Australian Grand Prix ***SPOILERS***

DJSKYLINE Wrote:
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> Its not really that hard is it? Just implement
> something electronic like on road cars they can
> adjust the height of the car via sports mode etc.
> Just have connected to ECU so something like for
> certain %fuel used decrease height by "x" amount
> or something?


I was right!!!

"lowers itself again as the fuel burns off" wherehas ferrari has a manual system

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How exciting was Q3? I saw everything besides Q3 where my eyes dozed off. Every year!

WOOOHOOOOOO
Cant wait for tomorrow...
Decided to go in... Can't beat the sound and smell of the F1z



GPGSL WDC Season 4

i lold at Horner's comments on Whitmarsh's allegation:

"There are funny things happening at McLaren - Lewis managing Mark, Ron reckoning we have a fuel problem and now Martin reckons we have a ride-height control."

:D


Andrew. Australia.

Abstraction Wrote:
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> i lold at Horner's comments on Whitmarsh's
> allegation:
>
> "There are funny things happening at McLaren -
> Lewis managing Mark, Ron reckoning we have a fuel
> problem and now Martin reckons we have a
> ride-height control."
>
> :D

rofl

MrMan Wrote:
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> On the subject of fuel tanks, Virgin have admitted
> that their fuel tank is too small and they can't
> realistically finish a race (Although they don't
> look likely to reach half distance). Rumours that
> the tank may be 13 litres too small.
>
> Oops






LS. Wrote:
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> my mate designed the fuel cell for it, he had to
> explain that the sizes they sent to him wouldnt
> hold enough fuel for a race distance,



I Knew of this problem weeks ago, my mate told the people at VR that the tank was too small on 3 occasions, but was ignored.




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LS. Wrote:
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> MrMan Wrote:
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> > On the subject of fuel tanks, Virgin have
> admitted
> > that their fuel tank is too small and they
> can't
> > realistically finish a race (Although they
> don't
> > look likely to reach half distance). Rumours
> that
> > the tank may be 13 litres too small.
> >
> > Oops
>
>
>
>
>
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> LS. Wrote:
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> >
> >
> > my mate designed the fuel cell for it, he had
> to
> > explain that the sizes they sent to him wouldnt
> > hold enough fuel for a race distance,
>
>
>
> I Knew of this problem weeks ago, my mate told the
> people at VR that the tank was too small on 3
> occasions, but was ignored.

im surprised your mate even told them. Brundle said that the makers of the fuel cell shouldnt even mentioned anything about sizes b/c its breach of privacy or something as most teams go to same company?

I dont know if its been picked up on or even true (I cant be bothered to watch the rerrun), but I think both Mercedes drivers went out on the hard tires to do their final laps. Possible advantage for them tomorrow? Especially if the safety car doesnt come out early.

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Yes but they didn't set their quickest time on those tyres, therefore they'll have to start on softs like everyone else.

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Nope, no advantage as they set fastest laps with softs

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Wow at Vettel's pole lap, just WOW. That was mesmeric. He's really starting to show a Senna-like talent for pole laps - and that's coming from someone who usually resists any comparison between Senna and a current driver.

RBR are showing a pace that must be ominous for the rest of the field this season - once they've got their car fine-tuned and the reliability issues sorted, they'll surely be immense.

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For UK people, what time will f1 start due to the time change? Will it stay as advertised on tv schedule or change?

Race start 6pm todays time but 7am by changed time i think.

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Waiting for March.

It'll either be 6am (before change) or 5am (after change) as the clocks move forward, not back.

Looking at DigiGuide it will remain at 6am as it seems to include the clocks moving forward is factored into the guide. Don't take my word for it though!

I miss the old start time of the australian GP, because it was late Saturday night for us here in Canada. Now the race starts at 2am for us :P. I guess its a better viewing time for you guys in Europe though. Each year I would make up a big plate of chicken wings and garlic bread and maybe get a pizza and have a few beers and watch the race. Now I get up around 1:30am and try to stay awake for the race

I don't understand the start time if it was changed to suit the Europeans.

The average viewer isn't going to make an effort to get up at 6:45am to start watching, only those who are up already. The hardcore fans will of course, but then they'd get up at 4am anyway.

I woke at 4:45 this morning (usefully, as I'd forgotten to set the alarm) and switched my PC on so it would record it, but I couldn't be bothered to watch it, so I got back in bed and slept until 7:30 or so. If me, a fan, can't be bothered to watch it until 7:30am, Joe Public isn't going to... they might as well have kept it at a normal time to suit other countries... though I guess a later start does slightly increase the chance of rain.

As an Aussie, living in Melbourne and having gone to every GP here in Melbourne, i HATE the new start time! It makes for a very long day, which is long enough already! I don't think the later start time enhances the event at all, and according to a newspaper article I read here the other day, the TV viewing numbers in Europe have barely changed. The drivers say they don't like the new time, as after around an hour, they are looking directly into the sun on several corners. The Aus GP organisers are in a tough spot though - if they dispute their start time, Bernie might just say see ya later to Melbourne hosting a GP.

Personally, I would much rather have the old traditional 2-3pm start, and even bring back the 30 minute Sunday warm up sessions!

Right, off for a big hearty breakfast now, and off to the track in a few hours....

Australian GP will start at 6am GMT, or 7am BST (if you have put your clock forward an hour).

This is 5pm local time.

DJSKYLINE Wrote:
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> DJSKYLINE Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Its not really that hard is it? Just implement something electronic like on road cars they can adjust the height of the car via sports mode etc.
> > Just have connected to ECU so something like for certain %fuel used decrease height by "x" amount or something?
>
>
> I was right!!!
>
> "lowers itself again as the fuel burns off" wherehas ferrari has a manual system
>
> [www.planet-f1.com]

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alexf1man Wrote:
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> I think Red Bull have a version of the mass damper
> (used in the 2006 Renault), but this time to
> automatically change the ride height as the race
> progresses i.e. it's quite sensitive to a change
> in the amount of fuel in the car.
>
> EDIT: This is a logical guess using my Physics
> knowledge, and in theory it could explain why they
> have such a performance advantage in qualifying.
>
> Also remember that Mass Damper systems were BANNED
> just before the 2006 German Grand Prix.
>
> Here is the Wikipedia entry for Mass Damper.

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I said it was dampers without even reading the article Clever me



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gav Wrote:
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> It'll either be 6am (before change) or 5am (after
> change) as the clocks move forward, not back.

Well, just gone 9PM here of course, clocks go forward to 2AM at 1AM IIRC, and the counter on the BBC F1 page says about 7hrs 40mins till the GP.
Which means a 6AM race start. I think. :P

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