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[Bullet]

I'd forgotten all about F1 this year, til I saw this thread pop back up.
Has it got interesting again?

 

[markysimmo]

I'd forgotten all about F1 this year, til I saw this thread pop back up.
Has it got interesting again?

In the way that Verstappen is not dominating and McLaren are doing really well

 

[Kandi1977]

In the way that Verstappen is not dominating and McLaren are doing really well

Except that McLaren seem to deliberately fudge it up for their championship challanger.
That said, I'm fine with their approach. If you can't win it on own merit, you don't deserve to win it. Should not have to rely on your team mate backing off for you to win.

Also, big chapeau to Leclerc! Managed those tyres to perfection, and somehow was able to get them to last twice as many laps as anyone else!

 

[Baleforce]

Would be amazing if Norris can pull it off.

All it's doing is showing the limitations of mad max, he can only win when he has a massively superior machine, you put Hamilton or Alonso in that car and they would still be getting podiums and comfortably taking the title from here.

I'd love it if the belligerent little fudger and that clam of team boss fudge it up.

 

[markysimmo]

Leading Formula 1 designer Adrian Newey will join Aston Martin next year.

An Aston Martin source told BBC Sport that Newey has made a long-term commitment to the team, said to be a five-year contract worth up to a possible £30m a year, including bonuses and add-ons.

The deal will be announced at a news conference organised by Aston Martin at their F1 base at Silverstone on Tuesday.

Newey, who in April negotiated an early exit from his contract as Red Bull chief technical officer, will start work in early March.

The 65-year-old's manager Eddie Jordan refused to discuss the situation when approached for comment by BBC Sport.

An Aston Martin spokesperson said: "Adrian has been linked to many teams and would be an asset to any team, but we don't have anything to announce."

Securing Newey is a coup for Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll after investing heavily in the team with the ambition of turning them into world championship contenders.

Stroll has funded a state-of-the-art new factory, including a wind tunnel, employed a series of top engineers and secured Honda as a works engine partner from 2026.

The team also have two-time world champion Fernando Alonso under contract until the end of 2026.

Newey has built a reputation as the greatest F1 designer in history after winning 12 drivers’ championships and 13 constructors’ titles in a career that spans the Williams, McLaren and Red Bull teams.

In particular, he has a reputation for stealing a march on rivals at the beginning of a period of new regulations.

The deal he negotiated to leave Red Bull, to whom he had been under contract until the end of 2025, frees him to join another team in time to have a significant impact on the design they produce for 2026.

F1 rules forbid teams from starting design work on the aerodynamics of their 2026 before the start of next year.

Newey will be the design lead for a team who have invested heavily in engineering talent in recent years.

Former Mercedes engine chief Andy Cowell joins as chief executive officer on 1 October.

Aston Martin have signed former Ferrari chassis technical director Enrico Cardile, who will start work in his role as chief technical officer at an unspecified point in 2025.

Aston Martin's technical director is Dan Fallows, who joined in April 2022 after working as an aerodynamicist under Newey at Red Bull from 2006 until 2021

 

[monkeybarry]

That's awesome. Gonna be a fun few seasons coming up.

 

[Daisuk]

I'm finally watching the latest season of Drive to Survive - and have a few questions, but only one for now: the cars this year seem to have this sort of bar straight in front of the face of the driver - what the hell is up with that? Isn't it a nightmare to drive with that straight in front of your face?

 

[Baleforce]

I'm finally watching the latest season of Drive to Survive - and have a few questions, but only one for now: the cars this year seem to have this sort of bar straight in front of the face of the driver - what the hell is up with that? Isn't it a nightmare to drive with that straight in front of your face?

the halo?

nah, its in their field of view, but like the roof of a normal car to a driver, its not blocking anything that matters

its a safety device, it protects the head both from a flipped car sliding along and from potential debris, such as wheels which have come untethered

 

[Daisuk]

the halo?

nah, its in their field of view, but like the roof of a normal car to a driver, its not blocking anything that matters

its a safety device, it protects the head both from a flipped car sliding along and from potential debris, such as wheels which have come untethered

I reckon thats it, or rather the way it is stuck to the car. Attaching a pic of the Mclaren car from last year. That fin at the bottom of the halo that connects it to the front of the car looks to be right in the view of the driver! It even looks like it when you see the fps view from the driver seat. I don't get how they see through that.

