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Opening round of the F1 season cancelled :( due to protest/fighting/uprising
Was looking forward to it as well, Australia on the 27th March is now the opening round
I mean F1 is far more important than democracy lol
comptoncj
21-02-11, 06:39 PM
lol shame tis a good track
VnoNovaD
21-02-11, 07:16 PM
Think if everyone in the stands had a brick/pistol, itd make the race bit more interesting tbh.
move it to Egypt.........
Think if everyone in the stands had a brick/pistol, itd make the race bit more interesting tbh.
Did you watch last season at all ? :roll:
Was the best for years in IMO with a few drivers always in contention for the title
This year will be just as good I reckon, few changes to the cars will make it interesting as well
In two years time 1500 turbos are back as well :d
i'll tell the truth, i dont like F1, yes i admire the skill, the engineering but its soo bloody boring to watch on tv, and the drivers have no personality, just a bunch of adverts for their sponsors, its like the english top flight of football to me,
id rather go watch ST Mirren or the Tour of Mull.
I didn't watch it when Schumacher drove his heavily assisted Ferrari to a load of titles, that was boring, very boring
The last few seasons have been good tho IMO with many drivers in contention, no TC, launch control etc makes better viewing
Bahrain is a crap track anyway, far to wide and not enough overtaking is done on it! :thumb:
Edd iirc you and i are similar age, berger, prost, mansell, senna, those guys made races, made interviews made the sport, its too cold, to cut n dry now,
Edd iirc you and i are similar age, berger, prost, mansell, senna, those guys made races, made interviews made the sport, its too cold, to cut n dry now,
Totally agree, that was F1 at it's best, when Senna died (rip) safety was obviously top priority and a edge was taken away from it a little IMO
Then came Schu with his 'if I can't win I'll take you out shizzle and get away with it' attitude, I lost intrest then
I do feel with Hamilton coming in to F1, Jenson winning for Braun and Vettel on the last race last season winning it it's nearly back to its best, at least 3 teams are always in contention
1500 turbos is going to be crazy tho lol
i heard a story that the fia would like 1600 turbo motors in all top line motorsport?
but the old turbo cars!! LOVELY!! stories of BMW employees peeing on old 2002 turbo blocks before using them in F1 cars lol
Opening round of the F1 season cancelled :( due to protest/fighting/uprising
What have they got to do with it??? lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41cUCZyez7E&feature=related
1600 turbo'd engines with massive restrictions on them to kerb the power and torque so its pointless really. The old turbo cars are in a totally different league!
The FIA and F1 teams are banging on about saving money so why introduce a new engine to build and develope when they could just use with the current engines for the forseable future!;)
F1 bores me to tears...
still this has severely affected my fantasy f1 at work :(
Pistol Pete
21-02-11, 09:07 PM
Ahhh crap! Was looking forward to the season kick off!
World Supers starts this wekend, MotoGP same weekend as F1 IIRC. Yeehaa! Then the MX season starts. My Sky+ is going to be on overload!!
My Sky+ is going to be on overload!!
lollollollollollol
I have to agree with the grand prince of bahrain and say they have more imprtant things on atm than hosting a gp!
But as for it being a decent track i think its possibly the most boring of the calender!
Meh, that'll learn bernie for going to the middle east chasing the money and holding europe to ransom....
auzzy-b
22-02-11, 11:09 PM
Opening round of the F1 season cancelled :( due to protest/fighting/uprising
Boo!:(
1600 turbo'd engines with massive restrictions on them to kerb the power and torque so its pointless really. The old turbo cars are in a totally different league!
The FIA and F1 teams are banging on about saving money so why introduce a new engine to build and develope when they could just use with the current engines for the forseable future!;)
I don't think there is any talk about them lowering the hp, the new engine will be as fast and powerful as what they currently have.
The new changes to the cars this year should see it closer than ever, I'm really looking forward to it
I don't think there is any talk about them lowering the hp, the new engine will be as fast and powerful as what they currently have.
The new changes to the cars this year should see it closer than ever, I'm really looking forward to it
I was reading an article in Race Tech mag about this new "global" 1.6 turbo engine for motorsport that the FIA and Audi have proposed.... Looks to be a good thing as the rich teams will be slowed down a shade and the poorer teams will get the same engine package as the rich boys so it will be ALL about the aero/chassis/driver :)
I was reading an article in Race Tech mag about this new "global" 1.6 turbo engine for motorsport that the FIA and Audi have proposed.... Looks to be a good thing as the rich teams will be slowed down a shade and the poorer teams will get the same engine package as the rich boys so it will be ALL about the aero/chassis/driver :)
which can only be a good thing imo as it will make for closer racing instead of the only overtaking and place changes happening in the pitlane....
I don't think there is any talk about them lowering the hp, the new engine will be as fast and powerful as what they currently have.
The new changes to the cars this year should see it closer than ever, I'm really looking forward to it
It will end up like champ cars, where there is a standardised restrictor for the inlet to limit the turbo output power. The FIA isnt going to let the teams run any BHP that they want, for safety, cost and closer racing especially with the reintroduction of KERS! ;)
Its no good if Mercedes developed a 1200bhp engine if Renault came with an 800bhp one is there!lol Look how much controversy the double diffuser caused at the start of last year due to different interpratations to the rules!
I was reading an article in Race Tech mag about this new "global" 1.6 turbo engine for motorsport that the FIA and Audi have proposed.... Looks to be a good thing as the rich teams will be slowed down a shade and the poorer teams will get the same engine package as the rich boys so it will be ALL about the aero/chassis/driver :)
Sounds like less chance of me getting a job, which can only be a bad thing lol
edit: Also 1200 out of an unrestricted 1600 turbo is really, really low lol
cant remember where i read it but it said the F1 engines would be limited to 850bhp
which iirc is about what they are now
they're aiming for similar performance, with a higher efficiency with the introduction of these engines basically, so they'll be roughly the same power. that will only be a guess based on restrictor size though as after that its up to manufacturers to get as much power out of them as possible
there was some techno stuff about what the insides of the turbo will have to be
i skipped that as i dont have a clue about any of that lol
there was some techno stuff about what the insides of the turbo will have to be
i skipped that as i dont have a clue about any of that lol
Probably just defining it as a 'standard' turbo tbh, F1 regulations cover all of that so they don't invest millions literally reinventing the wheel lol
F1 regulations cover all of that so they don't invest millions literally reinventing the wheel lol
They invest millions in whatever they do in F1 so it doesnt really matter!lollollol
They invest millions in whatever they do in F1 so it doesnt really matter!lollollol
Imagine how the costs would spiral if they took out the bit that states they have to use a conventional reciprocating engine then?:p
So will this 1.6 turbo lump fit on my f20 or am I gonna have to go small block?
lol
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc157/fastdiamond/bahrainGP.jpg
Pistol Pete
26-02-11, 12:23 PM
lol ^
lol lol @ the "german" tanks out in front...
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