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  1. Steve

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    #702 Steve, Aug 2, 2016
    He may have been more worried about fuel use than saving his engine, we'll never know for sure. Both McLaren drivers complained their results were tainted by the need to save fuel and for all we know it may have been a problem for most drivers.

    On the other hand, given the expectation he'll have to take power unit penalties before most of his rivals, I'd say it's about 50:50.
     
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    #703 Steve, Aug 2, 2016
    2017 tires being tested. For the test, they also fitted a wide rear wing, side skirts and probably a few other things to pseudo-simulate the 2017 configuration.

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    #704 minirab, Aug 2, 2016
    Those tires!! Looks like the 70's again!
     
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    #705 Steve, Aug 3, 2016
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    #706 mrntd, Aug 3, 2016
    With those tires I think we're going to see more passing in the corners just because of the mechanical grip improvement.
     
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    #707 00Mini, Aug 3, 2016
    Maybe the bigger tires will soften the rumble strips.
     
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    #708 ScottinBend, Aug 3, 2016
    Now they just need to allow larger wheels........
     
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    #709 Minidave, Aug 3, 2016
    They're still running 13" wheels? I guess that's why they can run such stiff suspension, the tires absorb all the movement....
     
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    #710 Zapski, Aug 4, 2016
    Methinks Pit times will go up a smidge, or the Pit Crewmen will increase in physical size. Gonna need some serious grunt to move one of those off and on a hub.
     
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    #711 Steve, Aug 8, 2016
    Red Bull's turn. Wide tires on the RB.

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    #712 minirab, Aug 8, 2016
    Starting to look like a race car again.
     
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    #713 mrntd, Aug 9, 2016
    Steve,
    I was trying to find what the old wide tires were but all I came up with were specs from the grooved until now:
    grooved F 355 mm R 380 mm
    slicks F 355mm R 380mm
    new slicks F 355mm R 460mm

    Any idea what the old "wide" tires were?
     
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    #714 Steve, Aug 9, 2016
    I don't know how wide they were in the "good old days" but here are the current and future numbers according to formula1.com:
    Those are increases of about 25% in width.

    I did see one reference that claimed they were 18 inches wide (~457mm) in the early 90s but I think they might have been even wider at one point.
     
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    #715 mrntd, Aug 17, 2016
    I just read a story about Red Bull's improvements. The most interesting part was how they approach set up. They set the rake and the spring rate so that at the highest speed of any corner the car will have full rake and maximum down force. Then as the speed increase on a straight the additional down force pushes the rake flatter stalling the wing and reducing the drag. Thus gaining speed. I'm sure others are doing this too. But RB has been has been playing the rake game longer and probably have it dialed in better.
     
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    #716 Steve, Aug 22, 2016
    Summer break pic. Also, note the resemblance? :D

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    #717 mrntd, Aug 23, 2016
    Yes an amazing likeness. Could be brothers
     
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    #718 Steve, Aug 23, 2016
    How much extra do you have to pay the bartender to get a head on your beer to match the hair on your head?
     
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    #719 Steve, Aug 24, 2016
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    #720 Nathan, Aug 25, 2016
    During the break Kimi got married. Sniff Petrol has a transcript of the wedding vows.

     
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