Motorsports Thread

[Reynard]

Don't forget tomorrow's E-Prix from Santiago - practice, qually and race all live on the i-player and via the BBC website.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/motorsport/50352661

 

[Reynard]

E-Prix from Mexico City tonight - race start 10 pm GMT

Top 6 on the grid: Lotterer, Evans, De Vries, Buemi, Bird, Frijns. Looks like it will be a cracker with the BMWs and the Techeetas only in midfield and the Mahindras both at the back. So hold on tight, folks!

 

[Dirk]

Anyone know what this grill arrangement is for?
I've seen it on Mercedes and Williams F1 cars during todays testing.
Can't say I've ever seen anything similar, but I'm presuming that it's for aerodynamic data capture. Or it may be for stopping Max overtaking.........
Looks a bit dodgy to me.

 

[Reynard]

It's to capture the actual airflow pattern off the front wheels and wing assembly and compare it to the Computational Fluid Dynamics model.

Uses an assembly of pitot tubes.

 

[Dirk]

It's to capture the actual airflow pattern off the front wheels and wing assembly and compare it to the Computational Fluid Dynamics model.

Uses an assembly of pitot tubes.

Thought it might be something along those lines. Ta.

 

[Smokin Joe]

It looks like he's gone off and collected a fence.

 

[cosmicbike]

You wait until the yellow paint comes out, then they look proper messy. Noticed Williams were using it on their diffuser today.

 

[Beebo]

If Merc are sandbagging as usual in testing then we could be in for a terrible season of racing.
they are already miles ahead on day 1.
I hope the others can close the gap quickly to at least give Hamilton some competition.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Let's hope RB are the ones that are sandbagging, they are the sneaky ones on the grid.

 

[Reynard]

Formula E from Marrakesh live on BBC 2.

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Formula E from Marrakesh live on BBC 2.

What could possibly go wrong?

Corvid-19?

 

[Reynard]

Corvid-19?

Crows?!?!?!?!?!?!

Unless you know something I don't...

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Crows?!?!?!?!?!?!

Unless you know something I don't...

Manuel & I have something in common, "I know nothing"

 

[Reynard]

Manuel & I have something in common, "I know nothing"

I just hope you don't have any of them hamsters...

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I just hope you don't have any of them hamsters...

Funny that you should mention them there Rattus Rattus Hamsters my daughter has just taken in 4 from the Rattus Rattus rescue for the grandkids