[Speed2K]

Can't wait for the season to start!

Mclaren Honda's new MP4-30!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoOT0NiydEA&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obRgDko-IpI#t=31

Go Mclaren Honda! :wooha:

[SkinnyPupp]

Any new rule changes to make it interesting? Did they get rid of the vacuum cleaner engines?

[HonestTea]

Should've went with this livery

http://www.tradingpaints.com/showroom/pictures/6016/1.jpg

OH YEAAAAAAA!

[Great68]

Any new rule changes to make it interesting? Did they get rid of the vacuum cleaner engines?

-Max four engines this year (5 last year)

- Restrictions on engine development: Teams only get a certain number development "tokens" to use upgrading various engine parts.

- Regulations on nose shape, to prevent "Ugly" looking noses

- Increased minimum weight

- Ban on front-rear interconnected suspension systems

- Some "virtual safety car" thing

- More restrictions on pit-to-car communications

So basically all the rule changes make the cars cheaper and slower. Stupid.

Oh, and anyone who thinks Honda/McLaren is going to repeat the late 80's/early 90's is going to be disappointed.

[denham]

So basically all the rule changes make the cars cheaper and slower. Stupid.
i don't think making cars cheaper is stupid. We see teams struggle all the time and if we can make the sport more accessible to lower end teams I think it only improves things.

As for making the cars slower, I've actually read several articles saying the cars could be up to 3 seconds per lap quicker this season.

Formula 1 speed increase predicted for 2015 cars - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117443)

[Great68]

We will see if this years cars are all that much faster. If they are, it's just because the rate of development outweighed the handicap of the new rule changes. Without the rule changes, the cars would be faster still.

I'm not a fan of cheaper. F1 is an exclusive sport, you gotta pay to play. I don't want to see them head down the homologation/standardization path of Nascar.

Last year's season was disappointing. The rule changes were supposed to spice things up and instead made for one of the most lopsided seasons in a long time.

[Great68]

We will see if this years cars are all that much faster. If they are, it's just because the rate of development outweighed the handicap of the new rule changes. Without the rule changes, the cars would be faster still.

I'm not a fan of cheaper. F1 is an exclusive sport, you gotta pay to play. I don't want to see them head down the homologation/standardization path of Nascar.

Last year's season was disappointing. The rule changes were supposed to spice things up and instead made for one of the most lopsided seasons in a long time.

I want to see drivers racing balls-to-the-walls for a full race, not this tire & fuel management bullshit pacing that's happening today

[Sunfighter]

I'm excited for the season. My GF is a bigger F1 fan than I am so watching the races and discussing the results throughout the season is fun. Fortunately, we are both Hamilton fans.

I'm excited for the Mclaren-Honda collaboration this year : the way it should be.

[Noran]

Bought my Montreal tickets today! Section 12 - right on the second corner.

Anyone who has previously been to a Grand Prix to share some advice/tips for my first event?

[StylinRed]

You didn't link Ferraris new car..... or any of the others wth :P


FYI Mclaren Honda is Interim Livery simply for the testing at Jerez it's rumoured that they'll be changing it when they get to Melbourne

People have been very vocal about wanting it Red and White so it seems like that may be what will happen




Vettel does not suit the Ferrari outfit at all...

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Sauber looks pretty sweet with that blue

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[SkinnyPupp]

The new Ferrari looks hot. Vettel... not so much :heckno:

[HonestTea]

Vettel needs a better tailor LOL

[twitchyzero]

it's always refreshing to see Chinese logos/partnerships in major international sporting events...world cup...australian open...scuderia livery etc

[BBMme]

I really really hope McLaren/Honda does well

[mb_]

Saw Noran's snapchat for Montreal's race :okay:

[denham]

Bought my Montreal tickets today! Section 12 - right on the second corner.

Anyone who has previously been to a Grand Prix to share some advice/tips for my first event?
Nice! Not really much advice. Just show up super early of course because it can be really busy. Don't forget your camera. After the race walk the track if possible back to the start/finish line if you don't mind the crowd. You could probably get back in time for the podium celebrations and interviews if you're at turn 2. Hope you enjoy!

[Speed2K]

Haha, I thought the same thing when I saw Vettel in the ferrari race suit the first time.

[StylinRed]

i didnt even recognize him! i thought it was a mechanic or one of the reserve/test drivers :lol



edit:

RedBull just unveiled their car...doesn't look clear though (literally just happened)

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[twitchyzero]

Bought my Montreal tickets today! Section 12 - right on the second corner.

Anyone who has previously been to a Grand Prix to share some advice/tips for my first event?

i dont know if section 12 has a screen so bring a radio and binoculars
bring a hat and lots of sunscreen
if you're watching support races all day then ear protection is recommended, but not needed when the F1s are on
be at the gates before it opens on race day
the ferrari challenge race trailers were at the end of the water by the hairpin
closer to the end of support races on practice days you can usually get up to other grandstands...IMO center the hairpin are the best seats
we managed to get in the paddock club only because we were chatting up some passholders that were nice enough to offer them for a bit...felt so out of place in shorts/t-shirt :lol and too bad the pit lane wasn't open that hour because the paddock is restricted to race personnel and media.

some photos from last year


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[ncrx]

if the honda motor by total fluke is up to snuff, alonso may have pulled off a genius move to mclaren. the peter prodomou designed mclaren is essentially an RB.

if raikkonen is anywhere near vettel, or ahead.. vettel's reputation is going to drop faster than he can drive. he needs to own raikonnen like alonso did

hope max verstappen isn't a total disaster. imagine being 17 and your career is over

if renault really has found 100hp... merc better watch out, that rb chassis was fantastic last year

[StylinRed]

with upgrades being allowed this season it should add some excitement

hopefully there'll be a german grand prix this year... :/ (nurburgring is a no go and hockenheim is ???)

& force india won't be at jerez, $$$ troubles

[mb_]

with upgrades being allowed this season it should add some excitement

hopefully there'll be a german grand prix this year... :/ (nurburgring is a no go and hockenheim is ???)

& force india won't be at jerez, $$$ troubles

Nurburgring and Hockenheim take turns hosting the German Grand Prix

[StylinRed]

yes but Nurburgring is a no-go this season so Bernie was trying to get Hockenheim to sign on for 2015 but that doesn't look like it will happen either

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ecclestone-doubts-germany-to-host-2015-race/?v=2&s=1

Bernie Ecclestone estimates Germany's chances of staying on the 2015 calendar at "less than 50 per cent".

The Nurburgring was due to return to the schedule in 2015, but German reports say the boss of new circuit owner Capricorn's offices were raided last week by local prosecutors amid allegations of fraud.

And F1's other German host, Hockenheim, is yet to agree contract terms with Ecclestone about stepping in at short notice.

"The chance that there will be a German Grand Prix this year is less than 50 per cent," F1 chief executive Ecclestone told Auto Motor und Sport late on Thursday.

"If we come to the middle of February or the beginning of March and still have not agreed, it will be difficult," the Briton added.

[Timpo]

I hope the new McLaren F1(or P1? whatever their next flagship is) will be powered by Honda.

Back in the day, Gordon Murray(Chief Engineer of McLaren F1) asked Honda to build McLaren F1's engine but Honda kept saying no because they didn't want to build high performance V10 or V12 for the street use for some reason, so McLaren had to compromise with much bigger and heavier BMW V12.

Because BMW's big V12 had lots of power, McLaren F1 ended up getting fastest top speed record, but what Gordon Murrary really wanted was a light-weight 4.5L V10 producing approx 550hp.

[Speed2K]

Haha! RB11

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Mclaren Honda MP4-30 at Jerez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ9AE5QRb_8&x-yt-cl=85114404&x-yt-ts=1422579428

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpHwEFGlMQI

[StylinRed]

Shame Alonso only got to do 6 laps before the thing conked out

[Vancouver240sx]

And another crap day for McLaren in testing.

I don't think laptimes are telling us much, however, by looking at mileage the field does look closer this year than last. Still think Merc will be the car to beat for the 1st half of the year though.

Rich

[Speed2K]

Excellent article (http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/22058/9695979/ferrari-and-mclarens-new-cars-go-in-search-of-downforce-after-2014-woes) on Ferrari and Mclaren's problems from last year and things done to improve for this year.


Ferrari and McLaren's new cars go in search of downforce after 2014 woes
Sky Sports F1's Mark Hughes assesses Ferrari and McLaren's new cars and why there could be cause for optimism in 2015

The new cars of arguably 2014’s two biggest under-achieving teams – Ferrari and McLaren – were revealed at Jerez, each of them very significantly different to their predecessors, both teams imbued with a sense of optimism that big performance gains have been made.

The respective weaknesses of each team’s car last year were very clear. The McLaren could never generate enough front downforce – the performance loss from this exacerbated by the tiny set up window it forced upon the car. Despite being powered by the standard-setting Mercedes power unit, it qualified around 1.4s per lap slower than the works Mercedes W05. Averaging 1.1s off the Mercedes, the Ferrari’s biggest shortfall – around 60% according to the team’s techical director James Allison - came from a power unit which lacked horsepower, had poor energy recovery efficiency and difficult driveability. The remaining 40% of the shortfall was reckoned to be aerodynamic, in particular a lack of rear downforce. Allison’s figures suggest that the Ferrari’s aerodynamics were responsible for around 0.45s of its deficit to the Mercedes. Therefore, the Ferrari’s aerodynamics, whilst not good enough, were much better than the McLaren’s.

A lack of downforce at one end of the car or the other invariably impacts at both ends. For example, Ferrari was constantly forced to run its car with less front downforce than it was capable of generating in order to have a car balance that the drivers could live with. This in turn meant that it would often not heat up its front tyres quickly enough (especially if the tyre compound was on the conservative side) decreasing the front grip even further. In this way the underlying shortage of rear downforce was giving problems at the front. Similarly, the McLaren was unable to take advantage of what may potentially have been the highest rear downforce of all (if the camber and departure angle of the rear wing was any guide) simply because the front proved stubbornly immune to generating good levels of downforce.

Although the problems manifested differently, both teams failed in 2014 to meet the big challenges of the new aero regs – getting enough front and rear downforce and then balancing the two. At the front the big obstacle was that the narrower span front wing (which stopped halfway across the tyre’s width rather than flush, as previously) made it exceptionally difficult to generate the airflow vortices (circular currents of air) just ahead of the sidepods that had previously sped up the flow over the front wing by sucking it back harder. Generating rear downforce had been made more difficult mainly by the abolition of blowing exhausts and the lower beam wing.

Only two teams –Mercedes and Red Bull - successfully resolved both those challenges with their 2014 cars. They each did it in different ways and in the new McLaren MP4-30 we see an almost straight copy of the Red Bull philosophy. Visually, in the way that its body surfaces flow, the MP4-30 has more in common with the Red Bull RB10 and 11 than it does with the MP4-29. In a way, this is unsurprising, given the recruitment to McLaren of Red Bull’s former aero chief Peter Prodromou. Essentially, he seems to have designed McLaren a Honda-powered Red Bull.

