Posts by ruggedhawk20

cosmiccyclist8 said:okay, look—we all know what those air intakes above the driver's head are for. Air gets compressed naturally through the airbox and then fed into the engine, so even standard naturally aspirated engines get a little boost from that pressure. back in that first turbo era from the late 70s through the 80s, they started using turbos that shoved so much air into the engine they actually had to regulate or dial back the intake over time... at that point, those airboxes or intakes above the driver became totally useless. 👍

but today's cars have turbos AND those air intakes 😕 can someone explain why?

that ram effect only really matters for naturally aspirated engines—since that extra compression is basically free power. with a turbo, it’s pointless because the turbo handles all the compression itself.

I'm thinking they just put them there because they already have to build a roll bar—so since the roll bar is sitting right there, they might as well run some air through it to cool stuff down, who knows. Plus, they probably didn't want to mess with the classic car silhouette too much—don't want to confuse the casual fans watching on TV.

jadeseal7 said:Then Mika Häkkinen is a Maestro too ☕

And Jacques Villeneuve.

Damon Hill isn't far behind either

I'm never stepping foot back on this forum sober—it's nothing but a headache

Peace out

Here’s the garbage your Wikipedia feeds you. That McLaren Hakkinen used to stack up those titles ran on Ilmor engines—which were funded by Mercedes, sure. But not a single damn bolt from those engines ever touched a Mercedes factory. Basically, every last screw was built at Ilmor.

Just like that IndyCar engine that absolutely crushed it back in 1994.

When did Honda ever build anything even remotely close to that?!

Anthony, don't embarrass yourself

electricmaker40 said:I wouldn't go that far with Mugen or Judd, though... those engines have proven themselves plenty of times in endurance racing! 😉

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Yeah, right—they totally smoked Audi and Peugeot—not to mention that Judd disaster in IndyCar 2012.

At this rate, I'll be reading this thread forever.

cosmiccyclist8 said:Mugen? We're talking about 16 podium finishes and 4 wins over 9 seasons.

And what did the teams actually pull off during those 5 seasons running Ilmor engines? 🤷 A handful of fourth and fifth-place finishes, at best. 🤷

Hakkinen 1998 and 1999 driver titles. McLaren 1998 constructors title.

You seriously still think Frentzen's run with Mugen was actually worth mentioning?

You know who’s actually trash? MotoriModeran—not sure if you caught this, but that Italian outfit was supplying engines to Minardi back in '85 and '86. They're the ones who are rotten, not Ilmor.

Trashy Ilmor??? Give me a break. Ilmor is basically synonymous with engineering perfection. Mario Illien is one of the greatest engineers in F1 history—he’s the reason beryllium was even used as a material before they banned it. But back in the late 90s and early 2000s? Those Ilmor engines were absolute peak performance.

If you wanted to say trashy Mugen or trashy Judd—fine, whatever—but calling Ilmor trash? Good grief.

This Blažičko guy is a total moron. He looks at John Surtees and thinks he's seeing Stirling Moss

graniteharbor502 said:I wouldn't go so far as to say it's gone entirely; rather, it is simply that today, reckless drivers like Pastor Maldonado aren't causing fatal accidents or forcing others into them. Safety, in and of itself, isn't a bad thing. What is problematic, perhaps, are things like those asphalt runoff areas—we really ought to bring back the gravel traps. The same could be said for the excessive restrictions placed on car development and such matters.

Asphalt runoffs are fine because the crew doesn't have to drag cars out of the gravel with cranes. What they actually need to do is cover those asphalt patches with something that'll wreck/damage the car so they can't just keep racing. Driver error should be punished—an asphalt zone doesn't punish anyone.

They were being loud as hell even before this—you could barely hear anything over the engines

Look, Formula 1 existed way before 2014 too

This guy is becoming my favorite person on this forum by the day

Major props to jupiterov's avatar—seriously, nice one! 👍👍 top-tier humor right there 👍

My only tiny gripe is that we're gonna see, it's not we're gonna see, it's more like we're gonna be seeing, or if you're really gonna go see'em, not seen'em, then you'd say we're gonna be seein'—but that’s just a weird regionalism, not how we talk in the Midwest

Anyway, killer intro overall!

