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[DD]

Yeah, but there's plenty of character and action in the midfield, but Bottas is just kinda...there. He just fails to make any kind of impression.

He's a low profile dude, but a solid points scorer. Kind of like Hulkemberg or... Rosberg, lol.

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Plus who would take the seat a Williams? Another rookie?

or Maldonado.

 

[DBT85]

He's a low profile dude, but a solid points scorer. Kind of like Hulkemberg or... Rosberg, lol.

My thought exactly lol.

 

[YourMaster]

Some stats from 2016 from Pirelli: http://www.pirelli.com/global/en-ww/f1-2016-all-numbers

Verstappen set a record for most overtakes in a single season. Vettel was just overtaken once all year.

 

[nekkid]

He's a low profile dude, but a solid points scorer. Kind of like Hulkemberg or... Rosberg, lol.

I actually think that's disingenuous to Hulkenberg.

 

[Aiii]

Hulkenberg has zero wins and zero podiums, I would say it is more accurate for him than WDC Rosberg.

 

[dubc35]

Some stats from 2016 from Pirelli: http://www.pirelli.com/global/en-ww/f1-2016-all-numbers

Verstappen set a record for most overtakes in a single season. Vettel was just overtaken once all year.

Wow! Is that a record?

 

[mclem]

Wow! Is that a record?

I assume there are some Minardis that never lost places...

 

[Fisico]

Driver who made up most places on the opening lap: Fernando Alonso, who gained 41 positions on the opening lap

What does that even mean lol?
Are they counting the engine penalties or something?

 

[Aiii]

That is only two places per race.

 

[Psychotext]

He's well known for his opening lap performance.

 

[DBT85]

What does that even mean lol?
Are they counting the engine penalties or something?

What? On opening laps of races he gained a total of 41 places.

 

[Business]

That is only two places per race.

Yeah and it's incredibly good.

 

[Aiii]

Yeah and it's incredibly good.

It is, but sugar coated by having to start well below his normal midfield starting position a lot this year.

 

[Chuck]

Also there was one race where he passed like 7 drivers on lap one.

 

[sam777]

It is, but sugar coated by having to start well below his normal midfield starting position a lot this year.

41 is wrong it is actually 43, the next best is Wahlrein with 35. An average of above 2 is pretty damn good as that shows Alonso rarely drops any positions off the start either.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Is there a more boring driver on the grid than Bottas?

Never does particularly badly. Never does particularly well. Just...dull.

The perfect corporate robot for Mercedes. Rosberg was pretty boring too.

Still sucks they aren't just giving wehrlein the seat to see and have the option to go for Alonso next year. Signing bottas would presumably lock the seat up for a couple seasons.

 

[Mastah]

From Autosport forum:

This is the first season (2017 that is) since 76 without a single driver who was team-mate with Michael Schumacher.

http://forums.autosport.com/topic/200083-f1-crazy-statistics/page-26#entry7794318

Wow.

 

[bobnowhere]

Took me a while to work my way back to 1977, I keep forgetting just how old Riccardo Patrese was!

 

[Business]

It is, but sugar coated by having to start well below his normal midfield starting position a lot this year.

How many times is a lot? Look up the results because it's one single time starting last in Malaysia. It's Q2 starts and a fair amount of Q3. Combined with a 15-5 qualify head to head vs Button I'd say he consistently put the car were it belonged or outperformed it.

The statistic is obviously skewed as in a Mercedes driver had no chance at beating it and the further back you start the greater the chance of winning places because of incidents in front, but let's not pretend ALO started a lot of races surrounded by slower cars either.

 

[PdotMichael]

Rosberg was also the only teammate of Schumacher who won the title himself.

The best for the last.

edit

Forget that he was driving some races with Nelson Piquet.

 

[Mastah]

I was about to correct you

 

[Aiii]

How many times is a lot? Look up the results because it's one single time starting last in Malaysia. It's Q2 starts and a fair amount of Q3. Combined with a 15-5 qualify head to head vs Button I'd say he consistently put the car were it belonged or outperformed it.

The statistic is obviously skewed as in a Mercedes driver had no chance at beating it and the further back you start the greater the chance of winning places because of incidents in front, but let's not pretend ALO started a lot of races surrounded by slower cars either.

You forget that the Honda has like 2000bhp.

 

[Fisico]

Well at least there was a discussion because of me failing to understand the statistic

Spoiler

I was expecting a plural form, don't ask me why
Driver who made up most places on the opening lapS

 

[Aiii]

Lewis Hamilton's Grill The Grid is hilarious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMYa2FE7dD8

Spoiler

Half of the questions aren't about F1 or racing. Perfect.

 

[Mastah]

McLaren ‏@McLarenF1 9m9 minutes ago

"I believe in this project." Fernando address the team at MTC today on his commitment to achieving his ultimate goal at #McLarenHonda.

 

[Psychotext]

Hope he can live without too much bitterness and regret when he retires.

 

[Aiii]

Hope he can live without too much bitterness and regret when he retires.

"Bad Career Choices - The Fernando Story" is gonna be a great successor to Rush. The burns in this one are metaphorical, you see.

 

[Fox Mulder]

O well, have fun Alonso.

 

[DD]

He looks a lot younger without all that hair and beard.

I bet he cut it only because Ron Dennis is gone. :3

 

[DBT85]

In other news, Wherline found out why FI didn't want him. Something happened at a test apparently.

Hope he can live without too much bitterness and regret when he retires.

He got to drive for big teams, won championships and fought for a couple more. And from what I've seen Irvine say in the past, he'll never pay for an Italian meal ever again lol.

