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[Foliorum Viridum]

Rubens will never retire.

Yeah I don't think he will after everything he said over the last few months.

I think EJ was right when he said that it would be painful to see him forced out rather than bowing out, though. He's still a good driver but he has to face the fact his time is running out.

Then he should join the BBC team and talk shit about Schumacher every week <3

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grand-Prix-...60664228054?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item25685590d6

Going to buy this poster, took some time to decide though.

Nice

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Yeah I don't think he will after everything he said over the last few months.

I think EJ was right when he said that it would be painful to see him forced out rather than bowing out, though. He's still a good driver but he has to face the fact his time is running out.

Then he should join the BBC team and talk shit about Schumacher every week <3

lol, that would be amazing

 

[Dilly]

Speaking of liveries, here are some of the worst.

http://richardsf1.com/2010/10/17/top-10-ugly-liveries/

Great, I forgot how fugly the 09 Renault was and now I remember.

 

[Deadman]

The 1999 BAR is a real shame. If it was the 555 livery all over it would look awesome, if it was lucky strike all over it would look quite good, but half and half is terrible.

 

[Lucius86]

Hopefully!

I'd like for him to get one last year in and bow at the end. I'm usually against old guys hogging seats, but Rubens is such a cool guy I want to see him get one more year.

Pretty much my thoughts - I'd much rather him bow out gracefully.

 

[ANDY_098]

PURE will have a 2014 spec engine on the dyno in July.

http://twitter.com/#!/ScarbsF1/status/153804723005300736

Completely forgot about them. It's a good sign that they are actually making progress though, although no teams have signed up with them yet.

 

[Seanspeed]

PURE will have a 2014 spec engine on the dyno in July.

http://twitter.com/#!/ScarbsF1/status/153804723005300736

Completely forgot about them. It's a good sign that they are actually making progress though, although no teams have signed up with them yet.

Is Cosworth planning on staying on for the new engine regs?

 

[f0rk]

Booked for Silverstone 2012!

 

[ANDY_098]

Is Cosworth planning on staying on for the new engine regs?

Yes, although it looks like they'll be stuck with Virgin and HRT. Hardly worth the effort really.

 

[brotkasten]

The 2008 Ferrari was the most beautiful F1 car. Especially the #1 one <3

The F2002 says no.

 

[Chris R]

Booked for Silverstone 2012!

I can't wait for Austin tickets to become available. I'd love to see what the grandstand layout will be so I can try to determine where I want to sit. If hotel prices jump to 300$ a night (even for the "cheap" motels) like they did when the date was set for the summer I'll just find a hotel outside of San Antonio and drive.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

The F2002 says no.

And the Brabham BT55 says no to that and so on and so forth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=759cBMRbfvg

Do mind the music in the vid.

 

[mblitek]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grand-Prix-F...item25685590d6

Going to buy this poster, took some time to decide though.

Don't! If you can, you can get the high-res straight from the source and printed on canvas if you like.

I agree with Rubens that with all the changes keeping him as a mainstay makes sense.

 

[Dilly]

Don't! If you can, you can get the high-res straight from the source and printed on canvas if you like.

I agree with Rubens that with all the changes keeping him as a mainstay makes sense.

The guy gets some money for it.

 

[mblitek]

The guy gets some money for it.

Oh ok, I just wanted to make sure you got it straight from the source

 

[AcridMeat]

So I guess I'll be the one to say Dilly is Alonso's little cousin.

 

[mblitek]

Oh crap or good:

Williams loses AT&T, probably as Qatar National Bank comes aboard.

Also Schumi turns 43yrs old tomorrow!

 

[Xun]

Glad to hear Rubens may return.

It'll be good to see him compete in his 20th season.

 

[brotkasten]

I really hope Rubens will get his 20th season.

Just so Schumacher can beat his record. :lol

 

[Adamm]

Speaking of liveries, here are some of the worst.

http://richardsf1.com/2010/10/17/top-10-ugly-liveries/

Some of them are a tad harsh. The Earth Honda looked amazing!

& I would love to see a pink F1 car these days

EDIT: Infact I have nothing better to do at 3am

Looks good!

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Looks better than the black and gold Renault/Lotus.

Blerugh! Bring back the yellow.

 

[mblitek]

Looks better than the black and gold Renault/Lotus.

Blerugh! Bring back the yellow.

Are you serious!? The Black/Gold looks amazing! So "rich." McLaren usually has a good looking car, Team Caterham has nice colours, Sauber is basically a different coloured Brawn with nothing on it, Ferrari as per usual, Red Bulls (STR) included are nothing special although the yellow nose reminds me of a platypus bill...What else? Virgin/Marussia...meh, HRT...eek, Williams has a beautiful simple but elegant livery and Force India's 2009 car I believe I loved. It looked so muscular.

Anywho, I've started posting in the motorsport thread!

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

PURE will have a 2014 spec engine on the dyno in July.

http://twitter.com/#!/ScarbsF1/status/153804723005300736

Completely forgot about them. It's a good sign that they are actually making progress though, although no teams have signed up with them yet.

what is PURE?

Oh crap or good:

Williams loses AT&T, probably as Qatar National Bank comes aboard.

Also Schumi turns 43yrs old tomorrow!

woow!

I really hope Rubens will get his 20th season.

Just so Schumacher can beat his record. :lol

HAHAHA.. you are so evil

Some of them are a tad harsh. The Earth Honda looked amazing!

& I would love to see a pink F1 car these days

EDIT: Infact I have nothing better to do at 3am

Looks good!

hahaha.. that looks purple to me! but I like it hehe

 

[hanzo]

 

[hanzo]

 

[hanzo]

completely off topic, but there are people that race F1 rc cars. Look how much attention to detail they have on these.

