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  1. A long and interesting interview with Dr. Marko (in German). English summary by Marklar from the Autosport forums: -Development ahead of schedule, rollout on the 12th february -Disagrees with Renault's take on the current order of the engines: he thinks Renault is only better on some high engine modes (like in Monza) and reliabilty counts too -They plan with 3 engines for 2020 -He thinks with Ricciardo they would have probably finished 2nd in the WCC (later in the interview he said certainly) -Ricciardo's departure was a shock, not only because he is a great driver but because he is a funny dude and there was a less fun buzz in the team without him -He won two bets again Cyril and Ricciardo: against Cyrill that Toro Rosso will finish at least twice ahead of them, and against Ricciardo before Austria that they will have the engine with the better reliability -Reckons that Gasly was strongly affected by the test crashes and by the fact that Max was simply quicker. He then tried to solve his deficit too much over set-up work/technique -He is very happy about Albon's race performance, qualifying needs improvement. And he finds it curious that he did the worst on the tracks he knew the best. He thinks he can be closer this year. -He says that Verstappen has - if everything goes normal - no exit clause (interviewer then asked if its about being top 3 in the WCC, he then replied that they have a contract with Honda till 2021 and that they need a "competitive engine") -The extension of Max happened quite quickly after Honda extended for 2021 and they wanted full focus on 2020 and contiunity. -Target is to become with Max the youngest WDC of all time -In his opinion Max and Lewis are the outstanding drivers atm, Leclerc is getting there and he isnt writting off Vettel either if he has a certain car and support. -It was clear to him that Max was special after that F3 race at the Norisring where he was 2s quicker than everyone else. At that point they were negotiating where Max would race in 2015, and after that he decided to put him into F1, which was a surprise for Jos. -Max' biggest weakness at the beginning was his patience. He made a huge step in 2019 and he only showed glimpses of this in Monza/Spa. He doesnt count Mexico to this, that was more lacking diplomacy, which he will learn. -He likes Max' straight forward attitude, and it also fits to the Red Bull brand, but for a championship fight you need to tone it down a bit, and he knows it. -Mexico was a bit unfortunate, because his press officer didnt knew that he was under investigation, so he wasnt prepared for this question. -He is happy about the measures the FIA took on the engine matter (though what happened with the Leclerc incident in Abu Dhabi was pretty BS) -Reckons that the matter is settled with the new fuel flow sensor, but engineers are creative enough to find new solutions, so it might not be. -Wasnt surprised about Leclerc's extension, but he doesnt think that Ferrari is his team yet, Vettel can still strike back if he has the car, but he needs to go out of his comfort zone and fight (politically), he is not sure if Vettel has the motivation for this -Cant imagine Vettel at Red Bull now that they extended with Verstappen, especially financially (he first said because of the budget cap, but then is told that salaries dont count, then talks about how it would be better if it was) -When he is asked about whether Verstappen is the most expensive Red Bull driver of all time, he said that the basic salary is relatively small but the bonusses are huge at Red Bull, and with that Max could indeed become the most expensive one -Alonso is a no-go, because of Honda and because Red Bull's philosophy is to have their own young drivers. -He thinks the F1 field will only converge in 2022/23 because initially the big teams will carry over their advantage. No matter what happens he praises Liberty for trying it. -Doesnt think that they will have to fire too much staff (could move them to Red Bull Technology, etc.), but they will certainly have less agency workers -Would prefer to ditch telemetry so that the driver matters more and that there is more unpredictability in terms of reliability. Would also save money. -He changed his stance on the F1 Power Unit, things have changed in the society in the last years (in terms of environmentalism) and the engines are magnificent in this aspect marketing wise, but they failed to promote this properly -He thinks Formula E is a great marketing platform, but F1 is a whole different level (was asked about whether he would advice Red Bull to race in FE) -Confirms that they were talking with Volkswagen, but that was before the Dieselgate. Then everything changed. -Confirms that Lauda promised him a Mercedes engine, but then was overruled. -He doesnt think that a different prize money distribution will change things massively: in the end the quality and dynamic of the staff matters more -About the next concorde agreement: no team has signed yet, there are some more points that need clarification, especially on the budget cap (how it's going to be policed, especially with Ferrari being a special case in the books) -Next concorde agreement wont be as long as in the past, and if they dont have a engine it's a legit reason to leave (he was asked if signing a new agreement would mean that Red Bull stays for sure all the way) -Thinks Mercedes with Hamilton are favourites, but they are well-prepared. To challenge they have to be competitive (not necessarly quickest) everywhere. -He is glad that they keep the 2019 tyres and thinks they are understanding the tyres better now (cant guarantee it though). Also implies that Mercedes with their know-how and Hamilton with his experience have an advantage on understanding tyres in general.
