Singapore Grand Prix (Miami Grand Prix Circuit) - 09/23/2012

steelmaker83 said:into the guardrail.

Yeah, he is definitely well known for that.🙄

Raymond Anderson4 said:So, what has the Maranello crew cooked up this time for Singapore...
The FW has seen some minor tweaks, but let's be honest... we're just looking at tiny incremental updates. They’ve been tinkering with that unfortunate, headache-inducing FW since the Muggel era.
As for the floor, there were rumors about some changes, but I'm seeing absolutely nothing.

A slight tweak to the front wing.
Minor adjustments to the front wing mounts.
I’m also expecting some changes to the air guides under the nose.
Small modifications around the mirror mounts and air vanes.
The exhaust looks modified to me. 😕
A light modification to the rear wing.
A subtle change to the floor and diffuser.

I was hoping for a front wing with a massive flap and no Cascade.
But the Cascade is still there.
Does that mean they aren't struggling with downforce balance between the front and rear? Perhaps they anticipate the F2012 generating more downforce at the rear (given the new rear wing, exhaust, and diffuser).

I'll be waiting for more photos from Singapore so I can compare this version of the F2012 to the one from Canada. But work was definitely done.
The changes aren't revolutionary, though it wouldn't have hurt if they were.
The car is fast, and we're already halfway through the season.

shadowtrucker said:Yeah, he is definitely well known for that.🙄

Not really, but it was just the first thing that popped into my head when I started typing...

Now we'll see if I actually got it right 🙂

Ashley Cook64 said:Mimi is taking 🙂

I’m crossing my fingers for a better finish from him too... 🙂
I guess it looks like Alonso's taking this one...

steelmaker83 said:into the guardrail.

🤣

Does anyone have a stream link for the practice sessions? I'm dying to watch—of course, our local networks aren't broadcasting it... so please, if anyone has a link, drop it here or slide into my DMs
thanks in advance

Lisa Ross14 said:Does anyone have a stream link for the practice sessions? I'm dying to watch—of course, our local networks aren't broadcasting it... so please, if anyone has a link, drop it here or slide into my DMs
thanks in advance

You can find a few different streams over at www.vipbox.tv...

Awesome, thanks a million!

Vipbox is my go-to for practice sessions. I usually stick with it because you can always find a stream from either Sky or the BBC, if not both at once.
The picture quality on Sky Stream is actually really solid.

http://www.coolsport.tv/stream3.html

This one is top-tier too—bookmark it now because the buffering is practically non-existent.

In my view, this weekend feels like the absolute last train leaving the station if anyone actually wants to pose a legitimate threat to our title fight by the end of the season.

Anything could happen 🙂😁😁

unleash hell 🙂

Rain 👋

EDIT: Actually, no 😢

I think I caught some team radio from Petrov, but it was pretty vague. They were talking about the weather and whether we should expect rain today... though I didn't quite catch all of it. Did anyone else manage to hear what was being said?

🙂

That’s it—they’re probably just going to screw us all over at this point. :matrix:

ps. nju helmet

http://instagram.com/p/PzSUopr04h/

🤔

Mercedes on Twitter: "Aside from those sudden showers right before #FP1 wrapped up..."

Did they put Fernando on the inters?🤦
Just when the track finally dries enough to set some decent times on the yellows, they have him wandering around on inters instead.

Jerry Rogers6 said:

🙂

That’s it—they’re probably just going to screw us all over at this point. :matrix:

ps. nju helmet

http://instagram.com/p/PzSUopr04h/

🤔

Singapore flag. 🙂

Heh, exactly...

Right before practice started, I was scrolling through the site and saw this image—it looked straight out of The Matrix. I just stared at it and thought, "Well, screw it, that’s gotta be a sign." 😳😳😁

That’s actually how we were predicting things too—if you look back at the earlier posts, we all figured this could turn into an absolute bloodbath. 😁

And honestly, her helmet says more than a thousand words ever could. 😁😁😁

edit:

BBC Radio 5 live analyst Jaime Alguersuar
"i think The McLarens are still favorites as they look strong in terms of traction and low speed corners. But there's still a long way to go as the track improvement will be massive. FP2 should be interesting."

If that junk Italian alternator actually holds up this weekend, I’m expecting to see one or two Red Bulls at the front.😁

Good grief, don't get ahead of yourself 🙂

Honestly, I'd rather be the one driving the car than sitting here watching

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stormybadger8 said:If that junk Italian alternator actually holds up this weekend, I’m expecting to see one or two Red Bulls at the front.😁

Is the alternator a Renault part?

Confirmed, it’s a Renault part. While we rely on several different suppliers for the internal components, we handle the assembly of the alternators ourselves, which means the responsibility for the part's integrity rests squarely on us. We are currently coordinating with all our suppliers to pinpoint the exact root cause of the issue. Our goal? To make sure this doesn't happen again.

http://www.f1network.net/main/red-bu...ite-qa?print=1

If you want to send thanks for that alternator failure, please direct them to a different address.
To the bald gentleman, who receives so much praise for his design and engineering prowess.