Wax Free Vanilla
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No point with McLaren supplying Sauber their gearboxes.
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Formula 1 2017 Season |OT| Japanese Horror Story - Sundays on Sky
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No point with McLaren supplying Sauber their gearboxes.
Jezbollah
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Yes. Quite clearly its the car and not the engine that is the weak link..
brotkasten
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I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue the bet, because Ferrari still seems surprisingly competitive. But fine, I got nothing to lose. Let's do another round!
I'm actually pumped for this weekend's race. It's seeming that Mercedes may run this circuit slow just like Monaco, but I'm hoping they can win through strategy.
Just as much as some of you would agree, I feel like this circuit could benefit from better design tremendously. It's not really a pace that I like, especially considering some of the corners that they ha e put in it.
Anyways, let's see this piece of shit cause some havok, I guess. The amount of crashes at FP was really ridiculous.
Just as much as some of you would agree, I feel like this circuit could benefit from better design tremendously. It's not really a pace that I like, especially considering some of the corners that they ha e put in it.
Anyways, let's see this piece of shit cause some havok, I guess. The amount of crashes at FP was really ridiculous.
I love how he threw the neck support thing out past the front of the car.
Wax Free Vanilla
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Gearbox and ICE are the weak links, but McLaren has suffered 3 gearbox failures to Honda ICEs 2, the gearbox is the weakest link.
That Japanese site I posted the other day:
Alonso crankshaft failure was down to production issue, the process won't be used again.
Baku update similar to Barcelona (16 bhp), improved fuel efficiency, not enough to catch rivals, but that upgrade is coming, lots of room for development
New ICE was over revved because of broken gearbox, will swap to old unit for the rest of the weekend so they can check for any issues.
It's there to force the drivers to take it slower.
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Not sure about ridiculous amount but there certain;y were ridiculous crashes. I was more shocked by how many drivers slid out of control, fishtailed, and/or had to just bail out on turns. I am very excited for Quali and the race itself. Legit can't wait.
I am actually very excited to see the red bulls have the edge. If they were able to get something going between canada and now, the rest of the year should be a lot of fun.
Fox Mulder
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The asphalt is temporary and has to build up grip.
Redbulll's weak start bummed me out, but most of this circuit is slow corners they should do well in. They'll still get eaten on the straight though.
Yeah, listening to the tone he had towards the BBC on the Chequered Flag podcast I can't help but think that's a man that has already been told he's being replaced and he does not give a shit anymore.
Good riddance tbh.
Elvin Atombender
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Cecotto will still be driving F2 20 years from now.
Jezbollah
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So McLaren have suddenly forgotten how to make a reliable gearbox then?
Or its the Honda with its oh-so-many horses of power that is breaking it? (pretty sure they didnt have as big a gearbox problem when they had their single year of Mercedes engine use when the current power unit regulations were introduced?
You should really work for North Korean state PR. You'd fit right in there.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
At this point I think he is just trying to be funny. In a bad way. Then again if he truly believes what he writes he is even more funny.
PdotMichael
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It's time for him to do something banworthy in a GT Sports thread again.
I have no idea wtf.
Well obviously, the cars are wider now.
Does that make it any less valid a change? We saw two crashes yesterday and it is a red flag if a crash happens there.
I love it.
Development
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lol race is over
this track is stupid
this track is stupid
Mohonky
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Russia, Monaco and now Baku. Seems any track with light degradation or where its hard to load ip the tires.
Last year gp2 saw 10 people finish. F1 had 2 people retire and not a single safety car.
PdotMichael
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Wouldn't one want to force the cars to drive slower through that section?
Jezbollah
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If you go slower through that section, you will have drivers trying to go faster, if you know what i mean. They'll climb all over the kerbs to gain that time, and thats when you have accidents like Perez'
Corner was too tight. Drivers had to time it just right to get through - get it wrong and you crash or overshoot to the right. Now there's a bit more room for error.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
Looks like a brake failure. Tom's a talented driver.
So i guess if they both burn oil now no one can complain
Lucky he missed both poles
GrizzleBoy
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Definitely.
xrnzaaas
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Frankfurter
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Yes, they did. You can still do it I think, but the penalties just carry over to the next race(s).
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