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hunter 66

3,905 posts

220 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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Better plan is let some teams spend 500 million a year and other 80 mil ..... then we can watch the same two cars always at the front ( then they get a bigger cut of the financial reward to help them stay ahead )....... and see who is the best driver in each team ... wait we have that already ...
Maybe like a US draft system the franchise that finishes last gets first pick ...

MitchT

15,850 posts

209 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Chadwick off colour today but got the main job done. Some good racing early in the race.

bockaaarck

393 posts

168 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Yep, she deserves to be champion. Consistent performances, great racing capability, she’s the real deal. Despite not looking 100% today. Terrific wheel to wheel racing, yet again!

Dinoboy

2,498 posts

217 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Enjoyed that, congratulations to JC, be interesting to see what she chooses to do with her £500k for next year.

Cold

15,236 posts

90 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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The "worst thirty minutes" of her life - apparently! laugh
Onward and upward for her.

Zoobeef

6,004 posts

158 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Cold said:
The "worst thirty minutes" of her life - apparently! laugh
Onward and upward for her.
She should try listening to the commentary.

EDLT

15,421 posts

206 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Dinoboy said:
Enjoyed that, congratulations to JC, be interesting to see what she chooses to do with her £500k for next year.
Next year W series qualifies for super license points, she'll be back. Did anyone else spot the pint she brought to the post race interview, that's a chunk of 500k gone already.

2172cc

1,096 posts

97 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Chadwick is a class act and deserved the championship, but what was the flag being displayed behind Visser on the podium? Isn't she Dutch?

Edited by 2172cc on Sunday 11th August 16:52

JonChalk

6,469 posts

110 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Zoobeef said:
Cold said:
The "worst thirty minutes" of her life - apparently! laugh
Onward and upward for her.
She should try listening to the commentary.
I was prepared to give Claire Cottingham the benefit of the doubt for the first few races.New job, new role, new pressure, etc.

But in truth, she's st.

Lee McK would have been a better choice - fk, even Crofty would have been better.

David Addison would be No.1 choice, however,

coppice

8,596 posts

144 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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I'd love to have heard the late Peter Scot-Russell trying to do W Series ....

Excellent result for Ms Chadwick, whom I had the pleasure of interviewing a few weeks ago. A total professional already - and the conversation reminded me what a gauche clod I was at 21, back in the Jurassic era...

Dinoboy

2,498 posts

217 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Oh god no ,not Crofty! I'd actually rather listen to Ms Cottingham.

Poppiecock

943 posts

58 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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entropy said:
At best W Series has been interesting to watch but on the whole the racing has been processional. What does that tell you about the cars and drivers?

If reverse grids gives the quicker drivers more passing opportunites then at the very least if you're in the upper midfield then you're forced to tune your race craft.
These are the same cars as Regional F3, aren't they?

I'm guessing there's a good reason why they don't run the W Series on the same circuits as the F3 series.

Is it possible to draw any kind of performance comparisons?

ajprice

27,446 posts

196 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Poppiecock said:
These are the same cars as Regional F3, aren't they?

I'm guessing there's a good reason why they don't run the W Series on the same circuits as the F3 series.

Is it possible to draw any kind of performance comparisons?
These cars are an F3 chassis with a 270bhp turbo Alfa Romeo engine.
Kraken said:
They are Tatuus F3 cars with 1.8l turbo engines.

https://wseries.com/w-hub/tatuus-f3-t-318-tech-spe...

Poppiecock

943 posts

58 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Same as the Formula Regional cars, then.

Zoobeef

6,004 posts

158 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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JonChalk said:
Zoobeef said:
Cold said:
The "worst thirty minutes" of her life - apparently! laugh
Onward and upward for her.
She should try listening to the commentary.
I was prepared to give Claire Cottingham the benefit of the doubt for the first few races.New job, new role, new pressure, etc.

But in truth, she's st.

Lee McK would have been a better choice - fk, even Crofty would have been better.

David Addison would be No.1 choice, however,
She just repeats herself over and over and over. Even coulthard couldn't add much too it.

Good racing although the director focused on the front runners that did nothing for the first 10 minutes when esme Hawkins came from the back, overtook a load of cars then dropped to the back again and no mention of it.

Koln-RS

3,856 posts

212 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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I was at Brands for the DTM, and a friend in Minis, but very impressed by the WS set up.

Their hospitality areas were teaming with people all day, and a friendly carnival atmosphere until late in the evening, with good access to all the personnel and drivers.

Agree, Chadwick seems a worthy champion, and impressive in qualifying, but seemed to be playing it safe in the race.

Be interested to see where WS goes from here. Hope it prospers.


andrewcliffe

955 posts

224 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Poppiecock said:
These are the same cars as Regional F3, aren't they?

I'm guessing there's a good reason why they don't run the W Series on the same circuits as the F3 series.

Is it possible to draw any kind of performance comparisons?
A vacancy came on the DTM support package when the proposed Formula European Masters (ie last seasons Formula 3 rebranded, when GP3 was renamed Formula 3) collapsed. W Series took a race at 6 of the 10 DTM rounds. If those who are backing the series believe they have got their money's worth out of it, maybe they'll consider doing a longer series.

Lap times slower than I expected though, considering latest chassis and aero, and more power than a normal f3 (although probably less torque).

andyroo

2,469 posts

210 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Did anyone else think Chadwick’s defence by driving around the outside of Paddock Hill was amateurish? She did it again into Surtees, not sure what the thinking was there.

Cold

15,236 posts

90 months

Monday 12th August 2019
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andyroo said:
Did anyone else think Chadwick’s defence by driving around the outside of Paddock Hill was amateurish? She did it again into Surtees, not sure what the thinking was there.
I suspect Chadwick was thinking about the title rather than the podium.

lord summerisle

8,138 posts

225 months

Monday 12th August 2019
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Poppiecock said:
entropy said:
At best W Series has been interesting to watch but on the whole the racing has been processional. What does that tell you about the cars and drivers?

If reverse grids gives the quicker drivers more passing opportunites then at the very least if you're in the upper midfield then you're forced to tune your race craft.
These are the same cars as Regional F3, aren't they?

I'm guessing there's a good reason why they don't run the W Series on the same circuits as the F3 series.

Is it possible to draw any kind of performance comparisons?
W Series has been running as a support series to the DTM races this year

British F3 is at Brands next weekend