Official 2023 Australian Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***
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Deesee said:
Andrew Benson BBC Sport said:
Masi, who is in Melbourne in his new role as a senior official of the Australian Supercars series, which is a support race at the grand prix, was seen embracing Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley in the F1 paddock.
.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65121271
WTF..
t stirring as that article comment is ...would be nice if someone would ask Masi if he's tried to speak to Merc/ Hamilton or indeed has any contrition at all about AD '21I also suspect he'll be back in some capacity once Hamilton retires- hence greasing the wheels now
angrymoby said:
Deesee said:
Andrew Benson BBC Sport said:
Masi, who is in Melbourne in his new role as a senior official of the Australian Supercars series, which is a support race at the grand prix, was seen embracing Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley in the F1 paddock.
.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65121271
WTF..
t stirring as that article comment is ...would be nice if someone would ask Masi if he's tried to speak to Merc/ Hamilton or indeed has any contrition at all about AD '21I also suspect he'll be back in some capacity once Hamilton retires- hence greasing the wheels now
Don't think we've learned anything new for the two FP sessions so far ... I'll get up for Qually tomorrow and hope for more rain to mix things up
axel1990chp said:
Do get the impression Lewis is making up excuses and his head isn't fully in it these days. Doesn't seem to be anywhere near what he is capable off. Maybe this year is the year to call it
Ah yes one of the greatest drivers in history but let’s immediately not trust him and say he should retire. CoolHands said:
axel1990chp said:
Do get the impression Lewis is making up excuses and his head isn't fully in it these days. Doesn't seem to be anywhere near what he is capable off. Maybe this year is the year to call it
Ah yes one of the greatest drivers in history but let’s immediately not trust him and say he should retire. honda_exige said:
SturdyHSV said:
andburg said:
honda_exige said:
Interesting Hamilton saying he's not comfortable with the driving position of the W14 (and W13). Don't recall him mentioning this last year but could be mistaken.
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https://the-race.com/formula-1/mercedes-seat-posit...
We sit closer to the front wheels than all the other drivers,” said Hamilton. “Our cockpit is too close to the front.
“When you’re driving, you feel like you’re sitting on the front wheels which is one of the worst feelings to feel when you’re driving a car.
“If you were driving your car at home, and you put the wheels right underneath your legs, you would not be happy when you’re approaching the roundabout!
“So, what that does is it just really changes the attitude of the car and how you perceive its movement. And it makes it harder to predict, compared to when you’re further back and you’re sitting closer, more centre.
“It’s just something I’ve really struggled with.”
Asked by The Race if Hamilton had accepted that Mercedes would retain the seating position because of the team’s belief it was part of making the fastest possible car, he replied: “Yeah, I listened to the team and that was the direction that they said that we should go.
makes sense________
https://the-race.com/formula-1/mercedes-seat-posit...
We sit closer to the front wheels than all the other drivers,” said Hamilton. “Our cockpit is too close to the front.
“When you’re driving, you feel like you’re sitting on the front wheels which is one of the worst feelings to feel when you’re driving a car.
“If you were driving your car at home, and you put the wheels right underneath your legs, you would not be happy when you’re approaching the roundabout!
“So, what that does is it just really changes the attitude of the car and how you perceive its movement. And it makes it harder to predict, compared to when you’re further back and you’re sitting closer, more centre.
“It’s just something I’ve really struggled with.”
Asked by The Race if Hamilton had accepted that Mercedes would retain the seating position because of the team’s belief it was part of making the fastest possible car, he replied: “Yeah, I listened to the team and that was the direction that they said that we should go.
sure I've read various places say as a driver you want the car to pivot round your head. Moving the pivot behind will take some major adjusting to
Only mention it as I was struggling not to be skeptical about what input he could have really offered but that's another good example that I hadn't thought of.
Also, a better comparison picture from that linked article above:
Edited by SturdyHSV on Thursday 30th March 12:12
I'm struggling a little bit to not see this as an excuse from Lewis. At some point do you suggest it's evidence that he isn't adaptable? Or that adaptability lessens with age? - Alonso shows that isn't necessarily true for all.
|Petrus1983 said:
You’ve got great seats - are you there for the whole weekend?
Morning everyone else. Why do we support a sport where you have to get up at 5.30am on a Saturday
er yes, they are rather good. Lady I work with got into F1 through Drive to survive. She booked it all, obviously we had to pay her back. Yes, I could have gone on holiday to (insert somewhere warmer) but...hey, it has been excellent so far, Heineken seems to be sponsoring the table I am sat at closely followed by Mr & Mrs Champagne. Morning everyone else. Why do we support a sport where you have to get up at 5.30am on a Saturday
Only ones we struggle with down here are the America's. They are on at Alarm clock o'clock.
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