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spankyham wrote:I was wondering if the McLaren long wheelbase will work against them here in Monaco?Could be a tad of a problem.
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
acosmichippo wrote:Does anyone else have the f1.com iPhone app? I keep getting these fictitious P1 updates a day early...They are not fictitious! It's a new Apple feature where your device can go forward in time and pull news stories from the future. I'd go to a betting site and put all the money you can get a hold of today on those results for P1 on Friday in Monaco.
I'm actually kind of curious where these times are coming from.
vlad wrote:Red Bull opting to run without KERS! Could be a wise decision!It's their Achilles heel this year. You think that with the slow speeds of Monaco they'd be able to keep those batteries cool if they couldn't keep them cool in Barcelona?
vlad wrote:Without it they will be much lighter and better on brakes.No and no, there are weight restrictions to the cars, so they can't decide to just remove the weight of the batteries, and the brakes will not be hampered, which is different than they'll be better on brakes. I think with the slow speeds of Monaco, the brakes aren't that much of an issue there will be a lot of braking but not extreme braking like Canada.
LewEngBridewell wrote:I have been thinking about the street circuits. You know, everyone raves about Monaco, whereas Singapore has always had lots of critics. I don't know why, when each year they've been on the same calendar together ('08,'09,'10), Singapore has always been the more exciting race. History does a hell of a lot for one's reputation, you see.sorry mate but have to disagree
spankyham wrote:I was wondering if the McLaren long wheelbase will work against them here in Monaco?Not necessarily... Shorter wheelbase generally means more responsive handling, yes, but if you don't have a good balance and grip/downforce in the first place then it's not really going to help your cause.
scotty wrote:I'm in the middle here between you and Spanky and I was thinking about comparisons of the length of the McLaren versus the Red Bulls (spankyham wrote:I was wondering if the McLaren long wheelbase will work against them here in Monaco?Not necessarily... Shorter wheelbase generally means more responsive handling, yes, but if you don't have a good balance and grip/downforce in the first place then it's not really going to help your cause.
there's a joke in there somewhere) and thought that perhaps it may dictate a slightly wider racing line in some areas.What's Burning? wrote:vlad wrote:Without it they will be much lighter and better on brakes.No and no, there are weight restrictions to the cars, so they can't decide to just remove the weight of the batteries, and the brakes will not be hampered, which is different than they'll be better on brakes. I think with the slow speeds of Monaco, the brakes aren't that much of an issue there will be a lot of braking but not extreme braking like Canada.
But what are yo worried about, Red Bull can hang fuzzy dice off the rear view mirrors in Monaco as their only upgrade and still come out on top Sunday.
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