Formula 1 - 2015

BlackZeda · 02-04-2015, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pintsize725

If you get free time, I know the cool roads.

I would say that the road and highway system is one of the top things I love about Texas! I might just take you up on that.

Also I just booked my hotel room...far away and quite expensive. Thankfully I decided to do this now rather than waiting.

BlackZeda · 02-05-2015, 02:01 PM

Interesting take on the standing restarts after cautions from Daniel Ricciardo:

Ricciardo thinks both the fairness issues and safety matters are as important as each other in relation to the new rule.

"I don't want to go into it too much, but if you are leading the race by 20 seconds, the safety car comes out and you lose that 20 seconds advantage, then what was looking like an easy victory is still questionable.

"That is already a big disadvantage for the leader who has worked hard to build up that gap.

"To then put him on the start, and anything can happen at the starts, not only an accident, but you get a poor start you can be from first to fourth before Turn 1, it seems harsh on the leader.

"Then what is happening with the tyres? If you cannot change them you will lose a lot of temperature. At first my argument was the big disadvantage for the leader, but the big one that everyone is talking about is safety.

"Starts in F1 are already quite tight a lot of the time and that is with new tyres, and tyre warmers.

"If we have tyres with 20 laps on them or even more, because when there is a lot of rubber that has been taken off the tyres, they don't hold temperature, it will be significantly more difficult."

I like you Daniel (probably my favorite driver if I had to choose one) but the entire point of the standing restart it to possibly avoid "easy victories" and make the drivers work harder. Hopefully that might inject some competitiveness into the sport which would make this nascent fan very happy!

DLSTR · 02-05-2015, 02:50 PM

Nice BBC review of the first test.

BBC Sport - Ferrari better. Mercedes brilliant. What we learned from F1 testing

alcheng · 02-08-2015, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackZeda

Interesting take on the standing restarts after cautions from Daniel Ricciardo:

Ricciardo thinks both the fairness issues and safety matters are as important as each other in relation to the new rule.

"I don't want to go into it too much, but if you are leading the race by 20 seconds, the safety car comes out and you lose that 20 seconds advantage, then what was looking like an easy victory is still questionable.

"That is already a big disadvantage for the leader who has worked hard to build up that gap.

"To then put him on the start, and anything can happen at the starts, not only an accident, but you get a poor start you can be from first to fourth before Turn 1, it seems harsh on the leader.

"Then what is happening with the tyres? If you cannot change them you will lose a lot of temperature. At first my argument was the big disadvantage for the leader, but the big one that everyone is talking about is safety.

"Starts in F1 are already quite tight a lot of the time and that is with new tyres, and tyre warmers.

"If we have tyres with 20 laps on them or even more, because when there is a lot of rubber that has been taken off the tyres, they don't hold temperature, it will be significantly more difficult."

I like you Daniel (probably my favorite driver if I had to choose one) but the entire point of the standing restart it to possibly avoid "easy victories" and make the drivers work harder. Hopefully that might inject some competitiveness into the sport which would make this nascent fan very happy!

C'mon Daniel... all 20 drivers in the field have to do the same thing, nobody gets any benefit from the others...

Just shut up and drive..!!!

DLSTR · 02-08-2015, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alcheng

C'mon Daniel... all 20 drivers in the field have to do the same thing, nobody gets any benefit from the others...

Just shut up and drive..!!!

+1 if they dont like standing starts in the middle why tolerate the beginning of the race. Its just a restart. Deal with it. It involves the team and demands the skill of the driver again. The current restarts are about like predicting the weather in the Sahara......hot ya think? LOL! NO way lol!

DLSTR · 02-19-2015, 01:05 PM

Test 2 is going on! Results from today-http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117738

DLSTR · 02-21-2015, 12:10 PM

Interesting. Just a few more days of testing and then Melbourne for race 1 of 2015!!!!

Maldonado quickest on Day Three

DLSTR · 02-24-2015, 03:39 PM

Alonso to remain in hospital for third night - Pitpass.com

02-21-2015, 12:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
DLSTR A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Süd Germany Posts: 2,462 Drives: 21Supra 2.0/22 M240i Rep Power: 21267	Test 2 - Day 3 results Interesting. Just a few more days of testing and then Melbourne for race 1 of 2015!!!! Maldonado quickest on Day Three

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02-05-2015, 02:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
BlackZeda A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 1,109 Drives: 19 Audi TT RS Rep Power: 22	Interesting take on the standing restarts after cautions from Daniel Ricciardo: Ricciardo thinks both the fairness issues and safety matters are as important as each other in relation to the new rule. "I don't want to go into it too much, but if you are leading the race by 20 seconds, the safety car comes out and you lose that 20 seconds advantage, then what was looking like an easy victory is still questionable. "That is already a big disadvantage for the leader who has worked hard to build up that gap. "To then put him on the start, and anything can happen at the starts, not only an accident, but you get a poor start you can be from first to fourth before Turn 1, it seems harsh on the leader. "Then what is happening with the tyres? If you cannot change them you will lose a lot of temperature. At first my argument was the big disadvantage for the leader, but the big one that everyone is talking about is safety. "Starts in F1 are already quite tight a lot of the time and that is with new tyres, and tyre warmers. "If we have tyres with 20 laps on them or even more, because when there is a lot of rubber that has been taken off the tyres, they don't hold temperature, it will be significantly more difficult." I like you Daniel (probably my favorite driver if I had to choose one) but the entire point of the standing restart it to possibly avoid "easy victories" and make the drivers work harder. Hopefully that might inject some competitiveness into the sport which would make this nascent fan very happy!

02-05-2015, 02:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
DLSTR A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Süd Germany Posts: 2,462 Drives: 21Supra 2.0/22 M240i Rep Power: 21267	Nice BBC review of the first test. BBC Sport - Ferrari better. Mercedes brilliant. What we learned from F1 testing

02-19-2015, 01:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
DLSTR A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Süd Germany Posts: 2,462 Drives: 21Supra 2.0/22 M240i Rep Power: 21267	Test 2 is going on! Results from today-http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117738

02-24-2015, 03:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
DLSTR A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Süd Germany Posts: 2,462 Drives: 21Supra 2.0/22 M240i Rep Power: 21267	Alonso to remain in hospital for third night - Pitpass.com