Just like the Red Bull, the stand-out feature is how tightly the car’s bodywork is waisted between the cockpit and rear wing. This ‘coke bottle’ profile is extreme, as the sidepods cut in very aggressively in plan view. Ron Dennis calls it ‘size zero’ and points out that it has been facilitated by how aggressively compact Honda has made the power unit. Gone are last year’s ‘mushroom’ blockers along the rear suspension that linked up the airflow of the diffuser and rear wing and which did so much to boost rear downforce (but at the expense of drag). The new car generates its rear downforce instead from that tightly-waisted rear bodywork. That has been made more easily achievable by Honda’s placement of the compressor at the front, just as on the Mercedes motor. Compared to the conventional rear compressors used by Renault and Ferrari this reduces the plumbing requirement for the intercooler, gives the compressed air a more straightforward route to the engine and allows the compressor itself to be bigger without damaging the airflow around the aero-sensitive exhaust area.

But what of McLaren’s problematical front end? Last year’s car had a considerable gap between the underside of the nose and the upper surface of the front wing beneath. Whilst this increased the flow to the floor and thereafter the diffuser (increasing rear downforce further) it militated against front downforce. On cars such as the Red Bull, the much smaller gap between the nose and wing created a diffuser effect as the air was forced through a narrow opening that widened behind, creating a negative pressure there. Although the new-for-2015 dimension regulations have forced everyone to change the noses of their cars, the general philosophy still applies: you can have either a narrow gap there (good for front downforce) or a big one (good for rear downforce). With the MP4-30, the McLaren has moved from the latter to the former. New front brake ducts, a blown front axle (guiding the airflow through the wheel to exit at the side) and sidepods which begin further back than on last year’s car, should make the optimum placement of those vital vortices ahead of the sidepods easier, boosting front downforce further.

But there is another way of achieving front downforce under this formula – as Mercedes demonstrated last year. Like McLaren, it opted for a big gap between the nose and wing to help with rear downforce. But it clawed back the loss of front downforce by an innovation in the front suspension layout. Instead of the conventional ‘A arm’ or wishbone arrangement, it instead had what in effect was just a single arm but with a forked end into the chassis. To get the equivalent strength of a conventional wishbone, this had to be much heavier but in eliminating the second arm it removed a key aerodynamic blockage in the creation of the vortices ahead of the sidepod. The Mercedes W05 therefore got to have its aerodynamic cake and eat it, with good front and rear downforce.

This suspension innovation has been copied by Ferrari on the new SF15-T. Although the car retains – uniquely among the 2015 field – pull-rod front suspension, it has Mercedes-like single lower arms with forked ends. The pull-rod layout already gives a clearer airflow passage (because the lower arms are higher, further out of the way of the airflow coming off the front wing) but with the single lower arms, it’s now clearer still. Ferrari’s aerodynamicists should have plenty of scope to place the vortices in just the right place to accelerate the overall front airflow. This should be vital in clawing back front downforce almost certainly lost to the very different nose layout.

Last year Ferrari had quite a narrow gap between the nose and wing. This restricted flow to the rear but helped the front. Although the siting of the oil tank within the gearbox casing (on all other cars the oil tank is in the gap between the cockpit and engine) allowed Ferrari to bring the engine further forwards to create a bigger diffuser area at the back, the nose layout was probably unable to feed that with sufficient airflow to maximise its potential. On the new SF15-T, when viewed from head-on the long nose being used for initial testing disguises the gap between nose underside and wing, making it look smaller than before. But when looked at in profile it can be seen that the gap is actually bigger than previously – feeding more flow to the rear of the car. This flow will be increased further when Ferrari makes its planned switch to a shorter nose (just as soon as it can pass the crash test). This is exactly what Mercedes did last year, when it introduced the shorter nose at the third race.

Ferrari’s rear downforce should be enhanced further with a tighter coke bottle section (though still nowhere near as tight as Red Bull’s or McLaren’s), a new rear wing family that James Allison reckons has been designed not for more peak downforce but more robust downforce that will stay attached better as the car turns or in windy conditions.

In essence Ferrari has surrendered some easy front downforce for more rear and McLaren has done the opposite. In terms of engine Ferrari is very bullish about significant power increase and better energy recovery. There is informed talk of an extra 80bhp. Last year’s motor was reckoned to be around 50bhp down on the Mercedes (though this year’s Merc is reckoned to have an additional 60bhp). If those figures are accurate, the Ferrari will begin the year 30bhp down on the Merc rather than 50 – and not be as limited as before on energy recovery from the ERS-H. In its initial form the 2015 Ferrari motor still has a rear-mounted compressor (and no longer split with the turbine to fit in the ERS-H) but it’s possible that the revised rules allowing engine development tokens to be used through the season will see Ferrari introduce the Mercedes and Honda layout of a front-mounted compressor later in the year.

Both the McLaren MP4-30 and the Ferrari SF15T, in the direction they have been developed from their predecessors, underline that the Mercedes W05 of last year was a year ahead of the game in both its aero and power unit. The Red Bull, in a different way, achieved similar aerodynamic excellence but remained under-powered. Whilst accepting that Mercedes will likely have made further gains, it would be surprising indeed if McLaren and Ferrari have not significantly reduced their deficit. Their first attempts proved to be false starts and they each now look on the road to the optimum paths suggested by Mercedes and Red Bull last year. Respectability – and maybe even competitiveness – beckons.

[Vancouver240sx]

Fantastic article by Chris Harris on meeting with Nico and Lewis at a test earlier this year:

https://grrc.goodwood.com/race/modern/mercedes-f1-stars-lewis-hamilton-nico-rosberg-speak-grrs-chris-harris

On the first day of the pre-season test at Jerez, three days after this interview was recorded, Nico Rosberg completed 157 laps. ‘They’re just showing off’, said Red Bull’s Christian Horner.

Within the FIA’s strict testing schedule, each Formula One team is allowed a certain number of filming days – last year Mercedes chose to use one of these to run the W05 for the first time on a circuit – and it repeated the exercise for this years W06 at Silverstone.

So this was the first day of a new school term. New uniforms – all a little too stiff and itchy. New classmates. And a new car. There were many team members on hand to run the new machine, both drivers, and two of the top-brass. A good time to ask questions and take-stock after a 2014 spent pummeling the opposition.

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Nico walks in first – tanned, lean, flanked as they all are these days by his personal trainer. He’s despicably engaging and bright. Really, he is. It’s only when you watch Nico command an interview, balance his responses with technical knowledge, humour and humility that you realise what one of the core frictions within the Mercedes team must be – Nico is a public relations dream. Lewis is not. Nico is the perfect boyfriend, the ideal husband, the model pupil. Lewis is the precocious talent brooding at the back of the classroom. And even more irritatingly for Lewis, Nico knows just when to stop short of the saccharine sweetness that makes people want to punch you.

He’s a good lad. You could drink good beers with Nico – but I’m an unashamed Lewis fan. Always have been, always will be. When Lewis’s car stops circulating at a Grand Prix, more often than not, I stop watching. It’s that sad. So these interviews will display quite staggering levels of bias in favour of Mr Stevenage.

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But we have Nico-time first. He chats engagingly about wintering-over in Ibiza. He absorbs ten minutes of pleasantries and small-talk and then becomes more serious as idiots like me ask what we think are perceptive questions. All of his answers are delivered in the most perfect English imaginable. How irritating is that? English is probably his fourth language and his active vocabulary is larger than Lewis’s.

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This is his response to a question about the modern F1 steering wheel, its complexities and how he manages to have the spare processing power to do so many things at once.

‘Yeah, it’s capacity you know, whilst you’re driving. We had a talk from the ex-leader of the Red Arrows two nights ago as a team event. I went to that just to join in. He said, “What’s important is that flying the aircraft becomes sort of natural, that you don’t have to think about the actual flying so much, so that you have much more capacity to think about problems that could arise, or where are your teammates, or no, that’s all part of the instinctive stuff, and problems that could arise or things like that.” That’s all the same in a race car. It’s great if you make the driving fast sort of the natural part, which comes quite easily; then you have capacity left to think about optimising the car around the lap, optimising different things.’

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Two things to note here – the fluid line of thought and the mention of dropping into the Brackley factory one evening for a lecture. That’s not Lewis’s style.

Next he responds to the suggestion that if he has ‘spare’ capacity, are the cars too easy to drive – is the mooted 1000hp F1 car what we need?

‘Driving in a foreign car is a massive challenge. Driving any car is exactly as difficult, yeah? There’s not one car that’s easier to drive than another when you’re on the limit. When you’re on the limit every car is a huge challenge. To be dancing on that limit, going over sometimes, bringing it back, never staying too far under, that’s the biggest challenge. Mario Andretti once said, “That if everything feels under control you’re not going fast enough.” That’s the same for all cars. Even if you take a little rent-a-car around the track now, okay you have a bit more time on the straights, but other than that, in corners it’s still going to be a massive challenge, even for me. Same thing.’

An unarguable position I’d say. At this point another questioner chimes in asking him just how ‘on it’ he is during a race, but he’s not finished with the 1000hp conundrum, so politely says he wants to finish his train of thought. This calm siloing of information and dealing with stuff in order; not moving on to the next task before completion probably tells you more about Nico’s fearsome analytical abilities and mental discipline than any direct question pertaining to the subject could manage.

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‘A thousand horsepower is not going to make it more difficult to drive. It’s just going to make it faster on the straights. You don’t want it to be faster on the straits at the moment because we’re close to record speeds anyway and that’s not going to make the show any better or make it more challenging. What I can agree with is the sound. That we need to keep on working on the sound a little bit because that’s part of the show and unfortunately the sound is not so good so that we need to look into and have a think about it. A thousand horsepower anyway, even if people start insisting, okay, we need a thousand horsepower, which I don’t agree with, but if they do then you just increase the fuel flow with engines that we have now and then you have your thousand horsepower, it’s quite simple to do. You don’t need to make complete new engines or anything. I don’t agree with that. I think it’s challenging as it is. Sound, only issue.’

Nico Rosberg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 interview‘I’ll go back to that one [the other question]. In the race. I was racing Lewis. To race Lewis you need to go flat out so there’s not a moment where I’m just chilling out except when he was not in my close vicinity, then sometimes yes, I could relax a bit, but that’s natural, that’s always going to be a case. In racing when you’re comfortable you need to start protecting things because you just want to win. You don’t care if you win with 20 or 15 seconds or whatever. But it was always flat-out and okay, tyre management, but you’re still driving flat-out and tyre-management is just a way of driving flat-out but it’s still flat-out.’

And then Nico talks about the Mercedes advantage, about the team’s hard work, about his chances for this year, what he’s learned. ‘The tough moments are where I learn the most so that’s going to make me stronger.’ And then he leaves with an airy grin to go and sit in his new racing car and the six of us interviewing him all exchange a ‘that’s a very good lad’ glance and go drink some more coffee.

The car runs late with Nico in first, so we chat to Paddy Lowe about the technical changes to the cars and then Lewis hops in and completes two slow laps before it snows. When he dashes back into the hospitality area, I’m alone typing – he nips past to grab a drink. I’m star-struck, mumble something glib like ‘bet that wasn’t fun’ to which he replies ‘Nope’ and scuttles away.

