Carlitox

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  • #362502
    Carlitox
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    Yes, so much yes. With the death of Canal F1 Latin America, well, Latin America got screwed hard, as F1 went back to Fox Sports and they put 11 races behind a second paywall. F1 TV can’t be worse.

    #360834
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    Massive thanks for asking my question Keith. Interesting response, since the target of each protection system is different (the Windscreen aims to deflect showers of small debris, typical on oval pileups, while the Halo aims to deflect loose tyres). He may have a point there.

    Best of luck on the coming days!

    #360150
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    You won’t be short of Halo questions, I’m sure of it. However, one thing I’d like to ask most of the grid is whether they’d prefer the canopy style windshield IndyCar has been testing, and of course why or why not. Maybe they could compare and contrast it and mention how it’d be better or worse than the current halo. And another question could be, how would they modify the halo to make it integrate better with the car while still mantaining the protection?

    Aside from the Halo questions (sorry, I had to haha) I’d love to hear from Charles Leclerc on how he’s handling the pressure of being F1’s next hot young star. He destroyed everyone on F2 last year, even more than Vandoorne. So he’s expected to deliver with a heavily improved Sauber.

    Finally, even if you don’t pick my questions I wish you guys a nice trip and enjoy your stay, you earned it!

    #357308
    Carlitox
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    Well, Punta del Este has been confirmed as the replacement for the Brazilian round. Never been so happy to be wrong. Guess you never know!

    #357102
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    I like how the media here are sorta hyping Brazil being dropped from the schedule since it could mean Punta del Este would be back. As if. Unfortunately, childish government disputes scared FE away from Uruguay. I bet they’re just fine with Buenos Aires and Santiago.

    Don’t get me wrong, I wish so hard Punta could be back on the schedule, but as I always say online, Uruguay is an awesome country run by dumb people.

    #348803
    Carlitox
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    Well I’m finding it harder than last year to be honest. I unfortunately am not a pro, so I have to set difficulty to 80 and even there I’m struggling. It also comes down to the fact that my brain is still in 2016 mode, so a corner that I had to previously brake for may now be taken just by lifting off. That costs seconds, though I think I’m getting the hang of it.

    Season-wise, just started out on STR alongside Carlos Sainz, because obviously I was looking to replace an expendable driver :) Practice programmes prove hard but I manage to clear them out, then line up 15th in the grid, mixed feelings for the team as they expected me to start 13th or better, however, I did beat my teammate. Come race day, it’s raining and I go “are you f*****g kidding me”. That’s the great thing about this game, it makes you realize that the prospect of a wet race are exciting for a fan but for drivers and engineers it has to be the most annoying and frustrating thing, to have all your programmes rendered useless because it had to godddamn rain!

    A good start puts me 11th behind Grosjean, however, a couple of bad corners put me within striking distance of Stroll, behind me. Thank god there’s no DRS as it’s just pouring right now. So I keep my cool and try to shortshift as much as I can (I should explain that the only assist I have on is automatic gears, the reason being that my wheel is a Logitech DFGT, the paddles are so small and hard and these cars require so much shifting that my fingers end up hurting a lot). SC out because of an incident in the fast chicanes, after the restart I’m able to get close to Grosjean and after a bit of a fight, get past him. Up next is Magnussen, he’s struggling as well so I can catch him easier than Grosjean. 9th place was awesome so far, but strangely, two other drivers in front of me pit, I imagine it’s for inters but by that point there were so few laps that I just stuck with the wet tyres and looked for damp places to keep them in good shape.

    Final result: 7th, teammate DNF. Was a good day. Then got invited to drive the R26. Also a good day!

    #347944
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    I loved that ending: POTENZA! POTENZA!

    BTW it’s Ricardo Rosset.

    #346670
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    What would be the record during an official race? I’m betting on Luciano Burti at Spa 2001, it was almost 290 km/h head-on into the tyres at Blanchimont. I remember thinking “holy mother of **** he’s done for”. He bounced back completely though he never raced at F1 again.

    #310707
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    Gilles Villeneuve giving away the 1979 title to Scheckter comes to mind. He was convinced 1980 would be his year but he was very wrong. While it didn’t necessarily ruin his career, he really should’ve been champion.

    Also maybe JP Montoya going to McLaren and never really getting along with anyone. He was really liked in Williams and I never understood why he jumped ship. The Macca was really fast but unreliable. Once they fixed the walrus Williams, it got insanely quick. Had he stayed there, he might have carried on racing beyond 2006.

    #309947
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    @mazdachris For the foreseeable future all LMP1 Audis will be R18s, simply because R19, R20, etc., are Renault’s trademark, for some old road cars and of course their F1 cars. Granted, they could’ve gone with S19, as the S is another Audi denomination but…

    #309726
    Carlitox
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    I’m sure Audi’s engineers know what they’re doing but GOD that car looks like it ran into a wall. Nevertheless, it is an impressive machine. The livery helps a lot. Still prefer this year’s car, though.

    #303323
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    I’d prefer alternating. If you somehow manage to ignore the epic track that was destroyed in 2002, the current Hockenheim is not a bad circuit. The parabolika is very tricky when you go side-by-side and the run after the hairpin is quite tricky too. Plus the stadium section remains as cool as ever, thankfully. I feel it’s hated because of that, because no matter how cool it is, it cannot match what was there before.

    The Nurburgring is also a very nice fast flowing track (except that stupid first section). I especially like the second half, from the hairpin all the way to the chicane, it’s fantastic.

    #301259
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    #301187
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    I just hope they come back to Punta del Este. I was eager to attend, but money issues prevented my family to go (Punta del Este is quite far away from the capital city Montevideo, and the coach ticket is a bit expensive, not to mention general admission was $600, which is USD22 but is a lot of money for our economy). However, I’d love to see them on Australia’s Surfer’s Paradise (or Gold Coast), on Adelaide or maybe on Pau in France. Macao is also an awesome track but the fast main section would make the cars look a bit silly.

    As for drivers, I’d like people fully comitted to the championship. I hate teams swapping drivers every race. It’d be awesome to see Susie Wolff there, just to see if she still has what it takes to race. But preferably, less F1 rejects and more young up-and-coming drivers. Alex Fontana was a nice addition, for instance.

    #298905
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    I have an old F1 Racing mag in which Max Mosley says “People love crashes but they also love seeing the drivers jump out a few seconds later” I think that’s the situation. It’s part of the excitement. Ask NASCAR.
    However I’m still very much worried. If Hinch was stabbed in his crash there is a serious flaw in those safety cells. God knows what can happen if a car takes off mid race.

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