F1 2025: Dutch GP - Zandvoort (Aug 31)

///M Power-Belgium wrote

The RB21 gets the same Silverstone low-downforce rear wing at Monza to reach a higher topspeed.

But as we know ,even that won't be enough to beat the McLaren tire cooling trick.
At Zandvoort the McLaren was faster with hards than MAX with softs and DRS...
Piastri pulled in 17 laps a 13 sec. gap (!)
Without all the yellow flags , Piastri would have pulled a 1 min. gap...

How longer the race lasts , the more the McLaren profits from the tire cooling trick..

Let's hope 81's engine lets go too.

///M Power-Belgium wrote

The RB21 gets the same Silverstone low-downforce rear wing at Monza to reach a higher topspeed.

But as we know ,even that won't be enough to beat the McLaren tire cooling trick.
At Zandvoort the McLaren was faster with hards than MAX with softs and DRS...
Piastri pulled in 17 laps a 13 sec. gap (!)
Without all the yellow flags , Piastri would have pulled a 1 min. gap...

How longer the race lasts , the more the McLaren profits from the tire cooling trick..

If I had a dollar for every time you mention the tire cooling, I could buy an F-1 team:slap: . If they do have this miracle tire thing working, none of these other geniuses on other teams can break the code!? Good for Mac, keep the W’s rolling in

G MONEY wrote

If I had a dollar for every time you mention the tire cooling, I could buy an F-1 team:slap: . If they do have this miracle tire thing working, none of these other geniuses on other teams can break the code!? Good for Mac, keep the W’s rolling in

Yeah . Just like this...

LEC reaction to hammy bring out yellow flag and safety car

M5Rick wrote

Let's hope 81's engine lets go too.

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Killed by Death wrote

LEC reaction to hammy bring out yellow flag and safety car

Yeah. Charlie got screwed by LEW's crash. Too bad (!)

"Despite previous retirements by Mercedes-powered cars this year, McLaren have confirmed Norris’ DNF was not engine-related."
"We’ve identified an issue on the chassis side, and we will do a full review before we go racing again in Monza."
“This is the first technical problem for the team after a long run of faultless reliability."

https://lastwordonsports.com/motorsp...-engine-issue/

///M Power-Belgium wrote

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Just looking at that lovely food they're ignoring

3798j wrote

"Despite previous retirements by Mercedes-powered cars this year, McLaren have confirmed Norris’ DNF was not engine-related."
"We’ve identified an issue on the chassis side, and we will do a full review before we go racing again in Monza."
“This is the first technical problem for the team after a long run of faultless reliability."

https://lastwordonsports.com/motorsp...-engine-issue/

what chassis issue causes fluid leak, smoke and engine shut down?

maybe hydraulics related?

G30M wrote

what chassis issue causes fluid leak, smoke and engine shut down?

maybe hydraulics related?

So its either hydraulics, fuel, coolant, lubricant or battery leakage. Any one of these could cause the engine to switch to a failure mode.

Chassis issue could mean something rubbed against a line long enough to rupture it or they got unlucky with one of the many shards of carbon fibre lying on the track.

Straykiwi wrote

So its either hydraulics, fuel, coolant, lubricant or battery leakage. Any one of these could cause the engine to switch to a failure mode.

Chassis issue could mean something rubbed against a line long enough to rupture it or they got unlucky with one of the many shards of carbon fibre lying on the track.

Norris ran (twice)! over CF debris .

///M Power-Belgium wrote

Norris ran (twice)! over CF debris .

Tire cooling and run flats!? LOL

HeelToeShift wrote

Tire cooling and run flats!? LOL

Yeah . On the other hand :
Norris deliberately stopped his car on the track and not along the track (!)
And of course we know why...

Killed by Death wrote

ANT just knew that Charlie came out of the Ferrari pit (with cold tires)!
ANT was faster at that moment but ANT's move in the T3 banking was a make it or break it ...
The incident is NOT done intentionally..But too reckless for sure (!)
Charlie was the victime of the race incident. Too bad..

#RookieMistake (!)

M5Rick wrote

Just looking at that lovely food they're ignoring

=> https://www.reddit.com/r/formuladank/comments/1n6gzqq/mclaren_timed_something_perfectly/

What's really happening, LEW can't talk about it. THE CPG is under the spotlight..procedural errors and an internal Ferrari investigation .

///M Power-Belgium wrote

ANT just knew that Charlie came out of the Ferrari pit (with cold tires)!
ANT was faster at that moment but ANT's move in the T3 banking was a make it or break it ...
The incident is NOT done intentionally..But too reckless for sure (!)
Charlie was the victime of the race incident. Too bad..

#RookieMistake (!)

He definitely came in TOO HOT but there was an opportunity looking at the video. Like you said, rookie mistake.

M5Rick wrote

What's really happening, LEW can't talk about it. THE CPG is under the spotlight..procedural errors and an internal Ferrari investigation .

I call bull$hit. How does this unknown turd know all that? It's just hammy apologist clickbait.

If true Hammy would be screaming bloody murder and jumping up and down in a public fit rage.

Killed by Death wrote

I call bull$hit. How does this unknown turd know all that? It's just hammy apologist clickbait.

If true Hammy would be screaming bloody murder and jumping up and down in a public fit rage.

He can't get away with things he was used to at Merc.

Killed by Death wrote

I call bull$hit. How does this unknown turd know all that? It's just hammy apologist clickbait.

If true Hammy would be screaming bloody murder and jumping up and down in a public fit rage.

clickbait. most of them are anyway!

Killed by Death wrote

so let's get this right.

the sensors on Charles car showed the FIA he was off the track when "overtaking" Russell. but they decided to investigate after the race for some reason, and said it was too late to give a penalty.

then Lawson lost control and smacked into Sainz and Sainz got a 10s penalty and 2 demerit points

Kimi completely destroyed Charles car (spending cap etc etc) and gets a 10s penalty and 2 demerit points

i think Johnny Herbert would do better than this crap