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[Kipp]

Scorpion Racing. Amazing. It'll be great seeing a new team on the grid! Especially one with a name like that.

 

[Big Takeover]

Riiiight. Jacques put you up to this, didn't he?

 

[Sleeplessnights]

It's not driver activated but instead relies on the car hitting a certain speed to divert airflow to stall the rear wing.

Thanks, didn't read about it anywhere except here. Then again I've not kept up with news off season.

 

[DD]

Yes, please.

 

[Chris R]

An American team would be cool, but come on guys, you can only polish a turd so much

 

[Leunam]

True, but then again I have a feeling an American squad would have an easier time finding sponsors.

 

[Kipp]

And with the engine change next year, it's probably as good a time as any to attempt to get the HRT to a semi-competitive level.

 

[Sleeplessnights]

True, but then again I have a feeling an American squad would have an easier time finding sponsors.

Hopefully they do better than HRT.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

So one of my friend's CV got picked up by an F1 team to do Masters Thesis in Computational Fluid Dynamics.

He said 35 students applied to the team and only 2 got picked, including him.

Fuck me, I'm so happy for him! Which team? I'll provide that once me/he's allowed to do so. One of the top 3 team.

 

[Mastah]

2013 Ferrari will be called F138. Meanwhile Dekra became official partner of Sauber:

Jennie Gow ‏@JennieGow

DEKRA will be an Official Partner of the Sauber F1 Team and as such will continue its longstanding relationship with Nico Hülkenberg.

That makes Hulk pay driver then

 

[Lach]

So one of my friend's CV got picked up by an F1 team to do Masters Thesis in Computational Fluid Dynamics.

He said 35 students applied to the team and only 2 got picked, including him.

Fuck me, I'm so happy for him! Which team? I'll provide that once me/he's allowed to do so. One of the top 3 team.

End of 2011 Sauber had a Job opening for someone helping to build up the teams IT Infrastructure on location for each race. Sometimes I still regret not applying.

 

[Adamm]

Ferrari's car will be call the F138 - combining the year & number of cylinders in the engine.

.....clever

 

[brotkasten]

Ferrari's car will be call the F138 - combining the year & number of cylinders in the engine.

.....clever

F138 to be worse than the F150!

 

[Goldrusher]

Logo & official explanation:

The name of the fifty ninth car built by Ferrari to compete at the highest level of motor sport derives from a combination of the current year and the number of cylinders, partly to mark the fact that this will be the last year that the V8 engine configuration will be used in Formula 1, bringing to an end what will be an eight year career.

http://www.ferrari.com/english/formula1/news/headlines/Pages/130130-to-be-called-F138.aspx

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

End of 2011 Sauber had a Job opening for someone helping to build up the teams IT Infrastructure on location for each race. Sometimes I still regret not applying.

Ahh that sucks. Yeah, I'm going to start applying as soon as I get some work experience. That and I'm going to master some of the software that they use.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Love Kimi's new helmet..

Why does the car feature Kimi's name? I think the amount of red on the car is to show Hinwil that red looks good on it.

 

[Shaneus]

F138 to be worse than the F150!

It has a "13" in it. Unlucky for some?

 

[Lucius86]

End of 2011 Sauber had a Job opening for someone helping to build up the teams IT Infrastructure on location for each race. Sometimes I still regret not applying.

NNOOOOOO - don't say stuff like that!

 

[cmr-94]

It was probably posted already, but NBG and Ecclestone have come to an agreement and the race will take place at Nürburgring (this year). It was confirmed by members of the government of Rhineland-Palatinate today.

Haven't heard about this....source?

 

[cmr-94]

German TV. It's also reported by local newspaper Rhein-Zeitung, which is usually well-informed when it comes to the local government.

And as far as I can tell it's been officially confirmed by government officials.

good! the more races the better

 

[Psychotext]

Bollocks. There were no hotels available anywhere near the track. Getting there is going to be a pain in the arse.

Anyone had any experience of that one?

 

[DrM]

F138 to be worse than the F150!

This is how Felipe do his math = 1+3 is 8

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

It has a "13" in it. Unlucky for some?

