Formula One 2019

[Wt_know]

finally Ferrari win in Monza ... after 5 years won by Mercedes 

[inlinesix]

1 hour ago, Wt_know said:

finally Ferrari win in Monza ... after 5 years won by Mercedes 

光復Monza

🤭

[Beregond]

10 hours ago, Wt_know said:

finally Ferrari win in Monza ... after 5 years won by Mercedes 

what happen to vettel, it seem he cannot find his form anymore.

and he is very very close to a 1 race suspension😑

[Wt_know]

Just now, Beregond said:

what happen to vettel, it seem he cannot find his form anymore.

and he is very very close to a 1 race suspension😑

he is like Riccardo in Red Bull team when the team got a younger and brighter driver? lol

[inlinesix]

2 minutes ago, Wt_know said:

he is like Riccardo in Red Bull team when the team got a younger and brighter driver? lol

Vettel will be "retired' in 2 years when Mick shows good result in GP2

Edited September 9, 2019 by Davidtch

[louisbosco]

still a fan of vettel. but i've to agree he makes too many unforced errors. seems like hockenkeim from last year is still haunting him. haven't seen him race well since that incident. coincidentally, it was also the race that lost him his WDC.. 😢

[Ichibawa]

Damn..... Merc should not have extended Bottas's contract. He doesn't have the hunger and aggression shown by world champs. Can't even get close to striking range.

[Adrianli]

2 hours ago, Ichibawa said:

Damn..... Merc should not have extended Bottas's contract. He doesn't have the hunger and aggression shown by world champs. Can't even get close to striking range.

I dont think they looking for someone to compete with LH. They looking for obedient racer.😁

[VteckiCk]

268,000 fans attend this year's F1 Singapore Grand Prix, second-highest on record

congrats sebastian vettel and singapore for an entertaining grand prix last night. towards the end of the race, it was quite entertaining in the middle of the grid with 3 safety car incidents. other than that, race went on as per normal even with the haze

[13177]

10 minutes ago, VteckiCk said:

268,000 fans attend this year's F1 Singapore Grand Prix, second-highest on record

congrats sebastian vettel and singapore for an entertaining grand prix last night. towards the end of the race, it was quite entertaining in the middle of the grid with 3 safety car incidents. other than that, race went on as per normal even with the haze

Haze yesterday is quite bad but doesnt affect F1 at all.

[Adrianli]

2 hours ago, 13177 said:

Haze yesterday is quite bad but doesnt affect F1 at all.

It affected the cars' brakes. They cannot tailgate each other otherwise the brakes will overheat. So you see the top six keeping a 1+ sec gap from each other. Hamilton was like not pushing the front cars at all even at the end when he was close to Max.

Vettel finally won a GP after so long, 392 days.

[Kusje]

13 minutes ago, Adrianli said:

It affected the cars' brakes. They cannot tailgate each other otherwise the brakes will overheat. So you see the top six keeping a 1+ sec gap from each other. Hamilton was like not pushing the front cars at all even at the end when he was close to Max.

Vettel finally won a GP after so long, 392 days.

How does the haze affect the car brakes?

[Kusje]

2 hours ago, VteckiCk said:

268,000 fans attend this year's F1 Singapore Grand Prix, second-highest on record

congrats sebastian vettel and singapore for an entertaining grand prix last night. towards the end of the race, it was quite entertaining in the middle of the grid with 3 safety car incidents. other than that, race went on as per normal even with the haze

Actually, the race was super boring because of the 3 safety cars.

[Theoldjaffa]

4 minutes ago, Kusje said:

How does the haze affect the car brakes?

The haze particles cause additional friction between the pad and rotor.

more friction = more heat = more prone to brake fade.

[Adrianli]

6 minutes ago, Kusje said:

How does the haze affect the car brakes?

Haze traps the heat within the island. The particles are burnt stuff also thus trapping heat in our environment. 

[Theoldjaffa]

18 minutes ago, Adrianli said:

It affected the cars' brakes. They cannot tailgate each other otherwise the brakes will overheat. So you see the top six keeping a 1+ sec gap from each other. Hamilton was like not pushing the front cars at all even at the end when he was close to Max.

Vettel finally won a GP after so long, 392 days.

Somehow I feel it’s abit taiko that he won.

without the Safetycar and the pit stop strategy I think the winner will be Leclerc liao.

 

[Adrianli]

10 minutes ago, Theoldjaffa said:

Somehow I feel it’s abit taiko that he won.

without the Safetycar and the pit stop strategy I think the winner will be Leclerc liao.

 

Yes. Luck was on his side. But look at how he overtook the four “back markers” before Hamilton pitted.

Also him holding the pack before each safety car restart.

[Shibadog]

1 hour ago, Adrianli said:

It affected the cars' brakes. They cannot tailgate each other otherwise the brakes will overheat. So you see the top six keeping a 1+ sec gap from each other. Hamilton was like not pushing the front cars at all even at the end when he was close to Max.

 

same thing happens at other circuits too. Tyres, brakes, fluids all need cool airflow but following too closely affects cooling. Not sure how much the haze contributed to this, esp for a night race. Also the downforce is affected when following closely, which kills tyres faster.