Formula 1 2022

[utee94 16090]

24 minutes ago, wood said:

Nice. I wonder why they don't use this angle so much any more. Maybe because these heavy cars aren't as nimble through Piscine?

I remember in the pre-race shows from 10+ years ago, they used to talk about how they had to setup the cars carefully in Monaco to be super-balanced right in the midsection, in order to tiptoe around corners like that and the Nouvelle Chicane.  They set up the cars with more balance fore or aft for other circuits, but at Monaco they had to be setup right in the middle so they could easily pivot around the small corners.

Nowadays I don't think it's even possible to set up these lumbering beasts with such precision, and certainly nobody bothers to talk about it anymore.

 

[wood 11766]

6 minutes ago, faps said:

If we are posting vids, we can't overlook Jarno's 2004 pole lap.

 

Got damn ... that V10. No other engine communicates every little throttle input and varies its note at different RPM the way they did. Just sings a song, every lap.

[PittsburghTiger 6346]

37 minutes ago, wood said:

Nice. I wonder why they don't use this angle so much any more. Maybe because these heavy cars aren't as nimble through Piscine?

 

That is beautiful.

[utee94 16090]

In related news, the "Nouvelle Chicane" is now 36 years old...

 

[PittsburghTiger 6346]

Schumacher from 2004 in Monaco

Edited May 26, 2022 by PittsburghTiger

[Anton Chigurh 3335]

I remember in the pre-race shows from 10+ years ago, they used to talk about how they had to setup the cars carefully in Monaco to be super-balanced right in the midsection, in order to tiptoe around corners like that and the Nouvelle Chicane.  They set up the cars with more balance fore or aft for other circuits, but at Monaco they had to be setup right in the middle so they could easily pivot around the small corners.
Nowadays I don't think it's even possible to set up these lumbering beasts with such precision, and certainly nobody bothers to talk about it anymore.
 

They definitely still have Monaco-specific parts, though I am wondering if they still will with the budget cap.

At minimum there will still be a Monaco-specific steering rack.

The POU suspension geometry that is now not allowed made for some cool stuff in recent years, too.

This is cool

[Dutch 4577]

Not "F1" per se as it was filmed at the Historique, but this video, with a good set of headphones, is pretty impressive.

Too bad we can't get onboards with this quality during quali or races.

 

[NoName 17154]

1 hour ago, Dutch said:

Not "F1" per se as it was filmed at the Historique, but this video, with a good set of headphones, is pretty impressive.

Too bad we can't get onboards with this quality during quali or races.

 

the lack of 4K footage onboard makes no sense to me. film it during FP, film it in last years car with a backup driver, etc. would be cool as hell

[ChickenSandwich 9960]

better than visor cam

[ChickenSandwich 9960]

Pray for rain. 
 

Love the location (and qualifying), hate the race. Cars look comically big on the ridiculously narrow track. 
 

Hard to believe they can’t widen the track in some areas. 

[Anton Chigurh 3335]

Never seen a quick heave spring change like they did on Lewis’ car there. That was cool.

[elfenix 34753]

"daniel is the car ok"

"uh, i'm ok"

[pops 7142]

Dammit Danny

[elfenix 34753]

2 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Pray for rain. 

watched back in ~96 when damn near every car crashed out in the rain and everyone that finished scored points.  bob varsha and crew were explaining that a road car, with more mechanical grip just due to the weight, would get around the track faster in those conditions

[elfenix 34753]

1 minute ago, pops said:

Dammit Danny

 

[52-80 19377]

https://streamable.com/ph6jmy

 

 

[kevwun 16442]

Mercedes was having porpoising problems in P1.  Gonna chalk that up to the radically different set up for Monaco.

[wood 11766]

13 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Hard to believe they can’t widen the track in some areas. 

Everything is super-compact down that close to the water. When they widened the pit lane, they had to move the Piscine exit chicane quite a bit closer to the water. It's crazy how much more wide open and faster that chicane is now compared to how it used to be.

[wood 11766]

So now McLaren might be looking at ways to end Danny's contract? Wow.

https://www.grandprix.com/news/mclaren-to-consider-ricciardo-future-soon.html

[Chewbacca 7830]

So now McLaren might be looking at ways to end Danny's contract? Wow.
https://www.grandprix.com/news/mclaren-to-consider-ricciardo-future-soon.html

A little early for that, but he better pick it up soon.

[wood 11766]

7 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

28 minutes ago, wood said:

So now McLaren might be looking at ways to end Danny's contract? Wow.
https://www.grandprix.com/news/mclaren-to-consider-ricciardo-future-soon.html

A little early for that, but he better pick it up soon.

From everything I'm reading, it sounds like he already has an axe hanging over his head.

[Chewbacca 7830]

From everything I'm reading, it sounds like he already has an axe hanging over his head.

I don't disagree, but there are still 16 races left. He's going to have to do well to keep his seat at this point, though.

[wood 11766]

Yep.

[wood 11766]

Haha Will Buxton sucks. Glad everyone finally caught on.

 

[McCroskey 1510]

Time to get this weekend started.

[Superhero 9027]

[ChickenSandwich 9960]

 

[ChickenSandwich 9960]

 

[RPM 26641]

Monaco!

[RPM 26641]

Red Bull a full second faster than Hamilton.

[Anton Chigurh 3335]

There is a ton of track evo going on.

[ConferenceRoom 6214]

 

Unacceptable. If that happens I’m heading off to F1TV or torrents. Fuck commercials of any kind during a two hour race.

[Anton Chigurh 3335]

Damn, Gasly got boned.

[ConferenceRoom 6214]

Stroll has a big mad.

[ConferenceRoom 6214]

Gotta say I was not confident the McLarens would get their tires warmed up in time.

[RPM 26641]

Gasly gonna shank Tsunoda in the Alpha Tauri locker room.

[elfenix 34753]

chunks of wheel flying toward that marshal that isn't really hidden behind that barrier on the replay

[RPM 26641]

Isn't it amazing that it's never Hamilton's fault when he drives shitty? Must suck to be on a level playing field.

[G650 14441]

Goddamn these cars barely fit here

[ConferenceRoom 6214]

Grim, Danny.

[Anton Chigurh 3335]

Man, that RB suspension is just so much more compliant than everyone else (though Ferrari is close). It’s awesome.

[ChickenSandwich 9960]

Just now, ConferenceRoom said:

Grim, Danny.

He’s regressing. At his age, the team

has confined he isn’t in Norris’ class in this car. Time to bring in someone young, even if the results don’t change, the potential does. 
 

Love Danny but he just isn’t close to getting it done.  Wonder if that’s it for him in F1?  At least for next season?

[RPM 26641]

3 minutes ago, G650 said:

Goddamn these cars barely fit here

Watch Gran Prix (1966). James Garner flick with the old 60's F1 cars. They could pass at Monaco.

[ConferenceRoom 6214]

Lando almost loses it in two corners and still improves.

[elfenix 34753]

oh checo

[G650 14441]

lulz

[ConferenceRoom 6214]

Wow.

[RPM 26641]

Lulz

[ConferenceRoom 6214]

Red Bull not particularly close. Up to Ferrari reliability. Lando P5, adding even more pressure to Danny’s life.

Rooting for Charles tomorrow.

[Anton Chigurh 3335]

I guess the Alonso crash would have probably red flagged it anyway, but damnit.