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[Liu Kang]

I'm having a look at this GP but know nothing about F1 so I have some questions
- what are the blue lines on the corners ?
- Red Bull and Mercedes seem to be the best teams overall I'm guessing ?
- "Slick" tires are good only for dry weather because there's maximum grip ?
- how many pit srops are there by race usually ?
- what is "DRS" ?

 

[jj23]

Mercedes really ain’t shyt

Undercut too strong, they just need to come in first on the final set of stops

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

I'm having a look at this GP but know nothing about F1 so I have some questions
- what are the blue lines on the corners ?
- Red Bull and Mercedes seem to be the best teams overall I'm guessing ?
- "Slick" tires are good only for dry weather because there's maximum grip ?
- how many pit srops are there by race usually ?

The blue lines are just a thing for this track really, they aren't anything important. Correct, the 2 best teams right now. In modern F1, the dry tires are slick, wet have groves - more contact area means more grip. Usually 1-2, depends on a lot of factors.

 

[Jean toomer]

Undercut too strong, they just need to come in first on the final set of stops

Agreed. I just don’t trust them to execute that reasonably.

 

[Liu Kang]

The blue lines are just a thing for this track really, they aren't anything important. Correct, the 2 best teams right now. In modern F1, the dry tires are slick, wet have groves - more contact area means more grip. Usually 1-2, depends on a lot of factors.

Thanks.

Commentary is talking about DRS and undercut. What are those ?

I see Hamilton is gaining on Verstappen on straight lines but losing on corners. Is it normal ? Why is he not gaining consistently ?

 

[jj23]

Thanks.

Commentary is talking about DRS and undercut. What are those ?

I see Hamilton is gaining on Verstappen on straight lines but losing on corners. Is it normal ? Why is he not gaining consistently ?

The Redhill is better in corners, and also dirty air takes effect and overheats the car following.

 

[nyknick]

Hamilton fell out of DRS for one lap and Croft was saying Mercedes should order Bottas to go through to chase Verstappen

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

Thanks.

Commentary is talking about DRS and undercut. What are those ?

I see Hamilton is gaining on Verstappen on straight lines but losing on corners. Is it normal ? Why is he not gaining consistently ?

DRS is Drag Reduction System. At certain points of the lap (generally the longer straights), if you're within 1 second of the car ahead, you can open DRS. So you'll see the rear wing open up, reducing drag, and that's why you see Lewis gain so much on the straights.

F1 cars are extremely aerodynamic sensitive machines. Following through corners is difficult because the car behind is driving through dirty air - its been disturbed and isn't as dense as it would be if it was the lead car or only car on track. Closer you get, the worse the effect.

 

[KamikazePilot]

Red Bull has just been better the last few weeks and they have the faster car this is bad

 

[MoneyTron]

Red Bull strategy playing with these boys now.

 

[Ohene]

A tight race for the drivers and construction championship is good for the game

hoping louis come out on top but still

 

[jj23]

Red bull have out though Merc. Sad

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

What lap was the first round of pitstops? Those mediums just may fall off.

 

[nyknick]

Only hope is a safety car

Mazepin do something

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

They had radio problems before the start as well.