2006 F1 Season

[Duncan]

Why does an engine with the same stroke, same piston weight rev higher> I don't get it?

Is it simply that the total wieght on the crank is lower?

[ctjet]

maybe they'll release a technical brief when the season starts of how they did it and wat else they've done??

[gtr660hp]

Why does an engine with the same stroke, same piston weight rev higher> I don't get it?

Is it simply that the total wieght on the crank is lower?

less recipricating mass from 8 cyl compared to 10cyl , less weight also with shorter crank

[Roy]

less recipricating mass from 8 cyl compared to 10cyl , less weight also with shorter crank

Less friction too i suppose, shorter crank so less bendinbgn stresses...

7 days ppl...cant wait

[lukits01]

Bahrain Soon finally!

Who's everyones favorites to win? will it be Kimi, Alonso, button, michael or the wacky japs of Super Aguri? ahhahaha

[Beer Baron]

Thats whats got me upset, i havent ever been to f1 and really wanted to hear the v10s at 17,000rpm 300km/h plus for the first time.. but now ill never get to hear it unless they bring them back

Its just silly, they used v10s and that power level for ages, yeah some problems, but obviously over time there will be some with safety weather they are using a 1000hp v10 or a corolla engine.

And driver safety? I never heard any of the drivers complain they were getting hurt by the v10s power, if anything, the drivers are always wanting more power. They are athletes that train specifically for the forces of racing high g high horsepower cars.

Im still a fan, but a watered down fan from the v10-v8 transition thats for sure

After seeing the full warm up and rev video along with renault getting the v10 to 'rev' the we are champions song after winning last year.. i will never have anything but pure love for that engine and the V8s will have to do a hell of alot to impress me now.

20,000rpm so what, rather 18,000rpm with 2 extra cylinders

my advice is dont piss about. get down to melb GP this year. there will still be some V10s there. plus next year they may all be in something different again and you will have missed the V8 boat. it's an awesome thing to see/hear. cant wait.

[ctjet]

knore...

just shut up and enjoy the specticale that is F1

[ctjet]

looks like the same old shit for mclaren this year

kimi was the first to blow an engine for 2006... god damn it!!!

he is so going to ferrari its not even a contest

[gtr660hp]

Now Max Mosely is talkin bout changing engine regs again(maybe for 2008)something along the lines of engine size and number of cylinders less restricted BUT cars only get a restricted amount of fuel each race-cool so now not only will the passing and racing be shit we now have to watch a fuel conservation race where drivers are cruising round on 70% revs in a big procession just to get home. Got to hand it to old Max he knows how to make an already boring race series even worse

[KAWAII_hachi_roku]

v8 is suck.... i want v10 power back

[Kel]

v8 is suck.... i want v10 power back

and I want David Coulthardt (grrrrrrr) to win.......... but you can't always get what you want,

Can't wait for the race- this is always the best one of the year. Shame it's not in Mebourne.

[Amaru]

Qualifying is being telecast on TEN at 2:30 Sunday morning (less than 4 hours). Not live but at least we get to see it for a change.

-SPOILER-

Kimi Raikkonen crashes on first Qualifying session.

[Roy]

Please do no tlet 2006 be the final march of MS...will se how the tyres, fuel loads etc go in th erace....Hopefully Webber can get a podium...

[gtr660hp]

Ferrari 1-2 on the grid for Bahrain tonight

Webber back with the also rans again-another long season for the Canberra boy

[Paradizzle]

Good to see Ferrari back up the front, hopefully it will be a nice competitive season for the top teams. And hopefully Webber wins the championship Lets pray that Webber is not that same as last year, good qualifying and not so good racing.

[ctjet]

It makes me laugh that every year Ferrari pull the same shit scam and they think nobody notices... We'll see how quick they come into the pits to load up with more juice this year!!

Starting grid for Bahrain GP

1. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m31.431s

2. MASSA Ferrari 1m31.478s

3. BUTTON Honda 1m31.549s

4. ALONSO Renault 1m31.702s

5. MONTOYA McLaren 1m32.164s

6. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m32.579s

7. WEBBER Williams 1m33.006s

8. KLIEN Red Bull 1m33.112s

9. FISICHELLA Renault 1m33.496s

10. HEIDFELD BMW 1m33.926s

11. VILLENEUVE BMW 1m32.456s

12. ROSBERG Williams 1m32.620s

13. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m32.850s

14. TRULLI Toyota 1m33.066s

15. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m33.416s

16. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m34.606s

17. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m34.702s

18. ALBERS MF1 1m35.724s

19. MONTEIRO MF1 1m35.900s

20. SATO Super Aguri 1m37.411s

21. IDE Super Aguri 1m40.270s

22. RAIKKONEN McLaren no time

Any one else notice the amount of Michelin runners in the top ten compared to Bridgestone??

Edited March 12, 2006 by ctjet

[benm]

Time to clear some hdd space and fire up the HDTV pci card

[gtr660hp]

Hmmm...131.431sec lap at Bahrain-thats not that much slower than tha V10's last year-typical F1 bullshit-they change the rules again at the cost of 10's of millions of dollars-make the cars have less power, but free up the tyre rules and they are just as quick as last years times-why bother.

Edited March 12, 2006 by overev1

[benm]

2005 = 1:31.447 (race)

2006 = 1:31.431 (qualifying)

[MONTOYA]

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