Yeah Schumi has always been that specific. Of course when u say it all together it seems impossible to do that and drive at 250kph..but i'm thinking he just requests specific info at specific times

Ross Brawn will tell him EVERYTHING he wants to know. how far is teh car, how fast was his lap, how the car was doing, etc. That's why ppl said Kimi cannot be the next Schumacher. Hungary 1998, he was trailing both McLaren. Ross Brawn then said to him he needs x laps with xx.xx times for him to leapfrog both cars when they stopped for fuel. He did just that.

Michael is like a computer...he just deliver.
No doubt he's one of the best...minus the drama he did

yes i agree with the guys, i remember Martin brundell (or issit blundell... always confused of those two ) when commentating on a GP last year he said that Schumi was one of the drivers who always talk to hi engineer during race day...

you guys talk all about pitboard...how about the steering wheel?


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Nice photo you got there, who's steering wheel is that?

its ferrari 2002, i think it belong to schumi...
can u see the lcd on it...a lot of info will be shown on that.. lap time, contender,car info and almost everything... u got your pitboard on ur steering wheel,correct me if im wrong

1. Pit lane speed limiter
2. Differential +
3. Engine push
4. Gear upshift
5. Traction control +
6. Engine push setting switch
7. Clutch lever
8. Traction control
9. Team info inlap
10. Burn out
11. Multifunctional switch
12. Lambda
13. Diagnostic
14. Wing angle info switch
15. Clutch
16. Differential selective switch
17. Team radio
18. Traction control -
19. Gear downshift
20. Engine break
21. Differential -
22. Neutral
23. Display page change

This post has been edited by TOYO: Mar 21 2007, 11:19 AM

I think the steering wheel lcd only shows info about your car...things like temp, gear, speed, rpm, etc. I don't think it shows info relative to your competitor's car..that's what the radio comm and pitboards are for.

i guess im wrong

ceh...that part about how many quick laps of coz la. Even I know how to calculate myself during race. Dun need pitcrew to tell me. But it is inconsistent with what I mentioned earlier...nvm...

but the lcd shows his lap time during qualifying isn't it? Does it do the same in the race? I know its not so useful, but the driver can see how fast he's lapping in the race.

This post has been edited by young_soul: Mar 21 2007, 12:21 PM

lap time was calculate by the car it self...the transponder thing

Those F1 cars and in the future are so
Wing and tyre pressure etc. all can be adjust remotely from the garage
Such high tech stuff.

I have question, those F1 cars does not use TC correct?
I mean not all the time.
They only use it in corners because you always see the TC come and go at the
screen using TV cockit.

Those TC was ON automatically correct?

This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Mar 21 2007, 01:50 PM

TC only comes in when the car is too fast into a corner. The TC comes in to stop the car from drifting.

I think the cars are allowed to only have one way telemetry. Car to Garage and not Garage to car.

Driving an F1 car without TC at all is impossible.

how about the period of time when the FIA banned TC?

Wrong. TC was only implemented a few years back. Before that drivers all drove without TC. It's a reason why some enthusiasts say it's much easier to drive a F1 car now.

Forgot.
I rephrased...almost impossible to drive without TC

Why would it be almost impossible? There are more years that drivers have driven without TC than those with TC. Are you saying that the likes of Fangio, Mansell, Senna, Prost, etc are gods??

well i think TC kinda puts talent in the backseat. though more dangerous, i would honestly prefer if TC was banned

Nope.
Human cannot be God(s).
Just that those guys are the best of the best.


I've drive (SIM racing ) without aids..clutch only.

Pretty difficult in the beginning...but then you'll get the hang of it.

aids off = 'Where men are separated from boys'...now where did I heard that

This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Mar 21 2007, 05:32 PM