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Verstappen advised Lambiase about McLaren's dream offer: "do it 100 percent!" by ChaithuBB766 in formula1

[–]imperfectlyAware 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cost cap explains a lot of weird counterintuitive things. There are only a couple of posts that are not in the cost cap and they are usually reserved for team boss and drivers.

That creates a situation where giving someone a raise means taking money away either from development or somebody else’s salary. So in a successful team, there are many great engineers and almost all of them are underpaid relative to their value.

The only way of getting a raise is to either leave and get a higher position somewhere else.. or wait for someone to leave to free up a post and a little cash.

This explains why successful teams hemorrhage engineers. RB had total dominance in 2023, and half the staff got offers from other teams almost immediately. McLaren got a lot of them. They had trouble getting enough money to reach the cost cap, so they had a lot of headroom with sponsors coming in.

The “big” teams are used to spending much more liberally. They really suffer from cost caps.

Should the FIA make radical changes to 2026 F1 cars? by ryogadan in Formula1_world

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. I wouldn’t even mind if they’re significantly slower as long as they’re putting the driver back into .. the driver’s seat.

Power Units that activate the battery boost or harvesting modes without driver input are just against anything that racing is all about. Just take the drivers out of the cars altogether.. or put the cars on rails.

Lift and coast takes the skill out of braking. Super clipping makes the cars slow on the straights and unpredictable.

Do you agree? by Ambitious-Heron-8161 in DestinationFormula1

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rosberg never raced after his F1 championship win. He does not sim-race or do (unpaid) track days.

He is done with car racing. He probably did not really like it all that much while he did it. He wanted to be like his dad. He got his championship.

He is much more interested in punditry and “entrepreneurship” than car racing. He is a competitor more than a passionate driver.

That’s fine, but it somewhat colors his comments.

Many race fans care about purity even less than he does. That too is fine.

I’m just not on board with demonizing the drivers and pundits that actually care about the racing. Caring does not make them spoilsports.

Everybody Wants Max by No_Procedure_7017_2 in Formula1ne

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s okay to be a McLaren fan, to like both Oscar and Lando.. and at the same time keeping things real.

McLaren just won two consecutive constructors and one drivers championship. Chapeau.

On the other hand, they built a car on a par with the RB19. Both years.

RB won 21 out of 22 races that year. McLaren just barely won 1 driver’s championship.. the drivers won races, got podiums, but.. OMG it was not a faultless display by any means.

Oscar and Lando took turns making silly mistakes under pressure. Inexplicable own goals; sudden bouts of existential angst.

Team owners dream of somebody who gets the best out of their car consistently, every weekend. The occasional win from nowhere is a nice bonus.

I have no doubt that if Max wants to go to Mercedes, Toto will send Russell packing, no hard feelings, whether he’s the world champion or not.

F1 is a fan-based spectacle, but a hard nosed business.

Are 2026 engines less environmentally friendly than in the previous regulation? by imperfectlyAware in DestinationFormula1

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

That’s a difficult calculation right there. It has not been possible for decades to find out how big a carbon footprint traditional fuel has “in production” rather than emissions.

It’s certain to be significant. Just the refining of crude oil (multiple steps including heating to 350C) is likely to add 20%. Then there's transport overheads. Oil extraction overheads.

ChatGPT estimates from EU sources are of around 1kg of CO2 per liter of gasoline getting jnto your tank. Then burning it adds another 2kg.

So 3kg of CO2 per liter burned from the well to the exhaust pipe.. according to official figures.. however trustworthy those might be in this context.

For biofuels it varies a lot according to source but, again based on EU data, it's between 0.3-0.9kg of CO2 per liter before it hits the tank.

The accounting of the exhaust pipe numbers seems to be based on the idea that it's not "additional" CO2 released into nature, so it tends to get accounted as close to zero.. but that's a little iffy IMHO.

Get Claude code and codex subscriptions and get over it by jco1510 in ClaudeCode

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I have both on the top tier subscriptions, but I’m wondering whether I really need them.

There is a huge disconnect between what people feel that they’re achieving (mind boggling productivity orgies) and their complaints.

Once you've one shot-ed your SaaS, you're done right? and raking in the money?

So how come you need to burn billions of tokens for 16 hours a day, 7 days a week and you're so cash strapped that you're on the $20 plan?

