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      07-22-2020, 04:36 PM   #287
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Actually he didn't had to look at the start lights !

After the race he was questioned about the strange situation .
Bottas said :Must be an electrical malfuntion . I already requested for a steering wheel replacement !

I really hope Merc will use it again @Silverstone !
If they don't use it at Silverstone I suspect the Mercs' start line dash won't be so flash for them.
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If they don't use it at Silverstone I suspect the Mercs' start line dash won't be so flash for them.
I follow championship level NHRA Drag Racing and one of the key elements of the sport is to leave the starting line before your opponent, without leaving too early which causes a red red light condition and you are disqualified; once the green lights go out, you release the race car and the time between the green light going out and your car's front wheels breaking the light beam to start the elapsed time clock for the run, is known as the reaction time or RT; the RT is practiced by drivers where they have a practice system in their transporters and they practice "leaving early"....many of the Pro level drivers have a reaction time of .025 seconds or twenty-five thousands of a second; I know Antron Brown - 3 time Top Fuel Dragster Champion and his reaction times are phenomenal; Antron's 11,000 horsepower Top Fuel Dragster covers the 1,000 ft track in 3.7 seconds at 330 mph....and the car launches causing a 6G launch.

i suspect MB has created quite the system to provide a starting line advantage - can't wait to see how this plays out.
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I follow championship level NHRA Drag Racing and one of the key elements of the sport is to leave the starting line before your opponent, without leaving too early which causes a red red light condition and you are disqualified; once the green lights go out, you release the race car and the time between the green light going out and your car's front wheels breaking the light beam to start the elapsed time clock for the run, is known as the reaction time or RT; the RT is practiced by drivers where they have a practice system in their transporters and they practice "leaving early"....many of the Pro level drivers have a reaction time of .025 seconds or twenty-five thousands of a second; I know Antron Brown - 3 time Top Fuel Dragster Champion and his reaction times are phenomenal; Antron's 11,000 horsepower Top Fuel Dragster covers the 1,000 ft track in 3.7 seconds at 330 mph....and the car launches causing a 6G launch.

i suspect MB has created quite the system to provide a starting line advantage - can't wait to see how this plays out.
Meanwhile Ferrari is still trying to figure out how all the different tires work
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lets see what will happen in following days onto this topic then..
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Actually he didn't had to look at the start lights !

After the race he was questioned about the strange situation .
Bottas said :Must be an electrical malfuntion . I already requested for a steering wheel replacement !

I really hope Merc will use it again @Silverstone !
The viking is hardly an ambassador for telling the truth,his eyebrows were probably blinking as much as his flickering red dots
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I follow championship level NHRA Drag Racing and one of the key elements of the sport is to leave the starting line before your opponent, without leaving too early which causes a red red light condition and you are disqualified; once the green lights go out, you release the race car and the time between the green light going out and your car's front wheels breaking the light beam to start the elapsed time clock for the run, is known as the reaction time or RT; the RT is practiced by drivers where they have a practice system in their transporters and they practice "leaving early"....many of the Pro level drivers have a reaction time of .025 seconds or twenty-five thousands of a second; I know Antron Brown - 3 time Top Fuel Dragster Champion and his reaction times are phenomenal; Antron's 11,000 horsepower Top Fuel Dragster covers the 1,000 ft track in 3.7 seconds at 330 mph....and the car launches causing a 6G launch.

i suspect MB has created quite the system to provide a starting line advantage - can't wait to see how this plays out.
"F1 TEST": Test your reaction time at the start of the Formula 1 race…

Here => https://f1-start.glitch.me/

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"F1 TEST": Test your reaction time at the start of the Formula 1 race…

Here => https://racing-elite.com/2019/12/22/...ormula-1-race/

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i used Merc's light assist system..
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i used Merc's light assist system..
I only did .259. I blame my old iphone lol.
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"F1 TEST": Test your reaction time at the start of the Formula 1 race…

Here => https://racing-elite.com/2019/12/22/...ormula-1-race/

I've done a 0.31
0.079 with left index finger and that was a shot in the dark out of about 30 tries of which many were jump starts.
Normal + was around 0.250 to .350 -ish.
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those lights on the steering wheel looking like rev lights..
i still dont understand conspiracy.. cause light sequence is automatic until all 5 lights are on but starting the race happens with a button by the race director.. did the system changed?

i remember not super cleanly the first race Michael Masi started the race.. lights were off way too quickly dont remember which race it was though..

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[QUOTE=yco;26477811]those lights on the steering wheel looking like rev lights..
i still dont understand conspiracy.. cause light sequence is automatic until all 5 lights are on but starting the race happens with a button by the race director.. did the system changed?

i remember not super cleanly the first race Michael Masi started the race.. lights were off way too quickly dont remember which race it was though..

**What stands out to me is what Bottas said,"I reacted to a light on my dash (on the steering wheel) that went off'' but he didn't know what that light was and something changed and it is known that his eyes were on the dash instead of the lights on the gantry.
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"Obviously starting second I aimed to win the race, but lost it at the start. I reacted to a light on my dash that went off. I don’t know what it was, so something changed on my dash and I reacted to that instead of the start light and I had to do the start again and lost it there.”

yeah he reacted to the 3 lights that turned off my friend..
it wasnt even sync'ed with the actually lights though.. still connection with steering wheel lights and race start lights is missing.. all teams have different setup on steering wheel during the race start.. if Merc is doing something like in that news, it has to be visible somehow on the steering wheel..
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i used Merc's light assist system..
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I only did .259. I blame my old iphone lol.
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0.079 with left index finger and that was a shot in the dark out of about 30 tries of which many were jump starts.
Normal + was around 0.250 to .350 -ish.
As you can see...
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As you can see...
How many tries was it before the last one got that time my friend
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How many tries was it before the last one got that time my friend
To be honest my friend ...I first drank 3 big cups of strong Jacqmotte coffee mocha absolu => https://www.jacqmotte.be/nl/producte...s/beans-absolu

After 20 min. my index finger started trembling tremendously !
My friend . You know what I mean ?
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Are we really suspecting the rev lights are related to a start anticipation system tin-hat conspiracy?
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"F1 TEST": Test your reaction time at the start of the Formula 1 race…

Here => https://f1-start.glitch.me/

I've done a 0.31
This after a couple beers

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This after a couple beers
My friend . I think I need more coffee ...
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this is getting somewhere weird..

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this is getting somewhere weird..

Mate .You should play the LOTTO today !
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