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I agree that Mercedes has the best engine, but I think they also have a pretty nice chassis, too. And, I hate the lack of testing, as much as I also dislike limiting strategy options like refuelling, or making changes to the car after qualifying, or being able to select whatever tire they want, etc.
The fact is, F1 is seldom equal for long. Whether someone has a better idea (Lotus, in 1977, Williams in 1994; or maybe McLaren in the early 80's) or a better engine (Tag turbo, assorted Ferraris, etc.) or the best designer (Newey... lately) or better drivers (Schumi, Senna, Prost) , a better strategist (Brawn) or whatever, one team has often kicked butt and taken no prisoners. It would be interesting to study whether the biggest budget, or the best designer, or the best driver, etc. has the most impact on success, long term. Sometimes I think they change the formula, just to mix things up a little. JR |
Yes, he has the best chassis/engine package but Hamilton IS a very good driver. I don't care much for his personality but other than Ricciardo, the whole lot of them are walking fragile ego cases prone to *****ing and moaning about whatever does not serve them. But I watch simply because I see skill and ability doing something I cannot. I do not have to like them to appreciate them.
Just posing a hypothetical question; If you could choose one driver to put into your car to win the championship, who would it be? |
Alonso.
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I find it laughable that people argue that F1 leads in technology. How does that work when there's little to no development or testing during the racing season? Bench racing is fun! :) |
Well, to say that there's no testing or development is not correct. There's a lot of it, not that we are privy to it. It's less than the insane amount that occurred previously, but the thousands of people employed in F1, not counting those you see at the races, are mostly definitely very busy.
Look for the videos that Red Bull produced a few years ago that talked about the pace of development between races. The number of individual changes they considered and/or tried was mind-blowing. JR |
You can do a lot in modeling and simulation - and the top teams are constantly working that angle. So the amount of testing and development that goes on is staggering. It just isn't at the track.
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In this video, from 2013, it is mentioned that Red Bull runs about 30,000 design changes through the system, in a season.
https://youtu.be/hFJ3ta-0O5c Most of those, you probably weren't aware of... JR |
And none of this is catching Mercedes.
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What you see on the track during Fri. is just the tip of the iceberg due to limited testing mileage. I could discuss all day about how F1 leads in technology but somehow I don't think it would change your opinion. Sadly most of this is transparent when watching the racing which is the exposure most people have to F1. |
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I'm more of the perspective of the rules of the F1 game and how it's preventing true real world (engine) development so that other teams can catch up. If F1 is truly the technological edge, then barring/restricting engine development during the racing season seems contrary to this label put on F1. Now, to continue the bench racing in the spirit of fun, some would say that WRC cars are more technologically advanced due to the different road conditions they drive on. :-) Would like an insiders perspective on that. |
WRC cars are pretty basic by the standards of today. If you want technology outside of F1, look to the WEC cars. I think they have the best rule package of any series.
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One thing that bears mentioning about the Honda situation is that I think they are not solely to blame for their problems. They took some direction from McLaren, in that I think the concept for the car was based around some pretty tight packaging ideas. This forced them to make decisions on the engine layout and some of the components that are now biting them in the ass. And, they had to turn down the performance from the start because of inadequate cooling.
Not to mention that the McLaren chassis is a bit of a dog... Nice to be able to hide your mistakes in someone else's shame... JR |
Alonso is having a miserable time at McLaren, perhaps for how he acted on his first stint there. IMO
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Any production car based racing or rally series is way behind on the technology stakes. Too many compromises are inherited from the base production car. That is not to say WRC isn't a huge challenge as correctly pointed out by pitargue. Safe to say I've experienced first hand the inside of a few works team honeycombs, each has its own unique differences but the common goal is make the fastest car you can, within the rules using the money and resources available. If I the freedom to choose what race vehicle to work on next it would be without a doubt an LMP1 car, then Moto GP, then WRC and finally a works Paris Dakar car. For now its F1 for me as in Hotel California in the Eagles song, 'You can check-out anytime you like but you can never leave!' |
I thought you were going to do a bit of gardening...
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Got to say hard manual labour is really good for the soul and clearing the head. My last gig really took big chunks out of me but I've had enough of a rest now and itching to rejoin the circus |
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