 

[Dicko]

I reckon thats it, or rather the way it is stuck to the car. Attaching a pic of the Mclaren car from last year. That fin at the bottom of the halo that connects it to the front of the car looks to be right in the view of the driver! It even looks like it when you see the fps view from the driver seat. I don't get how they see through that.

I remember some drivers said they hated the idea of the halo when it was proposed, but the fuss seems to have gone away now some years later.

 

[SpurMeUp]

I remember some drivers said they hated the idea of the halo when it was proposed, but the fuss seems to have gone away now some years later.

It saves lives. Probably a couple of drivers have been saved from serious injury or death already.

 

[Dicko]

It saves lives. Probably a couple of drivers have been saved from serious injury or death already.

Exactly, It's proven to be a good addition

 

[Daisuk]

I remember some drivers said they hated the idea of the halo when it was proposed, but the fuss seems to have gone away now some years later.

I completely get the halo, i just don't get how its attached to the car. How does it not interfere with the drivers view? I don't get it. They look to have that fin straight in their face.

Looks a bit weird to me in such a high speed sport, but they manage, so it's allright I guess.

 

[Bullet]

I completely get the halo, i just don't get how its attached to the car. How does it not interfere with the drivers view? I don't get it. They look to have that fin straight in their face.

The video you posted explains it really well; when you hold your thumb up near your face but focus on an object on the far side of the room, your thumb kinda disappears. Like your nose. Your brain can just ignore it and you focus either side of it.

 

[Kandi1977]

I reckon thats it, or rather the way it is stuck to the car. Attaching a pic of the Mclaren car from last year. That fin at the bottom of the halo that connects it to the front of the car looks to be right in the view of the driver! It even looks like it when you see the fps view from the driver seat. I don't get how they see through that.

You almost never look straight ahead when you're in a race car. You look into the corners, in the mirrors etc. It's in the view, but it's not an issue.

 

[Chrissivad]

You almost never look straight ahead when you're in a race car. You look into the corners, in the mirrors etc. It's in the view, but it's not an issue.

Gotta watch out for those bloody cyclists....

 

[Daisuk]

The video you posted explains it really well; when you hold your thumb up near your face but focus on an object on the far side of the room, your thumb kinda disappears. Like your nose. Your brain can just ignore it and you focus either side of it.

True that. You would just think that in a sport like F1, where details are everything, it would be a slight advantage not to have that in front of your face, but the people that know this brick obviously doesn't think so, so not sure why I'm still waffling on about it.

Also, what's with the radio guys always telling the drivers to push? Of course they're going to fudging push, it's a race!

Oh, and Ocon is a fudging idiot - why does he still have a team?

 

[Kandi1977]

True that. You would just think that in a sport like F1, where details are everything, it would be a slight advantage not to have that in front of your face, but the people that know this brick obviously doesn't think so, so not sure why I'm still waffling on about it.

Also, what's with the radio guys always telling the drivers to push? Of course they're going to fudging push, it's a race!

Oh, and Ocon is a fudging idiot - why does he still have a team?

Well the halo is mandatory, so it's the same for everyone. You can't not have it.
The push thing is exaggerated in the series. That said, F1 is now (too) much about saving tires, so a lot of the race they are only "cruising" to save tires. The team monitors the tires, and tells the drivers when they can pick up the pace.
Leclerc pushed too hard for too long to try to get past Piastri last weekend, and 4 laps before the end, his tires were completely shot, and he suddenly lost 2 seconds a lap. It's fine margins.