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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 02:02 PM
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GA says the Ferrari, Red Bull, and then Mclaren are the top chassis' based on how the cars were responding to driver inputs.

merc is still a diva...at least in the cold
That's the thing. Several drivers said if you slowed for a turn the tyres lost the heat and it took a while to warm them back up. It was 4-7C there today, so I would guess you can't gauge much at this point.

Both Merc and TR were described as having understeer, but that makes perfect sense given the temps.
Old Feb 26, 2018 | 02:14 PM
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apparently the rain turned to sleet after 5pm local.

some noise about cancelling a day of testing and running it when it warms up maybe over the weekend/monday
Old Feb 26, 2018 | 03:30 PM
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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 03:46 PM
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apparently the rain turned to sleet after 5pm local.

some noise about cancelling a day of testing and running it when it warms up maybe over the weekend/monday
It would likely have to be Sun or more probably Mon.

Williams has the track booked for filming on Fri and Ferrari has it for Sat.

Last I saw it was snowing at the track lol. RB can deal with that...


We had the Regenmeister before...who will be the Schneemeister?
Old Feb 26, 2018 | 04:47 PM
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Listening to GA podcast and he said something interesting. He said that he was speaking with some people from TR and that Honda gave them specs for the engine last year but 2 days later gave them new specs, PU length was slightly different. The Honda people said the new specs were what they wanted to do last year for reliability but McLaren told them no.


Around 11:30

He also mentions how the McLaren couldn't pass the TR and had to cut the chicane to do it lol. That's about 13 min
Old Feb 26, 2018 | 11:20 PM
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So Martini leaving Williams after this year. Look for them to go to McLaren...
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 06:54 AM
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Ron isn't there anymore; Williams is safe from McLaren's prying hands.

Also if we get one season of a papaya McLaren and then get a Williams 2014-2018 livery, I'm gonna rage.
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i misread that as rape
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disney is buying the murdoch / fox empire (including sky) but comcast just stepped in and outbid disney for the sky business
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 07:22 AM
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Ron isn't there anymore; Williams is safe from McLaren's prying hands.
how successful was McLaren before Ron doe?
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 07:30 AM
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yeah cause that's a fair comparison
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Past performance is not indicated of future results?

ie: McLaren Honda
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 07:35 AM
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disney is buying the murdoch / fox empire (including sky) but comcast just stepped in and outbid disney for the sky business
I read/heard Disney was after the entertainment/movie side of Fox (including Sky), but not the "news" part.

This new development (corner) is now interdasting.
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ferrari vettel day 2 testing champs!

FORZA FERRARI MAKING IT COUNT WHEN IT DOESNT
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 08:53 AM
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woohoo!!!!

It has now revealed that its premium service, called F1 TV PRO, will include ad-free live coverage of every session, access to all 20 on-board cameras, press conferences, support races and other exclusive footage.

F1 TV PRO will be made available in four languages (English, French, German and Spanish), and in a number of different markets including Germany, France, USA, Mexico, Belgium, Austria, Hungary and much of Latin America.

The service will cost users between $8 and $12 per month, with annual rates priced according to the market.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/h...n-service.html
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TAKE MY MONEY.
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 09:16 AM
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better be sky feed
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 09:24 AM
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Didn't you make the point that they probably won't share the Sky feed on their OTT service and ESPN coz advertising methods say bad idea?
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yup

i love it when i wrong doe

i really hope i'm wrong
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Martini will not be in F1 next year. Bacardi Group will not be involved in F1 in any way after this year.
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Martini will not be in F1 next year. Bacardi Group will not be involved in F1 in any way after this year.
They discovered the key to making a million in racing. Start with 2 million.
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 11:01 AM
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Kubica 4 tenths faster than Russia. Nice pick CLAIRE. Enjoy not having a sponsor next year
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mclaren only got 37 laps in because the exhaust fell off
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 11:18 AM
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mclaren only got 37 laps in because the exhaust fell off
Honda's fault



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