The 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship Thread
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redbull is fast in the dry too.. something about the pullbar rear that's been lost in all they defuser bullshit. makes for good grip.
that very well may be the real story of this year. well that and they have already said their defuser is coming soon. look for red bull to be in the hunt most of the season. wet or dry.
that very well may be the real story of this year. well that and they have already said their defuser is coming soon. look for red bull to be in the hunt most of the season. wet or dry.
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Nope, was at International Mall Saturday and didn't take baby out yesterday, went to the game and came home to watch F1.
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so newie designs a better car from scratch than the ferrari and mclaren engineers that won ridiculous amount of championships? like i said, it doesn't look good for them at all. the only disadvantage they had was developing last year's car to the bitter end, but i thought they were good at multi tasking.
but with massa's electronic problems today, i'm starting to think the designers are a bit off their game, or not really motivated(ie fat cats).
but with massa's electronic problems today, i'm starting to think the designers are a bit off their game, or not really motivated(ie fat cats).
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Many of the front-running teams right now had a six month development lead on the teams that were fighting for the championship last year; they weren't competitive so they began working on their 2009 cars. Don't forget Braun was Honda last year and they had dumped several hundred mil on development into the team before abandoning it, so it's not like they just showed up with a new car and started winning races.
Yessir the BGP001 is the Honda chassis brawn spent last year developing. Just another Honda with a motor swap
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so newie designs a better car from scratch than the ferrari and mclaren engineers that won ridiculous amount of championships? like i said, it doesn't look good for them at all. the only disadvantage they had was developing last year's car to the bitter end, but i thought they were good at multi tasking.
but with massa's electronic problems today, i'm starting to think the designers are a bit off their game, or not really motivated(ie fat cats).
but with massa's electronic problems today, i'm starting to think the designers are a bit off their game, or not really motivated(ie fat cats).
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^Mclaren drivers moved up a total of eight spots from their dry qualifying positions where they're not as competitive as the other cars, which is not bad given the wet race conditions; it's a hell of a lot easier to not lose positions than it is to gain them in the wet. It was already explained to you why they're not as competitive in dry conditions.
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Hamilton could have finished higher if he didn't keep going off the track.
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Newey won 6 of the 10 constructors titles in the 90's by the way...
Kimi had issues with his engine early on in the race and never had the power to overtake the good drivers. The rain changes everything as stated.
Kimi had issues with his engine early on in the race and never had the power to overtake the good drivers. The rain changes everything as stated.
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