Popular Post BOF Posted February 25, 2022 Author Moderator Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2022 17 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said: "Under current circumstances". Lord above, grow a pair will you. So it's alright if this special operation succeeds, Putin gets his puppet government in Ukraine and there is no more miliatary action ongoing in September? They race in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Qatar. The FIA do not have a moral compass. The above statement will have been decided upon, not through any humanitarian soul searching, but because logistically it's too difficult to get the equipment in and out of a warzone and the insurance won't cover them. Anything said under the guise of empathy is there because they think that's probably what people want to read. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I assume quite a few drivers and team staff would refuse to go to Russia too. It’s impossible for many reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2022 35 minutes ago, Genie said: I assume quite a few drivers and team staff would refuse to go to Russia too. It’s impossible for many reasons. I hope so and I hope they still refuse regardless of how Ukraine ends. Russia are a parriah state and need to lose this kind of thing permanently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 25, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted February 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2022 Times are coming down. Are the cars still bouncing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 25, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2022 Just now, Lichfield Dean said: Times are coming down. Are the cars still bouncing? They are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Pietro Fittipaldi the most likely to replace Mazepin is seems. Not good enough for F1 either when you look at his record in other series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 25, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2022 I'd have hoped Callum Ilott would get it but I forgot he's full time in Indycar this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, BOF said: I'd have hoped Callum Ilott would get it but I forgot he's full time in Indycar this season. Giovinazzi would be a solid choice but they would probably need someone to bring in sponsorship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 25, 2022 Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2022 The top four on times are the two Mercedes and the two Red Bulls. I'm a little saddened by that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 25, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: The top four on times are the two Mercedes and the two Red Bulls. I'm a little saddened by that. I wouldn't be too downhearted. I don't think Ferrari were concerned with time today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 28, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted February 28, 2022 Alfa Romeo C42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 28, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28, 2022 Is Mazepin confirmed out? I saw some fake news going round that Giovonazzi had replaced him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 1 hour ago, BOF said: Alfa Romeo C42 First one to make the hub caps look decent - although having said that they all look kinda interesting when spinning fast enough for motion blur in the cameras. By the looks of the design of this one, it will be stroboscopic and reach a speed where the white and red blurs look stationary/slow which will be kinda cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 28, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted February 28, 2022 22 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Is Mazepin confirmed out? I saw some fake news going round that Giovonazzi had replaced him I've not heard anything myself although Pietro Fittipaldi would seem to be first in the queue to replace him if he is out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 4 hours ago, BOF said: Alfa Romeo C42 Ah the Alfa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 1, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted March 1, 2022 I see Merc have hinted they may copy Red Bull's sidepod design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Side pods are dramatically different, they can’t all be the best design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 1, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted March 1, 2022 And it seems McLaren are the only team who were largely unaffected by porpoising (tighter spirals; better controlled vortices) Click link for more. Quote Gary Anderson: Is this why McLaren looks immune to porpoising? Every team encountered the problem of porpoising at least to some extent during the Barcelona Formula 1 test, but McLaren appeared to be the least troubled by it. Thanks to the wet running on the final afternoon, and some special photographic trickery, we now have some understanding of why that might be the case. “We’ve experienced a little of that,” said technical director James Key on the final day of testing. But he also described it as “not a major concern or major distraction for our drivers right now”. The question is, why? Porpoising is caused by the underfloor aero stalling, leading to the rear of the car losing aero load and rising, followed by the front, then the process starting all over again as the aero starts working again, lowering the car and then stalling again. In extreme cases, this can cause a sequence of troubling oscillations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Every team encountered the problem of porpoising at least to some extent during the Barcelona Formula 1 test, but McLaren appeared to be the least troubled by it. Thanks to the wet running on the final afternoon, and some special photographic trickery, we now have some understanding of why that might be the case. “We’ve experienced a little of that,” said technical director James Key on the final day of testing. But he also described it as “not a major concern or major distraction for our drivers right now”. The question is, why? Porpoising is caused by the underfloor aero stalling, leading to the rear of the car losing aero load and rising, followed by the front, then the process starting all over again as the aero starts working again, lowering the car and then stalling again. In extreme cases, this can cause a sequence of troubling oscillations.
a m ole Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Special photographic trickery - inverting the image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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