Hamilton and Bottas sharing a laugh. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Hey, 4th for Renault this year would be a good result, they are aiming for 5th.
Did lewis kill your dog Zek?
Pascal's helmet:
I don't think any driving pairing on the grid would be able to do it if they were in a championship winning car.
No fin
Did lewis kill your dog Zek?
Ferrari fans only have themselves to blame. It's never going to happen guys.
That's smart!
And yes, I'm fully expecting a stepped nose, shark fin the size of Italy and the biggest penis nose known to man and then it's still gonna be slow as fuck.
Eh, the Renault it's still my favorite looking car.
It was not about Renault.
Not that I know of.
If Rosberg and Hamilton who were great friends beforehand couldn't stay friends during their three years as team mates, why would Bottas and Hamilton be able to do it? I don't think any driving pairing on the grid would be able to do it if they were in a championship winning car.
Ferrari fans only have themselves to blame. It's never going to happen guys.
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Merc reveal here, btw: https://youtu.be/DFbvXhjrv90
Those sidepods are almost nothing. No idea how they are going to keep it cool enough with the report the 2017 engine requires more cooling.
Listening to Toto Wolff talk in the press office now.
Yep, on throttle earlier, off later and some corners that needed a small lift will now be flat.
They carry more fuel this season.This means more fuel saving measures, I fear.
Can Red Bull deliver a challenger? Maybe Newey gained some special powers designing boats.
There's a 5% increase in race fuel allowance this year to accommodate for that.This means more fuel saving measures, I fear.
Lots of similar helmets this year.
Stoffel's:
This means more fuel saving measures, I fear.
I think it's likely that Red Bull will have a car design that is on par with, or may even have a slight edge over the Merc, but the Renault engine will let them down in closing the gap. I know Renault is said to have made good progress, but good won't cut it when Mercedes may have gotten equal or bigger performance gains on the engine. It will just be the same old shit then with the Mercs sand bagging a bit just to present the illusion of a challenge, and turning the engine up when needed. At that point you can only pray for a very rainy season.I feel excited for this season, but it seems unlikely anyone simply has caught up to Mercedes without some ingenious solution. The Mercedes workflow is brutally efficient and even Toto is downplaying the new car by referring to Brawn back in 2009.
Can Red Bull deliver a challenger? Maybe Newey gained some special powers designing boats.
Listening to Toto Wolff talk in the press office now.
Apparently, only 17% of the components from last year's car were carried over to this year's model.
They reckon cars will be on full throttle for 10% more of the lap this year too.
My boys at F1Fanatic.Who you there for Bob?
My boys at F1Fanatic.
mercedes aint slacking.
redbull save us.
I think Scarbs is going to have a field day with this one.
The question on the f1technical forum is, if its actually of use why show it this early.