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  1. minimark

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    #327 minimark, Mar 20, 2013
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    Only?:rolleyes:

    There are only four tires and they aren't even refueling....
     
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    #328 Nathan, Mar 20, 2013
    I can't seem to figure out what all 20 do either

    3 at each wheel, 1 to loosen and tighten the well nut, 1 to take away the old tire, one to place the new tire. That would 12 for all 4 wheels

    1 at front and 1 at rear to jack the car, 2 more or 14 total

    2 at each side of the front wing to make adjustment, 16 total

    Lollipop person to stop/start the car , 17 total

    What do the other 3 do?
     
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    #329 mrntd, Mar 20, 2013
    You have to have a guy with the starter and 2 debris removal guys
     
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    #330 goaljnky, Mar 20, 2013
    I would also bet there are two more guys with spare jacks.
     
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    #331 Steve, Mar 20, 2013
    You don't need to add refueling to increase stop times and potentially shake things up in the pits, just limit the number of people allowed over the line to something in single digits, maybe 6, with penalties for breaking the rule. Then allow refueling (perhaps simultaneous but still within the 6-person limit) but make it optional, not mandatory, and outlaw pressurized fuel rigs, gravity feed only.
     
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    #332 Nathan, Mar 20, 2013
    Limit them to an 11 gallon refueling device like in NASCAR. That would make it rather funny and maybe entice some more fans from other racing types to watch.
     
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    #334 Steve, Mar 20, 2013
    Top five stats from the Australian Grand Prix (motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com)
     
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    #335 Steve, Mar 20, 2013
    MP4-28 Going Nowhere (letstalkf1.com)
     
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    #336 minimark, Mar 21, 2013
    Ouch....
     
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    #337 mrntd, Mar 21, 2013
    I just don't get how McLaren can be shocked about how bad their car is at the first race after having 3 test sessions. You had to know the car was bad from the first one. I know chassis take a while to change but I don't recall hearing about or seeing a bunch of changes between tests.
     
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    #338 Nathan, Mar 21, 2013
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    #339 Stinker, Mar 21, 2013
    Did I hear that they went with the pull rod suspension that Ferrari had last year.
     
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    #340 Eric@Helix, Mar 21, 2013
    Wait a couple of months and see where the MP4-28 is. They won't win a title, but like Ferrari last year, they'll be competitive. They have the in-season development muscle that a team like Lotus could never equal. By mid summer, I'm sorry to say, Kimi won't be mumbling answers on the top step of the podium.
     
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    #341 Steve, Mar 21, 2013
    Yup, see the article here.
     
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    #342 Steve, Mar 21, 2013
    Uh oh, here's the sort of thing they're wearing today in Sepang...sign of things to come for the race weekend?

    [​IMG]
     
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    #343 Zapski, Mar 21, 2013
    Malaysia is at the end of Monsoon Season, and those showers don't always show up on radar. The showers should be relatively short and the heat will probably bake off the tarmac rather quickly.
     
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    #345 Steve, Mar 21, 2013
    Circuit of The Americas announces pricing, availability for 2013 USGP (Racer.com)
     
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    #346 mrntd, Mar 22, 2013
    I understand having the tire degrade faster can make the race more interesting. But having the throwing off chunks after a hand full of laps today is ridiculous. It was so bad a chunk flew up onto the top camera and half covered the lens. The slow-mo videos showing the tires falling apart tells the story. Then Pirelli says it was within what they were expecting.

    I have a better idea to improve the show. Freeze the tracks into ice and have the cars run studded snow tires. It's just as bad to F1 as this is.:incazzato:
     
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    #347 Steve, Mar 22, 2013
    More change at the top at Merc.

    Nick Fry to step down as CEO of Mercedes F1 team (bbc.co.uk)
     
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    #348 Crashton, Mar 22, 2013
    Bernie's idea of a sprinkler system to water down the track is a good one. Nothing better than a rain race if you ask me. Really evens the field out, the best car does not matter it becomes the best driver. That being said Kimi would be plenty fast on ice me thinks. :ihih:
     
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