2014 Formula 1 Season Paddock

These are the public excuses from Williams...Tyres and engine temperature were the reason to let Bottas through.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/26810286

 

I thought I heard one of the commentators say that the Renault engines in the RB's were not running at 15,000RPM at this time.

Did anyone else hear this?

 

I heard them say it.

 

None of them are running at 15000 , they are rev limited at 15000 RPM , but they are shifting at about 10000 RPM , that's part of the reason the sound isn't the shrill scream of the V8's at 18000

 

The way I heard it, Mercedes has their engine set to shift at a higher rev than RBR, and RBR hasn't bounced off the rev limiter consistently to gather reliability data.

 

None of them are shifting at or anywhere near the rev limit

 

I know its not a F1 post. But here is Takuma Sato from this weekends St. Pete Grand Prix

 

Heading tomorrow to do a pit walkthrough at BIC!! i will throw pictures up whenever i get back. I won't be able to make Firdays practice but i should be good for all day sat and all day sunday!!!

 

Awesome

 

Bahrain International Circuit

 

That's awesome access

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/26874795

 

Yeah it was pretty sweet seeing everything. Couldn't make practice today but tomorrow i will make Qualifying and of course the race sunday! So pumped!

 

What do you think of the engine noise in person ?

 

Sitting at turn 1, 2, and 3

 

It's pretty loud. I didn't hear them last year with the v8 so I have nothing to compare to but u can hear the turbo.

 

Lost it on turn 2

 

luckily it was only practice but he ended up like 12th in qualifying.

 

The BBC guys have been saying the sound is good in person and doesn't translate very well on TV

 

You can't come in here till after you watch it