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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1080 on: August 2, 2020, 06:53:10 pm »
Anyone think Albon’s penalty was harsh? Magnussen was recovering from a poor previous corner and I felt should have left Albon the room on that basis.
Yeah I did. It would have been a bit harsh to punish either driver in my humble opinion.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1081 on: August 2, 2020, 06:55:45 pm »
Anyone think Albon’s penalty was harsh? Magnussen was recovering from a poor previous corner and I felt should have left Albon the room on that basis.

Yes. If anything it was a racing incident. These cars are driving on the limit and there will be incidents that just can't be avoided. Albon was just going for a legitimate gap left by Magnusson due to his earlier mistake
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1082 on: August 2, 2020, 07:05:57 pm »
Anyone think Albon’s penalty was harsh? Magnussen was recovering from a poor previous corner and I felt should have left Albon the room on that basis.

Without having watched it back I think that he (Magnussen) wasn't quite in control of the car enough to leave the room.  I agree with Brundle in that it was probably a high risk move for Albon to go up the inside there and that it showed his lack of experience in weighing the odds, just as when he recently tried the move on the outside of Lewis rather than waiting for a better opportunity.  That being said, I agree with you in that I felt that the penalty was a bit harsh and - again, without having re-watched it - I'd have probably have it as a racing incident if anything. 

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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1083 on: August 2, 2020, 07:11:21 pm »
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1084 on: August 2, 2020, 07:27:37 pm »
Yes. If anything it was a racing incident. These cars are driving on the limit and there will be incidents that just can't be avoided. Albon was just going for a legitimate gap left by Magnusson due to his earlier mistake

Was a racing incident for me, seems to be a need to blame every incident on someone which I don’t think is right. Taking a corner at 100 mph plus with cars only inches apart is occasionally going to go wrong, thats motorsports.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1085 on: August 2, 2020, 07:38:57 pm »
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1086 on: August 2, 2020, 08:51:34 pm »
Was quite odd how Mercedes tyres were blistering the most. DAS is meant to help prevent that I thought.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1087 on: August 2, 2020, 09:52:49 pm »
Was quite odd how Mercedes tyres were blistering the most. DAS is meant to help prevent that I thought.

It’s all a bit odd, so far I have only heard it being mentioned by the commentators when there is a safety car as a means to keep the tyre temps up. Is is something that’s used on every lap or just in certain situations?
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1088 on: August 2, 2020, 09:55:50 pm »
It’s all a bit odd, so far I have only heard it being mentioned by the commentators when there is a safety car as a means to keep the tyre temps up. Is is something that’s used on every lap or just in certain situations?

Blistering happens mainly on straights as wheels don't point directly straight but slightly outwards. But the DAS brings them in and out to heat or cool, that was my understanding. You'd think as soon as started to blister they'd be using it overtime to slow it down. Maybe theirs was worse because they were that much faster in general.

I remember during testing it was said would help with tyre blistering which mercs have had an issue with previously in hot weather. So it's a bit strange.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1089 on: August 2, 2020, 09:58:52 pm »
I don't think anyone really knows what the das does outside of people at merc.

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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1090 on: August 2, 2020, 10:15:38 pm »
Just thought it was interesting since we were talking about it a few pages ago, but with that victory Hamilton now has the exact same win percentage over his career as Jim Clark, winning 34.25% of the races he's entered.

Now just four wins shy of Schumachers record. I think it's unlikely he will, but if he were to win all of the next four in a row he could do it in exactly fifty fewer races than Michael, at Ferrari's 1000th grand prix.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1091 on: August 2, 2020, 11:16:48 pm »
Most annoying thing. Avoided result


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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1092 on: August 3, 2020, 01:22:04 am »
Might be a blip, but Renault looked like they might finally be able to compete with the Mclaren/Racing Point/Ferrari midfield. If they keep that up I can see some cracking racing next year between Fernando Alonso in the Renault, Ricciardo in the Mclaren, Vettel in the Racing Point (rumoured), Norris, and Leclarc. Maybe they can all catch Red Bull and we all watch that race and watch some racing behind the Mercedes procession ahead

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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1093 on: August 4, 2020, 11:02:05 am »
Imola race weekend format

Day   Session   Time (all local)
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Saturday   Qualifying   1400 – 1500
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1094 on: August 4, 2020, 11:25:11 am »
Imola race weekend format

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Sunday   Race   1310
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1095 on: August 6, 2020, 01:03:34 pm »
Bottas re-signs for 2021.  There goes my Hamilton/Vettel fantasy!  Thought Hulkenberg would have been a good fit there, he's definitely more talented than a lot of the grid, the Haas drivers spring to mind instantly.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1096 on: August 6, 2020, 01:08:54 pm »
zero reason why merc wouldn't re-sign bottas. he's exactly what they want.

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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1097 on: August 6, 2020, 01:19:11 pm »
Has Hamilton signed for next year yet?
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1098 on: August 6, 2020, 01:27:22 pm »
Has Hamilton signed for next year yet?

I don`t think so. There was an interview I read about a week or so ago which suggested that he had had talks with merc and he was confident an agreement could be done.

I would be shocked if he didn`t sign a deal soon
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« Reply #1099 on: August 6, 2020, 01:38:05 pm »
The name may not be on the paper yet but it'll happen.

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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1100 on: August 6, 2020, 01:47:23 pm »
With the rules put back and Bottas re-signing, it would basically be a free World Title for him.

