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Tony 1234

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3,465 posts

256 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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good at learning new track's, watching the practice he has just gone 0.7 faster that anyone, what a guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Tony



Edited by Tony 1234 on Friday 26th September 15:03

rude-boy

22,227 posts

262 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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Tony 1234 said:
... what a guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Tony
Now i like LH. I really want to see him win the title this year and win loads more, with luck in a few different cars.

but this, well, i think you might be catching ghay, you know, a little bit biggrin

lord summerisle

8,174 posts

254 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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Tony 1234 said:
what a guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tony 1234

Original Poster:

3,465 posts

256 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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rude-boy said:
Tony 1234 said:
... what a guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Tony
Now i like LH. I really want to see him win the title this year and win loads more, with luck in a few different cars.

but this, well, i think you might be catching ghay, you know, a little bit biggrin
typing this in a deep voice hehe


Tony

Agoogy

7,274 posts

277 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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agreed, new track, new conditions, the best leveller you going to get this season...


and he's doing whats needed... they're all slowly finding the line and the limits, but the real class amongst them get there quicker... Lewis, Massa...Rosberg (!), Kubica, Alonso

gopher

5,160 posts

288 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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Looking at the live timing it seems FM and LH are having a right little battle out there, LH currently 0.041 faster.

Agoogy

7,274 posts

277 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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Alonso! at the end.... how? where....?

E30M3SE

8,493 posts

225 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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Do you not think that the teams have simulators back at base where the drivers do 'virtual' laps so any circuit is not totally alien to them?

Obviously this is not a petfect solution due to bumps, camber and gradients but better than nothing.

Agoogy

7,274 posts

277 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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E30M3SE said:
Do you not think that the teams have simulators back at base where the drivers do 'virtual' laps so any circuit is not totally alien to them?

Obviously this is not a petfect solution due to bumps, camber and gradients but better than nothing.
think you've answered your own point there.... yep they have a track layout, they probably have laser measured simulations...its better than nothing, but simulation vs reality isn't that close yet...

and no G...

I mean we can all whip the 'ring on GT4...

gopher

5,160 posts

288 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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Agoogy said:
Alonso! at the end.... how? where....?
my thoughts exactly! - I assume the others were testing for qualifying setup and Alonso does a near empty lap right at the end.

Murph7355

41,968 posts

285 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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I reckon their simulators can probably get gradient, bumps etc etc on them too.

Renault's estimates weren't too far off the mark.

Nic Jones

7,186 posts

249 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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Agoogy said:
I mean we can all whip the 'ring on GT4...
Yes, yes we can can't we?

erm...

getmecoat


I still fall off at least once per lap, I daren't drive it for real....

Kam125

398 posts

231 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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Agoogy said:
Alonso! at the end.... how? where....?
He is 2x WDC, and still very good. The Renault is coming strong too.

Kam

E30M3SE

8,493 posts

225 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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Agoogy said:
E30M3SE said:
Do you not think that the teams have simulators back at base where the drivers do 'virtual' laps so any circuit is not totally alien to them?

Obviously this is not a petfect solution due to bumps, camber and gradients but better than nothing.
think you've answered your own point there....
The question was actually posed to the OP........ who obviously believes the sun shine out of St. Lewis' back side.

But then this is PH, so shouldn't really expect anything else.

Agoogy said:
but simulation vs reality isn't that close yet...

and no G...

I mean we can all whip the 'ring on GT4...
But there is not excuse for not knowing which way the next corner is going, and I'm sure that the teams simulations are a little bit more advanced than a £400 console avaliable down the local High Street.

Any pilot's around?


stin

1,138 posts

251 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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lord summerisle said:
Tony 1234 said:
what a guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha love it rofl

RacerMDR

5,582 posts

239 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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the simulators are rubbish. They are little better than showing you where to turn right and where to turn left - with maybe a little help on distance between corners.

its all about the grip, understanding where it is - and having some. That is why Lewis has done well quickly - he is a huge natural talent

castrolcraig

18,073 posts

235 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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button in the top ten!!!

millerman1ac

30 posts

233 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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http://www.itv-f1.com/VideoWorldwide.aspx

like this!;)

(ps watch past advert)

RacerMDR

5,582 posts

239 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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rubbish is relative wink - i meant not great for helping someone at that level learn a circuit in the way they need to learn it to be at a world class level


E30M3SE

8,493 posts

225 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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RacerMDR said:
the simulators are rubbish. They are little better than showing you where to turn right and where to turn left - with maybe a little help on distance between corners.
Really.

According to the commentators on Radio 5 Live Sports Extra during Free Practice 1 the Renault simulator predicted a lap time of 1min 45secs...... what did the top four cars during Free Practice 2 go round in ??

Was it 1min 45.xxx secs?

Coincidence?

As surely to predict a time they would have had to take grip levels into account.

But maybe your right they are rubbish and Pat stuck a finger in the air looked round at Flav and said 1min 45secs.