Zoxxo

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Formula One - MALAYSIA Schedule on NBC Sports Network
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1. THE TIMES AND DAYS FOR THIS RACE ARE DIFFERENT, SO PAY ATTENTION!

2. THERE ARE 3 SHOWINGS OF THE RACE THIS WEEKEND

3. THERE IS 1 SHOWING OF PRACTICE AND 2 SHOWINGS OF QUALIFYING.

4. ALL OF THE BROADCASTS ARE ON NBC SPORTSNET

5. The FIRST PRE-RACE show is scheduled separately.

The post-race show "F1 Extra" is shown immediately after the race show
whatever time that may be. NBC schedules "F1 Extra" to start 2 hours after
the start of the race but, in reality, it's always shown immediately after the race
irregardless of the clock. The simplest way to make sure you record "F1 Extra" is
simply to add enough extra time to the race broadcast recording to get (a) any
extra time that was needed to record the entire race including any delays, and
(b) "F1 Extra". My standard is to add at least three hours (!) just to make
sure I cover most eventualities.

I pull this info from from my Tivo's schedule. I have no guarantee that
it is correct but it usually is. I also double check it with the NBC Sports
NET schedule.


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ALL TIMES PACIFIC DST TIME !!!!! (Eastern times in parens)
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Thursday September 29, 2016
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• 11:00 PM - Practice 2 [LIVE] (2:00 AM Friday morning Eastern)

Saturday October 1, 2016
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• 02:00 AM - Qualifying [LIVE] (5:00 AM Eastern)
• 09:30 PM - Qualifying [RESHOWING] (12:30 AM Sunday morning Eastern)
• 11:00 PM - PRE-RACE (2:00 AM Sunday morning Eastern)
• 11:30 PM - RACE [LIVE] (2:30 AM Sunday morning Eastern)

Sunday October 2, 2016
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• 4:30 PM - RACE [RESHOWING] (7:30 PM Eastern)

Monday October 3, 2016
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• 1:00 PM - RACE [RESHOWING] (4:00 PM Eastern)

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VetteDrmr

Thanks, Z! A strange thing, this continuity of channels covering the race!

Have a good one,
Mike

Zoxxo

For sure it makes the construction of the schedule a lot simpler.

In the "crotchety old man remembers the good old days" category...

Remember when road racing cars had actual suspension travel designed to cope with ROAD racing issues like jumps, bumps, potholes, etc.? Then along came ground effects which necessitated billiard table smooth race tracks which, in turn, allowed the cars to have even less suspension travel. So, we have gone from F1 cars actually leaping 12"-18" into the air over the jumps at the Nordschliefe to this bunch of crybaby nonsense:

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1...corner-831665/

Oh my!! They have installed a corner that's "not so much fun"

Deal with it!!!

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VetteDrmr

"It is an annoying last corner now," Palmer said.

"What they have done is not bad, in terms of making the track a bit interesting. But the way it is off camber means it is always frustrating because braking is difficult... Very easy to make mistakes in locking and lighting it all up in exit. It is annoying to drive.

"But it is a more interesting corner from a technical point of view. The nature of it means you never feel like you have nailed it because it is a bit scrappy."

I actually thought this was a pretty good answer. He notes the new challenges, but also the positive side of those challenges.

But other than that, yeah, a LOT of whining. It'll be interesting to see how it affects the racing. I can imagine a lot of over/under maneuvers.

Have a good one,
Mike

Zoxxo

Maybe if F1 followed Gerhard Berger's prescription (which I whole-heartedly endorse!) the drivers would all be too freaked out and exhausted to carry on about how "annoying" a specific corner on a specific track is.

http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns34888.htmlYeah. Bring THAT back! ASAP!!!

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VetteDrmr

One can only dream... I'm very interested in seeing how next year's new design works with the bigger tires and less downforce. I'm convinced the aero guys can generate downforce off of the referenced cannonball.

