The Official 2010 F1 Megathread
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Re: Vettel needed more
Sad that Vettel lost the race because he didn't have enough. I guess the question is, did they just not fill him up or is the Red Bull fuel tank too small? That would be egg on Newey's face forever. :redface:
It's more than 50, more like 100, but I just don't recall now.Ken is'nt more than that?
Sad that Vettel lost the race because he didn't have enough. I guess the question is, did they just not fill him up or is the Red Bull fuel tank too small? That would be egg on Newey's face forever. :redface:
I thought it was between 50 to 55 gallons, depending on the circuit of course.
But I heard Matchett mention that they had 55 gal. fuel bladders.
That's a lot of weight!
YMMV
But I heard Matchett mention that they had 55 gal. fuel bladders.
That's a lot of weight!
YMMV
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Re: Got me: 62 is close to 55
Edit: at least I'm not the Virgin Racing designer who made the tank too small. :tongue: With VR having to half-step with a higher fuel milage, maybe HRT won't be DFL if they can somehow finish the next 3 races.
These new teams are going to be entertining for quite some time. :smile:
I see that the rules say the tank (bladder) is now 235 ltrs (62 gal) up from 120 ltrs (32 gal) last year. I am surprised they are getting close to 3 mpg when I barely get 5 mpg. And their gas is not all that dissimilar to ours. Kind of brings new meaning to the phrase "high tech."
Edit: at least I'm not the Virgin Racing designer who made the tank too small. :tongue: With VR having to half-step with a higher fuel milage, maybe HRT won't be DFL if they can somehow finish the next 3 races.
These new teams are going to be entertining for quite some time. :smile:
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Very bad position for Lewis,Red Bull's very strong and my favourite 3.
Re: Good news from Australia?
Maybe this race will have some drama. The "Division 3" new teams are now within 7 seconds of pole time. And HRT ran a full 10 laps without breaking. :smile: So, they just might do their job of being rolling chicanes? :tongue:
And maybe we'll see some different strategies work. They said FI were planning to be on hard tires to start the race. Don't know if that's actually the case. But Merc is confirmed to be on hard tires, as they are betting that the softs will work best late in the race when it's cool. Just might work since, if not for requirement of starting on (typically softer) Q tires, I think a later first pit stop strategy still has some value. So, my man Adrian may well be up in the points and ahead of Rubens and Robert. And with some luck, ahead of Merc too. Well, it's something to watch for while Red Bull and the Red Cars run away with it.
Maybe this race will have some drama. The "Division 3" new teams are now within 7 seconds of pole time. And HRT ran a full 10 laps without breaking. :smile: So, they just might do their job of being rolling chicanes? :tongue:
And maybe we'll see some different strategies work. They said FI were planning to be on hard tires to start the race. Don't know if that's actually the case. But Merc is confirmed to be on hard tires, as they are betting that the softs will work best late in the race when it's cool. Just might work since, if not for requirement of starting on (typically softer) Q tires, I think a later first pit stop strategy still has some value. So, my man Adrian may well be up in the points and ahead of Rubens and Robert. And with some luck, ahead of Merc too. Well, it's something to watch for while Red Bull and the Red Cars run away with it.
Osiris_x11
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failure, not fuel...
Reference: http://en.espnf1.com/bahrain/motorsport/story/11380.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
It wasn't a fuel volume issue that took Vettel off the pace in/following lap #33 at Bahrain; it was originally reported to be a cracked exhaust manifold that deprived him of power, but later confirmed to be a spark plug failure.
Reference: http://en.espnf1.com/bahrain/motorsport/story/11380.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
Re: Vettel's problem
^^^^^
Agreed, it now seems to be accepted that it was a mechanical problem especially since Webber was pushing all the way to the end and most importantly, the car sounded horrible. But Ron Dennis' speculation about fuel made sense since Vettell picked the pace back up when required to stay ahead of both Rosberg and Schumi both of whom were clearly expected to pass him.
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Agreed, it now seems to be accepted that it was a mechanical problem especially since Webber was pushing all the way to the end and most importantly, the car sounded horrible. But Ron Dennis' speculation about fuel made sense since Vettell picked the pace back up when required to stay ahead of both Rosberg and Schumi both of whom were clearly expected to pass him.
Red Bull front row with Button splitting the two Ferraris in 4th, go Button!
The Hamster in 11th....
Good ol' Rubinho in 8th place, great qual in a Cossie powered car.
The Hamster in 11th....
Good ol' Rubinho in 8th place, great qual in a Cossie powered car.
I hope that we will see wet race tomorrow.
Go Jenson! I hope he does well.
Looks as though Red Bull might be hiding something.
http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/12618.html
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Re: Yeah Red Bull is onto something
Double diffuser last year........ride height control this year. It sounds like the other teams are or soon will be copying the system.
http://www.f1technical.net/development/288
Looking forward to understanding how that system works.
Double diffuser last year........ride height control this year. It sounds like the other teams are or soon will be copying the system.
http://www.f1technical.net/development/288
Looking forward to understanding how that system works.
Stayed up ad watched the race. Very happy with the outcome.
That's the way F1 racing should be.:biggrin:
This time, I get to say this:
"Awesome, Jenson, AWESOME !"
Rubens may end up with more points this year than Michael Schumacher. It's a great start for Cosworth engines, and a restating of facts for poor Rubens before both of them retire for good in a few years' time.
Agree. It was both entertaining and racing!
Now let's hear Tedroe's spin/analysis of Hamo's complaints during the last laps!!
Now that's racing!
Re: Hamo was classless today......er, this weekend
On another note, while I've been critical of Jenson WRT self confidence and determination, he looked every bit the champion today. :smile: Just hope this wasn't a "blind squirrel" victory.
Good stuff going on all over the track. :wink:
OK, how about this, he fell into the Tiger trap. Besides his stupid complaints, he was showing off on the street like a punk. As his father is no longer his agent, he's probably not getting the daily guidance he's been used to and therefore he "forgot his roots and how he was raised" yadee, yadee, etc.
On another note, while I've been critical of Jenson WRT self confidence and determination, he looked every bit the champion today. :smile: Just hope this wasn't a "blind squirrel" victory.
Good stuff going on all over the track. :wink:
Does Poland has two flags? or am I missing something?
They gave Kubica a not polish flag !!
Correct me if I am wrong.
-MSR
They gave Kubica a not polish flag !!
Correct me if I am wrong.
-MSR
I especially liked Sauber's strategy of putting Kobayashi on a kamikaze mission at the beginning of the race.
word.
Indeed.
Great call on his part coming in for slicks. Yet I bet there will still be naysayers saying he's no where near as good as Lewis Whiner, I mean Hamilton.
I only wish he could have won in a Honda all those past years when they were around.
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/f1/news/story?id=5026669
F1 boss hopes for New York race
I'd rather see it in California but anything in the US would be great.
F1 boss hopes for New York race
I'd rather see it in California but anything in the US would be great.
