Big Jeff
Striker
I like Pinks and Danica. More women in F1. It’s all good.
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Beau Peep
Striker
The accounts I've read are that Newey made repeated changes to the packaging and design of the powertrain and packaging, and refused to compromise when told by Honda things wouldn't work. That he refused to reinforce the mounting or chassis to reduce the vibrations.
I've also read, and this rings most true to me, that the vibration wasn't there on the dyno (I feel we'd have heard about it in the whispers early on if so), and that the vibrations aren't caused by the engine as such but by harmonic frequencies, which is to do with the revolution of the engine interacting with the car and in turn the car with the air around it.
So it turns out that "seeing air" might not be as good as using a computer to do car design.
And you can be as brilliant as you want at a technical job, if you're a belligerent, cantankerous and inflexible old sod who won't accept anyone else's feedback and technical requirements, it's impossible to work with you and nobody succeeds.
I've also read, and this rings most true to me, that the vibration wasn't there on the dyno (I feel we'd have heard about it in the whispers early on if so), and that the vibrations aren't caused by the engine as such but by harmonic frequencies, which is to do with the revolution of the engine interacting with the car and in turn the car with the air around it.
So it turns out that "seeing air" might not be as good as using a computer to do car design.
And you can be as brilliant as you want at a technical job, if you're a belligerent, cantankerous and inflexible old sod who won't accept anyone else's feedback and technical requirements, it's impossible to work with you and nobody succeeds.
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errant
Striker
jenson will miss her...
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I wish they’d give Crofty the boot. Senseless, constant yelling is hard to take.
Vibrations? Safety issue?
They should have a go at driving a Mack MB, F model and then a U model during my 15 years of delivering freight in Philly.
I forgot to mention the White Compact.
Newley shouldn’t be airing issues in public.
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Beau Peep
Striker
I think it's totally inappropriate and probably not accurate to sit there with the Honda boss and tell everyone it's squarely their fault. The arrogance and deliberate humiliation of a Japanese company is extremely poor form. Imagine working with business partners like that. By all accounts he is entirely complicit in this shambles, possibly even the root cause.
MadMackem10
Winger
Given it looks like they will barely run this weekend they needed this press conference to address it. But the way he's gone about it is shocking, even if it all Hondas fault (it won't be) you don't air out these issues publicly. Simply say that due to a shortage of parts and reliability issues running will be limited. I hope Honda get this fix soon so it's obvious the car isn't very good
errant
Striker
jarrowdiamond
Striker
I have just registered for it, £50 a ticket.
Going to wait to see who's doing the concert 1st before committing.
Ive just done the same
jarrowdiamond
Striker
Will be a good nightIve just done the same
50 quid a ticket can’t say no imo. Also it lets most of the crowd leave after the race so it’ll be easier to get away from the track.
I’m staying down on the Sunday night as well so doing the Silverstone museum on the Monday. Lined up for a very good weekend.
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jarrowdiamond
Striker
Exactly.
Wow just watched this and read the comments on here.
So Aston will definitely not complete the race on Sunday, I bet Lawrence didn't envisage this after spending all the money on Newey and all the new facilities.
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PTR
Striker
He'll have a face like a horses cunt. But how will anyone tell the difference from normal?
Speakeasy
Full Back
The arrogance of the man to come out and claim that the chassis is the "5th best" despite not even stringing a single decent stint together, and laying the blame squarely at Honda's feet is shocking.
Never really seen him speak much publicly, but as a leader of a team he doesn't seem cut out for it personality wise. Night and day different from a Wolff/Vasseur/Brown/Wheatley sort of character.
Big Jeff
Striker
Even Horner, who I don’t like, looked like a leader.
Horner and Toto have exchanged pleasantries since Horners demise.
Beau Peep
Striker
I used to respect Newey very much until that High Performance Podcast with Jake Humphrey last year when he sat there slumped in his pink shirt, all dewey eyed, and cynically describes not how he feels any responsibility for it, but vaguely that "you wonder what part did I personally play... but I don't think we'll ever 100% know" without actually taking any responsibility. Only "you wonder if you should".
He states "none of the data points to the steering column being a problem" and that simply isn't true. We have all seen the documentary analysis of the on board where the yellow button on the steering wheel drastically leaves its arc and disappears into the cockpit before Senna looks down and left and the video cuts out. He then says "you can speculate it was a slow puncture" which I don't often hear speculated that often. And says categorically that he the car snapped sideways mid-corner, which neither the onboard or trackside cameras show any evidence of.
He does discuss his car being aerodynamically unstable. But it's almost like he says he "has to" carry the responsibility, and then suggests several theories as to why he shouldn't.
The likelihood very much is that the steering column broke. But he can never admit that because of the manslaughter case in Italy, I suppose.
He states "none of the data points to the steering column being a problem" and that simply isn't true. We have all seen the documentary analysis of the on board where the yellow button on the steering wheel drastically leaves its arc and disappears into the cockpit before Senna looks down and left and the video cuts out. He then says "you can speculate it was a slow puncture" which I don't often hear speculated that often. And says categorically that he the car snapped sideways mid-corner, which neither the onboard or trackside cameras show any evidence of.
He does discuss his car being aerodynamically unstable. But it's almost like he says he "has to" carry the responsibility, and then suggests several theories as to why he shouldn't.
The likelihood very much is that the steering column broke. But he can never admit that because of the manslaughter case in Italy, I suppose.
NodsNeph
Winger
Hope they lob a few at Verstappens tyres
Beau Peep
Striker
"I think there's no point being open and honest in this meeting of our expectations"
I don't think he meant that! Or maybe it's all a smokescreen and the biggest sandbagging since the Western Front
Toronado
Winger
I completely agree with everything you say and feel much the same, before the interview i’d read a few books on the incident and read his book and wasnt impressed by his narrative on the whole event, but its not just him I guess if he accepts anything to do with the steering column being botched then its him, Patrick Head, Frank and the whole team in quite the quagmire !
