[Eff-1]

Hopefully this season brings us some competitive racing action for the lead all the time, not just once or twice in 21 races.

Here's a nice behind the scenes video of Hass F1's new logistics facility.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHUVjhr-Ohs

Nice quote: "even to finish last in formula one is hard work". lol

[maxx]

Renault just bought back their F1 team from Genii capital for $1.50. Also paying 4 mil in taxes to Uk govt and assuming about 200 mil worth of debt.

Ferrari splits from FiatChrysler.

Good start.

[radioman]

Please please let there be some parity for this upcomming season!

I want Haas to come out the gate and be competitive.

Mclaren to come back to form!

Fingers crossed.

[slicrick]

Go McLaren! They can't be much worse then last season, I hope.. :lol

[HonestTea]

I really hope at least one of RBR/McHonda/Ferrari catches up to the Mercs

[StylinRed]

heard the rumours but missed the official announcement from BBC (just before Christmas) that they're dropping F1 coverage :/

'Channel 4' is taking over, and they've already contracted David Coulthard

I wonder what this means for TSN coverage now? their coverage sucks as is, but at least they still gave us a little pip during commercials. Channel 4 has commercials, although i'm not sure if they'll make changes for F1 now?

[Eff-1]

I'd prefer TSN uses the feed from a broadcaster with commercials. That way, the director will have some say on timing of the commercials and they show replays of anything that happened during the commercial break.

The split screen drives me nuts. A good idea that TSN executes poorly.

[Great68]

I'm happy that we'll get to keep Coulthard, I've grown to like him more than Brundle & the crew over at Sky.

That being said, I really like Sky's pre/post race features, I wish we got more of that.

[HonestTea]

I'd prefer TSN uses the feed from a broadcaster with commercials. That way, the director will have some say on timing of the commercials and they show replays of anything that happened during the commercial break.

The split screen drives me nuts. A good idea that TSN executes poorly.

I fucking HATE the split screen shit TSN does.

I'm happy that we'll get to keep Coulthard, I've grown to like him more than Brundle & the crew over at Sky.

That being said, I really like Sky's pre/post race features, I wish we got more of that.

Sky's pre/post race features are top-notch. Coulthard nudges above Brundle in my books, so I'm glad they're keeping Coulthard on board :)

[Vancouver240sx]

I think we'll see another Merc dominant year again with Ferrari being closer, but not quite there again. Looks like it will be an exciting year throughout the field with all the engine changing, new teams, and driver swaps!!

This make my mind hurt, it could spice things up a bit I guess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgERH1gWF1s

Rich

[BBMme]

I was planning to go down to austin to catch the F1 this year, but can't justify it with the exchange rate anymore =(
Anyway go McLaren!

[StylinRed]

red bull put Verstappen on a ski slope with a modified f1 car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYOrlcW2LBw

onboard cam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOIq4L-L01M

[StylinRed]

So Channel 4 is only going to broadcast 10 races Live, the rest go to SKY

So I wonder what that means for us here with TSN :/

Are we going to get the Sky stream, or are we just going to see the race with no commentary?

Live Coverage

Australia (Sky only)
Bahrain (Sky and Channel 4)
China (Sky only)
Russia (Sky only)
Spain (Sky and Channel 4)
Monaco (Sky only)
Canada (Sky only)
Europe (Sky and Channel 4)
Austria (Sky only)
Britain (Sky and Channel 4)
Hungary (Sky and Channel 4)
Germany (Sky only)
Belgium (Sky and Channel 4)
Italy (Sky and Channel 4)
Singapore (Sky only)
Malaysia (Sky and Channel 4)
Japan (Sky only)
USA (Sky only)
Mexico (Sky and Channel 4)
Brazil (Sky only)
Abu Dhabi (Sky and Channel 4)

[StylinRed]

thought this was neat


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY9pcrTz6R0


Stallone sold it at the auction for $43,750

An Ayrton Senna-Owned Racing Helmet Gifted to Stallone, | Lot #89148 | Heritage Auctions (http://entertainment.ha.com/itm/entertainment-and-music/an-ayrton-senna-owned-racing-helmet-gifted-to-stallone-circa-1994/a/7111-89148.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515)

[StylinRed]

FYI Maldonado doesn't have a seat in 2016, his sponsors missed the payment deadline, it was rumoured to be so recently, and the other day Maldonado confirmed it

and today it was officially announced that Kevin Magnussen has replaced Pastor

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/magnussen-confirmed-at-renault-f1-team-671355/

Renault has finally confirmed that Kevin Magnussen will be joining its new works team in Formula 1 this year.

The Dane is to replace Pastor Maldonado, whose contract with the team was terminated following payment issues with his long-time backers PDVSA.

Although Magnussen was agreed at the weekend, as Motorsport.com first reported, Renault preferred to wait until an official team launch in Paris on Wednesday to make its line-up official.

Magnussen, who will race alongside Jolyon Palmer, returns to F1 after a season as McLaren reserve driver.

The Dane, who scored an impressive podium finish on his debut with the team in 2014, had initially focused his efforts on a race return with Haas for 2016 but was beaten to that seat by Romain Grosjean.

GP3 champion Esteban Ocon, previously a Mercedes junior, has also been confirmed as the team's third driver.Renault has finally confirmed that Kevin Magnussen will be joining its new works team in Formula 1 this year.

The Dane is to replace Pastor Maldonado, whose contract with the team was terminated following payment issues with his long-time backers PDVSA.

Although Magnussen was agreed at the weekend, as Motorsport.com first reported, Renault preferred to wait until an official team launch in Paris on Wednesday to make its line-up official.

