Formula 1

Kuali Baba SG

Schumacher's taken 9 races out of 10 as of today, but that's not the whole story! This is about the right time to start an F1 thread.

Renault, BAR-Honda, Toyota, Williams-BMW and most significantly McLaren-Mercedes have rolled out major chassis and engine modifications, and Ferrari appear to have been caught on paper. They had to change strategy in Montreal and in Magny Cours today.

Share the latest news, discuss the races, ask techy questions, and enjoy yourself here!

PS. Brilliant overtaking move by Barrichello on Trulli on the last lap, at the last turn!

the Bear SG

they said that about the Mercedes-Benz engine and look at it this season Laughing

anyway, i read that Mosley is going to quit.. about time..

[email protected] SG

yeah mosley's quittin' in oct, finally! but b4 he leaves hes determined to make a mess of F1.

oh... trulli kinda got caught napping there. but the McLaren seem better than the williams now, and the engine didn't explode(as we've come to expect it to)

i guess, the real fight now is, who will get 2nd place?

Kuali Baba SG

They say he's lining Jean Todt up for the post....FFS, will we see more favours for Ferrari?

Ooh, and those Americans may get a taste of their own medicine if Ralf Schumacher sues them! Personally, I think Williams should take the chance to line up Montoya's replacement for next season. If it's Gene then he needs to get his racecraft back into shape.

the Bear SG

Jean Todt??

damn.. F1 will become Ferrari 1

bmw_lover SG

hm…. i heard McLaren are using back a modification of their engine last year?

the Bear SG

i think a hamster wheel would be better than the current one they got... keeps blowing up...

think they're going to roll out a totally new one soon.

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no. its this year's but a lower spec, after a newer design caused the engine to keep going boom.

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If Todt DOES get the post, F1 is royally screwed. poor ralfie... 2 spinal fractures... anyways, hes more or less confirmed at toyota.

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not too bad, twin finishes in the last 2 races. its an improvement. wonder why honda's engine for sato keeps blowing up now...

Kuali Baba SG

More stories....speculation's that Sato runs more experimental engine set-ups and components. Why him and not test driver Davidson beats me, Richards is going to rue it when his team finish behind Renault.

The Mc's are going well, Kimi and DC say the cars far less twitchy and easier to push. Chassis flex was a huge problem with the 19A, and the engine wasn't strong enough to handle it. Newey didn't have a big hand in its design, former Arrows designer Couglan did....Newey did the modifications.

But does anyone else think Newey runs out of ideas sometimes? Apart from chimney exhausts, curved rear and x-wings and needle noses in recent years, the design of the bargeboards, engine cover and rear wheel aerofoils owe much to Ferrari and Renault.

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well design is often about taking what works well and making it work better. no suprises that some designs are being copied to death now.

dansplace SG

Small point but wasn't it the 2nd last corner?

megatron SG

[But does anyone else think Newey runs out of ideas sometimes? Apart from chimney exhausts, curved rear and x-wings and needle noses in recent years, the design of the bargeboards, engine cover and rear wheel aerofoils owe much to Ferrari and Renault.[/b][/quote]

Newey confused now as he's also designing the McLaren
boat for America Cup! haha
pardon my ignoranec but who's MOsley? Friend of bernie?

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Newey confused now as he's also designing the McLaren
boat for America Cup! haha
pardon my ignoranec but who's MOsley? Friend of bernie?[/b][/quote]
hahaha! boats...
anyways, Max Mosley is the president of the FIA.

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oh yah. good point.

Kuali Baba SG

I choose to ignore those sodding chicanes....the bane of all good F1 tracks. Evil or Very Mad

iveco SG

McLaren finally got their act together last weekend with Kimi Raikonnen winning the Belgian GP.

Anyway, who thinks F1 should have its own forum please sound out?