The Official Korean GP thread (WITH SPOILERS)
Discussion
TheHeretic said:
Do you think the car has been that good? I'm not sure it was. There are pretty much where they are constructor wise. They have had a few problems strategy wise, and recently some reliability issues, but the car hasn't really been outstanding at any point.
I don't think it's bee that dominant this season, that honour has moved between teams. I do think they're done badly purely on operational and reliability issues. Probably worse than their main competitors even taking SVs alternator issues.It's been a massively disappointing season as a fan of the team and both their drivers.
[quote=MGJohn]What an uninteresting race. OK, so the Red Bulls flitted away much as most expected and in the 'right' order. I was hoping for more midfield action with Button mixing it with the two Mercedes just in front of him. For a few seconds after the start Button looked good already in front or at least alongside the two Mercedes ~ then along came Kobayashi in Bonzai mode... to reduce the interest still further.
There have been some very interesting and entertaining races this season. Sadly, today's was not one of them. A forgettable non-event :~
Kobayashi ruined the race today. Deserved a harsher penalty too.
There have been some very interesting and entertaining races this season. Sadly, today's was not one of them. A forgettable non-event :~
Kobayashi ruined the race today. Deserved a harsher penalty too.
MGJohn said:
Mid-Late season school report ... 4/10 for Mercedes and Mclaren ... could do better ~ they have the kit, drivers, resources and brains but, must try harder.
Still, Lewis can tease the guy he will replace next season:~
"Today, I went backwards more places than yow" ..
In fact great drive from Lewis(considering broken anti-roll bar), one could see at the same time how precisely and aggressively he drove wrack of the car. Three mechanical failures in the last three races, maybe better he goes to Mercedes than. He also squeezed that 3rd starting place for Mclaren. Still, Lewis can tease the guy he will replace next season:~
"Today, I went backwards more places than yow" ..
steedy27 said:
Did anyone notice some LG advertising on the race track, I think it was at the end of either of the start/finish or the really long stright? How was this done?
Yes AFAIK it's done by knowing the position of the camera and then just overlaying the graphic, scaling it as required.But maybe it can be done using image recognition algotirthnms these days now that digital and computing power is prolific.
The technology has been around for a long time and the first time I remember it used to cover large swathes of crowd at sporting matches with advertisements but it wasn't very popular as it was perceived as intrusive.
They also used it on the formation lap to display the drivers' names on the road next to their grid position.
zac510 said:
Yes AFAIK it's done by knowing the position of the camera and then just overlaying the graphic, scaling it as required.
But maybe it can be done using image recognition algotirthnms these days now that digital and computing power is prolific.
The technology has been around for a long time and the first time I remember it used to cover large swathes of crowd at sporting matches with advertisements but it wasn't very popular as it was perceived as intrusive.
They also used it on the formation lap to display the drivers' names on the road next to their grid position.
ahh nice i forgot they did something like for for when they line up on the grid. Thanks!But maybe it can be done using image recognition algotirthnms these days now that digital and computing power is prolific.
The technology has been around for a long time and the first time I remember it used to cover large swathes of crowd at sporting matches with advertisements but it wasn't very popular as it was perceived as intrusive.
They also used it on the formation lap to display the drivers' names on the road next to their grid position.
MGJohn said:
Mid-Late season school report ... 4/10 for Mercedes and Mclaren ... could do better ~ they have the kit, drivers, resources and brains but, must try harder.
Still, Lewis can tease the guy he will replace next season:~
"Today, I went backwards more places than yow" ..
I too was quite happy after watching Buttons start, he certainly had good pace in P2 so I think a solid result was on the cards. A bit of inexperience being shown by both Sauber drivers early on. Still rate both of them highly. Still, Lewis can tease the guy he will replace next season:~
"Today, I went backwards more places than yow" ..
Your comment about Hamilton is a bit petty. He had a broken ARB and drove pretty damn well. The car looked like it was going to jump off the track!
I enjoyed the race, there was some good battles throughout. None at the front I guess, but overall, a decent race. It's still quite tight in the championship, anything can happen. Just ask Jenson!
steedy27 said:
zac510 said:
Yes AFAIK it's done by knowing the position of the camera and then just overlaying the graphic, scaling it as required.
But maybe it can be done using image recognition algotirthnms these days now that digital and computing power is prolific.
The technology has been around for a long time and the first time I remember it used to cover large swathes of crowd at sporting matches with advertisements but it wasn't very popular as it was perceived as intrusive.
They also used it on the formation lap to display the drivers' names on the road next to their grid position.
ahh nice i forgot they did something like for for when they line up on the grid. Thanks!But maybe it can be done using image recognition algotirthnms these days now that digital and computing power is prolific.
The technology has been around for a long time and the first time I remember it used to cover large swathes of crowd at sporting matches with advertisements but it wasn't very popular as it was perceived as intrusive.
They also used it on the formation lap to display the drivers' names on the road next to their grid position.
FloppyRaccoon said:
MGJohn said:
Mid-Late season school report ... 4/10 for Mercedes and Mclaren ... could do better ~ they have the kit, drivers, resources and brains but, must try harder.
Still, Lewis can tease the guy he will replace next season:~
"Today, I went backwards more places than yow" ..
I too was quite happy after watching Buttons start, he certainly had good pace in P2 so I think a solid result was on the cards. A bit of inexperience being shown by both Sauber drivers early on. Still rate both of them highly. Still, Lewis can tease the guy he will replace next season:~
"Today, I went backwards more places than yow" ..
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