public transit, bus tours (travelbuses), its a relatively popular race in japan, so the tours sell out quick, just don't wait too long

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4325.html

In other news, Ford launches a lawsuit against Ferrari/Fiat, because I might confuse slicks and wings and 15000 rpm and an arrogant Spaniard with a pickup truck. :rolleyes:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe...rticle1902338/

:haha:



supposedly Ferrari already changed the name to F150th Italia in response (before the article was printed) this is according to comments in the article

Heidfield gets Kubica's Renault seat!

not surprising, he performed well @ jerez testing (Schumi too :D bout time, Rosberg is getting too cocky)

"The people who speak badly about me then tremble and cry when they want to have their picture taken with me." - Alonso :haha:

http://en.espnf1.com/ferrari/motorsp...ory/40937.html

Yes, I tremble and cry when I see that such a talent is blended with such a terrible personality.

Alonso = greatest man ever

I think you two were separated at birth. :woot2:
:whistle:

skinnys mouth from alonsos cock ? :D




rofl dude you missed the whole quote

He thinks everyone that went to the testing in Jerez was there simply for him

:rofl:

I didn't mind Alonso, right up until he started acting like a whiney bitch last season.

Now I hope that he never wins another championship.

So the F1 season opener race in Bahrain is canceled (obviously)

Australia will be the season opener so i guess teams have an extra week to prepare



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/9402871.stm

That's a bit of a downer.

I hope this discourages the FIA from planning more expansion into these unstable middle eastern countries. The funny thing is that when the FIA planned to expand into the middle east, Bahrain's competition was Egypt and Lebanon...

yeah but could u imagine f1 in view of the pyramids :fullofwin: (actually surprised there is no F1 in Greece that'd be awesome... a street race ohh)

no big deal. last year's bahrain race was the most boring race i ever seen. no loss.

Yeah good riddance to the Bahrain race

planning to go to Mtrl that weekend since I live only 2 hours away. as an added plus, i heard a lot of nice cars come out that weekend, especially on rue Crescent.

Daimler bought out the rest of Mercedes GP so they now own 60% stake instead of 45%

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...1/2/11779.html

So Bernie wants to make F1 more 'interesting' by adding artificial rain:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011...in-formula-one

IMO, want to make it more interesting? Change it to a run-what-you-brung format. I want to see 1000 HP engines, six-wheeled cars, four wheel drive and all that craziness.

rofl... just bring it to more places... bring it to vancouver ur almost guaranteed it'll be a wet race :)


couple more night races would be awesome too

At the very least, lift the engine development ban. Get rid of the RPM limits too. Let the teams decide how fast they want to spin their motors. Reliability vs power, it should be their choice.

better racing? reduce the brake size by about 60% or get rid of carbon brakes.. braking distances will create excitement

bring back ground effects, shrink the front and rear wings, make them standard so everyone has the same one.

increase minimum weight by about 80kg and triple the amount of power made available through kers

so vancouver240sx had some good info in his F1 thread in VOT thought i'd add a point here

About the Pirelli tyres, 6 Types

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/266...llif1group.jpg(click for huge)
.....:WET:..........:INTERMEDIATE:.:SUPER-SOFT:........:SOFT:...........:MEDIUM:............:HARD:......


http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...1/3/11829.html


I wonder if we'll see all types used and which ones teams will favour shame each team cant use whichever 2 they want

Probably the two best technical sites
http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/

and james allen who writes many of the technical articles
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/

Saw some footage of preseason testing in HD. It's like seeing it for the first time all over again. Can't wait.

Since we're trading links:

F1 news:
a bit more independent than F1.com, so you'll see more controversial stuff; also, some terrific photos:
www.f1live.com

If you <3 Mclaren or the Mclaren boys. British accent, good analysis:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/default.stm

technical (I seldom visit this site, but its content seems pretty harcore):
www.f1technical.net

I love these guys - they pretty much give the piss to a sport that takes itself too seriously:
www.f1rejects.com

another fan site. Their top 10 lists are pretty good.
www.f1fanatic.co.uk