#b3d#conceptart#FallingFrontier
The third and final ship in Titan's destroyer lineup - their latest and most up-to-date class. Third shot shows all three generations docked side by side.
The hunt is on. The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum has officially started production.
Only in theaters December 17, 2027.
Courtesy of Warner Brothers
RIP Sam Neill
Damn this one hurts. Grew up on his films and Jurassic Park is still one of my favorite movies of all time. Also just a genuinely nice person by all accounts.
RIP legend 💔
The VSC timing may have gifted HAM the lead, but it was HIS PACE that put him there! 🏆
📊 RACE PACE, PIT-EQUATED (1 extra pit = 22s lost):
1) 🟥Ferrari / HAM
2) 🟩Mercedes / ANT (first time they're not P1)
3) 🟧McL / NOR (~ same pace as ANT!)
4) 🟦RBR / VER
On his extra stint, HAM was six-tenths faster than ANT on average, and still 0.27s/lap quicker even after accounting for the additional stop!
#F1 #BarcelonaGP @ScuderiaFerrari@LewisHamilton
I often read 'The ADUO only considers the ICE power, not the ERS; Mercedes has the best ERS; that's why they got the 2-% ADUO' - but that's wrong! Read on to understand why 💡
The 🔋ERS does NOT produce energy: it simply deploys what it previously harvested. ALL energy originates from the ⛽️ICE
Harvesting happens:
-At partial throttle, when the ICE produces MORE energy than can be put down (the ERS harvests the surplus)
-When coasting or braking, using the car's kinetic energy
Having a more powerful ICE:
-Extends the partial throttle phase → more harvesting✅
-Raises top speed → more kinetic energy → more harvesting✅
Maximum power (tractive and harvesting) is fixed by the rules, and electric motor efficiency is already extremely high (90-95%), so even halving the losses yields only marginal gains
Conclusion: the most powerful ICE means the strongest ERS too, unless a team gets its harvesting/deployment strategy completely wrong!
[ADUO is evaluated using an "ICE Performance Index", calculated from the ICE's average power and the lap time's sensitivity to power. The exact formula is kept confidential to prevent manufacturers from gaming the system]
#F1 #MonacoGP #ADUO
It should be noted, brake changes should have absolutely nothing to do with “adapting” - as every driver has the right to use whatever brakes they like. As someone who’s assembled braking systems on an F1 car, they are a very customisable component - particularly the choice of disc and type of material.
Most drivers can pick they like. Most drivers opt for Brembo, but notable exceptions include:
Hamilton - CI
Alonso - Hitco
Grosjean - CI
Most teams these drivers drove for, ended up splitting brake supplier at some point.
If you watch cricket, I liken it to choice of cricket bat.
Ferrari - however - have historically forced their drivers to use Brembo because of their exclusive contract.
In any other team - as we saw with McLaren and Mercedes - Hamilton would never have used Brembo discs in the first place.
There were just a few hurdles in the way of getting his way - independent of what his teammate(s) have historically gone for - and what choices they make (ALO, BUT, ROS, RUS, LEC) are not in his control.
#F1 | There’s been confirmation of rumours that Lewis Hamilton has been using Carbon Industrie brake discs since the Japanese Grand Prix after a long year complaining about brake issues. The reason why this has been brought up? Charles Leclerc is now complaining of brake issues.
I invite you to read an article I wrote back in April 2025 when this was a pertinent issue for Hamilton. I broke down the main differences between the Brembo and C.I’s as well as how it affected Lewis and his racing.
While Charles has been driving on Brembos for as long as he can remember, the characteristics of these brakes might start to have a negative effect on his driving.
Read here: https://t.co/7kCOZn1ylD