That's the part that's confusing to me. Get lent a part, install said part and then forget about it for six months. I'm not mechanically minded either (ironic considering my father was a mechanic lol). Would have thought this would have been something that would be caught during an engine change? Unless the #888 hasn't had an engine change so far this year.
The restrictor is in the air box just in front of the throttle body, so it's not part of the engine, it's part of the air box.
Still just find it weird that the team itself completely forget about it after installing it. But I suppose there is a lot they would have to go over before and after race weekends. So it probably was easily missed.
Is it an illegal part? Could be a case for excluding Brown from all the races so far. J/k
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It's pretty much the same layout that's been kicking around for ages except the two corners after The Senna Chicane have slightly different profiles.
Look how they massacred my boy. I don't think it's fair for FIM to step on the toes of Supercars and ruin a great track. Isn't Phillip Island good enough? Can't we put a stop to this? I want my turn 8 back!
I wouldn’t be surprised if Supercars themselves are all for it, they get a big flashy new sporting venue, with modern corporate facilities.
It reeks of a political campaign to get one back on Melbourne for “stealing” the F1 Grand Prix.
I hate to bring up the P word, but Chaz the only non-Ford to make the shootout is disappointing. Not necessarily a GM fan, but I do prefer some variety.
Yeah, thank goodness at least Chaz is sort of up there. To stop it being a complete blue wash.
This new track will force the removal of many trees which is not going to sit well with the locals. Why couldn't they have just used the original GP circuit? Not only is it taking away some famous corners, it's taking greenery away from the parkland. It absolutely stinks because it seems soo unnecessary. Everything is ruined.
Virtual lap of it on the layout on the MotoGP site.
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In all honesty, I share your sentiments. I don’t think the new track will be awful but it will pale in comparison to the current layout. The Gen 3 cars race well on high grip surfaces, like you said.
To be fair, it’s a place that I hold dear in my heart. I’ve been there over 20 times, I’ve sat in just about every grandstand, I have my favourite spots to watch the cars (the exit of Turn 5 is underrated) and my favourite little quiet areas to get away from the noise for a bit.
I'm feeling rather conflicted right now. I hate that the old layout will go because it did provide more of a challenge compared to what we see here, but if it looks as good as it does in reality, it will be HUGE for MotoGP and Adelaide. Ultimately, the racing product will decide whether this succeeds or fails.Virtual lap of it on the layout on the MotoGP site.
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I'll give them credit in being able to make the track wider for the bikes, so it's not a complete death trap. Do hope the Supercars layout is narrower though.
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