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graniteharbor502 said:More technical headaches for Kimijev's car 🙂
Drivers are still flat out through Eau Rouge.
Looks like we might get some rain tomorrow—could make qualifying pretty interesting.
Lockheed Martin said:Look, ruggedhawk20—you’re definitely just recycling the same old talking points here.
Based on one of goofy's posts, he was claiming that Dale Earnhardt was swapped out for the gearbox.
Now, as it turns out, he was swapped for an entire damn race car.
Just like goofy said—a chassis built around car number 119.
Terry Carter2 said:My bad—I didn't get around to that thing you asked for earlier. I wasn't sitting at my desk, so I didn't exactly have the tools to make it happen. Just wasn't an option, really.
I’m always aiming to handle my moderator duties as efficiently and effectively as possible—and honestly, that’s a promise I fully intend to keep.
Look, can we please dial back the constant bickering over Formula 1? My heart actually aches seeing you all go at it like this—it's honestly exhausting.
😁
William Bennett53 said:First off, you weren't exactly being polite—you were barking orders. But whatever, that’s not really the point.
And another thing—we don't just moderate based on whatever whim strikes us or decide how we feel like reacting on the fly. And look, let me just say that putting out a wildfire between two fighting forum members feels a hell of a lot more urgent to me than moving a handful of off-topic posts from one thread to another.
Christian Harris11 said:You're mistaken—there's no way that yellow part is the intercooler. An intercooler would have to be way bigger to actually do anything useful. That thing looks more like an oil cooler or something similar.
ruggedhawk20 said:that ram air effect really only matters with naturally aspirated engines—since you're essentially just getting extra air compression from the movement. With a turbo setup, that whole idea falls apart because the turbine is doing all the heavy lifting for compression anyway.
Honestly, I think they just did it because they already had to put a roll bar in there—so since the roll bar is sitting right there, why not run some ducting through it to cool whatever needs cooling? Plus, they probably didn't want to mess with the car's overall silhouette too much—you know, to avoid causing a stir among the casual fans watching at home.
Christian Harris11 said:It’s actually simpler—you want that "fresher" air. That "pressure" you get from an opening depends entirely on size and velocity, so you don't necessarily have to generate pressure. Obviously, this hits the aerodynamics and drag, and nowadays, those openings double as cooling ducts—partly for intake and partly for cooling specific components (depending on the setup). Plus, it's about minimizing turbulence toward the rear; everyone tries to keep the sidepods as narrow and low as possible, aiming to direct the airflow primarily toward the rear wing and the diffuser as quickly as they can.
I also think the regulations state the intake has to be positioned higher up—along with the rest of the bodywork above a certain height for rollover safety—so engineers just find a way to make that space work for them.
