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3rd July 2007, 08:06 #21
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How is the mechanism collecting rubber/marbles?
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3rd July 2007, 08:09 #22
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Where's Robert Kubica when you need him, he could answer this question
I believe he was Dq'd after his first race because his car weighed in light post race, and BMW's explanation was that he didn't pick up the marbles at the end.
The picking up marbles at the end of the race is to offset the tire wear in the first place (those marbles came from somewhere...) when the cars are set up, it is on new tires so the pre race inspection is also with on the new tires.
As to any threat that the cars are running underweight because of warn tires... minimum weight is measured with the car dry... no fluids so unless a team runs the tank dry, I'm sure there is enough weight in the tanks to keep the car above the minimum weight during the race...The Preceding post may have contained nudity, sexuality, violence, coarse language and Jacques
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So you wanna know what the PS Stands for.
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3rd July 2007, 08:20 #23
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No need Kubica to answer this deviating question.
FIA has strictly implemented minimum weight of the car but on the other hand putting some marble to help the weight after the race is legal, a contrariwise.
Did FIA have the standard how many marbles the driver allowed can get into the car?
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3rd July 2007, 08:27 #24Originally Posted by leopardsleeping
Warm, soft rubber meets harder pice of rubber -> hard rubber get's stuck.C'est la vie ja taksi tuo.
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3rd July 2007, 08:32 #25
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If so I'd suggest them to drive wide on the last corner and get more marbles from gravel stuck into the rubber.
"That's the clever mechanism FIA can't investigate upon", Kubica said.
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3rd July 2007, 09:44 #26
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Originally Posted by Dzeidzei
i would still like to know how the FIA can penalise a team for "potentially" being underweight due to not having enough fuel where they can let cars pick up weight in this manner. isnt it contradictory or did the FIA just have an axe to grind against HondaJustice is blind but doesn't have to be stupid.
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3rd July 2007, 10:55 #27
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Initially it wasn't a joke if we aren't aware of being done
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5th July 2007, 22:54 #28
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For some reason, I really felt the need to chime in on this. I always thought the reason for this was so Bernie could sell them on EBay. Genuine F1 Marbles!
Originally Posted by Dzeidzei
Originally Posted by leopardsleeping
Muhahahaha!!!
Actually, I've heard Brundle comment that it's for weight. I'm sure it's done as an added guarantee that you'll make weight. It's not part of the plan.Who, What, When, Where, Why -- http://champcarstats.com/
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5th July 2007, 23:03 #29
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It's definitely to put some weight into the car. And it has nothing to do with running underweight. Lots of things in the car worn out during the race (fluids, the wooden plank, the tyres, even the engine), and although that is already contemplated in the rules, getting the marbles is a chance to compensate for that, and that way you avoid risking a call from the stewards.
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I found more people have such high of sense of humor, glad for it.
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