>Car launch dates: Williams FW41 - 15 February (London) Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 - 20 February (Online) Renault RS18 - 20 February (Online) Ferrari SF18H - 22 February (Online) Mercedes W09 - 22 February (Silverstone) McLaren MCL33 - 23 February (Online) Force India VJM11 - 25 February (Barcelona) Toro Rosso STR13 - 26 February (Barcelona) Haas VF18- TBC Red Bull RB14- TBC
>Pre-season testing details: Countdown: timeanddate.com/s/3eq4 Test 1 dates: Monday 26 February -> Thursday 01 March Test 2 dates: Tuesday 6 March -> Friday 9 March
whoops my bad didnt read through the last 2 threads its usually the auslad so I automatically assumed it was you
Alexander Adams
>old /f1/ thread getting a post every few minutes >Bahamian creates a thread >only replies are anti-Bahamian posts >no more posts for over half an hour >page 5 >thread needs to be bumped already
>Scott Dixon was encouraged by his first experience with IndyCar's prototype windscreen after completing the first of three scheduled test runs at Phoenix on Thursday.
>Dixon completed half a dozen laps in the initial run, which was intended to test the 0.4-inch thick windscreen's performance in bright light. The second and third runs will be carried out later today at dusk, and then in darkness.
>"No show-stoppers," said Dixon after climbing from the car. "It's a little bit different, looking through something that is so thick. I thought it would have messed with distortion a lot more, but there's nothing like that; no problems with reflection. Obviously we'll run a little bit later to see how it is in a more dusk setting, and then again tonight. But the weirdest thing is just how quiet it is – you don't have any buffeting; the car is very smooth, like you've gone to a really luxurious, dampened car.
>"We'll need some cooling, because you get no airflow through the car. But kudos to IndyCar. There are definitely things we can improve on, but [they've done a good job, and hopefully we'll find some more things tonight."
>The prototype incorporates several design changes that arouse during simulator testing, in particular the extension of the side of the windscreen along the full length of the cockpit. This, Dixon said, appears to have eliminated the field of vision problems that had been a source of potential concern.
>"Early on there was more of that, where the screen stopped short and your peripheral vision sort of went through it," he said. "I think for some of the guys in the sim that was a little bit of an issue – when you're trying to get close to walls, you couldn't really feel how wide the car was or where you were. But obviously they extended that, and made provisions to fix that issue. You're looking through quite a substantial piece of material, and it just takes your eyes a bit of time to adjust to how you look through it."
James Thompson
Reflection was also a non-issue, with Dixon suggesting that the screen actually helped to reduce glare that was normally created by the visor and tear-offs. But many of the question marks over the viability of the device can only be answered with more testing. One that Dixon raised following his initial run was whether distortion will continue to be a non-factor when the windscreen is tested on a road or street course.
"I think it will be interesting on a road and street course, just with the perception of the corner and seeing how you're coming into it, and seeing if there's issues if you're looking through finer gradients of where you visually look through [the corner]," he said. "But nothing yet."
Why is this thread so fucking slow I blame the bahamian
Ryan Martinez
I blame him too
Kayden Anderson
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Cooper Wright
>tfw Sophia is to old to be your grid kid
John Sanders
>yfw you realize moar cylundrs wouldn't change the noise levels >yfw you realize without hybrid (MGU-H specificaly) we would never be able to get this much of engine power without sacrificing weight for fuel >yfw you actually realize turbo ear didn't sound that loud either
Grand Prix Driver the Amazon McLaren series is out. 4 episodes of 26 minutes
Jonathan Long
first thirty seconds >I didnt know it was going to be this bad or similar and >it is too dangerous to drive like this
Jonathan Harris
in the boardroom they have a square piece of carbon fibre to make sure the gaps between the seats at the table are exactly the same.
KEK
mclaren the literal autist team.
KEK
Dylan Rodriguez
Based Ford need to watch more australian supercar
Landon Lee
Reminder to ignore the Ford spammer.
Car posting belongs on /o/. Sup Forums is for sport. Ford is not a sport.
