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Post by London on Sept 14, 2017 11:26:18 GMT
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Post by Frontrunner on Sept 15, 2017 7:16:12 GMT
This could be a blessing in disguise... maybe. Time will tell.
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Post by RyRy on Sept 15, 2017 12:58:00 GMT
Red Bull (Horner) has said that they will have another announcement soon, but not relating to Porsche or Honda...
- Renault = No - Honda = No - Mercedes = No? - Ferrari = No? - Audi? - Ford? - Toyota? - BMW? - Caterham? - Engine built by Porsche with a different name? - Aston Martin? - Alfa Romeo?
Maybe even: - Lamborghini? - Maserati? - Nissan?
I'm going to take a guess at Audi personally, I know they've been interested but they want the sport technology to be transferable to road cars (which they are now) and also a fix to the prize money which Liberty Media are likely to do in 2021.
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Post by Hammer on Oct 19, 2017 5:59:53 GMT
Random musing....I just realized if Verslappens car didn't keep flipping out this season, Redbull would have a serious chance of getting 2nd place again. Sigh
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Post by London on Nov 17, 2017 23:19:17 GMT
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Red Bull
Mar 14, 2018 20:53:34 GMT
via mobile
Post by London on Mar 14, 2018 20:53:34 GMT
Red Bull creates new technical director role for its F1 team.Pierre Wache has been promoted to the newly created role of technical director of Red Bull in a move the team calls part of the evolution of its structure. Wache, who joined Red Bull in 2013, previously held the title of chief engineer, performance. Adrian Newey remains chief technical officer of the team, but the change is an acknowledgement of his ongoing commitment to Aston Martin and the Valkyrie project which is taking up much of his time. However he was with the F1 team for Barcelona testing and is still involved.
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Post by RyRy on Mar 15, 2018 9:41:25 GMT
Miles, I started to watch that podcast and it was decent but then I saw it was an hour long... lol
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Post by London on Mar 15, 2018 17:46:03 GMT
I didnt watch it enterely either
I told them in the comment section that their podcasts were way too long and kindof boring. Their PR guy told me 'Please explain why this is boring and what you'd change. Otherwise, Motor Sport Magazine can't improve in the future"
I mean we are in 2018, the guy ask me why this is boring, pfff. If you do something and you dont know how to evaluate your work and how people recept it there is a problem. Their content is just not for me at the end of the day to be honest. I only watch the Karun Chandhok one, short and entertaining enough.
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Post by London on Apr 23, 2018 18:31:34 GMT
When you look back at the qualifying session in Australia and China, Hamilton, Vettel, Hulkenberg, Rosberg or Alonso would have put the RB on the front row. Max and Danny should have at least beat both Ferrari. Red Bull’s situation is they keep lying to themselves on driver performances. Christian Horner keeps making up the qualy excuse for them when its clear that they never manage to put toghether a clean lap in qualy. They lose out in the sectors with more corners like the second sector in China showing clearly that they just don't have as much commitment as the above-mentioned drivers. I think Rosberg would convincingly out-qualify Ricciardo at least. For Max I am wondering if he isnt overdriving the car every qualifying sessions, his car control is amazing but the speed isnt quite there sometimes.
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Post by Frontrunner on Apr 24, 2018 9:26:26 GMT
Have to disagree with your comments miles, No way the RB is a front row car yet whoever drives its, RB have have good race pace but always destined for P5 and P6 in Quali. I would say only Monaco, Hungary and Singapore are the only places where a front row start is possible in dry conditions. The power isn't there yet in Quali trim.
So IMO I think Max and Daniel are extracting all the pace out of the car in Quali trim, Red Bull have been on this path of running less downforce at certain tracks to overcome their engine deficit so they can be better on the straights while sacrificing corner speed, so they're not always going to be fastest in sectors with long corners like it was before 2014. Keep a eye out for Spa Francorchamps, its always very telling the last few years with their rear wing, its pretty much a Monza spec while everyone else is standard.
