Formula 1 - 2014 Season
- Thread starter Dave Baumann
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JA made one assumption in his calculations: He took the gap between Hamilton and Rosberg at the end of Lap 25 (which was 1.099s), but before Rosberg pitted on Lap 26 at the end of sector 2, that gap was down to 0.772s. The assumption he took was that the average pitstop time of the Mercedes team garage over the race, would be 22.7s.
Point being; 0.772s is a very very small gap. Over the course of lap 26, he closed that gap down by another 3 tenths. If you look at Rosbergs slow 3rd sector on lap 25 (the in-lap), he was doing a 22.421s, Hamilton, after his spin, on lap 28, with what I assume must have been shot tires due to the spin, did a 22.278s. If he had come in on Lap 27, and with perhaps a bit of luck with the pitstop, I'm fairly confident he could have been side-by-side to Rosberg coming out - and crucially, might have been on the corner inside.
It would have been really close, but IMO doable (with a bit of luck during the pitstop).
Point being; 0.772s is a very very small gap. Over the course of lap 26, he closed that gap down by another 3 tenths. If you look at Rosbergs slow 3rd sector on lap 25 (the in-lap), he was doing a 22.421s, Hamilton, after his spin, on lap 28, with what I assume must have been shot tires due to the spin, did a 22.278s. If he had come in on Lap 27, and with perhaps a bit of luck with the pitstop, I'm fairly confident he could have been side-by-side to Rosberg coming out - and crucially, might have been on the corner inside.
It would have been really close, but IMO doable (with a bit of luck during the pitstop).
That is bonkers, this has been going on for years and NOW the FIA are clamping down on it? What a bunch of idiots. It is clearly a silly political ploy.
Really? It's been tested regularilly(spelling?) and every time someone gets caught from too bendy they get punished, as far as I can remember anyway
So suddenly Red Bull have forgot to do their own deflection test? A test they have aced for 5 years?
Actually, that is most likely what happened.
These competitions have been pretty boring over the years with 1 or sometimes 2 car makers dominating out of the ~10
2 suggestions to make it better
1. balance the cars more (i.e. drive all the same cars) // cant see this happening though as whats in it for macclaren,ferrari etc
2. they start on the grid in reverse order of their current standings
#2 PROS: would lead to far more exciting races, lots of overtaking etc.
CONS: you miss out in qualifying, though the cars/drivers are still going to do their practices in the days before, perhaps more dangerous as there is more overtaking
2 suggestions to make it better
1. balance the cars more (i.e. drive all the same cars) // cant see this happening though as whats in it for macclaren,ferrari etc
2. they start on the grid in reverse order of their current standings
#2 PROS: would lead to far more exciting races, lots of overtaking etc.
CONS: you miss out in qualifying, though the cars/drivers are still going to do their practices in the days before, perhaps more dangerous as there is more overtaking
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Only change that is needed is the ability to develop all aspects of the car during off season. I'd be fine with no limits on it. Also drop the double points. More power would be welcome as well. Any sort of reverse grid or equalizing the field artificially is retarded, even suggesting something like that should be a punishable offense.
