Ok I have to admit I liked it better when we didnt know ....

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Ok I have to admit I liked it better when we didnt know ....

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The Fuel weights after Q3. I like the guessing who was heavy who was sandbaging. All of the second guessing of the teams as to who has what.


Also I miss cookies and cream twix

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I think the fuel data helps me a lot for the office F1 fantasy league....:D

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I used to like the raisins that you could buy in big packs from Sainsbury's, but I think they changed supplier or something and they're not nearly as nice nowadays.

It really doesn't make much difference to anyone- we're just finding out a little bit sooner something we would have found out anyway.

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TheMinister wrote:I used to like the raisins that you could buy in big packs from Sainsbury's, but I think they changed supplier or something and they're not nearly as nice nowadays.

It really doesn't make much difference to anyone- we're just finding out a little bit sooner something we would have found out anyway.
Well by that logic they might as well pre-determine the race result and tell everyone that on saturday as well!

I think it was better when we didnt know what was going to happen. Not knowing the fuel stratagies added an extra element of excitment and a feeling that anything could happen!

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flynfrog wrote:The Fuel weights after Q3.
I liked it better when we didn't have the bullsh!t of race fuel loads in qualifying. :cry:

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Agreed, though it won't make any difference when refuelling is banned next season.
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kilcoo316 wrote:
flynfrog wrote:The Fuel weights after Q3.
I liked it better when we didn't have the bullsh!t of race fuel loads in qualifying. :cry:
I couldn't agree more! Bring back the top ten 1 lap shoot-out I say!
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djos wrote:
kilcoo316 wrote:
flynfrog wrote:The Fuel weights after Q3.
I liked it better when we didn't have the bullsh!t of race fuel loads in qualifying. :cry:
I couldn't agree more! Bring back the top ten 1 lap shoot-out I say!
I hated the one lap shootout : I just found it incredibly tedious.

With refuelling banned, there will be no point in running race fuel in quali, so next season's quali should be much more entertaining!
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gridwalker wrote:
djos wrote: I couldn't agree more! Bring back the top ten 1 lap shoot-out I say!
I hated the one lap shootout : I just found it incredibly tedious.

With refuelling banned, there will be no point in running race fuel in quali, so next season's quali should be much more entertaining!
imo there is just something pure about having to bring your A game for 1 lap with no 2nd chances whilst running on fumes. 8)

PS. Im not happy about the loss of refueling either. :(
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kilcoo316 wrote:
flynfrog wrote:The Fuel weights after Q3.
I liked it better when we didn't have the bullsh!t of race fuel loads in qualifying. :cry:
well that is besides the point

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kilcoo316 wrote:
flynfrog wrote:The Fuel weights after Q3.
I liked it better when we didn't have the bullsh!t of race fuel loads in qualifying. :cry:

Say word... next year will fix all that

but I do like having the Q3 fuel loads so we can see who is doing what on how much fuel... but they should wait till afetr the race to post it... it would add to the suspense.

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This bit of mystery was removed from races and while I do not believe it's had much of an effect on the results (I suspect the teams always have some idea of their competitor's strategies), I do think this years races have lost suspense.

By the way... Can't the 10 slowest cars in qualifying refuel after they've been eliminated? If so, are they weighed before or after they've been refueled?

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FGD wrote:This bit of mystery was removed from races and while I do not believe it's had much of an effect on the results (I suspect the teams always have some idea of their competitor's strategies), I do think this years races have lost suspense.

By the way... Can't the 10 slowest cars in qualifying refuel after they've been eliminated? If so, are they weighed before or after they've been refueled?
neither, they are not weighed, they just declare their weight... yes they refuel after qualification.

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ISLAMATRON wrote:
FGD wrote:This bit of mystery was removed from races and while I do not believe it's had much of an effect on the results (I suspect the teams always have some idea of their competitor's strategies), I do think this years races have lost suspense.

By the way... Can't the 10 slowest cars in qualifying refuel after they've been eliminated? If so, are they weighed before or after they've been refueled?
neither, they are not weighed, they just declare their weight... yes they refuel after qualification.
They can refuel or take fuel out? Either way, I'd rather speculate than have the numbers posted Saturday night.

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FGD wrote:
ISLAMATRON wrote:
FGD wrote:This bit of mystery was removed from races and while I do not believe it's had much of an effect on the results (I suspect the teams always have some idea of their competitor's strategies), I do think this years races have lost suspense.

By the way... Can't the 10 slowest cars in qualifying refuel after they've been eliminated? If so, are they weighed before or after they've been refueled?
neither, they are not weighed, they just declare their weight... yes they refuel after qualification.
They can refuel or take fuel out? Either way, I'd rather speculate than have the numbers posted Saturday night.
If they have to take fuel out they should be put to the back of the grid for shear stupidity.

I like to know that Vettle might only be faster than Webbo because he consistently has less fuel onboard in Q3
and that JB is faster than RB nottar what the fuel load.

But I'd rather know this after the race.