Ten minutes later he’s facing the same six hacks, resplendent in fashionable undergowns garnished with a vast jacket whose furry hood appears to offer no practical weather protection. His handshake remains terrifying.

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He’s uneasy from the start. Answers are short, curt. The body language is starkly geometric, upright. Stiff. The opening salvos of nonsense patter are dismissed. Nico’s first answer about his Winter hols in Ibiza runs to over fifty words on the transcript. This was Lewis’s initial dialogue:

Speaker 1: Is it fun or like work today?

Lewis: No, not at all. Today I’m doing tedious stuff in front of the camera. That’s work.

Speaker 1: This is work.

Lewis: When you’re racing, it doesn’t feel like work.

Speaker 2: Talking to us it is?

Lewis: Yeah, that’s work.

Speaker 2: In racing, you get on with it?

Lewis: Racing is fun, yeah.

Speaker 1: How was this off-season now, second world championship? It felt like a different one?

Lewis: I felt the same as every year

Speaker 1: Really?

Lewis: Yeah, it didn’t feel any different.

Perfunctory, honest, no interest in stretching the narrative. Most people love to hate this about Lewis, I love it. The message is stark: I do this to win races, not engage in small talk.

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He talks about the success of last year, how he can improve, how he grows frustrated when he tries to explain a technical point because he suspects that we don’t have enough knowledge to understand, and he’s probably correct in that assumption. The he grows combative.

I ask him about his frugal driving last year. How we Lewis fans were amazed his aggressive style translated into using less fuel than most drivers.

‘You just never assume anything in F1 – because most of the time we may assume they are wrong. Same for everyone I think. I think every season I go into, it’s like, “Oh, he’s going to go through a couple of tyres. Oh, he’s going to go through all the fuel”. I was the most eco-friendly last year than any other driver.’

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He’s slouched back now. Not especially enjoying the questioning. He mentions keeping a notebook with all his racing history – set-up, solutions to technical problems. Someone says ‘Really, a notebook?!’ He bristles.

‘Because you don’t think we [F1 drivers] do much!’ He leans over and points to Jason from Top Gear’s notebook, glaring an assassin’s smile. ‘I have one just like you! I have a book just like that and from practice, Wednesday-Thursday night, I’ve got a sheet of things to study and things that I really need to make sure I remember. You put them on Thursday or Friday after practice, before practice and after practice. It could be gear ratios, it could be gear selections from corners, it could be braking points. You make tons of notes, tons of notes.’

He calms a little. Talks race craft, the difficulties of running in dirty air. He’s more engaged now. He’s asked to recall karting and utters a memorable quotation:

‘In karting no-one can see what you’re doing, You can see their lines, but you don’t know how they are flexing the car. You don’t know… you can’t see their steering input, you can’t see how they are drifting and when they’re… In karting, it was much easier to have an advantage. That’s why no-one could beat me in a kart.’

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And in that last sentence is the kernel of why I’m a Lewis Hamilton fan. I don’t care about the truculence or the occasionally combative tone, or the new hairstyle. I care about the racing. To hear someone say that they were unbeatable with a confidence that cannot be sullied with accusations of arrogance because the results sheets support the claim – that’s the essence of being a racing driver.

He talks engagingly about going wheel-to-wheel with modern greats: ‘You look in the mirror and you see someone like Fernando or… Immediately, you’ll alter opinion or your approach – you know what you have to do. You’re going to do the same thing, but you know how critical it is to be even more precise then because the moment you slip up, he’s going to get you.’

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He talks about the forthcoming test, the season preparations and then time’s up. He’s going – more knuckle-popping hand-crushes and then something strange happens – Nick from Evo asks him about his Pagani Zonda and his face lights-up. He gushes over the details, the noise, the manual gearshift. He’s not a Huyara fan. ‘They took me out in it and it’s all the turbo and it’s… It just whoooosh… There is that big whoosh sound to it, which I don’t like.’

He’s more energised, he’s talking feeely. Natural aspiration. ‘I remember my first time in a Formula One was here at the the national circuit with McLaren in, in 2006 I think it was, in the V10 – 21,000rpm, it was frigging amazing. It just kept going.’

The W06 ran for no more than ten laps that day, at around 30mph. Technicians fussed around it like an ITU patient and worried faces grimaced as it ventured onto the track before snow curtailed Lewis’s second full lap. Three days later the car would run more than two race distances without fault.

Mercedes is on a roll. Nico is a brilliant bloke and will push his teammate all the way this year.

Lewis is the real-deal.

Rich

[StylinRed]

Alonso got airlifted to the hospital after a crash today during testing in barcelona, supposedly he's okay but testing has ended for Honda for the rest of the period

So it sounds like there's a more serious problem with the car than they've been having troubles with if it caused the crash today. which seems to be the reason for the crash since even Buttons testing has been brought to an end

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[Pooface55]

The mclaren-honda duo looking bad, real bad. Can't even do 10 laps!!

[Vancouver240sx]

They definitely look a year behind, which I guess isn't all that surprising, but jeepers Australia is coming quickly!

A bit of an interesting test today with Williams really showing speed and reliability. Looks to me like Mercedes is still at the front but the fight for 2nd between Ferrari and Williams looks to be a fun one in Aus!

Rich

[HonestTea]

Rumors have it that Alonso is having trouble remembering past events in his life?

Sounds a bit worrying to me

[E-40six]

Lotus signs GP3 driver Carmen Jorda as a development driver. She currently competes in GP3 and her highest finish to date was 13th :pokerface:

http://e1.365dm.com/15/02/660x350/carmen-jorda-lotus_3269782.jpg?20150226181413

[roastpuff]

Still prefer Susie Wolff with Williams.

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[HKS PWR]

Still prefer Susie Wolff with Williams.


Me, too!

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https://diosfenix.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/susie-wolff-vogue-jun13-issue-jason-bell-1-b_1440x960.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtAf7PFFsEs

[StylinRed]

Pretty hot when done up imo, hotter than susie but they're both horrible drivers so who curs

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[Great68]

i dont know if section 12 has a screen so bring a radio and binoculars


Section 12 has a screen, the problem is that it blocks view of the straight away. This was actually my section when I went in 2012, we ended up watching the race from the top of the patch of grass in front of Section 11.
Had the picnic blanket out, backpack with a lunch and drinks in it, it was actually a lot better than sitting in the stands.

[Great68]

Bought my Montreal tickets today! Section 12 - right on the second corner.

Anyone who has previously been to a Grand Prix to share some advice/tips for my first event?

There is lots to do, go early, wear comfortable shoes. Be prepared for the weather, when I went in 2012 it fucking POURED on friday and absolutely soaked us to the bone, then saturday & sunday were 30degree scorchers.

After the race on Sunday the crowds to leave are an absolute gong show, so have plenty of beers and chill for a while.

If you want to catch the podium celebration, you have to be ready at the spot where they open the fence by the paddocks a couple laps before the checkered flag, and then you have to sprint if you want to have a hope of being close enough to see anything.

The best thing of all is that you can bring in all your own beer & food that you want.

My F1 trip was probably one of my best vacations of all time (and I've done my share of travelling). The atmosphere, the character of Montreal, you will enjoy yourself. No event in Vancouver, barring the Olympics, can even begin to compare.

[HonestTea]

There is lots to do, go early, wear comfortable shoes. Be prepared for the weather, when I went in 2012 it fucking POURED on friday and absolutely soaked us to the bone, then saturday & sunday were 30degree scorchers.

After the race on Sunday the crowds to leave are an absolute gong show, so have plenty of beers and chill for a while.

If you want to catch the podium celebration, you have to be ready at the spot where they open the fence by the paddocks a couple laps before the checkered flag, and then you have to sprint if you want to have a hope of being close enough to see anything.

The best thing of all is that you can bring in all your own beer & food that you want.

My F1 trip was probably one of my best vacations of all time (and I've done my share of travelling). The atmosphere, the character of Montreal, you will enjoy yourself. No event in Vancouver, barring the Olympics, can even begin to compare.

Is it hard to meet or get the driver's autographs in Montreal? That would be pretty cool if possible.

[StylinRed]

there are set times for meet and greets with drivers sometime during the practice days as always you gotta bear the lineups

[Vancouver240sx]

Is it hard to meet or get the driver's autographs in Montreal? That would be pretty cool if possible.

I also went in 2012 and attended the open pit on the Friday which was kinda lackluster to tell the truth. Maybe because the weather was shit the teams didn't have the cars in the pit lane or the various wings outside, because it was pretty barren.

As mentioned previously you could try to get in line for a driver's autograph but.... meh fuck that (in my opinion).

I sat on the outside of turn 2 and thought it was the best seat in the house. We could see from the wall of champions to the entry of T3. Being in the 1st few corners at the start of the race is really something special and having the pit lane merge right infront of you I found it was easier to keep track of the race.

Have fun!!

Rich

[Great68]

I also went in 2012 and attended the open pit on the Friday which was kinda lackluster to tell the truth. Maybe because the weather was shit the teams didn't have the cars in the pit lane or the various wings outside, because it was pretty barren.

As mentioned previously you could try to get in line for a driver's autograph but.... meh fuck that (in my opinion).

I sat on the outside of turn 2 and thought it was the best seat in the house. We could see from the wall of champions to the entry of T3. Being in the 1st few corners at the start of the race is really something special and having the pit lane merge right infront of you I found it was easier to keep track of the race.

Have fun!!

Rich

The pits were open on Friday? I don't remember that, if that's true I wish I knew.
I thought the open house was supposed to be on the Thursday, but was cancelled because of security concerns over the stupid Student protests that were going on at the time.

The best thing about spending the money on the Section 11/12 area tickets is that you can go pretty much anywhere around the track but people who bought tickets to cheaper areas weren't allowed on to the Section 11/12 side of the track. We spent practice 1 in our seats, practice 2 we stood by the straight on the exit of the hairpin, and qualifying & race we sat on the grass in front of 11.

[roastpuff]

Rosberg blitzes rivals in Spain (http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/34053/Rosberg-blitzes-rivals-in-Spain)

Damn, Mercedes still one of the fastest this year. Go Nico/Lewis!

[StylinRed]

The new Safety Car


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http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/new-formula-one-safety-car-unveiled

[StylinRed]

Also Caterham is auctioning off everything down to the last nut and bolt (including their cars)

Lots of F1 memorabilia to be had but also lots of stuff for your garages, maybe even stuff of interest to our resident shop owners and workers

From tool chests filled with tools to hydraulic lifts/generators/compressors/stands/portable ac/cables etcetcetcetcetcetc there are over 800items so.... take a look

Race & Pit Lane Equipment - Timed Online Auction - Wyles Hardy & Co. : Caterham Auction Series - BidSpotter.co.uk (http://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/caterham/catalogue-id-caterham10000)

[HKS PWR]

“My name is Fernando, I race karts. I want to be a Formula One driver.”


McLaren deny Fernando Alonso forgot he was an F1 driver after crash | Sport | The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/mar/06/f1-fernando-alonso-mclaren-concussion-australian-gp)

[Eff-1]

https://twitter.com/SauberF1Team/status/574981234545287169

[HonestTea]

Pretty ironic post by Sauber F1 considering the court battle they're having with Giedo Van der Garde :lol:

[StylinRed]

Pretty ironic post by Sauber F1 considering the court battle they're having with Giedo Van der Garde :lol:

did you see the veiled threat they made in court?

"Sauber could not allow him to race... it would be reckless and dangerous to do otherwise. It would result in an unacceptable risk of physical harm or even death.”

because the cars are 'setup' for the other 2 drivers

[HonestTea]

did you see the veiled threat they made in court?



because the cars are 'setup' for the other 2 drivers

Yeah, what a joke! :lol they already have Giedo's seat mold from last years reserve role as well. Sauber F1 has been a joke ever since Monisha Kaltenborn took over for Peter Sauber.

Also Sutil is suing Sauber F1 as well :lol It's funny to think what will happen if Giedo wins cause one of Nasr and Ericsson might have to make room for Giedo and whichever doesn't have a spot is gonna sue Sauber F1

They're fucked either way. Nasr is bringing in 60m from Banco De Brasil and they're having second thoughts about sponsoring Sauber F1.

[StylinRed]

What makes it more ridiculous is you would think Sauber should have known this was coming! They must have a team of lawyers on their payroll not to mention Monisha, herself, is a lawyer!

Guess we'll see if Australia will holdup the Swiss ruling tomorrow afternoon (they should...)

[StylinRed]

lol Van Der Garde gets to race, although Sauber is going to try an appeal (might have happened already)

[HonestTea]

lol Van Der Garde gets to race, although Sauber is going to try an appeal (might have happened already)

LOL can't wait to see how they juggle 3 drivers that all have real contracts.

[StylinRed]

the appeal was dismissed!

The Sauber Formula 1 team's appeal against a court verdict that Giedo van der Garde should race for it in the Australian Grand Prix has been dismissed.

Former Sauber reserve van der Garde launched legal proceedings against Sauber after he claimed that the team went back on a race deal that had been agreed for 2015.

This claim was upheld in the Australian courts on Wednesday, but Sauber immediately appealed the verdict.

However, following the appeal, the Supreme Court of Victoria dismissed Sauber's case, backing up the previous verdict.

A statement read out in court on Thursday said: "We did not consider this course [the appeal] to be in the interest of justice.

"The appeal is dismissed because we see no error in the reasons of the trial judge."

Part of Sauber's case was based around the safety risks of a using driver unfamiliar with its 2015 car. This was also rejected by the court.

"As the judge observed, these events are highly-regulated and we are sure that all safety requirements will be complied with," the statement added.

The decision means that Sauber effectively has three drivers - van der Garde, plus its 2015 line-up of Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr - for only two cars this weekend.

Sauber F1 team's court appeal over Giedo van der Garde dismissed - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118010)

:lol


also

The court dismissed Sauber's appeal on Thursday and ordered the team to pay his legal costs,

Formula One racing director Charlie Whiting told reporters that Van der Garde could not race without a super-license but a day before Friday practice, would not rule out his ability to get one.
"All I'm saying is that there are procedures that are dealt with through the team, through the ASN (national sporting authority) of the driver concerned and the FIA in Geneva," Whiting said.
"The safety department in Geneva deal with that."


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-2991057/Motor-racing-Sauber-lose-appeal-against-Van-der-Garde.html#ixzz3U9VYbqID
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[HonestTea]

DON'T FUCK WITH GIEDO! :lol

Adam Cooper @adamcooperF1 · 48s48 seconds ago

Legal saga continues - @GvanderGarde is to about to apply for an enforcement of the order, to ensure @SauberF1Team to complies...

Kate Jones @Kate_Jones7 · 1m1 minute ago

#F1 Court: Justice Croft, who made yesterday's judgment, is back on the bench. Van der Garde's lawyer says Sauber has flouted his order.

Adam Cooper ‏@adamcooperF1 2m2 minutes ago

The new action from @GvanderGarde names Monisha Kaltenborn personally in addition to the team. A 'freezing order' and contempt mentioned

Adam Cooper @adamcooperF1 · 3m3 minutes ago

'@GvanderGarde's lawyer talking of "potential sequestration of @sauber's assets and committal of its directors" if team doesn't comply

Adam Cooper @adamcooperF1 · 42s43 seconds ago

Re Monisha Kaltenborn @GvanderGarde lawyer mentions prison - but acknowledges that it would be a last resort...

Adam Cooper @adamcooperF1
· 1 min 1 minute ago
'@GvanderGarde lawyer requesting full list of @SauberF1Team's assets in Australia as a first step to potential sequestration

Adam Cooper ‏@adamcooperF1 57s58 seconds ago

And Justice Croft agrees and asks @SauberF1Team to provide list of assets, ie the equipment that's here in the paddock

http://weknowgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eddit-griffin-eating-popcorn-gif.gif

[HonestTea]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_71ou2W8AEopwj.jpg

Giedo wearing Ericsson's racing suit :troll:


For a seat fitting

[StylinRed]

well the judge adjourned the enforcement to Sat morning and said that both parties should negotiate a settlement by then else Monisha is going to see a prison cell :lol

[mb_]

Season hasn't even started yet. This is great :lawl:

[Vancouver240sx]

http://gfycat.com/VagueActualAlleycat

Those Mercs though... Looking forward to seeing how they quali!

Rich

[BBMme]

I really hope McLaren Honda does okay, doesn't look too good right now.

[StylinRed]

booo

VdG reached a settlement

Van der Garde and Sauber reach agreement, action for contempt of court withdrawn | F1 news | Motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/van-der-garde-and-sauber-reach-agreement-action-for-contempt-of-court-withdrawn)

Monisha won't be seeing bars :(

the matter is completely over mind you but it is for now -_-

[E.D.C.5]

https://youtu.be/-uTOH0er4rI

[Great68]

:lawl: McLaren-Honda

[mb_]

VTEC didn't kick in yo :lawl:

Only car they're ahead of is a modified 2014 car :lol

[HonestTea]

LOL WOW

McLaren-Honda fucked up. No wonder Alonso decided not to race in Australia :lol

[StylinRed]

they said their engines are tuned very conservatively since they weren't able to get any testing done

they say there will be a great deal of improvement but not for a bit -_-


shame the mercedes' are so far ahead still :( another 2 man championship with rosberg choking under the pressure

[Eff-1]

During qualifying, Alonso sitting at home like

:pokerface: :heckno: :badpokerface: :seriously: FailFish

[mb_]

Not even one lap in yet and Maldonado already crashing LOL

Edit: Damn both lotuses already out!!

[DavidNguyen]

started watching formula 1 again. damn those vehicles are nice!

watching this makes me wanna go Go-karting

[StylinRed]

arnold should have a debate with toto


Here are the Grid Girls

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[Noran]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cIPpEfmfCU


They should rename this years car to the MP4-Compromise.

[Noran]

https://soundcloud.com/toadsuck/kimi-radio-aus2015

:okay:

Anyone else catch the debacle between Seb and Nico during the post race press conference?

[HonestTea]

https://soundcloud.com/toadsuck/kimi-radio-aus2015

:okay:

Anyone else catch the debacle between Seb and Nico during the post race press conference?

What happened?

[mb_]

What happened?

Rosberg was saying how he wanted to get rivals to get closer for more entertainment then Seb was saying something about them having an open garage for Malaysia and Nico invited him over :lol

NR: I hope we can have a good fight. That would be awesome. I think the next couple of races we’re going to be leading the way for sure, and we’re going to try and keep it that way, but we know it would be good if they can come a bit closer, as long as they don’t come too close…
SV: Be honest. Do you really hope so? Seriously? You finished 30 seconds ahead of us and you hope it’s going to be closer? So you hope you slow down? Is that what you’re saying?
NR: I hope that you can give us a challenge! Because it’s important for the sport and for the fans. And I do think about the show. Half of me – or a part of me – thinks about the show because I want to give people a great time at home watching on TV or at the track. If you do come a bit closer, that would be awesome for everybody.
SV: First suggestion, if you don’t mind, I think your garage becomes public for Malaysia and everyone can have a look. No? I’m joking.
NR: You can come if you want, we can invite you…
SV: OK, thank you for the invite, I’ll come.
NR: Friday Malaysia, OK.
SV: Engineers’ room? Debrief, I’ll be there.

http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/3/fia-post-race-press-conference---australia.html

[HonestTea]

Rosberg was saying how he wanted to get rivals to get closer for more entertainment then Seb was saying something about them having an open garage for Malaysia and Nico invited him over :lol



FIA post-race press conference - Australia (http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/3/fia-post-race-press-conference---australia.html)

Full interview:
Sebastian Vettel mocks Nico Rosberg over post-race comments | Formula 1 | Formula 1 news, live F1 | ESPN.co.uk (http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/194731.html)

Sebastian Vettel poked fun at Nico Rosberg's suggestion he wants to see the field close up after Mercedes' dominant one-two at the Australian Grand Prix.

Australia confirmed Mercedes has carried over a huge advantage from 2014, with Vettel 34 seconds adrift of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in third. In the post-race press conference Rosberg was asked for his opinion on the huge gap enjoyed by Mercedes.

"I hope we can have a good fight," he replied. "That would be awesome. I think the next couple of races we're going to be leading the way for sure, and we're going to try and keep it that way, but we know it would be good if they can come a bit closer, as long as they don't come too close…"

At that point, Vettel piped up from the other side of Lewis Hamilton. The exchange went as follows:

Vettel: "Be honest, do you really hope so!? [Laughs] Seriously? Seriously, they finished 30 seconds ahead of us and you hope that's it going to be closer. So you hope you slow down, is that what you're saying?"

Rosberg: "I hope you can give us a challenge because it's important for the sport and for the fans and I do think about the show. Half of me, or a part of me, thinks about the show because I want to give people a great time watching or on the track. So if you do come a bit closer, that would be awesome.

Vettel: "That's fine. My first suggestion, if you don't mind, could be that your garage becomes public for Malaysia and everyone can have a look. Is that what you're suggesting? No, I'm joking."

Rosberg: "You can come if you want. We can invite you."

Vettel: "Thank you for the invite, I'll come. Engineer's room? Debrief, I'll be there."

Rosberg looked far from amused with the comments from his fellow countryman and tried to get his own back later in the session when Vettel said it was disappointing to see his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen retire on lap 40.

On hearing that, Rosberg replied: "You find it a shame that your team-mate didn't finish?"

Referring to Rosberg's frosty rivalry with Lewis Hamilton last year, Vettel laughed and replied: "I don't how much you like each other but Kimi and myself we get along! So I think it is a shame ... At the moment where we are we want to make sure we catch you guys. To do that we need both of us so yes I honestly think so and I honestly didn't want to see the second car not finish today."


Part of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38L87FxlfIA&

[Noran]

Furthermore:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38L87FxlfIA

Nico came off as a plug here.

Although it is interesting to see the differences in mind sets here. Both Nico and Lewis know that they'd still have a very good chance at winning the Constructors title at the end of the year essentially by finishing each race with one car. They really are that fast this year. Sebastian on the other hand knows - and fully shows here - that Ferrari needs to salvage every single point they can grasp their hands on if they're to stand a fighting chance for the Contructors. Unfortunately they dropped a handful of them this weekend.

