MississippiLebowski

Yeh Riccardo is a brand ambassador for Raptor trucks now.

Cool picture of Yuki as the car was burning down.

Red Bull had a show run in San Francisco yesterday. It did not go great.

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The reason is that some manufacturers were pushing for a ‘hot-only’ test in order to configure their power units to exceed the 16:1 limit when cold and then have them drop down to the regulation limit when up to operating temperature.

The cold and hot test would thwart that plan, essentially because the ‘compliant at all times’ part of the regulations originally used against Mercedes would, in this case, be used against those complaining.

The technical backdrop to this is that most power units (with the apparent exception of the Mercedes) loses compression ratio as it gains temperature.

A former power unit technical boss has explained to The Race that typically an engine with a 16:1 compression ratio when cold would drop to around 15.2-15.2:1 in operation because although the con rod expands, the block expands more.

Only problem I’ve seen from Audi could be fixed with some heat tape or a small heat shield.

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Isn’t there a rule about teams not being allowed to participate if they are too slow?

I played it with a friend online and we had a blast. Seemed kinda short tho, the ending snuck up on me.

After reading a plot synopsis after beating it, I realized I didn’t have a clue what was going on most of the time with the story.

Maybe the 3 upcoming DLCs will explain it more.

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I can't wait to see Hamilton flip-flop and say "these cars are great."

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This has already started.
“The car's performance so far is truly exciting me. Working with next-generation cars is a very different experience; we're trying to solve everything from scratch and in real time.”

“Last year, I had to race with a car with a foundation I took over from someone else. But this year's car is a model that I've personally developed at the simulator for the last 8-10 months. It literally has my DNA in it, so I feel much more attached to this car.”

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Looks like Ferrari have figured out a way to create downforce from the exhaust. Not quite a blown diffuser but close. They waited til the last day of testing to show it off.

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That looks not good, they using all electric for the launch? Seems like it goes quiet on launch and then the engine kicks back in a second later.

If they give the 22nd car to line up that much time the cars in the front are gonna be starting on cold tires.