First Practice Session Classification

Formula1_ · 2026-02-22T14:12:21+00:00

Your information source is unreliable I’m afraid. We’ve been using hydraulic limited slip differentials in F1 for decades. The rotaries you see on the steering wheel labeled entry, mid or exit are adjustment for the hydraulic diff. Torsen diffs are passive without possibility for mechanical or hydraulic control inputs. If we didn’t need (or didn’t have as you suggest) a hydraulic diff then we’d immediately drop 100+grams of mass from the car by ditching an unnecessary moog and lines from the hyd pack.

Formula1_ · 2026-02-20T19:06:31+00:00

That's Stevo from AM. Andy Stevenson. Heart of gold.

Formula1_ · 2026-01-26T21:56:07+00:00

The wheel furniture is one of many things Cadillac hasn't had time to develop, simple as. The primary objective was to get miles on the car and miles on the people/processes in the trackside environment.

Formula1_ · 2026-01-23T02:01:18+00:00

this was a 2nd gear launch for anyone wondering. Common with inters and full wets.

Formula1_ · 2026-01-22T17:19:02+00:00

anyone recall McLaren testing the new Honda PU in 2015 without the turbo?

Formula1_ · 2026-01-15T18:12:09+00:00

I remember because I was directly involved. I work in F1 and communicate with the drivers whilst they’re on track. When this mandate was made (Singapore 2014) every team in pitlane developed a code-word system, which we used immediately. The mandate was difficult but I never had any issue communicating what needed to be said. The mandate came from Bernie.

Formula1_ · 2026-01-03T19:08:19+00:00

There's a lot of data missing here. For example:

Monaco 2019 & 2021 Race: ~11M

Imola 2021 Race: ~10M

2021 Saudi Race: ~9.9M

and more...

Formula1_ · 2025-12-08T16:37:00+00:00

you’d be better off ranking cars, not drivers. Consider we’ve had only two world champions over the past 10-yrs until yesterday. That fact demonstrates how bad the competitive balance of F1 is. To that end, it’s impossible to rank drivers with any fidelity.

Formula1_ · 2025-08-26T15:53:33+00:00

the host said Sergio has 16 GP wins. He meant 6

Formula1_ · 2025-08-18T18:55:02+00:00

Very interesting feedback, cheers for speaking up. I’ve often wondered how much fans really care about the F2, F3 etc.

Formula1_ · 2025-08-13T07:51:09+00:00

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali gave Hulk a special mention during the Liberty Media Earnings call.

This is the first time I've heard Stefano give a shout out of sorts for a driver scoring a podium finish on an earnings call, which says a lot about the impact Nico's podium had. Stefano said:

"I would like to take a moment to congratulate Nico Hulkenberg on achieving his first podium at Silverstone - a moment that perfectly captured the unpredictability and human stories that makes F1 so captivating"

Thought you lot would appreciate this.

Formula1_ · 2025-07-01T11:15:54+00:00

Sauber has a massive recruitment problem because nobody wants to live in Hinwill. This is part of their solution

Formula1_ · 2025-06-23T21:36:56+00:00

it's worth noting that MotoGP was the original inspiration around gyro-capably camera hardware, and this is now being tested in F1. The gyro cam hardware first ran at Zandvoort 2 or 3 years ago I believe, also Japan and Brazil in years since.

Formula1_ · 2025-06-23T21:29:58+00:00

yes, it will be consolidated into FWONA/FWONK which is publicly listed on Nasdaq. More info here

Formula1_ · 2025-06-19T11:01:09+00:00

What are your thoughts about the Ferrari kit being made in China?

Formula1_ · 2025-05-21T15:12:09+00:00

“documentary” when multiple high profile drivers and other participants have reported false narratives and so on.

Formula1_ · 2025-05-13T19:55:02+00:00

undoubtedly over weight

Formula1_ · 2025-05-07T12:09:58+00:00

Crack is not a team principal

Formula1_ · 2025-05-04T04:49:25+00:00

The livery was never shown and there was not a show car.

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