The Official 2017 Abu Dhabi GP Thread **Spoilers**

[Jonesy23]

jsf said:

I noticed that at the time, gave me a chuckle. Thing is weaving does bugger all really, its hard braking and accelerating in s straight line that really ramps up the tyre temps.

You wouldn't possibly be suggesting that they're only doing it because they saw everyone else do it and no-one can remember why they started doing it?

[Vaud]

jsf said:

I noticed that at the time, gave me a chuckle. Thing is weaving does bugger all really, its hard braking and accelerating in s straight line that really ramps up the tyre temps.

I recall DC saying it was more understand the current tyre traction rather than build in temp?

[anonymous-user]

Jonesy23 said:

You wouldn't possibly be suggesting that they're only doing it because they saw everyone else do it and no-one can remember why they started doing it?

No idea why they all do it like sheep, but it does very little, you would gain more on the formation lap doing the acceleration/brake thing. There is probably more risk of someone half asleep running up your backside though.

[anonymous-user]

Vaud said:

I think 2018 will be closer.

I agree on the halo but as I understand it, and I may be wrong - it is down to ongoing legal issues against the FIA following Bianchi's death.

Essentially they couldn't "not act" and this was the least worst option?

I think the FIA "for once" corrected that terrible accident by introducing the virtual safety car.

The "halo" as everyone knows would not have saved Bianchi.

It is my view if Bianchi had the Halo fitted it could have made things worse when trying to extract him. Would it have bent under that force or trapped Bianchi under the digger.

[anonymous-user]

thegreenhell said:

Apparently Bottas failed a cockpit extraction test with Halo fitted during practice in Abu Dhabi, taking longer than the allowable 7 seconds.

To be honest Bottas has not exactly been fast in 2017

[anonymous-user]

suffolk009 said:

Oh, I know. But wouldn't it be nice.

F1 should be going to areas that don't have the money but it's all about money now and not sport

Short term gains instead of looking to the future.

[anonymous-user]

768 said:

That is brilliant.

Not when he restarted with cold tyres

Saying that I read somewhere that moving left to right aggressively does not work now with the new tyres.

Please correct me if this is rubbish.

[anonymous-user]

Its never worked, there is no load going into the tyre.

[Will-92]

How on earth have you lot got to 19 pages of discussion on this Grand Prix? One of the most tedious I've ever sat through.

[Vaud]

Will-92 said:

How on earth have you lot got to 19 pages of discussion on this Grand Prix? One of the most tedious I've ever sat through.

We didn't.

We mostly discussed other things.

Read the thread?

[topless360]

jsf said:

Its never worked, there is no load going into the tyre.

Surely there's more load going through the tyre whilst weaving compare to driving in a straight line.

My understanding is that acceleration/deceleration builds heat in the tyre, whilst weaving helps to reduce the rate of temperature loss whilst on the straights as well as helping the driver to understand grip levels.

[suffolk009]

Will-92 said:

How on earth have you lot got to 19 pages of discussion on this Grand Prix? One of the most tedious I've ever sat through.

There's more than one page on the subject of Kimi driving quite slowly in a straight line.

[The Moose]

Anyone seen a video from the drivers' briefing? I always enjoy those.

[anonymous-user]

topless360 said:

Surely there's more load going through the tyre whilst weaving compare to driving in a straight line.

My understanding is that acceleration/deceleration builds heat in the tyre, whilst weaving helps to reduce the rate of temperature loss whilst on the straights as well as helping the driver to understand grip levels.

Its more about cleaning the surface of the tyre, in the case of this circuit that's from the sand blown on track. You could sort that out with one weave for the fronts and burnout just before the grid slot.

[travel is dangerous]

HustleRussell said:

thegreenhell said:

768 said:

suffolk009 said:

It could only be Kimi:

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/9348078342268...


ETA: Damn I was trying to get a little TV clip to work there. Not sure it's worked.

That is brilliant.

Leave him alone - he knows what he's doing.

I told you you should've given me the steering wheel!

Raikkonen crashed in 2001 at imola, I think, when the steering wheel came off in his Sauber. I think it was under the safety car (maybe???).

[rev-erend]

Anyone else think it was a bit of a boring last race.

Kimi has that circuit spot on.

[anonymous-user]

rev-erend said:

Anyone else think it was a bit of a boring last race.

Just about everyone does.

[8V085]

The last race should be on an oval. I hope Liberty Media introduce them to the schedule to break the borefest that is most of current mickey mouse tracks.

[Vaud]

8V085 said:

The last race should be on an oval. I hope Liberty Media introduce them to the schedule to break the borefest that is most of current mickey mouse tracks.

Nope. Oval racing needs a different chassis for a start.

A classic track would be fine. Brazil or the modern Mexico look good given the need for a good climate in November. Or Singapore.

[8V085]

Vaud said:

8V085 said:

The last race should be on an oval. I hope Liberty Media introduce them to the schedule to break the borefest that is most of current mickey mouse tracks.

Nope. Oval racing needs a different chassis for a start.

A classic track would be fine. Brazil or the modern Mexico look good given the need for a good climate in November. Or Singapore.

Look at you spoilsport. Oval would be a beautiful thing, imagine Vettel racing side by side wheel to wheel with Hamilton or Verstappen. Them sparks would be flying!