In the round-up: Daniel Ricciardo explains how his crash in first practice happened.
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What they say
Ricciardo said his hit with the wall in first practice was “a little strange”:Obviously it caught me a bit by surprise. It seemed just as I kind of got pretty much onto the apex kerb it seemed to spit the rear around.
We’ve been trying to kind of smooth the car out, it still is a bit rigid in some areas with the ride. So I felt like it just kind of unloaded the rear and then it spun it around. It caught me a little bit off guard but it’s OK.
Fortunately we didn’t do too much damage and it was actually hard for us to look into the data, obviously it’s better not to crash, but it gave us something to look at in terms of what we can improve with some of these feelings with the ride.
Quotes: Dieter Rencken
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Links
More motor racing links of interest:
De Vries leaves it late to secure fifth pole of 2019 (F2)
"Having seen DAMS dominate Free Practice and the majority of qualifying, Nyck de Vries drew out the full force of his ART Grand Prix machine to snatch pole position from the clutches of title rival Nicholas Latifi, who had looked set to seal first, and the four points that come with it."
Shwartzman secures Sochi pole to set up title showdown (F3)
"The Russian was rampant on home turf, fighting off strong sprints from both of his teammates to finish at the peak of a Prema Racing one-two-three. Jehan Daruvala secured second in the dying embers, while Marcus Armstrong settled for third."
"I tried to stay out of trouble as best I could and I heard Bottas was just behind me but I didn’t know Lewis was right behind him and so it was my mistake to get in his way."
Encouraging start for the team in Russia (Racing Point)
"I think it’s been our best Friday of the season in terms of understanding and progress. We did a lot of aero work and I’m very pleased with the day."
"It was actually pretty good today. I was P10 in FP1, then in FP2 I didn’t get a lap in on the soft tires – I had a few issues, I pushed the rear of the ride height as low as I could but that created some locking. I think though it was a pretty good day."
By all accounts, Pagenaud had a strong 2019 season (IndyCar)
"Now I can start in the middle and go to the front, which is a new thing that I can do. I've improved myself, and I feel like, especially this weekend, we've come to a point where I really enjoy driving this car just as much as '16."
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Comment of the day
The ‘only one helmet change rule’ which Daniil Kvyat has fallen foul of needs to go, says Andrew:
That ridiculous rule is an insult to the audience’s intelligence. It has no place in F1. And for crying out loud, make it as a recommendation at best, not a sporting rule.
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On this day in F1
Five years ago today Carlos Sainz Jnr scored his most recent race victory to date in the second Formula Renault 3.5 race at Paul Ricard. He beat pole sitter Pierre Gasly off the line.
SteveR
28th September 2019, 1:28
Just gotta say, I sure like the sound of those normally aspirated engines. F1 were even better @ 20,000 rpm and on the edge of destruction. Sigh.
socksolid (@socksolid)
28th September 2019, 4:02
The helmet rule is just plain stupid and should have never been introduced. Iirc the reason for the rule was simply because vettel used to change his lid colors everytime he won a race. And if he wanted a new helmet after every win then I’d say that alone has more positives than negatives. After all if the sponsors were against it he would not be allowed to change helmets because his team would not allow it. So the idea of protecting the sponsors or making sure the drivers can be distinguished by their helmet color is now especially weak argument considering the halo obscures the driver’s helmet in the cockpit. Maybe fia should introduce rules against facial and hair style changes for the team bosses and technical directors. How is the casual fan going to recognize binotto if he changes his glasses to rectangular ones for example?
Matthijs (@matthijs)
28th September 2019, 6:31
@socksolid Yes it’s a stupid rule and I want to see it go. Pity that the FIA want a rule for everything (remember qualy Italy).
On the other hand: Kvyat should know the rules. I knew this rule, so should he. Why take a different helmet in Italy then?
And what’s up with the urge of constant changing the helmets? In the previous generation, the helmet was iconic. I recognised every driver just by looking at the helmet. Nowadays I don’t even bother. Too busy designs, too little difference and too many changes. I don’t want a rule but I want the drivers to come up with an iconic recognisable design and stick with it.
socksolid (@socksolid)
28th September 2019, 7:57
To be honest I can not think of single instance where the helmet is the only thing you can use to identify a driver. Different teams have different colors, the cars have have numbers and different color rollhoop cameras. The helmet barely factors in at all. And it is fine imho. And I don’t think nobody even cares about the helmets unless there is a change. Only time people care when the helmets change. One great thing about monaco for example is that different drivers bring different helmets to the event and we get to see them and talk about it. While not earth shatteringly amazing some of them are pretty cool.
In fact I think all these rules about what the driver looks like should be done away with. Allow drivers to change new helmet color every time they take helmet off, allow team mates to wear different color racing suits. I’d be willing to to let teams even paint their cars in different colors for every session if they want to. Why not. It is only their own loss if it doesn’t work out. Most teams are never going to do it anyways so there is no danger or each race looking like a different grid of cars. But if there are one or two teams who want it then let them do it. Let them do it for every race if they want to. If the average fan gets confused by different colors then let the team understand that and still let them take that risk instead of writing boring rules to make sure nothing changes.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
28th September 2019, 11:13
the helmet rule is sky sports doing. They’ve invested so much, pay so much for the rights that they have to get their moneys worth. Sounds silly but it is true, they keep trying to influence things, dictate their narratives.
Niefer (@niefer)
28th September 2019, 6:45
On CotD, the helmet designs became virtually overcome. The halo is all what everyone can see now. With the sport stagnant at a tawdry pool, it’s only another thing amongst many others that does not appeal tastefully at all.
KaIIe (@kaiie)
28th September 2019, 7:15
(Nostalgia warning) While the helmet design rule is stupid and unnecessary, there really haven’t been that many memorable designs in the past decade or so. The helmets are just so full of clutter and sponsor logos that, at least for me, it is impossible to remember what kind of helmet everyone has. There are some small features or splashes of colour that help identify the drivers, but other than that, they all just look very much the same.
Jere (@jerejj)
28th September 2019, 7:19
I’m not really either against nor in favor of the helmet-design rule.
ColdFly (@)
28th September 2019, 7:35
I totally forgot that 28 September is global discussing-silly-helmet-rule day.
Well done Nick; will be a worthy champion. Unfortunately no seat in F1 next year.
Nimba (@nimba)
29th September 2019, 21:58
I always identified Felipe Massa with his helmet