Magnussen, who will race alongside Jolyon Palmer, returns to F1 after a season as McLaren reserve driver.

The Dane, who scored an impressive podium finish on his debut with the team in 2014, had initially focused his efforts on a race return with Haas for 2016 but was beaten to that seat by Romain Grosjean.

GP3 champion Esteban Ocon, previously a Mercedes junior, has also been confirmed as the team's third driver.

http://cdn-3.motorsport.com/images/mgl/YMbonal6/s8/f1-renault-f1-team-rs16-launch-2016-carlos-ghosn-renault-president-launching-the-renault-r.jpg

http://cdn-3.motorsport.com/images/mgl/YBjqaWJY/s8/f1-renault-f1-team-rs16-launch-2016-the-renault-f1-team-car-livery.jpg

[Sunfighter]

I'm excited.

https://youtu.be/9odyY29IkKU

[Vancouver240sx]

It has been an interesting two tests, now I can't wait till they get on track at real speed!!!

If you want to nerd out on the tech details after this weeks test:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQkDHCls5pY

Looks like Merc will be out ahead again with Ferrari nipping at their heels. I'm really excited to see how Torro Rosso starts the year as they look to have one of the stronger packages and driver lineups!

Rich

[Sunfighter]

Not F1, but still relevant to Canadian open-wheel racing fans...

Big Read: Inside James Hinchcliffe's race to return to the track - Sportsnet.ca (http://www.sportsnet.ca/auto-racing/big-read-inside-james-hinchcliffes-race-to-return-to-the-track/)

A terrific article on James Hinchcliffe's almost fatal crash last year ....

[maxx]

Booking tickets to Montreal, anyone else going?

[radioman]

The Renault car looks pretty bad ass.

[Noran]

Booking tickets to Montreal, anyone else going?

On the fence.

[Vancouver240sx]

The Renault car looks pretty bad ass.

Just released today.. I hope you like the new one :P

https://twitter.com/NobleF1/status/706884547351330816

Rich

[Noran]

I read on an unreputable source today that they are changing it to a matte finish like RBR.

2015 Related,

BBC's year end reviews are spectacular. I've been downloading them all since 2012. Worth a watch if you can spare yourself an hour!

F1 BBC Review - Season 2015 (HD) - vidéo Dailymotion

[HonestTea]

On the fence.

Same.

[radioman]

Just released today.. I hope you like the new one :P

https://twitter.com/NobleF1/status/706884547351330816

Rich

:ohgodwhy:

[Vancouver240sx]

:ohgodwhy:

I think this is actually better than the original!!!!!!

https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2016/3/renault-reveal-yellow-race-livery-for-2016/_jcr_content/articleContent/manual_gallery/image1.img.640.medium.jpg

Rich

[Noran]

Agreed! I love seeing bright coloured cars on the grid. Haas' livery is reminiscent of HRT!

[radioman]

I like the black with yellow :(

Not bad seeing color on the grid though.

[HonestTea]

FINALLY F1 is back!

[Not really racist!]

Digging RBR's newish scheme. Colors jump out way more

[Vancouver240sx]

Digging RBR's newish scheme. Colors jump out way more

There is a pitlane rumor that the matte paint is more for fluid dynamic effect as looks (something similar to the paint on the hull of a tanker ship). It does look the business though!

Rich

[radioman]

wtf is going on with this qualifying........

No one seems to know whats going on and ferrari quit in Q3 with 6 minutes left??

[00civicHB]

The new qualifying format is terrible, it needs to be changed right away before the next race... The pole was decided with more than 3 minutes left in Q3, whereas before you didnt know until after the checkered flag...

[Noran]

Absolute garbage. Who's idea was it to require teams to do an out lap, flyer, in lap, and repeat within ~6.5 minutes?

Maybe it will help the race with the cars being out of order? I don't know. I'm lost.

[00civicHB]

BTW now we know Mercedes is still quite far ahead of Ferrari... I'm really glad to see Mclaren Honda doing well though, not running way in the back of the grid like last year

[HonestTea]

Well...guys...that was bad LOL

Merc with the demoralizing 1sec advantage over Ferrari..Now we know that Merc was sandbagging over the winter and FP1/2/3.

Quali was a shit-show.

[Noran]

Super choked with Q3.

I can't conclude that Mercedes has a clear 1.000s advantage over Ferrari. We'll find out in the race, but I don't feel like the gap is that big. I don't think that Ferrari put in their best lap in Q3, while Mercedes took two attemps, both faster on their second run.

[Great68]

Garbage qualifying, needs to change. At the very least drivers should be able to complete their flying lap before they're knocked out.

And this forebodes for another boring season of Mercedes 1-2's. I would have expected the other teams to get a lot closer after three seasons.

[Eff-1]

On a more positive note, I'm pleased TSN is showing the ITV feed. Was never a fan of Coulthard's commentary, Brundle is so much better, along with Ted in the pit lane. For those who have TSN5 you can watch the full pre-race and post-race coverage :)

[HonestTea]

5 minutes to go!

[kayceeee]

new feed from tsn so much better, love the sky crew

[kayceeee]

what a start by ferrari, or a terrible one by lewis

[HonestTea]

VETTEL P1!!!

[HonestTea]

Holy fuck! That accident..

Glad Alonso is ok

[kayceeee]

good to see him walk fine and give the thumbs up

[mb_]

Holy Fuck what a huge crash!!!!

Glad Alonso got out of the car under his own power

[HonestTea]

LOL Lewis trying to check out what tires VES is on

[StylinRed]

Great race so far! shame Alonsos crash kind of threw everything up in the air! kimi with the slow restart and getting screwed by the late Pit :/


:lol Hamilton "i can't pass Verstappen"

[StylinRed]

poor kimi :(

and wow that thing barbequed his head and no1 cared, not even kimi.... lucky for the marshal

[HonestTea]

WOW VES!

