Quote from The Very End :

I guess it's because it's trying to be accessable for a broad range of audience. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it.
But about scripting, do you think it was scriped when he rolled over with the crane lift?

Yes, like everything in that episode.

This special was very underwhelming tbh.

When the genuine stuff sticks out like a sore thumb you know something has gone wrong.

I think its no coincidence that the young drivers had done exceptional at melbourne, the formula for how power is delivered is soo different everyone this year is essentially a rookie.

Quote from Rappa Z :

Australians and the Australian GP might be even more cursed than the Andretti family at Indy.

Well yes because atleast Mario won it.

Quote from JackDaMaster :

It IS done under one system. Even if the sensor is faulty, the FIA must agree that is it and then a predetermined system with correction factor is used. The teams ARE NOT allowed to use their own fuel flow models. Please ACTUALLY read the FIA report. As in the words.

http://184.106.145.74/f1-champ ... 4%20Document%20-%2056.pdf

Not everyone has time to masterbate to the 1000 page rule book.

Redbull claiming FIAs fuel sensor is faulty: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112968

Honesetly the fuel flow rate bs is a really stupid rule, but if your going to inforce it, it should be done under one system therefore there can't be discrepancies.

Quote from seniecka :

I always hate when some stupids overreact and come to instult you personally for no reason. Seriously?
As a specator, I just expressed my view on the case. I've stated it before an actual explanation from Kamui came out. Despite of that, it doesn't change the fact you can't simply divebomb into the bunch of cars, especially when brakes are cold. You need to keep the distance, and it's not the first time when japanese drivers do that. Call it stereotypical, but it's the way it is. T. Sato acted in such way, K. Nakajima as well, now Kamui's turn. They are simply too agressive.

Roland, you can badum tss in your ass.

It was posted on this forum before you made your post.

Loving the chaos, doesn't look anything like the DRS/Pirelli orchestrated crap of last year, even if the gaps are bigger.

Mclaren said the livery is only for the first few races.

Quote from NitroNitrous :

My highest position last year was 86th a week before the end of the event, there are just too many Italians . I stopped trying when I realised that I had to drive very unrealistically and get advantage of the physics flaws if I wanted to improve my time
Will try again!

At the end of the day once you pass the TT it comes down to real driving/fitness.

Quote from Hotdogxx60 :

Have you heard of a start date?

Not yet but one of the guys running the live event at clipsol said the time trial will start sometime in April for oz.

Post your progress in here, given lfs forum is filled with high level sim racers we surrly wil see a fee make it to the finals.

Australia is confirmed for the first time since 2010 so i will be participating and at this rate should easily make it.

Also i don't know why they make a big fuss about the P1 vs 918 its pretty darn obvious the P1 will munch it, unless they do what that did with the lenvo and make them do a lap in the wet.

Quote from Boris Lozac :

Btw no one mentioned their latest pieces of editing? They upped it by two notches! Particularly the Porsche 918 and P1 segments, fcking masterpieces of editing..

Yeah definitely got better camera angles.

Quote from troy :

It was/is on UK Netflix, so no you can get it through legal ways in the UK too.

What's Netflix? Is that another site like pirate bay??

Legal viewing what's that?

Fixed

What's your opinion on a E46 325ti Compact?

I got offered one to swap for my E39, in return the e46 is actually worth a little more.

1. Who will win drivers' world championship: Hamilton
2. Which team will win constructors' world championship: Mercedes
3. Who is the last finisher in Australian gp including dnf, retire, disqualified, last to drive over the s/f line: Grosjean(retirement)
4. Will 13 or more cars finish the Australina gp race (within 2 laps of the winner) : No
5. Who will score more points in 2014. Bottas or Massa: Massa
6. Who will score more points in 2014. Grosjean or Maldonado:Grosjean
7. Who will score more points in 2014. Räikkönen or Alonso: Alonso
8. What is the best race finishing result for Magnussen in 2014:2nd
9. Do you think Ricciardo will win at least one race in 2014: Yes
10. First driver you think will lose his drive during 2013 (miss at least one race): Vergne
11. Will Caterham or Marussia score points in 2013: Yes
12. Who will win the pole position on the Sochi qualifying: Ricciardo(my guess is renaults engine sorted by Silverstone).
13. Out of all sauber, force india, toro rosso and williams drivers who will score the most points during the season: Massa
14. Out of Sauber, Force india, Toro rosso and Williams which team scores the most points during 2014 season: same question same answer Williams.
15: Do you think Simona de Silvestro will drive 2014 spec F1 car during 2014 season (free practise, testing or city run or whatever): No
16: Winner of Australian gp: Massa
17. Winner of Monaco gp: Hamilton
18. How many points will the dwc winning driver have at the end of the season: 240

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Can someone explain what's going on?