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Post by London on Apr 25, 2018 18:55:54 GMT
In China you are right, I made a mistake. Its obvious that they couldnt put their car on the front row. I just wanted to point out the commitment that they had in S2 but yeah what you said about the deficit might explain why they lose time to the Mercedes' drivers. Although, there is drivers that can overcome car the deficit created or weakness like Alonso or Hamilton so I still think they could have maybe done a better job in that particular sector. In Australia, none of the Ferrari drivers managed to do their best lap and RB pace was pretty strong in qualy considering this is a track which has never suited their car. Max could have put his car on the front row I think, if it wasnt for a cheeky mistake in the sector 3. He could have been a bit more closer of Hamilton's time than the Ferrari drivers maybe. He even said it himself.
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Post by London on Apr 25, 2018 19:05:45 GMT
Maybe Max extracts the most from the car but how do you explain Max was always faster last year by 3 or 4 tenths on average than Ricciardo if Ricciardo always extracted the most from the car in qualifying or even in races where he outpaced him ?
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Post by Frontrunner on Apr 26, 2018 11:12:20 GMT
Max has the edge over Daniel in raw pace, no question about it. Once Max iron's out all the rough edges which will take sometime yet, he could easily dominate the sport given he has the tools to work with.
I really think Max could better than both Alonso and Hamilton once he hits his prime years IMO.
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Post by Hammer on Apr 26, 2018 14:36:03 GMT
When you look back at the qualifying session in Australia and China, Hamilton, Vettel, Hulkenberg, Rosberg or Alonso would have put the RB on the front row. Max and Danny should have at least beat both Ferrari. Red Bull’s situation is they keep lying to themselves on driver performances. Christian Horner keeps making up the qualy excuse for them when its clear that they never manage to put toghether a clean lap in qualy. They lose out in the sectors with more corners like the second sector in China showing clearly that they just don't have as much commitment as the above-mentioned drivers. I think Rosberg would convincingly out-qualify Ricciardo at least. For Max I am wondering if he isnt overdriving the car every qualifying sessions, his car control is amazing but the speed isnt quite there sometimes. Alonso is one of the weakest in qualifying, it was evident through his career. Trulli kicked his ass om Saturdays, Fisichella matched him, Massa matched him more than he should have, Hamilton kicked his ass, his own boss Luca said Alonso sucks on Saturdays.
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Post by London on May 17, 2018 23:18:32 GMT
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Post by London on Jun 8, 2018 21:12:17 GMT
Abiteboul just made a declaration saying if Red Bull sticks with Renault they can be champions within 2 years. Renault is satisfied with their upgrade so far. Will be great to see Hitler and Horner said something positive about their engine if they are pleased with the progress also.
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Post by Wß on Jun 9, 2018 3:12:07 GMT
They played it right. If they go with Renault, Honda is dead though.
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Post by London on Jun 9, 2018 13:43:11 GMT
They played it right. If they go with Renault, Honda is dead though. Why dead ?
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Post by Frontrunner on Jun 9, 2018 14:11:58 GMT
Couldn't believe my eyes when I read that "Renault warns Red Bull over Honda switch". Renault were talking about not supplying Red Bull at all in 2019, then setting deadlines and putting serious pressure on Red Bull over engine supply and now this seem like a total blackflip from Renault and Cyril Abiteboul with wanting to keep Red Bull onboard, strange. I would of thought Renault would be quite happy to say good riddance to Red Bull.
Perhaps Renault are worried about falling behind Honda and becoming the number 4 power unit??
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Post by London on Jun 9, 2018 14:34:20 GMT
Thats because McLaren fucked up basically but generally in any negociation desnt matter how much money is involved, the 2 parts start on proposals high enough or low enough or difficult to hold and then after they review its ambitions (down, up or stagnate).
I think RB should stick until 2020 with Renault and then switch to whatever they want. But the problem I have with Renault, they gives the impression to not control the situation engine wise compared to Honda.
I have a BIG problem with Carlos Ghost also. Where is the money ?
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