Verstappen made that overtake look easy!

[akira112]

That matte paint job on the Red Bull is sweet.

[HonestTea]

So close VETTEL :(

[kayceeee]

i wonder if vettel woulda won if they restarted with same tires as merc

[mb_]

Awesome, Haas F1 scored points on their debut race!

[HonestTea]

VETTEL WITH THE CAP THROW LOL

[kayceeee]

that gave me a good chuckle lol


good first race, other than the garbage qualifying, this season looks promising

[HonestTea]

For those that missed it

http://streamable.com/zyvw

FUCKING LOL :lol: :lol: :lol

[StylinRed]

WOW VES!

Verstappen made that overtake look easy!

All the Verstappen fans seemed to have missed that it was Sainz that did the difficult maneuvering to overtake, which put Palmer out of line, and caught him off guard, for Verstappen to make the easy follow

:rolleyes:

[Sunfighter]

Exciting weekend. my GF's observation was that Hamilton continues to dominant qualifying but has lost his edge (nerve?) when it comes to overtaking and performing calculated risks to put himself into contention to win the actual race.

Rosberg might be in his head at this point.

[Sunfighter]

Great article about Ferrari's "lost" weekend.

How Ferrari threw away Melbourne victory - F1 - Autosport Plus (http://www.autosport.com/premium/feature/6916/how-ferrari-threw-away-melbourne-victory)

[Sunfighter]

Race Finish

1 - Rosberg
2 - Hamilton
3 - Vettel
4 - Ricciardo
5 - Massa

Current Standings

1 - Nico Rosberg - 25 pts
2 - Lewis Hamilton - 18 pts
3 - Sebastian Vettel - 15 pts
4 - Daniel Ricciardo - 12 pts
5 - Felipe Massa - 10 pts

[Sunfighter]

Haas - terrific showing, despite the crash....

http://a.fssta.com/content/dam/fsdigital/fscom/nascar/images/2016/03/20/032016-NASCAR-Romain-Grosjean-NASCAR-reacts-PI.vadapt.664.high.26.jpg

NASCAR community reacts to Haas F1's incredible finish in first race | FOX Sports (http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/gene-haas-f1-team-australian-grand-prix-romain-grosjean-sprint-cup-series-jack-sprague-032016)

https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/features/2016/3/melbourne-stats---four-in-a-row-for-rosberg--haas-emulate-toyota.html

I - like many prognosticators - projected Haas to have a solid year. This race certainly suggests they will.

And, somewhat unrelated ...

Forbes Welcome (http://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2016/03/19/haas-team-will-get-none-of-f1s-900-million-prize-money-this-year-says-ecclestone/#7886bb2f7dd1)

[StylinRed]

What's sad is Honda is still in the rear -_-

[Great68]

Rosberg might be in his head at this point.

I doubt it. We're one race in, Hamilton just had a shitty start, it happens. No need to take dumb risks at this point.

Although I wonder how much the new radio rules have been affecting him.

[HonestTea]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDNnh3LBml5/

[StylinRed]

Jack Brabhams son, Gary (also a racer) is convicted of raping a child...

Gary Brabham has been found guilty of raping a girl under the age of 12, one count of indecent treatment, and not guilty of five counts of indecent treatment.

The 1988 British Formula 3 runner-up and ’89 British F3000 champion was convicted in Brisbane District Court, Australia, after a day of deliberation by the jury.

Now 54, Brabham’s offences were said to have occurred between 2003 and ’07, when the victim was between six and 10 years old. Sentencing will take place on April 15.

Brabham is the second son of three-time Formula 1 World Champion Sir Jack Brabham, who died in May 2014.

Following his junior formula success, Brabham tried to make it in Formula 1, driving the abortive Life project in 1990, but after failing to qualify for two races, he turned to sportscars.

In 1991, Brabham teamed with his older brother Geoff, who was dominating IMSA at the time, and Derek Daly, to win the Sebring 12 Hours with Nissan. A repeat attempt in 1992 ended in retirement.

Brabham also made two CART Indy car starts, on home soil in the Surfers Paradise rounds in 1993 and ’94.

Former F1 driver convicted of child rape (http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/former-f1-driver-convicted-of-child-rape-682093/)

[Eff-1]

cool camera angle, gives you a different perspective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNEKuxoo8QI

[HonestTea]

HOLY SHIT LOL

MAX VERSTAPPEN PROMOTED TO RBR

KVYAT DEMOTED TO STR

http://i.imgur.com/vwMin.gif

[StylinRed]

kvyat didnt do himself any favours with the way he's been driving :lol but i didn't think it would happen in season :lol

[StylinRed]

rofl Hamilton

[HonestTea]

HO LEE FUK!

[StylinRed]

rofl Sky trying to defend Ham

you could see Nico was moving right, right after the turn, Ham just wanted to try and jump ahead of it regardless and miscalculated his space

[HonestTea]

Best race of the year incoming!

[HonestTea]

THE HYPE IS REAL

VESTAPPEN!

