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General => Metal's Chambre des Racing => Topic started by: [chris tuna] on March 21, 2011, 08:36:02 AM
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The Australian Grand Prix will air live on Speed on Sunday, March 27th at 1:30 AM eastern.
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So who is everyone picking to win? Looks like the Mclaren's are lacking speed so I'm going to go with Vettel
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(http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STVM_forum/holy.gif) Beer-powered Lobster Kung Fu! (with DUCT tape, so you know it's badass)
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So who is everyone picking to win? Looks like the Mclaren's are lacking speed so I'm going to go with Vettel
Only caught the first part of knockout Qing but it looked like Hamilton either had been sand bagging or figured something out.
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They apparently figured something out, Hamilton qualified 2rd Button 4st
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And the poor HRT boys went all the way to Australia to be told they're too slow and aren't allowed to race... that's an expensive double-DNS :o
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How far off pace were they? Last I had seen they were like 17 secs a lap. F1 should allow more testing for the teams within their first threee years. Decreasing each year until year four where they're treated like an established team. The lack of testing hurts the new teams the most.
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I think HRT ended up 7 seconds off
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Testing might have helped - had they finished their car in time. They were the last to reveal their car and were still assembling it in the garage in Australia. If Bahrain wouldn't have been cancelled I doubt they would have even showed up for it.
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Testing might have helped - had they finished their car in time. They were the last to reveal their car and were still assembling it in the garage in Australia. If Bahrain wouldn't have been cancelled I doubt they would have even showed up for it.
good point, they did this last year too what they don't have any money in the budget for a calender?
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I can definitely see this being HRT's last year. Who is going to sponsor a car that can't even qualify? I'm sure this is only the first of many missed races
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Would love to see them go to cigar cars without the front and rear wings 1500 cc limit skinny tires let the engineers show me how they can do great things with very little to work with. Make the drivers show how they drive with the mechanical grip not just the wings and tires hold them in place on track. The speed is relative, a pass at 130 mph can be as exciting as one at 190.
HRT will probably die due to lack of testing combined with 107% rule. But how many other teams are ready/able to jump in to that atmosphere of new teams being almost guaranteed to fail. But with all the money that is there(in F1) it will be hard to convince those in power to make radical changes.
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Malaysia is up this weekend.
http://planetf1.com/grand-prix/malaysia (http://planetf1.com/grand-prix/malaysia)
If you want to stay up late you can get live timing from http://www.formula1.com/ (http://www.formula1.com/) You have to register to use it and you need a valid email.
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How far off pace were they? Last I had seen they were like 17 secs a lap. F1 should allow more testing for the teams within their first threee years. Decreasing each year until year four where they're treated like an established team. The lack of testing hurts the new teams the most.
HRT are losers. They skipped the testing and they knew the 107% rule would be back in effect this year. There were two other teams that had a shot at getting in last year when they decided to add more. Both had more backing, but Mosley picked HRT.
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At least the Belgian managed to get in the starting grid... in last place...
He finished 4 laps behind, which isn't TOO bad, is it?
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At least the Belgian managed to get in the starting grid... in last place...
He finished 4 laps behind, which isn't TOO bad, is it?
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On to China.
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What's everyone's opinion on the DSR thingy?
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I would like them to be able to use it anywhere on the track. Just like in qualifying.
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I'm not an engineer, but there should be a better way of cleaning up the dirty air so cars can overtake. The adjustable wing seems like a bandaide. Perhaps without KERS the wings would allow the overtaking they were looking for.
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I think the combo of the DSR and KERS is ok. It's a bit gimmicky, but it does make for more passing and I like that.
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Found on the net. This illustrates ucan's description of Petrov's crash.
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Found on the net. This illustrates ucan's description of Petrov's crash.
(http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2011/04/500x_malaysia_crayon_1_corrected.jpg)
Now that is hilarious... literally (http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/LMFAO.gif)
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Dammit. That was a private drawing I did and not intended to be distributed over the Internetz.
Vitaly is shouting, "My steering wheel is fucked up!" in Russian. And Boctok to you, too. :)
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New F1 track in Austin, TX finally gets a name.
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-austin-track-gets-a-name (http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-austin-track-gets-a-name)
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:laugh: Button's first pitstop at China
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That was a great race.
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That was a great race.
It was, let's hope that much overtaking becomes the normal
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Pretty remarkable run by Webber from 18th. I was impressed. Great race.
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Turkey grand prix 05/08/11
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Who's gonna watch the GP tomorrow morning from Instanbul?
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Massa.
Probably not. But he used to dominate here.
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Who's gonna watch the GP tomorrow morning from Instanbul?
I'm going to watch from home. I can't afford the trip to Istanbul.
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Who's gonna watch the GP tomorrow morning from Instanbul?
I'm going to watch from home. I can't afford the trip to Istanbul.
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Vettel won. Led all but one lap, en route to a Red Bull 1-2, with Alonso in 3rd.
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There's a conspiracy in F1. A conspiracy, in which a ridiculous domination has occured 6 times in favor of Sebasten Vettel.
Are his opponents giving up? McLaren, Ferrari, Mark Webber. How much longer are you going to keep your pants down until you start upping your game? It's absurd. And Michael Schumacher, are you ever going to learn the car enough to be a contender before you are too weak to drive these things? Someone challenge this mothafucker!
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FIA rule changes for 2012
http://planetf1.com/driver/18227/7357437/FIA-announce-rule-changes (http://planetf1.com/driver/18227/7357437/FIA-announce-rule-changes)
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FiA just banned the ride-height adjustment tech that Lotus (Renault) and Ferrari were working on. Apparently Lotus was working with the FiA to make sure is was legal, then this? hmmmm.
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http://www.espn.co.uk/formulaone/sport/video_audio/134064.html (http://www.espn.co.uk/formulaone/sport/video_audio/134064.html) She's a beaut!
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Friday test times
Times
1. K Kobayashi Sauber 1:22.312 145 laps
2. P Maldonado Williams 1:22.561 +0.249 134
3. P di Resta Force India 1:23.119 +0.807 101
4. J Button McLaren 1:23.200 +0.888 115
5. F Massa Ferrari 1:23.563 +1.251 103
6. M Webber Red Bull 1:23.774 +1.462 85
7. J Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.792 +1.480 92
8. N Rosberg Mercedes 1:23.843 +1.531 139
9. H Kovalainen Caterham 1:26.968 +4.656 70
22 days until 1rd race @ Australia
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Friday test times
Times
1. K Kobayashi Sauber 1:22.312 145 laps
2. P Maldonado Williams 1:22.561 +0.249 134
3. P di Resta Force India 1:23.119 +0.807 101
4. J Button McLaren 1:23.200 +0.888 115
5. F Massa Ferrari 1:23.563 +1.251 103
6. M Webber Red Bull 1:23.774 +1.462 85
7. J Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.792 +1.480 92
8. N Rosberg Mercedes 1:23.843 +1.531 139
9. H Kovalainen Caterham 1:26.968 +4.656 70
22 days until 1rd race @ Australia
Excellent track!!!
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LOVE Albert park. its always one of my favorites to watch and to drive on sims. i'm so stoked that is less than 1 month away i can't wait!
So i'm a massive Jense fan, and have been ever since i got into F1 a few years ago. I'm so stoked to see what the teams look like this year in terms of pace/development, and how everything pans out this season.
Interesting tidbit about the Mercedes GP team here: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-mercedes-hiding-new-double-diffuser-concept/ (http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-mercedes-hiding-new-double-diffuser-concept/)
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If anyone is a tech-o-file (techie, tech head...whatevz....) the official f1 site has an awesome section about tech that has changed with some beautiful drawings: http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/ (http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/)
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Running order for final pre-season test:
Red Bull
Thursday: Mark Webber. Friday: Sebastian Vettel. Saturday: Mark Webber. Sunday: Sebastian Vettel.
McLaren
Thursday: Jenson Button. Friday: Lewis Hamilton. Saturday: Jenson Button. Sunday: Lewis Hamilton.
Ferrari
Thursday: Felipe Massa. Friday: Fernando Alonso. Saturday: Felipe Massa. Sunday: Fernando Alonso
Mercedes
Thursday: Nico Rosberg. Friday: Michael Schumacher. Saturday: Nico Rosberg. Sunday: Michael Schumacher.
Lotus
Thursday: Romain Grosjean. Friday: Romain Grosjean. Saturday: Kimi Raikkonen. Sunday: Kimi Raikkonen
Force India
Thursday: Paul di Resta. Friday: Nico Hulkenberg. Saturday: Paul di Resta. Sunday: Nico Hulkenberg.
Sauber
Thursday: Sergio Perez. Friday: Kamui Kobayashi. Saturday: Sergio Perez. Sunday: Kamui Kobayashi.
Toro Rosso
Thursday: Jean-Eric Vergne. Friday: Jean-Eric Vergne. Saturday: Daniel Ricciardo. Sunday: Daniel Ricciardo
Williams
Thursday: Pastor Maldonado. Friday: Bruno Senna / Pastor Maldonado. Saturday: Pastor Maldonado / Bruno Senna. Sunday: Bruno Senna.
Caterham
Thursday: Heikki Kovalainen. Friday: Heikki Kovalainen. Saturday: Vitaly Petrov. Sunday: Vitaly Petrov
HRT
TBC
Marussia
Not Running
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Nice list Dude! thx for the info.
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I am familiar with the official www.formula1.com (http://www.formula1.com) site, but I like www.planetf1.com (http://www.planetf1.com) better. Of course the live timing is only at the official site.
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I am familiar with the official www.formula1.com (http://www.formula1.com) site, but I like www.planetf1.com (http://www.planetf1.com) better. Of course the live timing is only at the official site.
Yeah, they clamp down pretty hard on anyone else trying to broadcast anything. However i did like the app for live timing they came out with, it worked....decently well enough lol. i forgot about planetf1.com.
It was goos to see Lotus back on track and performing well after their earlier suspension issues. Anyone have any thoughts on Ferrari? They just look "meh" with all their testing. I wonder how they will fare once the show starts.
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Here's what they say about Ferrari.
Ferrari made the decision on Saturday to cancel the drivers' post-test briefings to the press, much to the collective disappointment of the Italian and Spanish media. It also heightened speculation that things weren't going too well at the Scuderia. Reports from observers around the Circuit de Catalunya concluded that through a stint the new F2012 behaved very differently - at first understeering and then developing oversteer. It was fast, but it was unpredictable. In comparison the McLaren, Red Bull and Force India were consistent through the same corners.
Ferrari technical director Pat Fry admitted that it was unlikely they'd see the podium in Australia.
The BBC's Gary Anderson can't understand the design logic for the Ferrari F2012 pull-rod suspension. "With a more traditional push-rod design, you can tune it to change the weight transfer across the car depending on whether it's in low- or high-speed corners. The pull-rod doesn't have that facility - the only advantage seems to be that it might integrate with the airflow off the front wing a bit better. But that's a gnat's difference compared to losing something more influential."
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yeah it looks like if will be a tough year for the Tifosi... they might do some house cleaning sooner rather than later...
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Eleven days and twelve hours to go.
I just want to see 3 or 4 (or more) teams able to compete closely this season.
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Eleven days and twelve hours to go.
I just want to see 3 or 4 (or more) teams able to compete closely this season.
Getting excited here.
I agree, i want to see some more competition (and historically after teams go back to back, there are very close and competitive seasons to follow) I can see Mercedes getting a win in there, and Lotus look very racey as well. i think it will be mostly RedBull/McLaren dominated with a few others picking up the scraps.
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Ya need some car porn here.
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And lets not forget about the pit lane girls.
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Eleven days and twelve hours to go.
I just want to see 3 or 4 (or more) teams able to compete closely this season.
Getting excited here.
I agree, i want to see some more competition (and historically after teams go back to back, there are very close and competitive seasons to follow) I can see Mercedes getting a win in there, and Lotus look very racey as well. i think it will be mostly RedBull/McLaren dominated with a few others picking up the scraps.
More competition but not from Ferrari. Anybody but Alonso. I always hope for Senna to do well partly because of the work he put into Ferrari Challenge.
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i agree 100%, i can't stand alonso either. i think senna will be solid, but not surprising. Williams is a solid middle ground team, and not much more.
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i agree 100%, i can't stand alonso either. i think senna will be solid, but not surprising. Williams is a solid middle ground team, and not much more.
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2012 Driver Helmets
http://planetf1.com/photo-gallery/7592836/2012-Driver-Helmets (http://planetf1.com/photo-gallery/7592836/2012-Driver-Helmets)
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http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/03/formula-1-releases-its-mobile-app-for-the-2012-season.ars (http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/03/formula-1-releases-its-mobile-app-for-the-2012-season.ars)
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sky stream for p1, p2 today: http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/32669/1/skysportsf1-launch-live-stream-online.html (http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/32669/1/skysportsf1-launch-live-stream-online.html)
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(http://wtf1.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/6th.jpg)
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Brilliant race, even without the full course yellow that occurred with about 18 to go. There were many cars battling for position through out the field. This is going to be a great year.
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BUTTTTTOOOOONNNNNN!!!!!!!!!! i'm so excited.
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NEXT RACE: 25TH MARCH @ MALAYSIA
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http://planetf1.com/f1-babes/photo-gallery/7605939/The-Lovely-Ladies-Of-Melbourne (http://planetf1.com/f1-babes/photo-gallery/7605939/The-Lovely-Ladies-Of-Melbourne)
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Pictures and news from Malaysia GP
http://forum.planet-f1.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1564 (http://forum.planet-f1.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1564)
http://www.formula1onlive.com/2012/03/2012-latest-f1-photos-thursday-in_22.html (http://www.formula1onlive.com/2012/03/2012-latest-f1-photos-thursday-in_22.html)
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kimi gettin a 5 place penalty for a gearbox swap :(
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kimi gettin a 5 place penalty for a gearbox swap :(
Yep sucks.
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UGH...my DVR died, so now i have to wait to DL the race before i can watch it.
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UGH...my DVR died, so now i have to wait to DL the race before i can watch it.
You know Speed re-airs the race at 3:00 pm?
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yeah i worked til 6:30p today though, so i missed both airs lol
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Missed the last 10 laps the first time through, but caught the finish with the later showing. Who would have thunk a Ferrari win or a Sauber second. Great race. Just wish Shumacher could catch a break. It's exciting to see him fast again.
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what a blah race, however, it was good to see a sauber up there!
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what a blah race, however, it was good to see a sauber up there!
Really? I kinda liked it... there was rain to mix everything up (always nice)... some of the favorites had problems (Vettel & Button)... and a complete underdog came out of nowhere (and should've won the race - Perez). Figuring Alonso probably won't be much of a factor the rest of the year, the finish was okay with me.
I really like races where everything gets all f'ed up and weather wreaks havoc (although the red flag blew). I figure I've got a bigger chance of seeing this in F1 than NASCAR where its the same every week (although this week was the WORST race I've seen in years, maybe ever... good thing I watched it from a DVR pause at 60x speed).
I guess it's because I like the underdog and hate seeing the same people win every week (although I have my favorite drivers and if they won it'd be no problem... although it appears Massa's time at the Scuderia is about to come to an end). Also, I like freak shows. The U.S. GP in 2005 (?) when only 6 cars started the race? I was glued to the TV. Daytona 500 with a jet fuel explosion? Hooked. The 2011 F1 season when Vettel was walking away with every race? Yawn.
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http://planetf1.com/f1-babes/photo-gallery/7624762/The-Ladies-From-Malaysia#photo=0 (http://planetf1.com/f1-babes/photo-gallery/7624762/The-Ladies-From-Malaysia#photo=0)
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what a blah race, however, it was good to see a sauber up there!
Really? I kinda liked it... there was rain to mix everything up (always nice)... some of the favorites had problems (Vettel & Button)... and a complete underdog came out of nowhere (and should've won the race - Perez). Figuring Alonso probably won't be much of a factor the rest of the year, the finish was okay with me.
I really like races where everything gets all f'ed up and weather wreaks havoc (although the red flag blew). I figure I've got a bigger chance of seeing this in F1 than NASCAR where its the same every week (although this week was the WORST race I've seen in years, maybe ever... good thing I watched it from a DVR pause at 60x speed).
I guess it's because I like the underdog and hate seeing the same people win every week (although I have my favorite drivers and if they won it'd be no problem... although it appears Massa's time at the Scuderia is about to come to an end). Also, I like freak shows. The U.S. GP in 2005 (?) when only 6 cars started the race? I was glued to the TV. Daytona 500 with a jet fuel explosion? Hooked. The 2011 F1 season when Vettel was walking away with every race? Yawn.
I guess i was just getting into the race, and then there was the rain delay, and i got impatient lol. I usually watch the races like 4-5 times anyway to get a feel for everything. Guess i missed the fun parts of the race lol, time to watch it again!!!
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China this weekend. :)
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Practice two from China (I hope your not a Ferrari fan this weekend could be bad for them if its dry)
Times
01 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:35.973 32 laps
02 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:36.145 0.172 29 laps
03 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:36.160 0.187 27 laps
04 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:36.433 0.460 24 laps
05 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:36.617 0.644 31 laps
06 Jenson Button McLaren 1:36.711 0.738 28 laps
07 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:36.956 0.983 28 laps
08 Paul di Resta Force India 1:36.966 0.993 31 laps
09 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:37.191 1.218 31 laps
10 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.316 1.343 32 laps
11 Sergio Perez Sauber 1:37.417 1.444 22 laps
12 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:37.616 1.643 33 laps
13 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:37.836 1.863 30 laps
14 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:37.930 1.957 32 laps
15 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:37.972 1.999 26 laps
16 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:38.176 2.203 35 laps
17 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:38.293 2.320 31 laps
18 Bruno Senna Williams 1:38.783 2.810 37 laps
19 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:38.990 3.017 36 laps
20 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:39.346 3.373 20 laps
21 Timo Glock Marussia 1:39.651 3.678 15 laps
22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:40.343 4.370 25 laps
23 Charles Pic Marussia 1:40.753 4.780 30 laps
24 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:41.125 5.152 26 laps
Oh and Go Schumi :)
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Practice two from China (I hope your not a Ferrari fan this weekend could be bad for them if its dry)
It's going to be bad every week for the Tifosi unless it rains. The car is trash.
And I hope Michael can get some luck in the race...
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that was a hell of a race! and i'm excited for Bahrain as well, despite the political situation going on. hope everyone stays safe!
and i predicted a ROS pole and a BUT win for last race...pretty close.... Going for a RAI - BUT this time... i must be crazy lol
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Well Vettel jumps back on top, and BOTH Lotus' on the podium as well! haven't had a chance to see the race, but congrats to Lotus and Congrats Kimi and Romain!
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Oh it was a good race, watched it this morning. Very fast pace.
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Top Gear interviews
Kimi Räikkönen on Top Gear 2012 Series 18, Episode 7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35f4rd5qWA0#ws)
Top Gear - Jenson Button & Jeremy Clarkson 2006 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOVxj5yd2aA#ws)
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Oh it was a good race, watched it this morning. Very fast pace.
It was a pretty good race! Was a bit more exciting than Bahrain usually is.
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Surfing around I found this, Top Gear on Ayrton Senna (Full Segment) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oLSYSJO5Ik#ws)
:rip
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thx boots...er...avenger ;) i LOVE Senna, just absolutely astounding the way that man drove. Also that car sounds like heaven lol. It was really good to see Hammy really enjoying himself...kinda a rare occurrence as of late.
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Barcelona!
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Barcelona!
...where the only thing more dangerous than crashing is being robbed by the locals!
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Barcelona!
PARADEalonea? lol. Saw somewhere that rain may be in the mix for sun? If so, that Williams may be very strong.
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Nice win by Pastor!, didn't even need rain to do it. I was hoping for the Kimster to sneak through, i predicted HAM pole and RAI for Win, but alas...i forgot that you never bet against ALO in Spain...
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Hammy still put in an awsome run, 24th to 5th. was nice to see the young man beat Alonso on home turf.
A very interesting season, well worth watching.
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Monaco!
oh sorry Cote d' Azur (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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QT on the tv. Starts at 6:55 my time. :)
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Michael P1 awesome
effin grid penalty from last race blows
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(http://images.planetf1.com/12/05/800x600/Michael-Schumacher-Mercedes_2771329.jpg)
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Sauber F1 Team - World Premiere: Cutaway F1 Race Car (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wn1EFLa2C8#ws)
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OMG dude, thanks for posting that!! i'm a racing engineering nutcase, and i totally geeked out to that!!! gonna go watch it like 50987 moar times.
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Another nice F1 site.
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/ (http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/)
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Ferrari Racing Days Laguna Seca - F1 Test Driver: Marc Gene - RECORD SETTING LAP! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1CYUgMgwO8#ws)
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Dude that was a good vid.
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Dude that was a good vid.
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http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C0048B78C785D12?majorcatid=10004&artistid=915307&minorcatid (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C0048B78C785D12?majorcatid=10004&artistid=915307&minorcatid)
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I have been waiting to see what prices would be for some of the grandstands and with those prices, it looks like i will be watching from home. Bummer, I was really looking forward to the roadtrip and race.
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I have been waiting to see what prices would be for some of the grandstands and with those prices, it looks like i will be watching from home. Bummer, I was really looking forward to the roadtrip and race.
You could save on lodging by staying @ Charlie's.
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I have been waiting to see what prices would be for some of the grandstands and with those prices, it looks like i will be watching from home. Bummer, I was really looking forward to the roadtrip and race.
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I have been waiting to see what prices would be for some of the grandstands and with those prices, it looks like i will be watching from home. Bummer, I was really looking forward to the roadtrip and race.
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I paid somewhere around $60 for general admission for just Saturday at the Montreal Grand Prix last year.
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I have been waiting to see what prices would be for some of the grandstands and with those prices, it looks like i will be watching from home. Bummer, I was really looking forward to the roadtrip and race.
You could save on lodging by staying @ Charlie's.
That was going to be part of my plan, though Charlie didn't know it yet.
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Are you going Charlie? I was thinking about dropping the 350 for the weekend and staying at a friends house.
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F1 Q is live right now on Speed.
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F1 Q is live right now on Speed.
TSN here. One of the guys at work found out that a friend of his had a hotel room in Montreal and an extra ticket to the race. He booked a ticket to Montreal yesterday. His girlfriend is rather pissed. $1000 for the ticket.
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Great race. Great result. Great to see Alonso drop all the way from 1nd to 5st in the last ten laps. Great to see Perez racing so well.
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I agree, that was an excellent race. Wow when those tires go off, they really go off. I think it was like 3 seconds a lap or more.
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iRacing 2.0 Pro Series 2011 F1 @ Road America Pablo López Highlights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPN7RlkfeSg#ws)
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Track characteristics
Valencia – 5.41 kilometres. Race distance – 57 laps = 308.8 kilometres. 25 corners in total. A street circuit around the docks of Valencia. Smooth surface, few bumps, some fast corners.
Aerodynamic setup – High downforce. Top speed 325km/h (with Drag Reduction System active on rear wing) – 315km/h without.
Full throttle – 69% of the lap (high). Total fuel needed for race distance – 154 kilos (average/high). Fuel consumption – 2.7kg per lap (average/high)
Time spent braking: 16% of lap. 9 braking zones. Brake wear- High.
Loss time for a Pit stop = 16 seconds
Total time needed for pit stop: 21 seconds.
Fuel effect (cost in lap time per 10kg of fuel carried): 0.3 seconds
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Amazing job by Alonso.
http://www.planetf1.com/f1-babes/photo-gallery/7838894/Babes-Bikinis-In-Valencia (http://www.planetf1.com/f1-babes/photo-gallery/7838894/Babes-Bikinis-In-Valencia)
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my DVR was set to the wrong channel for both CAN and VAL.... >:( still haven't seen either one!
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my DVR was set to the wrong channel for both CAN and VAL.... >:( still haven't seen either one!
Yep I like it better when the coverage is live on Speed. Fox always delays and edits. Here is the schedule. http://formula-one.speedtv.com/f1/more_schedule (http://formula-one.speedtv.com/f1/more_schedule)
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i have acquired them via the power of internets! lol catching up :D
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Virgin Racing F1 Simulator.mov (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqfRDVGtXJ4#ws)
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Wet Silverstone
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Wet Silverstone
(http://i.imgur.com/i9lTnm7.jpg)
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Surprise dry race and Alonso almost held off the field. I'm glad Weber got around him. :)
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Good News
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2012/07/maria-de-villota-speaks-to-family-and-leaves-critical-unit/ (http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2012/07/maria-de-villota-speaks-to-family-and-leaves-critical-unit/)
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What a race!!! Some drama at the end there with Vettel, gave him a 20sec penalty pushing him back to 5th, giving Jense 2nd, and Kimi 3rd!
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Stoopid Fox had the German GP track listed as Nürburgring and not Hockenheimring.
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Stoopid Fox had the German GP track listed as Nürburgring and not Hockenheimring.
Its Fox...they are too busy shining political turds at the moment (and that's all i'm saying about that :-X ) Looking forward to an interesting race in Hungary (mmmm doughnuts)! i wonder if ALO will be strong again, he has looked absolutely on point this whole season.
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yep, looking forward to this weekend. :)
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WOW...Commanding pole from HAM, .4 over Grojean with VET and BUT close behind. Apparently those upgrades are working wonders for the McLaren team. Speaking of silver cars...where have the Silver Arrows gone?! Merc seems like a distant memory now, and they could not sustain their run of form from earlier in the season.
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It should be an interesting race. The Lotus have been easier on tires then Mclaren. Grojean has a great shot at p1, he just needs to avoid trouble on the opening laps. Then again it might rain and change everything.
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Even though that track is single track, I stilled enjoyed it. Really thought Kimi had great shot at winning it.
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Even though that track is single track, I stilled enjoyed it. Really thought Kimi had great shot at winning it.
I'm really looking forward to Kimi's first win in the Lotus! Iceman commeth!
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Even though that track is single track, I stilled enjoyed it. Really thought Kimi had great shot at winning it.
I'm really looking forward to Kimi's first win in the Lotus! Iceman commeth!
Here, here! Also, roll on SPA...my favorite track :D
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Even though that track is single track, I stilled enjoyed it. Really thought Kimi had great shot at winning it.
I'm really looking forward to Kimi's first win in the Lotus! Iceman commeth!
Here, here! Also, roll on SPA...my favorite track :D
Crap we have to wait a whole month as there is zilch in August.
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I know... they have to put one of the best races of the year at the end of a 4 week break.
It's been one of the wettest years ever in Europe and the next race is at Spa. It better rain. I want this race to be crazy!
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I know... they have to put one of the best races of the year at the end of a 4 week break.
It's been one of the wettest years ever in Europe and the next race is at Spa. It better rain. I want this race to be crazy!
If i remember what i read correctly, the 24hrs that they just ran was extremely wet (gigity).
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Codemasters F1 2012 game LOL
On Board Lap of New US Grand Prix circuit, Austin, Texas - Internet 640x360-30p.mp4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COVxILUxcDk#ws)
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In November they are letting all Austinites come out and run the new track.
In their Nike's...
They are having a 5-10K race for all who show.
Doubt we see F1 speeds though... ;)
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In November they are letting all Austinites come out and run the new track.
In their women's Nike's...
They are having a 5-10K race for all who show.
Doubt we see F1 speeds though... ;)
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In November they are letting all Austinites come out and run the new track.
In their women's Nike's...
They are having a 5-10K race for all who show.
Doubt we see F1 speeds though... ;)
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Spa this weekend. Oh boy!
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Spa this weekend. Oh boy!
I'm super excited, and i finally have internet again! oh joy!
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:drwho
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Jenson on the pole!
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Jenson on the pole!
(http://i.imgur.com/5AdG7YL.jpg)
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Autodromo di Monza
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It was a decent race. Button having a mechanical sucked and I thought Alonso was going to cake walk a 2rd. Thank god for Sergio Perez and some screaming 2nd stint laps on the medium tires.
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Well, Hamilton is off to Mercedes. Personally I feel he had a much better chance at winning more WDC's by staying at Mclaren.
I wonder what driver will find a nice open seat at Mclaren?
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James Allen podcast. Talking some about F1 2012 by Codemasters.
http://soundcloud.com/jamesallenonf1/podcast-september-2012 (http://soundcloud.com/jamesallenonf1/podcast-september-2012)
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F1 Preview: German Specialists Show Off Austin's Racetrack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvQV-l8JWJ0#ws)
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Singapore Grand Prix this weekend. :)
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Fernando Alonso laps Singapore 2012 in a simulator.MOV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZBgNiSNAas#ws)
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heyyyyy youuuu guyssss....how is everyone?
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heyyyyy youuuu guyssss....how is everyone?
Doing ok. How you doin?
Did you catch the race on Sunday. Poor Hamilton and Mclaren can't seem to catch a break. Alonso is a lucky bastard. On to Suzuka in two weeks.
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yeah, real heartbreaker for 'ol hammy...just unbelievable bad luck. Do you think he will stay at McLaren?
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yeah, real heartbreaker for 'ol hammy...just unbelievable bad luck. Do you think he will stay at McLaren?
When I posted he was leaving I had read it at James Allen's site. So I figured it was a done deal, but now I just don't know. McLaren has proven they can deliver a car capable of winning. Mercedes will be one of the manufactures of the turbo V6 engines in 20132014, but might still be midfield material.
