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« Last post by Jericoke on March 17, 2025, 12:32:35 PM »
I forgot to add Hero: Anthony Hamilton. My favourite image from the weekend was seeing Hamilton comforting Hadjar on his way back to the pits after spinning out on the formation lap.
We don't talk about racing dads (or family) often (except Verstappen and Stroll), and certainly Hamilton deserves credit as one of the best.
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« Last post by John S on March 17, 2025, 10:13:09 AM »
Nick has won:- Le Mans 24hr, Petit Le Mans 10hr, Nurburgring 24hr, Spa 24hr, Daytona 24hr, & now Sebring 12hr. Guess this is almost as good as getting the Triple Crown of Monaco GP, Indy 500 & Le Mans 24 hr for F1 drivers. Very well done Mr Tandy.  https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/1065330/1/nick-tandy-makes-history-winning-six-biggest-endurance-races
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« Last post by rmassart on March 17, 2025, 06:15:30 AM »
I am going to add all the rookies who spun out to the hero's list, especially Isack Hadjar. I really hope he doesn't dwell on his warm up lap exit for too long (or at all). He's not the first and won't be the last to have that happen.
In a race where experienced drivers like Alonso and Sainz ended in the barriers and pretty much everyone went off track or had a spin, including Norris, Piastri and even Verstappen (very slightly), there's no shame in not finishing this race.
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« Last post by cosworth151 on March 16, 2025, 09:09:41 PM »
Looks like it might be another really long season for us Haas fans.
I originally picked 5 dnf's but thought that might be a little high even in the rain. I changed it to 4. Oh, well........
I did enjoy following K-Mag & Grosjean in GTP class at Sebring Saturday.
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« Last post by Jericoke on March 16, 2025, 08:11:45 PM »
Heroes
Norris. Winning a wet race is about as heroic as an F1 driver can get!
Verstappen. Managed to put a few scary moments behind him for a close second
Antonelli. Top 5 finish in his first race, a wet race, when other rookies were very much looking the part.
Albon/Williams. One race a season does not make, but I think it's safe to say the off season talk wasn't just talk.
Hulkenberg. One race in, already outscored his team's entire output from the previous season!
Zeroes.
In a wet race, it's hard to assign zeroes. The on track racing is difficult, strategy calls are as reliable as BINGO calls, so getting it right, or wrong isn't really worth highlighting as terrible or enlightened.
That said, I feel like Hamilton and Ferrari have gotten off on the wrong foot. I wonder if they every actually simulate race conditions in the simulator. It feels like they've never talked before. Trust needs to be built up and it's not there yet.
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« Last post by Andy B on March 13, 2025, 08:23:02 PM »
Looks like it is made by Dyson! Maybe it has dual role? 
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« Last post by Andy B on March 13, 2025, 08:21:19 PM »
I really don't like the idea of artificially enhancing racing give the teams more flexibility to come up with improvements rather than all the restrictions we have now and with the budget cap everyone is in the same boat.
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« Last post by cosworth151 on March 12, 2025, 03:00:28 PM »
I quite like the idea, they just need to find a way for the cars to not created impenetrable spray
Liberty's already got one ready to go. It fits in perfectly with ethos of venues like Vegas & Miami
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« Last post by Jericoke on March 12, 2025, 01:41:03 PM »
A documentary about how the simulators work, including how the real world data is collected and entered, would be interesting.
I'd love to see a doc about the F1 teams unleashing their robots at the same time to collect data. However it would be more practical if the FIA collected the data and made it available to anyone planning to race at a track.
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« Last post by John S on March 12, 2025, 11:22:09 AM »
Corsa Ducati use a computerised wheeled robot to digitally record track surface, camber & other info for use on their Bike set up in MotoGP. Will F1 teams think this is a route for finding more set up info? Will we see a fleet of robotic vehicles vying for room on the track in days before a GP?  If so maybe we'll even see some competition or shunts amongst them. https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1064760/1/ducati-employs-motorised-robot-improve-motogp-performance
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