*** Winter Testing #2 - Barcelona ***
Discussion
ukbabz said:
Looks like he's trundled along scraping the wall, so why did the G force sensor supposedly go off? I think whatever was wrong with Alonso was probably the cause of the crash rather than the other way round. Perhaps Mclaren released the info about the sensor going off (making it a necessity for alonso to be medically treated) to try and keep private some sort of medical condition. Bit of a wild guess but there was definitely something strange with the whole thing.nosmallfiat said:
Looks like he's trundled along scraping the wall, so why did the G force sensor supposedly go off? I think whatever was wrong with Alonso was probably the cause of the crash rather than the other way round. Perhaps Mclaren released the info about the sensor going off (making it a necessity for alonso to be medically treated) to try and keep private some sort of medical condition. Bit of a wild guess but there was definitely something strange with the whole thing.
Or, alternatively, the sensor could have gone off, like it's supposed to do, because the car hit the wall with one of the stiffest, strongest parts of the car (the rear suspension), laterally, with no crash structure.I know, it's alternative, but it makes sense once your tinfoil hat falls off.
[Not a Doctor]
With this and Lewis vomiting and generally feeling unwell, I'm just wondering if this might be something to do weight loss?
We know that the drivers are meant to be as skinny as whippets these days and I was just thinking if it might be that they have both overdone it and this might be a consequence. I know there was some articles last year about how thin all the drivers looked and that they might be going to0 far.
Just a thought.
[Remember. Not a Doctor]
With this and Lewis vomiting and generally feeling unwell, I'm just wondering if this might be something to do weight loss?
We know that the drivers are meant to be as skinny as whippets these days and I was just thinking if it might be that they have both overdone it and this might be a consequence. I know there was some articles last year about how thin all the drivers looked and that they might be going to0 far.
Just a thought.
[Remember. Not a Doctor]
PhillipM said:
nosmallfiat said:
Looks like he's trundled along scraping the wall, so why did the G force sensor supposedly go off? I think whatever was wrong with Alonso was probably the cause of the crash rather than the other way round. Perhaps Mclaren released the info about the sensor going off (making it a necessity for alonso to be medically treated) to try and keep private some sort of medical condition. Bit of a wild guess but there was definitely something strange with the whole thing.
Or, alternatively, the sensor could have gone off, like it's supposed to do, because the car hit the wall with one of the stiffest, strongest parts of the car (the rear suspension), laterally, with no crash structure.I know, it's alternative, but it makes sense once your tinfoil hat falls off.
The Hypno-Toad][Not a Doctor said:
With this and Lewis vomiting and generally feeling unwell, I'm just wondering if this might be something to do weight loss?
We know that the drivers are meant to be as skinny as whippets these days and I was just thinking if it might be that they have both overdone it and this might be a consequence. I know there was some articles last year about how thin all the drivers looked and that they might be going to0 far.
Lewis vomited? He was definitely properly ill anyway with cold/flu. There is an interview with Sky where his voice is going.We know that the drivers are meant to be as skinny as whippets these days and I was just thinking if it might be that they have both overdone it and this might be a consequence. I know there was some articles last year about how thin all the drivers looked and that they might be going to0 far.
As to the theory, I don't think so. Whatever it is it's probably not that. The minimum weight has been increased for this year, and Alonso is not one of the big guys.
RenOHH said:
Whatever it is it's probably not that. The minimum weight has been increased for this year, and Alonso is not one of the big guys.
That's good news. When Webber was doing F1, his butt had got so small it must have been a surprise when he could give birth to an otter without falling in.The Hypno-Toad][Not a Doctor said:
With this and Lewis vomiting and generally feeling unwell, I'm just wondering if this might be something to do weight loss?
Just a thought.
[Remember. Not a Doctor]
The thought had crossed my mind too.Just a thought.
[Remember. Not a Doctor]
But the drivers have been regularly tweeting winter fitness training (aside from Hamilton: focusing on his vacuous celebrity lifestyle of partying with all the gangsta rappers and walking his dog along a beach), so can't imagine a few laps in cool ambient temperatures would cause too much concern for them.
PhillipM said:
Or, alternatively, the sensor could have gone off, like it's supposed to do, because the car hit the wall with one of the stiffest, strongest parts of the car (the rear suspension), laterally, with no crash structure.
I know, it's alternative, but it makes sense once your tinfoil hat falls off.
Not so sure. From the few pictures available he appears to have gone in at a very shallow angle and just run along the wall and caused very little damage to the car. Doesn't look like a 30G impact to me.I know, it's alternative, but it makes sense once your tinfoil hat falls off.
Edit to add.
With my tinfoil hat on I'd say Boullier looked a bit shifty when questioned about the incident on the Paddock Report tonight.
Edited by Norfolkit on Sunday 22 February 23:26
London424 said:
Based on what I've seen so far I'd guess the Merc is still a second a lap quicker than everything else.
I haven't seen any analysis of the race simulation pace though...James Allen normally does something on this so hopefully will see something on that this week.
I think it might be bigger. After the run at Bahrain where basically they were 2 seconds a lap clear in race pace, they turned everything down for reliability and held back on developments. I think the others have closed the gap, but merc still have maybe more than 1 sec a lap in the bagI haven't seen any analysis of the race simulation pace though...James Allen normally does something on this so hopefully will see something on that this week.
PhillipM said:
A 30g impact is not exactly a massive one - it could have just been a split second one as the wheel rim got ripped off and stuck that triggered the sensor for example.
Quite, a 30g impact is roughly equal to a change of speed of ~50kph in 0.05s which could easily happen with a glancing collision with a barrier at ~150kph with parts of the car that are not designed to absorb impacts.Gassing Station | Formula 1 | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff