The 2018 Formula One Thread

[harrybarracuda]

It's all going Pete Tong for Vettel again... fuck he's crap.

[harrybarracuda]

Hahahaha looks like another Mercedes front row and another Ferrari fuck up.

Beautiful.

[harrybarracuda]

But on the bright side, no-one has ever won Suzuka from the second row, so being in 9th is an advantage.

[harrybarracuda]

I forgot to post this.... it seems the Eyeties might have been up to some jiggerypokery. In true Eyetie style they are doing their best to bluster their way out of it....

Ferrari has warned it will treat any future leaks of its technical secrets as a "serious matter", after recent intrigue about a second battery sensor on its Formula 1 car.


One of the theories surrounding Ferrari's recent drop in pace compared to Mercedes is that it is somehow linked to the ongoing analysis that the FIA has carried out on Ferrari's unique dual-battery arrangement.

Ferrari has strongly denied this, but team principal Maurizio Arrivabene said he was more concerned about how knowledge of the sensors has reached the public domain.

Speaking to Sky Italia, Arrivabene said: "Our battery layout is quite complex, so we agreed with a request from the FIA to work together with them.
"We had the second sensor, but it does not change in any case the performance of our car.

"Despite that, I find it strange that everybody knows about the second sensor. I've said our battery layout I quite complex, but it's also the intellectual property of Ferrari.

"I hope that, as everybody knows about the second sensor, in the future everybody is not going to be informed about our project.

"That could be a serious matter."

Over the course of this season, the FIA has attached the two sensors to the Ferrari's power unit to check that the team is not doing anything illegal with its energy recovery, following questions posed by rival Mercedes about its straightline speed advantage in early acceleration.


The fact that Ferrari has not enjoyed a similar edge in recent races prompted talk that it has perhaps been hobbled by the sensors.

Arrivabene was clear, however, that Ferrari's recent drop in form has more to do with its performance in slow speed corners than on the straights.

"It's nothing to do with the speed on the straights, because in Singapore and Russia we were quicker," he said.

"We were ahead in Singapore and in Russia we were near to our competitors.

"In Singapore and Russia, we were more or less like Mercedes on the straights. Where we lost was in the slow-speed corners. We have the data to confirm it."

Arrivabene added Ferrari's cornering problems have triggered further issues that mean it is not able to use its tyres as well as Mercedes.

"We are suffering in high- and medium-downforce tracks," he said. "Especially on slower corners we are in trouble.

"We miss load, and this problem leads us to have difficulties in the management of the tyres, because we cannot always put the tyres into the right operating window."


Arrivabene was clear, however, that Ferrari's recent drop in form has more to do with its performance in slow speed corners than on the straights.

"It's nothing to do with the speed on the straights, because in Singapore and Russia we were quicker," he said.

"We were ahead in Singapore and in Russia we were near to our competitors.

"In Singapore and Russia, we were more or less like Mercedes on the straights. Where we lost was in the slow-speed corners. We have the data to confirm it."

Arrivabene added Ferrari's cornering problems have triggered further issues that mean it is not able to use its tyres as well as Mercedes.

"We are suffering in high- and medium-downforce tracks," he said. "Especially on slower corners we are in trouble.

"We miss load, and this problem leads us to have difficulties in the management of the tyres, because we cannot always put the tyres into the right operating window."

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...tery-knowledge

[harrybarracuda]

Hahaha Mad Max got another penalty for leaving the track and then carving his way back on via Raikkonen.

No doubt it won't be his fault.

[harrybarracuda]

And now Vettel has bashed into Mad Max and spun himself off the track.

Comedy gold!

[Switch]

Vettel driving like an aggressive 18 year old in his first F1 race.

Hes going backwards in more ways than one.

Desperation.

[harrybarracuda]

There's that many penalties I'm starting to suspect Graham Poll has replaced Charlie Whiting.

[Troy]

Vettel manages to make Mad Max look sane with that manoeuvre. Hamilton reporting engine hiccups so it's not over yet. Will he let Bottas pass if it's safe towards the end?

[harrybarracuda]

Vettel manages to make Mad Max look sane with that manoeuvre. Hamilton reporting engine hiccups so it's not over yet. Will he let Bottas pass if it's safe towards the end?

I hope so, especially if Vettel isn't picking up big points.

[harrybarracuda]

Mind you Verstappen might just balls that up.

[Switch]

Vettel up to sixth. Kimi will let him through, but not the two Red Bull’s.

Howmnay points for fifth?

[Troy]

10 for 5th so not sure if Bottas will be let through if it gets to that stage.

[harrybarracuda]

Vettel up to sixth. Kimi will let him through

I think he'd have to stop almost dead to do that.

[Norton]

Hamilton wins. Vettel blows it and virtually hands the championship to Hamilton. It will be over in Austin.

[Troy]

Rain during practice for US GP and likely for the race as well. Vettel earns himself a 3-place grid penalty for the start, which isn't going to help his chances.

[Switch]

Another wet masterclass from Hamilton. Just enough laps to save his wets and inters for qualifying and the race.

[Switch]

It's all going Pete Tong for Vettel again... fuck he's crap.

...... and again.

Ferrari bought a new aero package for this race, when they needed an aqua package.

[harrybarracuda]

Rain during practice for US GP and likely for the race as well. Vettel earns himself a 3-place grid penalty for the start, which isn't going to help his chances.

So definitely it could be over tomorrow then.

[harrybarracuda]

...... and again.

Ferrari bought a new aero package for this race, when they needed an aqua package.

It wouldn't matter, Vettel's nowhere near to Hamilton in the rain.

[Troy]

Missed the race...anyone watch it? I take it the rain held off for the race.

Hamilton third, Vettel fourth so championship not decided yet.

[harrybarracuda]

Great race, this time McLaren made a tactical error, but Vettel couldn't exploit it because he drove like a c u n t again.

Great win for Kimi, probably his last because he'll never be in a decent car again (well subject to the next bout of rule changes of course).

Even if Vettel wins in Mexico, Hamilton only has to finish top 7 to win the Drivers.

The Constructors I'm not sure.

[harrybarracuda]

All very unpredictable in Mexico. It seems the Red Bulls are the pacesetters, either because of upgrades or, as some have speculated, the fact that their setup is made for this track.

The Mercedes are having bad grip problems, and seem to be blaming the thin air making downforce an issue.

Looks like Quali could be a belter.

P3 is at 10pm Thailand.

Check your local listings for qualifying/ race coverage as the clocks go back tonight.

[Norton]

P3 is at 10pm Thailand.

On Foxsports, ch 680 True.

[harrybarracuda]

Hamilton will be happier finishing P3 in 2nd, but Mad Max still setting the pace.