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#401 Goosenka

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 12:36 PM

As I don't follow F1 like you lot do are these issues down to just untested engine configurations? :unsure:

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 12:37 PM

Yep, that and French engineering. Mahooosively different engines and associated bolted on sh*t this year.


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 12:41 PM

Yep, that and French engineering. Mahooosively different engines and associated bolted on sh*t this year.

Sorry to be a bore but why the change?

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 12:43 PM

As I don't follow F1 like you lot do are these issues down to just untested engine configurations? :unsure:

 

There was a really good interview on last nights Ted's Notebook (sky sports f1) with Remi Taffin from Renault Sport F1. He was explaining exactly how the new Renault engine works and the complexities of the new H (heat recovery system) and K (kinetic recovery system) mechanisms.

 

It's properly intense engineering, very interesting


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 12:44 PM

FiA/Bernie bowing to the green lobby and dictating that the cars should be more fuel efficient and less smelly. Hence downsized engines to 1.6 litre V6's with the addition of turbo's to actually give them some performance. Then the addition of more complex/unreliable energy recovery systems (much more so than KERS of the last few years).


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 12:45 PM

Tactically????   I don't think it's a choice at the moment.

 

 

sometimes a tactical chunder isnt 100% by choice :lol:

 

 

Matt, the way everyone else is going, a foot powered little tykes car would still see him in the top 10 at each race :D


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 12:46 PM

Certainly see him ahead of the Renaults and it already looks better than the Caterturd.


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 01:07 PM

 

As I don't follow F1 like you lot do are these issues down to just untested engine configurations? :unsure:

 

There was a really good interview on last nights Ted's Notebook (sky sports f1) with Remi Taffin from Renault Sport F1. He was explaining exactly how the new Renault engine works and the complexities of the new H (heat recovery system) and K (kinetic recovery system) mechanisms.

 

It's properly intense engineering, very interesting

 

 

Yep, got a little bit noddy with the battery powered fan, but I liked the segment overall.


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 02:09 PM

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Nice bit of paintwork on the nose that. Side pods look huge.


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 02:39 PM

Magnussen seems to be doing well. Though Lewis has put in a uber quick lap now he's on the mediums that Alonso and Button used earlier.


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 02:48 PM

Is there anywhere I can watch this? I have free view and a laptop to hand!

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 02:50 PM

V6 Turbo's makes it more applicable to road cars which the technology in the end is pioneered for, with downsizing, energy recovery and turbo... but there's a big debate on whether that is the role of F1, instead of e.g. Le Mans LMP1 which is more suited.

With no freeze on ERS-H and engine development like there was with V8s the power will rise, but even still as it stands they can already deliver more power and a lot more torque than the V8s, the cars are just slower because of less downforce and more weight

 

Personally I think it's a good change but many don't agree!


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 02:54 PM

Is there anywhere I can watch this? I have free view and a laptop to hand!p

 

I don't think so. A few of us use the autosport feed for updates : http://live.autospor...tary.php/id/693

If you can get access to sky sports f1, then most of the day's testing is covered by Ted Kravitz at about 9pm tonight


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 03:01 PM

I watched about an hours coverage via a German streaming site yesterday but no coverage that I can find anywhere today. Not sure TV coverage is officially allowed this year.


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 03:38 PM

Renault - Bonk

 
Posted ImagePosted Image15:16 And it's another red flag as the Toro Rosso grinds to a halt.
 
15:16 But he comes by the pits rather slowly and things don't look good.
 
15:15 He goes quicker again to move ahead of Sutil's Sauber.
 
15:11 Alonso appears to be on the hard Jerez-spec tyre, so he is unlikely to be challenging the top times.

Vergne finally gets a proper time in, but he is still eighth.

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 04:30 PM

Posted Image15:46 Make that bad news - he doesn't even make it to the pit exit before pulling to a halt. Red flag.
 
15:45 Good news for Toro Rosso, as Jean-Eric Vergne heads out.
 
 
 
Oh dear...

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Posted 30 January 2014 - 04:34 PM

:lol:

 

Going well for Renault.


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 04:35 PM

The Williams has ther renault engine or not? thats done over 40 laps today


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 04:36 PM

The Williams has ther renault engine or not? thats done over 40 laps today

 

Mercedes this year


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Posted 30 January 2014 - 04:36 PM

The Williams has ther renault engine or not? thats done over 40 laps today

 

They're using Merc this year


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