I will have to say he stays at McLaren. ^-^
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Wow, look how happy Masa is.
(http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/wp-content/uploads/8019505518_5bbbd323c9_h.jpg)
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Austin, Texas is a ogo ogo ogo
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Some quotes from Ross Brawn. More Hamilton speculation.
"Any ambitious team looks at the top drivers and we're an ambitious team, but I think there's an awful lot of speculation," Brawn told BBC Radio 5 live.
"We will have some things to say in the next few weeks, next few months, and then all will become clear."
Pressed as to whether he would "like him, then, if he said yes," Brawn responded: "He's a very good driver. A very good driver."
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:chillin
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Aaaaaannnndddd Hamilton signs with Mercedes.
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2012/09/hamilton-turns-back-on-mclaren-and-signs-for-mercedes/ (http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2012/09/hamilton-turns-back-on-mclaren-and-signs-for-mercedes/)
Also, Sauber’s Sergio Perez will replace Hamilton at McLaren.
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Welcome to Japan. :)
(http://images.planetf1.com/12/10/800x600/suzuka-circuit-fans_2839235.jpg)
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Keep an eye on Kamui Kobayashi at Suzuka this weekend. He usually pulls off some awesome passes.
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That's a nice picture. I forgot that since the race is in Japan, I actually get to watch it live. Qualifying is at 10pst tonight and the race 10pst tomorrow.
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Sitting in my racing rig I play GT5 in, I see SpeedTV and Formula1 from the same perspective I can watch gt5 races in. Kinda Sweet. 8) Suzuka 10:00pm here and 1:00am at the waters edge you can find Formula 1 quallffalll haus tonight in the With Aero Q'ing.
Tomorrow night 10:30pm is Race. Sign in for free live timing (http://www.formula1.com/live_timing/), at least I think it's still free? In the East 1:30 am. Suzuka, lol I know Suzuka.
Good night funny man. I did grow up watching the Michael Schumacher awesomeness. Thank you Jackie Stewart, too. Solid safe cars can make for lengthy loving large family of clean races I hope.
Great Jorb!
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Ucan know tuna race clean. Awesome record though. :)
(http://i.imgur.com/qNygqY3.gif) (http://www.project-tuna.com/) (http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/geekymouse.jpg) (http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/GoosTimes02.jpg)
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pcars (http://www.project-tuna.com/) right? I'm stuck here in GT, but really like the idea.
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Oh, Bob Varsha mentioned new camera placements this year and the great shots.
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A good qualifying session. Hopefully Vettel can keep it up and take some more points away from Alonso.
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A good qualifying session. Hopefully Vettel can keep it up and take some more points away from Alonso.
I concur
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Great result for Vettel. Great to see Massa have a good race. I was afraid that he had lost it after the accident with Barrichello's spring. Grosjean has to go. That was pathetic.
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Great result for Vettel. Great to see Massa have a good race. I was afraid that he had lost it after the accident with Barrichello's spring. Grosjean has to go. That was pathetic.
It looked to me like Alonso moved over on Kimi and cut his tire on Kimi's front wing.
Weber slowed way down and caught Grosjean out, or Grosjean just accelerated way before he should have and would not even have made the turn. I am uncertain.
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Poor Romain Grosjean. He's being humorously mocked @ Jalopnik.
http://jalopnik.com/5950609/lets-all-mock-f1s-crashiest-race-car-driver (http://jalopnik.com/5950609/lets-all-mock-f1s-crashiest-race-car-driver)
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Will Buxton did an AMA @ Reddit.
http://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/11clsg/iama_motorsport_commentator_broadcaster_and/ (http://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/11clsg/iama_motorsport_commentator_broadcaster_and/)
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One of the national channels here finally got lisensed to show F1 so got to watch Korea.................. till lost the signal 1/2 way through the last lap aaaargh LOL
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One of the national channels here finally got lisensed to show F1 so got to watch Korea.................. till lost the signal 1/2 way through the last lap aaaargh LOL
It's cool that you have somewhere to watch it... I read the other day that here in the U.S., Speed will no longer be broadcasting the races next year... which sucks massive ass. It might end up on NBC, which would be horrid as I don't get NBC Sports, which is probably where it will end up. And it will probably be cut up and repackaged for Sunday afternoon viewing, instead of live like it is now. :(
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One of the national channels here finally got lisensed to show F1 so got to watch Korea.................. till lost the signal 1/2 way through the last lap aaaargh LOL
It's cool that you have somewhere to watch it... I read the other day that here in the U.S., Speed will no longer be broadcasting the races next year... which sucks massive ass. It might end up on NBC, which would be horrid as I don't get NBC Sports, which is probably where it will end up. And it will probably be cut up and repackaged for Sunday afternoon viewing, instead of live like it is now. :(
While Speeds coverage is not was it used to be before Fox bought it. It is great they still show it live aside from the races that Fox shows delayed each season.
We'll just have to wait and see what happens next. I have my fingers crossed for superior coverage and keeping the announcers I come to really enjoy. Steve Matchett, David Hobbs and Bob Varsha.
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Hot off the AP
http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268756/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=aA7HP7Oy (http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268756/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=aA7HP7Oy)
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Speeds coverage gets blacked out here in Canada since TSN has the rights. I think that TSN just broadcasts the BBC footage. It gets annoying when they go to commercials. For commercials they shrink the race and turn off the volume then add a screen for the commercial. Unfortunately, they usually cut to commercial when the announcers are saying something interesting. At least you can still follow the race. I cut out cable again (my $10/month deal ended) but I managed to find the race broadcast on the internet.
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Speeds coverage gets blacked out here in Canada since TSN has the rights. I think that TSN just broadcasts the BBC footage. It gets annoying when they go to commercials. For commercials they shrink the race and turn off the volume then add a screen for the commercial. Unfortunately, they usually cut to commercial when the announcers are saying something interesting. At least you can still follow the race. I cut out cable again (my $10/month deal ended) but I managed to find the race broadcast on the internet.
Full race coverage is one thing I would really like to see. We get way too many commercials and no little picture in picture to still see it. I DVR and sometimes have to rewind it thinking I missed a crucial pass, but no it happened during a commercial.
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India this weekend. Until then enjoy Mario at Austin.
Andretti First Lap at COTA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_hE6mznDnc#ws)
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Trippy but cool (arrow keys work best for me)
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/10/360-red-bull-f1/ (http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/10/360-red-bull-f1/)
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I'm so confused.
FIA president Jean Todt explained in the FT interview recently how he justifies the step up in entry fees,
“At the moment the way things are split is that the teams are paying one entry and then we charge them a service which is retail which is a different service which is supplied to them and those services are recharged to them,” he said.
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I'm so confused.
FIA president Jean Todt explained in the FT interview recently how he justifies the step up in entry fees,
“At the moment the way things are split is that the teams are paying one entry and then we charge them a service which is retail which is a different service which is supplied to them and those services are recharged to them,” he said.
Not sure what's confusing. They used to charge a small entry fee and then charge lots of sneaky other fees to make lots of money off the teams. Now they are going to combine all the fees into one big entry fee which is even more money and then later they will slowly re-introduce more small sneaky fees so they can make even more money off the teams.
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In a great GT Life we could look forward to knowing this track might make it's way there but with PD's recent track record (I know what an awful fuckin pun but I still didi it) I am not hopeful.
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This track is in the F1 2012 demo available in PS store
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20191753 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20191753)
I'm sure we'll get the track soon.
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NBC 2013 announcers for F1.
http://jalopnik.com/5960933/nbc-hires-kickass-commentators-for-its-f1-coverage (http://jalopnik.com/5960933/nbc-hires-kickass-commentators-for-its-f1-coverage)
No Varsha, but I liked Leigh Diffey when he subbed for Varsha covering the European GP.
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Follow the practice live.
http://www.planetsport.com/live/f1/ (http://www.planetsport.com/live/f1/)
All times are local (Texas is GMT -6)
Thursday 15 November
15:00: FIA press conference
Friday 16 November
09:00 - 10:30: First free practice
13:00 - 14:30: Second free practice
16:00: FIA press conference
Saturday 17 November
09:00 - 10:00: Third free practice
12:00 - 13:00: Qualifying
13h00: FIA post qualifying press conference
Sunday 18 November
13:00 - 15:00: US GP
15:00: FIA post race press conference
US GP Info
No of Laps: 56
Race Distance: 308.896 km
Lap Record:n/a
2011 Winner: n/a
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http://stream.speedtv.com/mercedes (http://stream.speedtv.com/mercedes)
Fastest I've seen so far was Massa doing 318kph (197.6 mph)...
That's right you can watch their onboard cams as thy familiarize themselves with COTA.
Next practice is tomorrow morning at 10am EST. Qualifying will be at 1pm EST tomorrow.
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http://stream.speedtv.com/mercedes (http://stream.speedtv.com/mercedes)
Fastest I've seen so far was Massa doing 318kph (197.6 mph)...
That's right you can watch their onboard cams as thy familiarize themselves with COTA.
Next practice is tomorrow morning at 10am EST. Qualifying will be at 1pm EST tomorrow.
Vettel with a 1'37 in practice 2 OMFG
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Go Kimi!
The Kimi Räikkönen Drunk! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBMRsY_UI4E#)
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When the Formula One teams take to the all-new Circuit of the Americas track in Austin, Texas, on Friday morning, they will get their first taste of how the track actually drives.
But, truth is, they’ve got a pretty good idea already.
All of the top teams in Formula One rely on simulation software of one sort or another to help them prepare for races. In the case of Scuderia Ferrari, the team has three full-size simulators, purported to cost in the neighborhood of half a million dollars each.
One of the simulators is in the team’s home base of Maranello, Italy. Another is in driver Fernando Alonso’s home. And a third travels periodically with Shell/Pennzoil, Ferrari’s technical partner.
AWESOME^ :)
link to complete article.
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-simulation-helps-formula-one-teams-prepare (http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-simulation-helps-formula-one-teams-prepare)
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Michael Schumacher liked the ATX so much that somehow, between practices and other appearances, he managed to buy a 500acre ranch in the Texas Hill Country.
:tex
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Michael Schumacher liked the ATX so much that somehow, between practices and other appearances, he managed to buy a 500acre ranch in the Texas Hill Country.
(http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/guntootsmiley.gif)
(http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif) When I heard that I was like "whaaat?" I think it's just a big sign that says "I have too much money... so much, in fact, that when I travel - wherever I travel - I buy property in case I ever come back."
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What a race!! i enjoyed every minute of it!!
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What a race!! i enjoyed every minute of it!!
This^
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Oh the humanity.
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What a race!! i enjoyed every minute of it!!
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I had to stop watching halfway through to go watch the lions playoff game. That kind of sucked. The track looks really good and the parts of the race that I saw before I left were pretty exciting.
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What a race!! i enjoyed every minute of it!!
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I had to stop watching halfway through to go watch the lions playoff game. That kind of sucked. The track looks really good and the parts of the race that I saw before I left were pretty exciting.
Ya missed the best part when Hammy passed Vettel for the lead, Ya a pass for the lead! Looks like the tracks a winner
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god bless america....
also...incredibly stoked for the last race at Sao Paulo...looks to be an interesting one!!
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Congrats Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel. Awesome Season, I can't wait till next year. :)
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Kimi knows what he is doing.
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Michael Schumacher liked the ATX so much that somehow, between practices and other appearances, he managed to buy a 500acre ranch in the Texas Hill Country.
(http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/guntootsmiley.gif)
(http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/lol1.gif) When I heard that I was like "whaaat?" I think it's just a big sign that says "I have too much money... so much, in fact, that when I travel - wherever I travel - I buy property in case I ever come back."
If I am not mistaken his wife is into equestrian type stuff and the purchase was a win win deal for everyone.
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Oh forgot to mention that was a fantastic season. But the US grand prix was like icing. I was amazed at how great the whole event came together and was recieved.
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I have to say that was one of the better F1 race season in years. :) Look foward to next year ;D
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GP Australia, 03-17-2013
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You are right that was an entertaining season. But we have been fortunate to be a race fan recently in NASCAR the last two seasons have provided good battles. And this past season in Indy came down to the last race to decide a champion. Hoping the recent trend for races and seasons worth paying attention to doesnt end anytime soon. With ALMS and the Rolex endurance series are merging for 2014 maybe sports car racing will get as lucky as these other series.
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You are right that was an entertaining season. But we have been fortunate to be a race fan recently in NASCAR the last two seasons have provided good battles. And this past season in Indy came down to the last race to decide a champion. Hoping the recent trend for races and seasons worth paying attention to doesnt end anytime soon. With ALMS and the Rolex endurance series are merging for 2014 maybe sports car racing will get as lucky as these other series.
Doesn't ALMS include LMP1 and LMP2 cars, and Rolex include Daytona Prototypes? What's gonna happen there?
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You are right that was an entertaining season. But we have been fortunate to be a race fan recently in NASCAR the last two seasons have provided good battles. And this past season in Indy came down to the last race to decide a champion. Hoping the recent trend for races and seasons worth paying attention to doesnt end anytime soon. With ALMS and the Rolex endurance series are merging for 2014 maybe sports car racing will get as lucky as these other series.
Doesn't ALMS include LMP1 and LMP2 cars, and Rolex include Daytona Prototypes? What's gonna happen there?
Likely: the DPs will continue as will LMP2 (as it's a strong field). LMP1 cars will probably be allowed to run in LMP2 with some sort of performance hindrance (there was only like 1 or 2 full time LMP1 teams and they are switching classes for next year I believe). That is, with the exception of Sebring where Audi & Toyota will likely compete as it's Round 1 of the World Endurance Championship or whatever... don't know how that'll work.
Also, LMPC will probably continue as well because it was a healthy field too, although it falls below LMP2. It would make sense to rename them but the ALMS has always followed the ACO's class names... now that NASCAR is involved, it will probably go to hell and become a big spec series. The GT field will again be where it's at.
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Nico Rosberg season´s greetings 2012: bull riding - Weihnachtsgrüße (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4vvmA4_ER8#ws)
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I always wondered how we get that reverse camera angle in GT5.
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Rfop037_vintage_racing_Nigel_Corner_Goodwood_2000 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x30tno)
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Great source of F1 news and information.
TheJudge13 (http://thejudge13.com/)
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Jerez test in 12 days
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IceBat and Robin
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Kimi's 2013 steering wheel
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Fuck modesty panels.
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Craig Scarborough on the new McLaren-Mercedes MP4-28 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk9o9d4oBz8#ws)
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Day two Practice times @ Jerez. I'm impressed by the number of laps some of these guys ran. Mark Webber 101 laps is insane.
Times
01. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1m18.218 95 laps
02. Paul di Resta Force India 1m19.003 + 0.785 95 laps
03. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1m19.134 + 0.916 83 laps
04. Mark Webber Red Bull 1m19.338 + 1.120 101 laps
05. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1m19.502 + 1.284 99 laps
06. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m19.519 + 1.301 15 laps
07. Sergio Perez McLaren 1m19.572 + 1.354 81 laps
08. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m19.914 + 1.696 78 laps
09. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1m20.693 + 2.475 71 laps
10. James Rossiter Force India 1m21.273 + 3.055 19 laps
11. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m21.311 + 3.093 88 laps
12. Luiz Razia Marussia 1m23.537 + 5.319 31 laps
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You just gotta be wondering what Hamilton was thinking... maybe he knows something we don't - but from the looks of that photo, I'd say he doesn't. Maybe it's just the money
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You just gotta be wondering what Hamilton was thinking... maybe he knows something we don't - but from the looks of that photo, I'd say he doesn't. Maybe it's just the money
Both their cars broke. Yesterday it was Rosberg's with a wiring issue plus fire and today a brake line connection issue on Hamilton's. My guess, when they replaced the wiring they failed to fully reconnect the brake line. (idiots) Oh well it's only testing.
Also, Merc will be major players in 2014 with V6 engine rule. I think that and MONEY made his decision.
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I have a feeling you will be seeing Jules Bianchi's name a lot more often in the not too distant future. He is very quick in what ever car they let him drive.
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Apparently Ferrari are behind the times when it comes to simulators. They probably haven't learned to set the draft to low on GT5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21420710 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21420710)
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Apparently Ferrari are behind the times when it comes to simulators. They probably haven't learned to set the draft to low on GT5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21420710 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21420710)
I remember some interviews before the USGP. Sergio Pérez who at the time was driving for Sauber, stated. "We do not have a simulator".
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Barcelona testing happening now.
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Driver Team Time Diff Laps
N. Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:22.616 - 54
K. Raikkonen Lotus F1 Team 1:22.623 +0.007 44
F. Alonso Ferrari 1:22.952 +0.336 110
S. Vettel Red Bull Racing 1:22.965 +0.349 66
P. Maldonado Williams 1:23.733 +1.117 86
D. Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:23.884 +1.268 73
S. Perez McLaren 1:24.124 +1.508 77
P. Di Resta Force India 1:24.144 +1.528 82
E. Gutierrez Sauber 1:25.124 +2.508 68
M. Chilton Marussia 1:26.747 +4.131 65
Ch. Pic Caterham 1:27.534 +4.918 49
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Barcelona Test Day 2
1. Sergio Perez McLaren 1m21.848s 97 Laps
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1m22.197s +0.349 84
3. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1m22.697s +0.849 43
4. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m22.726s +0.878 121
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m23.247s +1.399 76
6. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m23.561s +1.713 98
7. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1m23.718s +1.870 70
8. Paul di Resta Force India 1m23.971s +2.123 62
9. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1m24.205s +2.357 88
10. Max Chilton Marussia 1m25.115s +3.267 67
11. Charles Pic Caterham 1m26.243s +4.395 102
Lifted from James Allen
"Perez and Vettel both set their times during a one-lap run on the soft tyre, before switching their attentions to extended stints in the afternoon. Whilst Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton behind set their fastest laps on the medium and hard compound respectively, with Hamilton’s lap in particular likely to make the other teams raise an eyebrow as it was set during an eight lap run."
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2013/02/barcelona-test-day-2-perez-heads-the-field-as-times-get-competitive/ (http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2013/02/barcelona-test-day-2-perez-heads-the-field-as-times-get-competitive/)
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Nice F1 tech site.
http://somersf1.blogspot.co.uk/ (http://somersf1.blogspot.co.uk/)
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Two more days of testing left in test 2. Here is a link for live timing.
http://f1tests.info/2013.php?rev=on (http://f1tests.info/2013.php?rev=on)
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Fastest Laptimes Day 3
1. Alonso / Ferrari - 1:21.875 - 97 Laps
2. Hulkenberg / Sauber - 1:22.160 +0.285 - 91
3. Grosjean / Lotus - 1:22.188 +0.313 - 119
4. Rosberg / Mercedes - 1:22.611 +0.736 - 107
5. Maldonado / Williams - 1:22.675 +0.800 - 79
6. Bottas / Williams - 1:22.826 +0.951 - 67
7. Button / McLaren - 1:22.840 +0.965 - 71
8. Sutil / Force India - 1:22.877 +1.002 - 78
9. Webber / Red Bull - 1:23.024 +1.149 - 108
10. Vergne / Toro Rosso - 1:23.366 +1.491 - 106
11. Chilton / Marussia - 1:25.690 +3.815 - 57
12. van der Garde / Caterham - 1:26.177 +4.302 - 93
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Fastest Laptimes Day 3
1. Alonso / Ferrari - 1:21.875 - 97 Laps
Damn. He got me.
I'll get you back Alonso!!!! :P :P
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Times
01. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:23.282 52 laps
02. Jenson Button McLaren 1:23.633 +0.351 70 laps
03. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:24.071 +0.789 80 laps
04. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:25.239 +1.957 61 laps
05. Jules Bianchi Force India 1:25.732 +2.450 96 laps
06. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:27.429 +4.147 50 laps
07. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.563 +4.281 80 laps
08. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:27.616 +4.334 64 laps
09. Max Chilton Marussia 1:29.902 +6.620 51 laps
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:34.800 +11.518 41 laps
11. Valtteri Bottas Williams no time 23 laps
12. Pastor Maldonado Williams no time 13 laps
Times were down due to rain.
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Found these on the iracing forum: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbN2rn_uG5aqUHoTDXvl6plCAmXTwju0o (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbN2rn_uG5aqUHoTDXvl6plCAmXTwju0o)
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Found these on the iracing forum: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbN2rn_uG5aqUHoTDXvl6plCAmXTwju0o (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbN2rn_uG5aqUHoTDXvl6plCAmXTwju0o)
These were very cool 11. I especially liked the water faucet demonstration.
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Another wet test day at Barcelona.
Barcelona Test Day 2
1.Romain Grosjean Lotus 1m22.716s 88
2.Jenson Button McLaren 1m23.181s + 0.465s 72
3.Pastor Maldonado Williams 1m23.628s + 0.912s 75
4.Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1m23.743s + 1.027s 65
5.Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1m23.744s + 1.028s 79
6.Adrian Sutil Force India 1m24.215s + 1.499s 62
7.Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1m25.483s + 2.767s 61
8.Max Chilton Marussia 1m25.598s + 2.882s 75
9.Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m26.316s + 3.600s 48
10.Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m26.655s + 3.939s 120
11.Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m27.878s + 5.162s 102
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Upcoming Races
Date Time Grand Prix Track 2012 Winner
Mar. 17 2:00 AM ET Australian Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Albert Park Jenson Button
Mar. 24 4:00 AM ET Malaysia Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Sepang International Circuit Fernando Alonso
Apr. 14 3:00 AM ET Chinese Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Shanghai International Circuit Nico Rosberg
Apr. 21 8:00 AM ET Bahrain Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Bahrain International Circuit Sebastian Vettel
May 12 8:00 AM ET Spanish Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Circuit de Catalunya Pastor Maldonado
May 26 8:00 AM ET Monaco Grand Prix
TV: NBC Circuit de Monaco Mark Webber
Jun. 9 2:00 PM ET Canadian Grand Prix
TV: NBC Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Lewis Hamilton
Jun. 30 8:00 AM ET British Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Silverstone Circuit Mark Webber
Jul. 7 8:00 AM ET German Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Nuerburgring Fernando Alonso
Jul. 28 8:00 AM ET Hungarian Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Hungaroring Lewis Hamilton
Aug. 25 8:00 AM ET Belgian Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Jenson Button
Sep. 8 8:00 AM ET Italian Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Lewis Hamilton
Sep. 22 8:00 AM ET Singapore Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Marina Bay Street Circuit Sebastian Vettel
Oct. 6 2:00 AM ET Korean Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Korean International Circuit Sebastian Vettel
Oct. 13 2:00 AM ET Japanese Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Suzuka International Racing Course Sebastian Vettel
Oct. 27 5:30 AM ET Indian Grand Prix
TV: NBCSN Buddh International Circuit Sebastian Vettel
Nov. 3 8:00 AM ET Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
TV: NBC Yas Marina Circuit Kimi Raikkonen
Nov. 17 2:00 PM ET United States Grand Prix
TV: NBC Circuit of the Americas Lewis Hamilton
Nov. 24 11:00 AM ET Brazilian Grand Prix
TV: NBC Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos) Jenson Button
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Looks like it's doubtful NBC will broadcast practice and qualifying. :(
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Looks like it's doubtful NBC will broadcast practice and qualifying. :(
What a shitty TV deal they have.
I am glad to see some races on NBC - and live at that! Monaco, sweet!
I'm gonna call DishNetwork this week or early next and get NBCSports added to my package... I know they are gonna try and fuck me with the price too.
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Looks like it's doubtful NBC will broadcast practice and qualifying. :(
What a shitty TV deal they have.
I am glad to see some races on NBC - and live at that! Monaco, sweet!
I'm gonna call DishNetwork this week or early next and get NBCSports added to my package... I know they are gonna try and fuck me with the price too.
I'm happy they are showing all the races live too. :)
Don't forget to log in for live timing. http://www.formula1.com/live_timing/ (http://www.formula1.com/live_timing/) It makes the commercials a little less painful.
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Looks like it's doubtful NBC will broadcast practice and qualifying. :(
What a shitty TV deal they have.
I am glad to see some races on NBC - and live at that! Monaco, sweet!
I'm gonna call DishNetwork this week or early next and get NBCSports added to my package... I know they are gonna try and fuck me with the price too.
I'm happy they are showing all the races live too. :)
Don't forget to log in for live timing. http://www.formula1.com/live_timing/ (http://www.formula1.com/live_timing/) It makes the commercials a little less painful.
TSN does the side by side thing for cmmercials. You can't hear the BBC commentators but you can see the race.
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Another simulator article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21733592 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21733592)
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Another simulator article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21733592 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21733592)
Nice find.
5 days until Australia GP
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Well it's not all bad. NBCS is showing it all.
Following is this week’s coverage schedule for the Rolex Australian Grand Prix on NBC Sports Network:
Date Program Time Network
Friday, March 15 Practice #1 12:00 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Friday, March 15 Practice #2 1:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sat., March 16 Qualifying 2 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sat., March 16 Qualifying Re-Air 1:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 Australian Grand Prix 1:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 F1 Extra 4 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 Race Re-Air 1 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Times shown above are EDT.
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(http://images.teamtalk.com/13/03/800x600/Australia-babes_2913524.jpg)
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Well it's not all bad. NBCS is showing it all.
Following is this week’s coverage schedule for the Rolex Australian Grand Prix on NBC Sports Network:
Date Program Time Network
Friday, March 15 Practice #1 12:00 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Friday, March 15 Practice #2 1:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sat., March 16 Qualifying 2 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sat., March 16 Qualifying Re-Air 1:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 Australian Grand Prix 1:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 F1 Extra 4 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 Race Re-Air 1 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Times shown above are EDT.
False. And this is the reason. Dish Network effectively told me to "blow it out my ass" when it comes to ordering NBCS. It would cost an extra $30 a month. :fuck them.
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Well it's not all bad. NBCS is showing it all.
Following is this week’s coverage schedule for the Rolex Australian Grand Prix on NBC Sports Network:
Date Program Time Network
Friday, March 15 Practice #1 12:00 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Friday, March 15 Practice #2 1:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sat., March 16 Qualifying 2 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sat., March 16 Qualifying Re-Air 1:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 Australian Grand Prix 1:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 F1 Extra 4 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 Race Re-Air 1 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Times shown above are EDT.
False. And this is the reason. Dish Network effectively told me to "blow it out my ass" when it comes to ordering NBCS. It would cost an extra $30 a month. FUCK them.
Well that sucks. I have the middle package with Verizon and NBCSports is included. I've already set my DVR.
I wonder if anyone knows of any free streaming sites?
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Well it's not all bad. NBCS is showing it all.
Following is this week’s coverage schedule for the Rolex Australian Grand Prix on NBC Sports Network:
Date Program Time Network
Friday, March 15 Practice #1 12:00 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Friday, March 15 Practice #2 1:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sat., March 16 Qualifying 2 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sat., March 16 Qualifying Re-Air 1:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 Australian Grand Prix 1:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 F1 Extra 4 a.m. NBC Sports Network
Sunday, March 17 Race Re-Air 1 p.m. NBC Sports Network
Times shown above are EDT.
False. And this is the reason. Dish Network effectively told me to "blow it out my ass" when it comes to ordering NBCS. It would cost an extra $30 a month. FUCK them.
Well that sucks. I have the middle package with Verizon and NBCSports is included. I've already set my DVR.
I wonder if anyone knows of any free streaming sites?
I though $15/month for Setanta sports (now Sportsnet world) was bad.
www.atdhe.eu (http://www.atdhe.eu) sometimes you have to search for a decent feed.
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One of my coworkers is from Australia so I've been learning Australian. I was bludging this arvo. Now I have to get a ute to be a real aussie. Apparently they don't say put another shrimp on the barbie. They don't have shrimp, too small, they have prawns.
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www.wiziwig.tv (http://www.wiziwig.tv) has pretty much everything sports related streaming
Here is the page for the race - http://www.wiziwig.tv/competition.php?part=sports&discipline=motorsports (http://www.wiziwig.tv/competition.php?part=sports&discipline=motorsports)
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Here's how the boys test F1. ;)
Fifth Gear Tries an F1 Simulator (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVlLX7qMPBQ#ws)
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Here's how the boys test F1. ;)
Fifth Gear Tries an F1 Simulator (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVlLX7qMPBQ#ws)
I got to try a simulator by the same people:
(http://i872.photobucket.com/albums/ab286/Goes_To_11/DSC00101.jpg)
It was pretty cool.
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Here's how the boys test F1. ;)
Fifth Gear Tries an F1 Simulator (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVlLX7qMPBQ#ws)
I got to try a simulator by the same people:
(http://i872.photobucket.com/albums/ab286/Goes_To_11/DSC00101.jpg)
It was pretty cool.
Now that is 8)
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www.wiziwig.tv (http://www.wiziwig.tv) has pretty much everything sports related streaming
Here is the page for the race - http://www.wiziwig.tv/competition.php?part=sports&discipline=motorsports (http://www.wiziwig.tv/competition.php?part=sports&discipline=motorsports)
Way cool, thank you Wiz.
