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[ElectronicOldMen]

Lots of Kvyat's in Formula E already it seems.

He'd be right at home.

There or Indycar, they've already got an erratic russian though

 

[Pryce]

boring race and boring track.

ferrari fucking sucks. torro rosso needs to just fire both of their drivers.

 

[Zeknurn]

Formula E is as silly as ever.

 

[mrklaw]

Some photos from f1 Live last week. From post image.io as I can’t get Imgur to work anymore on mobile.

Edit: those were tiny, give me a sec

 

[Tempy]

Techeetah pls.

 

[Zeknurn]

Great drive by Bird.

edit: lmao Gasly.

 

[Tempy]

Whoa.

Gasly crashing over the finish line.

https://twitter.com/FIAformulaE/status/886648206024638466

 

[SCHUEY F1]

I'm not a big Hamilton fan, but some if the hate he gets is ridiculous.

Pretty exciting finish. Great race by Dani

 

[ElectronicOldMen]

very earnest discussion of the dab here in formula e

 

[Fox Mulder]

I'm not a big Hamilton fan, but some if the hate he gets is ridiculous.

Pretty exciting finish. Great race by Dani

The internet would nitpick and hate any of the greats the same way if they raced today.

 

[Lego Boss]

MINIMAL TALKING

I want that as my life ethos.

I would settle for that as my tag

 

[theignoramus]

The internet would nitpick and hate any of the greats the same way if they raced today.

If social media was a thing in the 90s during the Schumacher era and especially during his infamous incidents in Australia and Juarez...my God.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

If social media was a thing in the 90s during the Schumacher era and especially during his infamous incidents in Australia and Juarez...my God.

Senna as well.

 

[Randdalf]

When I was walking down the main straight I saw some guy making off with the 50m board :lol

 

[nekkid]

When I was walking down the main straight I saw some guy making off with the 50m board :lol

You didn't see the guy on his push bike carrying the DRS board???

 

[Jezbollah]

If social media was a thing in the 90s during the Schumacher era and especially during his infamous incidents in Australia and Juarez...my God.

Yep that would have been savage.

(edit: Jerez )

 

[aspiegamer]

I'm hoping that F1 Live event was a trial run for doing it in more locations in the future. Places that need outreach! *cough*USA*cough* Set up a whirlwind tour of NY LA Chicago the week before the race. It's fine if not all the drivers could make each day. FOM could sport the extra travel costs since it's their promo in the first place.

 

[Randdalf]

You didn't see the guy on his push bike carrying the DRS board???

I was at the other end of the main straight to that guy I think. I saw the picture on Reddit though.

 

[John_B]

I felt a strong case of Vettel fatigue after his winning streak of 9 races at the end of the 2013 season. Hamilton equalled Alonso's 32 wins and 2 championships at the end of the 2014 season and is now close to doubling that. If there are F1 fans out there wanting to see someone else on the podium it's understandable.

Hamilton and Vettel will enjoy legend status once they decide to stop but until then they will greedily take the majority of wins and podiums for the next three to five years.

 

[Tempy]

Indycar at Toronto beginning.

 

[bubaglobalj]

Indycar at Toronto beginning.

I am going to watch this. Do we have a thread for Indy? (Searched, but couldn't find one)

 

[nekkid]

I was at the other end of the main straight to that guy I think. I saw the picture on Reddit though.

He rode past our stand looking for cheers.

He got them.

 

[FrankCanada97]

He'd be right at home.

There or Indycar, they've already got an erratic russian though

Not anymore, Aleshin got replaced by a worse driver.

 

[Tempy]

I am going to watch this. Do we have a thread for Indy? (Searched, but couldn't find one)

There's a general motorsports thread, but it's hardly used. Just use this one

EDIT: Good pass by Helio.

 

[FrankCanada97]

post link lazy, I'm not searching

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1405593

Sweet, thanks. Is the 97 in your name referencing the greatest year in F1? 😉

Yeah it's a tribute to one of the few times in history an individual Canadian was the best at something.

Helio, is going to score big points if this keeps up.

 

[brotkasten]

Vettel is not in the Driver Reactions video on Youtube. Was he busy crying or something?

 

[Nevasleep]

Any news on Brundle?

 

[StopMakingSense]

Any news on Brundle?

Stomach virus.

 

[nekkid]

Any news on Brundle?

 

[Spades]

Yeah it's a tribute to one of the few times in history an individual Canadian was the best at something.

JV will always be my favourite. Found it hard to support any one driver after he left. Only Alonso has come close for me, but still not the same. Loved JV.

 

[FrankCanada97]

Pigot just gained 8 positions in this opening stint.

JV will always be my favourite. Found it hard to support any one driver after he left. Only Alonso has come close for me, but still not the same. Loved JV.

JV was great fun to watch, he made an instant impact as a rookie in Indycar in 94 then winning the championship one year later. It's funny how he mirrored that almost exactly when he came into F1.

