Formula One 2012

[Tai1or Made]

Nope, thats Leno.

[ctjet]

oh sweet n00bie

you bring me such joy

[ctjet]

[djr81]

So who is the bloke standing next to Bobby Rahal?

[Tai1or Made]

[ctjet]

So who is the bloke standing next to Bobby Rahal?

From what im hearing, Jay Leno

[ctjet]

usually these arent very funny, but kudos for this one

[Tai1or Made]

From what im hearing, Jay Leno

Yep.

And McLaren pitstop delivers.

[Nee-san]

I hear he has quite the collection of cars

[Basti]

imagine Webber on Leno's show. Chinception!

[ctjet]

took a second... but i got there

[Angus Smart]

It's a low-def stream. There is nothing you can do to improve the quality of it.

Lies!!!

you can actually improve the quality by watching it on a smaller screen..

[elrodeo666]

How do I improve the quality of VIP Box when live streaming? I have Bigpond and a video card (Nvidia Gforce 8400 - nothing spesh i assmume) and 2 GB of ram..on the home PC

Pedal faster !

[MattR]

not F1 but yay for channel ten streaming the whole le mans this weekend: 25 ex F1 drivers this year too;

http://tensport.com.au/lemans-live-streaming.htm

[sh@un]

What I've learnt today- The rassscasse turn at Monaco takes it's name from the 'La Rasscasse' restaurant that overlooks the corner. There you go.

[NISMATT]

not F1 but yay for channel ten streaming the whole le mans this weekend: 25 ex F1 drivers this year too;

http://tensport.com....e-streaming.htm

Thanks for the heads up.

What I've learnt today- The rassscasse turn at Monaco takes it's name from the 'La Rasscasse' restaurant that overlooks the corner. There you go.

Cafe by day and banging nightclub after dark according to the one and only Eddie Jordan.

[R31Nismoid]

Lies!!!

you can actually improve the quality by watching it on a smaller screen..

[ctjet]

What I've learnt today- The rassscasse turn at Monaco takes it's name from the 'La Rasscasse' restaurant that overlooks the corner. There you go.

what an epic spot for it too

cant wait to go back and see it in its 'non-f1' guise

[sh@un]

supercar spotto heaven

I can just imagine what that place charges for a balcony seat on race day

[ctjet]

F1: Report reveals McLaren tyre temperature trick

Jun.14 (GMM) McLaren is the inventor of a clever system that is helping Lewis Hamilton at the front of the F1 field at present.

Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, with the collaboration of renowned F1 technical illustrator Giorgio Piola, said the British team is using a system that controls the flow of heat from the brakes into the difficult-to-manage Pirelli tyres.

So in a season in which a degree or two in temperature can bring a tyre in or out of Pirelli's tiny 'window' of performance, the McLaren trick is "ingenious", German journalist Tobias Gruner explained.

The team's mechanics adjust the rear braking system in the pits with a screwdriver, the screw being located near the driver cockpit opening.

As Piola's drawings show, the infinite adjustment affects the rear braking system and the flow of braking heat to the tyres.

But it has not been all good news for McLaren, whose Jenson Button is suffering arguably the grimmest period in his entire F1 career at present.

It might have something to do with the FIA's recent clampdown on the MP4-27's floor.

Reportedly after the Chinese grand prix, the governing body ruled that the British team had stepped over the line with its interpretation of the rules regarding flexibility.

Scratches had been found underneath the extremes of the front wings, to which McLaren argued that the floor bending was within the allowed tolerances.

"The tolerance is there to account for manufacturing defects," Charlie Whiting is quoted as saying, after ruling that McLaren's system deliberately exploited those tolerances.

Auto Motor und Sport said: "The seemingly minor change had major implications for McLaren."

Particularly Button. The team's subsequent technical changes, including the higher nose and the modified rear suspension geometry, seemingly worked for Hamilton, but not for the struggling 2009 world champion.

Getting the 2012 car to work for Button again is now a high priority for McLaren.

"The problem is very complex," technical director Paddy Lowe said. "Our car is good, it just has to be set up perfectly."

And at the heart of all the F1 teams' quests for performance at the moment is the mysterious Pirelli tyres.

"I'd say we understand 30 per cent," admitted Lowe.

Edited June 15, 2012 by ctjet