The 2023 F1 Thread
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Düber
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I'm out of the loop. What did they do wrong?
They failed the plank inspection.
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the "plank" is not just a random piece of wood under the car. there is a bit more but that is a good way to think of it.
after every race the car is checked over. to make sure there is enough fuel for a sample all the needed things are where they should be and all that.
Lewis and Charles were found to have taken too much damage on the plank. this happens when drivers take too much of the curb or bottom out too much and scrape the bottom of the plank wearing it away.
the fact that both of them wore away the plank in the same place is what is truly amazing. and it is form away by a tiny amount more than the allowed amount. there is allocation in the plank to be worn away during the weekend.
they are not the only cars that were checked. they are the only cars to be found outside of the regulation.
I can remember this happening to shumi in the early 2000's as well. but never after that
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Yes I remember that too, I thought it was in the 90's but could quite well be wrong.
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my memory is funny.so I googled.
it happened when he was in a Benetton so it was indeed in the 90's
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Cancelled my F1 subscription, no joy out of it any more. Just watch the highlights on youtube
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I had a year sub.Cancelled my F1 subscription, no joy out of it any more. Just watch the highlights on youtube
will move to monthly in dec when it expires. Ill watch the first 4 races. with the hope that 4 races give us 4 different winners even if it is from 2 teams. if 4 races give us 1 team dominating again, I will also cancel.
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