TouchedTheAxeIn82

Lightning will instantly stop any field sport. What about motorsport? Seems like the same issue with fans in the stands and pit crews out in the open.

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I want Portimao back on the calendar.

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Algarve might be my favorite sim track to drive. Probably not a great F1 track. A good motorcycle track and probably a good WEC track.

The original Estoril layout with the fast Turns 1 and 2, and without the super tight chicane that it has now later on in the lap, was pretty good. The current track is no fun.

But yeah, real road courses are a dying breed on the calendar. :angry:

On the YouTube live broadcast of practice, I got mocked for saying in the chat that it makes no sense to have a hybrid powertrain on an oval where there is no braking. Someone responded with "Is this your first time watching oval racing? The drivers lift into Turn 1 and 3, blah blah blah."

Well, I just read this Marshall Pruett article that explains how it works. Aero / engine braking into Turns 1 and 3 doesn't provide enough energy. The harvesting actually happens with a manual activation (pushing a button or pulling a lever) at full throttle along the 2-3 and 4-1 straights. The harvesting saps top speed, so there's a net loss of energy, not a recover of energy. So this description I think supports my argument that it's dumb because the batteries aren't being replenished by passive mechanical harvesting (thus restoring some of the lost energy), but rather by using more energy (the engine) for tactical reasons (to provide a future boost of power for passing). So as a tactical tool the hybrid might make things interesting, but the hybrid system is not being used for its original intended purpose. And yes, I know that in high performance street cars, hybrid systems are primarily used to boost transient performance, not be more energy efficient. :lol:

racer.com/2025/04/23/lots-for-drivers-and-teams-to-learn-at-indy-open-test/

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All right, the TD F1 Championship results are in!

dg42.net/TDF1/race-results.php?race=5

Winner of the TD F1 Saudi Arabian GP is gatorhater08, with a crushing 12.8 point gap over P2! gatorhater08 won on the strength of getting six of the top 10 positions exactly correct.

The podium is filled out by theone in P2, and bikerack in P3.

Here's the championship table: dg42.net/TDF1/index.php?table=full

One more player has now scored points for the first time. gatorhater08 enters the championship table in style at P10 with a win in Saudi Arabia!

MikeD's four-race points scoring streak is now over. But Grassy1 is currently on a four-race points scoring streak, and has an opportunity to extend it in Miami.

sorantable is still leading the championship on the strength of two wins. But others are starting to catch up. I'm really liking the spread of points on the championship table after five races, although jefforize and the four guys who haven't scored yet might disagree. :lol:

Zak may not have to manage anything if Lando keeps making mistakes at a higher rate than Oscar.

Sainz is protecting Albon by having him in DRS range. :lol:

The hard tires are doing really well.

I wonder if Lando and Hadjar can go long enough to switch to softs.

Hadjar qualified behind Lawson for the first time. But Hadjar has already gained four positions and is two positions ahead of Lawson now. :lol:

And Hadjar is in the points, and is on hard tires. He's in great shape.

Shouldn't Oscar have lifted?