Formula 1 - 2010 Season

[Bludd]

Can anyone take it to Red Bull oer 19 races?

To say that Schumacher's return has not lived up to expectations would be an understatement but with a driver of his class, there has to be valid reasons. Michael has always wanted a car with a strong 'pointy' front end, which he clearly hasn't got. At Barcelona though, the team will have an updated car with a longer wheelbase and different weight distribution which, Michael must pray, will go a significant way to solving his difficulties.

"The problem is not the wheelbase per se, it's the weight distribution" Ross Brawn said in China. "We got that wrong. When we started trying these tyres we realised we didn't have the weight distribution we needed and immediately went to the limit of what we could achieve with the car. The tyres had changed to a smaller front, the rears changed again, we had no opportunity to try them and we didn't make as good a guess on what we needed as some of the other teams. The modifications for Barcelona should put us into a better range for what we want to achieve."

 

[MfA]

But he didn't brake and they touched wheels therefore he nudged him. I am not against vettel he and hamilton are the only drivers that make watching interesting, i just think him 'trying to make hamilton brake' which lets be honest would've only worked with a driver with less nerve than hamilton should've been stamped on.

I don't see what nerve has to do with it. Hamilton lost the opportunity to do anything legally with the wheel spin, he was never going to be able to overtake any more at the end of the pits. He refused to acknowledge it and basically showed the intent to do what he wanted to do any way illegally.

That's not nerve, that's foolhardiness.

 

[Phil]

I don't see what nerve has to do with it. Hamilton lost the opportunity to do anything legally with the wheel spin, he was never going to be able to overtake any more at the end of the pits. He refused to acknowledge it and basically showed the intent to do what he wanted to do any way illegally.

That's not nerve, that's foolhardiness.

I don't think there's more to be read into the situation that hasn't already been said. Hamilton got out, was surprised to see Vettel beside him. In that moment, breaking perhaps wasn't even an option and if you watch the video closely, you'll see that the cars are very close to each other. In fact, Hamilton's front-left tyre was pretty much somewhere between the two wheels of Vettel. To break in that instance would have likely resulted in some very bad damage to both cars. Hamilton did give up his position when he had the room to do so safely - at the end of the pits. What's all the fuzz about? It's not as if Hamilton stayed side by side right onto the track.

 

[Gubbi]

It was just great aggressive racing from both drivers. Props to Hamilton for trying to get out first, props to Vettel for denying him.

Storm in a tea cup, IMO. It's not exactly GT2 Laguna Seca 2009 ALMS season ender type controversy.

Cheers

 

[MfA]

In that moment, breaking perhaps wasn't even an option and if you watch the video closely, you'll see that the cars are very close to each other.

Moment? Vettel closed the space between them at a shallow angle in around 2 seconds ... for a F1 driver I would assume that is more than a moment.

 

[Bludd]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/04/what_f1s_future_means_for_the.html

Some interesting facts, information and analysis of where F1 is headed in terms of engines.

As it happens, though, considering their performance, even current F1 engines are paragons of efficiency. Here are a couple of facts that might surprise you:

• In terms of specific fuel consumption - power per litre of fuel burnt - an F1 engine is 20% more efficient than that in a small-capacity road car such as a Ford Fiesta or Renault Clio, and produces about the same amount of CO2 per kg of burnt fuel.
• In an 18-race season, the entire F1 grid burns the same amount of fuel as a Boeing 747 does in one flight from London to Japan.

 

[Bludd]

Also, here's a fan q&a with BBC's expert commentator Martin Brundle

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8655252.stm

 

[Kaotik]

http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/f1/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/f1/2010/05/1114494 (in finnish)

Volkswagen motorsports representative Hans-Joachim Stuck (ex-F1 driver, too) says VW is interested in providing engine for F1 teams, too, but they're not interested in getting their own team like Mercedes.

