Vegas Turbocharged February 28, 2014 Share February 28, 2014 the first half of the season, merc powered cars will have major advantage. the performance and reliability seems to be better than the prancing horse cars for now. the renault powered cars seems erm no reliability and no power ;p ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holdenutessv Turbocharged February 28, 2014 Share February 28, 2014 I miss the screaming V10 and the turbo charged 80s. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiex 2nd Gear February 28, 2014 Share February 28, 2014 Hopefully there will be more head to head racing action at the front than last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged March 1, 2014 Author Share March 1, 2014 with all the new changes, I think this season will favor those with smooth driving pattern (eg Jenson). drivers just can't go out right racing mode as they need to conserve fuel and tires....... which also spoil the fun of watching F1. I still remember last season, Lewis said over the radio "I can't drive any slower". And thru out these few testing, can see quite afew cars are on fire and they are still not push to the max yet. I think cooling needs to be improved. we can expect to see some race leaders will lead all the way till the last few laps and the car will just catch fire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 with all the new changes, I think this season will favor those with smooth driving pattern (eg Jenson). drivers just can't go out right racing mode as they need to conserve fuel and tires....... which also spoil the fun of watching F1. I still remember last season, Lewis said over the radio "I can't drive any slower". And thru out these few testing, can see quite afew cars are on fire and they are still not push to the max yet. I think cooling needs to be improved. we can expect to see some race leaders will lead all the way till the last few laps and the car will just catch fire. Something to do with the inherent overheating issues with turbo-engines? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged March 1, 2014 Author Share March 1, 2014 Something to do with the inherent overheating issues with turbo-engines? should be. they trying to harvest all these heat from the turbo to the new KERS sys to give it additional 160 bhp for 33 sec. that must be a lot of heat generating from the turbo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged March 2, 2014 Share March 2, 2014 should be. they trying to harvest all these heat from the turbo to the new KERS sys to give it additional 160 bhp for 33 sec. that must be a lot of heat generating from the turbo. During the previous turbo era, the heat generatd must be less than that by modern systems, driver's skill in driving fast yet keeping temp from sky rocketing will be vital today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged March 2, 2014 Author Share March 2, 2014 During the previous turbo era, the heat generatd must be less than that by modern systems, driver's skill in driving fast yet keeping temp from sky rocketing will be vital today. that era is very different. they actually can have 2 different cars (1 purely for qualifying a.k.a max power, max grip and 1 for the race a.k.a reliable and long lasting) for a race. but due to cost cutting in F1, now teams got to manage how they going to race with the limited engines (only 5) and fuel (only 100kg). strategy will play a big part. Last but not least, 4 times world champ, Vettel couldn't finished even a lap in the latest testing due to technical issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged March 14, 2014 Author Share March 14, 2014 Ham's car already stalled and smoking just 5 min into P1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvobrick Supersonic March 14, 2014 Share March 14, 2014 I miss the screaming V10 and the turbo charged 80s. You will need to get the old Audi RS6 to relive that! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic March 14, 2014 Share March 14, 2014 (edited) saw the news reporting f1 practice in australia the f1 engine sound really cannot make it ... pui! Edited March 14, 2014 by Wt_know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makinen85 1st Gear March 15, 2014 Share March 15, 2014 watched the practice session just now....it's very quiet.....but i like the turbo sound when it goes u up close.... but i like it when the drivers exiting the corners when they start to accelerate and the turbo start kicking it... it will be interesting next year when Honda will be back to Mclaren. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic March 15, 2014 Share March 15, 2014 (edited) the turbo spool sound ... cannot make it la http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFgEHg4bzd8 Edited March 15, 2014 by Wt_know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged March 15, 2014 Author Share March 15, 2014 Bad day for both Lotus drivers for FP3..... can see the brake by wire could be a nightmare for the drivers. one thing I like is the drivers are already driving their cars now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged March 15, 2014 Author Share March 15, 2014 Both Lotus are out of Q1. Mal didn't even have a timing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged March 15, 2014 Author Share March 15, 2014 Ric outrun his teammate Vet which didn't qualify for Q3!! Vet will start P13. Kimi crash out of Q2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged March 15, 2014 Author Share March 15, 2014 Great day for the Merc and Ric. Ham -P1 Ric - P2 Ros - P3 Mag - P4 Alo - P5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged March 15, 2014 Share March 15, 2014 Great day for the Merc and Ric. Ham -P1 Ric - P2 Ros - P3 Mag - P4 Alo - P5 AUSSIE rookie not bad ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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