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[Aiii]

Lets just say we can only hope that Vettel, RIC and VER can join the fight this year. Maybe Kimi can get some second places and become WDC again.

At least the token system is gone, so it should get better.

Speaking of engines, Renault's ERS problem is supposedly set to be fixed before Melbourne, so all those problems are hopefully gone.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Alonso broke down two laps out of the pits.

 

[DrM]

Alonso broke down two laps out of the pits.

The power of dreams

Kudos to Motorsport on using caps lock and phrase 'It is Mclaren again'

Also, Mercedes passed 1000 lap milestone today

 

[Zaru]

At the rate McLaren has cars breaking down on track, they might as well bring their own towing crew.

 

[JDB]

"The McLaren is out on track...and the McLaren has broken down"

 

[ElTorro]

Alonso broke down two laps out of the pits.

Alonso is so going to leave the team (and maybe F1) at the end of the season.

Can't wait for this season's team radio.

 

[Zaru]

On another note, Bottas broke through 1000 laps in about 7 days of testing, so he was driving roughly 2 races per day. Our freshly promoted Finn is really putting in the work.

 

[aspiegamer]

Does Honda just... not bench their engines or something? How could you repeatedly run into what are supposedly very fundamental flaws and errors?

So not watching F1 this year would be the smartest choice?

Even if there's still not a hard fight at the very front, this year you'll get to catch lap records being set at every track before we spend the next 5 years slowing the cars down and trying to improve overtaking. Plus, the cars look soooooooooooo good.

 

[brotkasten]

Alonso is so going to leave the team (and maybe F1) at the end of the season.

Can't wait for this season's team radio.

It's such a shame that they don't broadcast the team radio during testing. I'd LOVE to hear it.

 

[Jezbollah]

"The McLaren is out on track...and the McLaren has broken down"

https://www.hasmclarenbrokendown.com/

 

[Zaru]

So not watching F1 this year would be the smartest choice?

Unless Mercedes is clearly obliterating everyone or something, I wouldn't even pass judgement after Melbourne because it's not the greatest track for overtaking and not every boring race is indicative of a whole season.

 

[mclem]

The power of dreams

 

[mclem]

Does Honda just... not bench their engines or something? How could you repeatedly run into what are supposedly very fundamental flaws and errors?

Ferrari, Renault and especially Mercedes just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about F1 development culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in other racing series where you can become successful by actually testing your units. If you bench your engine in F1, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the F1 fans, after hearing about this, are not going to want to watch these cheating teams for any race, nor will they purchase any of the merchandise. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but these F1 teams have alienated an entire market with this move.

Ferrari, Renault and Mercedes, publicly apologize and develop a brand-new engine with absolutely no testing or you can kiss your business goodbye.

 

[Dutch Gronk]

Ferrari, Renault and especially Mercedes just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about F1 development culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in other racing series where you can become successful by actually testing your units. If you bench your engine in F1, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the F1 fans, after hearing about this, are not going to want to watch these cheating teams for any race, nor will they purchase any of the merchandise. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but these F1 teams have alienated an entire market with this move.

Ferrari, Renault and Mercedes, publicly apologize and develop a brand-new engine with absolutely no testing or you can kiss your business goodbye.

 

[Theorry]

Red Bull going faster now on Super Softs.

 

[Ghost]

Guessing Mclaren tried to turn the engine up past GP2 mode into F1 mode and it failed again.

Spoiler

GP2 cars can do 320kph, McLaren can only do 310

 

[Zaru]

Lauda saying Bottas is 0.2 secs slower than Hamilton. Truly the shit-stirrer-in-chief. (Context: He also said that's normal because he's new to the team and still needs to get used to everything)

 

[Juicy Bob]

GUESS WHAT GUYS

Alonso's broken down again

 

[Dutch Gronk]

Lauda saying Bottas is 0.2 secs slower than Hamilton. Truly the shit-stirrer-in-chief. (Context: He also said that's normal because he's new to the team and still needs to get used to everything)

"Lewis is faster than you, I repeat, Lewis is faster than you"

GUESS WHAT GUYS

Alonso's broken down again

Lmao

 

[Theorry]

" Alonso has emerged in the McLaren...and stopped again!"

