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Sperg about Motor Racing thread
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hayvis
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The biggest disappointment this year is that the new rules and regs categorically haven't worked, however much anyone tries to spin it.
If Merc hadn't shat the bed, the running order is almost exactly the same as last year, with Ferrari making a bit of an improvement which has nothing to do with the new regs and simply to do with their long term dev strategy. We have less overtakes too than previous seasons. I just can't see the positives.
As I say the only difference is that Mercs dev team got too big for their boots and too used to using computer simulations and shat their bed on a concept that should never have existed.
If Merc hadn't shat the bed, the running order is almost exactly the same as last year, with Ferrari making a bit of an improvement which has nothing to do with the new regs and simply to do with their long term dev strategy. We have less overtakes too than previous seasons. I just can't see the positives.
As I say the only difference is that Mercs dev team got too big for their boots and too used to using computer simulations and shat their bed on a concept that should never have existed.
All they had to do is look at the cars from earlier years. Narrower front and rear wings, narrower tires. Throw in ground effects on a smaller car and you can get more overtakes. A huge fucking car with huge fucking wings and huge fucking tires doesn’t make a good car for passing, and I wonder about the people that run F1 that can’t grasp that. Nobody gives a fuck how fast you’re lapping the track. The faster your lap times, the harder it is to pass anyway.
what a shit show that was.
hayvis
Will-Gnome Member
Never thought of it from this angle, but it could be. None of the ex-drivers seem to think so whenever they've talked about it. They always seem as bemused as Hollywood about how they have to keep making them bigger. I suppose in terms of lap time, unless they stop them with regs, the teams are always going to make them bigger to get more performance. I expect that's what's happened.
adchester
A-1 From Day 1
Ending was pretty solid tho. George big brained strategy defeating Lewis lol
Mercedes learned nothing from Abu Dhabi.
southern 500 was pretty crazy tonight. Almost all of the top teams in the playoffs had issues. Elliott wrecked out early, harvicks car caught on fire, chastain had issues, larson had engine issues and self spun once, kyle busch blew an engine....can't remember if there were more
Erik jones took the petty 43 back to victory lane
Erik jones took the petty 43 back to victory lane
Didn’t see that coming: Kyle Busch to join RCR in 2023.
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Kyle Busch will join Richard Childress Racing for 2023 NASCAR season, report says — The Charlotte Observer
Kyle Busch, a multi-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, will leave Joe Gibbs Racing and join Richard Childress Racing in 2023, per a report. Why is he leaving?
hayvis
Will-Gnome Member
It was always a stiff sport before the last few years. A few dubious characters in F1 basically panicked a couple of years ago about popularity after Bernie and his antics, hence drive to survive etc, and rule changes which is a good thing. The bad thing is they panicked about there not being a new champion and Merc dominance and so began the endless leniency toward Red Bull.
They never needed to do it. Max was always good enough to win, and they've now swung it so they're unbeatable this season.
adchester
A-1 From Day 1
Also the penalty for going over the cost cap is a fine lol like that makes a difference. The penalty for going over needs to be less development time/point penalties/something that the team would actually care about
hayvis
Will-Gnome Member
There's a range of options even for a minor breach icluding points deductions.
My guess is that they'll pretend to come down hard by deducting Red Bull points but not MV.
Close racing between larson and Bubba, bubba tags the outside wall a bit after getting a bit squeezed coming off of 4.......slices down the track on the front stretch and right rears larson, they both get into the outside wall and Christopher Bell gets caught up in it. Then Bubba starts throwing punches on larson in the grass after they get out of the cars. Yikes
Car has to stay on top. Look at Vettel. Ferrari squandered his skill and now he's lucky to finish P8 on any given weekend.
Really wish F1 would open up the engine format. They make fun of Indycar for almost being a spec series, but they've never looked in a mirror.
Really wish F1 would open up the engine format. They make fun of Indycar for almost being a spec series, but they've never looked in a mirror.
gotta think thats gonna change final corner battles for the remaining amount of time that this car is as sturdy as it is. If you're running 2nd, or hell, even 1st, next spring with someone close to you going into turn 3.......are you gonna just run the normal corner or are you gonna do that? I mean, his lap was almost 3 seconds faster than the leaders that lap...he gained 5 spots in one set of corners. I feel like you'd be a fool not to do it moving forward