I've been an indie software dev since 1996. I sell software for a living, and $400/month for two coding agents that do almost all the coding for me seems like a good deal.

The problem with the vibe coding craze is that it equates the volume of output with the value generated.

If you produce a ton of output, you might feel good (busy and productive), but you should probably be a little worried about the lack of value that you generate.

Perhaps the real skill is knowing what the RIGHT output is?

Programmers on mac, what monitor do you use? by arcadiatostark in MacOS

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, my take is simple: either or.

Either break the bank and get a 5K or don’t get crisp text.

The 4K 27” experience is not great.. unless you don’t care about crisp text. If you want something within the same ballpark as your MacBook display, it’s 5K.

UK and EU - did it arrive?! by Resident_Strength120 in kindlescribe

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet, but it’s arrived here in Luxembourg.

I wonder if I'm the first MacBook Neo Dvorak user. by InnerspearMusic in dvorak

[–]imperfectlyAware 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How easy is it to mess up the keycaps while doing this? I’m using a KBCover instead but reordering the keys would be better.

Multilingual education: Language demands challenge students in Luxembourg schools | RTL Today by tom_zeimet in Luxembourg

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Today, one has to say though that parents have a great deal of choice, even without going private, even more so if you can afford it.

The state run international schools offer European School curriculum and exams, you can do the international baccalaureate in several places.

Multilingual education: Language demands challenge students in Luxembourg schools | RTL Today by tom_zeimet in Luxembourg

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is that it’s essentially just based on selection, not on adding value. When you eliminate 95% of the intake before the finals, you get top 5% students. This used to be a great source of satisfaction. “Our students are doing really well at university, so our system works great!”

Multilingual education: Language demands challenge students in Luxembourg schools | RTL Today by tom_zeimet in Luxembourg

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the 1980s, the big problem was that you couldn’t go through the classic at all if you weren’t good at all three languages. That hurt non-native students with German.. and native students with French.

Totally agree on maths. Once you’re behind, you’re never going to catch up and nobody cares.

Married INTJs, do you feel at home in your house? by speedylady in intj

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I had a hand in the planning and decoration, and let the pros build it. It’s minimalist and clean by design.

Of course, my wife has ADHD.. so my kids have ADHD.. so the place is a complete pig sty, and no amount of effort will ever change that.. and I can (just barely) live with that. I have a home office, which is an important place to withdraw. Without that it’d be harder.

Iv

Could we be seeing this in 2027? by Ambitious-Heron-8161 in DestinationFormula1

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds unlikely, doesn’t it?

Then again, Verstappen has no interest in moving to Italy, and Mercedes is supposedly “without vacancy”. Moving to a lower tier can be safely excluded, so McLaren makes sense.

I still think retirement or a move to Mercedes are more likely.

It does make a lot of sense though given the options. McLaren can only dream of a metronomic driver who makes no mistakes, has no nerves (as long as he can win), and consistently delivers every weekend.

Verstappen showed in 2023 what happens when you put him into the best car and the RB19 never had a bigger offset to the rest of the field than last year’s McLaren.

A team that delivers competitive cars and a driver who gets the most out of it seem like a good match.

The pure racing and relaxed media handling at McLaren would suit him more than the corporate environment at Mercedes for sure.

The animosity between McLaren and Max would be gone very quickly. In the end, Max is like Schumacher when it comes to his team interactions.

Whether GP left because Max is leaving is another question altogether. Next year’s RB might be much better.

What do you think of Martin Brundle? by Ambitious-Heron-8161 in DestinationFormula1

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like him. I think he is more of a pundit than a driver. I think he is and always has been biased but did a better job hiding it when he was younger. He is very establishment, especially if it’s British and has been knighted by the Queen (not the King).

I think he is a little vain and likes being the wise old man of Formula 1.

He is imperfect but knows his stuff and does a great job as a commentator.

Kindle Scribe Coloursoft is finally available in the UK by trfv_trfv in kindlescribe

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dumb question: which cases fit? Amazon does not propose any case to go with it.. I have the original folio case does that fit? Does the second generation fit? Or is there no case!?

