure budget enhancement
2,270
posted on
03/12/2017 5:53:01 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
To: Chode
Looks like one of those “Transformer” things going thru its paces.
2,271
posted on
03/12/2017 7:33:05 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
( Poor demoncrats haven't been this mad, since the Republicans took their slaves away.)
To: Lockbox
100% and Honda sucking again not withstanding, i think it’s gonna be a goodyear
2,272
posted on
03/12/2017 7:50:25 AM PDT
by
Chode
(My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
To: carriage_hill
if only it transformed itself into a winner, damn...
2,273
posted on
03/12/2017 7:51:52 AM PDT
by
Chode
(My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
To: Chode
Debris fields will be increased 50-75% with all that front end crap.
2,274
posted on
03/12/2017 8:35:48 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
( Poor demoncrats haven't been this mad, since the Republicans took their slaves away.)
To: carriage_hill
haven’t looked at the other teams yet but the first turn on the first lap might make for MANY punctures if this is what the field looks like
2,275
posted on
03/12/2017 8:46:12 AM PDT
by
Chode
(My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
To: Chode
All the winglets remind me of this guy:
Decrease downforce. Make regulations that ensure as minimal as possible air disturbance trailing the car. You can bet the present designs seek to maximize disturbance to prevent passing. Spectators want passing - teams do not. Just think of Seb checking out at the head of the field in the RB-7. Do you think Newey would favor a design that would minimize training air disturbance? High downforce does not highlight driver skill. Keep big tires that can take a beating. Allow fenders on fairings. Emphasize mechanical grip over aero. Let's have drivers and not pilots. How about regulations that bring us a real car that looks more like this:
2,276
posted on
03/12/2017 10:50:56 AM PDT
by
frithguild
(The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
To: frithguild
sure does, and i would LOVE to see a throwback year!
that said, i think single element front and rear wings would cut the cost by an order of magnitude and like you said bring us a little closer to drivers again rather than pilots
2,277
posted on
03/12/2017 11:12:31 AM PDT
by
Chode
(My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
To: Chode
single element front and rear wings would cut the cost How about no wings and ground effects only? Any aerodynamicist will tell you the biggest air disturbance is from the uncovered tires. How about narrow bodies like we already have and fenders on wheel fairings that grow to cover the the tires entirely?
OK, you say that this may move too far away from open wheel heritage. But you have to ask what heritage is left at all?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pnt0ppVBHM(Delahaye 145 GP)
What is better to grow the audience, open wheel heritage or good racing - with cars? (/rant)
2,278
posted on
03/12/2017 12:12:55 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
To: frithguild
1938 Antwerp GP:
Notice all the fenders. The move toward fenders seemed to end with the onset of WWII. Racing restarted on a shoestring, less the extra expense of fenders.
2,279
posted on
03/12/2017 12:37:15 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
To: frithguild
How about no wings and ground effects only?
that works for me, but ANY kind of fenders at all, and i’m done wi F1
2,280
posted on
03/12/2017 1:08:37 PM PDT
by
Chode
(My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
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