[StylinRed]

Grats to Maxipad, so close Kimi :(

shame they ruined Ricciardos strategy, and then he has a puncture -_-



Martin Brundle gave Kvyat props, when Kvyat told Vettel to brake if he felt scared (when Kvyat passed on the inside) and yet here with Hamilton, Brundle is saying it's unreasonable and crazy to say that Hamilton should have braked :rolleyes:



OMG those Spanish Grid Girls :sweetjesus:





https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13092147_2182975081840799_7700731356481530895_n.jp g?oh=9cc94cacd5244fa484a8f16200ffd67a&oe=579A48FB

[gwh0803]

NEW DRIVER LINEUP FOR MERCEDES AND MRT - HAMILTON TO BE REPLACED BY WERELEIN CONFIRMED. /s

[Vancouver240sx]

rofl Sky trying to defend Ham

you could see Nico was moving right, right after the turn, Ham just wanted to try and jump ahead of it regardless and miscalculated his space

So he shouldn't have gone for that gap when he had a MASSIVE speed advantage due to a mistake Rosberg made?

https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13179327_10153527428087411_675405909654008112_n.pn g?oh=6f891bfcdf43e870d7dadefeb3781010&oe=57E06BA3

I think Ros should have left racing room.

Rich

[radioman]

I would just like to say.

Fuck you TSN2

[Great68]

Looking at all the circumstances, I agree with the FIA that racing incident is the right call.

Rosberg had the right to defend, Hamilton had a "little bit" of his car beside Rosberg but not enough that would say he effectively "took the space".

It was the unexpected difference in Hamilton's closing speed that made all the difference. Both guys made some mis-judgements within milliseconds.

If the FIA laid blame squarely on only one of those two guys, it would ruin all "Racing" from here on out.

As a result of this incident, Nico has two things going for him: A) Hamilton has one less race to make up his points deficit and B) Hamilton now knows that Nico isn't going to be so willing to just "move aside" for him next time he's trying to pass

[mb_]

Agreed that it was a racing incident and that FIA made the right call not to reprimand either driver.

Seeing a lot of people on Facebook blame Nico for "pushing" Hamilton onto the grass.

[akira112]

Agreed that it was a racing incident and that FIA made the right call not to reprimand either driver.

Seeing a lot of people on Facebook blame Nico for "pushing" Hamilton onto the grass.

If he didn't push him out people would be criticizing him for not driving aggressive enough.

[HonestTea]

I try to avoid Facebook comments post-race, too many idiots out there. Mercedes F1 FB page is especially bad with idiots.

[StylinRed]

Been an entertaining season so far!

Don't we have members over at the Montreal race this year? Where's the live play by play and pics guys?!

[Speed2K]

That was a pretty good race. If Vettel had been able to close the gap (or if his team hadn't had made the wrong call) it would have been much more fun to watch. I loved watching Verstappen close the door on Nico, over those last few laps.

If you didn't watch it, in the Sky Sports post-race interviews, Vettel crashes Hamilton's interview and kept on rambling about the two seagulls (which he had mentioned in the pre-podium briefing room after the race), which no-one else saw. Sky said they couldn't find any footage of said birds. Vettel said he'll wait until they find the footage. :lol They finally found it, turn 1, right before the virtual safety car. :awwyeah:

More info here: http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24182/10311774/seb-blames-seagulls-for-lock-up

[StylinRed]

So he shouldn't have gone for that gap when he had a MASSIVE speed advantage due to a mistake Rosberg made?

Rich

there was no gap, the gap was only there the moment he saw it, but it disappeared before he acted, not sure if i mentioned it here, but he would have had to have been going light speed to make that gap, he should have gone on the outside or been a bit more reasoned and tactical, cuz there was no way he would've made it

(sorry didnt see that msg earlier, havent been here much)

[Not really racist!]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpYeiQmgq70

I love Seb

[HonestTea]

You like Seb huh?

Then you should check this out https://www.facebook.com/SamVsVwm/photos/?tab=album&album_id=974711152642018&__mref=message_bubble

Good guy Seb

[StylinRed]

so Hamilton gets a new set of tyres for the start of the race, because he flat spotted his Q2 tyres, they were deemed 'unsafe' lol what a load of bull

Hamilton gets replacement set of tyres for race (http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-gets-replacement-set-of-tyres-for-race-789779/)

[Vancouver240sx]

They were not a new set, the replacement set had identical mileage on them.

Rich

[Eff-1]

I thought that was actually an enjoyable track given how boring the race was. The long straight reminded me of the days when cars would attempt to overtake going into turn 1 at Indianapolis. Too bad the race results were predictable the moment qualifying ended.

[snowball]

I follow F1 every weekend except this weekend because of LeMans.

...speaking of more exciting race news *spoiler* Porsche takes the LMP1 victory when the leading Toyota breaks down with 3 minutes left :ahwow:

[StylinRed]

so choked for Toyota, heard about it from the f1 commentators :/

equal mileage :rolleyes: ham should have had to have pitted right after 1 lap if they didnt like the flat spot, or start from the pits

baku wasn't bad, but the race was boring AF

[Eff-1]

1.29 sec. Damn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VCYBtx6h4g

[StylinRed]

WOW exciting race!

Rosberg tried to pull a Ham and run Ham wide by taking that turn deep, but Ham turned into him and foiled Rosbergs plans

Ros should have just settled for 2nd there, even with a DNF he's still ahead of Hamilton in points, so it was stupid to risk it all

but omg i hate this biased sky commentary

[Speed2K]

It was a good race. Glad to see Verstappen on the podium again. I'm glad Button was able to hold off the rest of the field...for the first few laps. :badpokerface: It was a good finish for him though. Shitty ending for Vettel. As for Rosberg, yeah, he only has himself to blame; despite him blaming Hamilton. :whine::Pbjt:

[maxx]

ROSBERG CANT FUCKING DRIVE. when will they kick him off the team???

[Not really racist!]

Damn what a sick race just watched my recording

[snowball]

Rosberg was indeed wrong this time.

Last time was the same situation except they were in each other's shoes. Rosberg should've hit Lewis from the outside (to make a statement) just as Lewis did this time.

