Suzuka 2019: Pre-Race thread

What's that thing in the Mercedes exhaust? A heat shield for the mechanics or do they pretend to run with it?

 

Probably a friendly message from Kimi to Gio, then...
(Ah well: "leave him alone, he knows what he is doing"...)

Rgds

 

Saturday could be axed entirely...but, as Kimi says "let's see what happens".

https://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/en/formula-1/f1-considers-axing-saturday-at-suzuka,142667.html

Rgds

 

I think I've solved the biggest problem for Ferrari. They put the decals on the car upside down, the rear wing should say: "MONNIM NOISSIW" which makes just about as much sense.

 

They are getting ready for all the rain. They should put SS Minnow on the car.

 

Great photos! But someone needs to publish a "glossary of F1 sponsors" so we know who all those names on the cars represent. Jack & Jones? Huski Chocolate? Who ARE these people?

(And it's not a new problem. Years ago I was puzzled by Candy until they added the wording "Domestic Appliances" below the name. And it was years before I know what Totip was.)

 

I guess if qualifying is cancelled but the race goes on that the grid will be set by positions in the championship, in which case Mercedes will have the front row.

 

Thanks for all the cool pictures!

 

I was t'inkin' the same..... 'Sure will be lookin' close this weekend. Wish I wuz there to ask the team.

What the.....??? Can you elaborate or a reference maybe? I'm really confused by that thang. 'See no sensors or wires ('this side, anyhow) or any't'ing......
Weird.......

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/attachments/eggfqdqwkaanujh-jpg.2836713/
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/attachments/eggfqcswsaeiyxf-jpg.2836714/
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/attachments/eggfqdqxoaa14wu-jpg.2836715/

Very cool, tho'. This is F1, afterall....'part of the fascination that makes it the pinnacle.

 

More likely they would just move qualifying to Sunday morning like they did a few years back.

 

Don't quit your day job.

 

Minus the typhoon!

 

Gatorrari said
"I guess if qualifying is cancelled but the race goes on that the grid will be set by positions in the championship, in which case Mercedes will have the front row".

Or the "powers that be" could just give the trophy to Elton and save getting anybody's shoes wet ?

Seriously if they need to do something like that why not put the grid in reverse championship order and have a laugh.
Just as farcical but much more entertaining !

Russel for the win !

 

Aaaahhh, thanks. I thought you meant a device for measuring while in motion for some tuning measure..... Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/japan/suzuka/hourly

 

I saw on another weather site the F1 race cancellation....I guess I will stand by here for clarification!!!

EDIT: No that forecast looks good for a Sunday race.....

 

May I suggest for the definitive....... https://www.formula1.com

Fer instance.... https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.thursdays-hot-topic-weather-the-big-talking-point-in-suzuka.n3k6iWTgMUkK3XLyyx590.html

 

A THREE HOUR TOUR....

 

Note to self: Give the Tivo some extra recording hours

 

That's interesting!!

So I get the configuration on the "outside" of the rim, but I don't on the zig zags on the "inside", and on one side as well. Presumably this is all for heat dissipation; but why the zig zag shape?

Also, from the "outside" fins, it looks like an aluminium rim, but the " inside ones look like they are from another material or coated, and if coated, that's a complicated shape to machine.

Any super clever engineers about that can explain?

 

heat dissipation will be dependent on surface area. design of the zig zags provide means to achieve the desired outcome by controlling length of a given 'rib'