I was really hoping for rain, that would have made the race interesting.
The only thing boring is Vettel's and Red Bull's lock of the points. second place in both comps is still heated.
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I was really hoping for rain, that would have made the race interesting.
The only thing boring is Vettel's and Red Bull's lock of the points. second place in both comps is still heated.
After all that silly season nonsense... Kimi is going back to Ferrari.
At least watching the red cars will be interesting next year.
I liked Kimi in a Lotus seat. Who is going to fill it? Nico? It would be a great seat for him, assuming Lotus has any money.
Kimi going red will change the constructors fight quite a bit. Two great drivers in Ferrari's and an up and comer in a Red Bull???
...if Alonso doesn't implode first.
This should be interesting.
Sounds like it will be Nico. But wonder if that means they'll drop Grosjean for someone with money? Like Maldonado. Would Renault/Total want to keep a french driver there? Would they pay for it?Quote:
Originally Posted by hutash
True, Maldonado would bring buckets full of money.
Although in all likely hood which engine you have in the back of the car likely to make more difference than which driver (within reason) you plug into it.
eh, somewhat. removing a solid driver from the pool of competitors definitely helps FerrariQuote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
Best news I've heard all day. Vettels' stuffing Fred this year and Kimi isn't going to play bridesmaid next year. An implosion of epic proportions will occur next season.
About time Massa was sent packing, he has never fully come back after catching that spring.
Grosjean already brings Total money to Lotus, so doubt he is going anywhere next year. Hulk is for sure in Lotus for 2014 though; lucky for him Sauber ain't payin him on time, so he will feel comfortable in the new car.
LoutusF1 aren't at all twitter bitter about Kimi leaving.... apparently.
"So #Kimi is off to #Ferrari for 2014; it hurts a little bit… #F1 #Raikkonen pic.twitter.com/HkFhWvqpTo"
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BT4XcJXCAAAeVMl.jpg
Who's seen "Rush"? Great fuckin' movie, well worth the price of a ticket to see it on the big screen. Well done racing scenes, not perfect, but still well done.
edit: worth it just to see the cars again. The black John Player car is as sexy as ever. and the six wheel Tyrrel (sp?) as crazy as ever.
Saw it. Well done. I never knew that Lauda came back so soon from his crash.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...drivers championship done. constructors championships done. And still 4 "races" left. Boring.
^^^Yeah, because nobody is going to be racing the rest of the season. :rolleyes:
Still plenty of racing left, and everybody still wants to win.
They're still going to be jockeying for 1st,2nd,3rd loser positions, still a lot of cash on the table. With the new rules next year should be interesting[or not].
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Originally Posted by Bobby Finstock
Stick to NASCAR for meaningless leader changes, and nail biting championship showdowns between never has or could have beens?
meh, i hope vettel brakes a foot or something, anything, to keep that little shit out of the cockpit. it'd be tolerable if it weren't him.
hey - maybe RedBull will let Webber win a race? Give him a working car, allow him to keep the lead, it'd be a refreshing change.
I think Webber should have stayed out there instead of changing tires at the end of the race regardless of what the team told him. He is leaving F1 anyhow and Vettel kind of screwed him earlier in the year. He would have had a strong chance to win.
^^^Seems accurate, but since Weber didn't it makes me think he knew his tires were way off and it couldn't happen. After all he did one of the earliest second stops. I doubt he gives a damn about Vittel and RBR at the moment, so if he thought he had the chance to win he would have taken it.
Vettel was making tires last better and was also just faster than Webber. Grosjean was a threat for possible win and an absolute threat for second place. They had to put Webber on three stop stratergy to both cover Lotus and to give him any chance of beating Vettel. Although for him to win on a three stop strategy he would have had to pass Vettel on track which isn't going to happen.
Is Bernie preparing a "Pinochet" dementia defense for his various upcoming court appearances?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24831606
Bwah. That's as funny as Max chip off the Fascist block suing to get the Nazi orgy pics stripped from Google.
There's some crazy stuff coming out of that trial in London. Like he paid Prost and Dave Richards(?) 10 million each out of his own pocket to persuade them in their roles as team principals to sign a concord agreement.
what's next - he really is the missing train robber?
As a kid used to be occasionally baby sat by the widow of the driver of the train.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
Testing starts in 3 2 1 ...
Lets hope the Red Bull stranglehold is broken this year. I am pulling for Kimi this year to at least beat Fred if not win it all.
The new cars should provide some interesting highs and lows this season.
It's going to be a long hard road to Melbourne if this mornings testing results are any indication of the days to come. Any guess as to when the first battery pack explodes or catches fire?
http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/143176.html
Caterham and Force India finish joint first in the ugliest car championship.
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The new "power units" make some interesting noises.
Reminds me a little of old Group C cars
someone needs to sell an add to Trojan or Durex for the nose of one of these things.
http://blogs.timeslive.co.za/wheelde...Surtees-1.jpeg
I think John Surtees may know who to contact?
do you think the sound is distorted by them taking it easy on the throttle & there only being 1 car in each shot? Get 15 of them at the redline, more cameras & mic's & the whine should pick up a little?Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
Sorry, no.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamesp
Testing the wets today, they should bring those trucks at a few damp races and up the fun factor.
Looked like those were mostly installation laps and stuff so perhaps.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamesp
I don't think they sound too bad. The 2.4 V8s weren't exactly the nicest sounding motors anyway, mostly just painfully noisy. Plus I'll take any reasonably loud engine if they actually become important to the racing again (even if it's only for a short while before the regulations lock them down again as is planned). Seems like the only mechanical interest in races of recent years has been whether Red Bull's alternators might catch fire.
Final results from the 4 day test. Only 21 total laps from Red Bull, they better get moving.
Wasn't that one of Bernie's plans a few years ago? He wanted sprinkler systems installed so they could make some of the boring circuits a bit more interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel
EDIT: Bernie Ecclestone stands by Formula 1 'fake rain' plans
renault needs to get it's shit together is the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel
Exactly, their "powerunit" is far from ready.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
Lotus is going to spin around a bit, the odd nose that is controversial is interesting with the unequal length prongs[?], wind tunnel must say yes.