[HonestTea]

Even without rain, this was surprisingly a good race :lol:

Glad to see Rosberg being more aggressive but wrong move at the wrong time, bring on the drama!

[HonestTea]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ZeWMRlSHQ

VETTEL :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

[StylinRed]

ROSBERG CANT FUCKING DRIVE. when will they kick him off the team???

Ros got into 1st down from 6th at this track... and still ended 4th with a busted car ;)

if Ros had done what Ham did, turning into him, at any of the previous incidents where Ham ran Ros wide, the world would still be bitching at Ros, he just can't win ;)

But yeah completely unnecessary block by him

[Great68]

Ros got into 1st down from 6th at this track... and still ended 4th with a busted car ;)

if Ros had done what Ham did, turning into him, at any of the previous incidents where Ham ran Ros wide, the world would still be bitching at Ros, he just can't win ;)

But yeah completely unnecessary block by him

Agreed, for a guy that "can't drive" he made some great for position passes after his pit stop to get himself into the lead. If it wasn't for that safety car, Hamilton may never have caught up by the end of the race.

Rosberg tried to pull a Hamilton but got it wrong. It's still his fault, but you're right, if the situation was reversed Rosberg would have received the blame for turning in.

I really dislike the SKY F1 coverage this year.
Couthard & Edwards were way better than Brundle & Croft.

[maxx]

i hate these two with some serious passion

[Vancouver240sx]

There is a difference between squeezing someone who's attempted to send a pass around the outside at the exit and blowing your braking causing a collision.

http://i.imgur.com/sNVNUxL.png

Rich

[Eff-1]

It's painfully obvious this collision was Rosberg's fault.

That being said, I usually blame Rosberg anyways because he's an entitled whiny baby.

[Eff-1]

I really dislike the SKY F1 coverage this year.
Couthard & Edwards were way better than Brundle & Croft.

I have no real issues with the sky coverage.

Regardless if you prefer sky or bbc, I'm just enjoying the fact we can now watch extended post-race coverage and interviews this season.

[maxx]

Rosberg is on final warning according to his communications officer. Can't wait to see his ass thrown out of mercedes, hopefully out of F1.

[StylinRed]

There is a difference between squeezing someone who's attempted to send a pass around the outside at the exit and blowing your braking causing a collision.

http://i.imgur.com/sNVNUxL.png

Rich

we all know he went deep and wide, we all know he was pulling a hamilton, we all know that that's wrong even though it's allowed regardless of who is doing it, but Ham fans seem to not get the last two parts... we also all know that ham turned into ros ;)

they've both been warned, but i highly doubt mercedes will punish either of their drivers



Also, ugh the stewards here don't seem to be taking their rules of keeping the car on track seriously

[dinfung]

I agreed, very happy that now we have pre and post coverage.

I have no real issues with the sky coverage.

Regardless if you prefer sky or bbc, I'm just enjoying the fact we can now watch extended post-race coverage and interviews this season.

[Speed2K]

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/03E1/production/_90339900_rosberg_flag_getty.jpg

PogChamp

[StylinRed]

hate safety car starts... and wow the brits were really going nuts today, you see how many people stayed waaay past the ending? the coverage is over and the track is still filled with fans

hamilton went crowd surfing lol

[Great68]

Finally a race with a bit of excitement lately.
Bring on the Sabotage/Conspiracy theorists!

[akira112]

That dive by Rosberg........
Weber did the smart thing during interview!

[mb_]

Lol @ Hamilton fanboys that think Mercedes is sabotaging his car. Pretty entertaining race, that battle between Ricciardo and Verstappen was awesome.

[maxx]

its not mercedes, its the people who run f1.
pretty much all sports are rigged, even the one i played

[HonestTea]

DAMNNNNN! What a move by Hulk overtaking Bottas!

"See ya later" :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Great68]

Why can't F1 drivers just admit when they fucked up?

Reporter: "Lewis, what happened at the start?"

Hamilton: "I don't know, I'll have to check with the engineers"

Yeah, the engineers fucked up you dumping your clutch too hard and stalling.

[Vancouver240sx]

Why can't F1 drivers just admit when they fucked up?

Reporter: "Lewis, what happened at the start?"

Hamilton: "I don't know, I'll have to check with the engineers"

Yeah, the engineers fucked up you dumping your clutch too hard and stalling.

??wut

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126586/hamilton-takes-blame-for-bad-start

rich

[Great68]

??wut

Lewis Hamilton takes responsibility for bad start in Japanese GP - F1 - Autosport (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126586/hamilton-takes-blame-for-bad-start)

rich

Did you even watch the post race interviews? Ok I'll transcribe. EXACT WORDS:

Instant Video Play > F1 2016 Japanese GP Lewis Hamilton Post-Race Interview (http://player.mashpedia.com/player.php?q=-ZCrabQIxCs)

Reporter: What happened at the start can you tell us?

Hamilton: Just got some wheelspin

Reporter: Wheelspin, was it because the track was damp or was it because of just these difficult variable clutches?

Hamilton: Umm, I'm not really quite sure, I have to see what the engineers say.....

Yeah, WUT??? indeed.

[Vancouver240sx]

Yeah, WUT??? indeed.

Ya then he said after speaking to the engineers it was his fault. You do realize it isn't a simple procedure and the Merc has a known issue which they can't fix in 2016 with starts. I get you don't like hammy but damn you're nitpicking here.

rich

[Great68]

I get you don't like hammy but damn you're nitpicking here.

rich

Actually I rooted for Hamilton back in his McLaren days.
It's recently he's turned into a bit of a diva, as evidenced by some of his behaviour lately.
I'm not being nitpicky, I just call it how I see it. Maybe I'm totally off base oh well.

