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2014 Formula 1 Thread

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I do agree the constant rules changes drives up the cost, especially the aero change rules because F1 is so aero-dependent that the teams then are forced to spend a mint clawing back what the FIA takes away.

However, one advantage of the more strict engine and transmission rules is that the cars are far more reliable now. Montreal this year was an aberration in terms of retirements, when a decade ago it would have been the norm. Even at "power" tracks like Monza and Spa we have the majority of car finishing where in the not-too-distant past they would cull the field like the Grim Reaper on a bender.

And I don't believe unlimited tires would make much of a difference as the pit stop deltas pretty much negate the advantage of more than two stops. Schumacher's win in France with four stops was helped more by the fact that the pit lane at Magny-Cours was so short than the fresh tires and light weights (from being able to run low fuel loads thanks to refueling).
 
I'm not necessarily saying unlimited tires would make the racing more fun, but would allow for more creative pit strategies, in combination with the return of in-race refueling. F1, the supposed pinnacle or motorsports, doesn't allow refueling, yet WEC, Nascar, Indycar all allow refueling, yet for "safety and cost grounds" they banned it in F1? Come on. I know they are trying to make F1 technology more relevant to road car users, but even Regular Joe in his Civic might have to stop and put gas on his way to work.
 
CWallace said:
However, one advantage of the more strict engine and transmission rules is that the cars are far more reliable now. Montreal this year was an aberration in terms of retirements, when a decade ago it would have been the norm. Even at "power" tracks like Monza and Spa we have the majority of car finishing where in the not-too-distant past they would cull the field like the Grim Reaper on a bender.
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They didn't need the rules to accomplish that, presuming F1 team managers aren't stupid. Under the old top-6 scoring system, you would lose at most 10 points on a DNF. Now it's 25 points. Mid-pack teams can now score points, where before they couldn't. All this means the cost of a DNF is now more severe, making reliability more important.
 
I just had DirecTV installed and want to be able to watch the races. Does anyone with DirecTV know what channel, day and time the races are aired?
 
220.

I had a nice long post explaining the history and the broadcast players, but I have the flu and apparently I took too long and my session timed out. Maybe I'll re-create it at a later time.
 
jlsm511 said:
I'm not necessarily saying unlimited tires would make the racing more fun, but would allow for more creative pit strategies, in combination with the return of in-race refueling. F1, the supposed pinnacle or motorsports, doesn't allow refueling, yet WEC, Nascar, Indycar all allow refueling, yet for "safety and cost grounds" they banned it in F1? Come on. I know they are trying to make F1 technology more relevant to road car users, but even Regular Joe in his Civic might have to stop and put gas on his way to work.
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WEC, IndyCar and NASCAR all use gravity-fed fueling so in the event of an issue, the amount spilled is quite low. WEC also requires the car to be refueled before any other work can be done (sans driver changes). NASCAR also has the fuel port on the opposite end of the engine. And IndyCar uses methanol, which can be extinguished with water (though it burns with an invisible flame).

F1, being F1, used pressurized fueling so in the event of an issue, a couple liters would be spilled. In atomized form. On top of the hottest part of the chassis (exhaust ports).
 
Glad to here Micheal is out of a coma.

Have read some conflicting reports tho, some say he was transferred to another hosiptal and others say he was released. (I guess you could be released from one and admitted to the other but it is misleading to say the least).

Sounds like he has a long road of Rehab and PT ahead of him, whether he is at home, hospital or care center.
 
NukeIT said:
Glad to here Micheal is out of a coma.

Have read some conflicting reports tho, some say he was transferred to another hosiptal and others say he was released. (I guess you could be released from one and admitted to the other but it is misleading to say the least).

