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[Massa]

Man, it's serious, isn't it? lol

 

[dubc35]

FYI, the ignore user feature works really well.

 

[itsgreen]

Where did I say that only Mercedes should have a say at the regulations?

You said they should keep their opinion to themselves, because their opinion is irrelevant because they haven't won a championship in the last 3-4 years. The only team who has done so is Mercedes. Thus: Only I inferred that the only opinion on the matter you accept is of Mercedes...

 

[Aiii]

FYI, the ignore user feature works really well.

If only it did.

Alas, you need a plugin to properly ignore posts and even then you still see the quotes. And that plugin only works for non-tablet/mobile peasants.

 

[nekkid]

FYI, the ignore user feature works really well.

Not if you're on mobile.

 

[Bouniter]

Wax as a Mclaren fan I still smile whenever I see one of your silly posts. So please don't take it to heart.

 

[dubc35]

If only it did.

Alas, you need a plugin to properly ignore posts and even then you still see the quotes. And that plugin only works for non-tablet/mobile peasants.

Not if you're on mobile.

Ah, sorry. I haven't noticed any mobile issues. I know you see the quotes but it's better than nothing IMO.

 

[Big Takeover]

Fun fact: Paul Tracy, the commentator in the blue tie, tested for Benetton in the mid-90s. He was several seconds behind Schumacher, but apparently the car was never set up for Tracy.

Video, if you've never seen it.

It always made me laugh because physically, Michael looks like a different species. I love Paul though, and does he do a great job on TV or what? I'd love to see him call some F1 races.

EDIT: I don't know why you guys can't handle joke posts. Just let your hair down, and laugh a bit.

 

[DBT85]

If only it did.

Alas, you need a plugin to properly ignore posts and even then you still see the quotes. And that plugin only works for non-tablet/mobile peasants.

Better than nothing.

*doesn't know if anyone can read this*

 

[Tempy]

Still not providing sources. Surely these esteemed magazines have websites we could run google translate on. If needed, I can prod some people I know for a proper translation too.

 

[kharma45]

Seems likely Sauber will be Honda powered soon https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/sauber-close-to-honda-engine-deal-for-2018-897554/

 

[Psychotext]

Poor Sauber.

 

[JadedWriter]

Seems likely Sauber will be Honda powered soon https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/sauber-close-to-honda-engine-deal-for-2018-897554/

Lol at "Make sure it's not detrimental to the partnership." Going out twice a month and having Alonso bad mouth the engine every race is "detrimental" to the partnership. Failing to finish is "detrimental," going out on lap two is "detrimental."

 

[FrankCanada97]

Video, if you've never seen it.

It always made me laugh because physically, Michael looks like a different species. I love Paul though, and does he do a great job on TV or what? I'd love to see him call some F1 races.

EDIT: I don't know why you guys can't handle joke posts. Just let your hair down, and laugh a bit.

Tracy is a great commentator, he gives good insight and makes some pretty funny quips from time to time.

 

[DD]

Does anyone remember of Jaguar and Williams F1 driver Antonio Pizzonia? He did this "amazing" thing yesterday on the Stock Car. -_-'

 

[Big Takeover]

Does anyone remember of Jaguar and Williams F1 driver Antonio Pizzonia? He did this "amazing" thing yesterday on the Stock Car. -_-'

He's most famous for doing this "amazing" thing.

Watching Alonso get the customary "kid" treatment from Robin Miller while he threatening him with breaded tenderloin made me smile. Welcome to America.

(click for vid)

 

[JadedWriter]

So it looks like Pizzonia has no common sense.

 

[Yagami_Sama]

The F1 strategy group considers intervening on behalf of Honda

I'm currently imagining the other three personified engine manufacturers waiting for Honda in a room going "we need to talk"

][/QUOTE]

This is serious ? Like, "So Honda, you can't fix your problems so lets ask other manufacter to solve your problems ?

This sound so wrong.

 

[dubc35]

This is serious ? Like, "So Honda, you can't fix your problems so lets ask other manufacter to solve your problems ?

This sound so wrong.

They brought it upon themselves by being woefully incompetent.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Seems likely Sauber will be Honda powered soon https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/sauber-close-to-honda-engine-deal-for-2018-897554/

It's very interesting what will happen next year. If McLaren drops Honda engines and they stay only with Sauber they'll look even more like a joke than now (and that'll be an achievement).

 

[Lach]

It's very interesting what will happen next year. If McLaren drops Honda engines and they stay only with Sauber they'll look even more like a joke than now (and that'll be an achievement).

But if McLaren drops them, the rule of irony states that they will be the best engine next year!

 

[Spladam]

Seems likely Sauber will be Honda powered soon https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/sauber-close-to-honda-engine-deal-for-2018-897554/

Sauber emerged as the frontrunner, particularly given it was growing increasingly frustrated with supplier Ferrari regarding performance and unreliability.

So the solution to this is to switch to Honda? They must be getting a really good deal somehow.

But if McLaren drops them, the rule of irony states that they will be the best engine next year!

Been predicting this for a while, as soon as McLaren drops them, their engines become amazing super performers.

 

[ramparter]

Been predicting this for a while, as soon as McLaren drops them, their engines become amazing super performers.

It's the Alonso curse, if he is still with McLaren it will happen.

 

[Aiii]

I highly doubt McLaren is going anywhere else for their engines, despite the issues they're having.

 

[xrnzaaas]

But if McLaren drops them, the rule of irony states that they will be the best engine next year!

