Zoxxo

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Formula One - AUSTRIA - Schedule on NBC Sports Network & CNBC
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THE LIVE SHOWINGS OF BOTH QUALIFYING AND THE RACE
WILL BE ON CNBC. All other showings will be on NBCSN.


1. THE TIMES AND DAYS FOR THIS RACE ARE DIFFERENT SO PAY ATTENTION!

2. THERE ARE TWO SHOWINGS OF THE RACE THIS SUNDAY

3. THERE ARE TWO SHOWINGS OF QUALIFYING AND ONE SHOWING OF PRACTICE 2.

4. SHOWS ARE ON BOTH NBC SPORTSNET AND CNBC THIS WEEKEND.


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 and the "F1 Times" web site.

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ALL TIMES PACIFIC DST TIME !!!!! (Eastern times in parens)
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Friday July 1, 2016
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• 5:00 AM - Practice 2 [LIVE] (8:00 AM Eastern)

Saturday July 2, 2016
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• 05:00 AM - Qualifying [LIVE] (8:00 AM Eastern) CNBC
• 09:00 AM - Qualifying [RESHOWING] (NOON Eastern) NBCSN

Sunday July 3, 2016
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• 04:30 AM - RACE [LIVE] (7:30 AM Eastern) CNBC
• 09:00 AM - RACE [RESHOWING] (NOON PM Eastern) NBCSN

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BrianCunningham

thanks again

BTW I've been reposting you info here

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1592493100

BrianCunningham

Hamilton resigned to grid penalties as he takes new engine

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ha...engine-793857/

BrianCunningham

New rear wing from McLaren

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mc...design-793974/

Zoxxo

That's the old one. This is the new one:



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BrianCunningham

oops

froggy47

Wouldn't you love to see the wind tunnel simulations or actual (smoke) differences. That would be so cool to see what they are getting at.

Zoxxo

Indeed.

Matchett gave one of his impromptu Telestrator lessons on this during the rain delay this morning. The idea is to fill in the low pressure areas behind the rear tires as much as possible without generating more disturbance in the overall air flow.

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RIKKI Z-06

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Zoxxo

Here's a better look at the McLaren 'X' wing (covered in Flo-Viz)

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BrianCunningham

You would think all the broken suspensions would have been last race

froggy47

Really fun to watch q3.



Couple of random questions.

Is it the same (or team) of helicopters & pilots (for video) at all the races? Seems like a certain technique/skill set would be developed by them to get the shots.

In Montreal I noted the rectangular red light back of each car would

1)blink red
2)not be lit at all
3)solid red

I could not figure a pattern to it all. What does that signify?

Zoxxo

That's a good question and so far I haven't been able to find an answer. You would think that Bernie would want the same everything at every race. But that would mean (a) flying their own helicopter all over the planet every year, or (b) having to trust some Azerbaijan pilot with the life of his camera man as he flew around the buildings and trees... Given the way Bernie does things and given that the key to Bernie cash flow is the world-wide TV coverage, my guess is that they have the same people and equipment at every race (including the chopper.) But that's just my educated (?) guess. .

The rear lamp was originally just a rain light which, by the rules, had to be turned on whenever the car was on wet-weather tires. The drivers have a switch on the dash. When the new power unit systems came along with the energy recovery systems using the rear brakes to generate electricity, the cars could/would be braking in weird ways and at weird times that a following driver might not expect. This is that "brake by wire" stuff they talk about. Simply letting off the gas and NOT hitting the brake pedal can slow the cars very abruptly. So now the rear lamp flashes whenever the car is "harvesting" to warn following drivers. The rain lamp functionality is still there. In wet conditions the light is on solid and flashes when harvesting.

Think back to the race at Barcelona where Hamilton and Rosberg collided at turn 4. The reason that Hamilton "went for it" was that he saw Rosberg's rear light flashing and knew exactly what it meant - a setting was incorrect and the car was harvesting where it shouldn't be which would slow Rosberg down. Hence an opportunity.

Note that the cars did not, and do not, have actual brakes lights in the sense that we think of them on street cars.

As a humorous aside re: brake lights, back in the days when Jim Hall was using the GM automatic transmissions in his Chaparral race cars, they hooked a mercury switch into the brake light circuit so the brake lamps would activate at all sorts of strange times and places, further messing with the heads of his competitors.

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Zoxxo

It occurs to me that they could rent or lease a chopper in many places and just transport the video equipment and personnel. Again, I have no knowledge of how this is accomplished.

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VetteDrmr

Since the race was on CNBC with a re-run, I'll just say.. "oh boy!"

63Corvette

Post race, they asked Toto Wolf about the collision. Toto, said "bla, bla, well, for one thing, Nico had no brakes etc, etc."
The followup question was: "Toto, would you brake earlier, or later if you had brake problems?"
Toto (uncharacteristicly) burst out laughing and replied: " I guess you already know the answer to THAT question."

Zoxxo

The questions remain:

1. Did Nico *know* that he had no brake-by-wire. In theory the team CAN tell him (it's a safety issue) but did they?

2. Even if he did know, all that means is that he now has to try and keep Hamilton behind him with an unfamiliar brake pedal under him.

Also remember that Hamilton would NOT know that Nico had a problem since his team is forbidden from telling him such info.

In response to the reporter's snarky question, how does the reporter know that Nico *DIDN'T* brake earlier and that what we all saw was the result of a slight misjudgement (see #2 above.) Remember, they are braking from about 200 mph and counting on "mechanical normalcy" in order to maximize what they are trying to do. They don't generally spend a lot of time practicing broken car braking methods. So if he misjudges his braking point by just 3 feet as he approaches the corner (again, at 200 mph), he goes an extra 3 feet past the apex and you get what we saw. Perfection is a goal that's never reached.

The thing that has to send Toto nuts is that Hamilton would have had Nico on the next straight anyway - the collision was not necessary for Hamilton to win. Heck, Hamilton could have just done an over-under pass on Nico right then and there. Done deal.

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BrianCunningham

Must feel like their herding cats

Mercedes to decide on team orders in the coming days

63Corvette

Nope! Not buyin it Zoxxo! We have both seen Hamilton run Nico off exactly like that too many times! It was a revenge move, period

"Absolutely gutted," said Rosberg. "We were battling and I was struggling a little with my brakes. I went a bit deep but that is fine because I am on the inside so I can dictate. So I was surprised Lewis turned in and caused a collision. It's unbelievable."

"I had Lewis on the outside and I wanted to keep him there, of course, always leaving him track space, that's clear. That was always the intention.

BrianCunningham

He asked on the radio when Nico was on softer tires than him

Has was mad

Mercedes is NOT going to risk them taking each other out AGAIN