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makes absolutely no sense, trump fan 4 sure...Quote:
Originally Posted by SirHeady
Kimi!
That was quite the qualifying session.
Pretty cool promotional video by Mercedes. Aldo Costa Mercedes engineering director drives one of his F1 cars at Imola.
Amazing F2 feature race at Monza today too.
What a great race. So close for Kimi. Hamilton was pretty special today though, hunted him down mercilessly.
And what was Vettel thinking!
Let Hamilton go through and just get him with the double tow.. he got a case of the red mist again.
Indy cars are ugly as fuck. They look like a cross from the 1970's and an aero engineers wet dream.
Halos coming to Indy cars...
Vandoorne out at McLaren for Lando Norris.. I know they think he's the second coming of Hamilton but that's what they were saying about Vandoorne two years ago.. Norris is going to have a far easier Spaniard to be measured against.
Brutal driver market this year. I hope that Torro Rosso do take Vandoorne as rumored, he really does deserve a real chance.
Hinchcliff has had a lot of bad wrecks.
Outside of Iowa and the podium at Barber it will be a season to forget for SPM.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
Went to Portland this weekend and it was a great race. Nice to Sato win, I have now seen 2/3 of his career Indycar Wins.
Crowd was huge, traffic was backed up for hours trying to get in the track on race day. I don't think it will be long before it once again becomes the biggest attended sporting event in Oregon (as it was during the CART GI Joes days).
Alonso is testing at Barber today so we will see how he takes to the new car.
Also hearing the Harding Racing will become the Jr Andretti team and will be fielding Lights Champion Pato O'Ward and Colton Herta in association with the Steinbrenner family. Both of those dudes will win 500s and series championships.
What do you mean by Brutal? Its about time Silly Season has been interesting in the relatively uninteresting world of F1.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
Hopefully Kubica and Ocon go to Williams
Perez staying at Force India?
That Italian Ferrari Reserve driver going to Haas and Grosjean out?
Grosjean probably fades into obscurity in WEC or DTM since he doesn't have the balls to race an Indycar.
PIR usually has good competition, nice track.Quote:
Originally Posted by SirHeady
I almost went, but over a week in advance I saw that all the paddock passes were sold out. $40 for a pit pass, no f'ing way...
Last time we went to PIR we took Max, so easy.
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Originally Posted by k2skier112
I bought the 3 day pass which included the Pit Pass, and Grandstand tickets in Stand K (inside of Festival Curves) for $169. Decent deal, got money's worth. Paddock at PIR is way more congested than some other tracks I've been to. Also hope to see the city pump some $$ into the facilty as it needs some TLC
It looks like Ocon, who had a stellar season so far is really getting screwed.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...r-ocon--horner
Leclerc to Ferrari Kimi to Sauber.
Kimi at Sauber with the Petronas Redbull Credit Suisse livery is one of the GOAT cars. I believe that was the year Heidfeld got Sauber's first podium at Interlagos and they finished best of the rest for that year. Sauber one of the all time rad Teams
Good. It's about time Kimi is shown the door. Why Ferrari kept him for so long is a mystery. Just as his enduring popularity. Too bad he's not going to Indycar or Rallycross or WEC or whatever but will, again, be quite good enough but not really there in a car that should go to a younger driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
Next year is going to be exciting with some new talents in first tier cars. Now, someone get Ocon a drive !
Bottas on on pole and red cars in the mix. Hammy ? Kimi is the epitome of a maggot
George Russell to Williams...
it's been in the worksQuote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
https://beyondtheflag.com/2018/07/27...eorge-russell/
Always seemed a possibility once the FI buyout took place and with Williams having ever bigger money troubles. Mercedes are probably making it cost effective to have them train their new megastar in waiting.Quote:
Originally Posted by willywhit
They've got to give him a better car than this year's though. PM Mr Vandoorne for details how a glittering future can be crushed by a pig of a car.
Umm....okay?
Jeebus what a competition.
decent race https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...he_US_GP_.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Meathelmet
Iceman!!!
A great race.
I really like Kimi as much as I don't like Hamilton https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...ates-gp-report
Ditto.Quote:
Originally Posted by willywhit
But you have to give it to the guy as a racing driver he has to be considered among the very best ever. His driving this year has been exquisite.
Meanwhile Vettel continues to dismantle his reputation race by race. It's painful to watch.
To me, it seems that yesterday was strange in that Ferrari seemed to out strategize Mercedes. I think that Vettel is a better driver than Hamilton, but the Mercedes team is much better than Ferrari. His pass of Botas in lap 55 was exquisite.
I used to think this and maybe it was true when Vettel was in his full pomp at Red Bull.Quote:
Originally Posted by schindlerpiste
But I'm firmly of the opinion now that if you put them in the same team Hamilton would have the beating of him.
It's very, very close though.
The two of them, and Alonso, are significantly ahead of the rest of the grid. With Max fast catching them up.. his drive yesterday and his general increase in maturity this season has been incredible to see.
Could be, but I think that a lot of Hamilton's success is the direct result of Niki Lauda. No one has ever been able to set up a car like Lauda.
At 21 Max is a rockstar. One day, I can see his name mentioned in the same sentence as Lauda and Senna. But, he does have a ways to go.
Not sure I'd necessarily agree... but clearly you've seen the movie Rush.Quote:
Originally Posted by schindlerpiste
I think Lauda would be the first person to admit that he has zero technical input in the team. And I very much doubt a driver from his era(s) would know where to begin to "set up" this era of cars.
Imagine how much whining there'd be on team radio.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
That would be a show
And body got a streaming link for todays race? It’s going to to be interesting with the Red Bulls upfront....
lil Max seemed a bit butt hurt with second https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-...appen/10438650
good times in Brazil. I missed the Ocon/ Max thing, tho
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...collision.html
Kind of a weird race. Hamilton definitely got a lucky break there. I wonder if he could have gotten it done without Max's help.
Max is starting to get on my nerves. Pompous lil prick.Quote:
Originally Posted by m2711c
Ocon asked if he could unlap himself . Hammy told Max he should've been more careful.
That's what ya get for being a twat, MAX. primadonna cunt.
Like him or not, Hamilton showed me something by winning in Brazil. How many times can you say, "he got lucky, or this and that"?
Max is very aggressive. This is a tough situation, but Ocan should not have pushed it here.
Hammy has grown on me. He seems more humble, the more he wins. Dude is a bad ass but I still like Kimi's style and demeanor the best right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by schindlerpiste
Fun season. last race is just a victory lap for the silver arrows
http://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=...c-7c52e847e79b
https://www.facebook.com/76390979728...type=2&theater
sorry for FB link, can't find it anywhere else in interweb land, a buddy posted it on my page.
Never forget, enjoy every sandwich. Happy Birthday to a legend.
Michael Schumacher: Tributes paid to F1 legend on 50th birthday
https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/46746680