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To use a British-ism, HANS does fuck-all for initial range of lateral head movement. It's designed to prevent a basilar skull fracture and similar, like what killed Dale and others. You know, your big honkin' poorly attached head moving around enough that it severs your spinal cord. Generally not a good thing. If you look at people driving or riding in these cars without HD neck muscles, their head moves around a LOT. If you recall when Oliver Bearman subbed for Carlos in Saudi Arabia this year, by the middle of the race his head was all over the place. In interviews afterwards he indicated he was sore for quite some time. This for a guy who'd been running F2 and single seaters his whole life, and was prepping for hopeful F1 seat. It sometimes seems ex F1 drivers are hyperbolic about so much, but in this area I think they are being truthful about the enormous demands. You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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Watched the first half of testing, day 1. Mostly had it on in the background, listening to the commentary & would flip over to it for video when something interesting popped up. Other than a couple spins, the 10 almost all made full race distance. Other than that, just a lot of on track running & data collection. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Mandatory 2-stop for Monaco GP https://www.formula1.com/en/la...Ue16nwpOcqBe9f6PYgkq
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Monaco has always been a hard place to pass but the cars are so much larger than a few years ago, it’s virtually impossible. An interesting experiment. I think they have modified the DRS this year, so it’s less effective but the logic behind that seems suspect to me. I’m ready to see some racing. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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Hopefully, it will do the job that couldn't happen last year when LeClerc and Ferrari were running slower laps than F2 cars just to save tires. Hell, if you aren't going to bring back refueling to help get the cars smaller, mandating a minimum of 2 pit stops will help spice things up as it felt like the majority of races have become boring 1 stops. | |||
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Or have Pirelli reduce the number of compounds & make them less durable [but not prone to exploding] and make an extra stop a factor of tire wear, not by the rules. Give them some fast, sticky tires that wear a bit quicker. That, plus the slightly smaller '26 cars might work. Monaco will still be a parade, though. Without a major car size reduction, not sure how you make passing a possibility there. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Same way they did during the Schumacher years: In Laps and Out Laps. | |||
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But, with cost caps, and the ever increasing focus on sustainability, no concept of needing extra sets of tires [above the current allocation] for 20 cars, would never fly. IIRC, once they're mounted, they cannot be dismounted & reused. Australia, Covid, I recall that all the tires had to be left & were sent to a concrete plant for fuel. Even though almost all of them were unused. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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They already get 20 sets of tires per race weekend. That's already more than enough, and if this isn't going to be a big deal at Monaco with the cost cap, it won't be for anywhere else. | |||
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Soft tires doesn't help. The tires shed the rubber bits, marbles, and everywhere but the racing line ends up covered in those roundish bits that look and act much like loose gravel. Just creates even more of a parade. The pit extra stop is about all they can do. The track layout is the problem and not much can be done about that. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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| Why don’t you fix your little problem and light this candle  |
I wish we could just go back to the v10. . . use the smaller chassis as well. This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson | |||
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There's been some talk about it recently. Doubt it will go anywhere, but we can hope. Watched Hungary & Spa 2004 today. 19.5k rpm from the BAR, love that sound. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Why don’t you fix your little problem and light this candle |
I hate two things about IndyCar. The 'everyone uses the same chasis' car. That does not make me want to watch it. And the windshield. anyway, I hope that since they are technically faster than F1 now (so I have seen argued on several youtubes) maybe, that will force a return to a simpler and more elegant time. When cars were pure, and built for speed. . . This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson | |||
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| I swear I had something for this |
The aeroscreen is necessary on ovals as speeds are higher and a regular halo wouldn't stop debris. However, I'm wondering if they can save weight going with a halo on road courses to offset the weight from the aeroscreen and hybrid. While I'd like to be back to multiple chassis, I'm happy with everyone in the same chassis. It turns IndyCar into a Driver's Championship, and cuts down on the excuses. Hopefully, the new car will be finished in time for 2027 because while the DW12 has provided amazing racing during its service, it's been Frankensteined to a point where we need something new. | |||
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Sample size of 1, but as of 2019, F1 was still faster on lap times. COTA Records [race laps only] 2019 F1: 1:36.169 2019 Indy: 1:48.8953 12 seconds is a pretty big margin for the best lap from each. AFAIK, COTA is one of the few that has run most of the mainline series. I was shocked to see that even F4 is faster than Nascar there: 2:08.107 vs 2:11.549, on the full course. Nascar ran the shorter course this year, and was still slower than F1 on the full course  Nascar: 1:39.244 F1: 1:36.169 The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Saw an interesting comment from Bernie Collins about the two stop saying basically if you're starting last she'd stop on lap one then again on lap two. Really wouldn't have anything to lose. | |||
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I saw that too. Run the hard & hope for some chaos to run you up the order. I'd have to look, but I wonder how many of the rookies have run Monaco, does F2 do support races there? If you can get ahead, Monaco has proved many times that an inferior/broken car can hold the lead. Senna/Mansell, Riccardo/Hamilton. A good strategic driver can hild a faster car behind fairly well. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Cadillac gets the official green light for 2026 Back to 22 cars on the grid! https://www.formula1.com/en/la...axQLtLPc7k9TFl4eNrQN
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Now the pieces start moving to fill those 2 seats. Assumption would say an American driver gets 1 seat, maybe promotion from Indy. IIRC, Colton Herta was the favorite last season when all this was brewing. Bottas seems to be favored for the 2nd seat, if they want an experienced driver alongside a rookie. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Bottas would be my pick. He's a level headed, experiences and fast guy that would be very helpful to a new team on a steep learning curve. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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