Naujienos, gandai...

"It was a great drive from Vettel, he won it at the start," Villeneuve told Autosport.
"He was aggressive. When you see what the Mercedes was capa*** of, you just have to look at Lewis and Bottas wasn't up to pace. It's embarrassing for Bottas.
"Lewis finished around three seconds behind him when he started from the pits.
"It's embarrassing. He simply is not on the pace of Hamilton. It's been like that all year. That's his level. Which is a good number two."

Hamilton is also not particularly enthusiastic about the 2018 cars, either, which will also have the 'Halo' cockpit safety protection device fitted.
"The car is going to be a bus next year, it is going to be so heavy, like a Nascar (stock car)," he added.
"The braking distances get longer, the brakes are always on fire, on the limit.
"I know it sounds negative but as a racer we want fast, nim*** cars where we can attack always every single lap.
"Unfortunately that is not what we generally have. I had that today but I was coming from a different place.
"If you look at the front guys, they were managing and that is what we are normally doing.
"I don't think that is too exciting for people to watch. If you look at the most exciting races – particularly when it rains – we don't have those limitations.
"I'm not sure cutting down engines is helping it in that direction."

"There was an article on F1AT reporting that Ferrari was very much affected by the 0.9 limit because they used oil not only for performance but also to cool the pistons in the ultra lean combustion; with less oil availa*** they have to use the fuel so their engine has big fuel consumption.

About Sassi, there are very relia*** rumors that his project for 2018 failed badly and also the spec 4 (which should have been a preview of the 2018 engine) was also scrapped because of this and Sassi was sacked."

Klepsidra> Hamiltono naujas variklis Brazilijos GP jau turejo būti su 0.9 limitu.

tai gerai - tegul buna. del limito kencia ne Mercedes, o Ferrari ir tai daugiau nei akivaizdu. Hamiltonas pramyne vos ne visas lenktynes aukstesniais engine modais

Klepsidra -> zinau, cia ne vieta diskusijoms , bet ACIU Tau, uz tikrai idomias naujienas ir istraukas.

Klepsidra >> pagal kitus gandus, tai Hamis panaudojo 30 ratu is 40 galimu padidintu rezimu varikli, ir visgi yra skirtumas, kur varikli naudoti 2 lenktynem, kur 5-iom

Hamiltonas visiskai teisingai pasake ka galvoja daugelis zmoniu. Sunkios masinos, varikliu ir kuro taupymas. Visa tai labiausiai zaloja F1. Bet deje FIA juk dar labiau masina panaudotinu varikliu skaiciu kitam sezonui, bus dar daugiau taupumo.

Aš jau neįsivaizduoju ką ten pritaupys - FIA tiesiog nori FIASKO per lenktynes, kad lyderiai keistų variklius ir statuotų kažkur gale, bet žinant Mercedes patikimumą jie galbūt to išvengs, o galbūt net nesistengs šito išvengt, nes tiesiog apsimokės kas 4 ar 5 etapą ta variklį keisti, nes jis bus galingesnis negu tas kuris bus nustatytas kad atlaikytų 10 lenktynių.

Nu, čia gandas biškį pafleimint:

First, the journalist that signs the story is a well know journalist in Brazil, with good reputation in motorsports.
According to the note, members of the Williams team and Kubica staff officially denies the information, but sources point that the contract is already signed, although no extra information were revealed (such as duration).
Kubica is already working with Wiliiams in the simulators, to adapt to the current cars. The post-season event in Abu Dhabi is part of the preparation.

A85> būtų turbūt nelogiška duoti vairuoti Abu Dhabio testuose kažkam kitam, nei tam kuris važiuos komandoje 2018 metais

Karaliux > Logiška duot vairuot prieš įsitikinant ar tikrai viskas OK ir pasirašant sutartį. O testuose duoda vairuot visokiem jaunųjų pilotų programų nariams, šalia pagrindinių pilotų, dar lyg ir reikalavimas toks yra, kad kažkurią dieną turi jaunimas vairuot.

eiline sutartis pasirasyta ir eiliniuose bandymuose dalyvaus - zanro klasika.
gerai dar kazkas issijuoke is Williams PR sugebejimu - linksniuoja Kubica bene du menesius laiko ir visur prie straipsniu nuotraukos su Kubica Renault kombinezone.