[HonestTea]

MAX VERSTAPPEN! Un fucking believable drive!

:bowjerk: :bowjerk:

[Great68]

Verstappen's drive was Senna-esque. I really like how this kid is stirring shit up.

[StylinRed]

I've hated Maxipad since he started driving like a cunt, but I have to admit his rain performance at Brazil was awesome and so refreshing to see considering everyone but Ham was having trouble, I was actually expecting max to dnf or cause some dnfs but no he just killed it

Also Massas last run and walk was so fucking sad :(

I was surprised that the veterans and usual top Rian performers didn't do well

[k3lv]

Surprised no one updated today!

Happy to see Nico win. But everyone ragging on Lewis for slowing down Nico is ridiculous. AMG won the constructors races ago. The team had nothing left to gain, they should have shut up and let the two race (short of Lewis wrecking Nico).

Where is the racing spirit? They want Lewis to lose by 2pts and not even attempt to stir it up? Disappointed in AMG's orders.

[HonestTea]

That was one drama-filled race :lol:

I agree, Mercedes should've just let them race it out for the WDC since they already clinched the WCC. However, they still wanted the win for bragging rights and Vettel had the pace to pass both Lewis and Nico.

Congrats to Nico Rosberg though!

[snowball]

Kinda funny with Lewis slowing Nico down, Vettel said it ended up being harder to pass Nico because he could still use DRS from being so close to Lewis :lawl:

[mb_]

My entertainment for the day has been reading comments from butthurt Hamilton fanboys lol

I'm sure whoever else was in Lewis' shoes would have done the same thing and bunch Rosberg up with Verstappen and Vettel.

Glad Rosberg finally got a WDC :thumbs: Shame that Button's last race ended with a retirement :okay:

[maxx]

only reason Nicole won the championship is because of Hamilton's technical failures. everyone knows that when it comes down to it, Lewis will destroy him and he has been doing just so, since the latest new engine.

[Great68]

only reason Nicole won the championship is because of Hamilton's technical failures. everyone knows that when it comes down to it, Lewis will destroy him and he has been doing just so, since the latest new engine.


Right

And Lewis could also have not fucked up so many starts this year which cost him wins. But of course, it's easy to forget about those.

[StylinRed]

only reason Nicole won the championship is because of Hamilton's technical failures. everyone knows that when it comes down to it, Lewis will destroy him and he has been doing just so, since the latest new engine.

ham fans like to forget that ros had nothing but problems the last few years when ham won

dont let that butt hurt soak in too much u may be stuck on the other side for good

[StylinRed]

Surprised no one updated today!

Happy to see Nico win. But everyone ragging on Lewis for slowing down Nico is ridiculous. AMG won the constructors races ago. The team had nothing left to gain, they should have shut up and let the two race (short of Lewis wrecking Nico).

Where is the racing spirit? They want Lewis to lose by 2pts and not even attempt to stir it up? Disappointed in AMG's orders.

they had to think about the future going forward, if they didnt say anything about ham playing dirty the whole dynamic of the team and issuing orders could be ruined

nico was gracious though and showed class, ham tried to be nice in the end too, so it makes going forward less rocky

even jackie stewart was like eeeew ham wtf

[Vancouver240sx]

Overall I think the season was much more exciting than I expected. Nico capitalized when he had the chance and Hamilton had poor luck. Nico drove some great races and deserves the title. Looking forward to the 2016 season, with the new cars and especially if this is true:

https://www.facebook.com/F1trollsandnews/videos/1250838138306477/



rich

[Great68]

they had to think about the future going forward, if they didnt say anything about ham playing dirty the whole dynamic of the team and issuing orders could be ruined


I didn't have a problem with what Hamilton did it's a fair tactic and he had to try something, but I don't blame Mercedes for saying something or having some sort of talk with Hamilton after the race, otherwise like you say in the future neither driver will listen to the team.
Remember Monaco where Nico let Ham past? He might just think twice about doing that again in the future

[slicrick]

I was happy to see Rosberg hold on to the drivers championship. Especially to see all the crazy conspiracies and things the Hamilton fanboys would have to say.

Hoping for big things next year from McLaren/Honda, unfortunate to see JB's last race end how it did though. Should be interesting to watch Vandoorne neat season, for what it's worth (I think) he captured the teams first point this year?

[Eff-1]

I'm a Lewis fanboy only because I can't stand Nico's attitude. He's so entitled, terrible in front of cameras when he's not happy, and easily gets flustered under any kind of pressure or criticism. He always comes across to me like a spoiled brat who throws a tantrum when things don't go his way.

The team was totally naive to think Hamilton would have done anything else given the situation. He did what he needed to try and win the title. If the team has gone on record to say there are "no team orders" then they should live by that rule, especially since the constructors standings were not in play.

To those pointing out future team politics, it shouldn't matter when it's the last race. The politics in races 1 - 20 are always going to be there, but in race 21 that's when you throw out the book and go for it. Like in the baseball playoffs, the starters end up in the bullpen because there is no tomorrow to worry about.

As for Nico showing class this time, well it's easy for anyone to show class when you win the championship. Otherwise you find yourself throwing your hat at your teammate ;)

[Vancouver240sx]

I thought this summed up the ros/ham 2016 fight very well. Really looking forward to 2017!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_IUsIMRH8k

Rich

[jasonc97]

only reason Nicole won the championship is because of Hamilton's technical failures. everyone knows that when it comes down to it, Lewis will destroy him and he has been doing just so, since the latest new engine.

