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Post by charleselan on Feb 13, 2018 16:49:09 GMT
I read yesterday that the powers that be in F1 are taking a close look at the screen Indycar are trialling. One can only deduce that someone somewhere is getting the "wind up" at all the negative comments directed at the "Toilet seat", and rightly so. Of course the screen that Indy are working with would have great difficulty sustaining the load of a London Double Decker Bus but their remit is not the same as Todt and Co.
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Post by robmarsh on Feb 13, 2018 18:06:30 GMT
I have seen some pics during testing of the Indycar screen and it looks quite good, much better than the toilet seat. The only small problem is that it is quite higher than the driver and so makes the car look like a slot car where the driver pin has broken and he has slipped onto the top of the motor!
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Post by René on Feb 13, 2018 18:16:44 GMT
I read yesterday that the powers that be in F1 are taking a close look at the screen Indycar are trialling. One can only deduce that someone somewhere is getting the "wind up" at all the negative comments directed at the "Toilet seat", and rightly so. Of course the screen that Indy are working with would have great difficulty sustaining the load of a London Double Decker Bus but their remit is not the same as Todt and Co. Well, I estimate the chance of a London Double Decker Bus landing on a Formula 1 car close to zero... Let's hope the American connection works in favour of the screen eventually! Looks do matter.
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Post by charleselan on Feb 13, 2018 18:27:35 GMT
Could be they know more than we do with regard to a London City GP . On a more serious note it has been reported that Scott Dixon who has trialed the Indy screen says that it has eliminated buffeting and it is so much quieter in the car as a result. Looking at it there are some similarities to that of the screen that appeared on the original Lotus 25 of 1962, and that was beautiful. I could live quite happily with a screen and I am certain many other seasoned observers would feel the same; put quite simply the "toilet seat" is hideous. .
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Post by chrisb on Feb 13, 2018 19:03:05 GMT
I watched a bit of the Indycar tests on y-tub, and it was looking good, the TS just looks like yet another 'bad' idea, that sounded good to someone who isn't a fan of aesthetics or anything with grace or style come to that -
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Post by Carl on Feb 13, 2018 20:47:35 GMT
I have seen some pics during testing of the Indycar screen and it looks quite good, much better than the toilet seat. The only small problem is that it is quite higher than the driver and so makes the car look like a slot car where the driver pin has broken and he has slipped onto the top of the motor! Good point, and there'll be a period of adjustment for drivers as well as fans. One advantage of the screen, according to Scott Dixon, is the near total absence of wind buffeting, a side effect of which is less fresh air ventilation. Dixon says he very quickly adjusted to looking through rather than over the cockpit screen. So far so good! Edit: As I have parroted the King's earlier comments, I may well be seated nearer to the head of the table.
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Post by charleselan on Feb 13, 2018 22:34:42 GMT
I have seen some pics during testing of the Indycar screen and it looks quite good, much better than the toilet seat. The only small problem is that it is quite higher than the driver and so makes the car look like a slot car where the driver pin has broken and he has slipped onto the top of the motor! Good point, and there'll be a period of adjustment for drivers as well as fans. One advantage of the screen, according to Scott Dixon, is the near total absence of wind buffeting, a side effect of which is less fresh air ventilation. Dixon says he very quickly adjusted to looking through rather than over the cockpit screen. So far so good! Edit: As I have parroted the King's earlier comments, I may well be seated nearer to the head of the table. Good to have an attentive Knight at the table, especially one who adds some extra fine detail to the point of discussion.
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Post by robmarsh on Feb 14, 2018 7:33:37 GMT
Karl you are three posts away from becoming a King. Given the current subject under discussion are we heading into a season of "Game of Thrones"
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Post by chrisb on Feb 14, 2018 8:48:09 GMT
Rob, do I get relegated/ exiled as I have never seen one episode or anything whatsoever to do with Game of T's?
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Post by robmarsh on Feb 14, 2018 9:00:47 GMT
Not at all-it is not to everyone's taste. We watch it as a family when my daughter is back from overseas and I am always in trouble because i can never remember the plot or the characters and ask stupid questions.
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Post by Carl on Feb 14, 2018 17:16:33 GMT
Karl you are three posts away from becoming a King. Given the current subject under discussion are we heading into a season of "Game of Thrones" The game is afoot. Don't alert the King! >
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Post by charleselan on Feb 14, 2018 18:00:37 GMT
Karl you are three posts away from becoming a King. Given the current subject under discussion are we heading into a season of "Game of Thrones" The game is afoot. Don't alert the King! > One more point and there will be a Co-King.
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Post by René on Feb 14, 2018 18:26:24 GMT
Gents, sorry to interrupt this royal exchange with toilet seat matters but the first 2018 F1 car was presented today. Your thoughts please. My thoughts: Why is the Haas livery still so dull and with a dark background you can hardly see the halo! 20 night races! I know this is only a presentation model but it just doesn't look like a winner to me.
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Post by charleselan on Feb 14, 2018 18:39:15 GMT
René it has been photographed like that with deliberate intent so that the "toilet seat" cannot be seen too clearly. They all feel very embarrassed about this hideous contraption and know full well it will be an additional reason why there will be falling attendances and interest.
The colour scheme of the Haas is complete carp, designed by some entity with little idea of vibrance, but thinking they are Oh! so cool. Somebody should take them to have a look at the original Jordan 191 with the soft drinks sponsorship, and then slap them around the head and send them on their way.
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Post by Carl on Feb 14, 2018 20:58:51 GMT
The game is afoot. Don't alert the King! > One more point and there will be a Co-King. A King's Lament
"How many thousand of my poorest subjects
Are at this hour asleep! O sleep, O gentle sleep,
Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee,
That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down
And steep my senses in forgetfulness?"
[... random royal grumbling here is omitted]
"Canst thou, O partial sleep, give thy repose
To the wretched Ecclestone in an hour so rude,
And in the calmest and most still night,
With all appliances and means to boot,
Deny it to a king? Then happy low, lie down!
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." Taken by royal decree from William Shakespeare's "Henry lV Part 2"
in which the great writer addresses the woes of extreme privilege
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