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Engineer, design engineer, engine designer, designer.

Joined February 2022
Tech Review: McLaren MCL39 Front Suspension—Part II If you missed Part I of my deep dive into MCL39’s novel front suspension, see link below… 1/8 Photo: @xavigazquez
F1 2025 Tech Review: McLaren MCL39 Front Suspension MCL39 FWD lateral link and AFT leading arm in lieu of classic lower WB, setback steering rack with the track rod stacked between links to the upright ahead of the wheel centerline, it was a departure from its predecessor… 1/10
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Replying to @HillF1 @5liveSport
Make #1 driver the guy that got distracted, missed a corner all by himself, and gave up his position to the eventual race winner? That guy?
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Nice 👍 Is the ratio of pedal travel/rotation to sensor rotation constant? Or does some correction need to be applied to sensor output?
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Replying to @AeroTechVH
Ferrari have 5 drivers in on track this weekend—shouldn’t be hard to choose the right 2 going forward.
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Replying to @brakeboosted
Not watching but rear on the verge of locking up better than snaps of the rear on exit, yes? Imagine regen can be tweaked?
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Replying to @brakeboosted
Doesn’t “sound” good from that description, LOL.
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Replying to @pinsaroulette16
True… as I had predicted:
Replying to @dr_obbs
What would he accomplish away? Not catching Max and then hold up LEC when his softs degrade at lap 50.
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Replying to @the_zb_ @dr_obbs
From the same thread…
Replying to @dr_obbs
What would he accomplish away? Not catching Max and then hold up LEC when his softs degrade at lap 50.
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Another example of why drivers should let strategists strategize.
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Ok, I was wrong… not lap 50, lap 46. 😉
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Replying to @dr_obbs
What would he accomplish away? Not catching Max and then hold up LEC when his softs degrade at lap 50.
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Replying to @dr_obbs
Or just driving a better car—faster, easier on tires—can guy in 2nd? 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Agreed. Makers of the rule book could not have foreseen such a scenario, so complex (and, dare I say, stupid) are the rules.
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Replying to @3c3p3d
The “Swap Shop” 275! 😉
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Replying to @brakeboosted
Yes and luckily McL were worse on the day: started on slicks (1 step harder though), ran the hards, pitted late under SC, and almost took each other out.
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Replying to @brakeboosted
Exactly this. I seem to remember how, back in the Brawn/Baldessari days, they tested for, and used, actual test data to predict performance during changeable conditions to make informed decisions… then Domenicali happened. 🤣
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Replying to @brakeboosted
Leclerc quote sums it up: “There are teams that consistently make better choices in these conditions.” It shouldn’t be this difficult and it mustn’t be a gamble.
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Replying to @brakeboosted
I agree. Something wrong in that team. Think they can pull a miracle with a daring strategy… it never works. Somebody needs to drive into their had the Brundle advice: ALWAYS BE ON THE RIGHT TIRE FOR THE CURRENT WEATHER. You easily lose a pit stop in time lost if you’re not.
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