Formula 1 2018: General Discussion Thread

mickdw · 26-02-2018 09:59AM

Honda to suddenly become powerful, fuel efficient and reliable over 1 off season.... I can't see that happening.

Frank Bullitt · 26-02-2018 10:15AM

mickdw wrote: »

Honda to suddenly become powerful, fuel efficient and reliable over 1 off season.... I can't see that happening.

Im sure they would settle for just one of those if they had the chance.

And onto the halo aero development...

This looks like a weapon!

Joeface · 26-02-2018 10:26AM

mickdw wrote: »

Honda to suddenly become powerful, fuel efficient and reliable over 1 off season.... I can't see that happening.

It could happen , a lot of last season was wasted by both Honda and Mclaren with the constant looking for mariginal gains , instead of resonalbe development.

Toro Rosso arent a top team , but need an engine. both get time they need and at the end of last season the Honda was usually in the top ten, just not at the good end .

robyntmorton · 26-02-2018 10:32AM

Official footage of the Alonso spin:

https://twitter.com/F1/status/968067939864752131

Cool_CM · 26-02-2018 10:34AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr3z0q9OwoQ

meeeeh · 26-02-2018 10:38AM

I would laugh so hard if Torro Rosso Honda had reliability and speed and Mcclaren was a complete donkey of a car.

robyntmorton · 26-02-2018 11:07AM

The Force India name change, according to Sky Sports, will be announced once it has cleared the current process of approval. It was noted there is no Force India branding on the car.

Mike Litoris · 26-02-2018 11:07AM

meeeeh wrote: »

I would laugh so hard if Torro Rosso Honda had reliability and speed and Mcclaren was a complete donkey of a car.

I'd cry hard!

11:04
Latest lapcount:

Hartley 41
Hulkenberg 38
Bottas 37
Raikkonen 32
Stroll 29
Ricciardo 24
Ericsson 23
Grosjean 18
Mazepin 15
Alonso 6

Joeface · 26-02-2018 11:08AM

On those lap counts its happening ...HA HA

Mike Litoris · 26-02-2018 11:08AM

Times so far

Stroll and Hartley on softs. Alonso on Supersofts. All the rest on Mediums.

1Hulkenberg

Renault1m21.326s2
Raikkonen

Ferrari1m21.710s3
Bottas

Mercedes1m21.843s4
Ricciardo

Red Bull1m22.086s5
Stroll

Williams1m22.452s6
Grosjean

Haas1m23.092s7
Hartley

Toro Rosso1m23.437s8
Alonso

McLaren1m24.202s9
Mazepin

Force India1m26.940s10
Ericsson

Sauber1m28.874s

Mike Litoris · 26-02-2018 11:12AM

Good news

McLaren boss Zak Brown says Alonso's trip into the gravel with a lost wheel was caused by "a wheelnut issue". The car will be running again this afternoon, reports motorsport.com and Autosport's ADAM COOPER.

Harika · 26-02-2018 11:14AM

11:04 Latest lapcount:

Hartley 41
Hulkenberg 38
Bottas 37
Raikkonen 32
Stroll 29
Ricciardo 24
Ericsson 23
Grosjean 18
Mazepin 15
Alonso 6

Seems like Honda was not the issue :pac:

H3llR4iser · 26-02-2018 11:17AM

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Times so far

Stroll and Hartley on softs. Alonso on Supersofts. All the rest on Mediums.

1HulkenbergRenault1m21.326s2
RaikkonenFerrari1m21.710s3
BottasMercedes1m21.843s4
RicciardoRed Bull1m22.086s5
StrollWilliams1m22.452s6
GrosjeanHaas1m23.092s7
HartleyToro Rosso1m23.437s8
AlonsoMcLaren1m24.202s9
MazepinForce India1m26.940s10
EricssonSauber1m28.874s

Hah, love these little cars - bring back memories of the '80s on screen timing!!!

Now, one interesting thing - am I the only one who doesn't "see" the halo anymore? Every time I see pics of these cars, I have to double check - I go "oh that had no halo", then go back and yep, it's there. I guess I'm subconsciously "removing" it as noise, the same way you don't really hear an alarm that's been going on for hours or don't sense a persistent smell.

That said, the thing still is an eyesore and, from the looks of it, serves very little purpose (an heavy object falling from above can still hit the driver, as most team implemented it in a way that drops around the head). Bring on Indy's screen...

Mike Litoris · 26-02-2018 11:18AM

In fairness Alonso was going well even after just 6 laps and that engine in the Renault is doing quite good so far.

Mike Litoris · 26-02-2018 11:22AM

H3llR4iser wrote: »

Now, one interesting thing - am I the only one who doesn't "see" the halo anymore? Every time I see pics of these cars, I have to double check - I go "oh that had no halo", then go back and yep, it's there. I guess I'm subconsciously "removing" it as noise, the same way you don't really hear an alarm that's been going on for hours or don't sense a persistent smell.

I've no issue with the Halo but it is definitely more garish on certain cars. Ferrari is one of them. A dark or black halo blends quite well. I think the Indy screens look quite good.

HighLine · 26-02-2018 11:38AM

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Good news

McLaren boss Zak Brown says Alonso's trip into the gravel with a lost wheel was caused by "a wheelnut issue". The car will be running again this afternoon, reports motorsport.com and Autosport's ADAM COOPER.

I was just going to post how strange it was to see the wheel come off like that during oversteer and that perhaps it was loose.

Harika · 26-02-2018 11:41AM

From the first impressions it seems the Renault is going very well and up there with Mercedes and Ferrari.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 26-02-2018 11:57AM

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Frank Bullitt · 26-02-2018 12:09PM

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Jesus christ, already???

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 26-02-2018 12:11PM

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Frank Bullitt · 26-02-2018 12:22PM

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In fairness, this is the 4th year of their return, you would hope they would get something right by now.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 26-02-2018 12:30PM

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Frank Bullitt · 26-02-2018 12:34PM

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Im sure it would make RB cringe just as much.

Joeface · 26-02-2018 12:36PM

podium , Both cars or even one Toro in the points first three races would probably hurt more than a Podium.

Toro Rosso to finish above McLaren in the Constructors' Championship currently 4/1

g1983d · 26-02-2018 01:13PM

Joeface wrote: »

podium , Both cars or even one Toro in the points first three races would probably hurt more than a Podium.

Toro Rosso to finish above McLaren in the Constructors' Championship currently 4/1

After 2 races if Toro Roso are ahead of McLaren and competitive I'd say Alonso will give McLaren the 2 fingers and go to Toro Roso, I'd say they would drop a driver in a heart beat to have him

meeeeh · 26-02-2018 01:29PM

g1983d wrote: »

After 2 races if Toro Roso are ahead of McLaren and competitive I'd say Alonso will give McLaren the 2 fingers and go to Toro Roso, I'd say they would drop a driver in a heart beat to have him

Why would Honda want to listen to a whiney driver again. He was insulting them for years and if turned out that it was not just Honda but also McLaren he would be the least deserving driver to land that seat.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 26-02-2018 01:42PM

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ayux4rj6zql2ph · 26-02-2018 01:44PM

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Frank Bullitt · 26-02-2018 01:49PM

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I fixed that for you.

Frank Bullitt · 26-02-2018 02:02PM

Some images of the day so far.

f1-barcelona-february-testing-2018-kimi-raikkonen-ferrari-sf-71h.jpg

Formula 1 2018: General Discussion Thread

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