F1 2021

[JoeW]

Minor beef...I hate the new logos next to the driver's names along the side of the screen. I can't tell what is what.

Also, several of the cars look alike from the front now. Maybe it will be better during the day races.

[Rare White Ape]

Are you talking about the team logos?

I agree they're pretty small but I see myself getting used to them. They're not as bad as the bloody numbers they display now on the MotoGP broadcast; they used to have the stylised numbers for each rider but then switched to the mono-font colour garbage and mixed bold font name which is practically useless if you want the info at a glance. The MotoGP graphics suck.

Easy side-by-side YouTube screenshot for comparison.

[JoeW]

Totally agree.

I think the F1 logos might look better as just the logo without the colored background. I think the background is distracting me from the logo.

So just the Merc Star, the prancing horse, the McLaren swoosh all on a black background might be easier to discern. Like the Alpine symbol...the A on a black background.

[FaultyMario]

@Mick

If what they say about the Honda PU is true: that the cylinder head in the ICE is smaller and the camshaft is more compact and that does not affect the electric output of the package, where do you think it could be more easily applied?

Hi-performance bikes? wide range small displacement vehicles? hybrid cars?

Rumor has it that they insourced new ICE manufacturing to the Kumamoto (bike engines) plant.

[Rare White Ape]

Depends really. Anything smaller and lighter will deliver benefits in either performance or efficiency. I think these developments could be applied universally and benefit the whole product range.

Performance = going faster on the same amount of fuel
Efficiency = going further on the same amount of fuel

Apply where you see fit.

Although sometimes new tech doesn't benefit everyone. VTEC was developed originally in motorcycles but only a handful of bikes use the tech, whereas it is widely used in Honda's higher-spec sporty cars. On the VFR800 it introduced a spooky shift in torque while accelerating out of a corner so it was an unpopular addition and added unnecessary complexity to an already lightweight high performance engine.

[JoeW]

Very pleasant change seeing the Aston pace car. I hated those Mercedes cars.

[FaultyMario]

Is there a headwind coming into T1?

[JoeW]

There was yesterday

[FaultyMario]

Cheeky! I'll make sure to watch the start closely!

And with that, I raise my cup of coffee and I wish you all an entertaining 2 dozens of Sundays.

[FaultyMario]

Perez is one lucky dude.