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/untitled416.jpg?w=700&h=)
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NBCSports describing the tracks with some historic uboob videos.
http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/12/f1-primer-the-tracks/related/ (http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/12/f1-primer-the-tracks/related/)
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Top times of the day
Pos Driver Team Time Diff Laps
1 Vettel Red Bull 1’25.908 33
2 Webber Red Bull 1’26.172 0.264 31
3 Rosberg Mercedes 1’26.322 0.414 26
4 Raikkonen Lotus 1’26.361 0.453 38
5 Grosjean Lotus 1’26.680 0.772 32
6 Alonso Ferrari 1’26.748 0.840 35
7 Hamilton Mercedes 1’26.772 0.864 28
8 Massa Ferrari 1’26.855 0.947 32
9 Sutil Force India 1’27.435 1.527 35
10 Hulkenberg Sauber 1’28.187 2.279 34
11 Button McLaren 1’28.294 2.386 30
12 Di Resta Force India 1’28.311 2.403 37
13 Perez McLaren 1’28.566 2.658 33
14 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1’28.627 2.719 31
15 Guitierrez Sauber 1’28.772 2.864 33
16 Maldonado Williams 1’28.852 2.944 36
17 Vergne Toro Rosso 1’28.968 3.060 36
18 Bottas Williams 1’29.386 3.478 39
19 Bianchi Marussia 1’29.696 3.788 32
20 Pic Caterham 1’30.165 4.257 37
21 Chiltopn Marussia 1’30.600 4.692 36
22 VD Garde Caterham 1’32.450 6.542 11
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John Deere?
(http://images.teamtalk.com/13/03/800x600/163710272_2915189.jpg)
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Someone has to mow the lawn. :D
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Late last night, I was checking my phone wondering why the qualifying results weren't up on my BBC RSS feed. Turns out qualifying was delayed due to heavy rain.
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Kimi wins!
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It looks like Marussia has certainly picked up the pace over last year. Caterham had them beat every week but it looks like they'll have solid competition for each other all year.
Williams seems to have fallen back a bit too.
Also: super glad to see Massa picking up where he left off last year.
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It looks like Marussia has certainly picked up the pace over last year. Caterham had them beat every week but it looks like they'll have solid competition for each other all year.
Williams seems to have fallen back a bit too.
Also: super glad to see Massa picking up where he left off last year.
They picked up an excellent driver. Jules Bianchi (http://www.jules-bianchi.com/en/) he drove 3 different manufacture cars during the young drivers test (http://www.redbull.com/en/motorsports/f1/stories/1331576517508/hat-trick-for-bianchi-as-testing-comes-to-a-close) and was extremely fast in all three. Bianchi was very close to having a ride at Force India this year, but Force India went with Sutil against my better judgement. He is a rookie to keep an eye on.
Massa got hosed again by his team in favor of Alonso.
Maldonado is not a fantastic driver in my opinion. What he brings to Williams is 30 million dollars. Unfortunately there seems to be an over abundance of pay drivers, which leaves little room for very fast drivers.
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Maldonado is not a fantastic driver in my opinion. What he brings to Williams is 30 million dollars. Unfortunately there seems to be an over abundance of pay drivers, which leaves little room for very fast drivers.
Maldonado's $30 million is in question right now. He is sponsored by PDVSA, the state-owned Venezuelan oil company. This sponsorship deal was personally okay'd by Hugo Chavez who has since croaked. We'll see if Maldonado is around next year or even if he finishes this year.
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Maldonado is not a fantastic driver in my opinion. What he brings to Williams is 30 million dollars. Unfortunately there seems to be an over abundance of pay drivers, which leaves little room for very fast drivers.
Maldonado's $30 million is in question right now. He is sponsored by PDVSA, the state-owned Venezuelan oil company. This sponsorship deal was personally okay'd by Hugo Chavez who has since croaked. We'll see if Maldonado is around next year or even if he finishes this year.
You are correct.
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MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX, Sepang, Free Practice 2
1. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1m36.569 28 Laps
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1m36.588s + 0.019s 27
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m36.661s + 0.092s 33
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m36.985s + 0.416s 23
5. Mark Webber Red Bull 1m37.026s + 0.457s 29
6. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1m37.206s + 0.637s 26
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m37.448s + 0.879s 32
8. Paul di Resta Force India 1m37.571s + 1.002s 30
9. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m37.574s + 1.005s 32
10. Adrian Sutil Force India 1m37.788s + 1.219s 10
11. Sergio Perez McLaren 1m37.838s + 1.269s 21
12. Jenson Button McLaren 1m37.865s + 1.296s 29
13. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1m38.068s + 1.499s 31
14. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1m38.645s + 2.076s 23
15. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m38.738s + 2.169s 31
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1m38.801s + 2.232s 27
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1m38.904s + 2.335s 31
18. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1m39.508s + 2.939s 30
19. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m39.660s + 3.091s 28
20. Charles Pic Caterham 1m40.757s + 4.188s 29
21. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m40.768s + 4.199s 32
22. Max Chilton Marussia 1m41.438s + 4.869s 23
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Time-ing FP3, Qualifying and Race, still to come.
http://www.planetsport.com/live/f1/ (http://www.planetsport.com/live/f1/)
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Webber giving Vettel the bird - middle finger - Zoomed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJrctaOrjvk#ws)
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(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/untitled721.jpg?w=457)
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(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/untitled718.jpg?w=457)
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(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/untitled722.jpg?w=457)
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(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee453/ac427dc/InternetThievery/singapore.jpg)
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(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee453/ac427dc/InternetThievery/singapore.jpg)
Is that Ping Pong?
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(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee453/ac427dc/InternetThievery/singapore.jpg)
Is that Ping Pong?
Is that slang for Singapore? Or are we still talking about Looney?
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(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee453/ac427dc/InternetThievery/singapore.jpg)
Is that Ping Pong?
Is that slang for Singapore? Or are we still talking about Looney?
Yes.
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Interesting suspension article.
http://somersf1.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/interlinked-suspension-and-mercedes-fric.html (http://somersf1.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/interlinked-suspension-and-mercedes-fric.html)
Also, China GP this weekend. :)
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(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/66819000/jpg/_66819221_china-grandpix-2013.jpg)
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CHINESE GRAND PRIX, Shanghai, Qualifying
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m34.484s
2. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1m34.761s + 0.277
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m34.788s + 0.304
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m34.861s + 0.377
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m34.933s + 0.449
6. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1m35.364s + 0.880
7. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1m35.998s + 1.514
8. Jenson Button McLaren 2m05.673s + 31.189
9. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull No Q3 time set
10. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber No Q3 time set
11. Paul di Resta Force India 1m36.287s + 1.209s
12. Sergio Perez McLaren 1m36.314s + 1.236s
13. Adrian Sutil Force India 1m36.405s + 1.327s
14. Mark Webber Red Bull 1m36.679s + 1.601s
15. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1m37.139s + 2.061s
16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m37.199s + 2.121s
17. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m37.769s + 1.976
18. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1m37.990s + 2.197
19. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1m38.780s + 2.987
20. Max Chilton Marussia 1m39.537s + 3.744
21. Charles Pic Caterham 1m39.614s + 3.821
22. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m39.660s + 3.867
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CHINESE GRAND PRIX, Shanghai, Qualifying
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m34.484s
2. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1m34.761s + 0.277
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m34.788s + 0.304
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m34.861s + 0.377
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m34.933s + 0.449
6. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1m35.364s + 0.880
7. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1m35.998s + 1.514
8. Jenson Button McLaren 2m05.673s + 31.189
9. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull No Q3 time set
10. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber No Q3 time set
11. Paul di Resta Force India 1m36.287s + 1.209s
12. Sergio Perez McLaren 1m36.314s + 1.236s
13. Adrian Sutil Force India 1m36.405s + 1.327s
14. Mark Webber Red Bull 1m36.679s + 1.601s
15. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1m37.139s + 2.061s
16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m37.199s + 2.121s
17. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m37.769s + 1.976
18. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1m37.990s + 2.197
19. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1m38.780s + 2.987
20. Max Chilton Marussia 1m39.537s + 3.744
21. Charles Pic Caterham 1m39.614s + 3.821
22. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m39.660s + 3.867
Interesting qualifying. Webber was disqualified for running out of gas and will start at the back. Vettel, Hulkenburg and Button went out on mediums for Q3. Hulkenburg and Vettel decided not to even do a lap while Button decides to do a really slow lap to beat out Vettel. Interesting strategy. If Vettel gets stuck behind Button at the start, he could be in for a long day. The soft tires apparently go really quick and the mediums are apparently the better race tire so all the front runners may have to pit early and leave Vettel, Button and Hulkenburg at the front. Will be an interesting race.
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The guys up front will be lucky if they get 6 laps on the softs. The guys starting on mediums will use the softs on the last stint when the car has the lightest fuel load. Even then they may only manage 8 laps on the soft tire.
It will be a very interesting race.
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Another track that I'd have to put on my list of favorites. I hope one of the newer sims comes out with a good version.
Only good enough for 7th this round :bummer
Shanghai 1:35.660 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBX4808w0UA#ws)
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BAHRAIN GP this weekend.
Give that track a run Wiz.
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Bahrain GP: Friday Free 2 - Times
19/04/2013
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Raikkonen Lotus 1:34.154 128.583 mph
2 Webber Red Bull 1:34.184 0.030
3 Vettel Red Bull 1:34.282 0.128
4 Alonso Ferrari 1:34.310 0.156
5 Di Resta Force India 1:34.543 0.389
6 Massa Ferrari 1:34.552 0.398
7 Grosjean Lotus 1:34.631 0.477
8 Rosberg Mercedes 1:34.666 0.512
9 Sutil Force India 1:34.932 0.778
10 Hamilton Mercedes 1:34.976 0.822
11 Button McLaren 1:35.356 1.202
12 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:35.506 1.352
13 Perez McLaren 1:35.589 1.435
14 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:35.761 1.607
15 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:36.133 1.979
16 Maldonado Williams 1:36.279 2.125
17 Bottas Williams 1:36.579 2.425
18 Gutierrez Sauber 1:36.616 2.462
19 Pic Caterham 1:37.061 2.907
20 Chilton Marussia 1:37.313 3.159
21 Bianchi Marussia 1:37.363 3.209
22 Van der Garde Caterham 1:37.970 3.816
Note: 107% = 1:40.744
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22218163 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22218163)
Alonso's simulator.
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BAHRAIN GP this weekend.
Give that track a run Wiz.
Aye. Only good enough for 11th this week. (http://i.imgur.com/D46FG.gif) This track is extremely difficult in my opinion. Probably one of the hardest tracks to get all your lines right. I don't have much experience with this track either. And that's precisely why I've been doing this. Putting in seat time at tracks I'm not that familiar with. It's been a pretty fun experiment so far. :)
Bahrain Q 1:35.294 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grfc3Gu2iyI#ws)
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BAHRAIN GP this weekend.
Give that track a run Wiz.
Aye. Only good enough for 11th this week. (http://i.imgur.com/D46FG.gif) This track is extremely difficult in my opinion. Probably one of the hardest tracks to get all your lines right. I don't have much experience with this track either. And that's precisely why I've been doing this. Putting in seat time at tracks I'm not that familiar with. It's been a pretty fun experiment so far. :)
Bahrain Q 1:35.294 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grfc3Gu2iyI#ws)
You have a p3 in practice times. We will see where you fall after qualifying. :)
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Bahrain GP: Qualifying - Times
20/04/2013
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Rosberg Mercedes 1:32.330 131.123 mph
2 Vettel Red Bull 1:32.584 0.254
3 Alonso Ferrari 1:32.667 0.337
4 Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.762 0.432
5 Webber Red Bull 1:33.078 0.748
6 Massa Ferrari 1:33.207 0.877
7 Di Resta Force India 1:33.235 0.905
8 Sutil Force India 1:33.246 0.916
9 Raikkonen Lotus 1:33.327 0.997
10 Button McLaren No Time
11 Grosjean Lotus 1:33.762
12 Perez McLaren 1:33.914
13 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:33.974
14 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:33.976
15 Bottas Williams 1:34.105
16 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:34.284
17 Maldonado Williams 1:34.425
18 Gutierrez Sauber 1:34.730
19 Pic Caterham 1:35.283
20 Wiz Minardi 1:35.294
20 Bianchi Marussia 1:36.178
21 Van der Garde Caterham 1:36.304
22 Chilton Marussia 1:36.476
Note: Q1 107% = 1:39.379
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Dominant race by Vettel but it was still a very exciting race. Good racing with Alonso, Rosberg and Vettel at the beginning and some great mid pack battles for most of the race. Perez spent the race pissing people off including Button, his own team mate. Poor Rosberg. Got pole but spent most of the race trying to stop people from passing him. Raikkonen and Di Resta went for a two stop race (instead of 3). Kimi managed to finish second but Di Resta couldn't hold off Grosjean for the last podium spot.
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Dominant race by Vettel but it was still a very exciting race. Good racing with Alonso, Rosberg and Vettel at the beginning and some great mid pack battles for most of the race. Perez spent the race pissing people off including Button, his own team mate. Poor Rosberg. Got pole but spent most of the race trying to stop people from passing him. Raikkonen and Di Resta went for a two stop race (instead of 3). Kimi managed to finish second but Di Resta couldn't hold off Grosjean for the last podium spot.
I wonder if Rosberg was light on fuel and had to dial the engine back? Alonso's broken wing killed him, but he did well to get some championship points. After China Martin whitmarsh told perez to toughen up. So it sounds like they got what they asked for. I personally think he did well and he out scored Button.
I agree it was an awesome race. Now we have to wait 3 weeks for Barcelona where the teams will be bringing up grades.
Bahrain GP: Result
21/04/2013
Pos Driver Team Laps Gap
1 Vettel Red Bull 57 1h 36:00.498
2 Raikkonen Lotus 57 + 0:09.111
3 Grosjean Lotus 57 + 0:19.507
4 Di Resta Force India 57 + 0:21.727
5 Hamilton Mercedes 57 + 0:35.230
6 Perez McLaren 57 + 0:35.998
7 Webber Red Bull 57 + 0:37.244
8 Alonso Ferrari 57 + 0:37.574
9 Rosberg Mercedes 57 + 0:41.126
10 Button McLaren 57 + 0:46.631
11 Maldonado Williams 57 + 1:06.450
12 Hulkenberg Sauber 57 + 1:12.933
13 Sutil Force India 57 + 1:16.719
14 Bottas Williams 57 + 1:21.511
15 Massa Ferrari 57 + 1:26.364
16 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 56 + 1 Lap
17 Pic Caterham 56 + 1 Lap
18 Gutierrez Sauber 56 + 1 Lap
19 Bianchi Marussia 56 + 1 Lap
20 Chilton Marussia 56 + 1 Lap
21 Van der Garde Caterham 55 + 2 Laps
Vergne Toro Rosso 16 Accident Damage
Fastest Lap: Vettel (Red Bull) 1:36.961 (Lap 55)
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One more week off then it's back to racing.
tj13TV presents - Top 10 F1 Team Radio Messages (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZHYTNYMbLY#ws)
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Dude nice find. :lolz
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tj13TV presents - A lap of Circuit de Catalunya with Mark Webber (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj7-HK2BfYQ#ws)
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F1 2013 driver salaries
Drivers:
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari €20m
= Lewis Hamilton Mercedes €20m
3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes €16m
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing €12m
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes €11m
6. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing €10m
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari €6m
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus F1 Team €3m
9. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes €1.5m
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team €1m
= Pastor Maldonado Williams €1m
= Nico Hulkenberg Sauber €1m
13. Valtteri Bottas Williams €600,000
14. Jules Bianchi Marussia €500,000
= Adrian Sutil Force India F1 €500,000
16. Paul di Resta Force India F1 €400,000
= Daniel Ricciardo Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,000
= Jean-Eric Vergne Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,000
19. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber €200,000
20. Charles Pic Caterham €150,000
= Giedo van der Garde Caterham €150,000
= Max Chilton Marussia €150,000
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Spanish GP: Friday Free 2 - Times
10/05/2013
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Vettel Red Bull 1:22.808 125.751 mph
2 Alonso Ferrari 1:22.825 0.017
3 Webber Red Bull 1:22.891 0.083
4 Raikkonen Lotus 1:23.030 0.222
5 Massa Ferrari 1:23.110 0.302
6 Hamilton Mercedes 1:23.140 0.332
7 Rosberg Mercedes 1:23.398 0.590
8 Sutil Force India 1:23.840 1.032
9 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:24.058 1.250
10 Di Resta Force India 1:24.104 1.296
11 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:24.175 1.367
12 Button McLaren 1:24.306 1.498
13 Perez McLaren 1:24.854 2.046
14 Bottas Williams 1:24.888 2.080
15 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:25.167 2.359
16 Maldonado Williams 1:25.321 2.513
17 Gutierrez Sauber 1:25.441 2.633
18 Grosjean Lotus 1:25.851 3.043
19 Van der Garde Caterham 1:25.963 3.155
20 Bianchi Marussia 1:26.078 3.270
21 Pic Caterham 1:26.930 4.122
22 Chilton Marussia 1:26.970 4.162
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F1 2013 driver salaries
Drivers:
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari €20m
= Lewis Hamilton Mercedes €20m
3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes €16m
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing €12m
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes €11m
6. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing €10m
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari €6m
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus F1 Team €3m
9. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes €1.5m
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team €1m
= Pastor Maldonado Williams €1m
= Nico Hulkenberg Sauber €1m
13. Valtteri Bottas Williams €600,000
14. Jules Bianchi Marussia €500,000
= Adrian Sutil Force India F1 €500,000
16. Paul di Resta Force India F1 €400,000
= Daniel Ricciardo Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,000
= Jean-Eric Vergne Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,000
19. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber €200,000
20. Charles Pic Caterham €150,000
= Giedo van der Garde Caterham €150,000
= Max Chilton Marussia €150,000
Good Lord... the variances between top and bottom are insane! The third highest paid driver is making more than 100 times what the cheapest driver makes. Incredible.
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F1 2013 driver salaries
Drivers:
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari €20m
= Lewis Hamilton Mercedes €20m
3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes €16m
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing €12m
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes €11m
6. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing €10m
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari €6m
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus F1 Team €3m
9. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes €1.5m
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team €1m
= Pastor Maldonado Williams €1m
= Nico Hulkenberg Sauber €1m
13. Valtteri Bottas Williams €600,000
14. Jules Bianchi Marussia €500,000
= Adrian Sutil Force India F1 €500,000
16. Paul di Resta Force India F1 €400,000
= Daniel Ricciardo Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,000
= Jean-Eric Vergne Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,000
19. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber €200,000
20. Charles Pic Caterham €150,000
= Giedo van der Garde Caterham €150,000
= Max Chilton Marussia €150,000
Good Lord... the variances between top and bottom are insane! The third highest paid driver is making more than 100 times what the cheapest driver makes. Incredible.
In F1 these days you have the drivers who race and get paid because they are really talented and you have the drivers who pay to drive. It would be interesting to compare the wages above with the sponsorships that they bring to the team. Chilton has his ride because of his rich daddy. 150,000euro is probably less than his allowance.
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Spanish GP: Result
12/05/2013
Pos Driver Team Laps Gap
1 Alonso Ferrari 66 1h 39:16.596
2 Raikkonen Lotus 66 + 0:09.338
3 Massa Ferrari 66 + 0:26.049
4 Vettel Red Bull 66 + 0:38.273
5 Webber Red Bull 66 + 0:47.963
6 Rosberg Mercedes 66 + 1:08.020
7 Di Resta Force India 66 + 1:08.988
8 Button McLaren 66 + 1:19.506
9 Perez McLaren 66 + 1:21.738
10 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 65 + 1 Lap
11 Gutierrez Sauber 65 + 1 Lap
12 Hamilton Mercedes 65 + 1 Lap
13 Sutil Force India 65 + 1 Lap
14 Maldonado Williams 65 + 1 Lap
15 Hulkenberg Sauber 65 + 1 Lap
16 Bottas Williams 65 + 1 Lap
17 Pic Caterham 65 + 1 Lap
18 Bianchi Marussia 64 + 2 Laps
19 Chilton Marussia 64 + 2 Laps
Vergne Toro Rosso 52 Accident Damage
Van der Garde Caterham 21 Lost Wheel
Grosjean Lotus 8 Suspension
Fastest Lap: Gutierrez (Sauber) 1:26.217 (Lap 58)
Driver Pts
1. S. Vettel 89
2. K. Raikkonen 85
3. F. Alonso 72
4. L. Hamilton 50
5. F. Massa 45
6. M. Webber 42
7. R. Grosjean 26
8. P. di Resta 26
9. N. Rosberg 22
10. J. Button 17
11. S. Perez 12
12. D. Ricciardo 7
13. A. Sutil 6
14. N. Hulkenberg 5
15. J. Vergne 1
16. E. Gutierrez 0
17. V. Bottas 0
18. P. Maldonado 0
19. J. Bianchi 0
20. C. Pic 0
21. G. van der Garde 0
22. M. Chilton 0
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Stolen from the planetf1 forum. :)
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When is the next race?
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When is the next race?
Formula One Schedule
# Date Race Winner/Time (*)
1
Mar 16
Australian Grand Prix
Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus
2
Mar 24
Malaysia Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
3
Apr 14
Chinese Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso - Ferrari
4
Apr 21
Bahrain Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
5
May 12
Spanish Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso - Ferrari
6
May 26
Monaco Grand Prix
5:00 AM
7
Jun 9
Canadian Grand Prix
11:00 AM
8
Jun 30
British Grand Prix
5:00 AM
9
Jul 7
German Grand Prix
5:00 AM
10
Jul 28
Hungarian Grand Prix
5:00 AM
11
Aug 25
Belgian Grand Prix
5:00 AM
12
Sep 8
Italian Grand Prix
5:00 AM
13
Sep 22
Singapore Grand Prix
5:00 AM
14
Oct 5
Korean Grand Prix
11:00 PM
15
Oct 12
Japanese Grand Prix
11:00 PM
16
Oct 27
Indian Grand Prix
2:30 AM
17
Nov 3
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
5:00 AM
18
Nov 17
United States Grand Prix
11:00 AM
19
Nov 24
Brazilian Grand Prix
8:00 AM
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I'm pulling for Lotus. Go Kimi!!!
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I'm pulling for Lotus. Go Kimi!!!
Mercedes are very quick over one lap, if they qualify in front they might pull it off.
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Wahoo! Regular NBC!
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tj13TV presents - A lap around Monaco with Mark Webber (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzMf5oG-oHA#ws)
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Also, free practice 1 and 2 are held on Thursday because Friday is for partying. :bong
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Monaco GP: Thursday Free 1 - Times
23/05/2013
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Rosberg Mercedes 1:16.195 98.058 mph
2 Alonso Ferrari 1:16.282 0.087
3 Grosjean Lotus 1:16.380 0.185
4 Massa Ferrari 1:16.394 0.199
5 Hamilton Mercedes 1:16.469 0.274
6 Maldonado Williams 1:16.993 0.798
7 Webber Red Bull 1:17.020 0.825
8 Button McLaren 1:17.129 0.934
9 Perez McLaren 1:17.378 1.183
10 Vettel Red Bull 1:17.380 1.185
11 Raikkonen Lotus 1:17.509 1.314
12 Di Resta Force India 1:17.548 1.353
13 Sutil Force India 1:17.625 1.430
14 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:18.193 1.998
15 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:18.454 2.259
16 Gutierrez Sauber 1:18.754 2.559
17 Bottas Williams 1:18.830 2.635
18 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:19.067 2.872
19 Van der Garde Caterham 1:19.203 3.008
20 Pic Caterham 1:19.438 3.243
21 Bianchi Marussia 1:19.773 3.578
22 Chilton Marussia 1:20.225 4.030
Monaco GP: Thursday Free 2 - Times
23/05/2013
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Rosberg Mercedes 1:14.759 99.942 mph
2 Hamilton Mercedes 1:15.077 0.318
3 Alonso Ferrari 1:15.196 0.437
4 Massa Ferrari 1:15.278 0.519
5 Webber Red Bull 1:15.404 0.645
6 Raikkonen Lotus 1:15.511 0.752
7 Grosjean Lotus 1:15.718 0.959
8 Button McLaren 1:15.969 1.210
9 Vettel Red Bull 1:16.014 1.255
10 Di Resta Force India 1:16.046 1.287
11 Sutil Force India 1:16.349 1.590
12 Perez McLaren 1:16.434 1.675
13 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:16.823 2.064
14 Maldonado Williams 1:16.857 2.098
15 Gutierrez Sauber 1:16.935 2.176
16 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:17.145 2.386
17 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:17.184 2.425
18 Bottas Williams 1:17.264 2.505
19 Bianchi Marussia 1:17.892 3.133
20 Pic Caterham 1:18.212 3.453
21 Chilton Marussia 1:18.784 4.025
22 Van der Garde Caterham 1:19.031 4.272
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Yikes. Mercs looking good. :o
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Welcome to GP2. I feel like we have duplicated this at least one time in GT5. :)
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I'm not sure that I like the new / current layout of the Monaco circuit, I watched a bit of the free practice last night (well early this morning) and I did a few runs around it in pCars last week but it seems way tighter and more complicated than it used to be. Or maybe I'm just used to the GT5 one and so I automatically dislike the new changed one because it's different :D.
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I'm not sure that I like the new / current layout of the Monaco circuit, I watched a bit of the free practice last night (well early this morning) and I did a few runs around it in pCars last week but it seems way tighter and more complicated than it used to be. Or maybe I'm just used to the GT5 one and so I automatically dislike the new changed one because it's different :D.
I like GT's use of armco barriers rather that rely on cuttable kerbing. Other than that I believe the layout is the same.
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F1 2013 - Ferrari - A virtual lap of Monaco with Felipe Massa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oozHL5Kl5qo#ws)
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Looking at that map and going on memory (which isn't advisable knowing my memory :lolz) it's more subtle tweaks like tighter areas or slightly altered corner arrangements (little tighter here or there). The ones that really stuck out where the first corner and the top of the hill left / right bit, but the rest might just be where the armco / guard rails are replaced with those curb markers now you mention it!
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F1 2013 Monaco onboard FP2 | Sergio Perez (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j5TYX5_Zu8#ws)
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Interesting http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22643688 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22643688)
I liked this part: "You need to have a car that is on the nose, that will turn when you want it to turn, not where you think about it and it turns a couple of metres later.
It needs to be very responsive, and generally that means you have more of a nervous rear. It is difficult to drive this track fast with an understeering car." Lewis Hamilton
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Great News! Grosjean Style is back in. Even Perez is joining in.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VqPa9xEtpA
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Some pit radio from Sunday @ Monaco
Private Video on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/67115320) enter password "thatidiot"
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That was an awesome race. Felt bad for Massa but glad he's okay... and I love Perez sticking it to boring Button!
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That was an awesome race. Felt bad for Massa but glad he's okay... and I love Perez sticking it to boring Button!
I thought that the race sucked. Worst of the season by far. The front was a boring procession with the front guys running several seconds off pace just to save their tires. That's not racing and it's boring. Whether or not you liked Perez "sticking it to boring Button" he was an ass all race. He was throwing his car out of control into the chicane trying to make a pass. He blew through the chicane at least once trying to make a pass and didn't give Alonso enough space forcing him to cut the chicane. It finally caught up to him when he ran into Kimi. He had the nerve to blame Kimi at the end of the race. That kind of driving wouldn't even be tolerated here.
Montreal will be interesting. It is notoriously hard on tires since the track isn't used as a race track all year. It's mostly a bike path so there isn't a lot of rubber laid down until they start driving it. I miss Montreal. I wish I could go back for the race.
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That was an awesome race. Felt bad for Massa but glad he's okay... and I love Perez sticking it to boring Button!
I thought that the race sucked. Worst of the season by far. The front was a boring procession with the front guys running several seconds off pace just to save their tires. That's not racing and it's boring. Whether or not you liked Perez "sticking it to boring Button" he was an ass all race. He was throwing his car out of control into the chicane trying to make a pass. He blew through the chicane at least once trying to make a pass and didn't give Alonso enough space forcing him to cut the chicane. It finally caught up to him when he ran into Kimi. He had the nerve to blame Kimi at the end of the race. That kind of driving wouldn't even be tolerated here.
Montreal will be interesting. It is notoriously hard on tires since the track isn't used as a race track all year. It's mostly a bike path so there isn't a lot of rubber laid down until they start driving it. I miss Montreal. I wish I could go back for the race.
Regarding Monaco I have to agree with you 11. If it were dropped from the schedule I would not miss it one bit. It certainly must be fun to be rich and actually be there, but aside from that it blows.
Perez can be looked at two different ways for his Monaco style. Senna like or an Asshat. He did at least spice up the TV viewing. Sutil (whom I really don't care for) made an awesome pass on Alonso in the hairpin. Although to be fair, Alonso is in it for the championship and just wanted to finish in the points.
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That was an awesome race. Felt bad for Massa but glad he's okay... and I love Perez sticking it to boring Button!
I thought that the race sucked. Worst of the season by far. The front was a boring procession with the front guys running several seconds off pace just to save their tires. That's not racing and it's boring. Whether or not you liked Perez "sticking it to boring Button" he was an ass all race. He was throwing his car out of control into the chicane trying to make a pass. He blew through the chicane at least once trying to make a pass and didn't give Alonso enough space forcing him to cut the chicane. It finally caught up to him when he ran into Kimi. He had the nerve to blame Kimi at the end of the race. That kind of driving wouldn't even be tolerated here.
