On the back of his first pole position last weekend, Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas topped the second day of in-season testing at Sakhir. The Finn ejoyed a trouble-free day and completed a massive 143 laps.
you can check it here : http://www.f1today.net/en/live/f1/22267 ... st-of-2017downforcemax wrote:PhillipM wrote:Is it me or does it look like Merc are running a very low rpm limit today across all the engines? That's 3 Merc cars all recording 276.9kph at the speed trap...and the Mercedes itself is as close as makes no difference too.
where can i find those speed trap records.......thx
Santozini wrote:you can check it here : http://www.f1today.net/en/live/f1/22267 ... st-of-2017downforcemax wrote:PhillipM wrote:Is it me or does it look like Merc are running a very low rpm limit today across all the engines? That's 3 Merc cars all recording 276.9kph at the speed trap...and the Mercedes itself is as close as makes no difference too.
where can i find those speed trap records.......thx
Quiet sure that is at start finish line and not end of straightSantozini wrote:you can check it here : http://www.f1today.net/en/live/f1/22267 ... st-of-2017downforcemax wrote:PhillipM wrote:Is it me or does it look like Merc are running a very low rpm limit today across all the engines? That's 3 Merc cars all recording 276.9kph at the speed trap...and the Mercedes itself is as close as makes no difference too.
where can i find those speed trap records.......thx
FW17 wrote:Quiet sure that is at start finish line and not end of straightSantozini wrote:you can check it here : http://www.f1today.net/en/live/f1/22267 ... st-of-2017downforcemax wrote:
where can i find those speed trap records.......thx
If they 10 at start finish and another 10 by end of straight, that would be about 310 kph
They should ban the wings as we might see multiple layers of them very soon. It will look ugly and we are just getting happy in terms of F1 car´s looks.F1T wrote:Shark fins and T-wings to be banned on safety grounds? - Development blog
Following the launch of the first few cars in launch week, voices were raised that shark fins, engine cover sails, or whatever they would need to be called, should be banned from Formula One. F1 teams themselves didn't agree however, as Red Bull's attempts to get them banned last summer failed, most likely because some teams were already happily exploring the aerodynamic possibilities of such engine cover extensions.
Now, with testing underway, and literally every car underway with one shark fin or another, and in some cases with additional T-wings attached to them, some in the paddock expect that the fins may well get banned ahead of the start of the season. Such short notice regulation change is possible, but only on the grounds of safety.
Footage shot during today's testing at Barcelona, in this case without a T-wing on the VJM10, shows that there may indeed be a risk of wings breaking off. It would of course be possible to make them more rigid, but such footage could be used by Charlie Whiting to get rid of the appendages.
https://twitter.com/F1/status/836206737220751365
I thought the exact same thing when I watched this earlier. That fin is warping all over the place.F1T wrote:Shark fins and T-wings to be banned on safety grounds? - Development blog
Footage shot during today's testing at Barcelona, in this case without a T-wing on the VJM10, shows that there may indeed be a risk of wings breaking off. It would of course be possible to make them more rigid, but such footage could be used by Charlie Whiting to get rid of the appendages.
Am I the only one who thinks the Merc fin looks quite sexy?ForMuLaOne wrote:They should ban the wings as we might see multiple layers of them very soon. It will look ugly and we are just getting happy in terms of F1 car´s looks.F1T wrote:Shark fins and T-wings to be banned on safety grounds? - Development blog
Following the launch of the first few cars in launch week, voices were raised that shark fins, engine cover sails, or whatever they would need to be called, should be banned from Formula One. F1 teams themselves didn't agree however, as Red Bull's attempts to get them banned last summer failed, most likely because some teams were already happily exploring the aerodynamic possibilities of such engine cover extensions.
Now, with testing underway, and literally every car underway with one shark fin or another, and in some cases with additional T-wings attached to them, some in the paddock expect that the fins may well get banned ahead of the start of the season. Such short notice regulation change is possible, but only on the grounds of safety.
Footage shot during today's testing at Barcelona, in this case without a T-wing on the VJM10, shows that there may indeed be a risk of wings breaking off. It would of course be possible to make them more rigid, but such footage could be used by Charlie Whiting to get rid of the appendages.
https://twitter.com/F1/status/836206737220751365
The shark fins should not be banned though as they might be integral part of cooling philosophies (Merc will not be the only team).
Short term rule changes are shitty, but who wants to see those flycatchers in front of the rear wing.
What on earth... so initial diagnosis clarly didn't identify the problem, and McLaren went to put the second PU in without confirming that it wasn't a general issue with all PUs?kooleracer wrote: McLaren ( E.Boullier): Can't run the second engine have to wait until Honda has finished their investigation on the issue. Called the issue Surprising, disappointing and unexpected.