A85>> Kubica jau važiavo Williams testuose 2014 metų bolidu Vengrijoj. Testuose važiavo ir Di Resta, dėl to nepaisant to, kad tai ne 2017 bolidas, buvo su kuo palygint rezultatus. Kubica nėra nei jaunas, nei pataiko į kokius nors jaunųjų pilotų programos rėmus. Dėl to Strollas bandymuose važiuot nebegalės, o būtų logiška, jeigu bent vienas pilotas būtų iš 2018 line-up`o. Tai vieną dieną vairuos Kubica, kitą kažkas iš jaunimo.

Karaliux > 2014, tai ne 2017 bolidas. Aš Williams vietoj testuočiau su šiųmečiu bolidu, kad jau būt visiškai tikrai. Jeigu RK sutartį turi, tai nežinau kodėl neskelbia. Galbūt prieš Abu Dhabi paskelbs, Massos atsisveikinimo banga bus nuslūgus ir Williams baigtų su masyviu žiniasklaidos dėmesiu prieš sezono pabaigą ir būtų peno istorijoms visos žiemos petraukos metu. Pagyvensim - pamatysim :)

Panasu kad Williams daro tai, ka jau padare Renault - naudoja Kubica marketingui ir demesio apie save rodymui ir savo, kaip imones, vardo platinimui F1 pasaulyje. O poto dumpins Roberta ir tiek ziniu.

G. Murray:
"There's not a lot to say really about the current cars from an aesthetics point of view – I think it's a shame," said Murray.
"I don't mind the fact that they are totally dominated by aerodynamics as much as I mind that the regulations force them all to look pretty much the same.
"It's the old business of ‘put them all in a room and paint them all white and give someone 30 seconds to identify them'. I don't think I could. That's the bit I really don't like."

It is understood that Mercedes has begun experiments with higher rake angles now that the championships are won, and it was noticea*** that its car was seen sparking in Brazil as it floor touched the ground more than is normal.

tai gal ir Hamio avarija tai itakoja kazkiek "high rake" config ?

panasu, kad tikrai gelejo tureti itakos - kazkas is Sky ar f1 fotografu panasiai ir minejo

A group of experts, headed by former Cosworth engineer Nick Hayes, is working on a cost model that will show how big the savings will be each season once the new engines are in circulation. It will be submitted to the teams in 3 months.
Cost-effective means also an end to the motor penalties. Brawn calculates: "If a homologated off-the-shelf turbocharger costs $ 3,000, it does not matter how many are used in the season. Then we could also abandon the rule with the limited components and abolish the starting penalty, which confuses the audience. "

One of the few points in which the opinions differed was the MGU-H. She is the sacred cow in the technology dispute between marketers and technicians. For the auto companies, it is the technology of the future. But to date, the MGU-H found only in industrial vehicles and in the study of the new super sports car "Project One" from Mercedes. Seven years after the technology was commissioned in Formula One.
"You really can not talk about serial relevance. Neither is the high combustion pressures you need to drive with these engines to be successful, "Brawn adds. The MGU-H is the most complex part of the package as the latest defect series at Renault and Honda have shown. Even two global companies have their problems after four or three years. This categorically excludes independent engine builders and discourages other car companies that have no knowhow with this exclusive technology. You would first have to take several years of beatings to get there halfway where the others are already.

dauzo Brawnas ziauriai. ai tiesia - gi cia man aiskino, kaip Brawnas issigando "multimilijonines korporacijos vadovo" su megztiniu

Brawn emphasizes that the vision presented is not yet set in stone. If this impression was made by the press release, one must apologize. "We now have 12 months to talk about details. Also, not to make the mistake again to run with a quick shot in the wrong direction. "Has the MGU-H so still a chance? Brawn doubts that: "That would have to be very convincing arguments put on the ta***."

