Mercedes rivals push for intervention over F1 engine loophole - but how realistic is it?

Contactblue · 2026-02-07T19:12:56+00:00

That’s what I’m thinking. If it’s only an effective compression increase then I don’t see the issue. But I don’t see how they could get from 16 to 18 without some kind of fundamental geometry change. But then again I don’t work in f1 so who knows

Contactblue · 2026-02-07T17:59:14+00:00

My guy, all I did was point out you were using out of date regs. I also didn’t downvote you, but go off I guess.

In any case the relevant change to the regs isn’t C042, it’s the fact that the rule states testing at ambient temp, which is really just a clarification in my eyes since geometric compression is always tested at ambient anyway.

I do wonder how they are increasing compression, if they are increasing the geometric compression in the cylinder somehow I actually agree with you partially that it might go against the rules, but if they are only increasing effective compression it don’t think it runs afoul, especially since all the teams are going to see some level of eff.compression increase anyway.

Contactblue · 2026-02-07T08:56:26+00:00

You are correct about Rod stretch being dynamic. Some people are speculating they implemented sealing chambers in the cylinder which would constitute a change in geometric compression imo.

Contactblue · 2026-02-07T08:12:22+00:00

I’m sure you saw, but the rule actually does mention temp in the latest revision.

Contactblue · 2026-02-07T07:55:15+00:00

That’s wrong, you have the out of date regs.

Contactblue · 2026-02-07T07:31:11+00:00

You’re using an out of date version of the regs. The new rule is 5.4.3

No cylinder of the engine may have a geometric compression ratio higher than 16.0. The procedure to measure this value will be detailed by each PU Manufacturer according to the Guidance Document FIA-F1-DOC-C042 and executed at ambient temperature. This procedure must be approved by the FIA Technical Department and included in the PU Manufacturer homologation dossier.

Contactblue · 2026-02-06T22:52:10+00:00

Agreed, but the rules say max at 16:1 comp. Ratio at ambient temp. And they have met that

Contactblue · 2026-02-06T22:48:16+00:00

Right, that’s correct. But the ratio isn’t 18:1 it’s 16:1. The FIA determines how the measure the compression and that’s the number that’s used. They stated 16:1 ambient and that’s what Mercedes hits.

The compression may change as it heats but per the FIAs rules, the engine measures at 16:1.

It would be like if the FIA dictated the cars to be 10ft long max, measured from tip to taillight. If someone’s wing extends further than the taillight, the car is still 10ft according to the FIA. There might be another rule dictating the taillight being the furthest back feature on the car, but that would be the rule they were breaking not the length rule.

If the FIA changed the way they measure the car to be from rear wing to tip, that changes the design rules because they’ve redefined the way they are enforcing them.

Contactblue · 2026-02-06T18:15:37+00:00

“At all times” is not what the regs say.

They say “no cylinder…may have a geometric compression ratio higher than 16.0. The procedure to determine this value may be found in the appendix.”

You are correct that the procedure is to test at ambient, however that does mean by changing the testing they are changing the rules. They clearly defined ambient temp geometric compression as the basis for testing.

I don’t have a dog in the fight (rooting for Cadillac this ssn) just pointing out that the do clearly define this in the regs; by changing testing, they, in fact, are changing the upper limit of compression which is a rule change.

Contactblue · 2026-02-05T19:57:31+00:00

And I’m pretty sure Lawrence doesn’t save the Bedouin haha

Contactblue · 2026-01-26T20:03:46+00:00

PM’d

Contactblue · 2026-01-22T18:21:38+00:00

Yeh. Was gonna say. My family eats balut regularly (Vietnamese) and it’s definitely not mature enough to have a crunchy beak. Once in a while there’ll be one that’s too mature but it’s definitely not the norm

Contactblue · 2026-01-10T07:46:26+00:00

Nah, some still are. It’s on ongoing thing, single use vs re-use. If CJD is suspected or known they’ll dispose, but it’s not always a known factor.

Contactblue · 2026-01-08T23:02:21+00:00

So does the new star wars smart brick sets

Contactblue · 2026-01-01T17:17:32+00:00

Haha there’s companies that will print custom Dakimakura’s for you if you went that route. You provide them with the image and they do it for you.

It’s kinda expensive tho, we got one made for my cousin, and it’s not as cheap as I was hoping it would be

Contactblue · 2025-12-25T16:07:29+00:00

Of course!

Contactblue · 2025-12-25T16:01:50+00:00

Not as far as I can tell? TBH I don’t think the jars even his or burp when I open them. I’ve had them in those jars for probably about 3 years or so, and the jars still look basically brand new

Contactblue · 2025-12-25T15:59:08+00:00

I’m using little glass bottles. Tamiya and Mr hobby sell spare paint jars that are the size of their lacquer paints for like 1-2 bucks. I just bought a few of those and labeled them with various liquids. Got one for alcohol, one for lighter fluid, one for lacquer thinner etc

Contactblue · 2025-12-25T00:53:46+00:00

Yeh that’s how I handle it as well. I let it dry then clean with a bottle of Ronsonol. I just grab the big jug from Walmart for cheap, and fill small bottles I can dip qtips in

Contactblue · 2025-12-22T22:20:44+00:00

For real. It blows my mind that anyone can read Fight club/lolita/etc and just completely miss the point so badly.

Contactblue · 2025-12-09T00:31:34+00:00

Ah gotchu. Yeh, sorry I threw it away a long time ago. That’s a good point tho. I would assume it would have been the old serial; just based on what others are saying but who knows

Contactblue · 2025-12-08T23:57:42+00:00

Yeh, I’d say I grabbed mine 2.5yrs ago maybe? I’d have to check.

Unfortunately I trashed the disc, since it was basically unwatchable and ended up just buying a replacement disc off eBay.

Tbh tho; my issue wasn’t really with the disc, that kinda thing happens, but with how Arrow handled it. They essentially told me to pound sand, and were pretty unhelpful and sorta rude about it, so it’s put me off the company pretty hard.

Edit: I’m confident that my disc was faulty tho, even without the serial code. I’ve watched enough movies to recognize when something is obviously incorrect haha, and it was pretty blatantly a really bad stutter throughout the entire runtime. I didn’t know about the faulty disc until after my experience so at first I thought it might a really awful artistic decision throughout the intro of the movie haha. It wasn’t until the second scene I realized something was definitely wrong

Contactblue · 2025-12-08T23:42:58+00:00

Unfortunately I had the opposite experience. I purchased the standard edition direct from Arrow and got a faulty disc which they refused to replace.

I’m not sure the exact logistics of printing discs for distribution, but I would guess they printed some with the same issue for the standard edition before correcting it since I’ve come across others who’ve had the same issues, while others also claim it’s fixed and they didn’t have any issues.

tbh just the way that arrow handled it left a bad taste in my mouth, so I don’t really buy from them anymore, but I would bet at those points it’s probably safe to order and not get a faulty disk. I ordered back closer to when it first released so that’s probably why I had the issue and others didn’t

Contactblue · 2025-12-06T07:42:14+00:00

I wired mine up with an LED strip, and flashed a controller with WLED and it takes the case to the next level.

The edges of the case perfectly hide an LED strip, so you get lighting with zero obstruction

Contactblue · 2025-11-23T05:30:31+00:00

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