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castdude wrote:Caught the last half, and what stands out near the end was the wheel to wheel battle with Alonso, both racing clean and taking no quarter. It's the kind of racing you would expect from two world champions.
JustAnEngineer wrote:Two of the six Renault engines in the race survived until the end
End User wrote:It was more like 14 to 16 kph and more than 1 second per lap advantage to the Mercedes. Alonso's qualifying lap had an exceptionally high trap speed due to a well-executed bit of teamwork, with Vandoorne providing his team-mate a tow down the long straight.That "battle" summed up why F1 has a terrible overtaking problem. Alonso's McLaren was 12 km/h slower on the straights and that was without the help of DRS for Hamilton.
End User wrote:JustAnEngineer wrote:Two of the six Renault engines in the race survived until the end
Same number of Honda engines survived until the end.
McLaren may be going from bad to bad.
Renault "made an error" with engine balance in Mexico
JustAnEngineer wrote:End User wrote:It was more like 14 to 16 kph and more than 1 second per lap advantage to the Mercedes. Alonso's qualifying lap had an exceptionally high trap speed due to a well-executed bit of teamwork, with Vandoorne providing his team-mate a tow down the long straight.That "battle" summed up why F1 has a terrible overtaking problem. Alonso's McLaren was 12 km/h slower on the straights and that was without the help of DRS for Hamilton.
Vettel certainly sliced through the back markers with more authority than Hamilton did in this race. How many laps did it take the world champion to get around Pascal Wehrlein in the lowly Sauber?
JustAnEngineer wrote:Vettel's damage in the first lap was to the front wing, which was replaced in the pitstop. He had a fully working car. Hamilton had a large chunk out of the rear diffuser. When you get close to someone and the wings get turbulent air then you are going to be more reliant on the downforce from the diffuser.Vettel certainly sliced through the back markers with more authority than Hamilton did in this race. How many laps did it take the world champion to get around Pascal Wehrlein in the lowly Sauber?
End User wrote:These are the most talented drivers on the planet. When those 2" high orange blocks were placed several feet off of the track, not one driver hit the tall curbs during the race.Hey Max, keep your eyes peeled for the new curbs in Mexico:
https://blackflag.jalopnik.com/f1-insta ... socialflow
JustAnEngineer wrote:Results from Interlagos
JustAnEngineer wrote:"Extreme" is the obvious choice because it doesn't start with a letter that matches any of the existing compounds.
Total number of racing laps completed on the hard tyres in 2017: 0
JustAnEngineer wrote:DNF percentage by engine supplier over the last six races:
6% Mercedes
17% Ferrari
31% Renault
17% Honda
JustAnEngineer wrote:It's a bit surprising that Swiss team Sauber decided to keep their slowest Swiss driver (Ericsson) over both the more talented German (Pascal Wehrlein) from their 2017 roster and the Ferrari-supported Italian (Antonio Giovinazzi). I expect that the young rookie from Monaco (Leclerc) will outscore Ericsson in 2018.
arunphilip wrote:Kubica hasn't seemed the easy shoo-in that we fans thought he might be.
End User wrote:arunphilip wrote:Kubica hasn't seemed the easy shoo-in that we fans thought he might be.
I'd love to see Kubica return but I'm surprised he's reached the point he has. Does he have backers with big pockets? He's only 4 years younger than Massa.
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