when does the new F1 season start
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when does the new F1 season starthow do the teams look like, whos new and whos changed teams and who do you think is going to win, im rooting for hamilton again. also, whats the new rule about i havent been paying much attention.
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Re: when does the new F1 season startI thought they still had to use two different compounds per race - the soft and the hard? Only that this year Bridgestone have made the gap between the two tyres greater so its more of a gamble which one you run longer on.(Original post by Formula 1)
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Re: when does the new F1 season startYeh the using both compoud rule remains I believe. Bridgestone were experimenting with how they could illistrate this tothe specatators as they did before with the white line in the groove.
And as said above the soft tyre is softer.......so will be interesting how lewis gets on with that :P -
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Re: when does the new F1 season startYea me too - just saw him on the tv actually collecting his MBE(Original post by samperry209)
Yup... Hope lewis does it again.... cant stand the ******* spanish!
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Re: when does the new F1 season start(Original post by Untitled258)
they are defiantly using the hard/soft tyre rule.
The soft tyres have a green line on the wall, and the full wet have the stripe in the same place as last year, just its green now.
what?? im confused so whats changed... the colours on the tyre? because thats sound like the same rule as last year. -
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Re: when does the new F1 season startHows that bloody racist!.... go on explain smart alec??(Original post by Lib)
How racist!
its not bloody racist because its my bloody opinion...
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Re: when does the new F1 season startIt's more of less exactly the same as last year, apart from the soft tyre is now softer (or the hard tyre harder... can't remember which way round!) and the white stripe is now a green stripe on the sidewall. So if James Allen was still commentating he'd have to re-learn everything and then take great delight in reminding us that not only does the green stripe indicate the soft tyre but it's now changed from last year's white stripe(Original post by ticktockclock)
what?? im confused so whats changed... the colours on the tyre? because thats sound like the same rule as last year.
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Re: when does the new F1 season startso is this the new rule that evryones talking about(Original post by thomasp)
It's more of less exactly the same as last year, apart from the soft tyre is now softer (or the hard tyre harder... can't remember which way round!) and the white stripe is now a green stripe on the sidewall. So if James Allen was still commentating he'd have to re-learn everything and then take great delight in reminding us that not only does the green stripe indicate the soft tyre but it's now changed from last year's white stripe
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Re: when does the new F1 season startNope. The rule changes are as follows (or at least the ones I can remember...)(Original post by ticktockclock)
so is this the new rule that evryones talking about
The aerodynamics have had an overhaul, as you can probably see by looking at pictures of the cars. The front wing is wider and lower and the rear wing is higher and narrower. All the silly little bits of wing that stuck out of the bodywork have also gone, sidepods are smaller and bargeboards have gone. Drivers can also adjust the angle of attack of the front wing from the cockpit.
Slick tyres are back and the grooved tyres of last year have gone.
Engines now have to last 3 races(ish) - I think each driver is allowed either 6 or 8 engines per season.
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Re: when does the new F1 season startNothing.... Except there slicks not grooved.(Original post by ticktockclock)
what?? im confused so whats changed... the colours on the tyre? because thats sound like the same rule as last year.
Someone was saying there not doing the 1 set of each tyre in a race rule anymore, and i was correcting them. -
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Re: when does the new F1 season startThey should have coloured the rims of the tyres in yellow instead of that dingey green. Anyone remember the Goodyear tyres of the mid 1990's. They had yellow writing that turned into a yellow strip around the tyre at speed, ooo they looked good.
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