F1 2015: All Chat Here

[svensktoppen]

Not until they go back to in-season testing, so teams have a fighting chance to catch up during the season. And change the aero to make it possible to pass. And throw out these stupid "power units" for simpler and cheaper engines.

Which probably means never

 

[Dave..]

Not until they go back to in-season testing, so teams have a fighting chance to catch up during the season. And change the aero to make it possible to pass. And throw out these stupid "power units" for simpler and cheaper engines.

Which probably means never

Agree 100%, thank goodness for having a fast forward button.

 

[lackingBHP]

Need to change something major.......hasn't been since 2010 we have had a good equal fight for the Championship. Last race needs that big build up and its not going to happen this year or next.

 

[adam1942]

Renault confirms intent to buy Lotus Renault confirms intention to takeover Lotus F1 Team

Red Bull could be fined £330M if they leave the sport a year early Red Bull could face £330m penalty for pulling out of F1

I wonder if thats per team

 

[simy]

Seems Grosjean is off to Haas next season.

 

[svensktoppen]

No surprise there, has been rumoured for quite a while.

Is it a done deal yet that they will use Ferrari engines as well?

 

[simy]

Confirmed by Hass F1 and Grosjean. Romain Grosjean (@RGrosjean) | Twitter
From what I gather Haas will essentially be a Ferrari B team like Torro Rosso are to Red Bull.

 

[svensktoppen]

Yes, that was my impression too.

 

[EP3 James]

The only highlights of watching it for me is verstappen and sainz.. both look great drivers.

 

[DC.]

Verstappen turned 18 today lol

 

[svensktoppen]

Wee brat, lol

Boy can drive though, no question!

 

[Crow555]

Just noticed today.

Ayrton Senna - Entries 162, Starts 161, Wins 41
Lewis Hamilton - Entries 162, Starts 162, Wins 41.

Creepy.

Didn't watch the race due to travelling home from holiday but get the impression I didn't miss much.

 

[stevyg]

Good for Grosjean, I wish him all the best next season. Wonder who the other driver will be? Rossi maybe?
Haas have been very very successful in everything they've touched, I'm not getting my hopes up but I really think they will be competitive in a short amount of time.

 

[svensktoppen]

Rossi as second driver would be a safe bet, really the only reason why he is in the Manor now all of a sudden. American driver and all that.

 

[DC.]

Haas will hopefully mix it in the midfield next year,

Grosjean angling to replace Kimi in 2017 I'd say.

 

[Shaun]

Verstappen turned 18 today lol

And only passed his driving test today after 2 weeks of lessons! lol

 

[svensktoppen]

In fairness, being able to drive a glorified automatic go-cart in circles on a private track does not necessarily mean he would be safe in the real world

 

[Shaun]

I can just imagine Maldonado doing his test now, not a mirror used and crash into everything lol

 

[davecoupe]

Looks like an olive branch has been extended to Honda with the new 2016 wastegate regs.

The new rule basically allows them to redesign their turbo without using any tokens. Seems like a positive step from the FIA

 

[DC.]

Think Honda's main issue is with their ERS.

Talk was that the ERS wasn't working towards the end of the long straights in Spa & Monza, leaving them around 250/300hp down on Mercedes.

Hence why Alonso referred to it as a 'GP2 engine'.

 

[weeloaney]

Think Honda's main issue is with their ERS.

Talk was that the ERS wasn't working towards the end of the long straights in Spa & Monza, leaving them around 250/300hp down on Mercedes.

Hence why Alonso referred to it as a 'GP2 engine'.

Yeah there ERS doesn't last on the long straights but thats just 160bhp or so.

The Honda engine still down on power by nearly/around the same amount

 

[DC.]

Button re-signed by McLaren for 2016.

Manor switching to Mercedes engines from 2016 in a 'multi-year' deal.

 

[davecoupe]

ERS does seem to be one of the main issues with the Honda unit, as the MGU-H isnt harvesting enough to keep the electrical energy going for long enough.

A new turbo and casing should allow them to rethink the MGU-H as well as the turbo so they might be able to harvest more/release more and will free up tokens to work on other parts of the Power Unit. Thats my primitive understanding of it anyway lol

 

[svensktoppen]

Yes, but allegedly the issue with the ERS is because they have to run a smaller turbo due to packaging issues. They need to go down the Merc route of separating the compressor and the turbine (Merc have them either end of the engine), which apparently lets them run bigger units, which in turn means more energy recovery.

Or something like that, lol

Either way a major re-design, nothing they can do in season. A bit like what Ferrari did for this year though, so good chance it should make a difference.

 

[weeloaney]

Mercs turbo design is also meant to greatly lower the intake temperature as the turbine and compressor are separated by the length of the engine. It's pretty funky looking.
Means the intercooler doesn't need to be as big either