Russia is invading Ukraine because there are nazis in Ukraine??

It depends how good Honda and MG are, my guess will be Plato wins.

Volvo had an epic debut.

Quote from Becky Rose :

Authoritarianism gives more power to governments. It's not much to do with left/right. Fascists have gone too far too.

Authoritarianism = Social Control

Socialism = Economic Control

If there was a system where socialism could be established without a separate entity of a countries people controlling it then it may be called something other then economic authoritarianism(this would equal the pure form of Communism Marx had in mind).

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Quote from PhilS13 :

Oh hell yeah the power they are producing is amazing and it's good news...but spreading that 850 bhp has been acheived is bad info. I think so far I've done ok debunking that with only basic common sense nay-saying but I can work out some numbers.

http://www.grandprixengines.co.uk/Egs_69_70_71_Honda.pdf

1988 honda limited at 2.5 bar race trim

611 bhp @ 12500 rpm
Specific fuel consumption at peak power : 0.467 lb/(BHP*hr) -> 129 kg/hr

Bring that to 2014 at 100 kg/hr considering the fuel efficiency is the same

611 / 1.29 = 473 bhp

-Engines have to last multiple races vs one in 1988
+Better technology

Does the improvement in technology in the last 30 years in an F1 internal combustion engine warrant an increase from 473 bhp peak to 700 bhp peak. (+40%)

You think what you want. I think the impressive speed is coming first from the wide flat powerband and the use of KERS for most of the straight instead of only the first 2 seconds. Not from 850 bhp peak.

but that's speculation as we don't have the data on where the ERS is being used, besides wouldn't the KERS boost of the old engines equal around 800hp?

Quote from PhilS13 :

Oh hell yeah the power they are producing is amazing and it's good news...but spreading that 850 bhp has been acheived is bad info. I think so far I've done ok debunking that with only basic common sense nay-saying but I can work out some numbers.

http://www.grandprixengines.co.uk/Egs_69_70_71_Honda.pdf

1988 honda limited at 2.5 bar race trim

611 bhp @ 12500 rpm
Specific fuel consumption at peak power : 0.467 lb/(BHP*hr) -> 129 kg/hr

Bring that to 2014 at 100 kg/hr considering the fuel efficiency is the same

611 / 1.29 = 473 bhp

-Engines have to last multiple races vs one in 1988
+Better technology

Does the improvement in technology in the last 30 years in an F1 internal combustion engine warrant an increase from 473 bhp peak to 700 bhp peak. (+40%)

You think what you want. I think the impressive speed is coming first from the wide flat powerband and the use of KERS for most of the straight instead of only the first 2 seconds. Not from 850 bhp peak.

Considering the turbos were using significantly more fuel than the N/As of the era 40% sounds about right if not more.

Considering these engines are 30% more efficient then the V8s which give or take at the worst would be around the same figure as those at that period.

Quote from Hyperactive :

100 kilograms for race and 100kg/h peak. I think it is fairly easy to calculate how much hp on average per lap you get out of 100 litres of fuel in 1 hour 40 minute race.

So I did a fast calculation with these numbers:
- fuel efficiency of the engine: 0,35
- fuel energy 46MJ/kg
- duration of race 100 minutes out of which 60% is on full throttle

I get about 600hp (1,34hp=1kW). That's without ers, kers and derps.

That assumes Fuel efficiency stays static, which it ludicrous.

Qualifying times are the only thing worthy of comparing now and its easily around 800-850hp(Combined with ERS as it stands now).

Quote from Intrepid :

But weather, time of day, and we don't know the exact specifications of the tyre. It's not as simple as soft vs hard.

Also, In 2013, despite more development and showing their full hand Barcelona test times in March were faster than the qualifying times set during the GP weekend.

Add in the restricted fuel rate the cars are still going to be pretty slow. Especially compared to 2004.

Temperature makes a big part, however everything your saying sounds like someone who is trying to hate everything about these cars.

It's been a damn while since F1 has been given a new set of regs where engine competition is now back on the agenda.

not to mention they are all at early development and the engines are already pulling much more HP then expected, Alonso hit nearly 340km/h at Bahrian which is around 20km/h higher then what they did maximum last year there.

of course it depends what setup they are using but its not like they where just doing a straight line test and that speed difference is quite huge.