The Official Formula 1 2021 Season Thread
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LOL at the Bottas reaction!
Monza seems to produce surprise podiums lately.
What happened to Tsunoda?
Monza seems to produce surprise podiums lately.
What happened to Tsunoda?
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Re: The Official Formula 1 2021 Season Thread
Yuki Tsunoda did not start the race due to a brake problem, with his team-mate Pierre Gasly retiring early after going through pre-start drama on the laps to the grid.
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So I just found out about this today. Red Bull is holding pit stop challenges at different Walmarts. You can win stuff.
https://www.redbull.com/us-en/projec...stop-tour-2021
https://www.redbull.com/us-en/projec...stop-tour-2021
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SCHUMACHER doc on Netflix was ok. Not sure what I was expecting. Senna set the pretty high bar, and this one doesn't really come close. The skiing accident is kind of like the elephant in the room and they don't really even go into any details so if a viewer was new to Schumacher I'd imagine they would be a bit confused. Its treated like an afterthought. With about 5 min left in the doc they just show scenes of the ski resort in France while saying things like "our lives changed that day."
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Merc trying to keep engine regs for yet another year. Bruh
The Monza weekend has come and gone, and whilst Formula 1 is a buzz of opinions in the fallout of all the on-track action, in the boardroom the big boys of the power unit suppliers have met.
Together they started trying to pave a path forward for the next generation of F1 PU units, but it appears Mercedes are on a mission to obstruct progress unless it is on their own terms.
With all parties except Mercedes finally willing to adopt a future PU architecture free of complex and expensive MGU-H elements, Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius was begrudgingly forced to agree in principle to the omission, but only under the proviso that other specific concessions are made to appease Mercedes, as they seemingly hold a gun to the head of the process.
We shouldn’t make any mistake about it, the biggest obstacle in F1’s path to reaching a consensus about the future of F1 power units, the inclusion of the VW Group as a supplier, and even the very time frame for the change, is Mercedes.
Omitting the MGU-H elements will not only reduce complexity and costs, but also allow for the use of regenerative motors on the front axles, and make for noisier ICE’s.
The meeting also included discussion of the following possibilities for future PU’s:
Even more interesting are current rumours that Saudi interests have potentially indicated a willingness to purchase F1 from Liberty, and it is highly likely that the Saudi way of doing business does not work well with ultimatums and bully tactics.
Together they started trying to pave a path forward for the next generation of F1 PU units, but it appears Mercedes are on a mission to obstruct progress unless it is on their own terms.
With all parties except Mercedes finally willing to adopt a future PU architecture free of complex and expensive MGU-H elements, Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius was begrudgingly forced to agree in principle to the omission, but only under the proviso that other specific concessions are made to appease Mercedes, as they seemingly hold a gun to the head of the process.
We shouldn’t make any mistake about it, the biggest obstacle in F1’s path to reaching a consensus about the future of F1 power units, the inclusion of the VW Group as a supplier, and even the very time frame for the change, is Mercedes.
Omitting the MGU-H elements will not only reduce complexity and costs, but also allow for the use of regenerative motors on the front axles, and make for noisier ICE’s.
The meeting also included discussion of the following possibilities for future PU’s:
- The possibility of the adoption of a standardized six-cylinder block with free cylinder head and combustion chamber design to help reduce design time and entry costs for new suppliers
- A greater emphasis on the use of biofuels in the ICE which will theoretically allow the dropping of fuel flow limits
- An increase in ERS output from 120 to 350kw
- The separation of PU manufacturer and World Constructors Championship manufacturer entities to better contain WCC teams financial cost capping
- That any new suppliers be responsible for payment of a ‘commitment’ fee for the right to be a new F1 PU supplier
- That Red Bull Powertrains not be recognized as an existing PU supplier, but rather a new one, and said fee to be payable by them
- That the current Concorde Agreement be extended by at least 12 months, effectively quashing the FIA and F1’s ability to formulate new PU regulations unilaterally without consultation for that period
Even more interesting are current rumours that Saudi interests have potentially indicated a willingness to purchase F1 from Liberty, and it is highly likely that the Saudi way of doing business does not work well with ultimatums and bully tactics.
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Grosjean trashed the pace car!
He reported a 'brake issue'... turns out the ABS is tuned for stopping the car when it's airborne over the pit-in curb
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He reported a 'brake issue'... turns out the ABS is tuned for stopping the car when it's airborne over the pit-in curb
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