 

[Dilly]

So I guess I'll be the one to say Dilly is Alonso's little cousin.

My dreams are coming true!

 

[Dead Man]

So I guess I'll be the one to say Dilly is Alonso's little cousin.

If you mean 'special' little cousin, then I'm with you.

 

[Dilly]

If you mean 'special' little cousin, then I'm with you.

Still good!

 

[Dead Man]

Still good!

*respectknuckles*

 

[Edmond Dantès]

In light of Schumacher's 43rd birthday, post your favourite Schumi moments.

In no particular order:

Spa 1995
Barcelona 1996
Barcelona 1996
Monaco 1996 qualifying
Suzuka 2000
San Marino 2003 qualifying

 

[Edmond Dantès]

 

[Adamm]

hahaha.. that looks purple to me! but I like it hehe

Im colour blind, so looks pink to me

completely off topic, but there are people that race F1 rc cars. Look how much attention to detail they have on these.

I wondered for a second if you forgot to post the picture in this post, then i realised the 2 pictures above were those cars, i thought you were just posting real f1 car to compare liveries lol. They look amazing!

*schumacher jumping over the years*

He's getting higher each time! Maybe its for the best he isnt winning anymore, it could get dangerous

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

I wondered for a second if you forgot to post the picture in this post, then i realised the 2 pictures above were those cars, i thought you were just posting real f1 car to compare liveries lol. They look amazing!

I shat bricks

 

[Edmond Dantès]

The F1 Mole returns from the shadows. Anyone who followed The Mole previously will know how hilarious he is.

http://f1mole.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/115/

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

The F1 Mole returns from the shadows. Anyone who followed The Mole previously will know how hilarious he is.

http://f1mole.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/115/

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[Edmond Dantès]

content blocked at work

Exactly.

 

[ANDY_098]

what is PURE?

The new engine manufacturer set up by Craig Pollock (of BAR). Gilles Simon is the chief designer who was previously was the head of Ferrari engine design and then the FIA's engine director. Their engines will be built by Mecachrome who also built the Renault engines.

 

[ANDY_098]

Williams team is split over who takes the second seat. Adam Parr wants Senna and the technical team want Rubens.

http://translate.google.com/transla...ichello-la-squadra--spaccata&hl=en&prmd=imvns

But then again they just lost their AT&T sponsorship, and Sutil can bring in €10million to the team according to the article. So who knows?

 

[Dead Man]

Williams team is split over who takes the second seat. Adam Parr wants Senna and the technical team want Rubens.

http://translate.google.com/transla...ichello-la-squadra--spaccata&hl=en&prmd=imvns

But then again they just lost their AT&T sponsorship, and Sutil can bring in €10million to the team according to the article. So who knows?

LOL, Money side wants Senna, Tech side wants Rubens. Shocking news

 

[Edmond Dantès]

The new engine manufacturer set up by Craig Pollock (of BAR). Gilles Simon is the chief designer who was previously was the head of Ferrari engine design and then the FIA's engine director. Their engines will be built by Mecachrome who also built the Renault engines.

It's a ridiculous flight of fancy and nothing significant will come out of this I'm afraid. Pollock is on the same level as Wirth and Windsor in terms of reliability.

 

[ANDY_098]

It's a ridiculous flight of fancy and nothing significant will come out of this I'm afraid. Pollock is on the same level as Wirth and Windsor in terms of reliability.

Their problem is they won't have any teams to supply. I think they will get a few engines on a dyno then realise that no one cares and just fold.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

The new engine manufacturer set up by Craig Pollock (of BAR). Gilles Simon is the chief designer who was previously was the head of Ferrari engine design and then the FIA's engine director. Their engines will be built by Mecachrome who also built the Renault engines.

oh thanks.. now I remember. He's the guy which teams made a fuss about after he joined PURE from FiA

 

[ANDY_098]

oh thanks.. now I remember. He's the guy which teams made a fuss about after he joined PURE from FiA

It shouldn't really make much difference, if any, to be fair. By the time he left the FIA he would have seen only very early iterations of the teams designs, and probably only the I4 engines before they agreed to switch to V6.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

It shouldn't really make much difference, if any, to be fair. By the time he left the FIA he would have seen only very early iterations of the teams designs, and probably only the I4 engines before they agreed to switch to V6.

True..

Let's hope those new V6's sound decent..

 

[ANDY_098]

True..

Let's hope those new V6's sound decent..

They will sound just fine.

As for many fans’ fears that the sound will be disappointing, Cowell disagrees. With a rev limit of 15,000 the engines will scream and with six exhaust pipes going into one turbocharger Cowell believes it will sound “very nice.” He’ll find out soon as Mercedes are shaping up to do their first run on the dyno in the coming months.

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/12/mercedes-on-target-with-2014-engines/

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

They will sound just fine.



http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/12/mercedes-on-target-with-2014-engines/

nice..

From Mercedes - http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/7405958/Merc-V6s-will-still-sound-good

"With a limit of 15 000 rpm engines will have a great sound and with six pipes going into the turbocharger I think it will sound very nice very nice," Fuhr told Tuttosport.

 

[ANDY_098]

nice..

From Mercedes - http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/7405958/Merc-V6s-will-still-sound-good

Scarbs will be on The Flying Lap at 7pm tomorrow talking about Mercedes engines and the 2012 season.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Scarbs will be on The Flying Lap at 7pm tomorrow talking about Mercedes engines and the 2012 season.

cool thnx.. not sure if I'll be able to watch it though