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Everything in its right place, Wisconsin Hockey National Champs!
"but you're not as confused as him are you. it's not your job to be as confused as Nigel". Tap pt 1.
"I think it's ****ing stock. What--? Which part of that is unclear to you? I think it sounds stock to my ears. I mean, do you want me to write it down?" Tap Pt. 2
Who???! So What!!!! Big Deal!!!!
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RIP Niki Lauda😢😢😢Everything in its right place, Wisconsin Hockey National Champs!
"but you're not as confused as him are you. it's not your job to be as confused as Nigel". Tap pt 1.
"I think it's ****ing stock. What--? Which part of that is unclear to you? I think it sounds stock to my ears. I mean, do you want me to write it down?" Tap Pt. 2
Who???! So What!!!! Big Deal!!!!
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Originally posted by solovsfett View PostRIP Niki Lauda😢😢😢CCT '77 & '78
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Originally posted by joecct View PostToo soon.
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-48345660Everything in its right place, Wisconsin Hockey National Champs!
"but you're not as confused as him are you. it's not your job to be as confused as Nigel". Tap pt 1.
"I think it's ****ing stock. What--? Which part of that is unclear to you? I think it sounds stock to my ears. I mean, do you want me to write it down?" Tap Pt. 2
Who???! So What!!!! Big Deal!!!!
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Originally posted by solovsfett View PostI missed that comment, was with regard to F1struggles with Honda a few years back?
To the other news- very sad news about Lauda- I was a fan of his when he was a teammate of Prost, and I started watching F1 as a kid.
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Originally posted by Russell Jaslow View PostWe should all watch Rush tonight in honor of him.
One of the toughest SOBs around.Everything in its right place, Wisconsin Hockey National Champs!
"but you're not as confused as him are you. it's not your job to be as confused as Nigel". Tap pt 1.
"I think it's ****ing stock. What--? Which part of that is unclear to you? I think it sounds stock to my ears. I mean, do you want me to write it down?" Tap Pt. 2
Who???! So What!!!! Big Deal!!!!
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For those of you wondering about high rake cars.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/47838557MTU: Three time NCAA champions.
It never get's easier, you just go faster. -Greg Lemond
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Originally posted by manurespreader View PostFor those of you wondering about high rake cars.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/47838557
However, on a low-rake car, the floor sits lower against the tyre face. As the car goes around the track and sees the same movement up or down, the gap between tyre and floor will change much more. This can make the job of tuning the aerodynamic devices harder.
Newey may be great, but he's not everything.
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Originally posted by alfablue View PostNice find! And thanks for posting that. It's been really interesting to see the field copy the Newey concept, even though Mercedes has had continued success with the low rake design. One comment in the article was very odd, though- at the end:
Even though, Mercedes has been able to consistently tune their car better than the rest of the field. And this year, they have been able to tweak the concept so well that they may have solved their low speed downforce issues of years past- which we will find out more this weekend. But no question that Mercedes has been able to tune around the tires far, far, far more effectively than other teams. Yes, they had their weak tracks, but the delta is much smaller than the rest of the field robustness issues.
Newey may be great, but he's not everything.
Williams is finally making progress vs the rest of the field and they are bringing the gap to the field down slightly every race. It could be that at Monaco, finally, they are equal to the lower mid field teams.
Renault has got to be the biggest disappointment of the season so far. If it's not an engineering error, it s a driver error or something else. I see the organizers are working to have a number of components be spec. this week it was fuel delivery systems. They also are working towards 25 GP's, which I think is 4 too many.MTU: Three time NCAA champions.
It never get's easier, you just go faster. -Greg Lemond
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After watching F1 from almost 40 years, I have come to expect Renault to underperform. They are the only factory backed team that hasn't really demonstrated that they are WC capable, as a whole team. Their powertrains have done great things, but the team... eh. The 2005 & 2006 seasons that they did win was more Flavio Briatore than Renault. And that has proven to be their peak starting in '77.
They are a crazy team, recently- where customer engine teams have consistently been better. How does that happen for such a big corporation?
Did you see Marc's Vlog about the expansion of races- it's going to be the hardest on the workers. I'm not a fan. Worse, for us personally, we had planned out our first year of retirement where we go see the Spanish GP and then Monaco after taking a trans-Atlantic cruise. Now that's out the window.
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Originally posted by alfablue View PostEven though, Mercedes has been able to consistently tune their car better than the rest of the field. And this year, they have been able to tweak the concept so well that they may have solved their low speed downforce issues of years past- which we will find out more this weekend. But no question that Mercedes has been able to tune around the tires far, far, far more effectively than other teams. Yes, they had their weak tracks, but the delta is much smaller than the rest of the field robustness issues.Russell Jaslow
[Former] SUNYAC Correspondent
U.S. College Hockey Online
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Originally posted by alfablue View PostDid you see Marc's Vlog about the expansion of races- it's going to be the hardest on the workers. I'm not a fan. Worse, for us personally, we had planned out our first year of retirement where we go see the Spanish GP and then Monaco after taking a trans-Atlantic cruise. Now that's out the window.
So, do the Dutch and Monaco GP double. That can be just as fun.Russell Jaslow
[Former] SUNYAC Correspondent
U.S. College Hockey Online
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Originally posted by Russell Jaslow View PostLet's not forget the affect of the thinner tread tires Pirelli is using this year to cut down on the blistering. The three races last year where they used those thin tread tires turned into a huge advantage for Mercedes. Now that they are using these tires all year, it should be no surprise Mercedes is dominating like none other. For whatever reason (though, I'm sure Mercedes knows...), their chassis is able to handle the thinner tread tires better than anyone else and get them into that perfect operating temperature range. That's been the biggest struggle for Ferrari (and naturally Haas) this year -- getting their chassis to get the tires in the proper temperature range.
Still, after 5 years of domination, you would think one team would try to copy the concept of low rake.
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Originally posted by alfablue View PostTrue, but it was all teams that asked for the tire change.
Still, after 5 years of domination, you would think one team would try to copy the concept of low rake.Russell Jaslow
[Former] SUNYAC Correspondent
U.S. College Hockey Online
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