2nd Test 2017

[tommunster10]

Kizmiaz said:

The stupid brain dead bickering on this thread has made it practically unreadable.

How in the hell does words in boxes one after each other become 'unreadable'. It's really very very simple. They even offer help for people like you in the form of making boxes different shades, light blue then white and repeat...but still you are flummoxed...

[HustleRussell]

He's right though, these threads do tend to go downhill when tommunster10 turns up with his "spittle flecked rants", name-calling and repetitive general ignorance...

[FourWheelDrift]

DanielSan said:

I'm amazed no one hasn't setup up a hasmclarenbroketoday.com page yet! 34 laps done and it's gone again!

https://hasmclarenbrokendown.com/

[thegreenhell]

The McLaren is running again.

[S0 What]

Ah it's great to be back,
threads turning to shlt by page 4 = check
McLaren cr@p = check
peeps making predictions based on pre season running = check
yep it's great to be back, roll on 2016, i meen 2017 DOH so hard to tell the differance

[Vocal Minority]

S0 What said:

peeps making predictions based on pre season running = check

We could sit here in silence or everyone could say 'its too early to tell' once and shut up...we're just having fun guessing and counter guessing.

[DanielSan]

FourWheelDrift said:

https://hasmclarenbrokendown.com/

To whoever has set that up, I thank you. Got to love the internet.

[FourWheelDrift]

Is it just an audio effect (both cars or the Williams accelerating) or does the Ferrari sound much louder than the Williams? - https://twitter.com/WilliamsRacing/status/83986194...

[red_slr]

Watching the on board of Bottas these cars are going to be really fast, the issue will be overtaking.

I also think Williams are possibly sandbagging the most of any of the teams. (possibly!)

[ukaskew]

RB Will said:

That is pretty mad. If the braking gets much better they are going to have to change the gearboxes so they can block shift down as it was already going down through the gear as fast as a hand could flick the paddles.

Braking that late is surely going to limit overtaking just that little bit more? I can't see even Verstappen finding much scope to outbrake at those sorts of distances.

[HustleRussell]

ukaskew said:

RB Will said:

That is pretty mad. If the braking gets much better they are going to have to change the gearboxes so they can block shift down as it was already going down through the gear as fast as a hand could flick the paddles.

Braking that late is surely going to limit overtaking just that little bit more? I can't see even Verstappen finding much scope to outbrake at those sorts of distances.

Fortunately dirty air syndrome will be much worse with the new regs so difficulty of overtaking won't be a problem, the cars will never get close enough

[KevinCamaroSS]

Perhaps we should open a book on how many on-track overtakes there are this year? Must be cars on the same lap of the race.

[funkyrobot]

HustleRussell said:

ukaskew said:

RB Will said:

That is pretty mad. If the braking gets much better they are going to have to change the gearboxes so they can block shift down as it was already going down through the gear as fast as a hand could flick the paddles.

Braking that late is surely going to limit overtaking just that little bit more? I can't see even Verstappen finding much scope to outbrake at those sorts of distances.

Fortunately dirty air syndrome will be much worse with the new regs so difficulty of overtaking won't be a problem, the cars will never get close enough

Let's see what happens in Australia.

I do feel they may have made the problem worse though.

[Mr Tracy]

Kizmiaz said:

The stupid brain dead bickering on this thread has made it practically unreadable.

Rly? best stay away from the NP&E thread then

[s3fella]

thegreenhell said:

Update from Honda: "An electrical issue has stopped the car twice out on track. We don't yet know the cause, but the car is now back in the garage for further investigation."

As the rods left the side of the block, they took out a sensor!

[Otispunkmeyer]

s3fella said:

thegreenhell said:

Update from Honda: "An electrical issue has stopped the car twice out on track. We don't yet know the cause, but the car is now back in the garage for further investigation."

As the rods left the side of the block, they took out a sensor!

[Vaud]

Otispunkmeyer said:

s3fella said:

thegreenhell said:

Update from Honda: "An electrical issue has stopped the car twice out on track. We don't yet know the cause, but the car is now back in the garage for further investigation."

As the rods left the side of the block, they took out a sensor!

Where did that story originate from? I have in my mind a Renault in the 80s?

[Megaflow]

KevinCamaroSS said:

Perhaps we should open a book on how many on-track overtakes there are this year? Must be cars on the same lap of the race.

Not many... Not many in the pits either because most races will be one stop.

I'll be interested too see how many people on here moan, because this formula is what a lot of people on here asked for. Faster cars with more durable tyres.

[NRS]

Megaflow said:

Not many... Not many in the pits either because most races will be one stop.

I'll be interested too see how many people on here moan, because this formula is what a lot of people on here asked for. Faster cars with more durable tyres.

They'll find some way to moan anyway - and it won't be their fault for what they asked for. Probably it will be down to too much aero meaning cars can't pass each other.

[anonymous-user]

Hopefully the drivers can push the cars harder for longer, rather than ponsing about saving bubble gum tyres.

I want to see drivers making epic overtaking attempts, not hundreds of DRS assisted cruising past on the straight.

It was far more compelling watching a top driver work out an overtake over a stint than what we've had since DRS was introduced. Hopefully Brawn bins that as he also hates it.