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Re: Formula 1
Posted: 14 Jun 2015 16:53
by Horizon™
Yeah, probably, but F1 tracks have huge corners and some areas where you can achieve that speed, but just several places in the world have them. Bugatti can achieve that speed, but it can only in straight road - without people, traffic.... American NASCAR racing cars can achieve about 300km/h....We can't control all sports, so we are powerless.
Re: Formula 1
Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:00
by MYE2001
I don`t watch F1,because I don`t like these cars.
Re: Formula 1
Posted: 16 Jun 2015 10:42
by kReX
I agree that the cars should be faster and louder than they are now. That would make F1 more interesting and there would be more spectators on races than now. But IMO the biggest problem is that the tickets for the races are way too expensive. The cheapest ticket costs about 80 €. If Bernie would lower the price of the tickets, he'll get a lot more spectators on the race.
Re: Formula 1
Posted: 16 Jun 2015 12:25
by Shiva
F1 cars, no regulations, no limits, would you all want that?
Are you sure?
2014 and 2015 season engines, much more comfortable to the ears than the whining engines of the 2000's. "15.000rpm vs 18.500rpm, less difference than I thought"
340km/h top speed on a 1km straight, with settings for a road circuit setting, is that bad?
2015 F1 Engine = Ford Focus Ecoboost, uh, what?!
F1 vs GP2 laptimes. A seconds difference in laptimes?
The 2015 cars are mostly around 1s slower than the cars of 2013.
What's wrong in F1?
In my opinion: Rich team gets most of the cash "champion positions"
So no wonder there are no close racing. "midfield cars have close racing tho"
Yes, I do watch to F1.
Re: Formula 1
Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:33
by Moh1336
I watch the races. I tend to record qually and skip through it all.
I'm not too interested at the moment with the lack of any close racing and overtaking. Some races are so boring these days it's like watching two trains on the same rail line race. They need to do something to close the grid down to make it a good fight up front while improve the chances to over take without the need to equipment like the DRS.
Re: Formula 1
Posted: 19 Jun 2015 18:42
by KubaJAM
Shiva wrote:F1 cars, no regulations, no limits, would you all want that?
Are you sure?
2014 and 2015 season engines, much more comfortable to the ears than the whining engines of the 2000's. "15.000rpm vs 18.500rpm, less difference than I thought"
340km/h top speed on a 1km straight, with settings for a road circuit setting, is that bad?
2015 F1 Engine = Ford Focus Ecoboost, uh, what?!
F1 vs GP2 laptimes. A seconds difference in laptimes?
The 2015 cars are mostly around 1s slower than the cars of 2013.
Of course we want no limits. F1 should be the pinnacle of motor sport, and should be a test of teams' ability and design. Stupid rules constantly ban exciting developments. Every step is one backwards rather than forwards at the moment. Speeds haven't changed in years and the power output is certainly too low with turbocharged engines. My point was that you can probably tune a 1.6l Ford engine to roughly the same power output as an F1 car and that really shouldn't be allowed to happen. V8s or V10s are a must. Nobody desires to drive an F1 car, they want an Audi R8, a Lamborghini Aventador, a Ferrari LaFerrari. This is because they all have a screaming V10 or V12 engine and one even has more power than an F1 car. Road cars should not have more power than an F1 car.
Re: Formula 1
Posted: 19 Jun 2015 22:28
by jspence73
I certenly watch it I want to see lewis halmonton win the 2015 world championship
Re: Formula 1
Posted: 20 Jun 2015 01:09
by Shiva
uk_daf_fan wrote:
Of course we want no limits. F1 should be the pinnacle of motor sport, and should be a test of teams' ability and design. Stupid rules constantly ban exciting developments. Every step is one backwards rather than forwards at the moment. Speeds haven't changed in years and the power output is certainly too low with turbocharged engines. My point was that you can probably tune a 1.6l Ford engine to roughly the same power output as an F1 car and that really shouldn't be allowed to happen. V8s or V10s are a must. Nobody desires to drive an F1 car, they want an Audi R8, a Lamborghini Aventador, a Ferrari LaFerrari. This is because they all have a screaming V10 or V12 engine and one even has more power than an F1 car. Road cars should not have more power than an F1 car.
F1 is the pinnacle of motorsport and tech.
I prefer drivers that are alive, instead of dead heroes.
Power output too low?
Good luck with that 1.6l Ford engine
I would prefer to drive a NASCAR car
There might always been road cars that have more hp than F1 cars.
Re: Formula 1
Posted: 20 Jun 2015 04:13
by ScuL
You'll have to Google Translate it, but a really nice article about this in the Frankfurter Algemeine this morning
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/formel ... ml?GEPC=s2
Re: Formula 1
Posted: 20 Jun 2015 08:40
by ETS2-User
Seems like I'm living behind the moon sometimes:
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote: Vor der Saison ist der Spanier von Ferrari zu McLaren-Honda gewechselt, vor dem Rennen in Spielberg an diesem Sonntag (Start: 14 Uhr / Live bei RTL, auf Sky und im Formel-1-Ticker auf FAZ.NET) hat er als einer von drei Fahrern noch keinen WM-Punkt gesammelt.
(Before this season Alonso changed team from Ferrari to McLaren-Honda; before the race in Spielberg this Sunday he is the only driver out of three who hasn't collected any WC-points.)
Since when is the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg part of F1 again? :O