The Official 2011 F1 thread.

[naplesE30]

great link...... thanks for sharing.

http://www.justin.tv/bwass244_3?

not live, but all the weekends events are shown about 2-3 hours after they are shown live.

[naplesE30]

Yeah the 12k rpm is a little weak. I know that was the 4 bangers rev limit are they sticking to that for the v6 formulation?

[323iNathan]

The main thing for me would be the r3v limit...
12,000??

[E-Thirty]

Rather hear a V6 than an inline 4.

[z31maniac]

1.6L V6s seem to be the new engine choice for 2014.

[quickervicar]

I thought they already made "Rat Race"?

[E30Kaiser]

A movie is apparently being made about Niki Lauda, and may be directed by Ron Howard. Sounds interesting, I just hope they don't fuck it up too much. http://www.yallaf1.com/2011/06/22/mo...ontent=Twitter

[Hick]

http://www.justin.tv/bwass244_3?

not live, but all the weekends events are shown about 2-3 hours after they are shown live.

[A Sucked Orange]

Fellas know where one might watch F1 races online?

[z31maniac]

I dont know if the opening is a standard size....it seems to me the McLarens have the smallest opening when in use and the RBR and Ferrari have really huge openings,,, and yes Weber looked like he was shot out of a cannon compared to schumi when he had the drs.....

I am also totaly against the use of it period as it makes passing artificcial but 2 zones is a damn joke.

I'm talking about looking at the angle of attack, in other words when you look at the car head on, how much wing do you see? You can see the Mercedes had their element more vertical to the ground than parallel like RBR/McLaren.

So they are needing the extra rear downforce to balance car, which is costing them top speed.

(Does that make sense? I don't feel like I'm explaining it well)

[z31maniac]

If you guys don't follow this blog, you are seriously missing out. There is an explanation about the DRS slots from a few weeks ago in there as well, explaining why some teams have bigger gaps than others.

http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/

http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/drs-optical-illusion-why-some-wings-appear-to-open-wider/

[naplesE30]

^Just busting your balls really.


Maybe I missed it, but it didn't seem the other cars were closing on each other quite like Webber/Button did on Schumi.

I dont know if the opening is a standard size....it seems to me the McLarens have the smallest opening when in use and the RBR and Ferrari have really huge openings,,, and yes Weber looked like he was shot out of a cannon compared to schumi when he had the drs.....

I am also totaly against the use of it period as it makes passing artificcial but 2 zones is a damn joke. You are much better off being the trailing car and ick drafting off the lead car. I think in the spirit of what F1 used to be the f-duct should have been allowed and then the teams could design their own system.....


FIA: F-duct is just to much for drivers to concentrate on while racing

FIA: We will implement drs system to be used at one straight on the track to promote excitement which will be controlled by a button on the steering wheel.

FIA: DRS can be used in quali at anytime

FIA: We will have 2 points in Canada and Valencia where drivers can use the drs system.

Me: cunfused and head scratching,,,,, but I thought,,,, what about,,,,,,hugh

[E30Kaiser]

Did anyone else think the 2drs zones was bs for the lead car? MS got fucked hard by it. You get passed then the car that passed you can get a bigger gap because of the second zone.

I think the drs system is bullshit period if everyone can't use it all the time or at the same time. It makes the racing artificial, I don't want my passing to be like basketball or nascar where changes in score and position don't matter as much. Turkey, I think it was but might have been malaysia, was the worst, it seemed like no matter what, as long as you were within a second going into the drs area you were getting that pass.

[Hick]

On another note: What has happened to Rosberg??? Two awful races in a row.

[z31maniac]

^Just busting your balls really.

Did anyone else think the 2drs zones was bs for the lead car? MS got fucked hard by it. You get passed then the car that passed you can get a bigger gap because of the second zone.

Yeah, but if you looked at the head on shots, you could see Mercedes was running a lot more rear wing, than McLaren or Red Bull, which is part of why it made that battle so crazy.

Maybe I missed it, but it didn't seem the other cars were closing on each other quite like Webber/Button did on Schumi.