There's an interview somewhere with Hulk (on AMuS) where he states that his time was done on soft tyre, Alonsos on the medium and Hamilton on the hard tyre. He believes there's about a second between the compounds, so rates Hamiltons time as a very strong effort...
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There's an interview somewhere with Hulk (on AMuS) where he states that his time was done on soft tyre, Alonsos on the medium and Hamilton on the hard tyre. He believes there's about a second between the compounds, so rates Hamiltons time as a very strong effort...
Kobayashi believes that Merc powered cars have up in the range of 20-30kph straight line speed than Renault powered cars do at the moment...!
Makes sense, the BBC seem to think that one engine produces around 800 bhp while another produces around 650. I guess Ferrari fall somewhere in between.
There are certain restrictions so I guess in the race it'll be pretty much a wash, but being able to produce way more power will help Mercedes engines cars overtake and pull away, then stick it back in fuel saving mode for a few laps to make up for it.
There are certain restrictions so I guess in the race it'll be pretty much a wash, but being able to produce way more power will help Mercedes engines cars overtake and pull away, then stick it back in fuel saving mode for a few laps to make up for it.
The engines are fuel flow limited as well as RPM limited, that indicates that the higher energy output is a consequence of higher thermodynamic efficiency. That also means higher fuel efficiency.
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Pre-launches the commentary was around the necessity for the size of the cooling (inlets and outlets), post car launches the commentary is how extreme the cooling needs to be on the Renault and surprise the small radiator sizes on the Mercedes. Maybe Mercedes have figured out ERS-H better than Renault.
We'll the BBC had some interesting comments that Renault are running with reduced power so the team's can get some mileage on their cars but as engines have to be frozen by the end of February it certainly isn't looking good for Renault team's. They obviously hope to fix all their problems before the freeze but surely that is unlikely if they are still suffering reliability problems even when running much less power.
Also worrying, for Ferrari, that at times red bull have been running a similar pace to Ferrari even with restricted engines
Also worrying, for Ferrari, that at times red bull have been running a similar pace to Ferrari even with restricted engines
UniversalTruth
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RB continues to struggle a lot! It might be a very painful season ahead of them, if they don't fake or hide something. The question is if Vettel would be able to finish at all the Aussie Grand Prix 
http://eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-hamilton-ends-testing-top-154522256--f1.html
http://eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-hamilton-ends-testing-top-154522256--f1.html
I think it's bypassed by the fact it's Martini Racing, rather than just Martini
Alcohol doesn't contain addictive chemicals; Though i am for it being banned from sporting sponsorships(especially motorsports).
Alcohol doesn't contain addictive chemicals? All alcoholic drinks are pure ethanol? Doesn't compute.
Anyway, there are many countries in the world where advertising for alcohol is prohibited. I think it will go the way of tobacco advertising, just wait a few years.
UniversalTruth
Veteran
Alcohol is definitely less harmful poison for human bodies...
Depending on its type, it can be actually even healthy in proper doses
Depending on its type, it can be actually even healthy in proper doses
Are we forgetting McLaren has been carrying Johnny Walker (Whisky) branding rather prominently for many recent years.
