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| Who said there were no double standards in F1 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 24 2009, 10:51 PM (1,018 Views) | |
| Alien_SAP_Fiend | May 26 2009, 10:18 AM Post #46 |
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How about a huge net!?! |
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| Red Andy | May 26 2009, 10:34 AM Post #47 |
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Tabac is ridiculously narrow anyway, I doubt there would be too much overtaking into there even if the chicane wasn't there. On balance the chicane is probably the best solution. |
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| Lord Tau | May 26 2009, 02:25 PM Post #48 |
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If the FIA says Massa gets the fastest lap on lap 50, then so do I. Wow, I'm agreeing with the FIA.
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| Norbert | May 26 2009, 02:47 PM Post #49 |
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Well, if the lap he did was the fastest, then it was the fastest lap, regardless of the spray-on chicane. After all, the lap record at the old Donington is held by Ayrton Senna, and that was on the lap he pitted but went straight through as the team weren't ready. No speed limit in those days, and the route was much shorter because it avoided the last corner by several hundred yards! |
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| Rob | May 26 2009, 02:56 PM Post #50 |
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Like I said before our differences have nothing to do with me being a mod. I disagreed with you before I was a mod, and if something happens to where I am no longer a mod, I'll probably disagree with you again. I have no desire to make you a bad guy. It gains me nothing. I disagreed with you, you accused the mods of targeting you, I disagreed. No bad guy no good guy, just two people with a difference of opinion. |
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| Rob | May 26 2009, 02:58 PM Post #51 |
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I'm fairly certain the warning from the FIA came before lap 50 when Massa set the fastest lap. |
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | May 26 2009, 03:36 PM Post #52 |
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regardless of when he set the races fastest lap, he was posting fastest lap after fastest lap before that point and a fast lap on a heavy car cutting a chicane is different than a fastest lap on a light car not cutting a chicane. |
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| Craze_b0i | May 26 2009, 08:55 PM Post #53 |
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Yeh he put in some quick laps in that stint, but again without the data it proves nothing. The question is were the laps where jumped the chicane faster/slower than the previous lap... |
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| Brave_Lee_Flea | Jun 5 2009, 09:46 PM Post #54 |
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Sorry for the lateness in replying to this post ... IF my posts are more compelling it's because I learned several things in the course of knocking heads with you : 1) Not to present my opinions as fact. 2) To be open and honest in admitting my bias where such exists. 3) To try to ground my opinions in some vague semblance of logic. 4) Never to resort to name calling. Ever. 5) But if I do, to at least have the good grace to apologise. and, most importantly.... 6) Never to insult Michael Schumacher! As to Stradlin I would never argue that he is not extremely knowledgeable, especially regarding US motorsports. I would like to say also that in the course of catching up on the past few days of posts (I've been away) that I have noticed that Stradlin has made some bloody good posts. I feel that the tone of his posts is much more measured and the content considered, intelligent, articulate and enjoyable. Long may it continue. |
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| PiquetFan | Jun 6 2009, 05:43 PM Post #55 |
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| Lex | Jun 9 2009, 07:44 AM Post #56 |
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weren't alot of the chicanes brought in as a knee-jerk to Senna's untimely demise to slow the cars down? I'd be interested to see the comparitive lap times of the cars pre-94 and now |
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| Red Andy | Jun 9 2009, 09:36 AM Post #57 |
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I think the chicane was reprofiled from its original fast layout to the current slow one before 1994, but in any case that corner was where Wendlinger had his accident that year. So if any knee-jerk reaction applied, it was probably to Wendlinger's accident rather than Senna's. For completeness, the pole position time in 1994 was 1'18"560, whereas in 2009 it was 1'14"902. But the cars are a lot faster everywhere now than they were in '94. |
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