ess1uk Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Pump up my Ka Not long now before we really know who's to beat (well, we know that one already: the Merc ) and what speed each team can muster. Q3 will be very revealing, whether the silver cars really have a 1000hp engine inside... The rally spec Ka was not too bad a car. Had it’s own series Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 I'm sure with the electronics they've got on board these days it wouldn't be an issue...Cruise control? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Bottas, a man under pressure and Hamilton a class apart (with a little help from a great car). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfsboy Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 For me Formula E is the future .The last race was a ripper .Never thought I would say it but there it is . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 For me Formula E is the future .The last race was a ripper .Never thought I would say it but there it is . It's ok but I can't take it seriously until next season when they won't need to change car half way through. Also taking away the minimum time for the car swap has led to a few dodgy moments with drivers not being belted in properly so not a good move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jol Wilkinson Posted March 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2018 It's ok but I can't take it seriously until next season when they won't need to change car half way through. Also taking away the minimum time for the car swap has led to a few dodgy moments with drivers not being belted in properly so not a good move. It's the "city circuits" I don't like. Featureless and homogenised come to mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted March 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2018 Breaking news: The marshals reportedly did not use any cement dust to cover the fluid leakage from Bottas's car because they found out that it was already blanketed by a fine layer of sand from a burst sandbag inside the car... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Neither McLaren broke down or crashed, and they still came close to the Top 10, after all their testing problems. But Haas were the surprise surely? (along with over half a second gap between Hamilton and the Reds)..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 I enjoyed Qulie, and looking forward to the Race. Lights out and it's go go go, Hammilton leads into turn one And Vettle made a good start, he's diving down the inside of Kimi, HE'S HIT KIMI, both Ferrari's are damaged, AND THEY'VE STOPPED, BOTH Ferrari's out on Lap one and it's Vettle's fault again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 24, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2018 Bottas so needs this. The season opener, and Lewis whizzes to pole, while he stuffs it. Ricciardo out of contract at season-end, and already disappointed at Lewis’s speed, must see a Mercedes window creaking open just a fraction. Bottas must get it together tomorrow to limit damage (sorry) to team points. And then keep his nose clean all year. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Kimi surprised me, where did that come from? And a good drive from both the Hass boys. Mid season switch for Bottas if he fails to respond? I think it will be Vestapen on the second step tomorrow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) I simply do not understand that combination of rules - you have to slow sufficiently to ensure due care (which the stewards acknowledge he did do) but you also have to keep to a minimum speed/average time? Eh? The article is a bit garbled. Under a red flag, there is a minimum time you are allowed for each sector (a different one for each sector). Minimum time = maximum average speed. If you complete the sector in under the minimum time allowed then it means you've exceeded the maximum average speed → stewards get involved. They didn't give him the maximum possible penalty for the offence because they recognised that he had slowed significantly. Just not quite enough. Edited March 24, 2018 by ejstubbs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steadfast Posted March 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2018 Watched highlights on the F1 app of quali. Not overly enamoured by the new on screen graphics. Too much going on and a load of artifical peril created with the "driver in danger" bit on the left. All its needs is a red line, or them to be highlighted yellow with the dropped ones in red. Not that F1 qualifying isn't over complicated anyway. Bit depressing how much extra pace the Mercs have shown already Jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted March 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2018 Watched highlights on the F1 app of quali. Not overly enamoured by the new on screen graphics. Too much going on and a load of artifical peril created with the "driver in danger" bit on the left. All its needs is a red line, or them to be highlighted yellow with the dropped ones in red. Not that F1 qualifying isn't over complicated anyway. Bit depressing how much extra pace the Mercs have shown already Jo Domination by one driver and one team, even if it's by a a hero of the British working class, is not good for F1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Ok, prediction time. Hamilton to have wrapped up the championship with three races to spare. Vettel learns than you can’t win the championship in the first half of the season - but you can lose it/throw it away. Red Bull’s challenge to Ferrari hamstrung by the stewards. McLaren improve significantly during the first half, but never finish in the top three. The boy LeClerc leaves team-mate Ericsson behind as he gains experience, gets one freak result (a la Stroll in Baku last year). Big battle for fourth placed team, ultimately Renault. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Watched highlights on the F1 app of quali. Not overly enamoured by the new on screen graphics. Too much going on and a load of artifical peril created with the "driver in danger" bit on the left. All its needs is a red line, or them to be highlighted yellow with the dropped ones in red. Not that F1 qualifying isn't over complicated anyway. Bit depressing how much extra pace the Mercs have shown already Jo Well, one of them anyway....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) Ok, prediction time. Hamilton to have wrapped up the championship with three races to spare. Vettel learns than you can’t win the championship in the first half of the season - but you can lose it/throw it away. Red Bull’s challenge to Ferrari hamstrung by the stewards. McLaren improve significantly during the first half, but never finish in the top three. The boy LeClerc leaves team-mate Ericsson behind as he gains experience, gets one freak result (a la Stroll in Baku last year). Big battle for fourth placed team, ultimately Renault. And throws his Toys out of the Pram again, everybody else's fault except his own. Ferrari International Assistance, FIA. Alonso walks before Silverstone. LeClerc replaces Kimi after Spa Edited March 24, 2018 by Andrew P 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2018 Ok, prediction time. Hamilton to have wrapped up the championship with three races to spare. Only three? Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Jonboy Posted March 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 24, 2018 Don’t forget we need a mid season dip from Hamilton, to give the media their annual opportunity to slag off his lifestyle and how he doesn’t commit enough focus to the sport 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Only three? Cheers, Mick IF, and it's a BIG IF, the likes of Vettle, Raikonnen, Bottas, Riciado, and Vestapen all keep coming 2nd and 3rd, but Lewis wins each one he could well have it sown up by Monza. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Didn’t see that coming Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 How b****y stupid! No driver should be allowed to gain places in those circumstances... Yet again becoming a joke sport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 25, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2018 Are we keeping a lid on results until after the C4 - i.e. UK terrestrial - broadcast this year? We did that at one time, but it was reversed, I think. It certainly is difficult for those overseas - not including me - to know when that broadcast takes place, so if they have watched it live, they may want to offer opinions! Views? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 How b****y stupid! No driver should be allowed to gain places in those circumstances... Yet again becoming a joke sport.That was Mercedes' mistake. One assumes all the teams get the same rulebook... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 If you don't want to know, don't come here before you've watched the race! /me adding tuppence I agree. I wouldn't post the results in other threads, but avoiding this one if you don't want to know the results should be possible... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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