Have a good one,
Mike

BrianCunningham

Thanks

I'll set my recorder to start early this time

BrianCunningham

rut roh

Zoxxo

I think you've misunderstood the idea for next season's rules. They are going to generate MORE downforce, not less. The predicted 4-5 second lap time drops will come from faster cornering (higher G-forces) and slightly less top end speed (more drag.) That's why Ferrari and McLaren have been providing Pirelli with test mules that have all sorts of aero tweaks (skirts, extra wing components, larger diffusers, etc.) so as to increase the loading on the tires to 2017 levels (and Pirelli doubts that even this has been enough.)

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/te...levels-805301/

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/pi...rt-827429/?s=1

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VetteDrmr

You're kidding! (I know you're not). So why the bigger tires, now that they'll have more downforce?

Zoxxo

https://www.formula1.com/content/fom...017-style.html

With the new cars they wanted to (at the least):

1. Make them faster (lap times, not top end.)
2. Make them look more aggressive (accomplished.)
3. Make them more challenging to drive.

The bigger tires play into all three. They will be responsible for maybe 50%-60% of the lap time drops (the new aero will handle the rest.) They definitely make the new cars look much better - very retro. And they will make driving the cars more physical both in the "arm wrestling" sense and in the "my neck hurts a bunch" sense.

F1 has taken a big PR hit lately from the fact that they have made the cars easy enough to drive that 17-year-old kids straight out of go-karts can drive the things competitively and fearlessly. And that GP2 cars are lapping the tracks within just a few seconds of the F1 cars. (In Hungary 2016, the pole time diff was ~5 seconds, for example.)

As a followup to that thing that Berger said about the old turbo cars, here's a nice piece about Senna's amazing Lotus-Renault 98T:

http://www.seloc.org/articles/motors...s-renault-98t/
(btw, click on the thumbnail pic to get a beautiful, large image of the car.)

Zak Brown (the car's owner) is in this week's news:

http://autoweek.com/article/formula-...-could-be-next


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VetteDrmr

Great explanation and links to some fun articles, thanks!

It'll be interesting to see if LH can get off the line tomorrow.

Have a good one,
Mike

Zoxxo

Indeed. The Merc clutch issues seem to randomly hit either/both of the guys. And don't forget that Verstappen had the same issue two weeks ago, lost several places at the start and never recovered.

If Hamilton doesn't "pooch" the start I think he has this one in the bag. The question is whether Rosberg can hold off Verstappen and Ricciardo.

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BrianCunningham

Definitely NOT a boring race

BrianCunningham

Notice how much larger the rear wing it to

When the DRS kicks in that will be a big WOOSH

Zoxxo

Remember that the rear wing in that picture is not representative of the 2017 rear wing. That car (and Merc's mule) were hacked together in all sorts of ways to try to mimic the downforce of the 2017 cars so that Pirelli could test the 2017 tires. The 2017 rear wing will be slightly wider, much lower, and will sweep back a bit as viewed from the side. But the chord of the wing will (supposedly) not be that different and the fact that the entire wing will sit a lot lower means that it won't be as much in clear air that the current height gives it.

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NemesisC5

"The most spectacular motor sport at the moment is MotoGP,"

I couldn't agree more with Gerhard Berger, these guys really hang it out there!

Zoxxo

MotoGP is certainly more competitive but it's not even close to being the most "spectacular" motor sport. While I understand where Berger is coming from, in the "spectacular" category MotoGP doesn't hold a candle to:

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And that's just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more but I wanted to keep it at least semi-mainstream.

All of which just shows how much they have watered down F1 over the years.

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Zoxxo

Btw, I soooooo enjoyed yesterday's race. It got particularly entertaining around lap 40

And I just love that Hamilton immediately spews conspiracy theories to explain his power unit detonating (after beating it into the ground all weekend in the bazillion degree heat.) Seriously dude?

Here's Adam Cooper's race analysis fresh off the presses:
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ra...rs-832721/?s=1

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3on8

+1.
I only disagree with voted driver of the race.