Sounds like he has a long road of Rehab and PT ahead of him, whether he is at home, hospital or care center.
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i understood that he went to a rehab place. which is mot likely a hospital of some sort…
 
Go Williams go! Great to see them lock out the front row. When Ferrari discarded Massa as he wasn't quick enough, people thought he would be lucky to stay in F1. He must be so happy to be beating Ferrari at the moment.
Still Nico was the big winner today. His closest rival is 6 places behind him. In interest of making the championship a competition, it would be good if he didn't finish tomorrow. Either way, bring it on.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Still Nico was the big winner today. His closest rival is 6 places behind him. In interest of making the championship a competition, it would be good if he didn't finish tomorrow. Either way, bring it on.
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Williams beating Mercedes in the race, if they can, is perversely good for Nico. Hamilton beating Nico by one place is worth 7 points if they go 1-2, but only 3 points if they go 3-4. That means it would take 7 races rather than 3 for Hamilton to catch up to Nico.

Hamilton seems to suffer mechanical failure at much greater rates than his teammates or competitors. If this trend continues Nico is guaranteed to win the championship.
 
randian said:
Williams beating Mercedes in the race, if they can, is perversely good for Nico. Hamilton beating Nico by one place is worth 7 points if they go 1-2, but only 3 points if they go 3-4. That means it would take 7 races rather than 3 for Hamilton to catch up to Nico.

Hamilton seems to suffer mechanical failure at much greater rates than his teammates or competitors. If this trend continues Nico is guaranteed to win the championship.
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Unless the power issue from Canada reappears. However both circuits are very different, so unlikely to have a similar outcome.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Go Williams go! Great to see them lock out the front row. When Ferrari discarded Massa as he wasn't quick enough, people thought he would be lucky to stay in F1. He must be so happy to be beating Ferrari at the moment.
Still Nico was the big winner today. His closest rival is 6 places behind him. In interest of making the championship a competition, it would be good if he didn't finish tomorrow. Either way, bring it on.
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ok. i was traveling during the race and was only able to use cbssports app and it was choppy at best. it did show bottas in the lead but i wasn't sure if that was correct.… what happened? did either of the williams duo lead? did they do it convincingly?
 
pachyderm said:
ok. i was traveling during the race and was only able to use cbssports app and it was choppy at best. it did show bottas in the lead but i wasn't sure if that was correct.… what happened? did either of the williams duo lead? did they do it convincingly?
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Not convincingly. Apart from Hamilton's blistering start, it wasn't that good a race. Mostly passing in the pits etc.
 
Mercedes still seems to have a reliability issue going on, hope they can get that fixed otherwise I think we will only be seeing follow the leader from Nico and Lewis
 
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did not know that. i was simply referring to the fact that he has retired a couple of times and Nico hasn't. cheers!
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It sounds like there may be a reliability issue with the Energy Recovery System that is part of the rear wheel braking system. Hamilton's driving style appears to favor a more rear-oriented brake bias than Rosberg's and that may exacerbate the issue for Lewis (and may have led to his retirement in Montreal).
 
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It sounds like there may be a reliability issue with the Energy Recovery System that is part of the rear wheel braking system. Hamilton's driving style appears to favor a more rear-oriented brake bias than Rosberg's and that may exacerbate the issue for Lewis (and may have led to his retirement in Montreal).
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Agreed. Which makes since why Nico has been asking about Hamiltons "brake bias" position
 
Per the Italian press, Gene Haas has signed a deal with Scuderia Ferrari for Haas Formula to become their junior works team - effectively to Ferrari what Torro Rosso is to Infiniti Red Bull Racing. And starting this weekend at Silverstone, Haas Automation sponsorship is now on the Scuderia Ferrari chassis (running through the end of the 2015 season - Haas Formula will take to the grid with the 2016 season).
 
Looking forward to tomorrow. The home race for most of the teams. Really hope Hamilton can do it this weekend and Nico gets a dnf. Not anything against Nico, but it will keep the championship interesting for longer.
 
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Looking forward to tomorrow. The home race for most of the teams. Really hope Hamilton can do it this weekend and Nico gets a dnf. Not anything against Nico, but it will keep the championship interesting for longer.
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Naw. I'm pulling for Nico. I said many years ago I think he's a talented driver with potential to be great. Now I'm seeing that happen and hope he goes all the way to the title. He deserves it.
 
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