It was a reasonable decision to go to Ferrari because they SHOULD have been able to make a decent car. It was also OK to leave when they couldn't do anything right at all.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Lewis Hamilton's Grill The Grid is hilarious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMYa2FE7dD8

Spoiler

Half of the questions aren't about F1 or racing. Perfect.

What the fuck was that, even the dog question was a stretch.

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

So Wehrlein is a total shit heel confirmed.


it.motorsport.com says Williams are after Button to replace The Bott

 

[JadedWriter]

He got to drive for big teams, won championships and fought for a couple more. And from what I've seen Irvine say in the past, he'll never pay for an Italian meal ever again lol.

It was a reasonable decision to go to Ferrari because they SHOULD have been able to make a decent car. It was also OK to leave when they couldn't do anything right at all.

But Ferrari had a car capable of winning the championship in 2010, they just made too many dumb decisions and Alonso lost one two many points doing some dumb things.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

The next big Motorsport Manager patch will provide a 2D mode, so those of you with lower spec systems/laptops can play!

http://steamcommunity.com/app/415200/discussions/1/1842367319523994711/

We are happy to announce a big update to Motorsport Manager as an early Christmas present.

The ‘Everyone’s a Winner’ update includes the all-new 2D mode, letting players switch instantly between the 2D and 3D visual of the race.

The 2D mode will also enable lower spec laptops and desktops to run the game by changing the full 3D race engine for a less graphically intensive overhead view.

Updated minimum spec:

Windows
OS: Microsoft Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.5 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: nVIDIA GT 335M, 512MB or AMD Radeon HD 4670, 512MB or Intel HD 4000 series
DirectX: Version 10.1
Hard Drive: 16 GB available space

Mac OS X
OS: Mac OSX 10.10
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.5 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M or AMD Radeon HD 4670, 512MB or Intel HD 4000 series
Hard Drive: 16 GB available space

Linux
OS: Ubuntu 14.04+, SteamOS
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.5 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: nVIDIA GT 335M, 512MB or AMD Radeon HD 4670, 512MB or Intel HD 4000 series
Storage: 16 GB available space

Also, Steam Workshop support coming in February.

We can also reveal that Steam Workshop will go live in February 2017. We’re working hard on making sure that players can create, manage and search for exciting user-generated content, opening up the game to the community.

Will F1 end up trying ot shutdown the real life mods of this one like they've done to other games in the past?

 

[FrankCanada97]

Red Bull have placed GP2 Champion Pierre Gasly in a Honda powered Super Formula team for 2017. He will be teammates with Daisuke Nakajima.

http://www.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/red-bull-reaches-gasly-super-formula-deal-with-honda-859092/

 

[DrM]

In other news, Wherline found out why FI didn't want him. Something happened at a test apparently.

Looks like he did a thing or two that Force India guys did not like at 2015 testing. As rumors are flying about his bitchy/primadona attitude and that he is pretty hard to work with, I do not find these news shocking at all

 

[brotkasten]

Looks like he did a thing or two that Force India guys did not like at 2015 testing. As rumors are flying about his bitchy/primadona attitude and that he is pretty hard to work with, I do not find these news shocking at all

"I'm ze youngest DTM world champion. Sho me some Respekt, ok?"

 

[Mastah]

Manor Racing are dead, long live Manor racing....

A source close to the team has been keeping me abreast of the ownership situation of late and it appears that the team will be changing hands once again.

The rumour that has been circulating the paddock is that Tavo Hellmund (yes, that's right you've heard the name before, as he helped mastermind F1's return to the States and Mexico) was behind a bid to purchase the team. Whilst it's still plausible he'll be involved it turns out he may have been more of an intermediary, as a consortium with ties to the Asian market and several GP2 drivers seem to be the ones who are actually behind the purchase, that is understood to have been concluded yesterday at their base of operations in Banbury.

The last piece of the puzzle is where Graeme Lowdon fits into the jigsaw, as the teams previous President and Sporting Director was front and centre at the sign over yesterday. He certainly has the credentials to lead the team once more but may offer the consortium no more than a foot in the door.

more - http://www.somersf1.co.uk/2016/12/manor-racing-are-dead-long-live-manor.html

 

[tonka]

Manor Racing are dead, long live Manor racing....



more - http://www.somersf1.co.uk/2016/12/manor-racing-are-dead-long-live-manor.html

Does this mean we lose the best livery on the grid?

 

[DieH@rd]

Another year, another Manor owner.

 

[itsgreen]

Does this mean we lose the best livery on the grid?

Looks like we've got some KFC livery on the grid next year...

 

[FrankCanada97]

Looks like we've got some KFC livery on the grid next year...

Jagonya Ayam!

I hope this means Giovanazzi gets a seat. He deserves it after his performance in GP2 as a rookie.

 

[chadskin]

a consortium with ties to the Asian market

Haryanto about to make his glorious return.

 

[FrankCanada97]

Haryanto about to make his glorious return.

If an Indonesian is going to make the grid next year, it's more likely going to be Sean Gelael with that tasty chicken money.

Edit: Perhaps I'm wrong, Gelael doesn't have enough superlicense points.

 

[Tempy]

Mmmm, fried chicken.

 

[DrM]

Haryanto about to make his glorious return.

If you can't buy a seat, buy a whole team

 

[FrankCanada97]

So what is going to be Jagonya Ayam with Manor's driver lineup next year? I'm thinking Antonio Giovanazzi and Rio Haryanto with Sean Gelael as the occasional Friday practice driver. Giovanazzi is lucky his protege's father is buying an F1 team, otherwise his career would have petered out like so many others without backing.

 

[Tempy]

Well, whoever takes over Manor; I hope they bring in enough cash for development.

 

[FuturusX]

Well, whoever takes over Manor; I hope they bring in enough cash for development.

Lol....this is joke right?