According to Stuck, it's a possibility that if the suggested plan to switch to new 1.5l turbo engines in 2013 goes through, VW will be there, too. Those same "base engines" might be get to used in other FIA-series, too, possibly without turbo for example.

 

[Bludd]

VW should stop being such teases. Get into F1 and compete or shut up.

 

[Bludd]

United States GP could be staged in Jersey

Read in succession, first to last.
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/so-now-we-know-jersey-city/
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/the-jersey-city-proposal-a-night-race/
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/thoughts-on-jersey-city/

 

[DJ12]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/04/what_f1s_future_means_for_the.html

Some interesting facts, information and analysis of where F1 is headed in terms of engines.

I think the guy who does the Friday practise session for the bbc mentioned without all the aero it would get better miles per gallon than a prius.

I think it's time F1 started to use biofuel too. More power and it'll keep the greenpeace activists away.

 

[Bludd]

It's just an image and information issue. A 747 uses more fuel over a distance than the cars do in a year. Most of the carbon footprint of the teams come from electricity usage in their factories and wind tunnels.

Still, a greener engine would make good PR.

 

[V3]

Don't forget the carbon footprint for transporting them around the world.

 

[Silent_Buddha]

It's just an image and information issue. A 747 uses more fuel over a distance than the cars do in a year. Most of the carbon footprint of the teams come from electricity usage in their factories and wind tunnels.

Yes but would enough cars to carry that many people and that amount of luggage and mail packages (postal, fedex, UPS, etc) still use less fuel for the same distance? Oh and don't forget the refrigerated trucks to carry the food needed to feed those people. As well as at least one truck with the facilities to prepare the food for those people.

Always amusing to see fuel consumption comparisons when things aren't put into perspective.

Likewise in this case, with wondering if F1 engines in race form would last 20,000 - 100,000 miles with only basic maintenance.

Regards,
SB

 

[Bludd]

Yes but would enough cars to carry that many people and that amount of luggage and mail packages (postal, fedex, UPS, etc) still use less fuel for the same distance? Oh and don't forget the refrigerated trucks to carry the food needed to feed those people. As well as at least one truck with the facilities to prepare the food for those people.

Always amusing to see fuel consumption comparisons when things aren't put into perspective.

Likewise in this case, with wondering if F1 engines in race form would last 20,000 - 100,000 miles with only basic maintenance.

Regards,
SB

Are you seriously comparing the usefulness of a jet airliner to a sport? It's a given that F1 is not necessary. It's a sport, it's a luxury. That's not the point; the point is that F1 is not as polluting as it is perceived to be. Sports fishing, where millions upon millions of people drive out to rivers and lakes pollute much more than 24 F1 cars driving around a track. If F1 can, as they are trying to, have races with good public transportation, it will pollute even less.

 

[Bludd]

Ferrari allowed to make engine mods

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83320

now a cynic would maybe say that Ferrari let the engines blow up so they would be able to modify them. As we know, their engine reliability in winter testing was superb and there was a concern about fuel consumption. Maybe they have rectified that now with these mods?

 

[Bludd]

Jersey City chickens out

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83332

 

[DJ12]

Don't forget the carbon footprint for transporting them around the world.

In 747s lol

 

[Dave Baumann]

http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/13250086

New airbox design for Mercedes.

However, I'm curious as to how they did this. This year the chassis had to be homologated and the design submitted to the FIA to stay as is once it has passed the crash structure tests (Virgin had to request the FIA to update their chassis to actually accomodate the right sized fuel cell); the roll hoop is both part of the chassis and part of the crash structure as well.

 

[Bludd]

http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/13250086

New airbox design for Mercedes.

However, I'm curious as to how they did this. This year the chassis had to be homologated and the design submitted to the FIA to stay as is once it has passed the crash structure tests (Virgin had to request the FIA to update their chassis to actually accomodate the right sized fuel cell); the roll hoop is both part of the chassis and part of the crash structure as well.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83340