F1 - General discussion and 2017

Fastest gamer to become McLaren sim driver

McLaren have launched a competition to find the 'World's Fastest Gamer', who will become a simulation driver for them on a one-year deal.

The competition will see gamers pit their wits against each other on a wide variety of racing games on different platforms, which will be hosted on a dedicated YouTube channel and via McLaren's social streams.

Six international finalists, alongside four more from qualifying events, will be selected over the summer and go on to take part in the grand final at McLaren's HQ in Woking this autumn.

“World’s Fastest Gamer really aims to democratise the process of finding the best

virtual racer out there,” said McLaren director Zak Brown.

“The contest isn’t limited to one platform or one game; we’re very keen not to restrict access or entry for people, but rather welcome the worldwide gaming community, whether that’s on mobile or on high-end simulator platforms.

“And the winner will genuinely be a key part of our team at McLaren. This is for real: we absolutely require additional support across our two simulator platforms, so the competition and the selection process will be rigorous, ruthless and compelling to watch.”
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McLaren have launched a competition to find the 'World's Fastest Gamer', who will become a simulation driver for them on a one-year deal.
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If you have to download the MCLaren Simulator from Honda the CPU in your PC will go up in smoke. ;)
 
If you've got the time and bandwidth to burn -

[video=youtube;UXh9uxthFnk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh9uxthFnk[/video]

Lots of talking, but there are points when he is in the pits and you can listen in on him and the team talking about the car and set-up and how it is changing and reacting.
 
Tech analysis: Ferrari's double monkey seat

[video=youtube_share;eFBItmCDgEA]https://youtu.be/eFBItmCDgEA[/video]

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Ferrari arrived in Russia buoyed by its early-season form and must now be considered a real threat to the dominance that Mercedes has had over the last three seasons.

The team made revisions for Russia as it looked for a little more downforce and stability from the rear of the car, incorporating two monkey seats.

The first of these monkey seats (arrowed) could be found attached to the rear wing mounting pillars. It's worth noting that Ferrari is the only one on the grid to utilise a twin pillar configuration.

The pillars, which flank the exhaust outlet, are covered in gold leaf to reflect the heat being generated by the exhaust, whilst the monkey seats mounts have also been treated.

The actual winglet part of the monkey seat is arched to match the shape of the exhaust and will interact with the plume being generated, redirecting it in order that it interacts with the surrounding flow structures more effectively.

The secondary monkey seat rests a little further back down the crash structure and features three flaps, rather than the two we'd ordinarily see utilised by the team.

This monkey seat is also heavily sculptured, taking the exhaust's interaction into account but deliberately working a different point in the flow stream.

This video shows the effort made by Ferrari to vent heat created by the brakes out of the brake drum.

The team has various configurations available for each circuit, enabling it to maximise the thermal interaction between the brakes and wheel rims - which in turn creates the necessary reaction from the tyre compound, improving their operating window.

The video shows the maximum brake cooling configuration used so far, with the upper slot often closed off at circuits that demand a more finite interaction.
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UrBaN963 said:
So gents, what are we expecting from this week?
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Below you will find 4 answers , pick the option that is most likely .

A) A Mclaren Honda pole , victory for Alonso and 2nd for Vandoorne.
B) Hamilton to reveal he is leaving F1 to follow a modelling career .
C) Vettel to moan about Blue flags
D) Kimi Raikkonen to have an interview of more than 2 minutes and to show emotion in the interview .

Pick a choice : :D
 
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