  2. I mean you've been married for years; I assume you're used to that anyway
  3. Haha no worries. I was just messing with you. In fact you actually liked my original post back then
  4. The official numbers aren't very representative and are pretty hard to interpret correctly I believe. Current data makes it look like the number of deaths and the number of recoveries are more or less equal. But I bet there are thousands of mild cases where people recover on their own and don't require medical help and therefore aren't included in those numbers. On the other hand, it's possible that the deaths are underreported as well (especially in cases were someone dies without being diagnosed beforehand). So far, it looks like it's a fairly contagious (R0 around 2-3) but not a very lethal virus, thankfully.
  5. Yes... Posted about it a long time ago in the sci-fi thread but got no response Only watched episode 1, thought it was decent but never got to watch more of it for some reason.
  6. Just read this, horrible. Almost beats Americans who are making their citizens pay in order to get a seat on the evacuation flight
  7. Latest update from China: 5999 confirmed cases (1239 of those critical/serious) 9239 suspected cases. 132 deaths. 104 recoveries. 59990 close contacts of the infected undergoing medical observations. 65 cases abroad (+23 in Hongkong, Taiwan and Macau).
  8. (I'm sure @Tommy will appreciate this gif.)
  9. Definitely better than nothing - but only if used correctly AND combined with other hygiene practices as you said. In principle those masks are designed to protect the environment from the wearer, not the other way around (unless it's antiviral ones). A good idea during outbreaks like these as at least it reduces the chance of the infected ones spreading the virus through the droplets via sneezing or coughing... Also the virus can be contracted through eyes.
  10. I agree that it's a very stupid assumption but the virus HAS mutated already. Data suggests at most 5 mutations at this point: https://nextstrain.org/ncov?fbclid=IwAR1qvINHzWJjiqJ5pah64LnToD2VYS7hvcWnJnOPIdVxRewzZ4gsA3cRbzQ
  11. 3 new cases confirmed in Germany (Bavaria); all are co-workers of the first infected German person. This confirms human-to-human transmission outside China.
  12. I think the game was still running in the background (didn't exit properly for some reason). Apparently it's some sort of a bug that happens every once in a while!
  13. No problem! When I saw it on sale I knew you'd be interested
  14. You need to sign up to the site to be able to purchase and download it into your library (just an email address and password needed; no other personal details). You don't need to download anything else to run the games though and the games are also DRM free!
  15. yep - a bundle of four games. Just go here: https://www.gog.com/game/anno_1404_gold_edition; scroll down and it should show you an option to buy the whole bundle (my website is in German so not sure what the exact wording in English is but I'm sure you'll figure it out!)
  16. GOG.com are having a lunar new year sale now. Over 1500 titles; both older and new-ish games. Just bought an Anno games package (1602; 1503; 1701 and 1404 Gold Edition) for 10€... @Bluewolf
  17. nudge

    Off Topic

    The colours of your new local club are more or less identical to those of Chelsea Coincidence? I don't think so...
  18. Apparently the first case in Germany (a German man in his 30s) got infected in a company workshop by a Chinese speaker who came from Shanghai to lead a seminar for the company or something; she was completely asymptomatic too.
  19. Latest official update from China: 4573 confirmed cases; 976 of them in critical/serious condition. 6973 suspected cases. 47833 close contacts tracked/44132 being observed. 106 deaths. 60 recoveries.
  20. First case confirmed in Germany. https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/corona-virus-erster-fall-in-deutschland-bestaetigt-a-19843b8d-8694-451f-baf7-0189d3356f99?sara_ecid=soci_upd_KsBF0AFjflf0DZCxpPYDCQgO1dEMph
  21. Bangkok can be pretty bad at times but compared to Beijing it probably still feels like a lush forest with sweet smelling air I imagine haha.
  22. Something like this? If yes then it's dust/particle masks with filters (n95); those are definitely better and do help to a certain degree. I used similar ones a few times on dusty roads on a motorbike or in a tuktuk. But they can get very uncomfortable when it's hot and you sweat; the inside gets all moisty despite the valve. Yuck. The majority of mask wearers (in my experience) tend to use those though: Usually a poor fit too.
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