F1 2024: US GP - Austin (Oct 20)

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Would seem obvious and Horner will be getting more rack punishment from Marko to act but in any case its good to see MAX smiling again

The McLaren Papaya bullet cars had to remove the flexible rear wings @COTA ..

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by HeelToeShift

Interesting that everyone claimed RBR was cheating and it was said the team that was cheating would have a drop off in performance. McLaren dropped off quite a bit and their car all of a sudden looked unbalanced and neither of their drivers looked all that impressive. Max outdrove his car during the last 12-14 races when it wasn’t nearly the fastest and won more races than any other single drive since after Miami yet as soon as the McLaren car isn’t a crazy dominant car with perfect balance their drivers get knocked out in Q1 and Lando is close to 3 tenths off the pace.

Yeah McLaren looked off , now that the Papaya flexible rear wing is gone ...

[G30M]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

The McLaren Papaya bullet cars had to remove the flexible rear wings @COTA ..

is that official?

[M3WC]

Originally Posted by G30M

is that official?

Yes, Mclaren had to make more changes to front and rear wings before COTA.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/mc...s-gp/10664055/

[M3WC]

Video of FIA examining RB bib height device. Where it is located. How it is accessed by team.

"In the cockpit"...ended up meaning by the drivers feet.

[G30M]

Originally Posted by M3WC

Video of FIA examining RB bib height device. Where it is located. How it is accessed by team.

"In the cockpit"...ended up meaning by the drivers feet.

so it's still on the car, and i thought you can't get to it once you build the car but it seems you can.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah McLaren looked off , now that the Papaya flexible rear wing is gone ...

It was just a matter of time before FIA were kicked into action by Ferrari and RBR with their concerns and now we see the papaya's true performance

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by M3WC

Video of FIA examining RB bib height device. Where it is located. How it is accessed by team.

"In the cockpit"...ended up meaning by the drivers feet.

Completely legal then operated to the rules.

[atopa2002]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Completely legal then operated to the rules.

said who?

[atopa2002]

Originally Posted by HeelToeShift

Interesting that everyone claimed RBR was cheating and it was said the team that was cheating would have a drop off in performance. McLaren dropped off quite a bit and their car all of a sudden looked unbalanced and neither of their drivers looked all that impressive. Max outdrove his car during the last 12-14 races when it wasn’t nearly the fastest and won more races than any other single drive since after Miami yet as soon as the McLaren car isn’t a crazy dominant car with perfect balance their drivers get knocked out in Q1 and Lando is close to 3 tenths off the pace.

don't count your chickens before they hatch

[M5Rick]

I can't believe FIA is being silly and absurd in removing the FL point from next season.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by G30M

is that official?

That's what I read in a Dutch F1 article ..

[HeelToeShift]

Originally Posted by atopa2002

don't count your chickens before they hatch

Not counting anything…just pointing out some facts of what we saw.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by HeelToeShift

Not counting anything…just pointing out some facts of what we saw.

All we RBR fans are counting is MAX's wins and the ones to come

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M3WC

Video of FIA examining RB bib height device. Where it is located. How it is accessed by team.

"In the cockpit"...ended up meaning by the drivers feet.

Other teams said : The RB20 bib device can be activated by the driver . By a push on a button in the cockpit ...
It's more like a 30 min. job to remove the front end , nose and a cover to reach the bib device .
It's a "Mission Impossible" to reach it in Parc fermé (!)

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Other teams said : The RB20 bib device can be activated by the driver . By a push on a button in the cockpit ...
It's more like a 30 min. job to remove the front end , nose and a cover to reach the bib device .
It's a "Mission Impossible" to reach it in Parc fermé (!)

Unless MAX and Checo carry a thin 2 foot long extension with socket wrench with them in the cockpit while they're gliding into park ferme

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

It was just a matter of time before FIA were kicked into action by Ferrari and RBR with their concerns and now we see the papaya's true performance

It fired back my friend (!)

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by M3WC

Video of FIA examining RB bib height device. Where it is located. How it is accessed by team.

"In the cockpit"...ended up meaning by the drivers feet.

Good video.
It once and for all shows that it's not some secred dial or lever a driver or mechanic could secretly give a turn or to without getting noticed. (like some (mainly british) media channels wanted us to believe...)
It's an adjustment on the car like any other that requires tools and partly dismanteling the car to change it's setting.
Of course I can understand that the FIA wants to know how it works so that they know what to look out for. I imagine cars get inspected by mechanic teams all the time in parc fermé to see if the car is ready to race or that changes must be made (and that they then have to start from the pitlane of course), and that a FIA representative is there too to keep an eye on everything.

[///M Power-Belgium]

LEW...

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

All we RBR fans are counting is MAX's wins and the ones to come

In 30 ... My friend

[G30M]

shouty guy on F1TV omg

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by MoeTE87

Hell yeah I am!!

Are you ready my friend ?