[Great68]

What a fucking shitty race.

You know it's a shitty race when the highlight of the race was a battle between Perez and Button for last place.

Only 11 cars finishing the race, with the 6th place finisher getting lapped, that's damn embarrassing.

Two years ago the F1 governing body announced the huge rule changes would make for better racing, closer competition and reduce costs.
It seems to me that it has completely backfired.

Caterham folded, Maruissia is on a life-line, Sauber is just scraping by, and *surprise* the team with the highest budget is blowing away the rest of the field.

I hope Malaysia shapes up completely differently, or I'm going to write off this season.

[Raid3n]

yeah it was a terrible start to the season... a whopping 15 cars on the grid...

I don't think i've ever seen it so small...

[roastpuff]

Sauber did quite well with both cars in the points - and that pass by Magnus Ericsson was quite nice! That's definitely an improvement over last year IMO, and if Williams and Sauber can keep up the progress I would be a lot happier watching because it means that there's more fighting going on for the spots below Mercedes at least.

I do wish McLaren-Honda did better, but we can only hope. :(

[vexor]

yeah it was a terrible start to the season... a whopping 15 cars on the grid...

I don't think i've ever seen it so small...

Don't forget about the USGP at Indianapolis in 2005 when only 6 cars started.

Honestly at the moment i'm finding NASCAR more enjoyable to watch than Formula 1.

[snowball]

The only thing keeping it interesting for me is the mclaren-honda saga... hopefully they can make a decent run at the end of the season.

History sure repeats itself, this is like the early 2000s again when schumacher was dominating and there were only 12 on the starting grid

[StylinRed]

the mercs weren't even running at their fastest, look how far off the qualifying pace they were at even by the end of the race they were lapping about 6-7seconds slower

like last year at australia, rosberg said he had the power to lap the whole field but was told to take it easy


Supposedly Massa has questioned if Mercedes is giving them the same engine because there's such a gulf in performance

[Eff-1]

It is time the teams and F1 start seeing things from the point of view of the fans and bring in the budget caps. Once and for all. Another season of MB dominance will do more harm than good for the sport's long term future. Usually all of F1's problems can be blamed on Ecclestone, but this time around it's the major teams that need to smarten up.

[HonestTea]

I agree. The last race in Australia was such a snooze fest and if Mercedes reliability holds up, they might have both titles wrapped up before the European leg ends.

[Vancouver240sx]

I think writing off a season after a single race that is a bumpy street circuit is a bit of a knee jerk reaction.

Lets be honest, the Merc is going to take this season again, but the fight for 2/3/4/5 will be an interesting.

Rosberg invites Vettel to the Merc Friday debrief:
Rosberg: Seb you are officially invited to Mercedes debrief | GRAND PRIX 247 (http://www.grandprix247.com/2015/03/17/rosberg-seb-you-are-officially-invited-to-mercedes-debrief/)

Rich

[StylinRed]

So there will be no grand prix held in Germany this year, the last time this happened was in 1960 when the drivers refused to race there over track safety concerns. there was no official german gp in 2007 but it was held there as the 'european' race

Nurburgring rules out German GP in 2015 | F1 news | Motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/nurburgring-rules-out-german-gp-in-2015)

the nurburgring tried to come to an agreement which would still have had them hosting at a lo$$ but Bernie refused

[HonestTea]

20 more minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!

[iPee]

good start so far

[kayceeee]

Way more interesting so far. Go vettel! Nice to see him racing like this again

[slicrick]

Alonso holding a points position and than mechanical failure and done for the day :okay: fucking Honda

[HonestTea]

FUCK YOU TSN SPLIT SCREEN

[slicrick]

Buttons car down now also, GG Honda.

[HonestTea]

Blue flag blue flag blue flag

[kayceeee]

Toro rosso in front of the red bulls lol

[StylinRed]

that was a good race!

and the radio of Ham and Nico :lol

[HonestTea]

It's been awhile since we've had such a good race

GO SEB! FORZA FERRARI!

[Noran]

Nice to see another manufacturer on the top step of the podium and an entertaining race at that too. Great battle between the two Williams in the closing laps.

[StylinRed]

Malay Girls :badpokerface:


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the best one


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[mb_]

Holy fuck dat Verstappen pass on Ericsson

[HonestTea]

So many commercials.. WTF

[mb_]

Maldonado pit entry... :lawl:

[StylinRed]

and maldonado again ;)

[StylinRed]

rofl and again but it was buttons fault amazingly

[mb_]

Hopping on the Verstappen bandwagon

[slicrick]

Before they hit that was pretty good racing between Maldonado and Button. Both the Honda's made it through the whole race :ahwow:

[StylinRed]

Nico is going absolutely crazy it seems over Hamilton going slow to push Rosberg back into Vettel

and all the commentators are defending Hamilton saying it's his race to control and if Rosberg doesn't like it he should beat Ham either in the race or in qualifying



edit: chinese grid girls

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[HonestTea]

Wow the Grid Girls look hideous in China...they couldn't have found hotter looking girls in Shanghai?!

[Great68]

Watched the start of the race, order was:
Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Raikkonnen, Massa, Bottas

Fell Asleep on Couch

Woke up on last lap, order was:
Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Raikkonnen, Massa, Bottas

This race was literally a snoozer.

[StylinRed]

"I want the guy to be up my arse if he's got the pace, up my arse and putting pressure on me ..." ~Hamilton

WUT?

Need the debate continue?

Hamilton says Rosberg didn't try hard enough | FORMULA 1 news | Motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-says-rosberg-didn-t-try-hard-enough)

[eason_c]

In able to pass Lewis, Nico have to stay closer to Lewis's tail which means running behind his dirty air for at least a few laps; resulting in losing grip and destroy the front tires. When two cars are running the same engine, chassis and gear box, overtaking the other car might not be as easy, but the drivers will know if the other car is running at full speed or not.

With all the new F1 rules, go slow and win the race is the latest trend. I missed the old days when drivers can do some real racing, real passing and drivers who actually drove a car not controlled by electronics to win the race.

[Noran]

Verstappen has proven himself very well this season and it's a shame that his car has only been able to finish one race. Nasr too has proven himself to be a feisty racer.

Pretty tired of Rosberg's whiny shit already. If you want to pass, make a pass. Don't ask the team to have it done for you, especially when running the same tire strategy.

[StylinRed]

about that whole kerfuffle with ros/ham

From a Drivers championship pov, Hamilton, did nothing wrong and this was echoed by all the former drivers commenting, heck Toto agreed as well

But from a Constructor's point of view, Rosberg had a point, he admitted he wasn't going to be able to pass Ham, especially without ruining his tires, so he was content with 2nd, but being backed into Vettel put his 2nd place at undue risk and so that isn't good for the team.

However it was resolved by the team through radio messages telling Ham to pick the pace up a bit, it should have ended right there, but Rosberg has been psyched out this season and he cracked! I highly doubt Ros's anger has much if anything to do with the constructor's concerns, he's just falling apart over his performance thus far. We saw Ham whine like a baby too somewhat this year (over the radio) and especially last year off track.

Don't care for either of them so meh, Vettel is the lesser of 2 evils, for me, atm, so I'm rooting for him out of the 3 :lol

[StylinRed]

lol rosberg

[Noran]

Fairly boring race but at least Rosberg showed that he is capable of taking rational risks. Well deserved 2nd place to Kimi and a fairly impressive 9th from Kvyat considering he didn't get out of Q1. Hopefully McLaren can make their way into the points next race.

[HonestTea]

KIMI RAIKKONEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[StylinRed]

shame they kept kimi out so long on his deteriorating mediums
Toto had said Kimi would have likely passed Ham if there was 1 more lap


Gulf Air Flight Attendant Grid Girls

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i know i know so here's some of the non-grid girl girls

Mrs. Raikkonen
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Mrs. Button

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wealthy arabs?

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Princess Beatrice and King Juan Carlos...

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-_-

[Noran]

http://i.imgur.com/q7NQZlw.webm

[HonestTea]

Mmm Mrs. Raikkonen is pretty hot :D

[Speed2K]

Some insight into Honda's engine problem:

Technical insight: Honda's radical Formula 1 engine for McLaren - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118626?source=mostpopular)

[bcrdukes]

If anybody is interested, I have for sale, 2 (two) 3-day General Admission tickets for F1 in Montreal.

http://www.revscene.net/forums/703207-montreal-f1-tickets-2015-3-day-general-admission.html

[StylinRed]

aww shame for Vettel was hoping he'd keep 2nd place

all those upgrades don't seem to have done anything for Ferrari, Merc is still 1sec a lap quicker

:rofl: maldonado

Mclaren :fail: Alonso could have finished in the points


Onto the Girls

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some hot spectators? photographers? vip? gf's?

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[HonestTea]

DC FOR PRESIDENT!

David Coulthard has urged F1 to up the pace while still keeping the sport safe as drivers have become "disillusioned" with the slow speeds.

In the last season under the 2.4-litre V8 engines, Nico Rosberg claimed pole position for Mercedes with a 1:20.718.

Two years later, the second season using 1.6-litre V6 power units, the German was again on pole. This time with a 1:24.681.

Added to that the fastest lap of the race, a 1:28.270 set by Lewis Hamilton, was two seconds slower than the fastest lap in 2013.

Ahead of a meeting to discuss change the rules for 2017, former F1 driver Coulthard has urged the powers-that-be to pick up the pace.

Writing in his BBC column, the Scot said: "In my view, the current era of F1 should always be pretty much the fastest period of the sport in history.

"Technology advances. We're used to mobile phones getting lighter, doing more things, having better battery life, more capacity. The 100m world record gets ever lower. Man goes further and longer into space. Yet in F1 the cars are several seconds slower than they were 10 years ago.

"Of course there are a number of reasons for that. There is no competition between tyre manufacturers. Refuelling was ditched five years ago. The cars were slowed down for safety reasons.

"Some people would argue that the cars cannot go on getting faster and faster because they would eventually get too fast for the circuits.

"I'm not so sure about that. Look at Monaco, the next race. We have been racing around there since the 1920s, and we will continue to do so until a car clears the catch fencing and ends up perched in a grandstand somewhere.

"Hopefully that day will never come, but as any parent who has seen their small child fall over and hurt themselves knows, you cannot take all the danger out of life.

"Of course it is unacceptable not to make F1 as safe as it can be, and we should be using technology to do that.

"But danger will always be there in a sport in which men race projectiles at more than 200mph. And I think it is fundamental that the DNA of F1 should be: "Wow! Did you see how fast they are?"

"They might not say so publicly, but I know that the current drivers are all a bit disillusioned with the current F1 because the cars are so slow compared to previous years, and the drivers are so far within their ability levels during the races.

"You watch the in-car camera through somewhere like Turn Three in Barcelona. That should be right on the edge, heart in mouth, nearly flat-out, like it was a few years ago. Now they all have to take a massive lift through there.

"The other day I was voicing some commentary from the 2000 French Grand Prix, which I won after angrily gesticulating at Michael Schumacher because his driving had annoyed me.

