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The porpoising on the new cars is pretty amazing
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Russian GP off the schedule, for now.
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Motorsport UK will refuse to recognize licences of competitors from the Russian federation until further notice. No Russian/Belarusian-licensed teams, drivers, or officials may enter or participate in races in the UK, and no Russian/Belarusian national symbols, colors, or flags may be displayed at UK races. That means Mazespin cannot compete in the British GP, even if he were still a Haas driver at that point.
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My money's on Kvyatt getting that sea...oh.
That's a bad solution. That Mazespin will lose his ride because of funding is no big deal. It's not like the penalties are pointed at a dude who just drives a car for a living, it's collateral damage. But flat out black balling any participant because of their birth place doesn't seem kosher.
That's a bad solution. That Mazespin will lose his ride because of funding is no big deal. It's not like the penalties are pointed at a dude who just drives a car for a living, it's collateral damage. But flat out black balling any participant because of their birth place doesn't seem kosher.
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I'm not sure how many other Russian drivers this impacts. But for Mazespin, he's literally the kid of one of Putin's buddies, who also counts among the ranks of "oligarchs" that controls Russia. A ban on Mazespin is really a sanction on his dad.
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(Stripping off the Uralkali branding from the Haas equipment)
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I wonder if this will give the recent Andretti thing any traction. Instead of fielding a new entry, and securing the approvals of all 10 existing teams, he could just buy Gene Haas' seat at the table. (Not sure how many entities have to approve of that. But even if all entrants have to agree, so long as they aren't diluting the pot of money by dividing it up among more teams they're probably more likely to approve a transfer of ownership.)
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I think it absolutely does. Andretti could partner with haas and then slowly take over…which seemed to be the plan of Nikita’s dad anywaysI wonder if this will give the recent Andretti thing any traction. Instead of fielding a new entry, and securing the approvals of all 10 existing teams, he could just buy Gene Haas' seat at the table. (Not sure how many entities have to approve of that. But even if all entrants have to agree, so long as they aren't diluting the pot of money by dividing it up among more teams they're probably more likely to approve a transfer of ownership.)
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Formula One terminates Russian Grand Prix contractRussian GP off the schedule, for now.
Formula One has confirmed it has terminated its contract with the promoter of the Russian Grand Prix, meaning the sport has no plans to hold a race in the country in the future.
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Mazespin given the boot. There are conflicting reports as to whether the replacement is Pietro Fittipaldi or Antonio Giovinazzi.
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I don’t like the idea of targeting athletes for being Russian … but I don’t mind this. He only had his seat because of his rich dad. He also has issues off tree track. Plus, Fittipaldi is sort of American.Mazespin given the boot. There are conflicting reports as to whether the replacement is Pietro Fittipaldi or Antonio Giovinazzi.
Now, just bring in Andretti to replace Uralkali as the money behind the operation and Andretti won’t have to create his own team
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Took a war to fix that particular glitch. Pity.
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So there’s rumor that Mercedes is going to show up with a car basically devoid of sidepods all together. That’s just mind boggling to me.
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Merc's cooling rads are already up in the fairing around the engine intake/snorkel thing, right. So technically they just need to accommodate the side impact crash structure. I think I saw Alpine (?) is also considering a similar revision.
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Yea that’s insane. Mercedes engineers are something else. Hopefully they aren’t so far ahead that it becomes 2020 again
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Different commentators have been saying that the 2022 rules have been crafted with an eye towards enforcement against developments that contravene the 'intent' of the regs more than ever before. So the Brawn double diffuser would've been banned in 2009, for example (which is a notion that carries some richly ironic weight). I would hope replacing a side pod with an actual goddamned wing falls under this category. Swapping out body work with aerodynamic devices sorta isn't what I had in mind here.
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I hope Mercedes wins by a billion points and Mercedes is the motorsport equivalent of a blood enemy to me.
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Yea I thought mirrors weren’t ever supposed to have aerodynamic qualities. And they turned the mirror into a wing.Different commentators have been saying that the 2022 rules have been crafted with an eye towards enforcement against developments that contravene the 'intent' of the regs more than ever before. So the Brawn double diffuser would've been banned in 2009, for example (which is a notion that carries some richly ironic weight). I would hope replacing a side pod with an actual goddamned wing falls under this category. Swapping out body work with aerodynamic devices sorta isn't what I had in mind here.
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The mirrors don't. What they're mounted to does, just like a sidepod is sculpted for aerodynamics.
It'll be an interesting decision, it's basically a barge board which was supposed to be outlawed.
It'll be an interesting decision, it's basically a barge board which was supposed to be outlawed.
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Yea I don’t see anyway that they are going to be able to continue with this exact design.The mirrors don't. What they're mounted to does, just like a sidepod is sculpted for aerodynamics.
It'll be an interesting decision, it's basically a barge board which was supposed to be outlawed.
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If they're going to call it a mirror mount it should end where the mirror is mounted and not extend further out into the airflow.
I hope Merc runs it pending FIA and World Council review, and they end up retroactively DQd from like the first 5 races or something. I wanna be clear, I'm not against the idea of a sidepod-less car..... but replacing the sidepod with aero bits that the regs were overhauled to get rid of isn't cricket.
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Second picture. It aligns perfectly to the sidepod bulge. I don't see it running afoul of the regs if they extend it back into the sidepod right there. They could also mount the mirror off the outside edge as opposed to the inner and it'd still keep the same length.
I don't see how the various flow diverters on top fit the spirit of the regs though.
I don't see how the various flow diverters on top fit the spirit of the regs though.
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That’s a barge board if there’s ever been a barge board
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