 

[Jezbollah]

JV will always be my favourite. Found it hard to support any one driver after he left. Only Alonso has come close for me, but still not the same. Loved JV.

Never forget.

 

[Spades]

Never forget.

I can't tell you how many times I've watched that clip.

 

[Tempy]

These Indycar pitstops look so dangerous to me.

 

[FrankCanada97]

These Indycar pitstops look so dangerous to me.

It's just the pit stalls are so short at this track. "Unsafe releases" in Indycar is one where contact happens.

 

[Shaneus]

I miss the BBC coverage of F1, even after Jake left and Suzi took over it was still great. Loved watching the post race and F1 Forum while chilling on a Sunday afternoon. I would look forward to the coverage as much as I did the race and a lot of the time it actually more entertaining, SKY is just not the same, can't stand the hosts, the only thing I watch now is the gridwalk, the race with sky commentary because of Brundle, and Teds Notebook.

Ricciardo <3

Ahaha, holy shit he really is the best. Can't not love him.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Hamilton killed it this weekend. Vettel got himself into all that trouble by qualifying near Verstappen and then loosing position on the first lap.

It's foolish to call the season at this point. Mercedes has the momentum now but they have had issues with unlocking performance and reliability.

I have zero faith in Ferrari.

 

[FrankCanada97]

I remember a time IndyCar was more international and had rounds in Australia, Mexico, Japan and Europe. There are rumours of a China race next year, but aas always it comes down to money.

 

[Shaneus]

The official picture of this thread.

edit: Apparently Formula E let Chris Hemsworth have a go in a Formula E car. That's incredible.
https://twitter.com/FIAformulaE/status/886594743001653248

It's still live on their Facebook. He's just got out of the car.
https://www.facebook.com/fiaformulae/videos/vb.490941397612413/1588648047841737/?type=3&theater

I watched a bit, someone made a comment about him playing Kirk in Star Trek, then I had to verify it was actually the guy who played James Hunt in an F1 movie.

 

[FrankCanada97]

I love how every time they profile Helio Castroneves, they have to mention he won season 5 of "Dancing with the Stars".

 

[ElectronicOldMen]

I watched a bit, someone made a comment about him playing Kirk in Star Trek, then I had to verify it was actually the guy who played James Hunt in an F1 movie.

That was Chris Pine playing Kirk, no? Don't blame you for confusing the acting Chris' though

 

[Lach]

That was Chris Pine playing Kirk, no? Don't blame you for confusing the acting Chris' though

Hemsworth played Kirk's Father in the first new Star Trek, so he technically played a Kirk.

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

I watched a bit, someone made a comment about him playing Kirk in Star Trek, then I had to verify it was actually the guy who played James Hunt in an F1 movie.

That was Chris Pine playing Kirk, no? Don't blame you for confusing the acting Chris' though

Hemsworth played Kirks father in the first JJ Abrams Star Trek movie so that's probably why they got confused.

 

[DBT85]

Well those last 2 laps got interesting. I was just about to say "Can't believe Ferrari burst Kimis tyre" and then Vettels went too. Though I wonder if that lockup while fighting Bottas contributed to Vettels. No way under normal conditions a tyre should pop.

Pleased to see Lewis get a bit of the luck with Seb not getting a possible 3rd.

Shame the Max v Vettel battle didn't go on a bit more.

I don't remember people cheering HAM's issue in Baku, but hey, top notch fans we got here.

Hamilton gets ragged everywhere, including here, for all sorts of minor shit. His hair, his clothes, his extra curricular activities. Fuck, at Spain he used to get monkey chants ffs.

Fans cheering that their home team/driver gets an advantage against their biggest title rival is synonymous with just about all sport.

 

[Zaru]

Remember Austria last year when Hamilton got booed for ROSBERG's destructive defensive maneuver?

 

[FrankCanada97]

What is everyone's thoughts on DRS? Would you like to see it gone or maybe replaced by a different push to pass method? IndyCar gives everyone extra horsepower for 2 minutes total to use at any point in the race, for passing or defending.

 

[DBT85]

What is everyone's thoughts on DRS? Would you like to see it gone or maybe replaced by a different push to pass method? IndyCar gives everyone extra horsepower for 2 minutes total to use at any point in the race, for passing or defending.

I'd like to see it burn in the fire pit of hell for a thousand Sundays, but until they can get cars closer together in dirty air naturally, it's probably not going anywhere.

 

[Zaru]

What is everyone's thoughts on DRS? Would you like to see it gone or maybe replaced by a different push to pass method? IndyCar gives everyone extra horsepower for 2 minutes total to use at any point in the race, for passing or defending.

With this year, DRS kind of became a necessity to be able to follow a car since dirty air fucks these aero-heavy cars pretty hard.

 

[FrankCanada97]

Lol, Pagenaud and Hunter Reay were giving eachother the Vettel treatment.

Edit: And there goes another Honda.

 

[Jezbollah]

Given how historically how bad the regulations have made non-drs/kers passing so difficult, I don't see it disappearing to be honest. Especially now F2 has it.