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30th August 2018, 17:28 #1
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Italy 2018
Let's get ahead of it this time , kids .
The reds look to be fretting a bit too much about seemingly having the advantage going into the temple of speed this weekend .
Perhaps we'll get more news on the current driver merry-go-round now that "too tall" Ocon has failed his Mc-seat fitting ; hello McSergio .
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31st August 2018, 16:29 #2
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Fast pink cars in the rain in the first , and a tumbling Sauber in the second means that not enough data was collected , which means some may get things a bit sideways for qually and the race .
That top element might just have been too heavy to close it under the force of braking for that corner , and a bigger spring might be the fix , but this seems to be a gross miscalculation if so .
McLaren seemed to fiddling with their wing , too , so may have been dealing with the same thing .
Because it's way up in the air , and , as the most important aim of any car designer is to get the COG as low as can be had , it has to be made as light as possible , but this failure should make all question the whole concept of a movable wing .
This is the nightmare scenario for the DRS wing , having it open unexpectedly into a corner at speed .
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31st August 2018, 19:52 #3
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That Erickson crash in FP 2 was sick. How he came out of that unscathed is a testament of how safe the F1 cars of this era is.
Strange to see marshalls standing on the track side of the AMCO barriers. One of them was standing just where Erickson crashed. I wonder what that is about?Last edited by Nitrodaze; 1st September 2018 at 07:35.
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1st September 2018, 01:38 #4
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I'll be missing qualifying tomorrow and the race Sunday so keep the info coming. (At another race this weekend and no easy access to TV.)
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1st September 2018, 12:12 #5
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1st September 2018, 14:51 #6
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Does anyone out there think , after taking the top spot at Monza , that they would dare fire Kimi ?
Maurizio hugging Kimi's girl told me he's staying . A smile and a tear said it all .
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1st September 2018, 15:09 #7
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You never really know in F1. It could also be a hug and a goodbye. Kimi deserved pole. It makes one wonder why Ferrari has not supported him enough for him to win races. You might argue that he should be winning when Vettel is not; like Rosberg did with Hamilton at Mercedes. But one cannot help noticing that the pit wall decisions have almost always placed the finn in unfavorable situations to win races. Kimi seem to get the worst service from his pitwall than any other driver on the grid for some reason.
Hence, he might not win the race tomorrow for these reasons, but he has made a clear point to his team. He is the iceman and he would win given the right support.Last edited by Nitrodaze; 1st September 2018 at 15:16.
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For once I enjoyed Vettel's screams. He knew he didn't have to bother with Kimi but surprise! He made a little fool of himself. Things will get corrected tomorrow though.
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Today without bigger drama for Rally1, so expecting tomorrow lot of retirements maybe, because there is NEVER rally without issues. Let's see guys, favorizing Ogier for the win probably, depends on...
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