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Well that showed me didn’t it
Yeah, exactly. These Technical Directives (TDs) don’t just drop out of nowhere—teams poke the FIA with questions, usually because they’re either pushing a gray area themselves or suspecting someone else is. This time of year, it’s probably about future-proofing their own designs, but mid-season? That’s when the real political warfare kicks in, trying to kneecap whatever clever trick a rival has cooked up.diffuser wrote: ↑08 Feb 2025, 23:18taperoo2k wrote: ↑08 Feb 2025, 19:22It's difficult to know when Horner is genuinely annoyed that a TD has gone against Red Bull or if he's playing mind games with other teams.WardenOfTheNorth wrote: ↑07 Feb 2025, 19:15
Isn't that just Horner's approach. Love him or loath him, he's definitely effective.
The teams must have known the FIA were likely planning to clamp down on flexi wings, so will have had
that in mind in the design phase. Seems a bit pointless given the technical regs for 2026 has movable aero parts.
From what I understand, it doesn't work that way. Generally these TDs come about from some team asking the FIA for clarification on "something". At this time of the year, you'd have to believe it's on something they're working on, as they don't know what others are doing. I presume that during the year it could be to block something that someone else is doing.
Oh wow, I work for one of the IT companies that is owned by the founder of Allwyn. If there is an opportunity for a project for McLaren it would be a dream come true.
Looks like Mclaren have added their champions premium to the merch.NiyolHuayra wrote: ↑12 Feb 2025, 18:16So 2025 Team merch dropped today... https://www.mclarenstore.com/collection ... arlyAccess
I get that we support the team by buying items, BUT these prices are a ripoff imo... Thoughts?
Merch prices are crazy since last year. I used to buy stuff occasionally until late 2023, but theres no way I'm buying a Tshirt for 50+eur when I was able to get a hoodie for 30eur in Nov 2023.CjC wrote: ↑12 Feb 2025, 19:01Looks like Mclaren have added their champions premium to the merch.NiyolHuayra wrote: ↑12 Feb 2025, 18:16So 2025 Team merch dropped today... https://www.mclarenstore.com/collection ... arlyAccess
I get that we support the team by buying items, BUT these prices are a ripoff imo... Thoughts?
I buy the set up shirts… they are £10 more this year than last… I remember when I first started buying them about 10 years ago and they were £30/ £35, now they are £65…. I guess the personalisation option is a smart addition for no extra cost.
High prices in F1 is all the rage now I guess, look at the astronomical ticket prices….
I’ll still buy the shirts because it’s better value for money than a day trip to the race.
F1 TV is not available in the ukGround Effect wrote: ↑12 Feb 2025, 19:31Sorry, this is a bit random and off topic. Can anyone in the UK or US tell me how much a yearly F1TV subscription is? Also, any reports if the group car livery launch+pre season testing will be shown this year?
Thanksthe EDGE wrote: ↑12 Feb 2025, 20:11F1 TV is not available in the ukGround Effect wrote: ↑12 Feb 2025, 19:31Sorry, this is a bit random and off topic. Can anyone in the UK or US tell me how much a yearly F1TV subscription is? Also, any reports if the group car livery launch+pre season testing will be shown this year?
McLaren will know the limits of flexi wings, so they might have a slight advantage over the rest of the teams. They'll know how far they can push things before the FIA notice something is off.WardenOfTheNorth wrote: ↑11 Feb 2025, 02:48If anything this could give the teams, such as McLaren, who'd been using flexi wings for longer and advantage if they have a better understanding of how to work around the tests.the EDGE wrote: ↑10 Feb 2025, 20:21I don’t think that would be the case here. That usually happens when something is clarified, but in this instance we have a clear tightening of an existing testdiffuser wrote: ↑08 Feb 2025, 23:18
From what I understand, it doesn't work that way. Generally these TDs come about from some team asking the FIA for clarification on "something". At this time of the year, you'd have to believe it's on something they're working on, as they don't know what others are doing. I presume that during the year it could be to block something that someone else is doing.
I really think this is being blown out of proportion. No one is saying wings can’t flex all of a sudden, they are simply saying when the test is applied, the wing can’t flex as much as it currently can
Smart teams will work around this, and the wing under load will probably still flex as much as it does now, or very near it at least anyway. I suspect it will have a very small effect on performance
F1 TV is available in the UK for £19.99.the EDGE wrote: ↑12 Feb 2025, 20:11F1 TV is not available in the ukGround Effect wrote: ↑12 Feb 2025, 19:31Sorry, this is a bit random and off topic. Can anyone in the UK or US tell me how much a yearly F1TV subscription is? Also, any reports if the group car livery launch+pre season testing will be shown this year?