"The cars looked properly fast. Of course, F1 still looks quick. But the difference was quite striking."
DC: F1 needs to up the pace (http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/48974/DC-F1-needs-to-up-the-pace)

If only he took over Jean Todt and/or Bernie's position

[StylinRed]

And they've come to the conclusion that Refuelling should return, and V6s stay but will run at higher RPM (for the sound), also wider wheels, more aggressive arrow to make the car look 'cooler' ...to arrive in 2017 -_-

Michelin said they'd come back to F1 if they allowed 18" wheels and competed to make the best racing tyre not one where you have to manage across the line

[StylinRed]

:rofl: Ham

:rukidding: verstappen

:thumbs: ricc kvyat

[radioman]

That verstappen crash really woke me up and the race up!

[slicrick]

Mclaren / Honda finally got points :fullofwin: but in typical fashion only one of their cars finished the race

[HonestTea]

I'm a huge fan of Verstappen now, that kid can race! Kinda reminds me of Lewis Hamilton with his brave overtakes.

Lewis got fucking robbed, you gotta feel for him. He was so close to claiming the Monaco win but ended up P3.

[StylinRed]

I'm a huge fan of Verstappen now, that kid can race! Kinda reminds me of Lewis Hamilton with his brave overtakes.

wut? he snuck in on blue flags...that's cheap...Vettel clearly felt the same way so you could see he slowed down a couple times before going for the blue flag to try and hold verstappen up... and then verstappen was a complete moron with trying to pass on the inside at a corner where that just isn't possible! he's lucky he didn't die or injure Grosjean :yuno:

I actually really dislike Verstappen after today :/ especially after he tried to blame grosjean for it, his penalty for next race should be much harsher imho :D

Lewis got fucking robbed, you gotta feel for him. He was so close to claiming the Monaco win but ended up P3.

it was hilarious, he didn't have to go into the pits as he's ignored or disagreed with orders before and according to his post press conference interview with Sky he said he was part of the decision making on pitting
:lawl:

[Vancouver240sx]

wut? he snuck in on blue flags...

Oh ya, he should totally just let the guy have the place.... (sarcasm) At a racetrack where overtaking is almost impossible you have to take advantages wherever possible

and then verstappen was a complete moron with trying to pass on the inside at a corner where that just isn't possible! he's lucky he didn't die or injure Grosjean

He was clearly faster and made a choice. You have obviously never been in a wheel to wheel race and none of us have at that speed. You make a decision and at that speed the tolerance is so slight its always going to be a massive risk. You don't think it is possible Grosjean, with an obviously slower car, didn't lift early?


Sky he said he was part of the decision making on pitting
:lawl:

Of course he was part of the decision, but the team has FAR more data than he does. They misread the gap to the cars, and got screwed by the swap from a VSC to a real safety car. Everyone up and down the pit believes Lewis was robbed.

https://vimeo.com/128723431

Rich

[Noran]

Streamable - simple video sharing (http://streamable.com/9f2k)

Grojean made his one move but he chose his line extremely late. It's correct that it's entirely Max's responsibility, or any following car in any racing situation, to avoid contact. However, this is difficult to do when the car in front makes rapid direction change and chooses an earlier braking point to compensate.

Whatever the case may be, Max has a 5 place penalty carried over for Canada.

[HonestTea]

wut? he snuck in on blue flags...that's cheap...Vettel clearly felt the same way so you could see he slowed down a couple times before going for the blue flag to try and hold verstappen up... and then verstappen was a complete moron with trying to pass on the inside at a corner where that just isn't possible! he's lucky he didn't die or injure Grosjean :yuno:

I actually really dislike Verstappen after today :/ especially after he tried to blame grosjean for it, his penalty for next race should be much harsher imho :D

I don't think that's a cheap move. He's just playing within the rules and it's not his fault that the lapped cars are giving the front-running cars more room to pass. Verstappen is just taking advantage of what's been given, especially on a track where overtaking is nearly impossible to come by(Hamilton on fresh tires vs. Vettel on worn tires)

He saw the gap and he took a lunge into turn 1, he didn't think Grosjean would break as early as he did since Verstappen said he braked at the same time/place the previous lap. It's Verstappen's fault since he misread how early and hard Grosjean braked but you can't hate him for trying to go for it.

[StylinRed]

imo passing on the car moving for the blue flag is like throwing someone in street fighter (old school days) sure you can keep doing it but expect to get punched irl when you do ;)
still remember a guy getting his head smashed on the screen when he was being 'cheap' at station squares arcade :heckno:


He was clearly faster and made a choice. You have obviously never been in a wheel to wheel race and none of us have at that speed. You make a decision and at that speed the tolerance is so slight its always going to be a massive risk. You don't think it is possible Grosjean, with an obviously slower car, didn't lift early?

https://vimeo.com/128723431

Rich

of course he made the decision to try, and it was a stupid one. Grosjean is slower, on harder and older tires, this should've been known to verstappen yet he still did what he did

[Great68]

Verstappen was great. He provided the only excitement in an otherwise boring race.

[Vancouver240sx]

imo passing on the car moving for the blue flag is like throwing someone in street fighter (old school days) sure you can keep doing it but expect to get punched irl when you do ;)
still remember a guy getting his head smashed on the screen when he was being 'cheap' at station squares arcade

You realize that this isn't a video game and their performance directly affects their lives and career right? Each of those drivers is in that position because they commit their whole lives to being the best. You don't win races by not taking every advantage no matter how small.

If I were a team owner I'd much rather have a driver on my payroll who follows vettel through and tries to make a pass than one who worries about getting 'punched irl'.

Rich

[StylinRed]

You realize that this isn't a video game and their performance directly affects their lives and career right? Each of those drivers is in that position because they commit their whole lives to being the best. You don't win races by not taking every advantage no matter how small.

If I were a team owner I'd much rather have a driver on my payroll who follows vettel through and tries to make a pass than one who worries about getting 'punched irl'.

Rich

Then you miss the point of good sportsmanship.

You're saying he should take every advantage he can, no matter how grey the area as long as its grey, that's fine for you and his fans but my view is that it was too cheap a move and I simply don't care for it, and dislike him because of it (and the crash)



Massa, for some reason, decided to weigh in on the crash... he seems to suggest taking away Verstappens license Massa critical of "dangerous" Verstappen | FORMULA 1 news | Motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/massa-critical-of-dangerous-verstappen) oO

[Vancouver240sx]

Then you miss the point of good sportsmanship.

You're saying he should take every advantage he can, no matter how grey the area as long as its grey, that's fine for you and his fans but my view is that it was too cheap a move and I simply don't care for it, and dislike him because of it (and the crash)

Can you give me an example of the last time you saw any driver, in any race series, not make a pass or give a place back due to 'sportsmanship'?

Rich

[StylinRed]

Can you give me an example of the last time you saw any driver, in any race series, not make a pass or give a place back due to 'sportsmanship'?

Rich

Give a place back? Sure it happened in the same race... with kvyat and Ricciardo

As for overtaking, most the overtaking has been on the up and up with sportsmanlike conduct...:crazy2: cheap passing like this is a rarity...

but i also dont get the question...when others do the same that should make it okay? no thanks

[Vancouver240sx]

Give a place back? Sure it happened in the same race... with kvyat and Ricciardo

Team orders, has nothing to do with sportsmanship. Kvyat was asked to let Ricciardo by and then they swapped back. You're employer giving you an order is not 'sportsmanship'. Multi 21 was Vettel being a shit employee.

On the 'up and up' because race stewards will penalize drivers... Watch the next time a driver makes a questionable pass, they will hold that position until instructed to take it back. It is a job, not a hobby.

Anyways, look forward to the next race. Obviously Hamilton will be fired up, if that is good or bad for his performance, we will have to wait and see.

Rich

[StylinRed]

We've seen team orders ignored before with positioning, stewards haven't penalized for ignoring team orders (Rosberg last season and Vetter back when Web was stilt around iirc)

And as I've said in the last post just because other drivers may be cheap as well doesn't excuse anything

[ncrx]

imo passing on the car moving for the blue flag is like throwing someone in street fighter (old school days) sure you can keep doing it but expect to get punched irl when you do ;)
still remember a guy getting his head smashed on the screen when he was being 'cheap' at station squares arcade :heckno:



of course he made the decision to try, and it was a stupid one. Grosjean is slower, on harder and older tires, this should've been known to verstappen yet he still did what he did

a pass is a pass.. a win is a win
hell even at tbc if someone gets punted while being passed ill push my way through keeping that guy in the wall

why wouldnt a pro driver take advantage of a situation
1 championship point could be worth millions at the end of the year to a team

[StylinRed]

So for those saying that Grosjean braked earlier etch



Permane confirmed on Twitter that Grosjean braked five meters later than on the previous lap, and the the stewards acknowledged that evidence.


He actually braked later, Lotus denies Grosjean brake-tested Verstappen | FORMULA 1 news | Motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lotus-denies-grosjean-brake-tested-verstappen)

a pass is a pass.. a win is a win
hell even at tbc if someone gets punted while being passed ill push my way through keeping that guy in the wall

why wouldnt a pro driver take advantage of a situation
1 championship point could be worth millions at the end of the year to a team

Like I've said, I can understand why people would be fine with his sneaking through the blues, it's just an incredibly cheap move imo and I dislike him for it... there are excuses for all acts committed in the world but it doesn't make those acts right

[ncrx]

just b/c he braked 10-15 m later doesn't mean he didnt lift 10-15 m early..
a lift in f1 is equivalent to a brake

[HKS PWR]

DAMN!!! Both Toro Rosso's could have been crashed out of Monaco

ebdd2IIiDm5

[HonestTea]

DAMN!!! Both Toro Rosso's could have been crashed out of Monaco

ebdd2IIiDm5

Nice car control lol

[Speed2K]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9GtxYrMQcI

[HonestTea]

I'll just leave this here :D

https://youtu.be/qvWxhhi0_yk

[StylinRed]

okay race i guess

shame kimi lost it

and shame the mercs are still so far ahead...thought ferrari were bringing upgrades -_-

:facepalm: honduh

I say the best grid girls so far this year belong to Montreal

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looking forward to pics from the guys on rs over there

[Speed2K]

I thought it was mostly a snoozefest. I was hoping Rosberg would close in on Hamilton, should've known that wasn't going to happen. :lol

[Noran]

Moment of the weekend was when Maldanado spun right in front of where I was sitting.

Absolutely crazy weekend and would recommend it to anyone. I would suggest grabbing tickets on the hairpin or somewhere closer to that side of the track since there's only one entrance to the track and that's the closest section to it. Lots of action at T1/2/3 though. Unbelievable how close Massa and Ericsson came together. I'll have to upload some pictures and videos from the weekend once I get a chance to filter through them all.

[godwin]

McLaren is having a bad weekend.. yikes!

[StylinRed]

I missed everything after the 5sec penalty on Ham -_-

I was 1hr late from watching the race so I was watching my DVR recording but the file was corrupted -_-

[radioman]

My DVR recording was also corrupted at around that time! Shaw?

[StylinRed]

yep! im getting really tired of my dvr recordings fucking up -_-

[HonestTea]

PVR worked fine on Telus.

