Thread: Ricciardo Wins in Canada!!!

Originally Posted by vnx205

Is there some technical reason why the KERS is now known as the ERS, or is it just a way of keeping the general public confused?

The systems are much more involved and somewhat more complex in their setup now, which is a good part of where Renaults issues have stemmed from.
Rather than just having the motor/generator in line with the engine there's 2 motor generators on the car, one in the driveline that provides the extra boost (160bhp over most of the lap as opposed to the old 80bhp for 15 seconds or whatever) whilst the turbo also has one which can be used to spin it up faster so as there's no lag, and allows energy to be harvested from the exhaust gasses.

There's also the brake by wire systems now employed, which utilise a combination of electrical load on the generator and traditional hydraulics to slow the car down, this is all electronically controlled and has caused problems this year, Kimi Raikkonnen is one who's suffered lot because of issues with the system.
The Merc ERS failure seems to have contributed to Hamiltons retirement as without the energy harvesting under braking the smaller rear brakes couldn't handle the energy going through them and failed.

Anyways... hope that helps a bit?

Originally Posted by vnx205

Is there some technical reason why the KERS is now known as the ERS, or is it just a way of keeping the general public confused?

Sounded too much like Dogs (Curs)

Originally Posted by disco man

As you have said the great man let his skill and talent get him through not acting like a spoiled brat or treating Ruebens like a second class citizen.

If you are both talking about schuy, he pulled more than a few dirty tricks.

Originally Posted by disco man

As you have said the great man let his skill and talent get him through not acting like a spoiled brat or treating Ruebens like a second class citizen.

He deliberately crashed into two different drivers on two seperate occasions to win the world championship. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

He deliberately crashed into two different drivers on two seperate occasions to win the world championship. Pat

I think only one incident was admitted, there were several with Damon Hill as I remember.

In 1994 Schumacher was disqualified from the British Grand Prix after overtaking Damon Hill on the formation lap, and was banned from a further two races for failing to heed the black flag to begin with. And at Spa he was stripped of a win for a technical infringement.

This left him with a scant one-point lead heading into the season finale at Adelaide. Under intense pressure from Hill, Schumacher went off and damaged his car. Seeing his promised title slip into away he swung into the side of Hill’s car as the Williams driver moved to pass him, taking both out and securing the title for himself.

Verdict "Racing Accident"

In 1997 The season took a controversial twist at the penultimate race in Suzuka, where Villeneuve collected a hefty penalty for going too quickly through a yellow flag zone. Schumacher’s team mate Eddie Irvine – who’d grown used to the idea that he was expected to support rather than rival his team mate – was deployed to help Schumacher win the race, and go into the season finale with a one-point lead.

At Jerez events took a familiar turn. Villeneuve reeled Schumacher in and pounced – only to find the Ferrari swerving unavoidably into his path. This time the contact proved terminal only for Schumacher – Villeneuve was able to limp to the flag and claim the championship.

Schumacher was vilified but the sport’s governing body stayed its hand. It handed down a token punishment of exclusion from the 1997 championship (not that second place mattered much to Schumacher) and required him to participate in a road safety initiative.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Michael admitted this was his biggest mistake and regret in racing.

Amid the excitement of the Canadian Grand Prix, it’s easy to forget that F1’s most successful driver of all time remains in a coma in Grenoble, France. It does not help that there has been no official update on his condition for two months, not from the hospital or his family or management.

Over the years, Schumacher made no secret that Montreal was among his favourite stops on the racing calendar.
Seven of his record 91 race wins in F1 were earned at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, more than any other driver. The image that sticks in my mind has him emerging victorious and sweaty from the Ferrari garage and making a beeline for the paddocks to kiss his wife, Corinna.

Schumacher’s last appearance here was in the cockpit of a Mercedes, in 2012, his final season in F1 and the start of what was supposed to be a happy and quiet retirement away from the media glare.
How sad, tragic and ironic that a slow-speed ski fall should intervene after 20 years of racing at 300 km/h.

Originally Posted by jerryd

I think only one incident was admitted, there were several with Damon Hill as I remember.

In 1994 Schumacher was disqualified from the British Grand Prix after overtaking Damon Hill on the formation lap, and was banned from a further two races for failing to heed the black flag to begin with. And at Spa he was stripped of a win for a technical infringement.

This left him with a scant one-point lead heading into the season finale at Adelaide. Under intense pressure from Hill, Schumacher went off and damaged his car. Seeing his promised title slip into away he swung into the side of Hill’s car as the Williams driver moved to pass him, taking both out and securing the title for himself.

Verdict "Racing Accident"

In 1997 The season took a controversial twist at the penultimate race in Suzuka, where Villeneuve collected a hefty penalty for going too quickly through a yellow flag zone. Schumacher’s team mate Eddie Irvine – who’d grown used to the idea that he was expected to support rather than rival his team mate – was deployed to help Schumacher win the race, and go into the season finale with a one-point lead.

At Jerez events took a familiar turn. Villeneuve reeled Schumacher in and pounced – only to find the Ferrari swerving unavoidably into his path. This time the contact proved terminal only for Schumacher – Villeneuve was able to limp to the flag and claim the championship.

Schumacher was vilified but the sport’s governing body stayed its hand. It handed down a token punishment of exclusion from the 1997 championship (not that second place mattered much to Schumacher) and required him to participate in a road safety initiative.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Michael admitted this was his biggest mistake and regret in racing.

Amid the excitement of the Canadian Grand Prix, it’s easy to forget that F1’s most successful driver of all time remains in a coma in Grenoble, France. It does not help that there has been no official update on his condition for two months, not from the hospital or his family or management.

Over the years, Schumacher made no secret that Montreal was among his favourite stops on the racing calendar.
Seven of his record 91 race wins in F1 were earned at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, more than any other driver. The image that sticks in my mind has him emerging victorious and sweaty from the Ferrari garage and making a beeline for the paddocks to kiss his wife, Corinna.

Schumacher’s last appearance here was in the cockpit of a Mercedes, in 2012, his final season in F1 and the start of what was supposed to be a happy and quiet retirement away from the media glare.
How sad, tragic and ironic that a slow-speed ski fall should intervene after 20 years of racing at 300 km/h.

Thanks for pointing that out,seems i suffered from short memory syndrome i get a bit biased when it comes to schuey.

Slightly off topic but here's another side of Sebastian Vettel and worth watching.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3hr2PV40z0]Sebastian Vettel - David Lettermans The Late-Show - YouTube[/ame]

True, same with his appearance on Top gear over here.

Was always a bigger fan of Mark Webber though.