WaitingforFI, thanks a bunch for the link, now I dont feel so stupid for not understanding the written explanation of the workings for this engine.

 

I feel stupid for even thinking about watching this season...

 

Cro8tia, NO problem. That video was a pretty great description.

 

Could Michael Schumacher's tragic accident have been caused by the camera affixed to his helmet? At least one report says so. - Autoweek

In other news, they have been slowly trying to bring him our of the coma. It's not known whether he will ever regain consciousness.

 

Cars are currently lapping Bahrain 7\8 seconds slower than last year's best qualifying time.

I think that the cars will be around 5 seconds slower on fast tracks. 15 seconds from what the good old v10 did.

Shame on f1, i'm watching LMP prototypes this year.

 

is not completely in topic...but look at this...


yesterday or Monday at Fiorano (near the factory and the racing department)

Kimi is behind the wheel

 

The 2014 F1 Season So Far Brilliantly Retold Through Star Wars hahaha

 

Just saw that Hulkenberg just posted a faster lap in testing than the fasteset lap last year at the GP. (1:58 in the video.)
Stop being so negative haha.

 

Behold The Stunning Beauty Of The Martini Williams F1 Car <- looking good minus the nose *****.

 

One week left until the start of the season and this is only the 35th post in this thread, remarkable.

 

they really succeeded at making f1 slow and boring then.

 

Autoweek Reports,
Recovery is unlikely for Michael Schumacher
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140311/F1/140319974

There is a possibility that NO cars may reach the finish line at the Australian GP.
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140310/F1/140319992

 

No cars finishing the race would be AWESOME.
**** these shitty, fuel saving, eco friendly abominations.

 

Red Bull does one heck of a job explaining the 2014 F1 regulations - Autoblog <- pretty good

 

the more i read about the regulations the more i hate them.

 

Earlier this week the idea was floated that there is a possibility none of the F1 cars could finish the Australian Grand Prix. If that happens, the race will be stopped. - Autoweek

Last year Lotus won the Australian Grand Prix. This season, there is concern as to whether or not the team's car will even make the starting grid. - Autoweek

 

Redbull is already catching up.

 

Things I like about the new cars:
The tires, I have asked for harder compounds here before. It seems we have them now.
Downforce, I like the loss of some downforce. It, along with the harder tires, will show off the skill of the driver more.

 

The cars look a bit more squirrelly and the new brake by wire system seems pretty weird. It should be interesting to see how the drivers will cope with it, seems like it will force them to change their driving style a bit.

 

With less grip the real drivers will shine. Kimmi with his rally experience should do ok

 

Ok.
Boring race, slow cars (around 3 secs a lap slower than last year's).

Well done FIA, well done Bernie. May they bomb your headquarters.

 

Aren't most races boring with the exception of a few well designed tracks?

Spa, Monza, Istanbul Park (Bring it back!), Nurburgring, Hockenheim, Suzuka as examples of good tracks.

Still unsold about COTA and I've been there in person the last two years.

 

Speed doesn't make a race. Competition makes a race. We had that this weekend. Three different teams on the podium. And, the Red Bull there wasn't Vettle. We had a rookie that could drive. I may have to start liking McLaren. I don't know what Kimi's problem was, but his rally experience didn't help him.

 

Watching it now (DVRed). So far it has been anything but boring.

Drivers are having to exercise their skills more than before, engineers are having to figure out weak points, reliability problems are real, passing is occuring, and someone different is up front. Hardly boring.


Interesting to see that facing challenges with new technology makes some people throw in the towel and write the whole thing off.

 

Yeah the race was ok, but you can hardly even hear the engines.
So maybe someone with the tech skills can record each of the races and edit in the sounds of the v12 engines that go with each car and cancel all the commentary out. That would be much better.