Charlie-Bravo wrote: » I have no idea. Long gone are the days when there was refueling and drivers drove the cars to their limit all race. Take away refueling, add engine penalties etc and the spectacle has been reduced. It's really hard to know (from my very limited knowledge) how they would be able to manufacture tyres that are more robust but go off the cliff after a short X amount of laps. Maybe the suggestion to use all three compounds in a race would then ensure enough variables in a race to make it entertaining again.
Infoanon wrote: » It is really hard to see beyond another championship for Lewis and Mercedes. The numbers don't lie. Max will be closer and with Perez as #2 (on a one year contract ) Honda may get the manufacturers championship they want. Apart from that - following the 'it takes 3 years to catch back up' rule Ferrari will struggle again. Aston Martin / Racing Point should fall behind with McLaren moving higher up the grid along with Renault. Podiums of Lewis,Max joined by either Bottas or Perez will be de riguer in 2021 imho
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Has Red Bull done a deal to buy the engine technology yet or is it likely to happen at all? Red bull going back to Renault means they are out of realistic contention for the foreseeable future.
Harika wrote: » I assume the rumours will soon start that they will keep the door open to VW etc... to come in and start providing engines. Or even for any manufacturer wanting to badge an engine.
Infoanon wrote: » The VW to F1 rumour has been doing the rounds since the 80s. The chances of it happening have diminished greatly over the years but you can be guaranteed that there will be lots of stories in the off season about VW/F1. Chances are close to zero.Red Bull will threaten to pull out and Mercedes will be seen to concede ground though the reality will be very different. There will be a lot of non stories until the first GP be that Australia or somewhere else.
pjohnson wrote: » Ric should be there or there abouts. They'll certainly be hoping they can mix it with Red Bull anyway.
klose wrote: » I've read that mcaren have to use all their upgrade tokens to fit the merc engine and as such aren't expecting a massive jump next season.
[Deleted User] wrote: » Watching more random highlights on YouTube and if Verstappen wasn't as brilliantly quick as he is there'd be questions about his safety/driving conduct. He runs people off the road at every opportunity. The crash in Azerbaijan I remember (possibly incorrectly) thinking it was about 50/50 and that general opinion was against Ricciardo but looking at it now it's about 90% on Verstappen. He (not the only one) loves swiping across people when overtaking which is such a dumb move and has led to accidents as the overtaken driver loses downforce and braking yet seem to take the blame usually.
klose wrote: » I've read that mclaren have to use all their upgrade tokens to fit the merc engine and as such aren't expecting a massive jump next season.
mickdw wrote: » Still engine customers get the engine upgrades without token useage whereas mercedes have to use some on the engine.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » And the gearbox and suspension if they also buy those parts from another team. Mclaren would have gotten whatever benefits if they bought them from Renault too. Racing point is in a strong position to benefit as they buy as much as they’re allowed from Mercedes. I presume it’s the same for Haas and Alfa and Alpha.
mickdw wrote: » So could we see a conplex business structure at red bull where alpha tauri become the works engine team of their group with redbull 'buying' in engines from them to make a development advantage for redbull. They may be in a position to do this if starting their own engine program.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Ha, genius! I think you should suggest that to Christian Horner. There might be a couple of VIP tickets to the Austrian GP in it for you.
[Deleted User] wrote: » On my usual YouTube bits and pieces... can anyone think why they haven't tried to do anything with the chicane before the hairpin in Abu Dhabi? If it was tightened up well and became a proper braking zone it could become an overtaking spot and also not ruin the close running into the hairpin/down the straight. The only guess I would hazard is that the new circuits (Middle East especially) seem to be designed to be pristine and never modified or look like they've made a mistake.
johnnysmack wrote: » There must be a dozen different tracks layouts available for Abu Dhabi so it wouldn't look like a mistake if they did decided to change anything. It was mentioned in one of the free practices that they can't remove that chicane as otherwise the F1 cars would be carrying far too much speed in the hairpin and with the stadium so close if anything were to go wrong it could be a terrible accident with wheels or even a car going into a stand.
Deleted User wrote: » Aye that's why I suggested tightening up the chicane. They obviously can't get rid of it for F1 because of lack of run-off but it's the fact speed can be carried into the chicane and then it's low-speed that disrupts the racing. If they tightened it up loads and made it a harder braking zone it would make it a possible overtaking spot or at least allow some battling to let someone get a run out of the hairpin. My image editing skills are awful and I only have MS Paint so I'll not embarrass myself. :P However if you look at how the track is ya see the first part of the chicane is wider than 90 degrees while the second part is tighter meaning you're slowing through the chicane. Tighten the left turn a good bit and you'd solve a lot of the problem IMO.
tipp_tipp_tipp wrote: » I think that whole part of the track is flawed. I get they were trying to get the grandstands up close to the cars, but why in a 320kph sport would you want to to watch them them trundle round a boring hairpin at 80kph??
I don't know what you do with this track. Not convinced tightening up that chicane will achieve much. Not sure if the layout the v8 supercars used years ago would work which IIRC skipped that chicane-hairpin section altogether. Of course using that layout would render that grandstand worthless. If we are honest, the best solution would be to never visit this track again, and restore Interlagos as the final race. Sadly money talks.
Deleted User wrote: » Grandstands are generally at slow corners, get to see the cars for longer, hear them accelerate (when the noise was a thing) and possibility of overtaking. I'm not sure what you're not getting. The chicane spreads out the field because it's medium-low speed. The cars slow down through the chicane because the entry is so open. So it's not a proper braking zone meaning that there's no overtaking into the chicane. As well as that, cars can't follow through the chicane because they have to slow down through the chicane. Make the entry much tighter (it looks around 75 degrees to me, make it about 120 degrees) and you'll have a proper braking zone. Even if the chicane didn't become a real overtaking spot it could lead to some defence being necessary and people having to compromise their lines out of it, thus allowing the car behind to have a run and be tighter around the hairpin, setting up a chance down the next straight.
Deleted User wrote: » Grandstands are generally at slow corners, get to see the cars for longer, hear them accelerate (when the noise was a thing) and possibility of overtaking.
flazio wrote: » How about racing clockwise? I can't see any stands in any danger.
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