Sure but if he didnt fuck up quali in Baku he might have gotten a little more points as well lol

[maxx]

ham fans like to forget that ros had nothing but problems the last few years when ham won

dont let that butt hurt soak in too much u may be stuck on the other side for good

im not on a "side". Rosberg is a pussy, who cant drive, cant compete, entitled little shit with royal blood (i wont get into conspiracies how they boxed hamiltons car last year at monaco to let rosberg win and hug it out with royalty at the after party. and how out of 60 or so engines this year, only lewiss blew up.. and lets not) and is a general cry baby.

i would rather see hulkenburger, or verstappen or wehrlein or pretty much anyone with him as a teammate to see a real battle.

rosberg couldnt even overtake him on the last race as lewis backed him up and went 9 seconds slower. what a fucking pussy.

lewis is a masterclass, a gentleman, kind, caring, yet will do anything to win. He reminds me of James Hunt.

there's someone else who is, or should i say was, on the grid like that and that's Jenson Button.

Lewis came from nothing and won everything, and that's why he has my respect and admiration.



P.S. also its pathetic how rosberg is copying everything hamilton does on social media, his style, sunglasses, dog pictures.. its fucking sad

[Great68]

Wow, you mad. BabyRage

[StylinRed]

Yeah Hamilton doesn't act like a baby when he loses on the podium at all.. Nor does he throw tantrums, or say ridiculous shit to the media about how it's him against the world :rolleyes:

[StylinRed]

NICO ROSBERG HAS RETIRED!

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/newly-crowned-champion-rosberg-retires-from-formula-1-856112/


Newly-crowned champion Rosberg retires from Formula 1


By: Pablo Elizalde, News Editor
1 hour ago
Nico Rosberg has announced he will retire from Formula 1 after securing this year's world championship.

The Mercedes driver made his announcement during the FIA world champions gala on Friday in Vienna, just five days after securing his title.

Rosberg, 31, clinched his first title in Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.

The German said that, having achieved his childhood dream, he felt it was the right time to stop.

"For me it is a very special day to receive the trophy. This evening is going to be amazing but for another reason: I want to take the opportunity to announce the end of my F1 career," said Rosberg.

"Since I was six years old I had a clear dream, that was to become F1 world champion and it was very clear in my mind, whatever I could think, I have achieved it. I will remember forever.

"I have achieved this childhood dream now, so I'm not willing to do more commitment. I don't want to do it again. I have decided to follow my heart.

"I want to call it a day and go on to other things and it feels right to me.

"I feel excited, my wife is excited. Thank you very much for the support these years."

Sorry to put team in "difficult situation"

Rosberg said that his only regret regarding the announcement was that it put his Mercedes team in a "difficult situation" - the German having originally been signed through to 2018.

"For me personally [the decision] is not that difficult, it feels right," Rosberg said.

"The only thing that makes it [difficult], I am putting my racing family into a challenging situation and that is the hardest part for me."

Elaborating on how the idea to retire came about, Rosberg said: "It was after Suzuka. In Suzuka, it became my title to lose - and that is when the pressure really started also, and when I started to think about this: 'If I do achieve my childhood dream, then it would be great to end there.'

"This year was the best I can be, definitely. In the preparation and anything, I put everything into it.

"I achieved what I set out for. It is clear from six years old, starting off in go-kart, it was dream already, inspired by my dad, and all the way through. There it was more a childhood thing, going for that – I have done it and I am so happy.

"At the same time, it was a very, very tough year and I don't want to do that again."

Mercedes seat available

His retirement means Mercedes will have an opening alongside the Briton next year.

"This is a brave decision by Nico and testament to the strength of his character," said team boss Toto Wolf.

"He has chosen to leave at the pinnacle of his career, as world champion, having achieved his childhood dream. The clarity of his judgement meant I accepted his decision straight away when he told me.

"For the team, this is an unexpected situation but also an exciting one. We are going into a new era of technical regulations and there is a free Mercedes cockpit for the seasons ahead.

"We will take the necessary time to evaluate our options and then find the right path for our future."

Additional reporting by Jonathan Noble



Also before Rosberg made the announcement he informed Hamilton about his decision

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/rosberg-had-told-hamilton-about-f1-exit-already-856139/

Ham made a nice congratulating post with an old picture of the two of them, and I guess it touched Ros

[akira112]

Holy fuk I just saw the news come up on my feed, that was unexpected.

[StylinRed]

So just as everyone was giving props to Hamilton for being nice, Hamilton decides to give a comment about Nico retiring, and his first words are

This is the first time he has won in 18 years, hence why it was not a surprise that he decided to stop

christ almighty he should've kept his mouth shut while he was ahead with that polite instagram post... -_-

not only did Nico win GP2, he also came out ahead of Hamilton in F3 so....

Ham goes on to talk about how he's the shit http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/rosberg-s-retirement-no-surprise-says-hamilton-856219/

[The_AK]

So just as everyone was giving props to Hamilton for being nice, Hamilton decides to give a comment about Nico retiring, and his first words are



christ almighty he should've kept his mouth shut while he was ahead with that polite instagram post... -_-

not only did Nico win GP2, he also came out ahead of Hamilton in F3 so....

Ham goes on to talk about how he's the shit Rosberg's retirement no surprise, says Hamilton (http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/rosberg-s-retirement-no-surprise-says-hamilton-856219/)

Well you cant really blame him after that last race, pressure was on for sure and Nico did a great job handling himself. To think this is the type of racing he'd have to face, the type of competition he'd be continuously be up against, its no surprise he'd choose to retire than do another year. I think Lewis gave him a taste of what he'd be up against in 2017.

That aside, who's next for Petronas? :O Would like to see Ricciardo progress but I dont see him leaving Red Bull.

