Random Thoughts...[F1 edition]

[bone]

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-frustrated-by-f1-testing-ban-says-dennis/

so true...fuck you sauber (for some reason i see them as the main responsible for the ban), bring back testing!

 

[Kiskaloo]

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-frustrated-by-f1-testing-ban-says-dennis/

so true...fuck you sauber (for some reason i see them as the main responsible for the ban), bring back testing!

Well if Bernie gets his way, Sauber (and Manor) will be dead and gone like HRT and Caterham, leaving only the factory teams (assuming Lotus becomes Renault again), all of whom can afford constant in-season testing.

 

[NooDle]

Sauber is awesome. Because girls.

 

[bone]

another 0.5s slower :lol:

 

[bone]

take a virtual tour of the ferrari pit box

http://scuderiaferrariuncovered.shell.com/

 

[Heathrow]

Haas F1 Team 2016.

The BBC F1 guys made a few references about Roman Grosjean joining Haas for next year.

Is this likely and would Haas also want to have an American F1 driver at some point? :?

 

[-Niklas-]

Haas said that nationality will not be a factor in deciding drivers. Although I think they would want an American in the team in the near future. They have also said that one driver will be a Ferrari-reserve, most likely Gutierrez.

 

[Heathrow]

OK, thank you. I don't know why the BBC guys were mentioning it, probably just paddock rumours.

 

[Kiskaloo]

OK, thank you. I don't know why the BBC guys were mentioning it, probably just paddock rumours.

The official driver announcement is Tuesday, but Grosjean is pretty much confirmed as one of them.

 

[bone]

Further detail changes to the regulations were also approved. Penalties for power unit and gearbox changes, which were also amended earlier this year, will now ?be applied based on the time of use?, it stated. ?For changes made after qualifying, preference will be given to the driver whose team first informed the technical delegate that a change will occur.?

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/09/30/new-exhaust-rules-to-increase-noise-in-2016/

i read that same quote both on f1fanatic as on james allen his website, but don't understand it.
anyone understands what they are saying?

 

[bone]

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/jenson-button-splits-with-wife-jessica/

 

[bone]

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/stefan-johanssons-f1-revolution-part-3-proposed-solutions-667034/

 

[Mitchi]

fucking love Kimi

 

[mpicco]

Kimi should get his own reality show. At least they'd save in the scripting.

 

[RdKetchup]

22 years ago today, we lost Senna, a day after losing Ratzenberger

I still remember where I was and how I reacted when I heard the news.

 

[bone]

http://www.grandprixphotographs.com/blog/the-grand-prix-of-asia-to-be-held-on-the-nordschleife/

how cool would that be?

 

[mpicco]

http://www.grandprixphotographs.com/blog/the-grand-prix-of-asia-to-be-held-on-the-nordschleife/

how cool would that be?

Good mix of trolling and seriousness...
It would be interesting to say the least.

 

[Cellos88GT]

can someone explain to me how Baku is considered part of Europe?

 

[mpicco]

No.
Cos it ain't.

 

[lukenwolf]

can someone explain to me how Baku is considered part of Europe?

Because Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia decided to align themselves politically to Europe (after splitting from the USSR), btw, the same does Israel, which geographically also isn't a part of Europe, but politically it is. In other sports these countries compete in European championships as well.

And besides, nowhere by nobody was ever said or written that "GP of" has to be held in the country or region it says. It just says who gives away the prize, as that is what Grand Prix means. Some examples:

GP of Luxemburg - held in Germany
GP of San Marino - held in Italy
GP of Switzerland - held in France