Only if McLaren keeps Alonso for next year. ;p

 

[nature boy]

LOL people really think Sauber will become the Honda factory team?

 

[ramparter]

LOL people really think Sauber will become the Honda factory team?

Remember BMW? Sometimes it's easier to handle a smaller team.

 

[nature boy]

Remember BMW? Sometimes it's easier to handle a smaller team.

Could Honda justify spending tens if not hundreds of millions just for Sauber? Doubt it. Plus BMW was relatively close to the Sauber HQ, so synergies etc etc.

I think the whole "Mclaren talking to Merc for engines" was just a pressuring tactic so Honda could wake the fuck up. This is the PU era, can't win without direct factory support, why would Mclaren give it up?

Honda needs more mileage and a second team makes sense.

 

[DBT85]

This is the PU era, can't win without direct factory support, why would Mclaren give it up?

Because there is a very real chance that thanks to Honda, McLaren might come 8th, 9th or 10th in this seasons constructors with little signs of improvement going forward. With a Merc engine they could possibly be pushing for 3rd or 4th this year, as we know that McLaren can make a half decent car to rival the likes of Force India and Williams.

 

[Tempy]

Sirotkin to drive Hulk's car during P1.

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/352317/sirotkin-to-get-practice-run-in-russia/

 

[dakun]

Sirotkin to drive Hulk's car during P1.

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/352317/sirotkin-to-get-practice-run-in-russia/

lol.. you just know the reason the gave away Hulks car is because they think Palmer needs practice more than him.

 

[nature boy]

Because there is a very real chance that thanks to Honda, McLaren might come 8th, 9th or 10th in this seasons constructors with little signs of improvement going forward. With a Merc engine they could possibly be pushing for 3rd or 4th this year, as we know that McLaren can make a half decent car to rival the likes of Force India and Williams.

That's a risk they take.

That or become a mid-tier team for the foreseeable future.

 

[JadedWriter]

lol.. you just know the reason the gave away Hulks car is because they think Palmer needs practice more than him.

I'm coming to the conclusion that Palmer needs another driver transplanted into his body.

 

[Xando]

lol.. you just know the reason the gave away Hulks car is because they think Palmer needs practice more than him.

I guess you're right but it's not like more practice is gonna make Palmer a good driver anytime soon

 

[h3ro]

I'm coming to the conclusion that Palmer needs another driver transplanted into his body.

The grid needs more Takuma Sato.

 

[JadedWriter]

The grid needs more Takuma Sato.

I wonder if Palmer could pass Alonso in Canada...

 

[chadskin]

Strategy group agreed to get rid of engine cover fins and T-wings for 2018. #AMuS

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/856921436216340480

 

[Jezbollah]

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/856921436216340480

Given that we've seen T-wings fall off and damage cars I wouldn't be surprised if they're gone before then

 

[Chris R]

Should be for Spain forward instead of next year but whatever.

 

[chadskin]

Strategy group confirmed "Halo" is dead. FIA wants to pursue "Shield" cockpit protection solution. Implementation maybe already 2018. #AMuS

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/856922274611572737

 

[DBT85]

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/856922274611572737

I'm ok with this.

 

[M52B28]

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/856922274611572737

For those who don't know what the "shield" cockpit protection looks like.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128914

 

[Xando]

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/856922274611572737

Not sure if this works as well as they think.
From the mock ups we've seen it doesn't look like it would be able to protect against a tire or other parts.

 

[Tempy]

Not sure if this works as well as they think.
From the mock ups we've seen it doesn't look like it would be able to protect against a tire or other parts.

Yeah, I don't think it'd protect in cases like Henry Surtees or Justin Wilson, where the debris came from above.

 

[Jezbollah]

I think they're too focused on frontal impacts, ala Bianchi :/

 

[BigAl1992]

Not sure if this works as well as they think.
From the mock ups we've seen it doesn't look like it would be able to protect against a tire or other parts.

Yeah, I don't think it'd protect in cases like Henry Surtees or Justin Wilson, where the debris came from above.

I think they're too focused on frontal impacts, ala Bianchi :/

From what I can gather from looking at the "shield" concept, the only way it could prevent a situation similar to Surtees or Wilson is if the removable head rests around the driver in the cockpit attached to the shield via struts that locked on to the shield, without hampering the driver's vision. Basically like a cockpit canopy with the top and side panels removed. As much as I like the "Shield" concept and would support its implementation into F1, there's head protection in the world that would've saved Bianchi short of missing the digger entirely. The G-Force alone was enough to kill him, even if his head didn't hit the damn thing in the first place.

 

[itsgreen]

Not sure if this works as well as they think.
From the mock ups we've seen it doesn't look like it would be able to protect against a tire or other parts.

Spa 2012 or what was it. Nearly had a decapitated Alonso, still hold my breath seeing those replays..

 

[Big Takeover]

At the speeds race cars travel, essentially nothing falls from above. It would be very glancing if the timing happened to be perfect. Anything that could kill you would be coming from the front. The debris that hit Surtees and Wilson both appeared to strike the front of their cars first.

 

[RaySpencer]

I just want cockpits.

Its called open wheel racing, not open seat racing! Bubble them up !

 

[Tempy]

At the speeds race cars travel, essentially nothing falls from above. It would be very glancing if the timing happened to be perfect. Anything that could kill you would be coming from the front. The debris that hit Surtees and Wilson both appeared to strike the front of their cars first.

Hmm, I dunno. Looks like right on the head (see slo-mo) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRbwyZBJ7Ow