Motorsports Thread

[Illaveago]

Apparently “closer scrutiny of the planks and skids, both in terms of their design and the observed wear” and “define a metric, based on the car’s vertical acceleration, that will give a quantitative limit for an acceptable level of vertical oscillations.”

So that's clear then.

Why not just use oval wheels !

 

[Reynard]

Attach a landmine under the car. If the car floor touches the track, it blows up. Provides a real incentive for the teams to get it right with the added bonus of making races more interesting for viewers.

*BOOM*

 

[figbat]

Attach a landmine under the car. If the car floor touches the track, it blows up. Provides a real incentive for the teams to get it right with the added bonus of making races more interesting for viewers.

It would keep them off the kerbs too - no track limits issues.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Attach a landmine under the car. If the car floor touches the track, it blows up. Provides a real incentive for the teams to get it right with the added bonus of making races more interesting for viewers.

*BOOM*

They could put 2 on the car & call it the Basil Brush penalty



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtxbM7-jAD0

 

[Illaveago]

I was wondering if the FIA in an effort to reduce bouncing should fit an unopened can of fizzy drink to each car . At the end of the race an FIA official should open each can and measure how much spray he/she gets covered in . Points deducted for the amount of spray .

 

[Beebo]

I was wondering if the FIA in an effort to reduce bouncing should fit an unopened can of fizzy drink to each car . At the end of the race an FIA official should open each can and measure how much spray he/she gets covered in . Points deducted for the amount of spray .

The can must be opened within 3 inches of the team principals face for additional amusement.

 

[Reynard]

I was wondering if the FIA in an effort to reduce bouncing should fit an unopened can of fizzy drink to each car . At the end of the race an FIA official should open each can and measure how much spray he/she gets covered in . Points deducted for the amount of spray .

And contain dye...

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Not sure when C4 coverage is, but just to say I thought it was quite a good race, still too much gap between those up front & those behind, Mercedes did a good job, but despite their bullish attitude they are still in no mans land, Ferrari proved again they have a Micheal Schumacher car, it has to qualify on pole as it can't overtake. But Verstappen is clearly the man to beat, in the ideal world he wouldn't already be champion & this is his year, but you can't re-write history.

 

[icowden]

Not sure when C4 coverage is, but just to say I thought it was quite a good race, still too much gap between those up front & those behind, Mercedes did a good job, but despite their bullish attitude they are still in no mans land, Ferrari proved again they have a Micheal Schumacher car, it has to qualify on pole as it can't overtake. But Verstappen is clearly the man to beat, in the ideal world he wouldn't already be champion & this is his year, but you can't re-write history.

God knows. I looked last night at about 9pm thinking I'd watch the highlights either live or on catch up but no sign anywhere. Then I had the bright idea of using the BiL's virgin media account to watch it on Sky - and as soon as I opened the Sky app it gave me the full results

 

[Deleted member 1258]

It was on channel 4 at 11pm last night, good run by Leclerc from the back of the field into the points.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

It was on channel 4 at 11pm last night, good run by Leclerc from the back of the field into the points.

I was disappointed with his performance or rather the cars performance, he had the same problem as Sainz he couldn't get out of the hairpin turn 11 fast enough to then make a difference along the back straight, the number of laps he was held up was silly, but in the end he learnt he had to make the move before the corner on the way in.

 

[icowden]

It was on channel 4 at 11pm last night, good run by Leclerc from the back of the field into the points.

Ah that's why I didn't find it. I thought it might have been on a *little* earlier. At 11pm I was trying to get out of Hampton Court having picked up my wife and children from "Six the Musical". Only took 45 minutes to exit a field onto an empty road...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Ah that's why I didn't find it. I thought it might have been on a *little* earlier. At 11pm I was trying to get out of Hampton Court having picked up my wife and children from "Six the Musical". Only took 45 minutes to exit a field onto an empty road...

That don't sound like fun, did your family enjoy themselves?

 

[icowden]

That don't sound like fun, did your family enjoy themselves?

They enjoyed themselves. I enjoyed having 6 hours of peace and quiet for fathers day, even if my plans to watch the race did go t*ts up...

But yes, getting them home was a pain. Not the best crowd control for the car park, making everyone exit through one gate even though they had two they could use.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

They enjoyed themselves. I enjoyed having 6 hours of peace and quiet for fathers day, even if my plans to watch the race did go t*ts up...

But yes, getting them home was a pain. Not the best crowd control for the car park, making everyone exit through one gate even though they had two they could use.

That sounds like a good day despite the disorganized car park and no F1.