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Post by René on Aug 30, 2018 16:04:59 GMT
Monza... the temple of speed and the home race for the Scuderia. With the highest top speed of all Ferrari must surely be favourite and it's about time they win again in front of the tifosi! Also Sebastian has still some catching up to do. But never underestimate Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton! This could be a very short and fast Grand Prix... if it doesn't rain.
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Post by chrisb on Aug 30, 2018 19:31:56 GMT
another great photo!
I have gone for Bottas - he seems to have disappeared off the radar recently so maybe its time to surface? hope Kimi and the Hulk have good races
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Post by Carl on Aug 30, 2018 22:23:48 GMT
I agree with Chris that it's time someone Finnish finished first, one who's likely to be left alone by his team and certain to know what he's doing after the indignities suffered at Spa.
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Post by René on Aug 31, 2018 15:40:04 GMT
Huge crash for Ericsson! Did you guys see that, amazing he walked away from that one! ©Autosport Ferrari clearly fastest and it sometimes looked they were even holding back. Anything less than a one-two in both qualy and race will be a disappointment. I probably should be more neutral as Administrator of this site... but sorry, I'm not!
Forza Ferrari!
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Post by charleselan on Aug 31, 2018 17:14:00 GMT
A very big accident indeed and I saw it unfold even before the S*Y F1 commentary team, mind you that is no accolade . Apparently it was revealed that the Drastic Race Spoiler failed to close on Marcus' Alfa, yet another blasted thing that shouldn't be on the cars. Yet more food for the "Toilet Seat" supporters, so it is all falling into place nicely. Good to see the wheel tethers worked so well, even if most of the front part of the car was smashed. Ferrari are flying which is good to see, more please over the next two days.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2018 21:27:35 GMT
Huge crash for Ericsson! Did you guys see that, amazing he walked away from that one! ©Autosport Ferrari clearly fastest and it sometimes looked they were even holding back. Anything less than a one-two in both qualy and race will be a disappointment. I probably should be more neutral as Administrator of this site... but sorry, I'm not!
Forza Ferrari! It was a peculiar crash. Clearly the DRS didn't close, but the nose of the car seemed snap to the left. Rather than the rear locking and stepping out, which is what I'd have expected with reduced rear downforce. However it happened, It looks like Ericsson tested out all of the safety devices, not just the halo. Tethers, HANS, side impact, nose impact, composite chassis, cockpit padding, seatbelts, even the track safety barriers, all got a workout. These cars are a marvel of engineering, and the fact they prevent injury to the driver in this accident, and last weeks at Spa is fantastic. I saw the movie 'Ferrari - race to immortality' last week, a fascinating documentary about Ferrari's early GP days, it really brought home that there were very few accidents that drivers walked away from in the 1950's.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2018 21:44:56 GMT
Ferrari clearly fastest and it sometimes looked they were even holding back. Anything less than a one-two in both qualy and race will be a disappointment. I wonder about the current view that the Ferrari p.u is now the most powerful, and that's why Ferrari are currently the best performing car. When you look at the 'best of the rest' race, now that FI have got their chassis working, that Mercedes p.u is pushing it along very nicely, quicker than the Ferrari powered Haas and Sauber.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 7:04:28 GMT
It seems Ferrari indeed have the most powerful engine AND best overall chassis, at the moment, from what we gather outside.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 7:07:10 GMT
Monza... the temple of speed and the home race for the Scuderia. With the highest top speed of all Ferrari must surely be favourite and it's about time they win again in front of the tifosi! Also Sebastian has still some catching up to do. But never underestimate Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton! This could be a very short and fast Grand Prix... if it doesn't rain. Clay leading and winning on a gorgeous 312T in his back garden, Swiss flags flying around.
It doesn't come much better than this.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 9:40:30 GMT
The same dynamics.
Firman lost the rear wing, while Ericsson's DRS didn't shut down. The result is the same, too much braking power on the rear, but without downforce to grip it down on the ground, the car spins with rear first. The same mechanics as when on a motorbike you squeeze too much the front brake, the tarmac is slightly wet, the rear comes by your side to say "hello!" and you find yourself sliding on the ground without knowing it.
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Post by René on Sept 1, 2018 9:52:43 GMT
Monza... the temple of speed and the home race for the Scuderia. With the highest top speed of all Ferrari must surely be favourite and it's about time they win again in front of the tifosi! Also Sebastian has still some catching up to do. But never underestimate Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton! This could be a very short and fast Grand Prix... if it doesn't rain. Clay leading and winning on a gorgeous 312T in his back garden, Swiss flags flying around. It doesn't come much better than this.
It's the perfect poster picture, isn't it?