[HonestTea]

Jesus...did not see that coming!

[HonestTea]

Outside of Mercedes AMG F1 office right now

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CyrZCQgWIAAGNr2.jpg:large

[Great68]

So just as everyone was giving props to Hamilton for being nice, Hamilton decides to give a comment about Nico retiring, and his first words are



christ almighty he should've kept his mouth shut while he was ahead with that polite instagram post... -_-

not only did Nico win GP2, he also came out ahead of Hamilton in F3 so....

Ham goes on to talk about how he's the shit Rosberg's retirement no surprise, says Hamilton (http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/rosberg-s-retirement-no-surprise-says-hamilton-856219/)

Aw come on, Lewis is a masterclass, a gentleman, kind, caring.
At least through that idiot Maxx's rose coloured glasses...

[maxx]

Aw come on, Lewis is a masterclass, a gentleman, kind, caring.
At least through that idiot Maxx's rose coloured glasses...

read the whole article dumbass

[k3lv]

Would they be able to pry Hulkenburg away? He just signed with Renault, leaving Force India. AMG can continue their domestic pride.

I'm shocked regarding Nico's retirement. I want to see him defend it next year.

[E60_M5]

I'm shocked regarding Nico's retirement. I want to see him defend it next year.

He made the right move to retire. His chances of defending is next to slim, as Ham would need to have the same shit luck with poor reliability again. The last few races shows that Ham is the faster driver in equal cars.

[StylinRed]

No it doesn't, Ros beat ham handidly when ham didn't have reliability issues, and Ros did what he needed to do to win the championship in the end by mitigating risk and staying second

[Eff-1]

So just as everyone was giving props to Hamilton for being nice, Hamilton decides to give a comment about Nico retiring, and his first words are


Wow talk about taking it out of context.

Let's read the WHOLE article next time.

The Briton says that, with Rosberg having beaten him for the first time in 18 years, he was not surprised by the decision.

"The sport will miss him but I wish him all the best. I am sure it is a surprise to many people. I am probably the only person who thought it was not a surprise because I've known him a long time, but this is motor racing," Hamilton said.

"This is the first time he has won in 18 years, hence why it was not a surprise that he decided to stop.

"He's got a family to focus on, and wants more children, and F1 takes so much time. Will I miss the rivalry? Of course.

"We had always talked about being champions and when I joined this team and Nico was there, which is also something we talked about when we were kids.

"It is definitely something very strange and it'll be sad to not have him in the team next year."

Hamilton admitted, however, that he would have preferred to have the chance to fight back and beat Rosberg next season, although he said he was not too bothered by the decision.

"I wouldn't say I was annoyed. Of course it is a shame that he won't allow me to take it back or fight to take it back, but that is his choice and I respect his decision – go out on top while you can," he said.

[Vancouver240sx]

No it doesn't, Ros beat ham handidly when ham didn't have reliability issues, and Ros did what he needed to do to win the championship in the end by mitigating risk and staying second

Wellllll.. Lets keep in mind

Race Wins:
- Ham: 10
- Ros: 9

Pole Pos:
- Ham: 12
- Ros: 8

It came down to the last race, and Ros won by 5 points. I wouldn't call that handily. It was a close finish and Ros deserved the championship, he did what he needed to win.

Rich

[Vancouver240sx]

Would they be able to pry Hulkenburg away? He just signed with Renault, leaving Force India. AMG can continue their domestic pride.


My guess is Bo77as to merc in 2017.

Rich

[HonestTea]

Please no Bottas or Werhlein to Merc...

Alonso, Vettel, and Hulk would be my picks, in that order.

Legit, hope JB gets the seat and comes back to win WDC in 2017. That would be fan-fucking-tastic! :high::high::high::high::high::high:

[twitchyzero]

anyone ever been to monte carlo during gp?
i'm headed there in may because I enjoyed the montreal f1 weekend vibe
before anyone asks no i dont have money for gambling or lavish parties haha

[StylinRed]

Wow talk about taking it out of context.

Let's read the WHOLE article next time.
Yeah... Ur a cocoksucker but.. Hey I hope u have a good life and I'm sure Ur a great family man and wish u well in the future...

So was that a nice comment? I mean let's just ignore the fact I called ya a cocoksucker since there was other nice stuff in there... Context after all

lol (not seriously calling u a cocoksucker just giving ya an example)

[StylinRed]

Wellllll.. Lets keep in mind

Race Wins:
- Ham: 10
- Ros: 9

Pole Pos:
- Ham: 12
- Ros: 8

It came down to the last race, and Ros won by 5 points. I wouldn't call that handily. It was a close finish and Ros deserved the championship, he did what he needed to win.

Rich

Ur comparing season totals, I'm talking about the races where ham didn't have reliability issues at the beginning of the season

Ham snapped that's when he started running Ros off the road

[E60_M5]

anyone ever been to monte carlo during gp?
i'm headed there in may because I enjoyed the montreal f1 weekend vibe
before anyone asks no i dont have money for gambling or lavish parties haha

Not exactly during the race because I had to head back up to the Nurburgring 24 hours race on that same weekend. But I stayed at the Fairmont Monte Carlo just a few days before the race. There was a few F1 drivers that was at the hotel during our stay. Saw Jenson Button in the gym. I even got to drive the F1 circuit in my own car at night since I was doing European Delivery in my BMW.

[Great68]

Formula1.com put this 8-bit season review video out, well done!:

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/2016/12/8-Bit_F1_2016_Season_Review.html

[StylinRed]

Massa being back for next year is awesome, but bottas at Merc? Lol guess it's the Jam show next year