F1 question...

garrynolan
garrynolan Posts: 560
edited November 2011 in The bottom bracket
Watched the F1 on the Beeb and have a question - the screen showed Hamilton leading, underneath his name it said Interval. His name was followed by the other racers but the numbers underneath each name were all over the place. Normally the numbers show the time difference between them and the leader. Am I missing something? Ta.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    it does depend on what times they are showing.

    sometimes it can show the gaps between the drivers.
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  • SBezza
    SBezza Posts: 2,173
    The interval is the time gap to the next driver, they only show this now rather than the cumulative time to the leader.
  • garrynolan
    garrynolan Posts: 560
    SBezza wrote:
    The interval is the time gap to the next driver, they only show this now rather than the cumulative time to the leader.

    Thanks SBezza. Personally, I think it's a stupid way to do it. At least they changed the lap counter back from counting down from (say) 60 laps left to the old system of laps done.
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  • Alinshearah
    Alinshearah Posts: 339
    I also want to know why the system of abbreviating the drivers names is inconsistent, i.e.
    Hamilton = HAM
    Button = BUT
    Alonso = ALO
    All well and good, but why is Michael Schumacher = MSC and not SCH?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Alinshearah wrote:
    I also want to know why the system of abbreviating the drivers names is inconsistent, i.e.
    Hamilton = HAM
    Button = BUT
    Alonso = ALO
    All well and good, but why is Michael Schumacher = MSC and not SCH?

    He used to be before his brother started racing in F1.

    Then it changed, and they never changed it back.
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