Montreal will be interesting. It is notoriously hard on tires since the track isn't used as a race track all year. It's mostly a bike path so there isn't a lot of rubber laid down until they start driving it. I miss Montreal. I wish I could go back for the race.
Sorry my lord. Do forgive my ignorant affront to your sensibilities.
For some of us (me) it was the first race I got to watch all season due to F1's super :tard tv package. And it was entertaining: cars flew, passes were made, carbon fiber was shattered - then again, I knew who won before I pressed "play" so follow-the-leader didn't bother me as everything that was interesting about the race happened from p5 on back.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VqPa9xEtpA
God. That looks awful. You can't protect drivers from flying cars. Good grief. Somebody is going to die if this continues.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VqPa9xEtpA
God. That looks awful. You can't protect drivers from flying cars. Good grief. Somebody is going to die if this continues.
Grosjean is an extremely quick driver. I hope he can stay in F1 long enough to really show it. I read his contracts only cover 3 races at a time.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VqPa9xEtpA
God. That looks awful. You can't protect drivers from flying cars. Good grief. Somebody is going to die if this continues.
Grosjean is an extremely quick driver. I hope he can stay in F1 long enough to really show it. I read his contracts only cover 3 races at a time.
When I was at Motorsport Ranch this weekend, I met a guy who had run the SCCA in Texas for many years. He told me that he was given tickets once to an F1 dinner back when they were going to run at Texas Motor Speedway. And at that dinner, each table had two F1 drivers sitting with them. And Grosjean was one of the drivers at his table. He said that apparently Grosjean is renowned for being a bit of a comic. And at one point during dinner, a driver came by and said, "Have you done your trick yet?" He said no. So the guy handed him a large empty water glass, a big one. He proceeds to stick the entire wide end of the glass into his mouth by like unhinging his jaw or something and everyone has a good laugh. Sounds like a real nice fellow. Good for him getting the win on that prestigious track. I don't think I've ever won there. I suck at that track. LOL.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VqPa9xEtpA
God. That looks awful. You can't protect drivers from flying cars. Good grief. Somebody is going to die if this continues.
Grosjean is an extremely quick driver. I hope he can stay in F1 long enough to really show it. I read his contracts only cover 3 races at a time.
Wow, really? Talk about being on a short rope! People said the same thing back when he was Alonso's teammate and he got the boot from Renault. But yeah, he's quick - they just need to reign him in a bit.
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That was an awesome race. Felt bad for Massa but glad he's okay... and I love Perez sticking it to boring Button!
I thought that the race sucked. Worst of the season by far. The front was a boring procession with the front guys running several seconds off pace just to save their tires. That's not racing and it's boring. Whether or not you liked Perez "sticking it to boring Button" he was an ass all race. He was throwing his car out of control into the chicane trying to make a pass. He blew through the chicane at least once trying to make a pass and didn't give Alonso enough space forcing him to cut the chicane. It finally caught up to him when he ran into Kimi. He had the nerve to blame Kimi at the end of the race. That kind of driving wouldn't even be tolerated here.
Montreal will be interesting. It is notoriously hard on tires since the track isn't used as a race track all year. It's mostly a bike path so there isn't a lot of rubber laid down until they start driving it. I miss Montreal. I wish I could go back for the race.
Sorry my lord. Do forgive my ignorant affront to your sensibilities.
(http://i.imgur.com/yH7eigp.jpg) was that comment for? Am I not allowed to have a different opinion of the race?
For some of us (me) it was the first race I got to watch all season due to F1's super (http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/tarddanceplz.gif) tv package. And it was entertaining: cars flew, passes were made, carbon fiber was shattered - then again, I knew who won before I pressed "play" so follow-the-leader didn't bother me as everything that was interesting about the race happened from p5 on back.
There has been some exciting races this season where p1 was dominated by one racer but there was awesome racing further back. I usually don't mind Monaco even though it tends to be processional. I also don't mind when one racer has an awesome race and dominates. This race was different because everyone was racing several seconds off pace to save their tires. Vettel, near the end of the race, put one lap in that was a few seconds faster than everyone else. His pit crew gave him the radio message to the effect of Don't be silly Seb, nothing to be gained to which he replied Just satisfaction. Part of racing to me is driving close to the limit.
Sutil was the only one that I saw making good passes this race. Most of the excitement was from the bonehead Perez gambling his car and other peoples cars trying to make passes, Chilton's bonehead move, and Grosjean's bonehead move. Grosjean has been much better this year but four accidents in one weekend is horrible. Chilton's accident makes me wonder if it is a bit too early for his move to F1. I never really watched Senna or Schumacher, so I can't really comment about them but one of the announcers said that Perez was passing like Schumacher. He'd put his car in a position where you either had to give up the position or crash even if the crash would be deemed Schumacher's fault. The difference being Schumacher had control over his car. Perez didn't. Not only was he gambling his car, he was gambling other people's cars. When Kimi goes as far as to say that someone should punch Perez in the face, you know something is wrong.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VqPa9xEtpA
God. That looks awful. You can't protect drivers from flying cars. Good grief. Somebody is going to die if this continues.
Grosjean is an extremely quick driver. I hope he can stay in F1 long enough to really show it. I read his contracts only cover 3 races at a time.
Wow, really? Talk about being on a short rope! People said the same thing back when he was Alonso's teammate and he got the boot from Renault. But yeah, he's quick - they just need to reign him in a bit.
Ya, Grosjean is fast and apparently a nice guy. Last year, he had something like 8 incidents in the first two laps of the first 11 races or something like that. That's why he is on the short leash this year. He was much better until this weekend.
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Everyone is quick at that level. ;)
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I wonder if somehow we can duplicate this :jimi: experience This all together calling all tuna and all other tuna that are tuna that are probably tuna mostly though sometimes can be a royal pain in the brain. I ask only of suggestions now. Later we can focus our attention on the car. Although I must mention my admiration of the Honda 900 cc #25 Happy Hour Honda!
No wonder the also's.
Also, I'd love to see the Tuna parade @ Monaco only if I poured myself from yacht onto the track would life be any better.
:goos times
Also, also, for no other reason than I seen it on the internet. Behold!
(http://cnneatocracy.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/t1larg_sb.jpg)
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Also, a hitchhiking ghost. Boo!
Also, also, Lloyd back off! LOL
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Somebody get Dude his meds. :laugh
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Somebody get Dude his meds. :laugh
Now I remember why I stopped drunk posting. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/circuit-gilles-villeneuve.jpg)
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That track is a blast to drive (F1 champ. edition)... It'd be a great track for gt6
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That track is a blast to drive (F1 champ. edition)... It'd be a great track for gt6
I've driven it in real life.
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The ruling is in for the Merc / Pirelli tire test gate thingy.
Pirelli reprimanded. Mercedes reprimanded and banned from young driver test. NO FINES – NO POINTS DEDUCTIONS
(1) The track testing, which is the subject of these proceedings, was not carried out by Pirelli and/or Mercedes with the intention that Mercedes should obtain any unfair sporting advantage.
(2) Neither Pirelli nor Mercedes acted in bad faith at any material time.
(3) Both Pirelli and Mercedes disclosed to FIA at least the essence of what they intended to do in relation to the test and attempted to obtain permission for it; and Mercedes had no reason to believe that approval had not been given .
(4) The actions taken on behalf of FIA by Charlie Whiting (having taken advice from the legal department of FIA) were taken in good faith and with the intention of assisting the parties and consistent with sporting fairness.
Notwithstanding the above findings:
(i) by running its car(s) in the course of the testing, Mercedes acted in breach of Article 22.4 h) SR;
(ii) insofar as FIA expressed its qualified approval for the testing to be carried out, that approval could not, and did not, vary the express prohibition stipulated by Article 22 SR and neither Mercedes nor Pirelli took adequate steps to ensure that the qualification was satisfied. In this regard the Tribunal takes particular note of the fact that it was, very properly, not submitted on behalf of Pirelli, nor was there any evidence that, the assurance which it was not disputed Mr Paul Hembery, Pirelli Motorsport Director, had given to Charlie Whiting (as set out in paragraph 5 above) had in fact been acted on at any material time;
(iii) the testing would, however, not have been carried out by either Mercedes or Pirelli if that qualified approval had not been expressed by the representatives of the FIA in the way in which it is admitted by FIA it was;
(iv) The Tribunal is unable to express any opinion as to whether or not the testing carried out by Ferrari in 2012 and 2013 was properly authorised but, it would appear to be equally unsatisfactory that this
consent was also given by Charlie Whiting, the Tribunal has no evidence before it which indicates that his opinion in that case had in fact been wrong.
(v) Mercedes did obtain some material advantage (even if only by way of confirmation of what had not gone wrong) as a result of the testing, which, at least potentially, gave it an unfair sporting advantage, to the knowledge and with the intention of Pirelli. In the light of the data which Pirelli did in fact pass to Mercedes by way of the confidential email referred to under paragraph 37.8 above, it is plain beyond sensible argument that Pirelli had intended confidentially to pass some data to Mercedes, which Pirelli expressly regarded as being of high importance even if, as we accept, it was in fact of limited value to Mercedes because it was unaware of the tyre(s) to which the report related.
(vi) No other team was aware of the fact that such advantage might be, or had been, obtained, notwithstanding the assurance which had been given by Paul Hembery to Charlie Whiting, as set out in paragraph 5 above; and the Tribunal notes that, when giving that assurance, Paul Hembery had not indicated to Charlie Whiting that the notification which Pirelli had already given to all teams in 2012 could satisfy the assurance which was being sought.
(vii) Both Mercedes and Pirelli, accordingly, did act in breach of articles 1 and 151 ISC.
SANCTIONS AND COSTS
41. Article 153 ISC provides for a scale of penalties, as set out under paragraph 12 above.
42. Based on all the circumstances of the case and: (i) with the specific objective that, insofar as it is reasonably practicable to do so, the other teams should be placed in a similar position to that in which Mercedes is in as a result of the breach of article 22 SR and articles 1 and 151 ISC and Pirelli of articles 1 and 151 ISC ; (ii) in recognition of the fact that the testing would not have taken place but for the bona fide, but misconceived “qualified approval” which was given on behalf of the FIA, the Tribunal decides that the most appropriate sanctions and orders are that :
• Mercedes be reprimanded in the terms of the findings set out above.
• Mercedes be suspended from participating in the forthcoming “three day young driver training test.
• Mercedes shall pay one third of the costs of the investigation and procedure, as provided for by Article 13.2 JDR, excluding FIA’s own legal costs.
• Pirelli be reprimanded in the terms of the findings set out above.
• Pirelli shall pay one third of the costs of the investigation and procedure, as provided for by Article 13.2 JDR, excluding FIA’s own legal costs.
• FIA shall bear one third of the costs of the investigation and procedure, as provided for by Article 13.2 JDR, and all of its own legal costs.
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Soon!
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Mark Webber is retiring from F1 and will be driving a Porsche LMP1 car in 2014.
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Also, regarding the Webber Red Bull exit. This opens the door for Kimi in that seat. Oh boy! :)
Although I did catch mention @ www.thejudge13.com (http://www.thejudge13.com) that Paul di Resta might take the seat. Might be musical chairs for 2014.
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Also, regarding the Webber Red Bull exit. This opens the door for Kimi in that seat. Oh boy! :)
Although I did catch mention @ www.thejudge13.com (http://www.thejudge13.com) that Paul di Resta might take the seat. Might be musical chairs for 2014.
Kimi in a Red Bull would be amazing! I'm glad Webber is making his own exit and heading back to sports cars... although I hope it turns out better this time and he keeps all 4 wheels on the ground...
1999 - Le Mans - Aftermath of Mark Webber's warm-up accident (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TSzQoCGmDY#)
(he flipped that car twice that weekend). The CLR was one of the meanest/most flawed cars ever built
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Indeed, after that '99 flipping he said he would never go back to sports cars. Things have improved though and I believe Porsche will be strong in 2014. He should do quite well.
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British GP: Friday Free 2 - Times
28/06/2013
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Rosberg Mercedes 1:32.248 142.855 mph
2 Webber Red Bull 1:32.547 0.299
3 Vettel Red Bull 1:32.680 0.432
4 Di Resta Force India 1:32.832 0.584
5 Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.911 0.663
6 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:33.171 0.923
7 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:33.290 1.042
8 Sutil Force India 1:33.313 1.065
9 Grosjean Lotus 1:33.322 1.074
10 Alonso Ferrari 1:33.494 1.246
11 Button McLaren 1:33.740 1.492
12 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:33.896 1.648
13 Raikkonen Lotus 1:34.120 1.872
14 Perez McLaren 1:34.130 1.882
15 Gutierrez Sauber 1:34.998 2.750
16 Bottas Williams 1:35.070 2.822
17 Maldonado Williams 1:35.127 2.879
18 Bianchi Marussia 1:35.802 3.554
19 Van der Garde Caterham 1:35.984 3.736
20 Pic Caterham 1:36.079 3.831
21 Chilton Marussia 1:37.329 5.081
22 Massa Ferrari 1:43.466 11.218
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Indeed, after that '99 flipping he said he would never go back to sports cars. Things have improved though and I believe Porsche will be strong in 2014. He should do quite well.
Yeah. Porsche's don't flip... oh wait...
Porsche 911 GT1 Lemans Flip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM4guvo6Ifo#)
And what happened to Massa? Tell me he isn't that slow!
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Massa crashed, again.
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it was great to see, after all the tire and strategy fiascos, that an F1 race broke out. The last portion of the race was fun to watch
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Britain GP: Result
30/06/2013
Pos Driver Team Laps Gap
1 Rosberg Mercedes 52 1h 32:59.456
2 Webber Red Bull 52 + 0:00.765
3 Alonso Ferrari 52 + 0:07.124
4 Hamilton Mercedes 52 + 0:07.756
5 Raikkonen Lotus 52 + 0:11.257
6 Massa Ferrari 52 + 0:14.573
7 Sutil Force India 52 + 0:16.335
8 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 52 + 0:16.543
9 Di Resta Force India 52 + 0:17.943
10 Hulkenberg Sauber 52 + 0:19.709
11 Maldonado Williams 52 + 0:21.135
12 Bottas Williams 52 + 0:25.094
13 Button McLaren 52 + 0:25.969
14 Gutierrez Sauber 52 + 0:26.285
15 Pic Caterham 52 + 0:31.613
16 Bianchi Marussia 52 + 0:36.097
17 Chilton Marussia 52 + 1:07.660
18 Van der Garde Caterham 52 + 1:07.759
19 Grosjean Lotus 51 + 1 Lap
20 Perez McLaren 46 + 6 Laps
Vettel Red Bull 41 Transmission
Vergne Toro Rosso 35 Tyre Damage
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it was great to see, after all the tire and strategy fiascos, that an F1 race broke out. The last portion of the race was fun to watch
Some pretty exciting racing. the tire thing sure sucks though but they only have themselves to blame. Pirelli wanted to change the tire but they voted it down.
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German GP this weekend.
(http://www.f1ed.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/german-grand-prix-Nrburgring-track-guide.jpg)
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Ah, Yes, German GP.....I love to watch this race in particular:
(http://i.imgur.com/vpYqDDK.jpg)
Oops, wrong thread. Sorry Guys..... O.K., here's the one i was looking for (some Nostalgia):
(http://i.imgur.com/SxQhOVH.jpg)
Jackie Stewart (BRM) and Graham Hill (Lotus) doing battle at Nurburgring Nordschlief (old course) Wow, it was great back in the day!
Airborne! (But no downforce, lol) You just don't see fly by the seat of your pants racing anymore.
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German GP: Friday Free 2 - Times
05/07/2013
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Vettel Red Bull 1:30.416 127.367 mph
2 Rosberg Mercedes 1:30.651 0.235
3 Webber Red Bull 1:30.683 0.267
4 Grosjean Lotus 1:30.843 0.427
5 Raikkonen Lotus 1:30.848 0.432
6 Alonso Ferrari 1:31.056 0.640
7 Massa Ferrari 1:31.059 0.643
8 Hamilton Mercedes 1:31.304 0.888
9 Button McLaren 1:31.568 1.152
10 Di Resta Force India 1:31.797 1.381
11 Sutil Force India 1:31.824 1.408
12 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:31.855 1.439
13 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:32.055 1.639
14 Perez McLaren 1:32.086 1.670
15 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:32.495 2.079
16 Gutierrez Sauber 1:32.762 2.346
17 Bottas Williams 1:32.879 2.463
18 Maldonado Williams 1:32.880 2.464
19 Pic Caterham 1:33.695 3.279
20 Van der Garde Caterham 1:33.804 3.388
21 Bianchi Marussia 1:34.017 3.601
22 Chilton Marussia 1:34.667 4.251
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German GP: Qualifying - Times
06/07/2013
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Hamilton Mercedes 1:29.398 128.818 mph
2 Vettel Red Bull 1:29.501 0.103
3 Webber Red Bull 1:29.608 0.210
4 Raikkonen Lotus 1:29.892 0.494
5 Grosjean Lotus 1:29.959 0.561
6 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:30.528 1.130
7 Massa Ferrari 1:31.126 1.728
8 Alonso Ferrari 1:31.209 1.811
9 Button McLaren No Time
10 Hulkenberg Sauber No Time
11 Rosberg Mercedes 1:30.326
12 Di Resta Force India 1:30.697
13 Perez McLaren 1:30.933
14 Gutierrez Sauber 1:31.010
15 Sutil Force India 1:31.010
16 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:31.104
17 Bottas Williams 1:31.693
18 Maldonado Williams 1:31.707
19 Pic Caterham 1:32.937
20 Bianchi Marussia 1:33.063
21 Van der Garde Caterham 1:33.734
22 Chilton Marussia 1:34.098
Note: Q1 107% = 1:36.885
The Ferrari drivers and I believe Button and Hulkenberg are on the medium compound tires for the start. They will be looking to pit somewhere around lap 20. The other drivers starting on the soft compound will be lucky to make it to lap 10.
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Thanks for the commentary Dude. You've been supplying me with good information this season... keep it coming!
Also: with Webber's seat open for next year, there's the obvious talk of Kimi and there's been chatter about Vergne too... but I don't get it because Ricciardo has had the sudden burst of pace as of late. Why Vergne?
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Thanks for the commentary Dude. You've been supplying me with good information this season... keep it coming!
Also: with Webber's seat open for next year, there's the obvious talk of Kimi and there's been chatter about Vergne too... but I don't get it because Ricciardo has had the sudden burst of pace as of late. Why Vergne?
I get the Toro Rosso drivers mixed up too. I believe Ricciardo is favored over Vergne. I think it's just that Christian Horner doesn't want to hurt his feelings by not naming him also. Toro Rosso is a Red Bull driver program after all. :)
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This partly belongs in the bitch thread... but for the British GP, I had access to NBC Sports for the day and when I turned it on, the Tour de France was on. No big deal, it was pretty and scenic.
It ran over by like 20 minutes or something and, the geniuses FUCKTARDS that run that ramshackle network decided to go "to the studio for an NBCSports update."
Yeah, well they had tape-delayed the F1 race and were scheduled to air it AFTER the Tour de France. Apparently, whatever person was responsible for scheduling, didn't tell the :fucking idiots in the booth because what did they do? They showed F1 highlights (WITH NO WARNING) and completely ruined the race for me, even though it was about to air ON THEIR CHANNEL in less than 5 minutes.
(http://i.imgur.com/yH7eigp.jpg)
>:( >:( >:(
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This partly belongs in the bitch thread... but for the British GP, I had access to NBC Sports for the day and when I turned it on, the Tour de France was on. No big deal, it was pretty and scenic.
It ran over by like 20 minutes or something and, the geniuses FUCKTARDS that run that ramshackle network decided to go "to the studio for an NBCSports update."
Yeah, well they had tape-delayed the F1 race and were scheduled to air it AFTER the Tour de France. Apparently, whatever person was responsible for scheduling, didn't tell the FUCKING idiots in the booth because what did they do? They showed F1 highlights (WITH NO WARNING) and completely ruined the race for me, even though it was about to air ON THEIR CHANNEL in less than 5 minutes.
(http://i.imgur.com/ATfY0.jpg)
>:( >:( >:(
They are idiots. This year I have had a hard time keeping up with which NBC channel will have the race live. The F1 race was live on CNBC last week and it was the same this week. NBCSports has been showing the Tour live and F1 delayed. If you have CNBC it's probably too late as the Tour will be over before the next F1 race.
continue bitch..
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Do you guys get nbc announcers? We get BBC announcers here. They are pretty good. The only issue is that I don't think that the BBC has commercials so when we get a commercial, the announcers get cut off. At least we can still watch the race during commercials. Edit: TSN always broadcasts the race live and will often do a repeat broadcast if the race was during the night.
A pretty good race. Interesting to see the different strategies especially at the end. Some great racing between Alonso and Hamilton earlier on. That Webber incident was pretty disappointing. Ruined Webber's race and the Camera guys next 6-8 weeks.
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Do you guys get nbc announcers? We get BBC announcers here. They are pretty good. The only issue is that I don't think that the BBC has commercials so when we get a commercial, the announcers get cut off. At least we can still watch the race during commercials. Edit: TSN always broadcasts the race live and will often do a repeat broadcast if the race was during the night.
A pretty good race. Interesting to see the different strategies especially at the end. Some great racing between Alonso and Hamilton earlier on. That Webber incident was pretty disappointing. Ruined Webber's race and the Camera guys next 6-8 weeks.
The video is a FIA world feed then each station has to supply their own announcers. Here in the US on NBC we have Leigh Diffey, David Hobbs and Steve Matchett. They are in a studio somewhere in the US. Then we also have Will Buxton who reports the races on location.
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Some of the major rule changes coming in 2014
Front wing reduced front 1800mm to 1650mm wide
Nose tip centered at 185mm high
Front Bulkhead maximum height 525
Chassis height maximum 625mm
Vanity panels still allowed
Engines now 1.6l V6 turbo, Direct injection, fuel flow limited, 15k max RPM
Energy Recovery systems to add +150hp from Kinetic and Turbo harvesting, giving around 33 seconds a lap of boost
Race Fuel limited to 100kg
Gearboxes to have 8 forward ratios, those ratios are fixed for the season
Single central exhaust pipe exiting 17-18.5cm behind rear axle line and 300-525mm high
Last 150mm of tail pipe must point 5 degrees upwards
No bodywork behind the tail pipe axis
No lower beam wing
Space still allowed for Y75 winglet (monkey seat)
Top rear wing a little shallower
Minimum weight 690Kg
Interesting Maybe they only get into 5th or 6th gear at Monaco then.
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C/p from thejudge13 (http://thejudge13.com/2013/07/09/daily-f1-news-and-comment-tuesday-9th-july-2013/)
Red Bull #2 driver
Further gossip and rumour. The word at Red Bull is that Ricciardo – barring disaster – will get the Vacant seat left by Mark Webber and that this will be announced in Spa. Johnny Herbert appears to believe he has a source who is suggesting it will be Kimi. Yet TJ13 believes the team think Kimi too much of a maverick, and Red Bull will follow the Ferrari model and now admit to having an outright number 1 driver in Vettel.
Kimi had problems during his 2002-06 tenure at McLaren and his biggest problem was Ron Dennis. Dennis wanted to change him the same way he changed Mika, but it Kimi resisted. When allowed Kimi would arrive at the F1 destination, drives the car and then goe home. Speculation was high when Dennis retired from his day-to-day F1 duties that Kimi would return, but Ron still held a veto on who drives for McLaren and who does not and there was no way Kimi was to be allowed a second chance.
Raikkonen similarly had problems with the hierarchy during his time at Ferrari. He had signed an extension to drive with the team until 2010 as reported by FOM, “Ferrari have announced an extension to Kimi Raikkonen’s contract for a further two seasons, keeping the world champion with the Italian team until the end of 2010. With Raikkonen’s team mate Felipe Massa also under contract for that period, it means Ferrari’s race line-up will remain unchanged until at least the start of their 2011 campaign”.
Yet by the end of 2009, Kimi was mysteriously gone and Fernando had been recruited. Kimi said to the BBC at the time, “I am very sad to be leaving a team with whom I have spent three fantastic years. I have always felt at home with everyone here, and I will have many happy memories of my time with the team.” Clearly someone in the team felt otherwise.
It’s a shame Kimi is not going to Red Bull because it would be interesting to see how Vettel measures up to another world-class driver. Of course other comparisons also become possible as following Hamilton’s move to Mercedes, many Schumacher critics now admit his second career looks rather better now than he was given credit for when driving against Rosberg. Kimi verses Vettel could also vindicate Webber similarly from those who think he is a choker.
I’m fairly sure this is no Samurai wisdom, but it may be some consolation to Kimi that at times it’s better ‘to be a big fish in a small pond’.
My thoughts.
I was guessing they would go with Ricciardo. Because why have a young drivers program if you don't use it. Also, as much as I dislike it. To win titles (WDC and WCC) in F1 these days a team really does need a defined #1 and # 2 driver.
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Just saw this. Yikes!
ACCIDENT- F1 - Cameraman Hit By Tire - 2013 HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivnto2Ch778#ws)
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Yep it was awful enough when I saw it the first time. The cameraman has a broken collarbone and broken ribs. Last I read he will be okay in time.
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Young Drivers Test day 1
YDT Times: 17-07
17/07/2013
Today's Times - All Times Unofficial
Name Team Laps Time Gap
Magnussen McLaren 101 1:33.602 140.789 mph
Di Resta Force India 58 1:33.774 0.172
Da Costa Red Bull 82 1:33.821 0.219
Calado Force India 27 1:33.986 0.384
Juncadella Williams 55 1:34.098 0.496
Cecotto Toro Rosso 75 1:34.193 0.591
Frijns Sauber 72 1:34.236 0.634
Prost Lotus 72 1:34.810 1.208
Rigon Ferrari 76 1:34.874 1.272
Rossi Caterham 69 1:35.651 2.049
Ellinas Marussia 36 1:36.676 3.074
Chilton Marussia 27 1:38.347 4.745
Strange aero test devices
(http://www.pitpass.com/images/galleries/2013testsilverstonejul17/2013testsilverstonejul17_s048.jpg)
(http://www.pitpass.com/images/galleries/2013testsilverstonejul17/2013testsilverstonejul17_s059.jpg)
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Heh that looks like some kind of giant spring loaded A.C.M.E. fly swat contraption :D.
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Heh that looks like some kind of giant spring loaded A.C.M.E. fly swat contraption :D.
If it's made by A.C.M.E. it must be a roadrunner catchall. LOL
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YDT day 2 times.
YDT Times: 18-07
18/07/2013
Today's Times - All Times Unofficial
Name Team Laps Time Gap
Ricciardo Toro Rosso 48 1:32.972 141.743 mph
Sainz Toro Rosso 39 1:33.016 0.044
Ricciardo Red Bull 59 1:33.187 0.215
Valsecchi Lotus 91 1:33.554 0.582
Turvey McLaren 98 1:33.864 0.892
Calado Force India 48 1:33.957 0.985
Da Costa Red Bull 19 1:33.958 0.986
Rigon Ferrari 97 1:34.053 1.081
Maldonado Williams 71 1:34.116 1.144
Hulkenberg Sauber 52 1:34.224 1.252
Juncadella Williams 33 1:34.631 1.659
Frijns Sauber 69 1:34.731 1.759
Stevens Caterham 98 1:36.082 3.110
Di Resta Force India 42 1:36.356 3.384
Gonzalez Marussia 92 1:37.949 4.977
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YDT Times: 19-07
19/07/2013
Today's Times - All Times Unofficial
Name Team Tyre Laps Time Gap
Vettel Red Bull MN 79 1:32.894 141.862 mph
Sutil Force India MN 99 1:33.242 0.348
Prost Lotus MN 83 1:33.256 0.362
Sainz Red Bull HN 35 1:33.546 0.652
Rigon Ferrari SN 20 1:33.592 0.698
Massa Ferrari MN 69 1:33.624 0.730
Vergne Toro Rosso MN 42 1:33.647 0.753
Paffett McLaren HN 78 1:34.924 2.030
Wolff Williams MN 89 1:35.093 2.199
Van der Garde Caterham SN 65 1:35.155 2.261
Kvyat Toro Rosso MN 22 1:35.281 2.387
Pic Caterham SN 60 1:35.576 2.682
Sato Sauber MN 67 1:35.642 2.748
Gonzalez Marussia SN 24 1:36.339 3.445
Calado Force India MU 6 1:36.451 3.557
Bianchi Marussia HN 39 1:36.744 3.850
H = Hard
M = Medium
S = Soft
P = Prototype
N = New
U = Used
Wolff did well. :)
Fastest laps from all three days.
