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Anton Chigurh

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  1. Forgot to add, but one route of development is that they can still work on engine mapping and ERS deployment mappings. So, those can be fine tuned and optimized as we go along, it’s just that physical changes to the PUs are a no-go thru 2025 now without majority approval from the teams (which I think requires 8/10 to vote yes to be able to make a reliability change).
  2. They can switch when their contract runs out if they wish. After thinking though, some of this Merc stuff may be coincidental. Merc, Aston, Williams, and McLaren are all running very compromised right now. Apparently raising the ride height to help with proposing adds a ton of drag, and Merc/AM/Williams are all having to do this AFAIK (Merc and AM with 100% certainty). McLaren’s issues are different, but it’s even possible that they just lack downforce anyway and that’s why they never had a porpoising issue. Also, porpoising occurs at higher speed, so utilizing that power may not mean anything if you are just going to have an unstable car. We will just have to wait to really see where the truth lies once the teams can get on top of their issues. The Ferrari does seem like it is the best PU, at least so far, but all PUs should be within probably 15-20 HP from some stuff I was reading. A lot of the traction on slow corners is how the power is deployed, not how much you have per se. Last note: The ICE components and fuel are already homologated. The hybrid component homologation date is later this year on September 1.
  3. The new Ferrari PU is showing immense traction and acceleration out of corners, which will help a lot on race starts too.
  4. Definitely some strange things going on.
  5. I am def more worried about the Merc PU than their porpoising/aero issues. Did they finally make a dud?!?
  6. They have an Apple TV app as well now.
  7. Something weird does seem to be going on with Mercedes engined cars. I don’t know what to think. Top speeds in P2:
  8. Agree with all of this. Also, I know he’s more of a moderator, but I don’t care for Simon either.
  9. Lewis’ new lid has lots of Vale vibes. Makes sense why he went with the yellow T cam and number highlights this year.
  10. From our first event notes of the year, a nice a simple track limit section.
  11. Two good Astro channels: https://youtube.com/c/PhotogAdventures - He is very long winded but has good info of you can stand it/filter through it. https://youtube.com/c/LonelySpeck - Also has some good tutorials on some good applications if you use a Mac (Starry Sky Stacker and Starry Landscape Stacker).
  12. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MetePPHHMSb--fender-player-plus-meteora-hh-electric-guitar-silverburst
  13. Yeah, Carlos has a cooler head on him and is able to maximize the skills he does have much more efficiently, because he’s a Smooth Operator. We will see if Charles can tame his. Also agree that they are pretty likable these days.
  14. I was considering bringing this one up, but you did it for me, hahah. I remember!
  15. Charles is a better qualifier, but I think Carlos is a little better in race trim.
  16. One of these is good enough unless there’s some stuff really stuck to it. You’ll also notice dust more at higher number (smaller physically) apertures. Giottos AA1900 Rocket Air Blaster Large - Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00017LSPI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_3W9GNYYJ4QBFQZPV64BQ Wet cleaning a sensor isn’t that hard to do either if you need to. There are kits on Amazon, and plenty of YouTube videos.
  17. https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-clarifies-safety-car-rules-after-abu-dhabi-controversies-/9025019/ So they clarified it to mean what most of us already thought it meant. Ergo, Masi fucked up (duh). That’s as close as we will get to them admitting it.
  18. One other note, the sensor looks dirty (can see dust specks). I’d recommend a rocket air blower to try and blow it off of there. You can also wet clean it yourself if you’re comfortable doing that.
  19. Well that was a damn successful first trip with it. Hell of a job! I think the processing on the very first MW shot is the best. Great job!!
  20. At least Buxton was kept to a relative minimum this time, and to be honest, I didn’t really notice much fabricated stuff, fake rivalries etc, aside from the normal editing oddities. They did leave a lot out, but in the end it wasn’t really stuff that would have changed the story, so I can understand, I guess. I think the actual F1 season was so strong on its own that they didn’t really have to add much BS.
  21. It sounds like they are trying to prepare a new floor for this week. If you notice, their floor in front of the rear tire is very plain, compared to say Ferrari and McLaren. Wonder if we might see some development there.
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