It's lucky in China

btw the trip is cancelled. I just got a bike license yesterday and I'm buying this

Just ordered this now

If miraculously I was able to come up with few thousands in few months I might do Spa

 

[ClassyPenguin]

It's lucky in China

btw the trip is cancelled. I just got a bike license yesterday and I'm buying this



If miraculously I was able to come up with few thousands in few months I might do Spa

Great bike. I'm planning to get a Street Triple once I get out of debt.

 

[Shaneus]

All good, MJ. I was only going if there were two races a week apart in Europe anyway. Seeing as that's not happening, I wasn't going anyway.

 

[Adamm]

Sky sports will be at every testing session & have an update show every evening.

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/25460/8440673/Sky-Sports-F1-What-s-coming-up-

Your subscription fee at work! (sort of)

 

[Hackbert]

2,25 hrs to go : http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/page/MP4-28-car-reveal-live

 

[navanman]

My guess is it'll have a stepped nose. Their curved nose was the best they could do last year without designing a whole new chassis/front suspension.

Paddy Lowe will also be absent from the car launch today, further fuelling the rumours that he has joined Mercedes.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Great bike. I'm planning to get a Street Triple once I get out of debt.

It was this or street triple. Triumph is fantastic

 

[Risgroo]

My guess is it'll have a stepped nose. Their curved nose was the best they could do last year without designing a whole new chassis/front suspension.

Paddy Lowe will also be absent from the car launch today, further fuelling the rumours that he has joined Mercedes.

If he leaves, who could replace him? I'm sure there are a few good guys out there, but I haven't heard of any besides Allison, who seems likely to stay at Lotus.

 

[brotkasten]

My guess is it'll have a stepped nose. Their curved nose was the best they could do last year without designing a whole new chassis/front suspension.

But why would they change it for one season?

 

[navanman]

But why would they change it for one season?

Its a competitive advantage in a season where the rules are very stable and its getting harder to edge out an advantage.

ScarbsF1 thinks it'll have stepped nose (with vanity panel), pull-rod front suspension.

 

[navanman]

Looks like money talks and someone payed up as the German GP is going ahead as planned.

The Nurburgring has confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Bernie Ecclestone to host the German GP as planned on July 7.

Reuters reports this morning that the circuit has issued a statement confirming the new deal.

It quotes Ecclestone as saying: “I treasure the Nurburgring and its history. In view of its long tradition, I was glad to support choosing the Nurburgring as the venue for the Formula One.”

The track has been in serious financial problems since the local government backed plans to to turn it into a tourist attraction.

 

[Staab]

McLaren F1 reveal in 32minutes, but pre-reveal stuff coming up in a couple of minutes, can watch it live on youtube :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXlbiqVZ4Q8#!

 

[Mastah]

There she is, ready to be revealed

http://instagram.com/p/VJQEXquaSs/

 

[brotkasten]

Looks like a light stepped nose.

 

[cmr-94]

would be great to have a new livery to mark the 50th anniversary

 

[Edmond Dantès]

would be great to have a new livery to mark the 50th anniversary

As much as I'd love to see a new livery (the chrome is wearing thin), I'm not sure which direction they could go in considering their current sponsorship deal.

 

[brotkasten]

Are you coming back as a regular, Edmond?

 

[Staab]

I'd sure like some of that pink ham

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Are you coming back as a regular, Edmond?

I hope so.

 

[Hackbert]

i would laugh so hard if the driver lands in the water...on another note.. better not. those beautiful cars

 

[kharma45]

would be great to have a new livery to mark the 50th anniversary

Yeah changing back to white would be awesome.

 

[Psychotext]

I love that P1!

 

[Lach]

Jenson seems to be getting old. Doesn't hear that well anymore...

 

[Edmond Dantès]

I love that P1!

Gorgeous isn't it.

 

[kharma45]

Still chrome, boo.

At least it looks darker.

 

[Staab]

No stepped nose

 

[Psychotext]

Nose looks crazy long for some reason.

 

[Lach]

Hey look! It's last years car..