YDT Times: 19-07
19/07/2013
Date Driver Team Tyre Time Gap
19-Jul Vettel Red Bull MN 1:32.894 141.862 mph
18-Jul Ricciardo Toro Rosso MU 1:32.972 0.078
18-Jul Sainz Toro Rosso SN 1:33.016 0.122
18-Jul Ricciardo Red Bull HN 1:33.187 0.293
19-Jul Sutil Force India MN 1:33.242 0.348
19-Jul Prost Lotus MN 1:33.256 0.362
19-Jul Sainz Red Bull HN 1:33.546 0.652
18-Jul Valsecchi Lotus MN 1:33.554 0.660
19-Jul Rigon Ferrari SN 1:33.592 0.698
17-Jul Magnussen McLaren MN 1:33.602 0.708
19-Jul Massa Ferrari MN 1:33.624 0.730
17-Jul Di Resta Force India PHN 1:33.774 0.880
17-Jul Da Costa Red Bull HN 1:33.821 0.927
18-Jul Turvey McLaren HN 1:33.864 0.970
18-Jul Calado Force India MN 1:33.957 1.063
17-Jul Juncadella Williams MN 1:34.098 1.204
18-Jul Maldonado Williams MN 1:34.116 1.222
17-Jul Cecotto Toro Rosso SN 1:34.193 1.299
18-Jul Hulkenberg Sauber HU 1:34.224 1.330
17-Jul Frijns Sauber MN 1:34.236 1.342
19-Jul Paffett McLaren HN 1:34.924 2.030
19-Jul Wolff Williams MN 1:35.093 2.199
19-Jul Van der Garde Caterham SN 1:35.155 2.261
19-Jul Kvyat Toro Rosso MN 1:35.281 2.387
19-Jul Pic Caterham SN 1:35.576 2.682
19-Jul Sato Sauber MN 1:35.642 2.748
17-Jul Rossi Caterham MN 1:35.651 2.757
18-Jul Stevens Caterham SN 1:36.082 3.188
19-Jul Gonzalez Marussia SN 1:36.339 3.445
17-Jul Ellinas Marussia SN 1:36.676 3.782
19-Jul Bianchi Marussia HN 1:36.744 3.850
17-Jul Chilton Marussia PHN 1:38.347 5.453
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Chilton really looks outclassed. 4rd out of 4 Marussia drivers and over 1.5s slower than the next slowest.
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Chilton really looks outclassed. 4rd out of 4 Marussia drivers and over 1.5s slower than the next slowest.
I too think he is slow and they could find someone quicker, but he was using the prototype hard tire for 2014 when he set that time. So it looks like all he was doing was some testing for Pirelli. In which case they could not alter the car at all.
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Lotus have a good sense of humor.
Where's Rosco? LOL
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Where's Kimi. He wound up not participating in the testing.
(http://www.f1passion.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Nicolas-Prost-Silverstone.jpg)
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Silverstone Abbey Young Driver Test (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1o6IVyej5E#ws)
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Chilton really looks outclassed. 4rd out of 4 Marussia drivers and over 1.5s slower than the next slowest.
Also,
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New pit lane speed limit.
The FIA then decided to bring the regulation charge forward and the speed limit has been reduced to 80 km/h (49.7 mph) from the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards as opposed to the 100 km/h (62.1 mph) it was before the incident.
The Australian, Monaco and Singapore Grands Prix, though, will continue to have a stricter speed limit of 60 km/h (37.2 mph) because of the nature of the circuits.
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Slower pit lane speeds and tires that do not degrade as quickly. It might be the top step for Romain or Kimi at Hungary this weekend.
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From www.Pitpass.com (http://www.Pitpass.com)
FIA relaxes pitlane rules
25/07/2013
Even before they had been implemented, the FIA has relaxed the rules due to come into force following the pitlane incident in Germany.
In the aftermath of the incident which saw FOM cameraman Paul Allen injured by a wheel that became detached from Mark Webber's car, the FIA effectively banned all media from the pitlane over the course of the weekend.
However, with Bernie Ecclestone no doubt having had a word - such a move would seriously compromise the TV coverage - the FIA today announced that the rules had been relaxed even before they'd been introduced.
While only FOM cameramen will be granted pitlane access during qualifying and the race, and will be restricted to working from the pit-wall, a limited number (25) of other cameramen and reporters will be allowed access during the free practice sessions.
The situation is muddled by the fact that whilst the FIA controls print and web media, it is FOM that handles broadcast media.
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Hungarian GP: Friday Free 2 - Times
26/07/2013
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Vettel Red Bull 1:21.264 120.598 mph
2 Webber Red Bull 1:21.308 0.044
3 Grosjean Lotus 1:21.417 0.153
4 Alonso Ferrari 1:21.426 0.162
5 Massa Ferrari 1:21.544 0.280
6 Hamilton Mercedes 1:21.802 0.538
7 Rosberg Mercedes 1:21.991 0.727
8 Raikkonen Lotus 1:22.011 0.747
9 Button McLaren 1:22.180 0.916
10 Sutil Force India 1:22.304 1.040
11 Di Resta Force India 1:22.526 1.262
12 Perez McLaren 1:22.529 1.265
13 Maldonado Williams 1:22.781 1.517
14 Gutierrez Sauber 1:22.837 1.573
15 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:22.841 1.577
16 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.369 2.105
17 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:23.411 2.147
18 Bottas Williams 1:23.646 2.382
19 Pic Caterham 1:24.325 3.061
20 Van der Garde Caterham 1:25.065 3.801
21 Bianchi Marussia 1:25.143 3.879
22 Gonzalez Marussia 1:26.647 5.383
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"Kimi signs for Ferrari"
From www.thejudge13.com (http://www.thejudge13.com)
The Iceman cometh again! Sources at Ferrari close to TJ13 has indicated a deal is done. Kimi Raikkonen has signed a 3 year contract with Ferrari and will return to the scarlet cars in 2014. It seems Raikkonen used the Red Bull conversations to barter a better deal with Ferrari.
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"Kimi signs for Ferrari"
From www.thejudge13.com (http://www.thejudge13.com)
The Iceman cometh again! Sources at Ferrari close to TJ13 has indicated a deal is done. Kimi Raikkonen has signed a 3 year contract with Ferrari and will return to the scarlet cars in 2014. It seems Raikkonen used the Red Bull conversations to barter a better deal with Ferrari.
Kimi Raikkonen link has no foundation says ferrari:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23700586 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23700586)
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"Kimi signs for Ferrari"
From www.thejudge13.com (http://www.thejudge13.com)
The Iceman cometh again! Sources at Ferrari close to TJ13 has indicated a deal is done. Kimi Raikkonen has signed a 3 year contract with Ferrari and will return to the scarlet cars in 2014. It seems Raikkonen used the Red Bull conversations to barter a better deal with Ferrari.
Kimi Raikkonen link has no foundation says ferrari:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23700586 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23700586)
I saw that later on too GT11. I have a lot of faith in the Judge's sources though.
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"Kimi signs for Ferrari"
From www.thejudge13.com (http://www.thejudge13.com)
The Iceman cometh again! Sources at Ferrari close to TJ13 has indicated a deal is done. Kimi Raikkonen has signed a 3 year contract with Ferrari and will return to the scarlet cars in 2014. It seems Raikkonen used the Red Bull conversations to barter a better deal with Ferrari.
Kimi Raikkonen link has no foundation says ferrari:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23700586 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23700586)
I saw that later on too GT11. I have a lot of faith in the Judge's sources though.
I don't know Judge's but I do know not to trust denials.
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"Kimi signs for Ferrari"
From www.thejudge13.com (http://www.thejudge13.com)
The Iceman cometh again! Sources at Ferrari close to TJ13 has indicated a deal is done. Kimi Raikkonen has signed a 3 year contract with Ferrari and will return to the scarlet cars in 2014. It seems Raikkonen used the Red Bull conversations to barter a better deal with Ferrari.
Kimi Raikkonen link has no foundation says ferrari:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23700586 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23700586)
I saw that later on too GT11. I have a lot of faith in the Judge's sources though.
I don't know Judge's but I do know not to trust denials.
Webo's open seat for '14 opened up a lot of possibilities. I would like to see Jules Bianchi in some better equipment sooner rather than later. Plus the whole of F1 is changing in regards to drivers. Today most drivers need a sponsor with large amounts of cash to get a drive, even if we are talking midfield teams. It is very sad. At least Bianchi is connected to Ferrari in their young driver program. Perhaps we could see Kimi paired with Bianchi for 14 in the red cars.
I admire raw speed. I'm a Hammy fan and see similarities between him and Grosjean. Both have a lot of raw speed and both were/are being punished early in their F1 careers for some really awesome moves on track. That most would agree were racing incidents or just extreme punishment for infractions most drivers were committing without the same punishment.
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It will be interesting to see what happens to Webber's seat. If Kimi were to go to Red Bull it would be interesting. Grosjean probably got overpenalized last race but you don't get into as many incidents as he did last year without many of them being your fault. It's nice to see passing in F1 but I draw the line with Perez's performance at Monaco.
In general, I'm for anybody but Alonso. Something about his attitude and demeanour rubs me the wrong way and I'm not sure he was completely innocent in the Piquet Jr. scandal. I probably root for Vettel mostly because he is in the best position to beat Alonso. I like Kimi's attitude. It reminds me of some Finns that I know.
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It will be interesting to see what happens to Webber's seat. If Kimi were to go to Red Bull it would be interesting. Grosjean probably got overpenalized last race but you don't get into as many incidents as he did last year without many of them being your fault. It's nice to see passing in F1 but I draw the line with Perez's performance at Monaco.
In general, I'm for anybody but Alonso. Something about his attitude and demeanour rubs me the wrong way and I'm not sure he was completely innocent in the Piquet Jr. scandal. I probably root for Vettel mostly because he is in the best position to beat Alonso. I like Kimi's attitude. It reminds me of some Finns that I know.
this^
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Read on www.thejudge13.com (http://www.thejudge13.com) today
Whoever invented Budweiser…We love you! According to German publication Sport Bild, Kimi admitted having signed for Ferrari. In a party with friends in Helsinki, having had one or two too many, admitted to friends that he signed a deal worth €11m per year as well as bonuses and sponsorship for his motocross team.
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Belgian GP: Friday Free 2 - Times
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Vettel Red Bull 1:49.331 143.307 mph
2 Webber Red Bull 1:49.390 0.059
3 Grosjean Lotus 1:50.149 0.818
4 Massa Ferrari 1:50.164 0.833
5 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:50.253 0.922
6 Raikkonen Lotus 1:50.318 0.987
7 Alonso Ferrari 1:50.510 1.179
8 Perez McLaren 1:50.536 1.205
9 Rosberg Mercedes 1:50.601 1.270
10 Di Resta Force India 1:50.611 1.280
11 Sutil Force India 1:50.629 1.298
12 Hamilton Mercedes 1:50.751 1.420
13 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:50.972 1.641
14 Maldonado Williams 1:50.991 1.660
15 Button McLaren 1:51.195 1.864
16 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:51.447 2.116
17 Bottas Williams 1:51.568 2.237
18 Gutierrez Sauber 1:51.644 2.313
19 Van der Garde Caterham 1:53.157 3.826
20 Pic Caterham 1:53.251 3.920
21 Bianchi Marussia 1:53.482 4.151
22 Chilton Marussia 1:54.418 5.087
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Some photos from Spa.
http://www.pitpass.com/gallery/1503/2013-Belgium-Practice# (http://www.pitpass.com/gallery/1503/2013-Belgium-Practice#)
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Qualifying
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Hamilton Mercedes 2:01.012 129.474 mph
2 Vettel Red Bull 2:01.200 0.188
3 Webber Red Bull 2:01.325 0.313
4 Rosberg Mercedes 2:02.251 1.239
5 Di Resta Force India 2:02.332 1.320
6 Button McLaren 2:03.075 2.063
7 Grosjean Lotus 2:03.081 2.069
8 Raikkonen Lotus 2:03.390 2.378
9 Alonso Ferrari 2:03.482 2.470
10 Massa Ferrari 2:04.059 3.047
11 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:49.088
12 Sutil Force India 1:49.103
13 Perez McLaren 1:49.304
14 Van der Garde Caterham 1:52.036
15 Bianchi Marussia 1:52.563
16 Chilton Marussia 1:52.762
17 Maldonado Williams 2:03.072
18 Vergne Toro Rosso 2:03.300
19 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 2:03.317
20 Bottas Williams 2:03.432
21 Gutierrez Sauber 2:04.324
22 Pic Caterham 2:07.384
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It was cool seeing the two Marussias and one Caterham make it into Q2.
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Not the most exciting race but I do love that track.
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Not the most exciting race but I do love that track.
The rain was close by, but never showed up.
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Hi
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BELGIAN GRAND PRIX, Spa Francorshamps, 44 laps
1. Vettel Red Bull
2. Alonso Ferrari
3. Hamilton Mercedes
4. Rosberg Mercedes
5. Webber Red Bull
6. Button McLaren
7. Massa Ferrari
8. Grosjean Lotus
9. Sutil Force India
10. Ricciardo Toro Rosso
11. Perez McLaren
12. Vergne Toro Rosso
13. Hulkenberg Sauber
14. Gutierrez Sauber
15. Bottas Williams
16. van der Garde Caterham
17. Maldonado Williams
18. Bianchi Marussia
19. Chilton Marussia
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Hi
Look how fast we post up the standings. :D
Driver Pts
1. S. Vettel 197
2. F. Alonso 151
3. L. Hamilton 139
4. K. Raikkonen 134
5. M. Webber 115
6. N. Rosberg 96
7. F. Massa 67
8. R. Grosjean 53
9. J. Button 47
10. P. di Resta 36
11. A. Sutil 25
12. S. Perez 18
13. J. Vergne 13
14. D. Ricciardo 12
15. N. Hulkenberg 7
16. P. Maldonado 1
17. V. Bottas 0
18. E. Gutierrez 0
19. J. Bianchi 0
20. C. Pic 0
21. G. van der Garde 0
22. M. Chilton 0
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Hi
Look how fast we post up the standings. :D
Driver Pts
1. S. Vettel 197
2. F. Alonso 151
3. L. Hamilton 139
4. K. Raikkonen 134
5. M. Webber 115
6. N. Rosberg 96
7. F. Massa 67
8. R. Grosjean 53
9. J. Button 47
10. P. di Resta 36
11. A. Sutil 25
12. S. Perez 18
13. J. Vergne 13
14. D. Ricciardo 12
15. N. Hulkenberg 7
16. P. Maldonado 1
17. V. Bottas 0
18. E. Gutierrez 0
19. J. Bianchi 0
20. C. Pic 0
21. G. van der Garde 0
22. M. Chilton 0
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C'mon Dude thats not fair Eccelstone has a huge team of people handling things. And Fried is but one man, but maybe if you could make arrangements for Bernie to send over a daughter Fried might feel in debted to you and be faster. Or if you could have them both sent to Fried's place he might just declare you champion of every season he hosts.
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5479/9598878105_6197024764.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakedtuna7/9598878105/)
petra-bernie-tamara-ecclestone (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakedtuna7/9598878105/#) by BakedTuna7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/bakedtuna7/), on Flickr
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(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/lotus.jpg?w=497&h=331)
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Danny Sullivan will be one of the race stewards at Monza this weekend.
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Monza free practice 2 times
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Vettel Red Bull 1:24.453 153.441 mph
2 Webber Red Bull 1:25.076 0.623
3 Raikkonen Lotus 1:25.116 0.663
4 Grosjean Lotus 1:25.116 0.663
5 Alonso Ferrari 1:25.330 0.877
6 Hamilton Mercedes 1:25.340 0.887
7 Rosberg Mercedes 1:25.367 0.914
8 Massa Ferrari 1:25.519 1.066
9 Button McLaren 1:25.532 1.079
10 Perez McLaren 1:25.627 1.174
11 Di Resta Force India 1:25.830 1.377
12 Gutierrez Sauber 1:25.888 1.435
13 Sutil Force India 1:26.028 1.575
14 Maldonado Williams 1:26.138 1.685
15 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:26.224 1.771
16 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:26.385 1.932
17 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:26.599 2.146
18 Bottas Williams 1:27.198 2.745
19 Chilton Marussia 1:27.548 3.095
20 Pic Caterham 1:27.696 3.243
21 Van der Garde Caterham 1:27.771 3.318
22 Bianchi Marussia 1:28.057 3.604
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Why I don't like Alonso: Alonso said over the team radio in Italian: "You're really idiots. Mamma mia, guys."
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Official: Kimi returns to Ferrari in 2014.
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http://youtu.be/pREgFVRXeDI (http://youtu.be/pREgFVRXeDI)
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2013 Italian Grand Prix team radio transcript (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/09/13/2013-italian-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript/)
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I really want to see Massa out qualify Alonso this weekend. Then maybe in the race if they ask Massa to move over he can tell them to shove it up their ass.
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How To Make An F1 Car: DESIGN AND R&D (Part 1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFJ3ta-0O5c#)
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Free practice 2 Singapore
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1 Vettel Red Bull 1:44.249 108.857 mph
2 Webber Red Bull 1:44.853 0.604
3 Rosberg Mercedes 1:45.258 1.009
4 Hamilton Mercedes 1:45.368 1.119
5 Grosjean Lotus 1:45.411 1.162
6 Alonso Ferrari 1:45.691 1.442
7 Button McLaren 1:45.754 1.505
8 Raikkonen Lotus 1:45.778 1.529
9 Sutil Force India 1:46.002 1.753
10 Perez McLaren 1:46.025 1.776
11 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:46.406 2.157
12 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:46.429 2.180
13 Di Resta Force India 1:46.606 2.357
14 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:46.808 2.559
15 Massa Ferrari 1:46.870 2.621
16 Gutierrez Sauber 1:47.287 3.038
17 Bottas Williams 1:47.434 3.185
18 Maldonado Williams 1:47.761 3.512
19 Van der Garde Caterham 1:49.434 5.185
20 Pic Caterham 1:49.526 5.277
21 Chilton Marussia 1:49.619 5.370
22 Bianchi Marussia 1:49.731 5.482
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Kimi Raikkonen Overtakes Jensen Button AMAZING F1 Singapore 2013 FULL HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhcWP3YPYu8#)
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Pit Radio transcript from Singapore.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/09/26/2013-singapore-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript/ (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/09/26/2013-singapore-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript/)
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good read, thanks dude
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lifted from www.snifpetrol.com (http://www.snifpetrol.com)
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Practice 2 times from Korea
01 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:38.673 31 laps
02 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:38.781 +0.108 30 laps
03 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.797 +0.124 30 laps
04 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:38.844 +0.171 35 laps
05 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:39.114 +0.441 30 laps
06 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:39.226 +0.553 34 laps
07 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.444 +0.771 31 laps
08 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:39.757 +1.084 33 laps
09 Jenson Button McLaren 1:39.774 +1.101 29 laps
10 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:40.006 +1.333 34 laps
11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:40.007 +1.334 34 laps
12 Sergio Perez McLaren 1:40.152 +1.479 31 laps
13 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:40.186 +1.513 33 laps
14 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1:40.210 +1.537 34 laps
15 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:40.446 +1.773 30 laps
16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:40.552 +1.879 26 laps
17 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:41.117 +2.444 34 laps
18 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:41.289 +2.616 34 laps
19 Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:42.461 +3.788 36 laps
20 Charles Pic Caterham 1:42.798 +4.125 35 laps
21 Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:43.108 +4.435 31 laps
22 Max Chilton Marussia 1:43.441 +4.768 29 laps
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Korea was an intersting and exciting/funky race. Tires came into play big time. Some cars ran out of the fast over a sting medium tire and were forced to run some sort of used soft or push their already worn mediums to the finish.
Vetel was again the cream of the crop and finished 1rd. The rest of the race is very close with the exception of rikenon and grosjean, I believe they were racing for only a split second on track then Groshjean was told to back off.
Keep your eyes open for Groshjean he will be on the podium many times in the future if he can connect with the right team and preferred driver within that team. I some what believe this is what has destroyed Massa also. Perhaps Massa can get a ride next year, but I am doubtful. As Hulkenberg is very stong too and probably comes a lot cheaper.
On to Suzuka.
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Korean GP finish positions thanks to www.Pitpass.com (http://www.Pitpass.com)
Pos Driver Team Laps Gap
1 Vettel Red Bull 55 1h 43:13.701
2 Raikkonen Lotus 55 + 0:04.224
3 Grosjean Lotus 55 + 0:04.927
4 Hulkenberg Sauber 55 + 0:24.114
5 Hamilton Mercedes 55 + 0:25.255
6 Alonso Ferrari 55 + 0:26.189
7 Rosberg Mercedes 55 + 0:26.698
8 Button McLaren 55 + 0:32.262
9 Massa Ferrari 55 + 0:34.390
10 Perez McLaren 55 + 0:35.155
11 Gutierrez Sauber 55 + 0:35.990
12 Bottas Williams 55 + 0:47.049
13 Maldonado Williams 55 + 0:50.013
14 Pic Caterham 55 + 1:03.578
15 Van der Garde Caterham 55 + 1:04.501
16 Bianchi Marussia 55 + 1:07.970
17 Chilton Marussia 55 + 1:12.898
18 Vergne Toro Rosso 53 + 2 Laps
19 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 52 + 3 Laps
20 Sutil Force India 50 + 5 Laps
21 Webber Red Bull 36 Accident
22 Di Resta Force India 24 Accident
Fastest Lap: Vettel (Red Bull) 1:41.380 (Lap 53)
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Korea was an intersting and exciting/funky race. Tires came into play big time. Some cars ran out of the fast over a sting medium tire and were forced to run some sort of used soft or push their already worn mediums to the finish.
Vetel was again the cream of the crop and finished 1rd. The rest of the race is very close with the exception of rikenon and grosjean, I believe they were racing for only a split second on track then Groshjean was told to back off.
Keep your eyes open for Groshjean he will be on the podium many times in the future if he can connect with the right team and preferred driver within that team. I some what believe this is what has destroyed Massa also. Perhaps Massa can get a ride next year, but I am doubtful. As Hulkenberg is very stong too and probably comes a lot cheaper.
On to Suzuka.
Hulkenburg had an awesome race holding Hamilton and Alonso off for 4rd.
BBC made it sound like Grosjean was being encouraged to race Kimi was not held back.
Weber just can't catch a break. Taken out by a spinning Sutil. Punctured tire from Perez's blown tire and carbon debris.
Vettel is dominant. Alonso has to win three races with Vettel out of the points and then still beat Vettel on points for the other two races, in order to win the championship.
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[Weber just can't catch a break. Taken out by a spinning Sutil. Punctured tire from Perez's blown tire and carbon debris./color]
and Pirelli just got their contract extended :o
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[Weber just can't catch a break. Taken out by a spinning Sutil. Punctured tire from Perez's blown tire and carbon debris./color]
and Pirelli just got their contract extended :o
Pirelli are building the tires the FIA requested.
Also, Suzuka this weekend. :)
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looking forward to suzuki. i hope someone will be able to take it to Vettel soon
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looking forward to suzuki. i hope someone will be able to take it to Vettel soon
Not until next season.
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Is next year the return of the turbos?
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Yep, 1.6 litre turbocharged V6.
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RIP De Villota.
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Great race by Grosjean. Brilliant drive by Vettel after a very poor start.
I like Webber and I was kind of hoping he could pull off a win in this race. But to suggest that the team got his strategy wrong comes off as sour grapes. Webber was the one who let Grosjean get ahead of him at the start. Webber couldn't repass him. After Grosjean pitted, Webber had the opportunity to run in free air and open up a gap and didn't take advantage of it. The team put Vettel on hard tires behind Grosjean (who was running hard tires) and he quickly caught up and passed Grosjean. The team put Webber on the faster medium tires just behind Grosjean and it took him forever to make the pass. Webber just doesn't have the pace that Vettel has. Even if Red Bull purposefully tried to keep Mark out of Seb's way, can you blame them?
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Great race by Grosjean. Brilliant drive by Vettel after a very poor start.
I like Webber and I was kind of hoping he could pull off a win in this race. But to suggest that the team got his strategy wrong comes off as sour grapes. Webber was the one who let Grosjean get ahead of him at the start. Webber couldn't repass him. After Grosjean pitted, Webber had the opportunity to run in free air and open up a gap and didn't take advantage of it. The team put Vettel on hard tires behind Grosjean (who was running hard tires) and he quickly caught up and passed Grosjean. The team put Webber on the faster medium tires just behind Grosjean and it took him forever to make the pass. Webber just doesn't have the pace that Vettel has. Even if Red Bull purposefully tried to keep Mark out of Seb's way, can you blame them?
I have no problem with the outcome, but I think it may have been different if Mark was on a two stop also. I can't fault the team for wanting to secure Seb's WDC.
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2013 Korean Grand Prix team radio transcript (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/10/09/2013-korean-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript/)
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Posted on thejudge13 today.
Free F1 timing for Android
Some people miss things put into the comments, so I thought it worthwhile to post this information from TJ13 reader ‘Clear View’
Off topic slightly, but of anyone has an android phone, go to Google play store and search “F1LT” this app gives you free live timing for all sessions in a race weekend from FP1 on Friday, to the end of the race on Sunday.
It’s got driver tracker on the circuit, also you can choose which driver you want all the times to be compared to. All you need is a Formula1.com user name and password, which is free to register by the way and you use this password and the email address that goes with it to log in through this app and Bob’s ya uncle, free live timing.
I like it because you can see who is on a charge during the race and setting personal best times etc. The app is free to download and you can put a delay on it as it is in real time and the TV is often 5-7 seconds behind so you can adjust it so when the TV feed shows a car going over the timing line that what you see on the tracker and timing screen.
Great app guys, well worth a look, not sure if you can get it on IPhone, but I’m not payin 20quid for the official app. I have got sky F1 but my TV screen is too small to read the timing screen on the red button and have the live pictures too.
(Not available for IPhone it appears)
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(http://i.imgur.com/o8XyZwV.gif) Kimi!
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2013 Japanese Grand Prix team radio transcript (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/10/17/2013-japanese-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript-2/)
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Indian GP this weekend.
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/untitled86.jpg)
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India GP practice 2
Times
01 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:25.722 35 laps
02 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:26.011 +0.289 38 laps
03 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:26.220 +0.498 36 laps
04 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:26.399 +0.677 36 laps
05 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:26.430 +0.708 39 laps
06 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:26.582 +0.860 40 laps
07 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:26.601 +0.879 41 laps
08 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:26.632 +0.910 32 laps
09 Sergio Perez McLaren 1:26.857 +1.135 40 laps
10 Jenson Button McLaren 1:26.972 +1.250 39 laps
11 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:27.304 +1.582 17 laps
12 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:27.375 +1.653 36 laps
13 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:27.429 +1.707 31 laps
14 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1:27.491 +1.769 40 laps
15 Paul di Resta Force India 1:27.608 +1.886 38 laps
16 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:27.720 +1.998 23 laps
17 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:27.949 +2.227 34 laps
18 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:28.431 +2.709 30 laps
19 Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:28.692 +2.970 39 laps
20 Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:28.799 +3.077 32 laps
21 Charles Pic Caterham 1:29.366 +3.644 37 laps
22 Max Chilton Marussia 1:30.164 +4.442 27 laps
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Sebastian Vettel 2013 WDC
Red Bull F1 2013 WCC
Congrats
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Allegations made against Ecclestone
by Sniff Petrol (http://sniffpetrol.com/) on Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
The High Court this week heard allegations that, in his attempts to stay in charge of F1 during the sale of the Formula One Group, Bernie Ecclestone made a “corrupt agreement”.
One of the first of many to express shock at this allegation was a bear; ‘I’m frankly staggered at this news,’ the large ursine creature said whilst extruding some faeces in an area of densely tree-covered land.
There was equal amazement in Rome as Pope Francis himself confessed to being ‘absolutely stunned’ by the claims whilst repeatedly crossing himself surrounded by crucifixes, incense and Bibles.
News of the allegations made against Ecclestone even reached as far afield as Tennessee in the United States, where Sniff Petrol spoke exclusively to singer Dolly Parton. ‘I simply can’t believe someone would say such a thing about Bernie,’ the country superstar gasped. ‘Sorry if I sound sleepy honey,’ she added. ‘I just woke up and my view is entirely of my ceiling.’
The High Court battle continues with Ecclestone’s legal team now strongly rejecting claims that the F1 supremo is ‘small’ and has ‘a ridiculous hairstyle’.
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A good article on the rule changes in F1 coming in 2014.
http://somersf1.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/looking-ahead-to-2014-part-1.html (http://somersf1.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/looking-ahead-to-2014-part-1.html)
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its like driver merry-go-round for next season!
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Live free practice 2 coverage.
http://www.planetsport.com/live/f1/ (http://www.planetsport.com/live/f1/)
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vurt da furk is the FiA doing with the rules?!?
also had a good laugh at a quote from Seb that "Too much of the same thing will leave everyone bored"....ummm...ok mr 4x in a row WDC....
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vurt da furk is the FiA doing with the rules?!?
also had a good laugh at a quote from Seb that "Too much of the same thing will leave everyone bored"....ummm...ok mr 4x in a row WDC....
1.6 liter V6 turbo with ERS, only 100kg of fuel max per race, 8 speed gearbox, but only one set of gears all season. Should be interesting.
The double points at the last race is total bullshit though. >:(
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Schumacher in critical condition after fall skiing:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25545993 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25545993)
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Schumacher in critical condition after fall skiing:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25545993 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25545993)
That really sucks. I hope he can pull through.
