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New rules about multiple point fuel flow measurement introduced over the weekend.
Someone obviously found a loophole and has been able to beat the old FIA sensor.
The (a further) key to Mercedes advantage or perhaps how Ferrari has caught up on hp?
You got to hand it to the engineers. They are good at finding ways around just about any FIA regulation.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
Martin Brundle sums up well here - http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/22...1-in-australia
The cars being apparently so more sensitive to wind gusts this year with accidents in pre-season testing and free practice is kind of worrying. Wouldn't want that to happen at somewhere like maggots/becketts corners at a typically windy Silverstone.
Will Manor ever make the grid? Marussia-to-pay-creditors-just-1.3p-in-pound
F1 seems like a mess right now. Lost the German GP. These heavy handed regulations are really crippling the sport. Since when did hybrid fuel economy equal exciting racing. I could care less about fuel flow restrictions and mandatory pit stops. I want to see the fastest cars in the world. If it is a constructors series then allow full development time year round and share more money with the financially challenged teams
Bernie is just paying back the German's for their previous scrutiny of Bernie's investment practices
RedBull:maybe that Austrian Bull Semen is shorting out their energy recovery systems?
Bernie will be dead soon. I hope.
Anyone catch the Rosberg/Vettel spat this week? Kind of made me a Rosberg fan, great little exchange.
http://www.pitpass.com/53520/Vettel-...-garage-invite
Kimi splitting the Mercs in FP 1/2, hopefully some bit of excitement this weekend. Not holding breath.
Mercs probably had the dimmer switch turned way down.
RedBull/Renault dirty laundry airing is getting ugly.
Looks like Ferrari has closed the gap. Alonso has to be upset with himself.
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Hopefully this continues and makes it slightly interesting. Nice job by Verstappen, 17 and scoring points in F1, not to mention plenty of supermodels putting out. Fred is still thinking they will win this year [rollseyes].
Guys, I think we missed some very important news last month.
http://www.sportinglife.com/formula1...23-car-in-2015
She's very
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Talented.
Very odd race....
Although Max Verstappen looks like he really might be as has been claimed, so often and about so many "the next Senna"
17 years old.
Unbelievable. See embedded video here.
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/24...eocNo3uUT_JWIC
Great drive by Kimi. A slightly different strategy and he'd have had Hamilton.
Surprisingly good season so far. Rosberg seems to crack when under pressure from behind. He blamed it on the brakes but it has happened too many times for me to believe it. I am happy Kimi finally had a race without bad luck. What has happened at Renault ? Not sure how you take a step backward but they have.
Made my day to see Kimi on the podium.
ANALYSIS: HOW RED BULL MOVES TOWARDS F1 END GAME WITH AUDI
That'd be a brave decision for Audi.
Seeing how badly Honda is doing at the moment.
Although I wouldn't be completely surprised if they finally get that power unit working.. considering how badly they were doing they've caught up a lot. It's such a shame to see Alonso wasting another year though.
Indycar roundy round cam. Cars are fast this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=7562&v=XXFBJCdz6QA
I can't wait for Monte Carlo. It's gonna be so exciting!
It's always more exciting that Barcelona... there's a track that needs some changes made to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Finstock
Meanwhile. Here is Fernando driving an ex-Senna McLaren-Honda MP4/4
Here is former F1 driver Jos Verstappen being driven around Monaco by his 17 year old F1 driver son Max.
Max is too young to drive in his native Holland.
And this is the first time he’s ever driven his father anywhere.
Funny.
Jos looked truly terrified a couple times. I like how the camera man just gave up and hoped the end would come soon. Pretty funny Max can't get a road licence. Can you imagine the fun he could have on the driving portion?
It's funny watching these guys drive a road car on a track.. they're a different species. long time ago I had a couple of laps around Silverstone with Johnny Herbert in a Nissan GTR.. I was terrified. He thru that thing around like it was nothing. Held it in a huge series of slides at Maggots/Becketts with his knees while he fished his cell phone out of his jacket.
So they're on break now, I have no way to watch races anyway. Seems like a good battle brewing between Mercedes teammates. I think we need to say goodbye to Jules Bianci. First formula one racing death since Ayrton Senna. It's been so long since Suzuka. I think he ran into a forklift that was removing another car under yellow flag conditions. I remember Senna's helmet moving but not in a normal way. Sort of a sickening settling that was also noticed by the commentators.
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ciaojules...
After all this time probably a kindness to his family.
Sad day, but likely for the best.
Jenson Button robbed in bizarre robbery, knock-out gas may have been used.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33814823
Ferrari re-signs Kimi Raikkonen for 2016 Formula 1 season. Surprised. I assume it was decided that Williams wanted too much to buy Bottas out, it seemed like that move was almost inevitable.
Not that I rate Bottas he does seem to be having trouble dominating Massa at the twilight of his career.
Makes sense to keep Kimi, keeps Vettel happy, put two young Ferrari stable (. or perhaps an outside chance Hulkenberg...?) drivers into Haas next year see how they perform.
It really wouldn't surprise me to see Jean Eric Vergne end up as Vettel's team mate in 2017 via that path,
Suddenly Hamilton has a half second advantage in sector two. Something smells funny in Belgium.
Justin Wilson gone. Horrific incident. That was a thrilling albeit dangerous race at Pocono.
I watched the replays. Freak accident with the worst thing on the track to be hit with. Obviously it wouldn't be that difficult to wire the nose to the chassis. Still a freak accident. Like Massa. Somewhat like Senna as well with the suspension component spearing him under his helmet.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
vibes
A friend of mine knew Justin, used to crew for him at RuSport (outside rear tire changer). Said he was one of the nicest guys in the paddock. Sucks - RIP.
Terrible news about Wilson... horrific accident.
Motorsport could have had several other deaths this weekend Rosberg or Vettel's tire failures could easily have turned into aeroplane crashes. And this one from the GP2 race at Spa is horrific..
GP3 race had a wheel go across the track at Blanchimont too.... and hit another car. at 1.40
Verstappen's outside pass there in the race was almost a re-play... in fact you could still see DeJong's skid marks into the barrier....
Pretty cool but sad to think that auto racing has now claimed the lives of two of these little kids.
Dan Wheldon (dec'd), Justin WIlson (dec'd), Anthony Davidson, Jenson Button and Jay Howard racing cadet karts at ~ 8-9 years of age,
That is some good racing there pnwbrit. John Button also went too soon. I think unfortunately Jenson is going to move on to tv. In the Senna movie when he was asked about his fondest memories of racing (now that I think about it that is a pretty wierd question to ask someone who is still at the pinnacle of their sport) but anyhow the way it was set up in the movie it didn't seem so weird. He answered that it was when he first moved to Europe to race go karts. There was a grizzled old veteran who took him under his wing. The result was "pure racing"...no politics.
Terry FullertonQuote:
Originally Posted by wickstad