Sebastian Rivera
>be me >watching this week's The Grand Tour >first segment starts playing >Clarkson doing an introduction >shots of a track >"it was designed by F1 star Jacques Villeneuve"
"F1 star" He's a fucking F1 world champion, you moron. Kinda elevates him above "star"
New Top Gear wouldn't be this retarded.
Gavin Powell
Reminder GT LM is part of motorsports
Jeremiah Martinez
nah fuck him
Eli Wright
Said Ford got it's third penalty of the race, costing it 11th place and the championship. Based, right?
Grayson Howard
Double crashes are based
Eli Stewart
The Bahamian is in this weeks episode too.
Colton Harris
Fucking kek
Brayden Carter
If ass eating was apart of the winter olympics I bet the bahamian would be the first they would send.
Forget grid grills, they're now allowing THE HANDICAPPED to race!
Political correctness has gone off the deep end.
Caleb Cruz
Kubica at williams now?
Jaxon Kelly
...
Cameron Wright
Kubica is still alive and is currently testing at Williams.
Austin Gray
that is just... what the fuck is wrong with those people
maybe if they had a bit more flair they would be a good team again but they are too busy with their heads up their own asses
Joshua Rogers
the classic bit about this attention to detail is that I just got to the bit where two pins dont fit and the gearbox cant be installed lel
Christopher Reyes
>two pins dont fit and the gearbox cant be installed
hahahahahaha
so is it worth a watch for shit like that? do they sperg out?
Carson Smith
mate it is a shit show. two other things have gone wrong since I posted.
typically nerds in collared shirt under sweaters looking like they'll explode then funny little autistic smirks when they get a little bit of positivity
Grayson Anderson
>be me >get random dead thread 404 page on Sup Forums >banner >pic related >i-is this a meme? >click it >global.grandsummoners.com/?page=Sup Forums
Holy fuck, gook moot has stooped to this...
Hunter Price
jesus christ what is this?!??!
Justin Nguyen
Try it yourself if you don't (want to) believe it :'(((( Sup Forums.org/404
Nathan Ortiz
...
Hudson Price
Fuck
Jace Thomas
Not even ecoboost can save us now
Mason Williams
>the car is very smooth, like you've gone to a really luxurious, dampened car are you hyped yet?
Grayson James
Gold desu
Luke Scott
>we will see a new f1 car in 6 days
Christian Powell
>It's actually just a Williams
Juan Ward
>it will have a halo
Mason Sanders
it'll just be a shitty render like last year
Adam Baker
>a shitty render
Don't blame the render.
Dominic Bennett
I determined that I'm not a fan of how the screen mounts to the car. Would like a more natural transition from nose to Aeroscreen in the final iteration next year if it is adopted. I'm sure the next chassis a few years from now that has been designed around it will look better.
Samuel Watson
Didn't he claim it was too hot in there after just a few laps. How are they going to fix that problem for races in the summer?
Jacob Fisher
I actually really like it. It looks like a bird with a really long and narrow beak, or a plane, like a Concorde.
Michael Bailey
air ports or a fan. this isnt hard engineering
Jackson Mitchell
Wouldn't airports affect the aerodynamics somewhat? Also surely its not just that its 'stuffy' with no airflow in the cockpit but also the heat of the sun through the screen?
Brandon Baker
depends how they are designed. i know indy isnt nearly as aero sensitive as f1
Aiden Parker
also cool suits could be a last resort if its really that bad
arizona mid day is a pretty extreme environement
Alexander Brown
also thoughts of a tinted windscreen instead of just clear depending on race time of day. might help
Josiah Martinez
Looks like it doesn't even have a cockpit cooling hole like F1 cars do. see: vs >pic related
Though that said, a lot of the current F1 car don't have visible cooling holes (because they integrate them in to the S duct), so it's possible the Indycar might have a duct on the underside of the nose.
Chase Wood
That livery reminds me of the old MasterCard Lola """"car"""".
Now that they have aeroscreen they should remove the side mounts around d the cockpit so we can see the drivers actually driving again.
