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    Just six days to go. The off-season has been fascinating to watch. Many changes this year, could be an entralling season:

    Ferrari have Alsono and Massa.
    McLaren have Button and Hamilton - two world champs in one team. I hope that isn't counterproductive.
    Mercedes GP (formerly Brawn GP) have Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher. I've never cared for Shuey (obviously you have to admire his all-round talent and ability, but not his methods) but he'll certainly stir things up.
    Red Bull - looking and talking very competitive.
    BMW reborn as Sauber (again), Pedro de la Rossa finally given a chance to pedal race-distance rather than just a few practice days.

    Lots of shenanigans at the back end of the grid. USF1 failing to make an entry yet Stefan GP (formerly Toyota) denied a place on the grid despite having gotten as far as shipping cars to Bahrain! The Lotus name makes a return under the expert technical guidance of Mike Gascoine, albeit for a Malaysian team.

    There will be no refuelling, just lightning-quick tyre changes. Red Bull reckon they've done it in under 2 seconds. The cars now have to be balanced to run optimally throughout a 150Kg difference in race weight!

    No more KERS (by agreement of all the FOTA teams).

    And the British GP will be at Silverstone again. They are spending millions improving the circuit.
    FT.

  • #2
    I'm not sure if I like the refueling ban... but it is an interesting change... A shame the KERS is gone: it would really benefit car develepment (from that one year of KERS, several new concepts will make it to road cars).

    I don't think having two world champs in one team is counter productive, but both drivers have quite a different style of driving (one prefers oversteer, the other understeer; ...). So how to deal with that as an engineer?

    A lot ol drivers as well... Could be interesting!

    One question: is there a free online video stream of the race?
    pixar
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    • #3
      What's this refueling ban I hear of? They can't refuel at all during a race??

      Either we're going to see alot of cars parked on the side of the race track, or engines will magically become more fuel efficient.

      Am I correct in what I heard?

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      • #4
        Yep! They have bigger tanks which means a complete redesign. The cars are generally longer now, and of course are heavier. This is one reason why they've abandonned KERS, due the space and weight it used to consume.

        Of course, this will reward the more fuel-efficient engines!
        FT.

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        • #5
          I thought there was a ban on changing the engine specs for 5 years or something ?

          I'm getting lost in all the new rules....
          Time to hop over to the BBC F1 site.....
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          • #6
            Everyone has V8's......and BMW-Sauber has a ferrari engine ? lol
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            • #7
              Oh, the Virgin car was completely computer designed, without the use of a windtunnel... Other technical directors have questions about the feasibility of this, so it will be interesting to see.

              I'm hoping to be able to watch it on some channel I can understand...
              pixar
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              • #8
                Not using a wind tunnel was very brave. Especially if you class being 4 seconds off the pace as 'brave'. :/
                FT.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by VJ View Post
                  I'm hoping to be able to watch it on some channel I can understand...
                  I recently came across a paid-for proxy service being advertised to british ex-pats...
                  FT.

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                  • #10
                    Here's a round-up of the many implications of the refuelling ban:

                    FT.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Fat Tone View Post
                      I recently came across a paid-for proxy service being advertised to british ex-pats...
                      Yes, I found it too... Problem is that my internet connection is not blazing fast, and some streaming video things work flawlessly, whereas others fail miserably. I'd need to find some way to test it beforehand... But I'll ask the system administrator at the university in Belgium whether I can use them as a proxy...

                      Originally posted by Fat Tone View Post
                      Here's a round-up of the many implications of the refuelling ban:
                      http://www.planet-f1.com/features/60...The-New-Change
                      I wonder if drivers will not take bigger risks; running too long on tires (was it Raikonnen who blew a tire some seasons ago?)...

                      The longer races my also become an issues, especially if the the 2-hour racing time rule is unchanged: it will be easier to reach that limit if a few safety-cars are needed during the race...
                      pixar
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                      • #12
                        I usually manage to find a streaming site, but you have to reconnect every 5 or so minutes.....
                        Or i'll watch them on telly....
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                        • #13
                          I just won the 2009 Australian GP. At least, JB did on my Wii. I was tuned to perfection apparently
                          FT.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Fat Tone View Post
                            I just won the 2009 Australian GP. At least, JB did on my Wii. I was tuned to perfection apparently
                            Who was Luke driving as?
                            (if you'd have been Schumacher and he were Rubens, I could ask are you sure he didn't let you win ?)

                            I found a Polish live stream that gives quite good quality.
                            And I can stream BBC Radio 5 live through their iPlayer!
                            (it will not be in sync, but it is better then nothing)

                            Looks like my Pentium M and my mobile broadband connection will have some work to do this weekend...
                            pixar
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                            • #15
                              In qualifying, running both streams simultaneousy went perfect!
                              They are out of sync by well over a minute though (audio is first). Hadn't expect it to be that much...
                              pixar
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