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Post by René on Sept 1, 2018 10:01:48 GMT
Ferrari clearly fastest and it sometimes looked they were even holding back. Anything less than a one-two in both qualy and race will be a disappointment. I wonder about the current view that the Ferrari p.u is now the most powerful, and that's why Ferrari are currently the best performing car. When you look at the 'best of the rest' race, now that FI have got their chassis working, that Mercedes p.u is pushing it along very nicely, quicker than the Ferrari powered Haas and Sauber. Well yes. There is no arguing the Ferrari PU is very powerful but the chassis is obviously very good also. Binotto and his team have done a fantastic job and I believe also credit to Marchionne for restructering the team the way he did. There was never a lack of recources and engineering quality at Ferrari but too often periods of stagnation due to bad management. This seems to be a period where everything runs the way it should. Let's enjoy it while it lasts!
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Post by René on Sept 1, 2018 10:30:56 GMT
Huge crash for Ericsson! Did you guys see that, amazing he walked away from that one! Ferrari clearly fastest and it sometimes looked they were even holding back. Anything less than a one-two in both qualy and race will be a disappointment. I probably should be more neutral as Administrator of this site... but sorry, I'm not!
Forza Ferrari! It was a peculiar crash. Clearly the DRS didn't close, but the nose of the car seemed snap to the left. Rather than the rear locking and stepping out, which is what I'd have expected with reduced rear downforce. However it happened, It looks like Ericsson tested out all of the safety devices, not just the halo. Tethers, HANS, side impact, nose impact, composite chassis, cockpit padding, seatbelts, even the track safety barriers, all got a workout. These cars are a marvel of engineering, and the fact they prevent injury to the driver in this accident, and last weeks at Spa is fantastic. I saw the movie 'Ferrari - race to immortality' last week, a fascinating documentary about Ferrari's early GP days, it really brought home that there were very few accidents that drivers walked away from in the 1950's. It's a beautiful and fascinating documentary, isn't it? Completely different times with also a different attitude to safety. I have thought about that a lot and maybe with the atrocities of WWII still fresh in the mind, peoples attitude towards risk and death was just different back then. The longer we all lived in peace, the more risk avoiding our society has become. I agree these modern cars are a marvel of engineering and we can only applaud the fact Marcus walked away from this one, like Fernando did in Melbourne a few years back or indeed Charles did in Spa. And this raises the ever returning question; how safe should racing be? I know as a kid I was fascinated by the danger aspect of the sport. You didn't want to see serious injuries but the fact they were acting on the edge made it fascinating, it just did. But the times have changed and the sport has changed which is a good thing because if it stood still it would die. Cars are much faster now so safety measures also need to develop at the same rate. What happened to Robert Wickens at Pocono is really not acceptable anymore.
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Post by charleselan on Sept 1, 2018 13:05:23 GMT
It was a peculiar crash. Clearly the DRS didn't close, but the nose of the car seemed snap to the left. Rather than the rear locking and stepping out, which is what I'd have expected with reduced rear downforce. However it happened, It looks like Ericsson tested out all of the safety devices, not just the halo. Tethers, HANS, side impact, nose impact, composite chassis, cockpit padding, seatbelts, even the track safety barriers, all got a workout. These cars are a marvel of engineering, and the fact they prevent injury to the driver in this accident, and last weeks at Spa is fantastic. I saw the movie 'Ferrari - race to immortality' last week, a fascinating documentary about Ferrari's early GP days, it really brought home that there were very few accidents that drivers walked away from in the 1950's. It's a beautiful and fascinating documentary, isn't it? Completely different times with also a different attitude to safety. I have thought about that a lot and maybe with the atrocities of WWII still fresh in the mind, peoples attitude towards risk and death was just different back then. The longer we all lived in peace, the more risk avoiding our society has become. I agree these modern cars are a marvel of engineering and we can only applaud the fact Marcus walked away from this one, like Fernando did in Melbourne a few years back or indeed Charles did in Spa. And this raises the ever returning question; how safe should racing be? I know as a kid I was fascinated by the danger aspect of the sport. You didn't want to see serious injuries but the fact they were acting on the edge made it fascinating, it just did. But the times have changed and the sport has changed which is a good thing because if it stood still it would die. Cars are much faster now so safety measures also need to develop at the same rate. What happened to Robert Wickens at Pocono is really not acceptable anymore. René, A thought for you, although I understand what you are saying, do we really live in a world of peace? There are atrocities all around us that compare to anything from WW11. I believe that it was more a case that the world was more stoical back then, times were much harder for everyone particularly in the 1950's. I think your analogy of WW11 however is a good one, in that people were more used to death and could maybe accept it more than we do today. Not to say that it didn't have the same emotional consequence however. JC
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 14:02:26 GMT
Clay all over again tomorrow. Kimi on pole.
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