2015 Italian Grand Prix
Posted: 02 Sep 2015, 12:41
And we start with..
Oh Renault
A tribute to the heroic failures of Grand Prix racing
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AxelP800 wrote:Think it in a positive way: Now they have fresher engine for Singapore and the chance of winning is better.
Wallio wrote:What's the over/under on Honda penalties? 120?
dr-baker wrote:Wallio wrote:What's the over/under on Honda penalties? 120?
Do you mean you will allow us 120 leeway on the number of penalties McLaren Honda will get?
dr-baker wrote:Wallio wrote:What's the over/under on Honda penalties? 120?
Do you mean you will allow us 120 leeway on the number of penalties McLaren Honda will get?
good_Ralf wrote:
Salamander wrote:AxelP800 wrote:Think it in a positive way: Now they have fresher engine for Singapore and the chance of winning is better.
Bingo. This was always the plan - what chance of a result was Red Bull gonna have at Monza anyway? The track is almost completely reliant on engine power.
mario wrote:As an aside, McLaren have also shown off their Monza spec package, and it is quite remarkable in one sense:
I don't think that I've seen a team use a rear wing that was that thin for a long time - which underlines how weak the powertrain must be.
roblomas52 wrote:mario wrote:As an aside, McLaren have also shown off their Monza spec package, and it is quite remarkable in one sense:
I don't think that I've seen a team use a rear wing that was that thin for a long time - which underlines how weak the powertrain must be.
Well, they need all the speed they can get from the aero because that powertrain is not going to be helping them.
Ataxia wrote:roblomas52 wrote:mario wrote:As an aside, McLaren have also shown off their Monza spec package, and it is quite remarkable in one sense:
I don't think that I've seen a team use a rear wing that was that thin for a long time - which underlines how weak the powertrain must be.
Well, they need all the speed they can get from the aero because that powertrain is not going to be helping them.
I agree, because the rear wing is thin (which means not full size) then that also means that the powertrain of the McLaren car is poor, which means not good. From this, we can determine that the Honda engine in the back of that McLaren is down on power, because the aero on the rear is significantly smaller than it has been in the past. By reducing the rear wing to such a small size, it really emphasises the fact that McLaren don't have a strong engine. In a parallel world, McLaren would be using a deeper rear wing since the powertrain would be good, but since we don't live in such a world the Honda engine is therefore less than idea, and so by reducing the rear wing size means that the poor qualities of the powertrain are leveled out to a degree. To summarise, by reducing the rear downforce of the McLaren to such an extent, we're able to see how down on power the engine may be.
I need to catch my breath after that...
Wallio wrote:dr-baker wrote:Wallio wrote:What's the over/under on Honda penalties? 120?
Do you mean you will allow us 120 leeway on the number of penalties McLaren Honda will get?
No I mean if the over/under is set at exactly 120 grid spots total, which would you bet high or low? I'm honestly torn after Spa.
AdrianSutil wrote:So why are McLaren running a thin rear wing?
Simtek wrote:Ataxia wrote:I agree, because the rear wing is thin (which means not full size) then that also means that the powertrain of the McLaren car is poor, which means not good. From this, we can determine that the Honda engine in the back of that McLaren is down on power, because the aero on the rear is significantly smaller than it has been in the past. By reducing the rear wing to such a small size, it really emphasises the fact that McLaren don't have a strong engine. In a parallel world, McLaren would be using a deeper rear wing since the powertrain would be good, but since we don't live in such a world the Honda engine is therefore less than idea, and so by reducing the rear wing size means that the poor qualities of the powertrain are leveled out to a degree. To summarise, by reducing the rear downforce of the McLaren to such an extent, we're able to see how down on power the engine may be.
I need to catch my breath after that...
So what you're saying is McLaren are running a thin rear wing because the Honda engine is poor?
DanielPT wrote:Simtek wrote:So what you're saying is McLaren are running a thin rear wing because the Honda engine is poor?
No he is not saying that. He is saying that McLaren are running a thin rear wing because the Honda engine is not good as it is down on power.
Biscione wrote:DanielPT wrote:Simtek wrote:So what you're saying is McLaren are running a thin rear wing because the Honda engine is poor?
No he is not saying that. He is saying that McLaren are running a thin rear wing because the Honda engine is not good as it is down on power.
I don't think that's quite the angle he was going for there.
I interpreted his comments more as a case of the Honda drivetrain package being far from optimised, and as a result McLaren have opted to run a primary rear wing element with a narrower angle of attack and reduced surface area.
Miguel98 wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7g0862r2qU
tBone wrote:Is that the old, long nosecone on that McLaren? Why would they use that, could it cause less drag or something?
And, by the way, what happened to that rear wing?
Shizuka wrote:But actually it makes sense, isn't it? An engine abusing circuit after all.
Spectoremg wrote:Some of us are only occasionally bored.
novitopoli wrote:Looks like another tough weekend for Renault, as even Will Stevens was faster than the Red Bulls and Toro Rossos in FP3. Kudos to Manor, btw.
Meanwhile the regional governor of Lombardy looks optimistic about Monza staying on the F1 calendar after 2016.
mario wrote:Well, I wasn't expecting that throwaway comment of mine to take on a life of its own - we really are bored this season, aren't we?
Dj_bereta wrote:Rosberg chocked again or Will Power replaced him?