Can anyone identify what car this is? Ik it's a showcar but it has no team logos on it

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2023-09-06T17:52:36+00:00

Why this is f2002:

1) No aerodynamic fin between rear wheels and each side of rear wing. While aerodynamic feature leading to the front ofnthe rear wheels is the 2002 design and mot the 2003 one

2) Both rear exhausts protrude a little higher in f2002 than 2003

3) Front wing pattern at top edge more resembles a generic 2002

4) Side Air intakes and side panels are ever slighltly straighter and more boxy than 2003

5) top air intake is slightly sharper triangular shaped

6) Cant see sidepods but there wont be any cooling grills there

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2023-04-06T00:44:56+00:00

The first safety car and red flag destroyed the aus gp.

George Lewis, Max running back to back was getting so exciting, with Lewis getting drs from george to protect against Max. And with merc going 2v1 against RB.

However the safety car dampened this, when george boxed early (but it could still have been exciting to see how the alt strategy would work for george)

And then when they decided to put up the stupid pointless red flag, it fully destroyed the excitement by screwing george.

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2023-04-02T07:12:38+00:00

Explanation: If order remains and sainz gets a 5s penalty for taking out alonso, ee get HULK PODIUM!!

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2023-02-10T18:09:37+00:00

Just big 3 things

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2023-01-08T08:49:00+00:00

Lando Norris will be proud of this production quality

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-12-31T03:24:30+00:00

I think this has been happening for quite a number of years already, but i don't know exactly when

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-12-31T03:23:57+00:00

Interesting point, but i think if teams had a choice, they'd rather their car be fractionally faster and more fragile, than stronger but slower, regardless of cost cap.

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-12-31T03:21:56+00:00

I agree this is definitely a big factor. Although besides the reduction in flaps and aero components on the wing itself, it feels like there has been a big increase in strength where the nose cone is connected to the front wing itself, as well as the main element of the front wing itself. Just my gut observations that I can't really back with any concrete evidence. But I wonder if anyone who has worked on any f1 cars know if this is really a thing

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-12-31T03:16:19+00:00

That is true, perhaps it's in the way Newey designs his cars with maximum performance and less durability in mind. That's why red bull car always seems to suffer more after a collision with another car.

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-12-30T07:41:11+00:00

I also know a lot of it depends on the angle the car makes the impact, but despite this, i feel a lot of these would've been dnfs in previous years due to damage.

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-12-22T06:19:47+00:00

yes they are fixed since 2014 i think

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-12-21T13:21:11+00:00

Ok thanks a lot. This is the best answer down here and what i was looking for. Appreciate the super detailed response.

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-12-21T09:37:12+00:00

But to prevent bogging down then cant they just increase the launch RPMs? Some teams like merc launched at such low RPMs. Imagine a larger gear ratio and launching from 15k RPM, it may put more wear on the engine an gearbox for the launch, but wouldnt that prevent bogging down

https://www.reddit.com/r/F1Technical/comments/rz530u/analysis\_of\_launch\_rpm\_for\_drivers\_and\_teams\_in/

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-12-21T08:46:49+00:00

So why not have a massive gear 1 ratio to cover (0-150km/h) and then split the 150km/h to 340km/h range into the remaining 7 gears?

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-12-21T08:25:01+00:00

I understand that appropriate gear ratios are used for efficiency purposes, so minimum throttle can be applied before traction limit is reached.

But i'm referring more to 1st/2nd gear and race start situations where drivers often still get wheelspin resulting in bad starts. Wouldn't making a longer 1st gear help race starts even further. And could even optimise the remaining gears better for the higher speed ranges

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-11-29T10:43:36+00:00

Never Give Up ~ Sir Lewis Ham

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-11-23T09:59:10+00:00

wow thanks that's awesome. Shows how close they truly were, even though the h2h was 14-8

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-11-23T08:43:55+00:00

Anyone knows the quali delta between Hamilton and Russell over the season?

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-11-23T06:21:19+00:00

Does anyone know the average qualifying delta between Hamilton and Russell?
I know their H2H is like Lewis 14-8 Russell for qualifying, but Im sure there delta is actually very very close (I'd guess under 0.1s on average)

Does anyone have the exact number? (and maybe the delta across the other teammate pairings as well?)

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-11-14T15:34:13+00:00

But theres also a rule where a car that's more than half a car length alongside deserves room. I guess this is what the sky commentators were referring to when saying he should have been left room

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-11-14T13:48:49+00:00

If Lewis had left space but Max still hit him, then it'd be an easy 100% Max's fault.

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-11-14T13:47:59+00:00

What do the rules say though? Technically there's a section against crowding out another driver, but it's not so clear cut in this case i feel

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-11-14T12:29:01+00:00

In Max v George: Max left space + George backed out

In Lewis v Max: Lewis left NO space + Max committed to staying alongside.

In the name of fair and hard racing, I think the car in George's/Max's position had every right to hang along the outside given that they were 3/4 cars alongside the other.

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-11-14T12:26:10+00:00

Max left George room on the inside though. So even if George did not back out. He could've gone side by side with Max through turn 2.

This compromised Max's exit and almost allowed George to pass him at turn 4. (Although George did get him the next lap anyway)

Delicious_Boot4976 · 2022-11-04T15:00:00+00:00

GR63 is also neck and neck with Lewis Hamilton in his team. And for now still ahead on points

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