pretty certain they are obliged not to comment on thisFifty wrote:Have any of the drivers talked about their opinion of the new tires now they have run a few days of testing?
pretty certain they are obliged not to comment on thisFifty wrote:Have any of the drivers talked about their opinion of the new tires now they have run a few days of testing?
We can imagine it though.FrukostScones wrote:pretty certain they are obliged not to comment on thisFifty wrote:Have any of the drivers talked about their opinion of the new tires now they have run a few days of testing?
What's wrong with electric power? Electric power is much cleaner, efficient, and has torque and engine response to put any piston engine to shame. The bottleneck is energy storage. But li-ion battery tech is a little over 20 years old, whereas ICE technology is over 250 years old. And has had much more money and resources thrown at it. World war 1 & 2 lead to large developments in the ICE. War is horrible, and it's also been responsible for our greatest technological developments, including nuclear power. Armies don't really depend on electric battery storage for much, and oil companies aren't throwing money at it, so research and development is slower. It's not a matter of if, but when, a 20% improvement to current batteries and an internal combustion engine begins to seem pointless.Fifty wrote:^^^and get rid of the hybrid motors and fuel savings...
Its because the stereo down mix on tv is highly compressed (ie the difference between loud and quiet is made to be less) I find the 5.1 sound to be mush better, with the track noise not drowned out as much by the contaminators screaming.mclaren111 wrote:The sound is so much better than what it is at races on TV.
Why is it so difficult to get that right ?????
Wasn't there also a rumour that Bernie had made sure that FOM didn't produce the true sound as part of his dislike for the hybrid PU?zorog wrote:Its because the stereo down mix on tv is highly compressed (ie the difference between loud and quiet is made to be less) I find the 5.1 sound to be mush better, with the track noise not drowned out as much by the contaminators screaming.mclaren111 wrote:The sound is so much better than what it is at races on TV.
Why is it so difficult to get that right ?????
And there I thought it was about showcasing the fatest cars using cutting edge technology. Not really true if my Uber has a more advanced power unit that is used in F1. Personally I love the hybrid systems - keep em coming!!Fifty wrote:Gas, flames, noise, smells and speed. That's what it was and that's what it should be again. Not coasting because you used 96 liters and still have laps to go; and your in 14th place.
I doubt that since they (FOM) never bothered with sound quality for the V10s either.adrianjordan wrote:Wasn't there also a rumour that Bernie had made sure that FOM didn't produce the true sound as part of his dislike for the hybrid PU?zorog wrote:Its because the stereo down mix on tv is highly compressed (ie the difference between loud and quiet is made to be less) I find the 5.1 sound to be mush better, with the track noise not drowned out as much by the contaminators screaming.mclaren111 wrote:The sound is so much better than what it is at races on TV.
Why is it so difficult to get that right ?????
I thing if anything they turned it up after the first few races of 2014, hearing tire squeal was very rare in the V8/V10 eras, now it's there often.adrianjordan wrote:Wasn't there also a rumour that Bernie had made sure that FOM didn't produce the true sound as part of his dislike for the hybrid PU?zorog wrote:Its because the stereo down mix on tv is highly compressed (ie the difference between loud and quiet is made to be less) I find the 5.1 sound to be mush better, with the track noise not drowned out as much by the contaminators screaming.mclaren111 wrote:The sound is so much better than what it is at races on TV.
Why is it so difficult to get that right ?????
Fifty wrote:We are about to take this thread completely sideways and it is my fault so I apologize. After this response we can start a new thread.
So to simplify my reason, F1 and racing was not an economy or ecologically friendly research program.
There is formula E for anyone who wants to watch the majesty of torque at 0 rpm...and the need to change cars at a pit stop.
Gas, flames, noise, smells and speed. That's what it was and that's what it should be again. Not coasting because you used 96 liters and still have laps to go; and your in 14th place.