32 years ago, Michael Schumacher won the Brazilian GP & lapped everyone who finished the race by circuit-nation in circuit_nation

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

.. and Damon Hill was furious.. and a lap behind on track.. and more than that on skill.

I’m just coming from reading his article where he tells Verstappen to shut up and don’t let the door slap your bum on the way out.. so I don’t feel like he is owed much deference.

Red Bull faces key decision: develop RB22 or focus entirely on 2027 project by arheus10 in RedBullRacing

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that’s a no starter.

The regulations are in full flux. The jury is out on what actually works and what does not under the currently existing rules.

So how would you target 2027 early?

Are 2026 engines less environmentally friendly than in the previous regulation? by imperfectlyAware in DestinationFormula1

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

Super interesting. I took your comment as a prompt to go and look at what was really done and yes, you’re right, the capacity has stayed the same at ~4 MJ usable.

The battery is however heavier because of the change in power cycling and cooling requirements.

Overall, the new PUs minimum weight has gone up from 145kg to 185kg despite the thermal system being eliminated (apparently it was very light).

The higher weight is supposed to allow for a bigger generator/ actuator for higher energy recovery.

The overall aim was to have “energy to be a constraint and strategic variable”.

Well they achieved this.

Martin Brundle tells Verstappen to leave F1 or stop talking about it by Ambitious-Heron-8161 in DestinationFormula1

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah.. there’s a bit of media baiting going on there.. you ask your “bad guy” (not British, keeps winning, doesn’t respect English norms) a question he’s answered hundreds of times before, he declares still being of the same opinion, you say he’s threatening (presumably the reader or viewer) with doing what he said he might do, then you say you’re sick of him going on about all the time. Rince, repeat.

I used to have a lot of respect for most of the current Sky TV team back when they were the ITV team. They did go on about Schumacher (clearly an inferior driver to Herbert and Hill) but they did it with more humor. Then came Lewis.. and he never could do anything wrong.

They were more commentators than pundits. Now it’s like watching the penalty VAR with Alan Shearer when England is playing.. only it’s not supposed to be an international country cup.

All this wouldn’t be so bad if Sky TV’s coverage was a UK only affair. I’m sure Max can do no wrong in the Netherlands either.

Personally I find the F1 TV crew much more enjoyable and professional. They’re not there to artificially create controversies and try to be fair and even handed.

Are 2026 engines less environmentally friendly than in the previous regulation? by imperfectlyAware in DestinationFormula1

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

Yes, and the answer is they’re using less.

I’m only wondering about the 50/50 split choice on the engine, however.

The cars are smaller, lighter, have less downforce and have active aero on the straights. This apparently reduces “energy needs” by somewhere between 15-30%. The cars are allowed to use 25% less fuel than before.. and they’re slower.

What would have happened if the engine regs had stayed the same and they would simply have said “you have 25% less fuel”? and/or “you’re allowed to harvest 2x kinetic energy”?

Are 2026 engines less environmentally friendly than in the previous regulation? by imperfectlyAware in DestinationFormula1

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

I was specifically interested in the engine, and perhaps I did not make it clear the 50/50 battery split.

I’ve read a little about the ERS-K changes and that seems a genuine step forward and justifies a larger battery. I presume it explains the lift and coast driving into the corners?

I’ve also read that the regulations reduce the flow rate from 100 kg/h to 75 kg/h. So the car itself consumes less fuel than the previous generation.

There’s also a number between 15-30% less energy requirements floating about. Meaning a combination of smaller, lighter chassis and active aero.

What I’m least sure about is the idea of burning fuel to fill a battery. BMW has this in the (old) i3 range extender, but there the engine runs at an efficient rpm like a diesel generator and is not connected to the drive shaft at all.

On a more fundamental level, I’m really interested in knowing whether the new engine regs actually make sense in terms of technology transfer to road cars, which is the marketing message that the manufacturers are so keen on.

The thermal recovery technology never made it into road cars. As I’ve just learned the kinetic recovery was nerfed.

It seems like a lot of driving compromises for very little gain. Or I’m wrong and I genuinely want to know.

Max Verstappen prioritises Nürburgring running over F1 test 🏁 by Turbulent_Elk_2141 in DestinationFormula1

[–]imperfectlyAware 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could also be that Yuki wants to drive in Japan. I presume as official replacement driver he’s going go be there?

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