William Bennett53 said:Formula 1 drivers aren't some kind of damn gladiators or players in a game of Russian roulette... I fail to see why technical skill should be inherently tied to gambling with one's life.

Because—sometimes a driver wins purely on guts.

But that’s just not how it works anymore. Take a rain-soaked track like Nurburgring or Fuji—some guys play it safe, others don't. Look at Nurburgring in '68—Jackie Stewart won because he knew his tires were better than everyone else's and he had to strike while the iron was hot—so he did. But he never drove like that again—because he was terrified of dying. That's the missing piece—that driver just giving up because they actually care about staying alive. The last time someone pulled that kind of move was Alain Prost in Australia back in '89—though honestly, that was more for the drama than actual fear—but whatever, let's roll with it. Basically, Boutsen beat him on pure nerve.

Nowadays? Nobody wins on guts. Nobody. It's honestly pathetic.

Just look at Rosemeyer—he won races on sheer bravery every single time—that's why he's a legend. You asking me if Sebastian Vettel will be a legend in 80 years? No—he won't—because he never had the chance to show true grit. Bravery is what people actually respect. That's why people love warriors, matadors, fighter pilots, knights, stuntmen—they're all brave. Grand Prix drivers used to be in that same club—not just in the club, but they were at the very top of the food chain when it came to courage.

electricmaker40 said:Have you actually driven anything, or have you just sat there watching a friend die in your arms?

Give me a break—don't talk nonsense if you haven't a clue what you're talking about.
☕

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He hasn't, but I have. I’ve raced everything from modified cars in the Northeast Division to bikes and sailboats—basically anything with wheels or a hull. Nobody ever died in my hands, but I've seen plenty of broken legs, arms, collarbones, and busted heads. Cycling is the absolute worst—I’ve dealt with broken collarbones, concussions, short-term amnesia—that whole mess.

Even after all that, I'm still siding with Jason Campbell70 over you. Formula 1 is the peak of motorsport—which means it has to be a challenge for the brave—it has to stand for fearlessness. In the eyes of the fans, a Formula 1 driver should be a fearless hero, a knight—not some total crybaby. Get it?

Go watch some modified racing and you'll see just how many broken limbs there actually are. It’s honestly pathetic that guys like Sebastian Vettel or Fernando Alonso, who brag about being world champions, wouldn't touch a modified car if their lives depended on it. Think about it—guys like Mario Andretti, Jim Clark, and God knows who else before them drove everything to get where they were going. It’s sad how today's drivers are becoming more like models and less like actual racers.

If you’ve got 10 hours and zero clue what to do with them—here's a solid recommendation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgg9E8iFzew

Michael Richardson66 said:Thanks so much for catching that! Honestly, I just copied that description from an Italian guy named Andrea—he’s a tattoo artist and honestly such a sweetheart. If you guys are interested, I’d love to set you up as admins... if you want, and if you have an FB profile, I’ll get you added in a heartbeat. Oh! And there’s even a video of Ayrton playing soccer... let me tell you, the man couldn't kick a ball to save his life...

Thanks for the offer, but my faith won't let me touch any kind of admin or moderator stuff—too much "angelic" business for me

Michael Richardson66 I took a quick look at your FB page—honestly, it’s a bit of a nightmare how much incomplete and half-baked info you guys have posted here

So, looking at this photo

From left to right: Stefan Bellof, Riccardo Patrese, Nigel Mansell, the "noble" Andrea Cesaris, Martin Brundle, (with Eddie Cheever hiding behind him—you can barely see his head), and Ren Arnoux

And the guys in front, left to right: the "noble" Elio Angelis, Nelson Piquet, Derek Warwick, and Ayrton Senna



Seriously, do us a favor and fix it

Michael Richardson66 said:Or maybe in your universe, you're the only one who exists?

She'd be wrong about that.

Super interesting. So how do you explain that poll from last year where those same Brazilians were split 50/50 between Senna and Piquet for the title of greatest Brazilian driver?

Does that make Piquet bigger than Pele then?

I really hope you've at least heard of Piquet.

He's the absolute legend who totally schooled Senna at Hungaroring 1986.

Plus, he's a three-time world champ and all that...

Ever heard of Hungaroring?

Or does your little universe only consist of Senna?