Formula One ( F1 )

Isn't F1 only available to Sky viewers this year? I hadn't intended on watching (no Sky), but if there's any of the races on standard TV I will do.

10 races live on C4, all others highlights only.

Sky monopoly begins 2019.

Was hoping to find some decent odds on Max for WDC, nothing more than 3/1.

Bastards.

Sky monopoly begins 2018 i thought?

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew.

Couldn't you at least be a bit cordial?

It looks better in real life. The orange is off in that picture.

360° onboard with Hamilton https://youtu.be/o0Ub6fattRc

Reminds me of the 'orange' days of F1:

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All those flappy bits will snap off and cause lots of punctures, perhaps?

Already faster times than last year in the first morning... Force India weren't joking when they said they'd be in the top three, either.

Tyre deg still looks bad though.

Are those tyres in the photo, Intermediates?

That photo's from 2007. The tyres are grooved slicks.

Apols. Noob error. Its my first day here. :-) Oh, there's the door.

Ferrari looking strong...

McLaren in the garage as usual.

They were running inters too..

Hamilron on softs.

Achtung!

Ron Dennis must be laughing with relief. He was pushed out before it became apparent how woeful the Honda engines still here. He was the one that brought Honda in, so the blame is all his. I feel bad for Alonso. A truly wasted talent.

Bottas just broke the lap record for the current layout. 1:19:something

Anyone know what the bit of 'scaffolding' on the side of the Maclaren (and others) is for?
http://pic.twitter.com/fvvosSpJyy

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/704/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2017/3/1/08c1c32b-8ed1-44ac-8785-1254b83a7901.jpg

https://twitter.com/RenaultSportF1/status/836874174685659137

Don't worry - found it
Cheesegrater - for aero assessment
https://twitter.com/RenaultSportF1/status/836855312070082562

Yeah. It's to measure airspeed and pressure at specific locations and is used to correlate with wind tunnel and CFD models.
Edit: Particularly of the vortices coming off the front wheels and wing.

Any reason they never have them at the back?

Because air coming off the back doesn't flow over the rest of the car.

Why not stick them on the back and aim to make more disturbance for cars following...

Because more disturbance would mean more drag.

If you create more downforce you'd generally create more disturbance anyway. The aim is to create more downforce and less drag, but the two go hand in hand and so there lies the art of aerodynamics.