Alright motorsports fans, answer me a noob question. What the hell does it mean to "rubber in" a track? And why does track temperature matter so much?
Rubbering in means that bits of tire are being scrubbed off of passing cars on the racing line. Generally, this means that bit of track is nice and sticky so you can take the corners faster. The exception to this rule is in the rain. The rubber repels the water and makes the normal racing line extremely slippery.
Track temperature matters because the warmer the track, the softer your tires, the more grip you have. Downside to this is faster tire degradation, but that's where tire compounds come into play. Choose a harder compound that, combined with a warm track temperature will equal decent pace with long wear.
I mean, come now, a casual American can't be the first person to post here about Vettel leaving Ferrari.
I don’t know what to think. Ferrari have clearly bet the house on LeClerc being the future but he is so young, does he give you enough feedback to build a championship car. So who is your number two, Ricardo is the obvious free agent but he will never sign without equal status. My left field suggestion is Hulkenburg signed explicitly to do car development and a lower step on the podium.
Sainz to Ferrari, Ricciardo to Maclaren.
That was quick, just a Renault seat going now. How burned is Hulkenburg?
I'm actually kinda scratching my head at the whole thing, honestly.
With Merc power units next year I wouldn't be terribly surprised if McLaren have a faster car than Ferrari. Ferrari had absolutely no pace after they got busted for cheating last year. Not only that, they were so slow in testing in 2020 that people were assuming they were sandbagging. I get wanting to drive for Ferrari, I really do. But I'm still somewhat surprised at the move.
Not to mention the Sainz/Norris rapport. That will absolutely not happen with Leclerc. So will Ferrari have no number one driver? If Charles wasn't willing to back off from Vettel, he sure as sh*t won't give Sainz an inch. So will it just be constant battling between the Ferraris yet again? That didn't work out so well in 2019.
I hope Hulk gets his seat back.
Hanoi!
I'm missing something, what am I missing? Is it Raikkonen not smiling?
I'm missing something, what am I missing? Is it Raikkonen not smiling?
Surely it’s that Lando’s picture was taken yesterday.
Yeah, that's a picture of Lando from 2019 during his honeymoon phase with Valentino Rossi.
Since there's no real racing to talk about yet, here's a bit more on the Create a Team mode in F1 2020:
The first race this year is Austria, right? After finally watching some of the race replays on YouTube, i'm trying to figure out how to watch my first live F1 race from here in the states.
I am considering pitching a GWJ online watch-along for the race, just so someone can explain to me what's happening as it's happening.
The Racing Dorks would probably put 10 people into that watch along.
Not necessarily smart people, but still, people.
So, a YouTuber i've been following participated in the recent Virtual 24 Hours of LeMans, and the magic of YouTube led me to videos of the fastest laps at LeMans and in F1, and I'm left with a question:
Where is the line between using the curbs (kerbs?) legally, and illegally? Because in some of them, I feel like we see dudes getting WAY UP on the curb.
So, a YouTuber i've been following participated in the recent Virtual 24 Hours of LeMans, and the magic of YouTube led me to videos of the fastest laps at LeMans and in F1, and I'm left with a question:
Where is the line between using the curbs (kerbs?) legally, and illegally? Because in some of them, I feel like we see dudes getting WAY UP on the curb.
The rule I have always seen is that only a single wheel needs to be inside track limits. That can just be a sliver of rubber on the white line.
So, like the tennis rules about whether a ball is in court.
The boundaries are set by the track's officials typically. They are also constantly evolving as tracks get new curbing and runoffs and teams exploit those areas.
After crushing through all of Netflix's F1 series, and falling deep into F1 2019 (the game). I'm excited to watch my first live race this Sunday!
If the Tracing Point is faster than Ferrari and Red Bull I'll laugh.
Ah, god bless, the drama is back.
Sorry Red Bull.
If the Tracing Point is faster than Ferrari and Red Bull I'll laugh.
My sides.
Starting grid got shuffled a bit with a penalty for Hamilton for ignoring a yellow flag caused by his teammate going off into the grass in Q3.
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