 

[Dutch Gronk]

" Alonso has emerged in the McLaren...and stopped again!"

Barely made it out of the pits this time.

 

[Deaf Spacker]

McLaren just go home.

 

[Theorry]

McLaren just go home.

At this moment you would say. Just take a year off.
Its 2015 all over again.

 

[Zaru]

"Lewis is faster than you, I repeat, Lewis is faster than you"

I wonder how quickly Mercedes would drop their equal driver status rule if a championship was actually ON THE LINE.

 

[Carn82]

ah, quickest time for Verstappen, 1.19.491 on supersofts. I hope they try to push the cars today.

 

[ElTorro]

GUESS WHAT GUYS

Alonso's broken down again

It's a Honda! – It's a shitbox!

 

[Deaf Spacker]

At this moment you would say. Just take a year off.
Its 2015 all over again.

Yup, unless this is the ultimate sandbag.

Spoiler

It isn't.

 

[Zaru]

ah, quickest time for Verstappen, 1.19.491 on supersofts. I hope they try to push the cars today.

On one hand, I doubt teams would want to show their full hand or even expect it to be of any use considering the upgrades coming in until Melbourne.

On the other hand, I'm sure SOME of them are itching to know just how fast their cars could go at the limit...

Also, regardless of how big of a step the cars have made compared to 2016, maturing aero and engines will probably remove another second or two by 2018.

 

[Dutch Gronk]

Yup, unless this is the ultimate sandbag.

Spoiler

It isn't.

You can't act that look of hopelessness and desperation that follows Fernando, you can see it in his eyes.

 

[aspiegamer]

Alonso probably wakes up every morning from a repeated nightmare he has about when Ferrari screwed him out of the title in 2010, and how his career died that night in Abu Dhabi, never to recover.

 

[Deaf Spacker]

Poor Nando, he really screwed the pooch by going back to McLaren.

Isn't the Honda contract for 10 years?

 

[Zaru]

Who was the guy who was worried about Autosport being biased towards McLaren now?

 

[Dutch Gronk]

Come back home, Nando!

 

[mclem]

It's clearly a cunning ploy; their package is so good that they're deliberately causing disruption so other teams can't do a proper test.

Devious.

 

[Dutch Gronk]

Who was the guy who was worried about Autosport being biased towards McLaren now?

The shade thrown at McLaren from all angles is so great.

 

[Staab]

1:19:267 on softs from Raikkonen boys, this is it, Ferrari WCC 2017 !

 

[Hasney]

Posted at
10:53
Fernando Alonso is back out!

10:54
Oh no!

Red flag again and again it's for Fernando Alonso's McLaren.

:lol

 

[Psychotext]

Wow, that's a fucking quick time on softs. Now I'm wondering if we'll see 1:17s.

 

[Hackbert]

Wow, that's a fucking quick time on softs. Now I'm wondering if we'll see 1:17s.

what i was thinking...

 

[Dutch Gronk]

1:19:267 on softs from Raikkonen boys, this is it, Ferrari WCC 2017 !

Doing it status: We straight up doing it!

 

[Aiii]

I have to say I am glad Stroll is doing better. He's driving his laps, doing decent times, I'm glad.

 

[Zaru]

0.020 off from the first 1:18 time. What a tease.

 

[Dutch Gronk]

Me and Brot this season.

 

[Aiii]

Pretty sure everyone would be happy if both Ferrari and RBR start being competitive again.

As well as Williams and FI on occasion being up there.

 

[Aiii]

0.020 off from the first 1:18 time. What a tease.

1:18.634!

 

[Lemonte]

boom! there it is.

 

[Button]

 

[Zaru]

Bless you Kimi.

Finally breaking that 1:18 feels like you've been edging for 10 days and finally get to release.

 

[h3ro]

I refuse to believe.

 

[ElTorro]

1:18.634!

Not even on the softest tyre.