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Schumacher in critical condition after fall skiing:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25545993 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25545993)
That really sucks. I hope he can pull through.
:stoopid:
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From James Allen on F1 (http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/01/ron-dennis-retakes-control-of-mclaren-what-next-for-whitmarsh/)
The future of McLaren’s team principal Martin Whitmarsh is in question tonight after former team boss Ron Dennis retook control of the company as CEO, promising changes to make the team win again.
In a statement issued by the team this evening Dennis said that he would conduct a thorough review of track activity, after McLaren last year registered its worst performance since 1980 with not a single podium finish.
At the end of last year Dennis and Whitmarsh were engaged in a struggle for power, but a shift in shareholder sentiment seems to have swung things back Dennis’ way.
The news follows the transfer of responsibility for Mansour Ojjeh’s shares and his seat on the board to his younger brother in recent days. Mansour has been ill with cancer.
At the end of last year it appeared that the majority shareholder the Bahraini investment vehicle Mumtalakat, sided with Whitmarsh as did Ojjeh, but Dennis has clearly engineered a change in sentiment.
The question will now be, who will Dennis hire to replace Whitmarsh, given that he is unlikely to want to run the team himself on a day to day basis? One candidate currently sitting on the sidelines is Ross Brawn. The Englishman has moved on from Mercedes and he has good connections with Honda, McLaren’s engine partner from 2015 onwards.
The news makes it unlikely that there will be a place for Fernando Alonso at the team, as had been mooted last year. He and Dennis fell out spectacularly in 2007.
Dennis said in the statement tonight, “My fellow shareholders have mandated me to write an exciting new chapter in the story of McLaren, beginning by improving our on-track and off-track performance.
“Over the coming weeks I intend to undertake a thorough and objective review of each of our businesses with the intention of optimising every aspect of our existing operations, whilst identifying new areas of growth that capitalise on our technologies, and where appropriate further investing in them.”
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Hope that author is correct. I believe Brawn could bring the Mclaren/Honda combo back to a standing it has not seen since the days of the Great One, Senna and The Proffesor, Prost. The current turbo rule set for F1 plays into what Honda is about to do in the consumer side of things. Marketing always loves when they can tie racing technology to the products in the showroom.
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WTF is Bernie thinking doubling the points for the final race of the year?
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2014 Force India Livery.
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/force-india-2014.jpg)
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2014 Force India Livery.
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/force-india-2014.jpg)
Looks sharp.
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A 3D render of what the Williams FW36 will look like.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OkCevf1DnLY/UuDjKjBn90I/AAAAAAAAJ_k/srphA80T2Ew/s1600/Bepzsv3CMAAlUKY.jpg+large.jpg)
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Autoweek had a little write up on it. Some odd facts I thought such as the new turbo 6 are heavier than the V8 it replaces.
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Autoweek had a little write up on it. Some odd facts I thought such as the new turbo 6 are heavier than the V8 it replaces.
I doubt they are comparing engine to engine and are more likely comparing V8 engine to 2014 Power Train Unit. 2014 power train unit = V6 + Turbo + ERS + MGU + MGU-K + MGU-H.
Renault press kit PDF link
http://www.renaultsport.com/IMG/pdf/rsf1-moteur2014-presskit-en_final2.pdf (http://www.renaultsport.com/IMG/pdf/rsf1-moteur2014-presskit-en_final2.pdf)
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2014 Mclaren
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/image-1.jpeg?w=1250&h=)
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/image.jpeg?w=1074&h=518)
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Pre-season testing in Jerez starts on Tuesday.
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The noses so far have been pretty funky but the Lotus takes the cake. Will try to dig up a decent photo
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The noses so far have been pretty funky but the Lotus takes the cake. Will try to dig up a decent photo
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QyFf4A-96EU/UuJ_p738bdI/AAAAAAAAKEM/WjEYRUikH5A/s1600/BevlO5ACQAEyFE1.png+large.png)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gYQQ6LudFTI/UuKiLpnYbvI/AAAAAAAAKFc/P8CcD9JEMfw/s1600/BewTj9OCYAE-4os.png+large.png)
I didn't bother posting the Lotus before as I'm not so sure they will be anywhere in the field in 2014. Everyone seems to be bailing out. Éric Boullier the team principal left today. He is also Romain Grosjean's manager by the way.
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Maybe Kini could see the writing on the wall.
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Maybe Kini could see the writing on the wall.
A lot of highly placed people have been leaving Lotus F1 for quite awhile now. Kimi has probably just been the most notable.
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Also, Lotus will not even be attending the winter test next week. It's too bad really I liked that team, but I think they are done.
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Maybe Kini could see the writing on the wall.
Or a lack of writing on his cheques.
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Maybe Kini could see the writing on the wall.
Or a lack of writing on his cheques.
The entire staff were/are lacking cheques.
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Say hello to the Torro Rosso
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/wpid-1390843179850.jpg)
Looks fine to me. I don't see a problem with it.
(http://thatwildbunch.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Old-Tongue-Nose-.jpg,qcda6c1.pagespeed.ce.uIAOaij27f.jpg)
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Looks like some sort of carbon fiber vibrator for a horse. Dont know if they really make those. Come to think of it I dont want to know
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Newey talks about the RB10 (http://www.pitpass.com/50834/Newey-talks-about-the-RB10)
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Lewis Hamilton BEFORE CRASH Testing Mercedes W05 V6 Turbo in Jerez F1 2014 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bspbOiq810#)
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Thankfully, following yesterday's disappointment, when problems within almost every garage meant limited running, today has been a little better.
As previously reported, following overnight rain it was decided to make today a 'wet day' with all the focus being on wet weather testing. As a result, shortly before the start of today's action the track was artificially soaked in order to allow the teams and Pirelli to try the new wet rubber.
After yesterday's 'no-show', McLaren has been in action today, and going into the lunch break Jenson Button topped the timesheets.
On the other hand an engine problem has seen Daniil Kvyat side-lined all morning, while at Caterham Marcus Ericsson, who completed just one lap yesterday, has managed the same mileage this morning.
Despite a few offs, the only red flag came when Esteban Gutierrez got stuck in the kitty litter at Turn 6.
All Times Unofficial
Name Team Laps Time Gap
Button McLaren 22 1:29.114 111.151 mph
Perez Force India 18 1:29.641 0.527
Bottas Williams 17 1:37.762 8.648
Raikkonen Ferrari 15 1:38.272 9.158
Vettel Red Bull 8 1:38.320 9.206
Rosberg Mercedes 16 1:39.109 9.995
Gutierrez Sauber 33 1:41.798 12.684
http://www.pitpass.com/50846/Middady-Times-Jerez-29-01 (http://www.pitpass.com/50846/Middady-Times-Jerez-29-01)
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Bad news for Renault powered teams.
Whilst each of the Renault customer teams have worries of their own which do not relate to the engine, TJ13 has discovered that the French F1 engine manufacturer now requires around 20 weeks to rectify the problems they are currently experiencing. This takes us up to the British Grand Prix.
Full article
http://thejudge13.com/2014/01/30/f1-testing-jerez-day-3/ (http://thejudge13.com/2014/01/30/f1-testing-jerez-day-3/)
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McLaren showed up at testing with some interesting aero bits on the rear suspension. Redbull called them on it and it seems the FIA has deemed it legal.
https://twitter.com/andrewbensonf1/status/428972817430765568 (https://twitter.com/andrewbensonf1/status/428972817430765568)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zLw2sdo2tGQ/UuoiyHGdeQI/AAAAAAAAKeI/jrf496p60cg/s1600/dms1429a146+%2528Custom%2529.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R0cPbqTESVc/UukmkFCMgkI/AAAAAAAAKcM/NJbZFx3OFIs/s1600/Wishbone+Wings.jpg)
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Something new for 2014 is Brake by Wire (http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/02/what-does-brake-by-wire-mean-in-these-new-f1-cars-and-how-does-it-affect-the-drivers/)
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I love Formula 1 I really do. I've been watching it and have been a fan of it since I was 5 or 6 years old [it's all my dad's fault. lol] but after moving to the states from the UK a year ago I have to say that the coverage you lot get on NBC is fucking awful! especially when I compare it to the coverage I used to get back home. Over here there's way too many commercials during the race which forces you sometimes to miss key moments during a race, NBC also has piss poor commentary. It seems like they're not even watching the race sometimes and they always seem to talk about "the good 'ol days of racing".
The only good thing about NBC's coverage is the pit lane reporter Will Buxton, he's great and know's what he's talking about. But until they change their commentary team I won't be watching and more F1. I'll just read about it and imagine the races instead! lol.
Anyway, rant about crappy F1 coverage over! Thank you for listening. You can go about your normal business now! lol
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I'm pretty sure you can find internet streams from broadcasts around the world at places like wiziwig.tv
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Yeah the trouble with that though is my internet is too slow to stream anything with half decent quality. I live in the middle of nowhere and have to rely on crappy satellite internet! I miss my quick broadband back home :'(
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http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/9171080/bahrain-test-day-one-live (http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/9171080/bahrain-test-day-one-live)
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Driving styles through Bahrain's Turn 9 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBlbHmHZHYw#ws)
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Williams Martini Racing livery
(http://images.planetf1.com/14/03/800x600/Williams-Martini-FW36_3095642.jpg)
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Williams Martini Racing livery
(http://images.planetf1.com/14/03/800x600/Williams-Martini-FW36_3095642.jpg)
:drool
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http://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/car/f1-w05-360-video/ (http://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/car/f1-w05-360-video/)
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http://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/car/f1-w05-360-video/ (http://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/car/f1-w05-360-video/)
That was pretty cool. Thanks.
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1986 Australian Grand Prix Qualifying (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu8RJZVw0Ao#)
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3/16/14
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tj13TV presents - A 3D Animation of the Mercedes Benze Formula One Power Unit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ADKdPByp8w#ws)
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2014 F1 TV Schedule (http://www.nbcsports.com/motor-sports/f1/2014-formula-one-nbc-tv-schedule)
NBC Sports Live Extra (http://stream.nbcsports.com/liveextra/) < live stream from nbc
Wizard probably has a good link for live streaming if the NBC one does not work for you. :)
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Wizard probably has a good link for live streaming if the NBC one does not work for you. :)
http://www.wiziwig.tv/competition.php?part=sports&discipline=motorsports (http://www.wiziwig.tv/competition.php?part=sports&discipline=motorsports)
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A couple of people have said that there is a chance that none of the cars finish the race. It's gonna be a shit show.
I CAN'T WAIT!
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A couple of people have said that there is a chance that none of the cars finish the race. It's gonna be a shit show.
I CAN'T WAIT!
Out of 22 cars I am guessing only 12 finish the race and only 4 will still be on the lead lap. ^-^
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A couple of people have said that there is a chance that none of the cars finish the race. It's gonna be a shit show.
I CAN'T WAIT!
Out of 22 cars I am guessing only 12 finish the race and only 4 will still be on the lead lap. ^-^
I really hope some backmarker scores some points. Caterham or Marussia.
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A couple of people have said that there is a chance that none of the cars finish the race. It's gonna be a shit show.
I CAN'T WAIT!
Out of 22 cars I am guessing only 12 finish the race and only 4 will still be on the lead lap. ^-^
I really hope some backmarker scores some points. Caterham or Marussia.
Screw points I want to see one of 'em get a podium. :o
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A couple of people have said that there is a chance that none of the cars finish the race. It's gonna be a shit show.
I CAN'T WAIT!
Out of 22 cars I am guessing only 12 finish the race and only 4 will still be on the lead lap. ^-^
I really hope some backmarker scores some points. Caterham or Marussia.
Screw points I want to see one of 'em get a podium. :o
8)
This might have '05 USGP written all over it. Strangely, that race got me hooked on F1.
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Free Practice 2 times.
Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Free Practice
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m29.625s 37
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m29.782s +0.157s 31
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m30.132s +0.507s 28
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1m30.381s +0.756s 41
5. Jenson Button McLaren 1m30.510s +0.885s 33
6. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1m30.538s +0.913s 38
7. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m30.898s +1.273s 32
8. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m30.920s +1.295s 38
9. Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1m31.031s +1.406s 34
10. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1m31.054s +1.429s 33
11. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m31.060s +1.435s 35
12. Felipe Massa Williams 1m31.119s +1.494s 31
13. Sergio Perez Force India 1m31.283s +1.658s 36
14. Adrian Sutil Sauber 1m32.355s +2.730s 36
15. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1m32.468s +2.843s 26
16. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1m32.495s +2.870s 36
17. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1m33.486s +3.861s 29
18. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1m33.646s +4.021s 12
19. Max Chilton Marussia 1m34.757s +5.132s 29
20. Marcus Ericsson Caterham 1
21. Pastor Maldonado Lotus
22. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham
Sorry I don't see Caterham managing anything spectacular this weekend. Marussia has a decent shot though.
HA! HA!
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/pastor-money-back.jpg?w=698&h=501)
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Practice Melbourne Australia 2014 F1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhAn8hVtOGk#)
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Raikkonen & Alonso onboard FP1 Australia 2014 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doiAnjUvqbo#ws)
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I bet you most teams aren't too pleased to see Red Bull recover so quickly.
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I had fun last year running Q laps on various games, so I'm gonna do it again. :)
I bought Codemasters F1 2013 last night so I'm going to use that for most races this year. The game seems kinda easy so far, so I'm not sure how close my times will be compared to real life, but since the game has 16 of the 19 tracks being used this year, it'll just make it easier for me. I'll have to use pCARS for Hockenheim, Race 07 for A1 Ring, and I've yet to find the Russian track on any game. Hopefully I'll find one before the real race.
Anyways, thanks to the rain IRL, I'm on pole with a 1:28.501! ^-^
Albert Park Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoP3rePUBmQ#ws)
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That lap might have put you on pole Wiz. Very nice lap sir.
As far as the actual race went I was mostly satisfied. Mag man in the Williams did not disappoint. Without the wall tap he had a very good shot at the top step. Of course I think Merc are still not showing their full hand. :)
I guessed 12 would finish and I was close if you count DR's DQ for improper fuel flow, that would make total finishers 13 I think.
Well off to Malaysia and the wall of champions. What? The wall of champions is in Canada? Welp ok off to wall banging Malaysia for no reason at all then.
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new F1 engine sound tuned by PD (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
actually like that you can hear other sounds while watching from driver view, pretty cool.
The new young drivers made a very good showing.
also, how often will you hear this comment.............. "Chilton is passing Vettel" :D
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new F1 engine sound tuned by PD (http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/lol1.gif)
actually like that you can hear other sounds while watching from driver view, pretty cool.
The new young drivers made a very good showing.
also, how often will you hear this comment.............. "Chilton is passing Vettel" :D
I suspect only if Vettel is in the pits. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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Ouch, it didn't take Mclaren very long to rub it in.
https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/445871177253150721
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Formula One's 2014 Powerunits explained (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBtoWL5r7t4#ws)
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Malaysian GP info pic from Richlandf1.com (http://Richlandf1.com)
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Sites that should be streaming Qualifying and the Race.
http://www.eplsite.com/stream1.html (http://www.eplsite.com/stream1.html)
http://www.wiziwig.tv/ (http://www.wiziwig.tv/)
www.squirrelstreams.com (http://www.squirrelstreams.com)
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Hamilton equals Jim Clarks record for poles by a British driver
Jim Clark... my first F1 hero 8)
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So apparently this game doesn't simulate wet weather driving real well. I'm 16 seconds faster than real life! (http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/lol1.gif)
Sepang Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_3ti4nhOo4#ws)
I sort of enjoyed this one, as I don't have much experience with this particular track. I always enjoy learning new tracks. Although the main thing I learned about this track is that it sucks, in my opinion. I find that it's unnecessarily difficult and doesn't really flow. It screams Tilke all the way around. :P
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So apparently this game doesn't simulate wet weather driving real well. I'm 16 seconds faster than real life! (http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/lol1.gif)
Sepang Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_3ti4nhOo4#ws)
I sort of enjoyed this one, as I don't have much experience with this particular track. I always enjoy learning new tracks. Although the main thing I learned about this track is that it sucks, in my opinion. I find that it's unnecessarily difficult and doesn't really flow. It screams Tilke all the way around. :P
That F1 game is probably for last years cars. This year the cars have a lot less downforce and overall harder tires. In the wet the lack of downforce and harder rubber would make for a bigger gap. Although 16 seconds is quite a bit of time.
Also, their times were set on full wet tires not intermediates. The colors may have changed from what they were, but this year inters are green full wet blue.
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An interesting read from Lewis Hamilton's BBC Sport colum. (http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/26767232)
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2014 Malaysian Grand Prix team radio transcript (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/04/02/2014-malaysian-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript/)
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From www.thejudge13.com (http://www.thejudge13.com)
Technical Delegate’s Report
Filed this afternoon, here is the drivers entered in the 2014 Formula One Championship have used the below listed number of power unit elements during this season so far:
ICE Internal Combustion Engine
TC Turbo Charger
MGU-K Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic
MGU-H Motor Generator Unit – Heat
ES Energy Store
CE Control Electronics
Team Driver ICE TC MGU-K MGU-H ES CE
Red Bull Vettel 1 1 1 1 1 3
Red Bull Ricciardo 1 1 2 1 1 1
Mercedes Hamilton 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mercedes Rosberg 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ferrari Alonso 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ferrari Raikkonen 1 1 1 1 1 1
Lotus Grosjean 1 1 1 1 1 1
Lotus Crashtor 2 2 2 2 2 2
McLaren Button 1 1 1 1 1 1
McLaren Magnussen 1 1 1 1 1 1
F India Hulkenberg 1 1 1 1 1 1
F India Mendoza 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sauber Sutil 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sauber Guitierrez 1 1 1 1 1 2
T Rosso JEV 1 1 2 1 1 1
T Rosso Kvyat 1 1 2 1 1 1
Williams Massa 1 1 1 1 2 2
Williams Bottas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Marussia Bianchi 1 1 1 1 1 2
Marussia Chilton 1 1 1 1 1 2
Caterham Kobayashi 1 1 1 1 3 4
Caterham Ericsson 1 1 1 1 2 3
LOL Crashtor
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Live Bahrain FP2
http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=251371&part=sports (http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=251371&part=sports)
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Lets see that Bahrain Q time Wiz. :)
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Lets see that Bahrain Q time Wiz. :)
Holy shit there's another race already? I don't follow F1 much so I don't know the race schedule.
I've got work to do! :)
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Lets see that Bahrain Q time Wiz. :)
Holy shit there's another race already? I don't follow F1 much so I don't know the race schedule.
I've got work to do! :)
Yep, Q is tomorrow morning, Saturday, April 5 - 11:00 a.m. EDT
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(http://i.imgur.com/rI25FJF.jpg)
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Force India a top 5 start, wow.
Williams, Ferrari & Red Bull #2 drivers all out Q'd the #1's Wow
Vettel 11th WOW.
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It's kind of silly how dominant the Mercedes is. It's pretty surprising how good the Red Bull is considering they are not running a Mercedes engine. I was worried that this season was going to be a write off with Mercedes being more dominant than RB ever was but man there was some really, really good racing today. Very exciting. Too bad for that boneheaded move by Maldonado. Those new lower noses look dangerous to me.
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Force India a top 5 start, wow.
Williams, Ferrari & Red Bull #2 drivers all out Q'd the #1's Wow
Vettel 11th WOW.
It is the first year with new engine changes, brought about by Renault, by the way. The pecking order goes Mercedes, Ferrari and then Renault. I should look for a team PU list, (Power Unit) because it involves combustion engine and multiple ancillary devices that do not seem to be too much of an ancillary device. As in if one is off the whole package is kaput.
Anyway today's race was good and bad. We get the bad out of the way first, which would be a yellow brought out by Lotus driver Maldonado, on lap 41. It was an over take move that could never work, in which he managed to spear Esteban Gutierrez :(.
The good was some interesting racing between teammates in an attempt to achieve dominance within the there respective team. Inter team and engine manufacture battles will be exciting to watch this year. The packages are so complex that all aspects of the car must be at their best to achieve a good result.
Well off we go to China in two weeks. Oh yes why not some final results.
2014 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
Provisional Results
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 57 Winner 2 25
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 57 +1.0 secs 1 18
3 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 57 +24.0 secs 4 15
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 57 +24.4 secs 13 12
5 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 57 +28.6 secs 11 10
6 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 57 +29.8 secs 10 8
7 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 57 +31.2 secs 7 6
8 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 57 +31.8 secs 3 4
9 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 57 +32.5 secs 9 2
10 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 +33.4 secs 5 1
11 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 57 +41.3 secs 12
12 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 57 +43.1 secs 16
13 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 57 +59.9 secs 21
14 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 57 +62.8 secs 17
15 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 57 +87.9 secs 18
16 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 56 +1 Lap 19
17 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 55 +2 Laps 6
Ret 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 40 +17 Laps 8
Ret 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 39 Accident 15
Ret 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 33 +24 Laps 20
Ret 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 18 +39 Laps 14
Ret 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 17 +40 Laps 22
Note - Ricciardo qualified third, penalised 10 grid places for unsafe release at previous round. Sutil qualified 18th, penalised 5 grid places for forcing Grosjean off track in Q1.
Also, Hamilton is on a push to equal up the points with Rosberg. Even on softer tires Rosberg could/ would/ was told not to, push through. He still has a large point advantage and has no reason to push his equipment. The season may come down to a retirement battle, due to the new regulations.
Also, also, I will see if I can find the radio transcript for this race. It is always enlightening to go over what was said by the drivers during the race.
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2014 Bahrain Grand Prix team radio transcript (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/04/09/2014-bahrain-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript/)
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Here's my better late than never Bahrain Q. Didn't spend much time on this one.
I'm pretty sure I said this last year... this track is :fucking hard!
1:36.491
Bahrain Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E2xlAV-vS4#ws)
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Here's my better late than never Bahrain Q. Didn't spend much time on this one.
I'm pretty sure I said this last year... this track is FUCKING hard!
1:36.491
Bahrain Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E2xlAV-vS4#ws)
Excellent, you qualified P17 right next to Crashtor in P18. LOL
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Haas Racing will field a entry in 2015.
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/04/f1-set-for-12th-team-on-the-grid-as-gene-haas-gets-the-green-light-from-fia/ (http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/04/f1-set-for-12th-team-on-the-grid-as-gene-haas-gets-the-green-light-from-fia/)
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http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140414/F1/140419930 (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140414/F1/140419930)
Ferrari loses key player.
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http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140414/F1/140419930 (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140414/F1/140419930)
Ferrari loses key player.
He fell on his sword.
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http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140416/F1/140419866 (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140416/F1/140419866)
All is not well the little teams are making some noise about it too. And at the end the unnamed quoted Red Bull source admits validity to the other sides issues. At least that is encouragement, that something good can still come together despite everyone not being of the same situations. Maybe we should watch this unfold to see if we can learn something from it.
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http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140416/F1/140419866 (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140416/F1/140419866)
All is not well the little teams are making some noise about it too. And at the end the unnamed quoted Red Bull source admits validity to the other sides issues. At least that is encouragement, that something good can still come together despite everyone not being of the same situations. Maybe we should watch this unfold to see if we can learn something from it.
The issue the small teams have is they have no say. There are 3 groups who have a vote on rules and such. They are F1 strategy group (6 teams), FOM (Formula One Management, think Bernie) and the FIA.
Read this short article it should explain it better. http://thejudge13.com/2014/04/16/daily-f1-news-and-comment-wednesday-16th-april-2014/#Smaller%20teams (http://thejudge13.com/2014/04/16/daily-f1-news-and-comment-wednesday-16th-april-2014/#Smaller%20teams) say FIA in breach of EU law
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Well it seems rain wants to continue to screw this up! (http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/lol1.gif)
Here's my Q lap anyway, no rain. 1:30.011
I messed around with my capture settings a little bit so watch this one in 1080P if you can.
I really love this track!!!
Shanghai Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0PXNBcEouA#ws)
Did I mention I love this track?!?!
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2014 Chinese Grand Prix team radio transcript (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/04/23/2014-chinese-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript/)
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Okay time to put on your wizard helmet and get your qualifying time in at Circuit de Catalunya.
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Okay time to put on your wizard helmet and get your qualifying time in at Circuit de Catalunya.
(http://airbrushfrankhazen.com/Wizard_Helmet.jpg)
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Okay time to put on your wizard helmet and get your qualifying time in at Circuit de Catalunya.
I tried to run some laps last night in pCARS but my wheel kept fucking up. I've been having problems with it lately. I think it's time to buy a new one. Does anyone have some money I can borrow? (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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Okay time to put on your wizard helmet and get your qualifying time in at Circuit de Catalunya.
I tried to run some laps last night in pCARS but my wheel kept fucking up. I've been having problems with it lately. I think it's time to buy a new one. Does anyone have some money I can borrow? (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
This is all I got. :)
(http://i.imgur.com/5Hu2r44.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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Okay time to put on your wizard helmet and get your qualifying time in at Circuit de Catalunya.
I tried to run some laps last night in pCARS but my wheel kept fucking up. I've been having problems with it lately. I think it's time to buy a new one. Does anyone have some money I can borrow? (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
What kind of wheel problems are you having?
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What kind of wheel problems are you having?
Basically it keeps resetting itself. I'll be driving along and then out of nowhere the wheel will shut off, immediately turn back on and start the calibration process.
At first, it only happened in GT6, so I assumed it was a PS3/GT6 issue. But last night it started happening with pCARS too. So now I'm guessing it's a wheel issue. My first thought was bad USB cable, so I replaced that. Still happened.
My next guess is an overheating issue. I run my FFB pretty strong so I'm wondering if that's causing it to overheat. I'm going to lower my FFB and play again tonight to see if that helps. If not, I'm going to tear into it and see if I can find anything wrong.
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Check power source
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What kind of wheel problems are you having?
Basically it keeps resetting itself. I'll be driving along and then out of nowhere the wheel will shut off, immediately turn back on and start the calibration process.
At first, it only happened in GT6, so I assumed it was a PS3/GT6 issue. But last night it started happening with pCARS too. So now I'm guessing it's a wheel issue. My first thought was bad USB cable, so I replaced that. Still happened.
My next guess is an overheating issue. I run my FFB pretty strong so I'm wondering if that's causing it to overheat. I'm going to lower my FFB and play again tonight to see if that helps. If not, I'm going to tear into it and see if I can find anything wrong.
You could do what I do. First, keep the FFB low. Second, don't play. My wheel still works great. I think.
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Check power source
I like this suggestion. Maybe the power brick is failing.
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Check power source
Good call. Thanks for the suggestion. :)
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FP2
Results
Pos. No Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG 1:25.524 - 33
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:25.973 0.449 36
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:26.509 0.985 38
4 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:27.121 1.597 33
5 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:27.296 1.772 33
6 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.788 2.264 37
7 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.811 2.287 29
8 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:27.824 2.300 31
9 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1:27.866 2.342 42
10 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 1:28.049 2.525 35
11 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:28.074 2.550 31
12 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 1:28.246 2.722 30
13 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1:28.284 2.760 33
14 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:28.698 3.174 33
15 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:29.105 3.581 24
16 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1:29.129 3.605 34
17 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:29.493 3.969 26
18 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1:29.991 4.467 26
19 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1:31.148 5.624 28
20 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1:31.338 5.814 38
21 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1:31.586 6.062 39
Looks like Lewis is set to continue his domination. Go Lewis!
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"Due to an electrical problem that has damaged the wiring loom of Car No. 1, Sebastian will not be able to take part in FP2," Red Bull said on Twitter.
Lap around the Circuit de Catalunya - Sebastian Vettel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRXQ-M2lxKc#ws)
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Here's some onboard footage from China.
http://somersf1.blogspot.com/2014/04/onboard-race-footage-china.html (http://somersf1.blogspot.com/2014/04/onboard-race-footage-china.html)
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Here's my late Barcelona Q lap.
I really wish this game had the 2014 cars. It's far too easy to get "pole".
1:23.800
Spain Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g_-FTM-7x0#ws)
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Nice lines and nice time.
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http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/05/13/other-f1-drivers-buy-maldonado/ (http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/05/13/other-f1-drivers-buy-maldonado/)
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Get ready for the new Flugelhorn exhaust. LOL
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/untitled22.jpg)
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/untitled24.jpg)
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRPlZKJgR-H_H2t5FHAwLtogXyaFoJ5a7ugMun-RV0f-Clxd0qW)
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What sixteen year old's Honda did they steal that from?
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What sixteen year old's Honda did they steal that from?
It's way worse than that.
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/untitled25.jpg)
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(https://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/untitled28.jpg)
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http://somersf1.blogspot.com/2014/05/onboard-race-footage-spanish-gp.html (http://somersf1.blogspot.com/2014/05/onboard-race-footage-spanish-gp.html)
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What sixteen year old's Honda did they steal that from?
It's way worse than that.
Damn it, that is an image that cannot be unseen.
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(http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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I know there are a few yachts in this harbor that cost more than I will earn in my entire life. Ugh.
