formula 1 maggots

**Vt-Freeheel** · 01-25-2010, 06:29 PM

Also not a fan of fred [fof] and will be rooting for Schumy this year. I will miss the Iceman in F1 but will follow his rally season.

Feb 1 Valencia is going to be interesting, can't wait for it to unfold.

**InspectorGadget** · 01-25-2010, 09:22 PM

If you're looking for a jpg illustration of an F1 car from 1950 through 2008, here you go.

Like a 1958 Vanwall

Or maybe a 1976 Tyrrell P34

How 'bout a '91 Jordan 191

**WK Monoskier** · 02-01-2010, 07:03 PM

Day One at Valencia, minus the heavy hitters, gonna be a long year in the shadows for Nico.

Provisional times
01. F Massa Ferrari 1:12.574 102 laps
02. P de las Rosa BMW Sauber 1:12.784 74 laps
03. M Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:12.947 40 laps
04. N Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:13.543 39 laps
05. G Paffett McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.846 86 laps
06. R Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:14.449 75 laps
07. S Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:14.762 18 laps
08. R Kubica Renault 1:15.000 69 laps

And Holy Shit the MP4-25 is seriously oogly...guess that's what happens when you let Hammy into the engineering process:

**wren** · 02-01-2010, 07:17 PM

Not crazy about the shark fin but I like everything else, especially the exhaust vents. The Sauber is different, but also quite cool. Renault looks like it's on its way to ugliest car on the grid two years running.

**PNWbrit** · 02-01-2010, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by Mastodon

Day One at Valencia, minus the heavy hitters,
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F Massa.
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M Schumacher

Any?

Rumor has it Ferrari has fuel consumption issues and Massa is making comments about how long it took Schumacher to win there.

Going to be good.

**thefrush** · 02-01-2010, 08:59 PM

Yeah Massa.

**f2f** · 02-01-2010, 09:01 PM

unexpected result for nico vs schumacher. i hope nico ups his game -- it doesn't look like it's going to be a cakewalk anymore.

**WK Monoskier** · 02-02-2010, 01:39 AM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Any?

What I meant by "minus the heavy hitters" was the absence of the three recent World Champions; Button, Hamilton and Fred, well Fred was a few years ago but a double WC and he will be a contender this year.

And the new Renault livery looks a lot like the Jordon livery from ten years ago, except way uglier

**thefrush** · 02-02-2010, 02:25 PM

Massa tops the charts again.

1. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:11.722, 124 Laps
2. Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber, 1:12.056, 96 Laps
3. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1:12.256, 108 Laps
4. Robert Kubica, Renault, 1:12.426, 119 Laps
5. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, 1:12.899, 119 Laps
6. Rubens Barrichello, Williams, 1:13.377, 102 Laps
7. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 1:13.823, 107 Laps

**f2f** · 02-02-2010, 02:29 PM

kobayashi is a surprise, the weaving bastard.

**truth** · 02-02-2010, 07:15 PM

Good to see Massa and Schumi back in the hot seats.

**sidewall** · 02-02-2010, 08:35 PM

I think Schu is going to get preferred status, sadly. Season should be awesome though, the Merc car looks incredible.

**Vt-Freeheel** · 02-11-2010, 06:35 PM

Today
Unofficial Thursday times from Jerez:
1. Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber, 1:19.950, 103 Laps
2. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 1:20.026, 121 Laps
3. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:20.618, 83 Laps
4. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams, 1:20.629, 67 Laps
5. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, 1:20.754, 80 Laps
6. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, 1:21.083, 124 Laps
7. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:21.424, 129 Laps
8. Robert Kubica, Renault, 1:22.003, 103 Laps
9. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:22.043, 99 Laps
10. Timo Glock, Virgin, 1:29.964, 11 Laps

going to be interesting

And WTF with Renault, livery is the most hacked up shit I have ever seen. A middle school art student could make it flow better.

**WK Monoskier** · 02-11-2010, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel

And WTF with Renault, livery is the most hacked up shit I have ever seen. A middle school art student could make it flow better.

Apparently it is supposed to be in tribute of the 70's era turbo cars...

**InspectorGadget** · 02-11-2010, 11:36 PM

The operative phrase there is supposed to be; that is one ugly car.

**sidewall** · 02-12-2010, 08:25 AM

I actually like the look of the Renault. Can't wait for the first race though, should be a really competitive year.

**Vt-Freeheel** · 02-12-2010, 06:51 PM

The new Lotus looks badass although the front wing looks really fragile and incredibly busy.

**Vt-Freeheel** · 03-12-2010, 07:12 AM

Friday Afternoon practice, Shumi looking good.

Qualifying 6am EST on speed

1 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 1:55.409 23
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.854 0.445 22
3 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 1:55.903 0.494 23
4 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:56.076 0.667 28
5 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:56.459 1.050 18
6 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:56.501 1.092 26
7 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:56.555 1.146 30
8 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:56.750 1.341 26
9 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:57.140 1.731 25
10 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:57.255 1.846 24
11 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:57.352 1.943 27
12 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:57.361 1.952 29
13 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:57.452 2.043 21
14 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:57.833 2.424 29
15 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:58.155 2.746 29
16 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:59.799 4.390 31
17 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 2:00.444 5.035 12
18 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 2:00.873 5.464 23
19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 2:00.990 5.581 14
20 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2:02.037 6.628 3
21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 2:02.188 6.779 21
22 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 2:06.968 11.559 17
23 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari No time 1
24 20 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth No time

**sidewall** · 03-12-2010, 12:15 PM

Can't wait for Sunday. Quali is finally fastest man wins and no more dicking around with fuel loads. I think we'll actually see a race on Sunday.

**ass-to-mouth** · 03-12-2010, 01:00 PM

I hope Ferrari was running a full fuel load because those times are a little disappointing. I guess we'll find out for real tomorrow.

**Singel** · 03-12-2010, 08:39 PM

Should be some carnage at the back this year - too bad USF1 sucks, and the FIA wouldn't let Stefan GP (Villeneuve linked to drive) get to the grid.

Tire conservation and fuel economy will be key. Should be interesting to see how contrasting styles compare - especially at Mclaren (Button smooth, Hamilton eats tires).

I dunno why they can't write concrete technical regs - the Mclaren wing sounds like bullshit to me. Then again I'd kind of like to see them open things up and let teams try anything they want.

My money is on Alonso, though any of the 4 WDCs and their teammates have a legitimate shot this year, not to mention Red Bull. I love this time of year!

Hugh Conway · 03-12-2010, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Mastodon

Apparently it is supposed to be in tribute of the 70's era turbo cars...

And now it's sponsored by the crappiest car company currently around... LADA!

**ass-to-mouth** · 03-13-2010, 06:33 AM

1. sebastian vettel
2. phil massa
3. fred alonso

**Vt-Freeheel** · 03-13-2010, 06:52 AM

Finally, we know who is fast and who is not.
The race is going to be interesting with the backmarkers getting lapped several times.

**ass-to-mouth** · 03-13-2010, 09:16 AM

I believe the top 3 will all start the race on super softs. I can't imagine they'll be able to run more then a handful of laps with a full fuel load and track temps. close to 100 degrees.

That bump on the new section of track will do some serious damage to someones car.