The Official Formula 1 2017 Season Thread
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really good insights from Karun. this guy's journalism career is advancing further than his driver career did. that sounds insulting but i don't mean it like that
Driver insight with Karun Chandhok: 2017 Australian Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine
Driver insight with Karun Chandhok: 2017 Australian Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine
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Good race. I hope Ferrari can keep up with the others when it comes to in-season development and Kimi just had a bad day/setup.
Did they figure out why Alonso had to stop?
Did they figure out why Alonso had to stop?
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really good insights from Karun. this guy's journalism career is advancing further than his driver career did. that sounds insulting but i don't mean it like that
Driver insight with Karun Chandhok: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Motor Sport Magazine
Driver insight with Karun Chandhok: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Motor Sport Magazine
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From what I heard on the TV broadcast. Alonso had to stop to due to a suspension failure that was pulling the car hard to one side.
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McLaren Formula 1 - 2017 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
Originally Posted by Eric Boulliar
“Fernando’s car suffered a damaged left-front brake duct early on, but he nonetheless drove a prodigiously impressive race, wringing every last tenth-of-a-second from a compromised car on every lap, and at one stage a points finish looked to be a possibility for him.
“Tantalisingly close to the end of the race, however, the damage on his car developed into a terminal problem, the floor having become irreparably broken, forcing him to drive back to the garage and retire. That was a bitterly disappointing end to a wonderfully spirited drive, but I guess that’s racing.
“Tantalisingly close to the end of the race, however, the damage on his car developed into a terminal problem, the floor having become irreparably broken, forcing him to drive back to the garage and retire. That was a bitterly disappointing end to a wonderfully spirited drive, but I guess that’s racing.
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Could the duct have been hanging on and then broken free and smashed the leading edge of the floor? I'm trying to find some pics of Alono's car late the the race but so far no bueno.
-you just want Reyes to be the source of the failure
Edit: I have yet to find any higher resolution pics from the race but from what I have found Fred's front brake ducts looked to be ok in every pic. I was thinking front with carbon bits breaking off from the FW being the culprit but errything looks ok there. The low sun angle in the pics is not making this any easier.
-you just want Reyes to be the source of the failure
Edit: I have yet to find any higher resolution pics from the race but from what I have found Fred's front brake ducts looked to be ok in every pic. I was thinking front with carbon bits breaking off from the FW being the culprit but errything looks ok there. The low sun angle in the pics is not making this any easier.
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No. I think McHonda's last podium was in Melbourne the last year of Merc power. They proceeded to suck *** the remainder of the season. Melbourne is juan of those races where weaker teams benefit from the high attrition rate. Alonso's performance was more akin IMO to Webber's 6th place in his Minardi debut - despite this result, Minardi was not a threat the rest of the year, and I have a feeling it will be the same for McHonda. The teams at the front are too good and too far ahead. Even if Honda brings some upgraded PU later in the year - the other teams too will be upgrading their (already more powerful) PUs so the gap will not close.
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/b...foiled-887471/
WTF is wrong with people lol
Their plan was to steal the coffin of Ferrari who died at the age of 90 in 1988, and take refuge in the Apennine Mountains while demanding a ransom from the Ferrari family or company.
One of the gang had already scoped out the daring raid on the tomb, and the plot involved using two cars and a van.
One of the gang had already scoped out the daring raid on the tomb, and the plot involved using two cars and a van.