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*Microsoft* (!) doing "control" ECU for 2008.....

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  1. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Hey,

    Quote from the Flav thread:

    "In 2008 you will also have to use the Electronic Control Units (ECUs) made by McLaren and Microsoft (after they won the FIA tender)"

    This is to me the absolute death knell for F1 - They'll never be able to get all the cars running at the same time :D

    Now, if people here believe RD=Lucifer they've never had to deal with the evil Micro$haft empire - They are really, truly, Lucifer in corporate disguise - Just ask the US Navy, who put a ship to sea a few years back that was controlled my Microsoft S/W - It got out of the harbor before shutting down and required a *tow* back.....

    Hopefully Flav's protest will be successful and someone else will be able to do the ECU's in addition to the evil empire - If not, I genuinely fear for the future of the sport!

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
  2. Senna1994

    Senna1994 F1 World Champ
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    Microsoft sucks, McLaren should not be involved either. It should be an outside 3rd party instead of the Mediocre crap coming from Washington State.
     
  3. Far Out

    Far Out F1 Veteran

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    I think the most interesting thing here is that McLaren is the other part beside Microsoft. If one team is developing one of the most critical parts of the engine, we can be sure it will exactly suit the team's needs, and nothing else. I am involved in formula car electronics, and no matter what McLaren or Microsoft or whoever will say about standards and so on, EVERY other team WILL have to struggle to get it perfectly working with their cars, while MCL can just lean back. I am speechless. Any other sources for the whole thing?
     
  4. DGS

    DGS Six Time F1 World Champ
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    Microsloth has a long history of making "standards" become incompatible with everything else.

    Bernie apparently doesn't want motorsports to out-live him.
     
  5. Chaos

    Chaos Formula 3

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    agreed, but forget microsith that bit isnt important (to the sport)

    +1
     
  6. Formula 1

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    Man this has to be the stupidest thing in F1 I've ever heard.
     
  7. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    ROTFLMAO
     
  8. tonyc

    tonyc Formula 3

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    What! Are you saying some employees of McLaren are willing to cheat?????
     
  9. Tobias

    Tobias Formula 3

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    I hear F1 steering wheels are going to be fitted with small LCD monitors so the drivers can see the blue-screens-of-death.
     
  10. Agent Smith

    Agent Smith Formula 3

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    Oh wow. It will be interesting watching 22 cars cut off at random for no reason and needing to be restarted at various points during each race. Actually guys, this could add a whole new challenge to F1 racing :)
     
  11. tonyc

    tonyc Formula 3

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    I can just hear the transmissions now, Where is the damn ctrl-alt-del key(s)?
     
  12. DGS

    DGS Six Time F1 World Champ
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    To start the car press and hold the engine cut-off for at least five seconds ... ;)
     
  13. ingegnere

    ingegnere F1 Veteran
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    This was put to public tender last year and MME (I think they're called) won over Magneti Marelli and maybe some other outfits. Marelli supply Ferrari (& therefore STR and Spyker), Renault (and therefore also RBR) and Toyota (also Williams). That's more than half the grid and you never hear complaints about their products or service.

    So here's McLaren (who for a long time sucked in the electronics dept.) teaming up with Microsoft, who AFAIK never did anything related to engine controls (probably only doing it for marketing reasons) to provide electronics to the whole grid and the FIA chose them. Go figure!
     
  14. Formula 1

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    Does this mean when the lights go green all the cars on the grid are going to have to reboot ?
     
  15. ingegnere

    ingegnere F1 Veteran
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    Some will, yes. Others will have to wait while critical updates are being downloaded. Depends on what Service Pack was installed.
     
  16. DGS

    DGS Six Time F1 World Champ
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    And how fast the network connection is. ;)

    (When I try to change font colors in powerpunt at work, it stops and gets on the network, even though the file is on the local disk. I sometimes wonder if it has to ask Bill's permission to go ahead. :p)

    (Posted mostly to get the spoiler title off the section listing.)
     
  17. Formula 1

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    LOL !
     
  18. Formula 1

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    Hehehehehe :D
     
  19. kizdan

    kizdan F1 Veteran

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    Agreed.
     
  20. F40Lover

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    Error Code: RD McLaren

    Your 2008 Formula 1 has reached END OF SERVICE LIFE.

    Please refer to the McLaren Gate Manual (all 780 pages, printed early 2007)
     
  21. classic308

    classic308 F1 Veteran

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    Yet another reason to bail on F1......Bernie and Max really have to be shown the door......
     
  22. PSk

    PSk F1 World Champ

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    Actually I think seriously that it is time to change the TV channel ... motorsport is more contrived than ever. Just not worth watching.

    Pete :(
     
  23. moretti

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    WWF has "real" outcomes compared to F1 :D

    I say we give FA and LH chairs to hit each other over the head with :D
     
  24. gtessier

    gtessier Formula Junior

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    Won't work. Can you imagine having to press the start button to shut off the car?
     
  25. DGS

    DGS Six Time F1 World Champ
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    <upshift>
    !: Are you sure?
    <y>
    !: Would you like to archive your old radio comms now?
    <n>
    <upshift>
    !: application is not responding. Terminate transmission control process?
    [crash]
    !: you have unused icons on your steering wheel? Run cleanup wizard?
    <groan>
    !: upshifting - you may need to restart to take this action. Restart now?

    The circus comes to the circuits.
     

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