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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1101 on: August 6, 2020, 02:18:09 pm »
With the rules put back and Bottas re-signing, it would basically be a free World Title for him.

and the quite possibly the one that means he has more than anyone. Looks like this season is in the bag already

After that I suspect he may do 12 months somewhere like Ferrari to cap off his career. He has talked about it in the past but I suppose it will all depend on who is at Ferrari at the time and whether a deal is even feasible
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1102 on: August 7, 2020, 10:16:11 am »
The FIA have upheld Renault's protest against Racing Point's car

The FIA have handed the team a €400,000 fine and a 15-point penalty


RP found to have broken sporting regulations, not the technical regulations.

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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1103 on: August 7, 2020, 10:25:52 am »
Fuck all really

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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1104 on: August 7, 2020, 10:28:53 am »
Not really sire how they can prove it though....

That’s the issue...
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1105 on: August 7, 2020, 10:58:02 am »
I think it’s a difficult situation to rule on, the reports state that Racing Point received the brake duct information last season when it was legal for that to happen but then the rules changed over winter to make it illegal. Front brake ducts are fine apparently despite being a Merc design because Racing Point used them on last years car, but the rear brake ducts were not used until this season.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1106 on: August 7, 2020, 11:00:49 am »
I think it’s a difficult situation to rule on, the reports state that Racing Point received the brake duct information last season when it was legal for that to happen but then the rules changed over winter to make it illegal. Front brake ducts are fine apparently despite being a Merc design because Racing Point used them on last years car, but the rear brake ducts were not used until this season.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1107 on: August 7, 2020, 11:29:21 am »
and the quite possibly the one that means he has more than anyone. Looks like this season is in the bag already

After that I suspect he may do 12 months somewhere like Ferrari to cap off his career. He has talked about it in the past but I suppose it will all depend on who is at Ferrari at the time and whether a deal is even feasible

I can’t see Ferrari wanting to sign him for a one season swan song. If the Ferrari car is good enough by then, then Leclerc is more then capable of driving it, and if it’s still poor I can’t see Hamilton wanting to go there and there’s no point in signing Hamilton and paying him huge amounts of money (certainly more then Leclerc) to watch him driving around the middle of the grid.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1108 on: August 7, 2020, 11:51:34 am »
Jolyon Palmer makes a good point, with the penalty being only 15 point and £400k fine, wouldn’t the Torro Rosso or whatever they are called now be better off taking the RB design for their car and taking the penalty?
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1109 on: August 7, 2020, 03:24:59 pm »
Jolyon Palmer makes a good point, with the penalty being only 15 point and £400k fine, wouldn’t the Torro Rosso or whatever they are called now be better off taking the RB design for their car and taking the penalty?

It’s a crap point when you realise the circumstances are completely different. Copying another car now is blatant cheating and would possibly have the car banned, copying the brake ducts when they were legal last year but only sticking them onto the car when they’re no longer allowed to copy them is more of a grey area.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1110 on: August 7, 2020, 04:31:13 pm »
Vettel’s engine failed in a big way there...



You can actually see the oil pouring out of it...
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1111 on: August 7, 2020, 04:33:37 pm »
Ah remember the good old days when they could just divert that oil to the engine for better performance?

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« Reply #1112 on: August 7, 2020, 04:35:30 pm »
Ah remember the good old days when they could just divert that oil to the engine for better performance?
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« Reply #1113 on: August 7, 2020, 07:17:17 pm »
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1114 on: August 7, 2020, 07:32:55 pm »
Ah remember the good old days when they could just divert that oil to the engine for better performance?

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« Reply #1115 on: August 8, 2020, 07:57:53 am »
Ah remember the good old days when they could just divert that oil to the engine for better performance?

Not disputing they were doing it but always wondered how that worked, I didn’t think engine oil was that flammable compared to the regular fuel.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1116 on: August 8, 2020, 08:19:27 am »
Ah remember the good old days when they could just divert that oil to the engine for better performance?

What's this in reference to? Tried googling, but was unable to find the controversy...

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« Reply #1117 on: August 8, 2020, 12:53:31 pm »
What's this in reference to? Tried googling, but was unable to find the controversy...

It’s been suggest and probably true based on the drop in Ferrari powered cars performance that their engines were not just burning fuel but also engine oil which is now allowed as the amount of fuel they can use is limited.
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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1118 on: August 8, 2020, 12:56:28 pm »
It’s been suggest and probably true based on the drop in Ferrari powered cars performance that their engines were not just burning fuel but also engine oil which is now allowed as the amount of fuel they can use is limited.

I think there's a limit to how much you can use though and the allegation was that Ferrari had created a system that bypassed the sensors to detect the amount of oil in the fuel. Ferrari were strong last season but suffered a mysterious loss of power and performance after the FIA released a technical directive on the issue which has carried on into this season with all Ferrari powered cars being slower than last season.

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Re: The 2020 Formula 1 Thread
« Reply #1119 on: August 8, 2020, 12:57:55 pm »
I think there's a limit to how much you can use though and the allegation was that Ferrari had created a system that bypassed the sensors to detect the amount of oil in the fuel. Ferrari were strong last season but suffered a mysterious loss of power and performance after the FIA released a technical directive on the issue which has carried on into this season with all Ferrari powered cars being slower than last season.
The Ferrari boss has admitted that this has cost them power..

But no one knows what they did wrong...  and yet Racing Point have howls of derision against a grey area that’s been widely published.

Ferrari get more money, preferential treatment, the works... and they are still shite...
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“Generosity always pays off. Generosity in your effort, in your work, in your kindness, in the way you look after people and take care of people. In the long run, if you are generous with a heart, and with humanity, it always pays off.”
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