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http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/05/22/maldonado-has-plant-pot-on-foot/ (http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/05/22/maldonado-has-plant-pot-on-foot/)
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Daniel Ricciardo, a true Tuna. Check out this interview. http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/9322543/Ricciardo-s-Not-Only-Out-To-Beat-Vettel (http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/9322543/Ricciardo-s-Not-Only-Out-To-Beat-Vettel)
I especially like this part. "Asked if he was surprised that he was not drowning as some had expected, Ricciardo told the official F1 website: "Drown - wow! But everybody can see that I'm swimming!"
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Earache my eye. Well done Nico. There are plenty of races left and it seems the wick has been turned up.
Sea you in Canada. ^-^
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(http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ferr-raik-montr-2014-10-886x590.jpg)
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I wonder if he actually refers to the track map on the inside of his car?
(http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ferr-raik-montr-2014-9-886x590.jpg)
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(http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lotu-gros-montr-2014-p-886x590.jpg)
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(http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lotu-gros-montr-2014-p-886x590.jpg)
This is the weekend that I feel most sad that I no longer live in Montreal.
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Pretty good race with some scary moments at the end.
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Pretty good race with some scary moments at the end.
I concur
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:stoopid:
also, well done and congrats to Dan Ricciardo on his first F1 win. a bit lucky to get it but he put himself in a position to take advantage of the opportunity and thats what its all about
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:stoopid:
also, well done and congrats to Dan Ricciardo on his first F1 win. a bit lucky to get it but he put himself in a position to take advantage of the opportunity and thats what its all about
Perez was on a one stopper holding up a train of cars, everyone behind him had a shot at victory. Daniel succeeded.
re: Perez / Massa it should simply be classified as a racing incident.
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I could see no reason for massa's issue other than a big error in judgement on his part. There may be better camera angles that might change my mind but from what I have seen already it is all on him.
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From what I've been reading, apparently Perez started braking much earlier than he did the lap before and they were complaining that he moved to the inside under braking. That part of the track does curve outwards so it may be that he braked in a straight line but angled his car inwards rather than towards the normal turn in point. My thought was it was Massa's fault but apparently they have enough evidence to give Perez a penalty for it. I'd like to see a better brake down of why they think it was Perez's fault. If it was Perez's fault, poor Massa can't catch a break these days.
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From what I've been reading, apparently Perez started braking much earlier than he did the lap before and they were complaining that he moved to the inside under braking. That part of the track does curve outwards so it may be that he braked in a straight line but angled his car inwards rather than towards the normal turn in point. My thought was it was Massa's fault but apparently they have enough evidence to give Perez a penalty for it. I'd like to see a better brake down of why they think it was Perez's fault. If it was Perez's fault, poor Massa can't catch a break these days.
The FIA stewards felt Perez moved over.
http://184.106.145.74/f1-championship/f1-2014/f1-2014-07/Formula%20One%20Canadian%20Grand%20Prix%202014%20Document%20-%2044.pdf (http://184.106.145.74/f1-championship/f1-2014/f1-2014-07/Formula%20One%20Canadian%20Grand%20Prix%202014%20Document%20-%2044.pdf)
To me it looked like both cars moved a little bit towards each other.
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I just found this video. To me it looks pretty clear that Perez turns in. You see him following Vettel into the corner then he moves towards the middle of the track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BObcBrAe-ro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BObcBrAe-ro#ws)
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they were right Perez did move over. and it did not look as though he was following Vettel or the standard racing line either. looked more like a block move made way too late to give Massa time to react.
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Schumacher leaves hospital, not in coma
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns28251.html (http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns28251.html)
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114478 (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114478)
http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/162791.html (http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/162791.html)
Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma, the F1 great's management announced early on Monday.
"He is not in a coma anymore," the media statement - the first in over two months - read, add.
It announced that the 45-year-old former Mercedes and Ferrari driver has left the hospital in Grenoble for the first time since his skiing accident last December.
Schumacher will now "continue his long phase of rehabilitation" elsewhere, the statement added.
The statement thanked hospital staff for their "excellent job", and also those who have sent the seven time world champion "good wishes".
"We are sure it helped him," said Schumacher's management.
"For the future we ask for understanding that his further rehabilitation will take place away from the public eye."
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2014 Canadian Grand Prix team radio transcript (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/06/18/2014-canadian-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript/)
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I could see no reason for massa's issue other than a big error in judgement on his part. There may be better camera angles that might change my mind but from what I have seen already it is all on him.
The review will be reviewed.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/06/19/stewards-investigate-massa-perez-crash/ (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/06/19/stewards-investigate-massa-perez-crash/)
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Free practice 2 times
Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, Free Practice
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m 09.542s laps
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m 09.919s laps
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m 10.470s laps
4. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m 10.519s laps
5. Felipe Massa Brazil 1m 10.521s laps
6. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1m 10.807s laps
7. Jenson Button McLaren 1m 10.813s laps
8. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1m 10.920s laps
9. Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1m 10.936s laps
10. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m 10.972s laps
11. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m 10.974s laps
12. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1m 11.261s laps
13. Sergio Perez Force India 1m 11.296s laps
14. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1m 11.491s laps
15. Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1m 11.765s laps
16. Adrian Sutil Sauber 1m 11.806s laps
17. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1m 11.935s laps
18. Max Chilton Briton 1m 12.229s laps
19. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1m 12.262s laps
20. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1m 12.279s laps
20. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham 1m 12.937s laps
22. Marcus Ericsson Caterham 1m 13.596s laps
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Perez's appeal denied.
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Perez's appeal denied.
I saw that. Oh well. I still believe it should have just been classified as a racing incident. Massa will just find others to crash into.
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"borrowed" from Autoweek
Massa will be joined on the front row by Williams teammate Valtteri Bottas
LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC - Fellipe Massa took a surprising pole on Saturday in Austria after Mercedes faltered.
Felipe Massa took a surprise pole position in Austria as Williams Formula One swept the front row and the usually dominant Mercedes faltered. Massa will start alongside teammate Valtteri Bottas, who was quickest on the first runs in Q3, but made a mistake on the crucial final run.
Two key factors had an impact on the session. First, it was important to get the tires up to temperature and working well from the start of the lap, something that Williams had worked hard on. Second, the FIA clamped down hard on drivers running wide at turn eight, the penultimate corner. Anyone who put all four wheels beyond the white line had that time cancelled.
That's exactly what happened to Lewis Hamilton, who lost his time from the first run, and thus had to rely totally on his second attempt. Alas he spun at turn two -- and the yellow flags he triggered forced teammate Nico Rosberg to back off and abandon his second attempt.
That left the Williams drivers clear at the front, with Massa beating Bottas to pole by less than a tenth. Rosberg had to settle for third with the time from his first run.
“It was pretty clear that our car was good and our car was competitive, and it showed a good performance today,” said Massa.
“I'm really happy for us as team,” said Bottas. “We've made some big, big steps from last year, and now we get a result like this.”
Rosberg said he wasn't happy with his balance, but was adamant that he has a good race car for Sunday. "It's possible to overtake on this track, and in the first stint, the tires will degrade massively,” he said.
Behind Rosberg, Fernando Alonso took a good fourth, the Ferrari driver having survived a trip across the grass at the exit of the last corner early in Q3.
Montreal winner Daniel Ricciardo took fifth place after another solid performance from the Australian, who once again humbled teammate Sebastian Vettel. Vettel didn't make the top 10.
Kevin Magnussen bounced back from recent disappointments to take sixth for McLaren, ahead of STR's Daniil Kvyat. Behind Kimi Raikkonen Hamilton moved up to ninth, despite not setting a time, as Nico Hulkenberg had his lap disallowed for going off at turn eight. The Force India driver thus dropped to 10th and last in Q3.
His teammate Sergio Perez just missed out on Q3 when he took 11th place, but thanks to his five-place grid penalty from Montreal, he will drop down to 16th. His place thus goes to Jenson Button, who could not match his teammate. The same went for Vettel, who starts 12th at Red Bull's home race. He was followed by Pastor Maldonado, who went into the gravel on his last lap, Jean-Eric Vergne, and Romain Grosjean.
Adrian Sutil was fastest of the drivers not to make it out of Q1, having had his best time cancelled for a turn-eight excursion. He starts behind the penalized Perez in 17th, ahead of Esteban Gutierrez, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Max Chilton and Marcus Ericsson.
Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140621/f1/140629971#ixzz35Hng6XMz (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140621/f1/140629971#ixzz35Hng6XMz)
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WTF how long was I asleep?
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Wow! It just goes to show anything can happen. Vettel not making it out of Q2, Hamilton's braking problem or mistake and the 2 Williams drivers sneak in to lock out the front row. It should be a good race tomorrow.
Also, I agree with Wiz. I really like this track.
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Watch the interview afterwards nobody gives as good of an interview as Kimi. His response about what happened between him and Ferrari is so him.
F1 2014 - 09 British GP - Pre-Race: Lawnmower racing with Kimi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJRomcjprwY#ws)
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Kimi Räikkönen - "I was having a shit." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MlsMVzrp2o#)
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This just in, FRIC is FUCKED.
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(http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Smallad140707.jpg)
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What the FRIC? (http://somersf1.blogspot.com/2014/07/what-fric.html)
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The future with 18" Wheels.
(http://e0.365dm.com/14/07/660x350/Lotus-E22-with-18inch-Pirellis_3170105.jpg?20140709100815)
The thing is I always thought they used small rims to limit the brakes.
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2014 British Grand Prix team radio transcript (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/07/09/2014-british-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript/)
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The future with 18" Wheels.
(http://e0.365dm.com/14/07/660x350/Lotus-E22-with-18inch-Pirellis_3170105.jpg?20140709100815)
The thing is I always thought they used small rims to limit the brakes.
Before that would happen every team would have to unanimously approve it, and it would still be several years ahead.
And that's a drop in the bucket, from a negative impact POV, compared to these shit "power units" they forced on us this year. :(
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either I'm getting old or that was an exciting race yesterday...... for all but Rosberg
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either I'm getting old or that was an exciting race yesterday...... for all but Rosberg
You're not getting old, it was an exiting race, some great battle going on for most of the race.
Yeah, too bad for Rosberg, he may get the points but he missed all the good stuff. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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either I'm getting old or that was an exciting race yesterday...... for all but Rosberg
You're not getting old, it was an exiting race, some great battle going on for most of the race.
Yeah, too bad for Rosberg, he may get the points but he missed all the good stuff. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
I loved the battle between Alonso and Ricciardo. Hamilton coming up through the field was pretty good too, but the Merc is still at least 2 seconds a lap faster then the rest. Rosberg just managed the gap and saved his equipment.
Also, go Bottas!
Also, also stoopid Massa is trying to blame Magnussen for his turn one indecent.
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from the replays I saw it was Massa not leaving enough room for other cars, which seems particularly that early on to be so unaware of traffic being it's worst it will be all race
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Magnussen obviously didn't get the memo that Mass(hol)a has the right of way and thus should have pulled over on the grass (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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This was the first race that I missed all year. From the replay it looked like Magnussen just had enough overlap to expect space but barely and since he was right on the inside of the track it would be pretty hard for Massa to see him. That's probably why neither of them got a penalty for it.
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I thought it was a pretty exciting race to watch, for all the reasons already mentioned. Bring on Hungary!
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Yes, I'm hungry for Hungary.
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So sad, I was really looking forward to a Mercedes team mate battle at the Hungaroring. Oh well, it might still be fun if Hamilton can move cleanly through field. With the track described as a over sized go kart track it will be extremely difficult day for him. I think the Mercedes still have a one and a half second advantage in race trim so a podium is not out of the question.
My prediction though is Rosberg, Bottas then Vettel. Maybe Ham can manage p4 if lucky. 8)
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2014 Hungarian Grand Prix team radio transcript (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/07/30/2014-hungarian-grand-prix-team-radio-transcript-2/)
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Ferrari telemetry – Hungaroring (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ferrari-telemetry-hungaroring-2.jpg)
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So sad. :(
http://somersf1.blogspot.com/2014/08/changes-at-parabolica.html (http://somersf1.blogspot.com/2014/08/changes-at-parabolica.html)
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Yeah I just read that this morning. Talk about selling out ::)
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Beanchimp/BmJ1Hp8CIAALaI_jpg-large_zps20a5ef0a.jpeg)
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Spa this weekend fishes!
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/08/everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-weekends-belgian-grand-prix/ (http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/08/everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-weekends-belgian-grand-prix/)
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Thanks Dude, interesting read.
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Well here's something that hasn't happened in a long time. An American driver will be in an F1 race. Alexander Rossi will be pedaling a Marussia around Spa this weekend. :)
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Dude was shocked to see you had not posted this yet.
http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-bans-formula-one-radio-transmissions (http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-bans-formula-one-radio-transmissions)
Whaddya think? Personally I am in favor of making the drivers be drivers.
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Dude was shocked to see you had not posted this yet.
http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-bans-formula-one-radio-transmissions (http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-bans-formula-one-radio-transmissions)
Whaddya think? Personally I am in favor of making the drivers be drivers.
I personally think it is good news, I'm not sure they will actually be able to enforce it though. :)
Here's a link to some Q and A
http://m.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/316066/q-a-with-the-fia-on-team-radio-restrictions/ (http://m.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/316066/q-a-with-the-fia-on-team-radio-restrictions/)
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:stoopid:
those "chats" should be in driver debrief after practice/qually
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I believe the FIA rule came down mid season because of Mercedes and the Monza race. There is minimal evidence, but apparently some internal voices speak of NR throwing this race, or being told to. This is said to make up for the SPA indecent. This is not terrible in F1 as such, as team orders are okay. They can be informed by the team to move over for a team mate for position.
(I think this is bullshit, but I can maybe see sort of see it from a constructors point of view)
So here we go to Singapore, with no team radio help (sure) and the points chase on the line. Nico Rosberg in the lead by 22 points.
I believe the main reason the FIA called bullshit on this is how Merc are setup. They use a single strategist for both drivers. This I believe is why we have the no performance radio transmissions. That single strategist has the ability to choreograph the race for the two drives on the team. Not to mention next year we will probably see 3 cars per team.
See you next week at Singapore. :)
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TJ13 podcast
http://thejudge13.com/2014/09/11/tj13-f1-courtroom-podcast-a-spike-up-your-arse/ (http://thejudge13.com/2014/09/11/tj13-f1-courtroom-podcast-a-spike-up-your-arse/)http://
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Dude was shocked to see you had not posted this yet.
http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-bans-formula-one-radio-transmissions (http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-bans-formula-one-radio-transmissions)
Whaddya think? Personally I am in favor of making the drivers be drivers.
I personally think it is good news, I'm not sure they will actually be able to enforce it though. :)
Here's a link to some Q and A
http://m.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/316066/q-a-with-the-fia-on-team-radio-restrictions/ (http://m.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/316066/q-a-with-the-fia-on-team-radio-restrictions/)
:stoopid:
those "chats" should be in driver debrief after practice/qually
I think we are all pretty much on the same page. What would you guys think of them going so far as to say race control can be the only communication over drivers radios for safety needs and what not. And go back to pit boards.
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Some of the teams without much money may actually have to use a pit board. The teams that are well off use steering wheels with LCD displays that make the pit board unnecessary. Singapore is next week and I'm looking forward to it.
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Fuck Toto Wolff. "It will require a significant effort from the teams to understand how best we can work around it,"
http://www.pitpass.com/52442/Wolff-Radio-ban-is-unclear (http://www.pitpass.com/52442/Wolff-Radio-ban-is-unclear)
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http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-clarifies-ban-radio-transmissions-formula-one (http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-clarifies-ban-radio-transmissions-formula-one)
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http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-clarifies-ban-radio-transmissions-formula-one (http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/fia-clarifies-ban-radio-transmissions-formula-one)
Check this out too. It seems more restrictions are implemented in Japan.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/09/16/fia-monitor-thousands-radio-messages-real-time/ (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/09/16/fia-monitor-thousands-radio-messages-real-time/)
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bxp90kSIAAA0u0i.jpg:large)
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Singapore press conference. :laugh
(http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/untitled19.jpg)
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Radio ban revised to driver performance only (http://m.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/316335/fia-revises-radio-ban-to-driver-performance-only/)
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Decent and somewhat funny F1 podcasts.
http://thejudge13.com/2014/09/25/tj13-f1-courtroom-podcast-invisible-in-a-bright-red-car/ (http://thejudge13.com/2014/09/25/tj13-f1-courtroom-podcast-invisible-in-a-bright-red-car/)
There are different ways of downloading and listening. I have an ipad and just used the podcast app to search for tj13.
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Alonso to Mclaren/Honda in 2015.
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Alonso to Mclaren/Honda in 2015.
Not so fast...
http://thisisf1.com/2014/09/30/honda-delay-could-thwart-alonso-switch-report/ (http://thisisf1.com/2014/09/30/honda-delay-could-thwart-alonso-switch-report/)
An analysis of Alonso's position:
http://www.f1pulse.com/news/2014093058/analysis-where-will-fernando-alonso-emerge-in-2015 (http://www.f1pulse.com/news/2014093058/analysis-where-will-fernando-alonso-emerge-in-2015)
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Alonso to Mclaren/Honda in 2015.
Not so fast...
http://thisisf1.com/2014/09/30/honda-delay-could-thwart-alonso-switch-report/ (http://thisisf1.com/2014/09/30/honda-delay-could-thwart-alonso-switch-report/)
An analysis of Alonso's position:
http://www.f1pulse.com/news/2014093058/analysis-where-will-fernando-alonso-emerge-in-2015 (http://www.f1pulse.com/news/2014093058/analysis-where-will-fernando-alonso-emerge-in-2015)
If there is no announcement this weekend, then I will agree with you.
But Alonso to McLaren and Hamilton to Ferrari might be fun.
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Honda Power Unit
(http://en.espnf1.com/PICTURES/CMS/27100/27111.jpg)
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Honda Power Unit
(http://en.espnf1.com/PICTURES/CMS/27100/27111.jpg)
Could I get one of these for my Civic hatchback and turn it into a Clio like ride?
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Sure, but I bet you could find something better to put it in. ^-^
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Want to own an F1 car? you can pick up a Caterham 2013 F1 test car and more.
http://thesheriffsoffice.com//articles/breaking-news-impending-sale-of-a-formula-one-vehicle-and-equipment (http://thesheriffsoffice.com//articles/breaking-news-impending-sale-of-a-formula-one-vehicle-and-equipment)
I wonder if the Full size 6 DOF motion platform F1 simulator would work in PCars? (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
(http://www.ckas.com.au/includes/template/uploads/Two%20units%20F1%20Sim%20in%20CKAS%20Factory%20testing%20small.jpg)
http://www.ckas.com.au/racing_simulators_41.html (http://www.ckas.com.au/racing_simulators_41.html)
Holy crap I was just reading the site and it works with iRacing, rFactor and rFactor2. Wish I had a ton of money.
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that would not even fit in my garage but I guess if I had the money for the rig I would have a place to put it
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Looking like a wet weekend @ Suzuka, with typhoon Phanfone on its way.
Rain is forecast for Friday practice, dry qualifying and rain again for the race. Personally I would go with a wet setup and try not to be too concerned with qualifying position.
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The rain failed to materialize in practice.
(http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bott-2-886x590.jpg)
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http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/four-time-formula-one-champion-sebastian-vettel-leaving-red-bull-racing (http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/four-time-formula-one-champion-sebastian-vettel-leaving-red-bull-racing)
So where is he ending up in Fernando's soon to be vacated spot at Ferrari or will he join Fernando at Mclaren/Honda to give them a super team reminiscent of the Prost and Senna days?
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Latest is that Finger Boy (urgh) is going to Ferrari. My fear is that Alonso is heading to McLaren (double urgh). Alonso earned my respect from the past years at Ferrari, which provided him with crap cars but he still managed to stand on the podiums many times.
Not sure what the hell Marchionne and Mattiacci are thinking...if it wasn't for Alonso, Ferrari is going to be at the lower half of the standing and not scarping points against Williams. Mattiacci, enjoy your stay while it lasts. It is going to be a short one.
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Not sure who I really like anymore in F1. Kini is definitely near the top of the list but if things are not jelling for him, the car and the team he does not seem to have the same glimmer in his eye. But outside of him the list is thin. Maybe Button he seems to enjoy his work and understand no matter what an individual race day may bring he is fortunate to be where he is, something I don't think we see often enough in pro athletes.
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Got this article from an F1 forum: http://autosprint.corrieredellosport.it/2014/10/03/ferrari-alonso-divorzio/19331/ (http://autosprint.corrieredellosport.it/2014/10/03/ferrari-alonso-divorzio/19331/)
Quote from the poster:
the article is bizarre, it's pure old days Ferrari, first they say that Nando didn't want to stay and they let him go then the article says that it now becomes clear why Domenical was shown the door, ie. he was too close to Alonso. Pity that Antonini didn't realise, when writing that article (I presume after a green light from Maranello because these guys take these matters quite seriously), that what they are basically saying is that they had had enough of Alonso long time ago, and what's amazing is the reasons quoted for having had enough of him "Alonso era diventato troppo protagonista, troppo leader in seno alla squadra" ("Alonso had become too focal within the team, too much of a leader" :eek: :eek: :eek: ), basically Alonso had covered the many problems that the Ferraris of the last few seasons had and the guys at the top didn't like it, he should have been slower and not made so apparent that many times the results that he was getting were mostly down to him and not to the car :eek: :eek: :eek: and some even wonders why they can't win (and why I've been so critical of Ferrari over the last few years).
Sic transit gloria mundi...
The moderator then responded with the following, which I agree with. Ferrari, which is a team I have followed for many years, tends to like to shoot itself in the foot with poor management decisions:
Amazing stuff. Thanks for the translation. I am not sure I know what good management is, but I damn sure can recognize bad management, because I have seen so much of it.
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I think Ferrari picked up some Red bull engineers awhile back too.
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And Adrian Newey is stepping away from F1 for a bit maybe Seb thought much of the success had to do with Newey.
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And Adrian Newey is stepping away from F1 for a bit maybe Seb thought much of the success had to do with Newey.
It does.
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I think Newey is off to design an America's Cup boat, there is a small possibility Ross Brawn could pop back up at Ferrari.
Good news, there is an open seat at Toro Rosso, because JEV was gone anyway and Kvyat is on to Red Bull. ^-^
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I think Newey is off to design an America's Cup boat, there is a small possibility Ross Brawn could pop back up at Ferrari.
Good news, there is an open seat at Toro Rosso, because JEV was gone anyway and Kvyat is on to Red Bull. ^-^
Think you'd fit the seat well? or will that Verstappen kid get it?
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I think Newey is off to design an America's Cup boat, there is a small possibility Ross Brawn could pop back up at Ferrari.
Good news, there is an open seat at Toro Rosso, because JEV was gone anyway and Kvyat is on to Red Bull. ^-^
Think you'd fit the seat well? or will that Verstappen kid get it?
Verstappen is already in for '15 in place of JEV.
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I think Newey is off to design an America's Cup boat, there is a small possibility Ross Brawn could pop back up at Ferrari.
Good news, there is an open seat at Toro Rosso, because JEV was gone anyway and Kvyat is on to Red Bull. ^-^
Think you'd fit the seat well? or will that Verstappen kid get it?
Verstappen is already in for '15 in place of JEV.
So that means there is still a seat open for ya. I would cheer for ya
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WOW watching live on squirellstream some great fucking passes
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Please, please be okay Jules Bianchi.
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Please, please be okay Jules Bianchi.
Let's hope that Jules Bianchi makes a full recovery. I think Sutil actually witness the whole horrific incident right in front of him. Sigh, what is with the poor luck of Marussia's drivers and other non-racing track vehicles? Maria de Villota in 2012 during her test drive of Marussia F1, and now poor Jules.
Jules Bianchi 'breathing on his own after Japanese Grand Prix crash' Edited: Seems like BBC has removed the article (could be due to unconfirmed source, and the link is now looped to Bianchi in surgery.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29499545 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29499545)
Driver steward – Bianchi’s Marussia went nose-first into and underneath recovery vehicle:
http://thisisf1.com/2014/10/05/driver-steward-bianchis-marussia-went-nose-first-underneath-recovery-vehicle/ (http://thisisf1.com/2014/10/05/driver-steward-bianchis-marussia-went-nose-first-underneath-recovery-vehicle/)
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Please, please be okay Jules Bianchi.
:stoopid:
hope he has a full and speedy recovery
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That was horrible. Never should have been racing in those condition, MHO.
I hope he will make a full recovery. Thoughts go out to his family and friends.
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I will not disagree that it was too dark, too wet and too dangerous to race. There were however double yellow flags being waved after Sutil's shunt and as such the speeds should have been much much slower there.
I really hope Bianchi gets through this alright.
In case you wanted to see the accident.
http://zippy.gfycat.com/DirectFlawedHarborseal.webm (http://zippy.gfycat.com/DirectFlawedHarborseal.webm)
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I read that the double yellows were out. But after watching that video of the crash, I see a green flag being waved right at Sutils accident. Somethings not right.
Horrible, horrible wreck!
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I read that the double yellows were out. But after watching that video of the crash, I see a green flag being waved right at Sutils accident. Somethings not right.
Horrible, horrible wreck!
I just noticed that green flag too in a tower just above the crash. All very wrong.
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Lots of useful information from former F1 Doc Gary Hartstein.
http://formerf1doc.wordpress.com/ (http://formerf1doc.wordpress.com/)
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Bye, bye Caterham F1.
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Not too surprising considering what Caterham have been through the past year or so. Still, it's sad to see.
On a happier note. F1 in Texas! I really like this track.
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Stolen from Road and Track:
Audi has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright 13 out of the last 15 times—a staggering accomplishment. As the Audi dynasty piled up wins, critics wondered when the company might rest on its laurels. According to Auto Express, that time may be upon is. Audi may abandon both LMP1 and DTM to take a stab at the highest form of motorsport: Formula 1.
The report says key Audi insiders revealed that the company is developing a 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 and eyes one of the Red Bull teams—Red Bull Racing or Scuderia Toro Rosso—as its toehold in the sport. Buying an established team makes sense, as that would provide invaluable institutional experience and ease the growing pains of a new squad in the process.
The report points out that the German automaker has strong ties to Dietrich Mateschitz, who owns Red Bull, and Volkswagen's ties with the energy drink company are real and substantial. Take WRC, where the two are joined at the hip in that series. A Volkswagen Group engine would be a more natural fit than the Red Bull RB10's current Renault powerplant.
The strongest evidence, however, is Audi’s hiring of Stefano Domenicali, who stepped down as Ferrari's F1 director earlier this year. Why else recruit Domenicali—who has no experience relevant to any of Audi's other racing programs—except as a Formula 1 consultant or team manager?
As we reported in May, Porsche’s Wolfgang Hatz revealed that the company first plotted its return to top-level racing back in 2010. There was a discussion about Hatz’s squad joining F1, but Volkswagen execs instead opted to run both Audi and Porsche in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
About half a year later, the FIA released their engine regulations for the new V6 turbo cars. It’s entirely possible that Volkswagen was aware of the upcoming regulations, decided then that Audi would begin transitioning into F1, and thus allowed Porsche to begin an LMP1 project to take up the parent company’s mantle in WEC.
Here's something else to consider: it's possible that Audi has been building and testing a 1.6-liter F1 engine in R18 mules since 2010. Many still suspect that turbocharged LaFerrari was actually a testbed for Maranello’s F1 engine, skirting rules about testing restrictions. Imagine what a camouflaged Audi LMP1 prototype could hide right out in the open. Perhaps the engine for a secret Audi F1 car
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Free practice 1 is now live.
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Well they seem to be getting the cars and Power Units dialed in. Today in Free Practice 2 at Interlagos Rosberg did a 1:12.123. Compare that to the lap record of 1:11.473 from 2004 by Juan Pablo Montoya. Next year we get to see some new track records. :)
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But there may be 3 fewer teams.
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But there may be 3 fewer teams.
Hard to say right now what will be in '15. Possibly fewer teams running a 3rd car even.
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http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/marussia-formula-one-teams-goes-out-business (http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/marussia-formula-one-teams-goes-out-business)
Caterham is on life support and from what I have seen Sauber and Force India are a step better then Lotus is only slightly better.
Sounds like the top 4 or 5 teams feel like everyone else can just suck it.
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-smaller-f1-teams-plotting-next-move-170244639--f1.html (https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-smaller-f1-teams-plotting-next-move-170244639--f1.html)
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Am I the only person who thinks Bernie needs to go? I was extremely pissed off at Bernies comments in regards to Russia's PM Vlad. Putin. WTF!
Last weeks grid at COTA was pretty damn sad. He and F1 don't seem to care. Is the future 9-12 car grids? 3 Ferrari's, 3 Mercedes, and 3 Red Bulls? I understand mismanagement and fraud at Caterham. No money for Marussia and Lotus. It just seems to me, as an organization, that they (F1) should do as much as they can to help all the teams for the future of the sport.
I freely admit that I don't know all the inside workings. But, it seems that F1 is headed down the wrong path.
Where's Alonso headed? LOL
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Am I the only person who thinks Bernie needs to go? I was extremely pissed off at Bernies comments in regards to Russia's PM Vlad. Putin. WTF!
