If Merc could have used it this weekend, they would have. They left nothing on the table, I promise you.
If Merc does get quicker it's because they've developed the car or better understood aspects of it (like setups generating a better balance for the driver and the tires, or gaining a fraction more reliable power) etc.
The more they understand their own cars the quicker they will be. They did not sandbag this weekend. Teams are, and will continue to be, a little cautious when it comes to PU components because they need to last 5 races this year. But that's the same for everyone and caution does not mean sandbagging.
I'll give it a couple more races to see where Merc, Ferrari, RBR, and the rest will stand out as they tweak their cars progressively. I suspect some tracks are going to suit better to one or few cars while others will struggle.
I like the aero rules and love how fast these cars dart through the turns at insane speeds, but I fear they have overly worked on with these changes and made the cars too difficult to overtake. I think we need more pit stops too. Too early to judge anything right now.
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I'm still curious about RBR/Renault engine sound when drivers floor it coming out of turns. Is it just new turbos or some kind of engine mapping they've got that's making jet like sound or what?
I was thinking more in the line of EBD thing ...
See, I have no problem with this, and I'm not entirely sure where the idea came from that more passing equaled more excitement.
The great races that stand out in my mind were those that involved one critical overtake (usually involving Michael and Mika).
How excited can you get when Joe Racer and Bobby Bahnstormer trade positions, every lap, in the DRS zones?
It's similar to what the NHL tried to do with hockey. Changed all the rules to encourage higher scoring games because, apparently, more goals = more exciting. Problem is when it becomes routine, it's no longer exciting.
Believe a lot of the complaints are very firmly rooted in the fuel restrictions, engine longevity requirements and Mickey Mouse tire management.
Bringing back refueling, alone, would have a fairly significant impact on position changes.
The teams need to be unshackled. That's really the bottom line, for me. Fans want to see these guys wringing out every last ounce of performance from a car that is built to go absolutely as fast as possible for exactly one lap longer than it needs to. When you know that's happening; that the driver in the car you're watching is laying it all out, that's something worthy of appreciation.
F1 races are sprints. Why are we conserving anything?
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Kimi meets Nicole Kidman in Melbourne, Kimi doesn't give a f**k:
BMWs are fun in the snow too...
Lol so smooth with the ladies: shakes hands, says hi, then looks around... Womp-womp.
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Someone even managed to add onto his Wikipedia page (it's gone now) something like "Nicole Kidman tried to hit on Kimi on the Melbourne race weekend but Kimi didn't give a flying f**k."
Or is it all Nicole's fault? I mean Kimi, Jimmy Fallon...who hasn't blown her advances off?
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BMWs are fun in the snow too...
She's creepy.
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I'm not saying there needs to be a ton of passing back and forth via DRS. Obviously that entirely defeats the purpose of racing. But if the only meaningful pass happens in the pits and most cars aren't able to really even follow within a second because of the dirty air being produced, how exciting is that?
Agree with all of this here.
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I 100% agree that the sport is missing the all-out nature it needs. Just look at virtually any race from Goodwood; you can see those guys going all-out, and those races are genuinely thrilling. Some have a lot of passing, some don't, but the cars can get inches apart and stay there.
I realize it isn't directly helpful as F1 has to keep downforce, but I believe one unfortunate drawback to how much is required to maintain F1 speeds is it inherently reduced the "tossability" of the cars and the ability to follow closely. You can't have both, basically.
Also, is cost the main reason teams can't choose from any tire compound each race? That would open up a lot more potential strategies I think. Just make a rule that two compounds at least two "steps" apart must be used, or something like that.
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