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[ales]

Originally Posted by Dreamspawn

Also ales you seem to know ALOT bout F1

Which car in particular do you need the spec for? It's quite easy to find dimensions on the internet for pretty much any F1 car.

Ray, I totally agree.

[freakray]

Originally Posted by Dreamspawn

Also ales you seem to know ALOT bout F1

Just keep your questions related to Ferrari and you'll be fine with Alex

[Dreamspawn]

2001 f1 spec ne car. just looking for dimensions.

[ales]

Well, here's, for example, Ferrari F2001

* Length, width and max. height : 4,445 / 1,796 / 0,959 mm
* Wheelbase : 3,010 mm
* Front / Rear track : 1,470 / 1,405 mm

Other cars will be slightly different.

[street_racer_00]

Yes, Ferrari may be ahead of Williams and McLaren in the standings...but look at it this way...Rubens Barichello got LAPPED by a TOYOTA at the last race...ferrari is BEHIND a FIRST YEAR TEAM in the manufacturers standings...so needless to say, it looks like F1 has been turned upside down at the start, and I say it's about time...GO TOYOTA!

[Dreamspawn]

Originally Posted by ales

Well, here's, for example, Ferrari F2001

* Length, width and max. height : 4,445 / 1,796 / 0,959 mm
* Wheelbase : 3,010 mm
* Front / Rear track : 1,470 / 1,405 mm

Other cars will be slightly different.

Thanks alot ales.

Street_Racer_00 who is a first year team this year? I guess you could conisder Red Bull but its bassically the jaguar 05 team.

[street_racer_00]

Yes I was referring to RBR...and I don't really know how much jaguar/cosworth is left in that team.

[RallyRaider]

Which stats you looking at Alex? Coulthard and Montoya are equal on eight points each. McLaren have definitely under performed so far. Kimi has the speed but finger trouble has cost him dear. What exactly did the team do in all those preseason testing miles?

So far I've not ridiculed Ferrari but since the first shot has been fired...
Ferrari performance so far this year just goes to show that they are nothing without Bridgestone. I don't see the engine being a big factor or else they'd have pushed to have the F2005 ready in time. As soon as Bridgestone get their act together then Schumacher, Todt, Brawn and the rest will continue to ride on their tyre suppliers coattails. I will be so happy if improvement doesn't happen and their hypocritical backfilp on introducing a control tyre bites them on the arse this year and next. Could precipitate mass retirements at Modena, and I'll be laughing then. Just a shame the history books will be bighted by the Schumacher/Ferrari myth of the last few years.

[ales]

Great, Phil, you start at it again. My reply was nothing but a reply to Guido's post. I hope yours bites you in the soft spot by the end of the season. Your problem is that you're not happy for your or another team's success, you're happy for another team's misfortunes, and that yet again makes me just sad.

From what I understand DC would be classified ahead of Montoya if the championship finished now, maybe because he scored his best result of the season first

[street_racer_00]

Originally Posted by RallyRaider

Ferrari performance so far this year just goes to show that they are nothing without Bridgestone.

Yeah, and bridgestone has fared SO WELL for both Jordan and Minardi I mean Minardi I could understand but come on, Jordan is an F1 team that used to win races.

[RallyRaider]

Originally Posted by ales

Great, Phil, you start at it again.

Huh? Negatory comrade.

Originally Posted by ales

I hope yours bites you in the soft spot by the end of the season.

How could it? Ferrari will be back to the winners circle when Bridgestone are. That is a certainty.

Originally Posted by ales

Your problem is that you're not happy for your or another team's success, you're happy for another team's misfortunes, and that yet again makes me just sad.

You diagnosis is once again incorrect Dr Alex. My team are not sucessful therefore I am not "happy". Why must you consistently get personal in these situations? Bad form, just when I was staring to like you again.

Originally Posted by ales

From what I understand DC would be classified ahead of Montoya if the championship finished now, maybe because he scored his best result of the season first

So you don't know? Then why make absolute statements?

[ales]

I never stopped liking you, I'm just trying hard to get used to you in the F1 forum.

I made the statement because I saw DC placed higher than JPM in the standings on pitpass.com, which, actually, doesn't seem to be the case in reality, but is a minor point anyway. But I thought you'd like a laugh at the last point of the regulations on this sugject (granted, they are for the championship winner, but still)

Originally Posted by FIA

If two or more constructors or drivers finish the season with the same number of points, the higher place in
the Championship (in either case) shall be awarded to :
a) the holder of the greatest number of first places,
b) if the number of first places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of second places,
c) if the number of second places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of third places and so
on until a winner emerges.
d) if this procedure fails to produce a result, the FIA will nominate the winner according to such criteria
as it thinks fit.

[Guido]

FYI Alex,

I haven't renewed my McLaren membership for 2005... Ever since they founded the thing back in 1995 I was a member, but not anymore. Why's that? Because I think they underperform or they're not good enough? Well not really, it's that I've lost interest in the whole show alltogether - so you should not blame me anymore for being favouristic towards one team or another. I don't even get up early anymore to follow the races live. And as a matter of fact, I don't really care who wins it. 5 to 10 mins recap in the evening are more then enough to stay updated on what's going on. That's how interesting the sport have become in my eyes. Can't wait until it's 2008.

The interest has been diverted towards the local Belgian and European rally scene.

[freakray]

Originally Posted by Dreamspawn

2001 f1 spec ne car. just looking for dimensions.

Did you check the FIA regulations, a lot of what you're asking about is actually specified by the FIA, not subject to team decisions.

[Dreamspawn]

i know but all i can find is 2004-2005 spec car and to recreate teh body alone would cost ALOT. Plus this year with the wing changes alot of teams have went oringal with mid wings and lots of other things poking out here and there to gain all that downforce back.

As for McLaren this year it just worries me with Mercedes pulling the plug between the 2. So they are going to have to fine sombody else to put engines in there cars next year. Montoya once he gets used to the car i think will be a threat.

I still bank my money on Renault though 2/2 at the start of the season i think they are on a mission. Score as many point as possable b4 the new F2005. Cause although we all hate to admit it Ferrari will be back at it this year again. These guys just don't win cause of a driver. Sure he is one of the greatest but the car has to be reliable./fast.

I think the biggest dissapointment of the year is going to be BAR/Honda already running into some engine problems at Malaysia and poor showing at austrialia. But Honda said that this year they were shooting for power and reliabilty would come later in the year. But 2 laps come on.