Last weeks grid at COTA was pretty damn sad. He and F1 don't seem to care. Is the future 9-12 car grids? 3 Ferrari's, 3 Mercedes, and 3 Red Bulls? I understand mismanagement and fraud at Caterham. No money for Marussia and Lotus. It just seems to me, as an organization, that they (F1) should do as much as they can to help all the teams for the future of the sport.
I freely admit that I don't know all the inside workings. But, it seems that F1 is headed down the wrong path.
Where's Alonso headed? LOL
Bernie is a crook who only avoided being convicted of bribery by paying a bunch of money (seriously?). It's all about who pays the most money for a race. Nothing else matters. Despite being a crook, he has made a lot of people a lot of money so I don't see him leaving anytime soon.
I'm not an Alonso fan but he could luck out with the move to McLaren. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Honda comes out with a great engine.
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Ecclestone: F1 doesn’t need cars (http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/11/14/ecclestone-f1-doesnt-need-cars/#.VGZGE_nF_Uc)
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2aXLBMIQAAC-D_.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif) That's effing hilarious.
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Good News! Jules is breathing on his own. ^-^
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/11/jules-bianchi-transferred-to-france-family-release-first-positive-news/ (http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/11/jules-bianchi-transferred-to-france-family-release-first-positive-news/)
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http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/politician-says-formula-one-breaching-eu-competition-agreement (http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/politician-says-formula-one-breaching-eu-competition-agreement)
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http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/politician-says-formula-one-breaching-eu-competition-agreement (http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/politician-says-formula-one-breaching-eu-competition-agreement)
Maybe this Anneliese Dodds person found a sure way to win the lottery.
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http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/car/mclaren-honda-new-era/ (http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/car/mclaren-honda-new-era/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzouwIF-5CU# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzouwIF-5CU#)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-40M7_EJsg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-40M7_EJsg#)
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#SecretSantander Part 2 – Push The Jenson Button (2014) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Don2bq1_ww#ws)
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2015 Formula 1 Test calendar
Date Venue
1 Feb Circuito Permanente de Jerez
2 Feb Circuito Permanente de Jerez
3 Feb Circuito Permanente de Jerez
4 Feb Circuito Permanente de Jerez
19 Feb Circuit de Catalunya
20 Feb Circuit de Catalunya
21 Feb Circuit de Catalunya
22 Feb Circuit de Catalunya
26 Feb Circuit de Catalunya
27 Feb Circuit de Catalunya
28 Feb Circuit de Catalunya
1 Mar Circuit de Catalunya
12 May Circuit de Catalunya
13 May Circuit de Catalunya
23 Jun Red Bull Ring
24 Jun Red Bull Ring
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(http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Smallad150212.jpg)
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Has been appointed Lotus development driver.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/392521_429825097035850_823962177_n.jpg?oh=fb44c6ee349dc6771570dfdc5ccd4491&oe=55811297&__gda__=1435737926_02e4b819e90a9b24fc37426e7f7c9b57)
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http://websta.me/p/936885523915427389_197503026
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First race of the season is this weekend.
2015 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
(http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2015/Australia/_jcr_content/circuitMap.img.png/1421422353076.png)
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The first one I'll be able to watch, ever. I guess I get to see what all the fuss is about :)
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I'm still a little baffled by the Alonso injury. First it was a little bizarre being told he wasn't injured right off the bat. Then he had to stay in hospital for 3 days and then he was ruled out for the Australian GP over three weeks before it was to start. Those aren't signs of a minor concussion. Apparently, no one even knows why the accident occurred in the first place. Something is going on that we are not being told.
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I'm still a little baffled by the Alonso injury. First it was a little bizarre being told he wasn't injured right off the bat. Then he had to stay in hospital for 3 days and then he was ruled out for the Australian GP over three weeks before it was to start. Those aren't signs of a minor concussion. Apparently, no one even knows why the accident occurred in the first place. Something is going on that we are not being told.
KERS backfire. Electric shock.
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I'm still a little baffled by the Alonso injury. First it was a little bizarre being told he wasn't injured right off the bat. Then he had to stay in hospital for 3 days and then he was ruled out for the Australian GP over three weeks before it was to start. Those aren't signs of a minor concussion. Apparently, no one even knows why the accident occurred in the first place. Something is going on that we are not being told.
KERS backfire. Electric shock.
It was definitely not a electric shock. Something did happen to Fernando though and tests do not show anything wrong. (sound familiar Baked?)
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I guess I get to see what all the fuss is about :)
Prepare to be bored. I don't get the fuss.
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I guess I get to see what all the fuss is about :)
Prepare to be bored. I don't get the fuss.
You are right Wiz, there may be one or two amazing passes in an entire season. I just can't get into Nascar or Indy car and WEC events are few and far between.
P1 and P2 will be Mercs. P3 perhaps a Ferrari. McHonda will probably not make it to the finish.
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Qualifying was exciting. The Ferrari's have some good long run pace. It could end up being a fight for the podium between Vettel and Raikkonen. Williams may run one car due to Bottas' back pain, or Susie Wolff may actually get in the car.
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Qualifying was exciting. The Ferrari's have some good long run pace. It could end up being a fight for the podium between Vettel and Raikkonen. Williams may run one car due to Bottas' back pain, or Susie Wolff may actually get in the car.
They should put her in the car rather than park it. Seems like a simple decision to make if for nothing else it would be noticed by every media outlet the world over not just the racing media either.
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Qualifying was exciting. The Ferrari's have some good long run pace. It could end up being a fight for the podium between Vettel and Raikkonen. Williams may run one car due to Bottas' back pain, or Susie Wolff may actually get in the car.
They should put her in the car rather than park it. Seems like a simple decision to make if for nothing else it would be noticed by every media outlet the world over not just the racing media either.
No joke. Plus, car count is already down... get that car on track!
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My my, McLaren Honda blew an engine (Haahaa) in the warm up. Redbull Renault slowed down too. Well, the way it is going, we are going to have a very small starting grid.
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So Susie is just a test driver not a reserve driver. She won't be racing next week if Bottas is still out. I guess she just got her job because she is married to Toto.
It looks like it is going to be a boring season. Mercedes is more dominant. Renault engines are worse. Honda is awful. At least Ferrari is better. Hamilton looks like he has kicked it up a notch. I don't think that Rosberg is going to come close.
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So Susie is just a test driver not a reserve driver. She won't be racing next week if Bottas is still out. I guess she just got her job because she is married to Toto.
It looks like it is going to be a boring season. Mercedes is more dominant. Renault engines are worse. Honda is awful. At least Ferrari is better. Hamilton looks like he has kicked it up a notch. I don't think that Rosberg is going to come close.
Merc has a couple of seconds in hand over the field at the moment. Ferrari will be a solid number 2 as they have the money and manpower to continue to develop over the course of the season compared to Williams. McLaren have a good chassis and ICE (internal combustion engine) supposedly so if they can sort out their other issues they have a chance at some podiums.
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Stolen from Sniff Petrol (http://sniffpetrol.com/)
(http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPAD_KaltenbornLegal.jpg)
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That was a much better race!
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It seems Ferrari may have an answer for the Mercedes' domination. It may come down to tire degradation though, which Malaysia is know for destroying soft tires. It would appear now that Ferrari have the speed and chassis to compete at some tracks.
I believe Merc got cocky and brought in both cars to change to the prime tires when the safety car came out, and that left them on the back foot the entire race after that.
Hamilton whined about perhaps a wrong tire choice, but he was complaining his tires had gone off. T he team put him on the prime tire because there were simply too many laps left to try a go on the option. He should thank the team for that decision as if he were on the option I think he would have been overtaken by Rosberg before the finish.
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I found it intriguing to hear that Vettel was allowed to switch to Ferrari because of a performance clause in his contract. We had being hearing of rumours of Vettel moving to Ferrari for a couple of years but last year he conveniently had a bad enough year that he could switch. hmmmm. I thought he was a little too comfortable with Ricciardo beating him last year. Not that it would have made much difference with Mercedes dominance.
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Some radio transcripts from the Malaysian GP.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/04/01/2015-malaysian-grand-prix-team-radio-highlights/
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China GP this weekend. Let's see if it was one off or if Ferrari have an answer for Mercedes. There was talk of Merc turning down the power of their Power Units for reliability reasons or it may have just been heat and tire wear issues.
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China GP this weekend. Let's see if it was one off or if Ferrari have an answer for Mercedes. There was talk of Merc turning down the power of their Power Units for reliability reasons or it may have just been heat and tire wear issues.
I don't know that Ferrari has what it takes to battle with Mercedes at each stop of the season, at least not yet but I do see them as being there should Mercedes be off their game on a given weekend. I believe last race was as both teams indicated a tire issue and Ferrari dealing with the heat and wear on their tires better.
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After witnessing what Kimi did in the Ferrari, and the race he endured, I believe Ferrari will battle Merc this year for dominance. Kimi's drive was incredible.
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even tho I used to hate him, Kimi is still the man
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even tho I used to hate him, Kimi is still the man
I like Kimi. Very Finnish. alonso is the only one I really don't like. Rosberg did some dick moves last season but he isn't in the same class as Hamilton.
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There are not that many cars, but it has other useful information too.
http://www.spotterguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015_f1_v2.jpg
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So Hamilton doesn't get the number 1?
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So Hamilton doesn't get the number 1?
He can I believe he chose not to. Nevermind found article that explains it.
Below is nicked from ESPN
Lewis Hamilton plans to break from tradition next season and retain the number 44 on his Mercedes, rather than adopt number one for his title defence.
At the start of the 2014 season F1 drivers picked numbers to remain with them for the remainder of their careers, with Hamilton choosing the number 44 with which he won his first karting title. Sebastian Vettel picked number five at the start of the year but drove with number one on his Red Bull because he was the defending champion, with regulations stating he will switch to his career choice next season at Ferrari.
But newly-crowned 2014 world champion Hamilton, who has the number 44 tattooed behind his right ear, says his current choice means more to him.
"Forty-four has always been my number, ever since I started [racing]," Hamilton said. "I won my first championship on number 44. I'm going to work very hard to ask the team if I can keep 44 on my car next year. Number one is a great thing but I will always know I'm number one. Forty-four is my favourite number so I want to keep it on the car."
Other motor racing championships, such as Moto GP and IndyCar, often have competitors sticking with their career number when defending a championship. Hamilton says he would not need a change of number on his car for other drivers to know he's the defending champion.
"It doesn't make any difference. I'll still be 44 but underlying that the drivers will know I'm number one."
Read more at http://en.espnf1.com/mercedes/motorsport/story/186125.html#dJ46WM7jYOPA6A7K.99
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Cool. Thanks
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So Hamilton doesn't get the number 1?
It is not like old school flat track. The winner of the championship has the choice. 1 or.
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So Hamilton doesn't get the number 1?
He can I believe he chose not to. Nevermind found article that explains it.
Below is nicked from ESPN
Lewis Hamilton plans to break from tradition next season and retain the number 44 on his Mercedes, rather than adopt number one for his title defence.
At the start of the 2014 season F1 drivers picked numbers to remain with them for the remainder of their careers, with Hamilton choosing the number 44 with which he won his first karting title. Sebastian Vettel picked number five at the start of the year but drove with number one on his Red Bull because he was the defending champion, with regulations stating he will switch to his career choice next season at Ferrari.
But newly-crowned 2014 world champion Hamilton, who has the number 44 tattooed behind his right ear, says his current choice means more to him.
"Forty-four has always been my number, ever since I started [racing]," Hamilton said. "I won my first championship on number 44. I'm going to work very hard to ask the team if I can keep 44 on my car next year. Number one is a great thing but I will always know I'm number one. Forty-four is my favourite number so I want to keep it on the car."
Other motor racing championships, such as Moto GP and IndyCar, often have competitors sticking with their career number when defending a championship. Hamilton says he would not need a change of number on his car for other drivers to know he's the defending champion.
"It doesn't make any difference. I'll still be 44 but underlying that the drivers will know I'm number one."
Read more at http://en.espnf1.com/mercedes/motorsport/story/186125.html#dJ46WM7jYOPA6A7K.99
Yep
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A lot has been made about Ferrari's resurgence but they are still only good enough to beat a Mercedes if Mercedes make a mistake. Mercedes should have been pushing more in the middle stint when Kimi was on the harder tire. They were too preoccupied with Vettel that they didn't realize that Kimi was going to be not too far behind and on faster tires for the final stint. Even then Kimi still needed a Mercedes mistake (or car issue) to get ahead. This season has the makings of being worse than last season because Hamilton is driving much better than Rosberg and driving the best car. At least we have sparks flying and the Red Bull cars are equipped with smoke screens.
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A lot has been made about Ferrari's resurgence but they are still only good enough to beat a Mercedes if Mercedes make a mistake. Mercedes should have been pushing more in the middle stint when Kimi was on the harder tire. They were too preoccupied with Vettel that they didn't realize that Kimi was going to be not too far behind and on faster tires for the final stint. Even then Kimi still needed a Mercedes mistake (or car issue) to get ahead. This season has the makings of being worse than last season because Hamilton is driving much better than Rosberg and driving the best car. At least we have sparks flying and the Red Bull cars are equipped with smoke screens.
Mercedes should have kept Ross Brawn. Their slow demise is showing up sooner than expected. Ferrari have actual pace and are a serious threat. When Renault get their shit together (piston problems, cure is 6 weeks out. so maybe by Canada) Ricciardo can challenge too. Very small chance, but possible Honda can get sorted this season.
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Some insight into the Honda Power Unit.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118626
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Some how I doubt Honda will be any where but the back for at least this year and probably next. I can't help but be reminded of Toyota, Ford/Cosworth/Jaguar/whatever, and Mercedes first years back in F1 with a factory effort. They were usually off pace and only Mercedes were able to vastly improve.
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Some how I doubt Honda will be any where but the back for at least this year and probably next. I can't help but be reminded of Toyota, Ford/Cosworth/Jaguar/whatever, and Mercedes first years back in F1 with a factory effort. They were usually off pace and only Mercedes were able to vastly improve.
The difference is that McLaren are an established team with plenty of experience designing and building a competitive car. When Honda manages to get the PU issues sorted McLaren Honda will be in the mix.
It's a similar situation @ RBR presently, with Renault.
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I don't always laugh when someone gets whacked in the nuts............. but, good catch Lotus front jack guy
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Lewis Hamilton signed a new 3 year contract with Mercedes. Worth a shit ton.
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And Monaco this weekend. :)
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And Monaco this weekend. :)
Yep, that's where the contracts are signed, the instaine parties happen and Kimi falls off boats. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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practice is on Thursday... apparently Monaco streets are closed on Fridays
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practice is on Thursday... apparently Monaco streets are closed on Fridays
Monaco is unique in that Friday is Qualifying and Saturday is a rest and recovery day from partying. Then race on Sunday. ^-^
Sorry I was wrong. They have Free practice on Thursday instead of Friday. That is all. Qualifying is tomorrow. :)
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would like to be a fly on the wall at the Mercedes team meeting
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If Alonso's move earlier in the race got him a penalty then Riccardo's move on Raikonen definetly deserved at least an equal or worse penalty. Alonso was along side the other car while Riccardo was not. Looked to be more of a chrome horn Nascar kind of move than F1.
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Kimi said on the radio....... "thats not very nice"....... seemed like a pretty mild reaction, but ya :stoopid:
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would like to be a fly on the wall at the Mercedes team meeting
I have to watch it again. I got up at 4am, fell asleep while Lewis seemed to have it in the bag and woke up when the drivers were parking their cars in front of the principality.
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Canadian GP is this weekend. 8)
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Fernando Alonso buys a Mercedes engine. (http://sniffpetrol.com/2015/06/10/alonso-buys-mercedes-engine/#.VXh8S_mrTq4)
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Jules Bianchi: 1989-2015. Only 25 years young. RIP.
The family of Jules Bianchi has released a statement, confirming the tragic passing of the 25-year-old Frenchman.
"It is with deep sadness that the parents of Jules Bianchi, Philippe and Christine, his brother Tom and sister Mélanie, wish to make it known that Jules passed away last night at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) in Nice, (France) where he was admitted following the accident of 5th October 2014 at Suzuka Circuit during the Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix.
“Jules fought right to the very end, as he always did, but today his battle came to an end,” said the Bianchi family. “The pain we feel is immense and indescribable. We wish to thank the medical staff at Nice’s CHU who looked after him with love and dedication. We also thank the staff of the General Medical Center in the Mie Prefecture (Japan) who looked after Jules immediately after the accident, as well as all the other doctors who have been involved with his care over the past months.
“Furthermore, we thank Jules’ colleagues, friends, fans and everyone who has demonstrated their affection for him over these past months, which gave us great strength and helped us deal with such difficult times. Listening to and reading the many messages made us realise just how much Jules had touched the hearts and minds of so many people all over the world.
“We would like to ask that our privacy is respected during this difficult time, while we try to come to terms with the loss of Jules.”
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So sad.
RIP
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RIP
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So much talent yet unlocked, so much life yet unlived. So much, so carry on Jules.
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C'est incroyable. C'est un tres bien au revoir pour Jules.
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Va regarder la course.
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You making fun of my bad French? My heart felt tribute to Jules? :'(
:D
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You making fun of my bad French? My heart felt tribute to Jules? :'(
:D
Haha... just the French language in general...
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41 Kimi Raikkonen David Greenwood I think I have some odd sound in the car and I’m losing power.
41 David Greenwood Kimi Raikkonen Understood we’ll look at it now.
42 Kimi Raikkonen David Greenwood What is this issue?
42 David Greenwood Kimi Raikkonen We have an issue in the MGU-K at the minute.
42 Mark Temple Fernando Alonso Raikkonen in front may have an issue. He is a lap ahead but we can overtake him if you are faster.
43 Kimi Raikkonen David Greenwood Now I have to fight this one guy.
43 David Greenwood Kimi Raikkonen Sorry Kimi, sorry.
43 Kimi Raikkonen David Greenwood It doesn’t get any better.
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Spa this weekend 8)
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Spa this weekend 8)
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Stolen from Sniff Petrol (http://sniffpetrol.com/)
(http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Smallad150818.jpg)
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Kimi is signed for '16 with Ferrari. (http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/71765/Dream-goes-on-as-Ferrari-retain-Kimi)
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Is that a different ending layout than we currently have?
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Is that a different ending layout than we currently have?
Yes. I forget when they changed it though.
Also, it's called the bus stop chicane.
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Kimi is signed for '16 with Ferrari. (http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/71765/Dream-goes-on-as-Ferrari-retain-Kimi)
WOW. I did not expect that. I would have bet my meager paycheck that he was done at Ferrari.
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WOW. I did not expect that. I would have bet my meager paycheck that he was done at Ferrari.
I agree, over the last few months Ferrari sure made seem like he would be gone.
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Lewis Hamilton played by Chris Tucker.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/519209604430200832/UNyTfnkt_400x400.jpeg)
Also, Monza this weekend!
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Would you like some Flow-Viz (http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/flow_viz_paint.html) with that?
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XnRLOOTqJMg/Vel0k4Zcv9I/AAAAAAAAVWw/rKfNRx34-ZA/s640/dcd1504se81.jpg)
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its smoky in Singapore
http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/sports/singapore-grand-prix-alert-haze-threat/
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Fuck this guy (http://adamcooperf1.com/2015/09/20/maldonado-confirmed-at-lotus-for-2016/)
Also, Suzuka race is this weekend.
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F1 accidents to continue in 2016 (http://sniffpetrol.com/2015/09/22/f1-accidents-to-continue-in-2016/#.VgHKwt-rTq4)
Lotus is to retain Pastor Maldonado for a third season, saying that they believe the Venezuelan driver remains ‘on the money’.
‘We know we can bank on Pastor,’ said a team spokesman. ‘We love his great yen to pound the track at the Euro races and his pace, oh, it’s top dollar.’
The team admits that Maldonado doesn’t always return the car in one piece but they are confident he can ‘keep it in check’.
‘Yes, Pastor has made the odd paying-in slip,’ our source admitted. ‘But in the end, he always delivers. Usually in a plain black briefcase.’
‘Of course there are critics who say we should let a younger, faster, less shitter driver have a go,’ our mole confessed. ‘But there are lots of reasons why Pastor should keep his seat. 20 or 30 million of them, in fact.’
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Some cool old Lewis Hamilton RC car, Karting, Formula Three and GP2 videos.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/10/28/lewis-hamiltons-route-to-f1/
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They look like cyborg heads
(http://c.files.bbci.co.uk/1720F/production/_86553749_lucianaengines_honda5.jpg)
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DRS Mechanism (http://scarbsf1.com/?p=4279)
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F1 Car Launch and preseason test schedule (http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/35346038)
The teams' pre-season tests take place at Spain's Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona in February and March.
Pre-season testing
Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona - 22-25 February
Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona - 1-4 March
Car launches
Ferrari - 18/19 February (unconfirmed)
Haas - 21 February
Force India - TBC
Renault - TBC
McLaren - 21 February
Mercedes - TBC
Red Bull - TBC
Sauber - 1 March
Toro Rosso - TBC
Williams - 22 February
Manor - TBC
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(http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/100C1/production/_88092756_maldonado_f1_praethuys_benelux_meme.jpg)
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I thought Maldonado was out due to his sponsor taking a hit from cheaper oil prices.
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I thought Maldonado was out due to his sponsor taking a hit from cheaper oil prices.
Bye, bye Maldonado. I'm not done with Crashtor until the '16 season officially starts. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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F1 Fanatic Calendar (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/contact/f1-fanatic-calendar/)
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I thought Maldonado was out due to his sponsor taking a hit from cheaper oil prices.
Bye, bye Maldonado. I'm not done with Crashtor until the '16 season officially starts. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
I think he should go to Formula E. No one will be able to hear him coming.
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I thought Maldonado was out due to his sponsor taking a hit from cheaper oil prices.
Bye, bye Maldonado. I'm not done with Crashtor until the '16 season officially starts. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
I think he should go to Formula E. No one will be able to hear him coming.
Ah yes, silent but deadly
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I thought Maldonado was out due to his sponsor taking a hit from cheaper oil prices.
Bye, bye Maldonado. I'm not done with Crashtor until the '16 season officially starts. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
I think he should go to Formula E. No one will be able to hear him coming.
DON'T do that.. Formula E is just begining to become acceptable (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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(https://adamcooperf1.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/swift.jpg?w=500)
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2016 FORMULA 1® AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX is this weekend!
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Yay! Finally.
Hopefully Ferrari can bring it to Mercedes to at least add some excitement. Go Haas!
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At least for now, I feel like doing this again. I think I have most of the F1 tracks on the calendar this year in Assetto Corsa, with the exception of whatever the fuck Baku City Circuit is. The car is a 2009 Williams FW31 so it isn't the best comparison, but it's the only F1 mod in AC I like, so to keep me interested it's the one I'm going to use.
1:24.344, good enough for 3rd.
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If this past weekends race is any indication, it looks like there might actually be a race for the championship this year. Also nice to see Haas do well their first time out.
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Nice run Wiz.
Unfortunately dlrws6 Melbourne is never much of an indicator as the track is quite unique. It's my belief that the radio restrictions meant the Merc drivers did not have the clutch bite point at the proper setting. Toto Wolf mentioned the excessive amount of slip they saw on Hamilton's car during the warm up lap.
I would guess the Mercs are still a second or more a lap quicker. There will be some tracks that favor Ferrari though so we can always hope for some exciting racing.
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:stoopid:
that :stoopid: said each little group had their own good battles going. As a long time McLaren fan was good to see them racy.
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Time to get to work Wiz. BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
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Stoopid FOM
http://thejudge13.com/2016/03/30/fom-threatens-gamers-next-dnc-300216/
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(http://i.imgur.com/rCCc7.gif)
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https://www.facebook.com/carmenjordaofficial/videos/1146584242026595/
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Fernando Alonso will not be driving for Mclaren this weekend due to fractured ribs from the Australian GP crash. Mclaren reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne will fill in.
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Stoffel is a very proficient driver, sure he'll do a good job
also I see we still got the "need for speed" qualifying
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Stoffel is a very proficient driver, sure he'll do a good job
also I see we still got the "need for speed" qualifying
Yep. It's a cluster fuck and I'm still not entirely clear on exactly why Q will continue to be fucked this weekend. So it looks like I'll have plenty of free time during qualifying to drink my Effen vodka. (For real it's on sale at Costco, so I got some)
(http://ep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-137288250956011/effen-vodka-unflavored-23.jpg)
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Time to get to work Wiz. BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
Good enough for 5th this week. I've always struggled here.
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Excellent time Wiz.
Today the 1.6 liter V6 hybrid ran the fastest lap ever there. Outdoing the V10.
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now Indonesia has a vested interest in F1, they have overlayed the commentary with their own for the live feed. (its ok on the rerun) I was pleased to hear in their commentary that the poll sitter was Louie Hamilton (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif) Also someone at some point went to the pitlane for a splash n dash
also also Pascal Wehrlein team mate of RIO HARIANTO was running well while RIO HARIANTO OF INDONESIA was running at the back. ahhhhhh national pride :)
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Ferrari OZ wheel.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf7MV6vW4AEBsCn.jpg)
https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech
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You need to get a Q time in at China Wiz. Qualifying is 12:00AM PDT Saturday. Race 10:30PM PDT Saturday. :)
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You need to get a Q time in at China Wiz. Qualifying is 12:00AM PDT Saturday. Race 10:30PM PDT Saturday. :)
I like to wait until after they qualify for real, so I know how much effort I need to put in :D
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First pole of the season! ^-^
1:34.995
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Like a pro! ^
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:stoopid:
well done Wiz.
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Wiz does your F1 simulator have Sochi?
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Wiz does your F1 simulator have Sochi?
I'm using Assetto Corsa, and yes it does. I've ran a few laps so far but haven't put in serious seat time there yet. I'm not familiar with Sochi at all so I'm not expecting good results this week. :adam:
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I'm not familiar with Sochi at all so I'm not expecting good results this week. :adam:
And I was right. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
1:37.468 9th place Rosberg's 35.4 is insane.
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I'm not familiar with Sochi at all so I'm not expecting good results this week. :adam:
And I was right. (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
1:37.468 9th place Rosberg's 35.4 is insane.
Solid time Wiz. Rosberg actually went quicker in Q2 with a 35.3. :)
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(https://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/2016rusquali.png)
#TJ13 #F1
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Heh.
(http://i.imgur.com/ZiMCBmf.jpg)
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Suck it, Hamilton.
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8) Wiz is the man
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seems RedBull turned it up a notch
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Red Bull stepped it up by putting Verstappen in that car. Also helps when the Mercs take each other out. Which was awesome.
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:stoopid:
see, racing can be fun when you're not "chasing the rabbit"
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:stoopid: :stoopid:
Great race. I unfortunately knew who one when I turned on my phone this morning and saw the headline "youngest F1 winner ever" but it was still exciting. Hopefully they can decrease Mercedes engine advantage in the future. Having one team so dominant just isn't good. I thought that I heard that Renault has an engine upgrade coming up. Hopefully they can close the gap.
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I got up at 4am and watched history being made live. :)
I must say that after the Mercs crashed it was Danny Ric's race until RB altered his pit strategy. Credit to Max though he had a World Champion hounding him for 30+ laps and did not make any errors. All in all an excellent race!
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Seems Max Verstappen is also a sim racer. He is a member of Team Redline.
http://www.teamredline.co.uk/2016-drivers/
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Monaco Grand Prix this weekend.
(http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/15FB/production/_89772650_brucemclaren.jpg)
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Youtube compression is killing my videos lately. :P
I've been dreading this one for a while. Not a big fan of Monaco.
9th :adam:
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Youtube compression is killing my videos lately. :P
I've been dreading this one for a while. Not a big fan of Monaco.
9th :adam:
LOL you'll be starting next to crazy Ivan.
I'm pulling for Ricciardo.
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New Faster Monza Layout (https://thejudge13.com/2016/06/01/breaking-new-faster-monza-layout-revealed/)
(https://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/monza-new-circuit-f1-fanatic-2017.gif?w=1110&h=747)
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Not sure what to think. The first chicane has always been an issue. Moving it back and changing the arc of the curve may help reduce wrecks, or it may just cause them to happen at a higher speed.
I hope they've put in a lot of paved run off area.
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Time for a lap eh
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/video/2016/6/Classic_onboard__Michael_Schumacher__Canada_1992.html
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F1Eh (http://i.imgur.com/LmjyBgx.gif)
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Time for a lap eh
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/video/2016/6/Classic_onboard__Michael_Schumacher__Canada_1992.html
That looks like the old version of the course. I like it better than the new version. Game Stock Car has this older version. This is always the weekend of the year that I miss Montreal the most.
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i enjoyed that race :)
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Baku (https://www.bakucitycircuit.com/) is this weekend.
Also, this weekend that I will be watching a lot of is 24 hours of Le Mans. ^-^
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Guess what Yep, that's right F1 is happening now! Get on it.
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Here's my late Canada qual
1:13.433 (6th)
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nice Wiz
also a surprisingly incident free Baku race. I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I like the track. It seemed really shitty in prac/qually but ok for the race
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http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/08/10/068794875/Manor-Terminates-Rios-F1-Contract-Signs-another-Frenchman
Shame for Rio, but this may stop Indonesian tv from hi jacking my Fox feed and I can hear the English commentary