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Old Nov 18, 2014, 08:42 AM
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that looks awesome. never did a road course before. are there advantages to different body style? not sure if earo are significant at that scale or speed. do you have videos?
I don't have any of the F1 videos outdoor. I have a bunch from Indoor races on carpet.

Aero on the F1 cars is minimal. Getting everything low and lowering CG is still effective.

Aero on Sedans and full bodied cars is HUGE. You can change a body and completely change the way the car drives. Doesn't matter if it is indoor or outdoor.

This is one of my favorites.

Old Nov 18, 2014, 08:50 AM
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nice, awesome clean racing. wonder what the scaled speed and acceleration are compare to the real cars
Old Nov 18, 2014, 11:11 PM
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Cool! Wow that's almost hypnotic. When's the last time a Sauber won an F1 race? LOL!
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Seems like Caterham have named their 2nd driver:

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/1...-in-abu-dhabi/
Old Nov 23, 2014, 01:04 PM
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Looks like it was indeed HAMMER TIME!

Congrats indeed on a well deserved title. FINALLY someone else other than Vettel in his perfect car with no competition wins WDC!

*EDIT - To be fair the Merc cars had no competition this year. They were far from perfect, though, and for the first year of a radically new platform, Mercedes hit it out of the park.

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Old Nov 23, 2014, 05:17 PM
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Yeah, hats off to Mercedes and Lewis.

For the sheer dominance of Mercedes, this was actually a really good season. I'm glad they didn't pull a Ferrari (or RB for that matter) and manufacture a driver's championship winner.

Hopefully Renault and Honda can find the HP, and hopefully Williams can find that last 0.5-1.0 second gap between them and Mercedes.
Old Nov 23, 2014, 07:37 PM
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Are you guys satisfied w/your HAM win

Anyway, that was the last race I know of in this years racing series. Now we have to wait for next year
Old Nov 23, 2014, 08:45 PM
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Finally the Fastest Racer in F1 wins his 2nd WDC! This has probably been one of the more exciting seasons in while. Double points at the end kept the WDC open to the very last race. What a way for the season to end.
Old Nov 24, 2014, 07:58 AM
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was a great season. the best driver on the grid won the WC, all is good in the universe. Mercedes did run away with the season but the battle between teammates in each team was still great to watch. now for the long wait for the first race next season.

what happened to nico that he dropped so far back and got lapped by hami. was weird that the team told nico to pit with only two laps left. maybe they thought he would take out hami in anger. lol
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Originally Posted by honda-guy
what happened to nico that he dropped so far back and got lapped by hami. was weird that the team told nico to pit with only two laps left. maybe they thought he would take out hami in anger. lol
His ERS failed fairly early on (lap 25 or so), and other parts of the electronics were failing as well (the car shut off at one point). They asked him to pit because the car was failing.
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Whoa! Mattiaci is gone from Ferrari.

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/1...rhead-revival/

And the silly season starts.
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly
His ERS failed fairly early on (lap 25 or so), and other parts of the electronics were failing as well (the car shut off at one point). They asked him to pit because the car was failing.
lol, i missed that part, fell asleep and woke up with 15 laps to go.
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http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/1...uttons-doubts/

A good summary to the end of the season.

So anyone know if Caterham finished 10th after Marussia's downfall? And are eligible for some of the prize money.

http://www.formula1.com/results/team/
Old Nov 25, 2014, 10:20 AM
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I don't think Caterham gets any money for 10th.
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Not sure about you guys, but my DVR says "No Scheduled Recordings"

What are we supposed to do now

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