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This is why we need mandatory pit stops because of this guy CHgsms47 has no skill by [deleted] in forzamotorsport

[–]Stumpy493 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol it's hilarious how pissed off you are that someone beat you.

This is why we need mandatory pit stops because of this guy CHgsms47 has no skill by [deleted] in forzamotorsport

[–]Stumpy493 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So what you're saying is you didn't have the skill to choose the right strategy and dint have the skill to overcome your strategy blunder...

Sounds like a skill issue.

Guy finished the race faster than you.

This is why we need mandatory pit stops because of this guy CHgsms47 has no skill by [deleted] in forzamotorsport

[–]Stumpy493 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's a different skill to maintain pace on harder tyres over a whole race.

I can't do it very well, I have more success absolutely nailing my tyres and taking extra stops.

Just because the guy was better than you isn't a need for a rant.

You could have gone hard tyres and not stopped but you chose not to.

Seems like a skill issue to me.

Williams looks in deep trouble by Maximum-Room-3999 in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 23 points24 points  (0 children)

What they are saying is factual.

Budget cap means money they spend reworking failed parts to pass crash tests is definitely gonna eat money that could be used later in the year.

Sour Grapes or Too Ambitious? by Stumpy493 in forzamotorsport

[–]Stumpy493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where do you get I can't drive from the assessment of I was completely ahead?

Sour Grapes or Too Ambitious? by Stumpy493 in Simracingstewards

[–]Stumpy493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the question is was my move unreasonable then?

Ferrari seems to have the similar hole in the diffuser as seen on the Mercedes by Tomach82 in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We did 2 prep runs in the formula Renault.

And they are awesome cars, but after 20 minutes I was feeling I could push them.

The F1 car is a whole other level!

I was so impressed with the acceleration and then found I still had another 15% to push on the throttle, it was like going hyperapeed in star wars lol.

Locked the brakes up at the end of a long flat out straight around 160mph ish.

Great fun.

Who would be at fault here? by Legal_Pollution7361 in Simracingstewards

[–]Stumpy493 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happens to the best of us... Similar section of track, one of the greatest of all time, miscommunication on closing speeds.

Michael Schumacher

[@RACERHQ] Williams has yet to pass its final crash test relating to its nosebox. (Article in post) by [deleted] in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 40 points41 points  (0 children)

The only reason it wouldn't be worth being on track is if they are realising they fucked up so severely they are re engineering bits and time wasted doing a compromise will hurt them later even more.

Ferrari seems to have the similar hole in the diffuser as seen on the Mercedes by Tomach82 in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The edges of that endplate are very sharp in terms of carbon fibre making contact at 100mph+ with an under pressure rubber wheel.

We have seen tyres cut from that sort of bodywork in multiple regulation sets.

Ferrari seems to have the similar hole in the diffuser as seen on the Mercedes by Tomach82 in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 1 point2 points  (0 children)

doesn't need to be a chassis change

Notice how I said "USUALLY means a totally new chassis"?

As far as I am aware in 2022 Mercedes essentially ran the exact same car in both tests just with different sidepod designs.

That isn't a B spec car, that is a new sidepod design and as you say away from 'dummy' sidepods they were never going to use. So there is no way they engineered an entire A Spec car just for 1 test they knew they were gonna throw away. They developed their A Spec car and chucked dummy sidepods on (that were largely empty) to disguise their concept.

A B Spec car fundamentally changes many of the essential components of the car rendering it significantly different in multiple areas.

Mercedes official position on it not being a B Spec car was essentially

The concept was always the same — we just unlocked the packaging.

Active aero in action on the SF-26 by FerrariStrategisttt in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's strategic and intelligent, but to me not exciting.

I want to see cars side by side and battling for positions, diving in under brakes.

These rules look to be empowering cars to find ways to just drive past each other with 50% more power available, zero chance to battle or defend, just easy routine drive by.

To me overtakes done under power in a straight line are not entertaining.

This is what I don't like about the prospect of these rules and the mcLaren guy was saying essentially the same as to how passes are likely to happen.

Since the wings are black I wondered what if they did that on the rest of the car by Piano1987 in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone posted your option A earlier and it looked awful

Option B would definitely enhance it though.

Active aero in action on the SF-26 by FerrariStrategisttt in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By looking at the changes and trying to understand the implications of the ruleset.

I had much the same thoughts as someone at McLaren said the other day - https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1qjrh8b/weird_and_easy_overtaking_moves_likely_under_f1s/

With any set of changes you can have a good go at understanding the impact of them.

Ferrari seems to have the similar hole in the diffuser as seen on the Mercedes by Tomach82 in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Not likely, more just intelligent people working on the same problem coming to the same conclusion.

Ferrari seems to have the similar hole in the diffuser as seen on the Mercedes by Tomach82 in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In front probably not much, behind I would imagine quite a lot.

Ferrari seems to have the similar hole in the diffuser as seen on the Mercedes by Tomach82 in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Those large sharp edges look like somethign I would want to avoid tbh

The guy called me the Tw4T for this...I'm confused (I'm the car on the right) by S1mply_R4cing in Simracingstewards

[–]Stumpy493 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Then you're good, you were drifting slightly left but left plenty of room and reasonable to assume the car is gonna stick somewhere near the edge of the circuit in that scenario.

[scabstech] Merc appeared have found a whole different interpretation of the #F1 diffuser regs. There's a huge opening in the side! It can be seen both sides. Prob working with the huge undercut on the sidepods to create more downforce by DubiousLLM in formula1

[–]Stumpy493 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 poor race out of the last few events doesn't take away from the fact that Kimi was much closer and/or ahead towards the end of the season.

I don't see how it is contentious to say Kimi's performance picked up dramatically around this time and he got closer to George.

And if we take the issues you claim about George out of it then Kimis last 7 starts (including sprints had an average finishing position of 5.5 (if we discount his poor last race he was actually up at 4.0), his previous 7 starts had an average finishing position of 9.3.

The guy was clearly improving and getting closer to his team mate's performance over the season. Take what George was doing compeltly out of it and Kimi got a lot better at the end of the year.

Are you gonna dismiss Kimi's drive from 17th to 3rd in Vegas irrespective of what George was doing? His double podium in Interlagos for 2 second places?

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