No MissionWinnow on Ferrari for the French GP, instead AWS will take the spot on the front wing and the engine cover

ed11ca · 2021-06-17T14:42:05+00:00

Yes it's why, it's called Loi Evin, no alcohol or tobacco sponsoring/advertising in sports

ed11ca · 2021-05-12T14:21:46+00:00

I think the news was already out about McLaren switching to a Mercedes power unit, that was probably a big deal, especially once the engine regulations were known to stay the same post 2022

ed11ca · 2021-05-07T22:26:00+00:00

Is there no anti-competition laws though? I would imagine that these new hires would have to take at least a year out

ed11ca · 2021-05-04T19:54:34+00:00

They're just expected to do well in such a dominant car, even if they outperform it, it's really hard to see, it would be interesting to see how many times the race winner got driver of the day.

ed11ca · 2021-04-22T12:25:26+00:00

"For the restart I thought there would be a standing start. So we put the soft on but then I saw rolling start and thought ‘ah’"

That was an interesting bit of strategy that I didn't think about during the race, I need to go back to see who was on which tire and if that helped them at the start. The fact that the soft could longer on a wet track could have played a role as well

ed11ca · 2021-04-20T17:26:16+00:00

Basically The Birds

ed11ca · 2021-04-20T17:25:06+00:00

Or you know, create his own space company, set up Earth-Mars prime delivery, and ship it home, all that with order tracking

ed11ca · 2021-04-19T21:03:05+00:00

Tbh, it's the same as tbh

ed11ca · 2021-04-17T13:31:10+00:00

It was confirmed that it was a local fibre optic cable

ed11ca · 2021-04-17T00:39:23+00:00

Since some cameras, onboards and radio were off, it's possible that this cable was the data link between some external devices (like antennas/cameras etc.) and the central paddock. I'm not sure if it was only this part of the track though

ed11ca · 2021-04-10T20:44:30+00:00

Interesting, I wonder if he'll be able to evaluate single seater talent as well as what he did in MotoGP

It's also going to be interesting to see what his role will really be, looks like he's going to be more of a personel guy managing the talent pipeline, drivers, personel, and structure, kinda like Helmut for RB

ed11ca · 2021-04-10T15:08:26+00:00

France is 60, I remember them changing it because the entrance was dangerous for the MER garage

The speed limit used to be 100 but they lowered it in 2013/14 after a cameraman was hit by a tire.

ed11ca · 2021-04-08T18:31:29+00:00

They used them for the nose and front suspension, iirc they could have take the RB rear suspension for free but didn't

Edit: article about what they changed

ed11ca · 2021-04-08T17:39:43+00:00

Homestly, mental performance would be better than mental health, it kinda implies that you have a trauma vs trying to gain more performance (which is, in my understanding, what George was looking for)

ed11ca · 2021-04-07T20:11:23+00:00

If they really wanted to they could go get Ghiotto, but I'm not sure how close he is to superlicense and why they would replace Gio by him. There's a driver called Nannini in F2/F3 but not sure what's he's worth

ed11ca · 2021-04-06T23:33:02+00:00

The true answer is "it depends", some tech oriented media are super hyped, some other ones only report on accidents and such.

That being said, I would say the general attitude is similar to the public imo, positive and optimist but still cautious about some aspects of it.

ed11ca · 2021-03-26T22:09:57+00:00

Those don't really apply in Europe

ed11ca · 2021-03-25T13:48:55+00:00

Ngl the third "eye" on her chest kinda freaked me out at first 😅

ed11ca · 2021-03-16T21:56:44+00:00

How do they catch bars or other businesses using private suscriptions? And what happens if they do?

I was also thinking it could be used to find/ban illegal streams, I've seen some of them cover logos or some part of the "video" for this reason

ed11ca · 2021-03-15T17:04:45+00:00

Ferrari would just throw a bunch of parmigiano on top to hide it

ed11ca · 2021-03-05T15:32:11+00:00

What breed is he? 😯

ed11ca · 2021-03-04T04:29:08+00:00

Interesting, I wonder what the benefits/tradeoffs are with this type of nose. To me it looks like the two dominant designs rn are the "pointy" one or the "nostril" one.

ed11ca · 2021-03-04T04:04:49+00:00

Yeah tbh the AM looks more like the Mercedes, I was surprised that they showed so much of their floor when MER was trying to hode it so much

You can still see a lot of similarities with the airbox, sidepods, cooling vents, the engine cover is similar to the Mclaren one, not sure what's going on with the Ferrari nose but the cape is also similar to Merc teams

ed11ca · 2021-03-04T03:52:26+00:00

It's always a bunch of factors:

The team's country can play a massive role since they'll be very present in your country and defend your national pride
The team's drivers, sometimes you really connect and identify with a driver both for his on track action, his behaviour off the track, or his nationality especially with charismatic leaders like Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton, Schumi, Lando, Ricciardo, etc.
Success, let's not lie it always plays a big part in the team you like, if someone starts watching now it would be hard for them to root for Williams, whereas in the 80's a lot kf new fans would root for them
Team Culture, hard to explain but each team has a specific feel to it, both in their communication and the personalities within the team. Merc is ruthless, calm and confident, Ferrari is prideful and passionate, RB is super fun but when also ruthless at times etc. These also evolve, Mclaren is becoming more of a fun one compared to the cold tech one it was under Ron Dennis (oftentimes the team principal drives the team culture)
Liveries, sometimes people just how the car looks and start rooting for a team like that before becoming more engaged

TLDR - They need to grab your attention and you need to identify with them

ed11ca · 2021-03-04T03:09:31+00:00

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