Ben G
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Most teams won't have spares, I imagine.
Christ, the teams don't even have spares on race days sometimes.
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Ben G
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Mate just said to me ''lewis should've steered away from the wall or braked'' 
I'd like to see him do the same when a front wing goes under his front wheels (assuming thats what happened).
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Robbo
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Umm, the new Caterham   
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Kyle T
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Originally posted by Ben G
Most teams won't have spares, I imagine.
Christ, the teams don't even have spares on race days sometimes.
Indeed, they're not wheel to wheel racing so it's really freak accidents which would cause the loss of a wing (admittedly, that's two years in a row now  ).
This wing is probably going to change a dozen times between now and Aus, so having spares sat ready for each iteration isn't something that they've got time for - not to mention the sheer cost.
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Mad Moe
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Umm, the new Caterham
Just seen a photo and my God this is just getting silly now!
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JonnyJ
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Mate just said to me ''lewis should've steered away from the wall or braked''
I'd like to see him do the same when a front wing goes under his front wheels (assuming thats what happened).
That's what I'm reading. You become a passenger when that happens, nothing you can do.
Caterham... Dear god.
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JonnyJ
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Just watched the crash...pretty big impact!
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Dom
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Hamilton crash vid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gZ5yRtxLJw
Is it me or does it sound like they're retarding the engine during down shifts? Sounds very similar to Renault engines a few years back (ie - that awful graunching noise).
Caterham CT05 - http://i.imgur.com/ADxZTYh.jpg, http://i.imgur.com/49qr03h.jpg, http://i.imgur.com/m6TfLFp.jpg
Certainly not a good looking car but i like it for being different, ie - it's not just cock-nosed rather the 'cock' supports something
Front wing end plates look a bit special
[Edited on 28-01-2014 by Dom]
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Dom
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Williams in the flesh - http://i.imgur.com/q7jgyDI.jpg
Meh.
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JonnyJ
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Im sold. Fuck V8s, these sound much better. They sound powerful as fuck, more so than the V8s did.
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By and large this is an awful selection of cars looks wise this year.
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JonnyJ
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Merc and RB look decent. Ferrari isn't bad. Rest are gash but that Caterham is an aids infected gash.
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JonnyJ
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Originally posted by JonnyJ
Im sold. Fuck V8s, these sound much better. They sound powerful as fuck, more so than the V8s did.
Although saying that, the Ferrari didnt sound great that i just heard.
Still think the Merc sounds pretty sweet though.
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JonnyJ
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Only a small change but i see Nico Rosberg has got a black helmet now, which will definitely help distinguish between him and Lewis. Was a nightmare that last season
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Ben G
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Thank god for that.
Really hoping sky put an offer on the sports package, seeing as though they fucked me over on the hd stuff. Can't bear to watch just the 9 races on BBC.
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Thank god for that.
Really hoping sky put an offer on the sports package, seeing as though they fucked me over on the hd stuff. Can't bear to watch just the 9 races on BBC.
Going to be interesting when they lose the CL in a season or two.... Need to do something decent or they will be losing me as a customer!
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Dom
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Im sold. Fuck V8s, these sound much better. They sound powerful as fuck, more so than the V8s did.
I'm still not convinced; (from the limited videos that are around) the sound is a lot thinner and duller than the V8's and the spool down is comical, sounds like it's from the Back to the Future DeLorean http://youtu.be/UKr3YMvMtAY?t=13s
Either way, i still know what i prefer - https://www.dropbox.com/s/xuws2u76xs9elgt/engines.wav (comparison of Merc engines from testing).
On another note, the RBR is clearly the best looking car out of the lot; back end is stupidly tidy compared to others - http://i.imgur.com/PoZtRyl.jpg
[Edited on 28-01-2014 by Dom]
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The Force India looked so good from the side but that front end is beyond a joke!
I think the sound is a bit of a grower, it doesn't sound bad, just lacks the top end scream we've been used to with F1.
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Marc
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Hamilton had a hair transplant?
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Dom
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Hamilton had a hair transplant?
Be careful of talking about Hamilton; it's get people's backs up in these parts of the internet
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Hamilton had a hair transplant?
He's certainly had something done! Looks similar to whatever Ashley Cole has had.
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Are they allowed to run anti-lag? That's what it sounds like under braking/off throttle anyways. Sounds very like the VW Polo WRC car
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Their anti lag is effectively provided by the leccy motor I believe, so not like the WRC implementation of it.
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Dom
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Their anti lag is effectively provided by the leccy motor I believe, so not like the WRC implementation of it.
Yup, the motor-generator attached to the compressor shaft (@100K RPM) not only recovers energy but also spools the turbo to prevent turbo lag.
Ted's Notebook is up, seems pretty guff compared to his usual - http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/9139015/1st-test-jerez-day-1-ted%E2%80%99s-notebook.
Ted made an interesting point about the noise level of the engines and how quiet they are (apparently quieter than GP2) in comparison to yesteryear engines. Maybe cars at full-beans will be better but it'll be a shame if that is what we'll end up with as ear splitting noise is one of the reasons people go see Formula 1 
The Ferrari also sound like a glorified hoover during braking
[Edited on 28-01-2014 by Dom]
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JonnyJ
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Track artificially watered today to give Pirelli some wet weather running
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