The Formula One Thread

https://x.com/autosport/status/1925491836568637518

 

Or they are doing typical accountant quarter by quarter short term thinking and actually chasing short term profitability at the expense of long term viability...
https://www.thestreet.com/sports/f1...e 2024 Miami,once-viral excitement has dulled.

 

He is not wrong.

 

One of the things Matt Mladin used to talk about. The paddock is a work environment.

 

Monaco race will have mandatory 2 pit stops, 2 compounds even if it rains... might spice things up a bit.

Or not ... lol

 

Saw a video of a sim race in the other direction from which it is normally run the other day. That would surely spice things up.

 

Worked out ok for Zarco.

 

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/...iver-thought-of-brad-pitts-f1-movie/10725221/

 

Damn, I really wanted to hear Maxi Pad say how much he hated the movie because there wasn't enough dirty driving and punting others off the track.

 

As long as the movie doesnt do the typical movie crap and have the cars have 27 gears, and all it takes to pass someone is just downshift and floor it to get around them, it will be above most others.

 

“There were some funny parts, but it was meant to be like that. Of course, there are some things that aren't fully accurate… like the standard movie scene where they're going side by side in the straights and suddenly the other guy finds another gear. But that's a typical movie thing, and I think it makes it super captivating for the audience.
Oliver Bearman

 

You forgot the intense eye squint and concentration that's visible to the audience even though the driver's darkly tinted visor is down. After all these years, I've hampered my racing career by not squinting hard enough while attempting to pass. Dang it!

 

Lawson out qualifies Yuki.

 

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/why-an-unstable-car-is-faster-with-the-right-driver/10724466/

 

Welp

 

That's the proper penalty for wearing a purse.

 

Boyfriend out.

 

Lewis to Ferrari - "Am I a minute behind?"

Ferrari to Lewis - "Well, the way a refrigerator works is quite complex, you see. It all starts with the refrigerant, a special fluid that circulates throughout the system. This refrigerant is initially in a gaseous state and then it enters the compressor, which, as the name implies, compresses it, raising its temperature and pressure. This hot, high-pressure gas then flows into the condenser coils, which are usually located at the back of the refrigerator. Here, the refrigerant releases heat to the surroundings, causing it to condense into a liquid. The liquid refrigerant then goes through an expansion valve, which lowers its pressure and temperature. This now cold, low-pressure refrigerant enters the evaporator coils inside the refrigerator compartment. Here, it absorbs heat from the air inside, cooling the refrigerator. As the refrigerant absorbs heat, it evaporates back into a gas, and the cycle repeats, starting again with the compressor. And this entire cycle is regulated by a thermostat, which monitors the temperature inside the refrigerator and turns the compressor on or off as needed. The whole process involves thermodynamics, and the principles of heat transfer, and fluid dynamics, and also…"