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Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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- Hexleybeef
Ferrari have blown the field away in final practice. But how much sand bagging has been going on.
0.879 quicker than McLaren. Everyone else over a second off the pace.
0.879 quicker than McLaren. Everyone else over a second off the pace.
figbat
Former slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
The practice starts have looked interesting. Either Ferrari or McLaren absolutely blitzing the rest. Again, no idea of sandbag distribution.
FishFright
More wheels than sense
Things at Aston Martin are way worse than I thought .
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
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- Northamptonshire
How much truth is in the Aston story's circulating
FishFright
More wheels than sense
I'm guessing Newey's statement was being optimistic
N0bodyOfTheGoat
Über Member
- Location
- Hampshire, UK
Will the two Mercedes still be 1-2 by turn 1, or will the apparent super starting Ferrari of Charles get there first?
Is the smaller turbo Ferrari competitive over multiple laps, if their battery plays nicely in the race?
How much progress will Max make after his qualifying disaster?
These and other F1 questions will be answered from 0400 on Sunday! 😱
Is the smaller turbo Ferrari competitive over multiple laps, if their battery plays nicely in the race?
How much progress will Max make after his qualifying disaster?
These and other F1 questions will be answered from 0400 on Sunday! 😱
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Widnes
Comments fro m one of the commentators was that there will be so many drop outs during the race that anyone that finishes will win points
On top of which Lando, Max and Lewis have all said that the cars are horrible to drive
sounds like there are big problems
On top of which Lando, Max and Lewis have all said that the cars are horrible to drive
sounds like there are big problems
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
Interesting, and not necessarily for the right reasons.
Its also interesting the see Ramilton yawping off about Merdedes unfair tactics with variable compression - you can bet his attitude would be totally different if he were the one benefitting.
Clean work from Wuthell. He can be a nob at times but generally speaking he deserves a break. I rate him as a Webber - not quite top flight, but a cut above the decent second tier drivers, so he could do it.
Its also interesting the see Ramilton yawping off about Merdedes unfair tactics with variable compression - you can bet his attitude would be totally different if he were the one benefitting.
Clean work from Wuthell. He can be a nob at times but generally speaking he deserves a break. I rate him as a Webber - not quite top flight, but a cut above the decent second tier drivers, so he could do it.
figbat
Former slippery scientist
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- South Oxfordshire, UK
Well that was an interesting race. The main result was probably not a surprise but the manner in which it all happened was far more exciting than previous Australian races. Nice to see a mix of teams in the points, including a rookie driver and team.
The overtaking seemed to be worked for, rather than the foregone conclusion that DRS often provided. I’m still a bit baffled by all the modes and boosts and such and the on-screen graphics and data have become pretty overwhelming.
The overtaking seemed to be worked for, rather than the foregone conclusion that DRS often provided. I’m still a bit baffled by all the modes and boosts and such and the on-screen graphics and data have become pretty overwhelming.
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
The overtaking is so artificial. I want to see drivers going at it tooth and nail, each driving flat out to their limits and the better driver prevailing. I dont want to see a driver overtaking simply because his opponents battery hasn't quite topped out yet.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Widnes
Interesting race
The drivers were much smoother and more consistent at the end - looked like they got more and more used to the systems as the race went on
Glad to see Russell win
would have liked Lewis get past Charles - but then I don;t know why he seemed to be able to catch at the end but not before
but then the cars are new so they might have been telling him to hold back due to $somethingcomplicated and then he was released atthe end
Unfortuntaley Max seems to be better at driving them than I was hoping!
The drivers were much smoother and more consistent at the end - looked like they got more and more used to the systems as the race went on
Glad to see Russell win
would have liked Lewis get past Charles - but then I don;t know why he seemed to be able to catch at the end but not before
but then the cars are new so they might have been telling him to hold back due to $somethingcomplicated and then he was released atthe end
Unfortuntaley Max seems to be better at driving them than I was hoping!
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Interesting start to the season
It's almost like a lot of teams need more testing
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It's almost like a lot of teams need more testing
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Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Yeah, you're right there. I think that by the time we get to the end of the season, the gaps between the cars will be smaller. What I will say though, is that it's nice to see cars that look different to each other - not massively so, but enough to notice. Much better than the previous generation of cars.
As someone who watches Formula E (and has since the very first season), there's now a lot of similarities, especially when the cars are running close together - as we saw in the first part of the race, until the VSC / FCY intervened. Namely the drafting and the place swapping. There is a deviation insomuch that F1 the battery gets recharged multiple times a lap, whereas in FE, a driver starts with less charge than they need to complete the race distance, and they have to build up that charge to get to the end. But efficiency, smoothness and tactics are the key.
Is this the right way to go for F1, or is it an evolutionary dead end like the previous regs? I've no idea, but I'm loath to criticize until I've seen more races.
As someone who watches Formula E (and has since the very first season), there's now a lot of similarities, especially when the cars are running close together - as we saw in the first part of the race, until the VSC / FCY intervened. Namely the drafting and the place swapping. There is a deviation insomuch that F1 the battery gets recharged multiple times a lap, whereas in FE, a driver starts with less charge than they need to complete the race distance, and they have to build up that charge to get to the end. But efficiency, smoothness and tactics are the key.
Is this the right way to go for F1, or is it an evolutionary dead end like the previous regs? I've no idea, but I'm loath to criticize until I've seen more races.