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/133054/schumacher-tops-greatest-ferrari-driver-poll

Kaip ir tikejausi - Interlagoso galiojimo laikas baigiasi:
Still, the word on the street for some time has been that the relationship between the race promoter and Formula 1 is right up there with the joyous love-in between Israel and Palestine. I am told the whole thing has been getting very silly with the promoter refusing to allow a Rolex clock into the paddock unless someone paid for it. It all sounds like it is building up to a right messy divorce, which probably explains why F1 seems to be very keen to get a race going in Buenos Aires, as quickly as is possi***. For the record, it seems that the no-one wants to promote the Brazilian race beyond 2020 when the current contract runs out.

The sport is now so big that no-one can consider breaking it up. It would be suicidal and would cost a fortune and the offers that will be on the ta*** from Liberty will be sensi***, if not generous. They are in the game to make money, but their idea is to do it in a logical way, working with the team and the other stakeholders. The days of divide-and-conquer are over and, as a listed company, their ability to have special deals with the likes of Ferrari is pretty minimal. If they do that, what is to stop a Williams shareholder suing Liberty because his team does not have a fair share of the revenues?

Ferrari has taken a fair beating for suggesting that it might quit the sport if it doesn’t get what it wants. The response inside the sport has been fairly clear. Off you go folks…

:D nepavargai dar forumų kapstyt apie Ferrari, plintuse ? Aš tau pasakysiu kaip bus. Galų gale į Ferrari nuomonę bus atsižvelgta, rastas kompromisas, kažką paaukos tiek Libery tiek Ferrari. O tu galėsi verkti toliau prie monitoriaus ir postint kažkokius forumų šūdus apie maFIA, megztukus ir korporacijas :D

Jo, atsilupeli, skaitau tik apie Ferrari. Kad jau neleidi, nuo siol dalis apie Ferrari turesiu praleisti? Kad susitars ir durnam (tau) aisku. Bet susitarimas nebus tokiom salygom, kaip dabar - apie tai ir rasoma.

Humoro siek tiek:

"There is always room for improvement," he answered. "So it's not 10. I would say a strong 8.5.

"We had a really good season, scoring a lot of points," said Stroll. "A 9 would be too good though."

Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team driver Lewis Hamilton says the only team-mate he ever learnt anything from is Fernando Alonso, and it was mental strength that helped him to beat Scuderia Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel this season, earning him his fourth world title.

Total number of grid slots in 2017: 400. Total number of grid penalties handed out so far this year: 730

https://drivetribe.com/p/fernando-alonso-will-race-le-mans-R-OCLYjFRPWEbFBI3JNfeQ?iid=LkXHf-oRRXKcYE_tNnhlcQ

https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2017/11/18/how-f1-payments-work/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=496xc0HJRVI

McLaren as an automotive entity in its own right will likely brand the white label Renault Power Unit as McLaren. Suggesting to the casual F1 follower or fan that the team is already producing its own power unit. Such a move will serve to further enhance the credibility of the McLaren Automotive Group and remove confusion around relationships between the road going cars and track based power unit partnerships.

Klepsidra > Tai tipo McLaren McLaren?

Panasu i tai, bet siaip cia senoka naujiena tai gali buti, kad taip nebus ir tiesiog bus McLaren Renault

Privalo būti McLaren Renault, gal kada nors ir McLaren Ferrari bus :)))

Ir kokiu pagrindu privalo buti, jei cia yra McLaren ir Renault susitarimas? Kad logiska, jog bus McLaren Renault - taip

rimtas7 > Su Renault ten įdomi situacija, kaip suprantu jie su McLaren pasirašė white label variklio sutartį, kas reiškia, kad vietoj Renault kaip variklio gamintojas gali būt minimas sponsorius (pvz. kaip RBR Tag-Heur). Ne pirmas, ir ne paskutinis kartas, kai sponsorius pavadina variklį vietoj tikrojo gamintojo. Kas įdomu būtų, kad vadintųsi tiesiog McLaren, nes a la remtų McLaren automobilių grupė tam, kad gerintų savo automobilių įvaizdį, o ne reklamuotų Clio. Na, kažkas tokio.