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1 Apr 2010, 09:26 (Ref:2664675)
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Dodgy wing mirrors banned as from China
The aero wing mirrors will be banned as from the Chinese GP in 2 weeks time, according the Autosport.
Quite surprised they've changed this during the season, but I suppose it's been done on safety grounds after some trouble with blocking etc in Australia. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82572 Good news either way, though. The cars will look slightly prettier for it  Selby |
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1 Apr 2010, 09:42 (Ref:2664683)
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Good! A step in the right direction.
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1 Apr 2010, 09:44 (Ref:2664686)
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1 Apr 2010, 09:45 (Ref:2664688)
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I'm dubious... it's April 1st and I've not seen this story carried on any other website.
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1 Apr 2010, 09:47 (Ref:2664690)
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Autosport is pretty legit. The teams were talking about this at the Aussie GP so I very much doubt it's an April Fool's.
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1 Apr 2010, 09:50 (Ref:2664692)
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Isn't it a bit too plausible to be an April fool? Usually there needs to be some sort of surprise element but a change in the position of the wing mirrors seems inevitable.
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1 Apr 2010, 09:50 (Ref:2664693)
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Agree, Autosport, and the story is too serious to be a joke, although I have been caught this morning already.
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1 Apr 2010, 09:55 (Ref:2664697)
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ah but arnt the best jokes the ones with an element of realism???
i agree the mirrors positions are a joke in them selves, but I have not seen this story any where else 
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1 Apr 2010, 10:17 (Ref:2664711)
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1 Apr 2010, 10:19 (Ref:2664715)
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Hardly a good April fool if it was one. They're supposed to try and trick you into believing something silly.
It's a good idea anyway, the drivers needs to see each other to race properly. |
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1 Apr 2010, 10:28 (Ref:2664717)
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Yeh I did think for a moment "is this legit?" but as mentioned above, I think there's ment to be a bit more of a swerve involved. I don't really see Autosport as the type to bother
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1 Apr 2010, 11:42 (Ref:2664759)
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I have been saying it for years, they should have rear vision tests with the mirrors. The mirrors should be of a sufficient size to be able to see around the rear of the car. I am glad something is finally being done about it, though its probably 4 years too late.
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1 Apr 2010, 11:44 (Ref:2664764)
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They do have vision tests IIRC, but they're not that stringent (reading letters form boards behind the car).
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1 Apr 2010, 14:27 (Ref:2664834)
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Mr. Lirpa Loof has been hired as a technical advisor to the FIA on this issue and will be the person tasked with determining whether or not each mirror complies with the new guidelines.
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1 Apr 2010, 14:31 (Ref:2664840)
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Seriously now.
Isnt it time that F1 got rid of these useless mirrors altogether and replaced them with a small colour LCD screen in the cockpit linked to a miniture camera on the rear of each car? Same camera could be used as an on-board for TV. I think drivers would prefer a clear view of behind them to be displayed in their field of vision. And the technology exists to do this very easily at minimal cost. |
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1 Apr 2010, 15:06 (Ref:2664869)
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It seems this story is actually true given that it is still on Autosport's front page at 4pm and is also mentioned in the article about Vettel's reliability.
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1 Apr 2010, 16:12 (Ref:2664926)
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The rule makers are partly to blame for this.
Ever since 1995 (and before) the rules have been gradually hiding the driver vision line behind more and more carbon fibre. Senna's death triggered some of that - we then saw raised cockpit sides, then I think Verstappen's Spa incident and Hakkinen's crash at Oz put more measures in place for cockpit protection. Then to 2007? when Wurz was launched over Coulthard's nose and nearly caused a potentially horrible accident, things were closed up more there around the cockpit. So in essense, its the constant safety updates which have put the drivers in a difficult position when it comes to wheel to wheel battles. If you look at footage from pre-1994, its amazing how much of the driver you can see. |
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1 Apr 2010, 16:44 (Ref:2664950)
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While I'm not trying to disparage the skill set of an F1 driver, maybe part of the problem is some drivers inability to effectively USE the mirrors they have and their inability to do anything but look forward, as if they could actually overtake someone.
I find it hard to believe that for example, Alonso needed Ferrari to warn him over the radio that Lewis was 3 seconds behind him. Maybe F1 drivers need to spend a year behind the wheel of a lorry where side view mirrors are all you got. Do that for a number of years and you get used to CONSTANTLY using the side mirrors to avoid SURPRISES! |
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