2020 Formula One Random Discussion Thread

webbsy · PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:28 pm

The same as what they do in Brazil?

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:50 pm

Interlagos is lucky as the cameras are always pointing to the lakes nearby

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:23 am

They've also had 30 years of practice

Soul Reaver · PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:30 am

Metzo wrote:

Well, there is a swamp to one side, the stadium, or just focus on the track, or at an angle where the wall and the stands cover it up.

Anyway, while the layout itself have a lot of just straights with sharp corners. Theres a very long straight like at Baku, which forces the teams to run with a low downforce setup, making the corners more challenging and more prone to make mistakes.

Soul Reaver · PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:02 am

Just saw the calendar, and that we are in for a treat, Zandvoort, Barcelona and Monaco are going to be raced in this order. One after the other.

:roll:

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 2:44 am

But hey it's 3 European races in a row

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 3:29 pm

what kills me in some races is the starting time, Vietnam at 4am is a real challenge to stay awake

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:07 pm

I'm looking forward to Zandvoort. The cars should look super quick on a narrow, high speed circuit. Old fashioned grass and gravel will hopefully make it nice and challenging as well (unless it's being removed during the current works). Even if the race does suck, it's a nice circuit and the 2021 package should allow for better racing.

Yes, Barcelona is often dull, but Monaco is so unique that I always seem to enjoy it, even if it can be a procession.

Soul Reaver · PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:35 pm

mclaren2008 wrote:

But hey it's 3 European races in a row

Yeah yeah, first time at Zandvoort is one of the highlights for me, always love a new event. And I do enjoy tracks that are challenging to pass, also having the same starting time for a change.... I'm just anticipating the amount of whining about the lack of overtake opportunity that this forum will produce...

Ian-S · PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:01 pm

Subject: 2020 Formula One Random Discussion Thread

Soul Reaver wrote:

Metzo wrote:

Well, there is a swamp to one side, the stadium, or just focus on the track, or at an angle where the wall and the stands cover it up.

Anyway, while the layout itself have a lot of just straights with sharp corners. Theres a very long straight like at Baku, which forces the teams to run with a low downforce setup, making the corners more challenging and more prone to make mistakes.

Plus there's a bridge immediately after what looks like a flat out left or right hander (depending which way they're going), which seems about as logical as putting a glass wall at the bottom of a slide to stop people falling off the end of said slide.

I know it seems people are wanting to step back from safety innovation, especially after what happened at Spa last year, but isn't putting a bridge parapet in the very area a car would run wide immediately after a 150+mph corner kinda going to the other extremes? I mean it's a brand new track, just build a tunnel.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 11:01 pm

ah yes, the direction there is from right to left on that photo perspective so going wide can be quite dangerous, specially because you might have a Verstappen trying to overtake an Ocon and Grosjean and Magnussen wandering around

Fabs · PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:56 pm

Stroll wants to become major stakeholder in Aston Martin

Did I miss this before or has someone posted it? Red Bull Aston Martin will be a thing of the past if this becomes reality.
Bloomberg is reporting Stroll is in pole position at the moment to buy 230 million euro worth of shares.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 5:00 pm

yep, his intent came up by the end of last season, more to profit on the Aston SUV than on the F1 business itself

and he also he can rename racing point Aston Martin and make a comeback of British Racing Green, dunno if he's keen on that stuff

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:01 am

LucasWheldon wrote:

ah yes, the direction there is from right to left on that photo perspective so going wide can be quite dangerous, specially because you might have a Verstappen trying to overtake an Ocon and Grosjean and Magnussen wandering around

No more dangerous than the tunnel in Monaco

micha · PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:57 am

LucasWheldon wrote:

yep, his intent came up by the end of last season, more to profit on the Aston SUV than on the F1 business itself

and he also he can rename racing point Aston Martin and make a comeback of British Racing Green, dunno if he's keen on that stuff

Honestly, if he has the chance to name his team Aston Martin but opts to keep Racing Point, the man is a goddamn idiot.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:42 pm

will be very funny if the man who owns Racing Point is manufacturing a car developed by Red Bull Racing (those Aston Martin hypercars), pretty much like when Williams developed a transmission for a Ferrari road car

Soul Reaver · PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:19 pm

Metzo wrote:

A new look

And full layout for reference:

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:20 pm

will Hanoi produce annoying racing? :whistling:

Gabriel · PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:56 pm

Why does every new Grand Prix track has to have like 55 turns?

They should make them shorter, simpler, short lap times and high number of laps.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:39 pm

Gabriel wrote:

Why does every new Grand Prix track has to have like 55 turns?

They should make them shorter, simpler, short lap times and high number of laps.

Hockenheim and the A1 Ring are simple layouts that produce decent races :whistling:

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