It was a snooze fest for the most part. It was especially boring when Hamilton got the 5sec penalty and there was no chance for him to try for the lead.

McHonda LOL they are so far off the pace and they aren't even reliable, and to think they want to be competing towards the top of the grid next year..? Don't think so...

[StylinRed]

Grid Girls

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injured knee... ;)
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[StylinRed]

WOW eventful start to the British GP!!!

GO MASSSSAAAAA :rofl: Ham :rofl: verstappen

[mb_]

Lol @ Hamilton restart

http://hasmaldonadocrashedtoday.com

[StylinRed]

well this was an entertaining race, that's for sure!


shame about Massa, where did Vettel come from?! :/

[mb_]

Most entertaining race of this year so far.

[StylinRed]

Grid Girls!! (some butter faces but all got boobs)

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Oh & Sporty, Ginger, Baby Spice

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more to come...

[HonestTea]

Most entertaining race of this year so far.


+1

[mb_]

BREAKING: F1 Driver Jules Bianchi Dead At 25 (http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/breaking-f1-driver-jules-bianchi-dead-at-25-1652880019?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebo ok&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)

Ah fuck

RIP Jules :(

[HonestTea]

BREAKING: F1 Driver Jules Bianchi Dead At 25 (http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/breaking-f1-driver-jules-bianchi-dead-at-25-1652880019?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebo ok&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)

Ah fuck

RIP Jules :(

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!! :(

[vyrospec]

sad day in the F1 world :(

[StylinRed]

RIP

his father had given an interview shortly before this, which indicated the family had lost hope and didn't want to have Jules continue in this state any longer, such a terrible, horrific, circumstance to be in.

I can't imagine what his family has had to endure for the past 9+ months, I hope none of us ever have to go through that

RIP

[Vancouver240sx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzkxI_Kyhf4

"If I don't become a world champion, I'd be happy even if I died trying." - Jules Bianchi

https://willthef1journo.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/no-regrets/

Will Buxton's article about Jules' passing and an interview with him. So sad to see such potential not met. I really wish we could have seen where his talent could have taken him.

Rich

[HonestTea]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3KRDEoAmVo

[HonestTea]

Jules Bianchi funeral takes place as Lewis Hamilton joins mourners for tragic F1 driver | Daily Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-3169177/Funeral-begins-tragic-Formula-One-driver-Jules-Bianchi-died-nine-months-horror-crash-Japanese-Grand-Prix.html)

:(

[arbkcin]

http://fat.gfycat.com/DecimalZanyBasenji.webm

[StylinRed]

Exciting race so far!!! wow!!

Shame about Kimi

And WHAT ON EARTH Rosberg?? why would he want to go on the slower tire??? especially after the SC came out -__- dumbass hopefully it doesn't screw his race

Hamilton should get a penalty for causing a collision



OMG, that was an awesome race!! The DRAMA!

[radioman]

10/10 race

[Noran]

Very good race. Jules would have loved it.

https://cdn2.streamable.com/video/z2b2.webm

[mb_]

Awesome, fell asleep on the formation lap and missed the entire thing lol

[StylinRed]

Grid Girls and GF's and Paddock Chicks

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[blackGS?]

Too bad for the Iceman #kimi7
I thought this was a win for him.
Definitely my fave gp of the season so far
#ripjules

[slicrick]

Points finishes for both McLaren/Honda cars, Alonso (5th) and Button (9th) :ahwow: IMO most exciting race of the year

[HonestTea]

This was probably the best race of the season(so far)! A great start by the two Ferrari's made this a great race. I hope the Ferrari's can keep up with the brilliant starts and Merc to be dropping the ball, so it will make future races entertaining ;)

They really put in a show for Jules and everyone showed their respects to Jules and his family.

Can't wait for Monza/Spa!

[Eff-1]

:fulloffuck:


Robbers used anesthetic gas to knock out F1 driver and rob him (http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/robbers-used-anesthetic-gas-to-knock-out-f1-driver-and-rob-him)

[StylinRed]

meh race today, im surprised vettel is stirring the pot over Pirelli though, after all they were trying to do 30 laps on those tyres, how can you really blame Pirelli


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Lotus seems like they hired a lot of female staff for their garage, this is just some of them
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fan taking a snooze due to the race

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[smoothie.]

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[mb_]

Not as exciting as the Hungarian and British GP for sure but it was pretty decent.

[HKS PWR]

meh race today, im surprised vettel is stirring the pot over Pirelli though, after all they were trying to do 30 laps on those tyres, how can you really blame Pirelli


I'm not a huge fan of Vettel, but he does have the right to voice his displeasure. Pirelli stated that the tires are safe up to 40 laps and after 30 or so laps (75% of what Pirelli considered safe) the tire disintegrates in such a spectacular fashion.

While on the topic of tires, I was surprised that Bottas was putting up decent lap times with the mismatched tires!

http://cdn.images.autosport.com/editorial/1440345699.jpg

[XplicitLuder]

Not sure if it belongs here..but IndyCar driver Justin Wilson dies at 37 from the injuries he suffered in Pocono Raceway this weekend

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/motorsport/34037413 for backstory

[StylinRed]

I'm not a huge fan of Vettel, but he does have the right to voice his displeasure. Pirelli stated that the tires are safe up to 40 laps and after 30 or so laps (75% of what Pirelli considered safe) the tire disintegrates in such a spectacular fashion.

While on the topic of tires, I was surprised that Bottas was putting up decent lap times with the mismatched tires!

http://cdn.images.autosport.com/editorial/1440345699.jpg

40? i thought they said 22 laps

In a clearly provocative statement sent out on Sunday evening, Pirelli said: “Since November 2013, Pirelli requested that there should be rules to govern the maximum number of laps that can be driven on the same set of tyres, among other parameters to do with correct tyre usage.

“This request was not accepted. The proposal put forward a maximum distance equivalent to 50% of the grand prix distance for the prime tyre and 30% for the option.

"These conditions, if applied today at Spa, would have limited the maximum number of laps on the medium compound to 22.”

Pirelli says it was ignored over tyre rule request | Formula 1 news | Motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/pirelli-says-it-was-ignored-over-tyre-rule-request)

[StylinRed]

Not sure if it belongs here..but IndyCar driver Justin Wilson dies at 37 from the injuries he suffered in Pocono Raceway this weekend

BBC Sport - Justin Wilson: British IndyCar driver remains in coma after crash (http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/motorsport/34037413) for backstory

oh wow, that's terrible! he was an F1 driver too for a time iirc
edit: yea from your article too Wilson, from Sheffield, competed for Minardi and Jaguar during the 2003 Formula 1 season.

rip

[HKS PWR]

40? i thought they said 22 laps



At the post race interview, Paul Hembery said that he expected that most of the team would be 2 or 3 stopping during the race. He also noted that the wear life is around 40 laps.

[godwin]

Based on McLaren's qualifying performance, Arai, Honda's F1 boss.. seems to be smoking some weird stuff!

Honda reckons its F1 engine is 25 horsepower ahead of Renault - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120561)


Honda reckons its F1 engine is 25 horsepower ahead of Renault

[StylinRed]

Boring race but DRAMA Mercedes cheating with tyre pressures on Hams car

hopefully that happens or it's GG for Rosberg since he went up in flames


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Grid Girls!
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Also I didn't know Alonso got himself a new girlfriend, until today, her names Lara Alvarez, would recommend Google Image Searching (https://www.google.ca/search?q=lara+alvarez&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=575&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIhM3d3objxwIVCVk-Ch3Pjw7z) her :) (can't post em in here)

[HonestTea]

Fucking Raikkonen!

[StylinRed]

so, im going to go to either the singapore gp or japan gp, ive always wanted to go to suzuka but most tickets are sold :eek: with the singapore gp, the atmosphere they're promoting, concerts, events, etc. are really appealing to me :/

any suggestions?

[HonestTea]

so, im going to go to either the singapore gp or japan gp, ive always wanted to go to suzuka but most tickets are sold :eek: with the singapore gp, the atmosphere they're promoting, concerts, events, etc. are really appealing to me :/

any suggestions?

http://new2.fjcdn.com/thumbnails/comments/5192432+_77efcab1b9d964f511f109ed9021a047.jpg

[StylinRed]

http://new2.fjcdn.com/thumbnails/comments/5192432+_77efcab1b9d964f511f109ed9021a047.jpg

would love to but dont have the time for it, even going to one is a chore to setup :(

[gwh0803]

Based on McLaren's qualifying performance, Arai, Honda's F1 boss.. seems to be smoking some weird stuff!

Honda reckons its F1 engine is 25 horsepower ahead of Renault - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120561)

The engine may actually be 25 hp more than Renault's ICE, but I think the main issue with Honda's PU is the ERS deployment and recharge mapping. When the ERS cannot recharge the battery fast enough, the car loses the 160hp electrical power it desperately needs to keep up.

With Spa and Monza being both power circuits, the McHondas are basically always down on power because they've depleted the battery charge long before they're finished with the DRS straights and failed to charge back up in subsequent laps, hence a downward spiral of poor performance.

Circuits like Singapore will help McHonda because low power emphasis and high down force for the slow corners help with recharging. (These V6T era cars have about 1.5G of deceleration from lift and coast alone due to aero and MGU-K according to Racecar Engineering)

The lack of usable power throughout the circuit means they had to compensate with aero and chassis. I wonder if this was the reason why the T1 nose returned in Monza to further cut downforce that the short nose could otherwise generate...

[Eff-1]

so, im going to go to either the singapore gp or japan gp, ive always wanted to go to suzuka but most tickets are sold :eek: with the singapore gp, the atmosphere they're promoting, concerts, events, etc. are really appealing to me :/

any suggestions?

I considered going to Singapore GP last year via HK. Ultimately I opted not to because I concluded the track layout doesn't really offer the greatest racing views that I'd be looking for. Nothing but straights and 90 degree turns. On the other hand, the surrounding concerts are pretty cool, no question. If you do go for it, I suggest going for tickets at the entrance to turn one, giving you a view of the front straight, turn 1 and pit lane exit. Availability may be tough however at this point.

I haven't researched it very much but Suzuka offers better views of racing I believe, however one thing to note is getting to/from the circuit can be an ordeal given its location in the countryside as opposed to Singapore's dt location. Japan also can be a pricey country to visit, especially with the exchange rates at the moment. Anyways, I decided to save the cash and wait for the opportunity to visit one of the traditional European circuits.

[StylinRed]

I considered going to Singapore GP last year via HK. Ultimately I opted not to because I concluded the track layout doesn't really offer the greatest racing views that I'd be looking for. Nothing but straights and 90 degree turns. On the other hand, the surrounding concerts are pretty cool, no question. If you do go for it, I suggest going for tickets at the entrance to turn one, giving you a view of the front straight, turn 1 and pit lane exit. Availability may be tough however at this point.

I haven't researched it very much but Suzuka offers better views of racing I believe, however one thing to note is getting to/from the circuit can be an ordeal given its location in the countryside as opposed to Singapore's dt location. Japan also can be a pricey country to visit, especially with the exchange rates at the moment. Anyways, I decided to save the cash and wait for the opportunity to visit one of the traditional European circuits.

