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General F1 Discussion / Re: Trump at the Miami GP
« Last post by Dare on May 09, 2024, 08:25:37 PM »Most people you can take or leave but with trump it seems
you love or despise him.
you love or despise him.
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F1 History / Re: Gilles and Didlier
« Last post by Dare on May 09, 2024, 08:20:30 PM »If anyone would like to see the film it's on YouTube
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F1 History / Re: Gilles and Didlier
« Last post by lkjohnson1950 on May 09, 2024, 08:02:32 PM »Unfortunately, many families went through this "back in the day". The death of Clark was an eye opener. A number of drivers said things like if it can happen to Jimmy, it can happen to anyone. A columnist at the time wrote a fine piece stating Clark wasn't killed by a flat tire, or a suspension failure, he was killed by a tree. A tree that had no business being there. But safety took a long time to improve. First came guardrails, but drivers were killed by the very guardrails meant to protect them. Today, cars are so safe, tracks are so safe, we don't have to deal with the issue of driver deaths very often. It saddens me to think if Clark had the same accident today, he would hit a soft, impact absorbing barrier and pop out waving to the crowd.
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Pit Pass / Re: Ferrari tests new mudguards for F1 cars to be used with full wet tyres
« Last post by Alianora La Canta on May 09, 2024, 06:53:01 PM »The photos from the test demonstrated pretty plainly that the mudguards had no practical use for reducing spray.
F1 cars already use really good lighting for the rain light. It's not enough.
F1 cars already use really good lighting for the rain light. It's not enough.
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General F1 Discussion / Re: Miami F1 GP boss hits back at fake news about sky high food prices
« Last post by Alianora La Canta on May 09, 2024, 06:47:27 PM »$28 for a lobster roll portion is still too expensive. Especially if the proprietor is unsure as to whether that's for a complete portion or not.
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General F1 Discussion / Re: Trump at the Miami GP
« Last post by Alianora La Canta on May 09, 2024, 06:44:18 PM »McLaren gave Donald Trump a paddock pass, so the person with definite Trump sympathies is Zak Brown. Have to admit I wasn't especially surprised (although this was new information to me).
Still not sure whether Lando's comments were from actual support of Trump, a somewhat overworked appreciation of Lando's good luck (in which case, it's a joke gone sideways) or simply picking the wrong words when told to show respect for McLaren's guest. I can believe any of those options from Lando.
Still not sure whether Lando's comments were from actual support of Trump, a somewhat overworked appreciation of Lando's good luck (in which case, it's a joke gone sideways) or simply picking the wrong words when told to show respect for McLaren's guest. I can believe any of those options from Lando.
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General F1 Discussion / Re: US judiciary committee to probe Liberty F1 Andretti rejection
« Last post by cosworth151 on May 09, 2024, 05:45:40 PM »Quote
OH NO! So Liberty may just pay him off.
As they say here in Ohio: Jim Jordan can't bought - but he can be rented very reasonably.
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Pit Pass / Re: Ferrari tests new mudguards for F1 cars to be used with full wet tyres
« Last post by cosworth151 on May 09, 2024, 04:24:18 PM »Those look like they fell out of the top of an Ugly tree & hit every branch on the way down. Spray is part of racing in the wet. I hate to think what those things would do to the carefully designed aero on the cars.
Can they at least change the name from WWP to WTF?
Can they at least change the name from WWP to WTF?
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F1 History / Re: Gilles and Didlier
« Last post by Jericoke on May 09, 2024, 04:06:28 PM »I've seen the doc. It's all before my time, so I only knew the broad strokes.
Understanding what it meant to their families add such a huge dimension. And seeing how their families dealt with it? A very good insight into how good people deal with tragedy.
Understanding what it meant to their families add such a huge dimension. And seeing how their families dealt with it? A very good insight into how good people deal with tragedy.
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Pit Pass / Re: Ferrari tests new mudguards for F1 cars to be used with full wet tyres
« Last post by Jericoke on May 09, 2024, 04:02:57 PM »The article mentions most of the spray is caused by the ground effects, so even with zero spray from the tires, it doesn't really solve anything.
Perhaps there are other solutions? Aircraft are landed in low visibility circumstances using lighting. Modern LED lighting can make the rear of an F1 car ultravisible with very little weight. Similarly the curbs of a track can be lit with durable low profile LED
Perhaps there are other solutions? Aircraft are landed in low visibility circumstances using lighting. Modern LED lighting can make the rear of an F1 car ultravisible with very little weight. Similarly the curbs of a track can be lit with durable low profile LED