The Official Formula 1 2018 Season Thread
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Do you get to use smoke trails and flow-vis? I sometimes look at cars during the morning commute when it's cold and frosty and you can see the water drop trails from the air flow over the car. The frost is like nature's flow-vis.
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Wow the halo makes it feel like a closed cockpit. Also might be harder to spot debris on the track...
In other, underwhelming and underdeveloped news...
Looks to me like many, many details have been omitted
In other, underwhelming and underdeveloped news...
Looks to me like many, many details have been omitted
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I wish teams wouldn't run blank spaces on the car. I understand it's to send the message "hey we're looking for sponsors" but if they had "McLaren" or the drivers names or something on the cars they would look so much better.
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So Merc's wheelbase last year was 2 ft shorter than the length of my Integra (and this year wheelbase is claimed to be the same) lol
Merc wheel base is 4 ft longer than the Integra's wheelbase lol
Merc wheel base is 4 ft longer than the Integra's wheelbase lol
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Do you think the kids will be alright?
Seems weird they've never had any Ferrari branding on the car. Even just a small yellow shield on the engine cover...
Seems weird they've never had any Ferrari branding on the car. Even just a small yellow shield on the engine cover...
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oh cool looks like i'll get some new colors at 80% off come november
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Thus far I think GA has claimed that RB and Ferrari cars are terrible. Haven't heard what he said about the Merc yet, but I'd bet he's drinking the koolaid. I'm sure he will declare the McLaren is the best car ever to roll out of Woking.
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Originally Posted by GA
From what I can see, McLaren has done a first-class job. There are lots of bits in all the right places, but only the team knows if it has got the best from them or if more development is required. I think with the Renault power unit package, McLaren is back on the right path.
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P much what I figured. Shocked planted and balanced hasn't been used by him yet...
Meanwhile Scarbs on his DriveTribe says there is a lot more to come and right now the McLaren is incomplete
Meanwhile Scarbs on his DriveTribe says there is a lot more to come and right now the McLaren is incomplete
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Originally Posted by GA
As they say, the devil's in the detail and as Mercedes admits it was a little confused with the 2017 car. So, from what I see, I think Mercedes has optimised what it had last year and will head into '18 will a better understanding of how to run the car.
But the changes to the front suspension will be interesting.
But the changes to the front suspension will be interesting.