Ive decided on Singapore! :) mainly because according to expedia, there are like 0 hotels available during the GP in Japan, without a 2hr train ride that is, the same goes for race tickets :/

with singapore, there are plenty of hotel options still available as well as tickets (turn 2 or turn 3) turn 2 supposedly has the best views but turn 3 offers a padded seat and free meals (2 meals 2 snacks, for each day) but the view for turn 3 seems a bit awkward

[StylinRed]

so ive booked everything! singapore turn 2 it is (turn 3 premium was sold out by the time i decided on everything!)

flying taiwan's eva air, never flew them before, everyone else doesn't work with the schedule, from the photos/videos i've seen they seem a bit rickety :/ anyone fly with them before?

[StylinRed]

omw tonight and Singapore is smog ridden, in the 'unhealthy' range -_-

[HonestTea]

Safe travels StylinRed and take lots of pictures!

[Eff-1]

Have a great time. EVA is a decent airline. I wouldn't worry about it!

Jealous!

[StylinRed]

Thanks guys :D

My mom loaded me up with N95 masks :lol

Decided to rent a car too so I'm going to try and get into every nook and cranny of Singapore

Currently sitting in the lounge waiting to board 2:20am flight -_- bored AF

[StylinRed]

Fuck this humidity, holy fuck, I thought Hong Kong could be bad but its got nothing on Singapore, fuck this shit I'm not gonna be able to handle it for a whole race Jesus!

[Indyjones]

Rumor that VW might be interested in acquiring Red Bull. The return of Lamborghini to F1? Wouldn't a Lamborghini F1 team be insanely cool! Lambo vs Ferrari :)

[StylinRed]

everyone @ the track is talking about button quitting after this season, oh and cheering for vettel

not much pics ready but here's a couple of the tickets :P

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/663/21360425570_30388f4fff_b.jpg

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the atmosphere here in singapore for F1 is fantastic! the locals hate the traffic conditions but compared to vancouver it's a breeze!

[HonestTea]

10 minutes left! this might be the race to watch!

[mb_]

GG Hamilton

[mb_]

WTF just happened???

[Not really racist!]

Stylin you still alive? :lol

[StylinRed]

:lol yeah sorry had a long night, just woke up

was late to the GP too last night, missed the first 8 laps -_-

I will say Australians are rude AF @ the GP, they're like you're stereotypical US tourist in movies

lots of pics, but mostly blurry/noisy -__- I should've asked some of the guys on here for tips beforehand :/

[Vancouver240sx]

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg racing karts in Japan as teenagers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGIGyZ7jPks

Rich

[StylinRed]

So some of you may have noticed I've been trying to find out how to save a formatted SD Card, well I wasn't able to recover anything.

So I've lost all my pics from Singapore, except for what I had already imported into Lightroom and whatever was on my phone.

Unfortunately, I didn't import anything from the race into Lightroom as I was tight on space on my tablet, and only imported/processed some local photos for my family to see, and was saving the F1 pics for when I got home

:okay:

So here's what I do have from the track :/

from the Gate 1 entrance
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the friday night lineup to pickup tickets from the hotel, the pic doesn't do the line justice as it twists around a few corners after what you see here, and it's about just as long/longer behind me
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the lineup to leave, note my seat is right in front of a railing for the stairway but it doesn't inhibit your view at all, I was fortunate enough to have nobody sitting next to me too, people I spoke with said they passed on my seats because they thought the view would be obstructed :D extra breathing space (the BO was through the roof!! :heckno:)
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the beginnings of the lineup to get onto the grid for the celebrations/interview, it took a long time for everyone to get on there, i didn't bother
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5728/21733575371_98948b765e_b.jpg


Littering gets you caned in Singapore right?
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I had some great overtaking, heavy braking, close call, photos :QQ: and videos of this amazing Singaporean band and the F1 Rocks concerts

as well as after hours video of the track workers replacing 2 barriers, it was insanely dangerous how they were replacing them, a couple track workers almost had their heads/hands taken off :seriously:

also had pics of Button (or someone that looked just like him :lol), pit crew members, etc., jogging on the track

ugh the more i think about it the more depressed i get :/



oh yeah Australian fans were the rudest POS i ever met over there

[blackGS?]

Japanese GP stream? Domo arigato
Also go #Kimi7 !

[StylinRed]

rosberg fouled that one up, almost lost it to vettel too

SGP Grid Girls (they're better looking than the locals i saw there but... :/ even EvaAir had hotter flight attendants)


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JPN Grid Girls

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[HonestTea]

Business as usual for the Mercs lol

The race was a snoozefest zzzz

[StylinRed]

that was an odd qualifying...

[Vancouver240sx]

Agreed, pretty boring. I fear tomorrow might be the same.

Rich

[HonestTea]

Yeah :(

[Noran]

Russia fuckin' sucks. Little flow to the circuit and it's so far proven to produce mind-numbing running in just about every session.

[HonestTea]

Holy fuck! Dat last lap!


Wow!

[StylinRed]

rofl the hard Russian terrain took out so many cars ;)

:lol kimi

[radioman]

Iunno why but I lold when I say Putin greeting the winners.

[StylinRed]

Russian Grid Girls (lots of pics)

http://cdn-2.motorsport.com/static/img/mgl/5000000/5090000/5096000/5096700/5096722/s8/f1-russian-gp-2015-grid-girls-on-the-drivers-parade.jpg

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Some invited chicks

Darya Klishina a Long jumper
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Russian Actress & Figure Skater Ingrid Olerinkaya & Adelina

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That's it
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[Noran]

Looking at the podium I may start to regret my last comment. Didn't get a chance to watch the race yet.

[Vancouver240sx]

Funnily enough it was a great race!!! Well I enjoyed it at least.

Rich

[StylinRed]

Kimi's penalty means Merc has won the constructors, not that there was really any doubt to them winning it though

Looking at the podium I may start to regret my last comment. Didn't get a chance to watch the race yet.

it was an okay race, a tonne of DNFs is all

[HonestTea]

Group buy anyone? :D

Team McLaren Sale | Save on Officially Licensed Merchandise Online Today (http://www.mclarenstore.com/stores/mclaren/en/c/outlet)

[roastpuff]

The grid girls in Russia are so much better than the previous two races... whew.

Also, the stuff is still pretty pricey HonestTea though I'd like a jacket!

[The_AK]

Gf bought tickets to Montreal GP so... will be going to that in June. Anyone else going?

[snowball]

I'm an f1 fan but can't help but love the excitement of touring cars, this video will probably get taken down soon but Gordon Shedden needed to make up 14 spots in the final race 3 to secure the championship he was leading at the beginning of race 1.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OobSKkGtvlY

Now that's racing

[HonestTea]

I'm an f1 fan but can't help but love the excitement of touring cars, this video will probably get taken down soon but Gordon Shedden needed to make up 14 spots in the final race 3 to secure the championship he was leading at the beginning of race 1.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OobSKkGtvlY

Now that's racing

Holy fuck that's exciting!

[Not really racist!]

Lmao Lewis is such a piece of shit

Throwing the P2 hat at Nico

[Noran]

Incredible race! Stunning drive from Verstappen, but unfortunate to see Alonso running into difficulties towards the end of the race after looking like another solid finish could have been achieved.

[radioman]

Lmao Lewis is such a piece of shit

Throwing the P2 hat at Nico

lmao rewinded to see it. Totally missed that.

Dont think lewis did it like a fuck you thing but pretty funny.

[Not really racist!]

https://youtu.be/VaYzlWAqwFc

The death stare by Paddy makes it 20x better :lol

https://youtu.be/Rl2NX5PfYpw

[Eff-1]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSMZJZ9WcAAWyVW.jpg:large

Nico = Very Angry

Lewis = Very Happy

Vettel = LOL

[Not really racist!]

https://twitter.com/F1/status/658405797823684608

[HonestTea]

Lmao Lewis is such a piece of shit

Throwing the P2 hat at Nico

lmao rewinded to see it. Totally missed that.

Dont think lewis did it like a fuck you thing but pretty funny.

That was fucking hilarious LOL I think Lewis just threw the hat to say "Hey, let's get going" but Nico thought he was rubbing in his 2nd place :rofl:

Paddy Lowe was not fucking impressed after that. It was so cringe watching Nico hand his champagne bottle to Paddy and he just stood on the railings and looking out into the crowd.

This race was hands down one of the best races of the past few seasons :fullofwin:

[StylinRed]

WOW, just got to watch it!

Was avoiding everything so as not to have it spoiled!

Awesome Race and Nico chokes under pressure again and again this race, such a shame, because he has what it takes imo, he just doesn't have the mental strength I guess.

Paddy Lowe's face :lol:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NoC2Uk-9F9I/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/D6dmm0e0eso/photo.jpg
was going to use the 'im watching you' meme but paddys face looks just like the no guy.

As for Hamilton, it didn't look like a "haha fuck you take your 2nd place hat" he grabbed the hats, saw the #2 and said "here" but Nico wasn't paying attention and just saw the #2 hat hit his face :lol



GRID Girls

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lol Ricciardo

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cowgirls
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[Z3guy]

Lmao Lewis is such a piece of shit

Throwing the P2 hat at Nico

how is Lewis a piece of shit for throwing the 2nd place hat to Nico? Didn't Nico finish 2nd?

[Vancouver240sx]

I also think he was just tossing him the cap to get the show on the road!

That was one amazing race. That track seems to generate fantastic racing.

Rich

[Great68]

Exciting race, but superficial because of the wet conditions.

When we start having races like these in the dry like in 2012 I'll get excited again.

Good job Hamilton. Nico can't handle pressure, although after he put 8 seconds on Hamilton in 4 laps I thought he might have pulled it off until he got fucked by the safety car.

[HonestTea]

what a snoozer zzzzzz

[Vancouver240sx]

Agreed.. another example of why the rules regarding aero need to be changed!

Rich

[StylinRed]

it was boring compared to Austin for sure, I was hoping the rain that was forecast would arrive but :/

other than that though, Mexico looks like an awesome race to be at for that atmosphere! and that stadium seating looks great!

those grid girls :sweetjesus:

http://cdn-9.motorsport.com/static/img/mgl/5900000/5990000/5990000/5990000/5990059/s8/f1-mexican-gp-2015-grid-girls.jpg

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:)

[maxx]

Gf bought tickets to Montreal GP so... will be going to that in June. Anyone else going?

yep, going again next year

[StylinRed]

http://cdn-0.motorsport.com/static/img/amp/600000/650000/657000/657500/657540/s6_746796/f1-brazilian-gp-2015-fernando-alonso-mclaren-watches-qualifying-from-a-chair-at-the-side-o.jpg


https://twitter.com/hashtag/PlacesAlonsoWouldRatherBe

:lol

[HonestTea]

http://s27.postimg.org/pwja9i08j/12248182_1074255339264924_611630272240785404_o.jpg

[StylinRed]

^^^ thought it was hilarious when they walked up there, at least they're having a good time!


made one

http://i.imgur.com/0cDm6Jn.jpg

[mb_]

https://www.facebook.com/topvehicle/videos/500201990140668/

[HonestTea]

Meh race..