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Roy Culley <rgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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> <vf4go3-ctj.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> There was another posting recently indicating that Formula 1 is
>> about to become the most dangerous sport on the planet, as MS have,
>> apparently, been given a contract to supply /Engine management/ to
>> F1 teams - all of them. Can you imagine anything more dangerous?
>> You're cornering at 170mph, and the ems has a momentary glitch,
>> raises revs to 12000 when you were gently easying up to 9000, and
>> you end up looking like Ayrton Senna.
>>
>> How can anyone let Microsoft kill people like this? It's
>> disgusting.
>
> And no doubt Bernie and Ferrari have got a deal so that all
> development work will be done exclusively with Ferrari as was done
> with Bridgestone tyres. I can imagine the code now:
>
> if (system == "Ferrari") {
> GearChangeRevs = AfterMaxTorque
> }
> else {
> GearChangeRevs = AfterMinTorque
> }
Yeah - wonder if Maclaren can spoof their car :-)
>
> Newsflash: M. Schumacher signs new 10 year deal with Ferrari saying
> he feels he has a lot more to offer F1.
>
hehe - you never know...
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