What else are they gonna say, "Singapore is our last chance to win"?
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What else are they gonna say, "Singapore is our last chance to win"?
Terbinator
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Seb's PR handler has got a banging figure. Woosh.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
I barely understand that quote.
Hamilton now on 8 poles, 6 victories and 238 points. Vettel just 3 points behind (effectively 4 points with fewer wins). Bottas has only managed to gain points on both Hamilton and Vettel in 3 out of 13 races (one of them being Baku). It's unlikely that he will take the lead even with some bad luck for Hamilton and Vettel.
Pleased to see Lewis take another win.
Saw a comment before the race that Mercedes despite being allowed to run at 1.2 were only running at 0.9?
Number 5 is indeed a banging number to have to handle.
Psychotext
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He's full on snapped. Genuinely think this season has broken him.
Maybe you were booing and couldn't hear the others booing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZk93VCoHX4
Was going to say, I've definitely heard booing and cheering at misfortune at Silverstone.
Sounds like I am already 1.5/3 on this one.
Ron Dennis caused soul devouring troubles for McLaren with his comeback. He threw away the best engine for a set of turd engines, each one more surprising than the next. He also managed to throw away sponsors that wanted to stay. It only took them three seasons to recover a deal that brings them the third best engine and no works team status.
I sincerely hope the Renault PU is worthwhile next season. Four teams taking wins would be exciting. Alonso belongs on that podium.
I sincerely hope the Renault PU is worthwhile next season. Four teams taking wins would be exciting. Alonso belongs on that podium.
Jezbollah
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I would suggest more than that.
He's just pissed off and doesn't care about PR anymore. At least he is stepping up and calling out what needs to be.
Alonso calling someone's race retirement karma makes you wonder how much he did wrong in his life to have that much bad karma...
Am hoping you mean for Mclaren Honda and not the championship. Because the championship is wide open with several twisty slow speed tracks to go.
1. Seems like a dead cert now. I have no doubt Alonso would walk from McLaren if they stuck with Honda after this season alone, never mind the last three years. It'll be good at least to see the team back up the grid, we need them back.
2. It's possible, but then again I remember TR using Ferrari engines before so that's 50/50 in my view.
3. Very, very likely. Palmer simply hasn't improved after his rookie season last year. Has he been unlucky? He has at two races, but he simply hasn't shown Renault why he should stay. CAVEAT: Kubica's manager did come forward this weekend at Monza and revealed that there's interested from more than one team in him in the F1 paddock, with the LMP1 category in the WEC being a place of interest if things don't work out.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
Maybe the latter for 2015/2016. The former for 2017.
DarkJediKnight
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Can Renault sack Palmer already? This guy has to be the worst driver in F1 at the moment. How can you be at 0 and your teammate at 34 points?
I guarantee that Kubica would put that car in the top 10 in his first race.
I guarantee that Kubica would put that car in the top 10 in his first race.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
Whatever you think of his ability, he really has had shit luck, and the points score deficit is particularly unrepresentative of his performance.
He spends most races in the bottom ranks. Generally just above the Saubers. It is not like he is retiring out of point scoring positions to be honest.
I mean, he has had bad luck, but I doubt he would have scored points in any races other than maybe Spa.
We're actually still in Q1
Like I said earlier, he has had bad luck this season, that's someone everyone can agree on. But after you take away the races he's been unlucky at, I haven't seen the tangible improvement in performance that justifies him been retained by Renault for next season. This is not his rookie year like last year, where the team themselves said that it was a transitional year and that the car was going to be down the lower end of the grid. Why is Hulkenberg scoring points for Renault and not Palmer? Why is his teammate consistently outpacing him in Qualifying throughout the entire season, barring the odd race? Why is he not improving in a team that he's been with for a year and a half now and has left people sceptical about his skills? That's what any team's management will be looking at, and unless there's a very good reason as to explain all that away, it's why a lot of people including myself are left to speculate that he'll end up being replaced next year. That's where we're at with Palmer.
IndyCar crash today looks funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycs_v4DQIWE
It was strange watching it live, then they explained that pit exit is steeply down hill, it was very cold so the track was ice, and they don't use tire warmers in Indy. He just locked up and slid into the wall.
ElectronicOldMen
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Like two other people behind Newgarden did the exact same thing as him in that round of stops, it was weird.
Jezbollah
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Slippery pit lane, people taking it too fast.
Happened to Coulthard when leading in the Williams in Adelaide 95.
Psychotext
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That driver would have done a shitload better had they just let off the brakes and let the car lose a bit of speed through the turn.
Braking and turning doesn't work so well.
Braking and turning doesn't work so well.
Hydranockz
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Can someone explain to me what the fan sees in that two seated F1 experience car that they have at races lately? It looks like there is zero front vision because of the divider between the driver and the passenger. Seems like a weird setup of you can't even see the apex coming up.
I mean that's probably the only chance for most people to ever get a sense of what it feels like to be in a F1 car.
I would love to do it. Though I did a lap as a co-driver on the Nordschleife with Sabine Schmitz in the Ringtaxi and oh my I almost shit my pants. That woman knows how to drive.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
I heard you can see enough out of the sides, but what you can see is of little concern when the G-forces are sensorily (is that a word?) overwhelming.
Psychotext
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Yeah, it would all be about the sensation of speed.
Hydranockz
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Fair points! For all I know that divider could have a display on it for all I know.
DHC-Shannow
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They are working on a new 2 seater for the experiences
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/130718/gascoyne-returns-to-f1-to-redesign-twoseater
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
Visibility will be similar.
Graphics Horse
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Can't they build a periscope into the roll hoop?
Psychotext
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That does seem a lot more sensible. More profitable too.
Hydranockz
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They should just pop those straight into F1 proper.
What?
You can get 2 entire spotters on there!
What?
You can get 2 entire spotters on there!
Wax Free Vanilla
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Double MGU K shaft failure for Vandoorne, both times failed at turn 5, so basically Vandoorne's fault. MGU K undamaged.
3.7 spec a good step, with the new software mapping an extra 25bhp was usable in race.
Low speed torque improvement, equivalent to one mini
Harvesting energy currently weakest part of PU, working with Honda Jet division to improve hybrid element and combustion.
Gearbox trouble for Alonso, retired to recieve fresh gearbox penalty free
Hasegawa and Yamamoto met with Renault and the FIA over the weekend.
Top Honda bosses in Japan meeting this week to decide whether to green light a switch to the Red Bull scum or remain with McLaren.
R.I.P McLaren
3.7 spec a good step, with the new software mapping an extra 25bhp was usable in race.
Low speed torque improvement, equivalent to one mini
Harvesting energy currently weakest part of PU, working with Honda Jet division to improve hybrid element and combustion.
Gearbox trouble for Alonso, retired to recieve fresh gearbox penalty free
Hasegawa and Yamamoto met with Renault and the FIA over the weekend.
Top Honda bosses in Japan meeting this week to decide whether to green light a switch to the Red Bull scum or remain with McLaren.
R.I.P McLaren
I really just want to slap you.
Fox Mulder
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It would be funny if all the shame Honda feels from McLaren leads to a beast engine. They'll only be in F1 because Redbull agreed to sacrifice STR so Mclaren could get a Renault.
Kvyat 2018 champion.
Kvyat 2018 champion.
Like I've said before, Ignore him. The man is a waste of time talking to.
Edit: Oh, and while I'm at it, "Honda fears it can't do enough to convince McLaren" is the understatement of the season.
Edit: Oh, and while I'm at it, "Honda fears it can't do enough to convince McLaren" is the understatement of the season.
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