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Discussion in 'General' started by RedFlames, 13 Dec 2020.

  1. fix-the-spade

    fix-the-spade Multimodder

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    And the race wasn't even that bad today.
     
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  2. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    Wooooooooo yeeeeeaaaahhhh!!!! :clap::rock::clap:
     
  3. javaman

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    Looks a track that's fun to drive but not so much watch a race at.

    According to the Race it was a perfect storm. Pirelli opting for the hard compounds with the track temperature being in the 30s all weekend. It meant teams with great tyre management struggled to get them to switch on leading to sliding and overheating the surface resulting in having to hold back to bring temperatures under control. Teams also ran fairly low drag rear wings for speed on the straights and the low speeds corners doesn't really benefit from large rear wings.

    Being able to generate heat internally heating the tyre properly then keeping the tyre in the window was key. Notably McLaren's aero inefficiency helped in this regard as they naturally work the tyres that bit harder. Red Bull could get them switched on but it took a few careful laps to get them into the window but it took a few laps and further management not pushing too hard that the tyre surface became a problem and not going too slow that the tyre lost grip and started to slide again causing overheating.
     
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    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    mrlongbeard Multimodder

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    It's always nice that I can rely on an F1 race to send me to sleep for a nice afternoon nap.
     
  7. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    It got pretty tense towards the end, lando could have had him if it wasn't for those couple of wobbles that dropped him back by half a second or so.
     
  8. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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  9. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    Looks like they've had enough of each other and interesting that he hasn't announced another deal so would assume (for now) that he is leaving F1. I wouldn't touch him as a team principal - way too much drama.
     
  11. Anfield

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    Not too many options for him in F1...

    1 year deal at Sauber (with no certainty for 2026 when the team becomes Audi)
    Go to Williams as a replacement for Sargeant who looks like he might get kicked out
    Replacing Hulk at Haas

    So I guess Ocon going to be off to the F1 retirement home that is Formula E.
     
  12. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Probably end up driving a hypercar in WEC
     
  13. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    WEC, F-E or indy... where most F1 washouts tend to end up... Occasionally DTM
     
  14. David

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    TBH, he was a bit prickly to downright spiky from day one.
     
  15. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    Ice racing then. You need spikes for that.:rolleyes:
     
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  16. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    F-E or WEC most likely these days as the hybrid/regen experience from F1 is directly transferable.
     
  17. fix-the-spade

    fix-the-spade Multimodder

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    I don't see him in WEC since playing well with others is a prerequisite.
     
  18. RedFlames

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    One of the best races this year.

    Max was telling fibs on the radio - his suspension was fine. It was plainly a ruse to get those behind him to push too hard at a transitional point in the track conditions, and it kinda worked - Russell proved that.
     
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