F1/Motorsport Thread

[ThomasJE]

This thread is basically for talking about F1 or other motorsport.

Who do you think will win the Australian Grand Prix? What do you think about the new front noses? Any predictions? Who do you think will win the World Championship? Anything else?

 

[cubecraze1]

webber ftw

 

[Dene]

Totally jealous of a girl at work that is going

 

[chrissyD]

The quali times are a lot higher than last year. Hamilton will probably crash into Massa and Button will win. Interesting that Mclaren are the only team not using these stupid platypus noses and are in pole by 4 tenths. Lotus also have an extremely clever active suspension system that doesn't break any regulations.

 

[YrMyKnight]

My money was on alonso before he had an accident , but now, I tink it's either one of the mclarens.

Ima ferrari fan!

 

[ThomasJE]

My money was on alonso before he had an accident , but now, I tink it's either one of the mclarens.

Ima ferrari fan!

Even though your avatar is a Lambo.

 

[YrMyKnight]

Even though your avatar is a Lambo.

I'm very lazy so i took the first picture i had in my files.

 

[ThomasJE]

The quali times are a lot higher than last year.

True - last year's pole was a 1:23.529; this year, it was a 1:24.922. It's probably because of the ban on blown diffusers.

Hamilton will probably crash into Massa and Button will win.

I'm also backing one of the McLaren's to win.

Interesting that Mclaren are the only team not using these stupid platypus noses and are in pole by 4 tenths.

My friend also hates those new noses. It also looks like some of the teams are using it as an extra air cooling intake.

Lotus also have an extremely clever active suspension system that doesn't break any regulations.

Do they? I never heard anything about that. It probably explains Grosjean's third place.

 

[YrMyKnight]

Grosjean's sudden third shock me. But what about kimi's lotus? He's way down at 18th.

 

[ThomasJE]

Grosjean's sudden third shock me. But what about kimi's lotus? He's way down at 18th.

I think he nearly lost it in the 2nd/3rd sector.

 

[chrissyD]

Kimi was probably drunk...

lotus (this is according to my motorsport lecturer) have a tiny ball bearing that covers a 1 of several holes, when the car turns the bearing covers a hole and the suspension is effected depending on what hole is cover by the bearing.

Not 100% sure if they use it but any active suspension system that doesn't break any regulations is christmas for any team so I don't see why they wouldn't.

 

[ThomasJE]

Kimi was probably drunk...

lotus (this is according to my motorsport lecturer) have a tiny ball bearing that covers a 1 of several holes, when the car turns the bearing covers a hole and the suspension is effected depending on what hole is cover by the bearing.

Not 100% sure if they use it but any active suspension system that doesn't break any regulations is christmas for any team so I don't see why they wouldn't.

I think the regulations ban things that the driver can operate/effect with the exception of DRS. Because the driver doesn't operate this, it's legal.

 

[Gredore]

The racing would be sooo more interesting if they took away some regulations... They ban any good idea...

 

[andyfreeman]

Lotus also have an extremely clever active suspension system that doesn't break any regulations.

Didn't this get banned?

 

[ThomasJE]

Didn't this get banned?

No, because it does it itself without the driver or something like that.

 

[andyfreeman]

Ahh.. will have to read up on it. I've only been mildly inteterested in it this year because of the beeb losing out to sky. Will have to see if there is anything online about this years season. Usually the beeb do a pre-season warm up program- will have to see what I can find.

 

[chrissyD]

Didn't this get banned?

in 1993 it was but this system is different as it isn't controlled by any ECU or any mechanical moving parts so therefore it doesn't break the regulations

 

[andyfreeman]

in 1993 it was but this system is different as it isn't controlled by any ECU or any mechanical moving parts so therefore it doesn't break the regulations

No, I was referring to it this year, I remember in January something came up. First it was banned then it wasn't, then Williams and Ferrari and filed some designs, then it was banned again... seems like it is indeed legal now, for at least Lotus. The other teams have some work to do....

 

[ThomasJE]

No, I was referring to it this year, I remember in January something came up. First it was banned then it wasn't, then Williams and Ferrari and filed some designs, then it was banned again... seems like it is indeed legal now, for at least Lotus. The other teams have some work to do....

Maybe the original designs involved the driver adjusting something. Because Lotus' system doesn't, it's legal.

 

[Sillas]

Anyone here ever heard about Ayrton Senna? " one of the greatest F1 drivers to have raced."