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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 27 2014, 06:56 PM (534 Views) | |
| Lord Tau | Feb 27 2014, 06:56 PM Post #1 |
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Is this still a thing? If so, with testing going the way it's going, it'll make qualifying in Australia very interesting! |
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| P1 | Feb 27 2014, 08:08 PM Post #2 |
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The 107% rule is still in the F1 regulations for 2014. So if enforced and lap times like we see, max 2/3 of all cars would qualify to start the race. Yes exceptions have been given in the past, but rule is its necessary to record a time within the 107% rule, at least in free practice, to qualify. None of the slowest teams have shown that ability so far. |
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| u4coffee | Feb 28 2014, 09:38 AM Post #3 |
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From todays Autosport testing live commentary
http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/702 |
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| P1 | Feb 28 2014, 12:54 PM Post #4 |
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Fair points considering the lap times set in testing last week. ![]() For some reason this week they have gone slower. Maybe we will see some last minute true race pace laps the last day of testing. |
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| u4coffee | Feb 28 2014, 01:04 PM Post #5 |
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Apparently its hotter there this week and that will make for slower lap times |
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | Mar 1 2014, 02:13 AM Post #6 |
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Is Vettel going to start complaining to the FIA and get what he wants again. It's not fair, they've all got faster engines blah blah blah |
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| P1 | Mar 1 2014, 06:26 AM Post #7 |
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Some media posted that Seb had a 'hissy fit' after a testrun with the car breaking down. Officially from The Red Bull Spy:
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| John | Mar 1 2014, 09:41 AM Post #8 |
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Idle hands make the devil's work...
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | Mar 5 2014, 11:28 AM Post #9 |
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The RBR garage has been closed all winter, we have to use our imagination to figure out what is going on. |
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| Lex | Mar 10 2014, 02:30 PM Post #10 |
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There'll be so many breakdowns that the FIA will renegue on the 2014 spec and insist the teams use the 2013 cars.... |
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| P1 | Mar 15 2014, 11:12 AM Post #11 |
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So Maldonado was the first driver this year to fail the 107% rule. Failing even to set a time due to crashing out in Q1... But the race stewards has just granted Maldo permission to join the race based on the lap times he had posted during final practice. Charlie Whiting also expressed earlier in Melbourne this week that the 107% will be relaxed in the early stages of the season due to the challenges brought on by the dramatic changes to the technical regulations for 2014. |
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | Mar 15 2014, 11:22 AM Post #12 |
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I don't have a problem with bending this rule, but Brundle and all explained that it was designed to route out drivers and cars not capable of running with the pack. I don't think the Lotus should be allowed to run if it's going to represent a risk to the race, which it looks like to me. |
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