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[Myoclonic Jerk]

Newey didn't design the F2007.

people think he didn't drive his best at 2007

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Kimi while visiting Enstone

Who cracked the joke? looks like Kimi lol

 

[Xun]

Vettel and Hamilton would clash. As would Alonso and Hamilton.

He's better off at McLaren.

Pretty much my thoughts.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Kimi with Genii Capital chairman Gerard Lopez

Gerard Lopez with his brother Qusai Saddam Hussein

 

[Ark]

How would everyone feel about a move to Red Bull? Not that it'll happen.

I'm undecided on what I'd think of such a thing.

If Red Bull think they can take on the challenge of Hamilton's ego then why not? It's the only chance we have of seeing who really is the better driver too.

I honestly doubt Red Bull would be able to handle Hamilton clashing with another driver, especially Vettel. They barely managed to contain Webber last year, Hamilton wouldn't keel over so easily.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Newey didn't design the F2007.

He was no way near as impressive in his Ferrari years as he was in his McLaren years, even in 2007.

 

[brotkasten]

He was no way near as impressive in his Ferrari years as he was in his McLaren years, even in 2007.

In the end, it's the result that matters. Kimi will go down as one of the many one-time-WDCs and that's how people will remember him.

"Kimi Raikkonen, 2007 WDC (with Ferrari)".

I don't think he's really relevant anymore, even now, when he got a seat again.

 

[Seanspeed]

Doesnt Kimi drive better when in worse cars?

Lauda is an idiot. He's flipflopped on his boring and generic opinions a few times and just seems to say the first throwaway comment that comes to mind.

I'm not saying he needs to shut up, because its likely that he's just being asked questions and has to respond with something, but it'd be nice if he thought about what he said a bit more.

 

[Adamm]

In the end, it's the result that matters. Kimi will go down as one of the many one-time-WDCs and that's how people will remember him.

"Kimi Raikkonen, 2007 WDC (with Ferrari)".

I don't think he's really relevant anymore, even now, when he got a seat again.

True, but the original point was that Kimi only drove well in Newey designed cars.
No one is trying to say that he didnt deserve the championship that year

 

[brotkasten]

True, but the original point was that Kimi only drove well in Newey designed cars.
No one is trying to say that he didnt deserve the championship that year

You don't win a WDC in a car that doesn't drive well. And the other way around, you obviously have to drive well to win a WDC.

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

Lauda is an idiot. He's flipflopped on his boring and generic opinions a few times and just seems to say the first throwaway comment that comes to mind.

I'm not saying he needs to shut up, because its likely that he's just being asked questions and has to respond with something, but it'd be nice if he thought about what he said a bit more.

The journalist is the one that decided that comment was important enough for you to hear, not Lauda.

 

[ANDY_098]

Caterham will unveil their car in F1 Racing magazine next week.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97098

 

[S. L.]

Austin supposedly will be finished well before the race

Austin's new Formula 1 track layout is set to be completed in the middle of August, AUTOSPORT can reveal, with construction efforts now fully back on course at the United States venue.

Although there was uncertainty about the future of the race last year amid a dispute over the contract - with work at the circuit being halted for several weeks - a big push by Austin's organisers ensured it remained on the final 2012 calendar issued by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council in early December.

On the back of construction work having been resumed several weeks ago, race chiefs have confirmed that the recent delays will not have any negative effect on the event taking place. The current schedule is for the 3.4-mile track layout to be ready by the middle of August, with the rest of the infrastructure being completed well before the November 18 race date.

*snip*

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97091

 

[Chris R]

Austin supposedly will be finished well before the race

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97091

I hope so! Give the track some time to age and clean up a bit so we don't have another Dusty Delhi on our hands.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Caterham will unveil their car in F1 Racing magazine next week.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97098

And Red Bull will be doing it online in a controlled manner, which a certain magazine (AMUS) is very annoyed about. I can't blame RBR for their secrecy, although it may deemed slightly fan unfriendly.

 

[fu3lfr3nzy]

Austin supposedly will be finished well before the race

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97091

Define "finished". Could be another Korea situation here

 

[Seanspeed]

The journalist is the one that decided that comment was important enough for you to hear, not Lauda.

I dont see how that changes what I said. :/

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

I hope so! Give the track some time to age and clean up a bit so we don't have another Dusty Delhi on our hands.

I really doubt it will be ready

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

I dont see how that changes what I said. :/

Just trying to help you make up your mind about who was to blame as you were, some would say ironically, flip-flopping yourself.

 

[S. L.]

RBR currently without reactive ride adjustment

Red Bull Racing insists that there is no rush for it to copy the reactive ride system pioneered by Lotus - even though some rival outfits are pushing on with developing their own concepts.

Lotus raised some eyebrows in the Abu Dhabi young driver test last year when it ran a system that maintains its ride height under braking - which aids aerodynamic performance and stability into corners.
*snip*
"It's like all of these things, it's about how they work and how they are integrated in the car," Horner said in an exclusive interview with AUTOSPORT.

"Things have to work as a package rather than as individual components. It appears to be an interesting concept but I'm the wrong person to be commenting on it."
*snip*

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97106

their car probably gonna be flappy like jelly anyways ;P

 

[brotkasten]

RBR currently without reactive ride adjustment

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97106

their car probably gonna be flappy like jelly anyways ;P

I just imagined the active ride adjustment combined with Ferrari's embarrassing copy of the RBR front wing. :lol

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

RBR currently without reactive ride adjustment

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97106

their car probably gonna be flappy like jelly anyways ;P

end of domination


HRT and a critical delay in their new car

 

[Seanspeed]

Just trying to help you make up your mind about who was to blame as you were, some would say ironically, flip-flopping yourself.

Lauda said it, not the journalist. You cant blame a journalist for reporting on what somebody says, which is their JOB. What the fuck....

And how is that even flip-flopping? Did I ever say somebody was to blame and then changed my mind? Do you know what flip-flopping means?

I'm going to go bang my head on a wall.

 

[Adamm]

Lauda said it, not the journalist. You cant blame a journalist for reporting on what somebody says, which is their JOB. What the fuck....

And how is that even flip-flopping? Did I ever say somebody was to blame and then changed my mind? Do you know what flip-flopping means?

I'm going to go bang my head on a wall.

Here we go again...

HRT and a critical delay in their new car

lol HRT

 

[Ark]

Lauda said it, not the journalist. You cant blame a journalist for reporting on what somebody says, which is their JOB. What the fuck....

And how is that even flip-flopping? Did I ever say somebody was to blame and then changed my mind? Do you know what flip-flopping means?

I'm going to go bang my head on a wall.

You clearly have no understanding of how journalism works.

 

[Chris R]

I really doubt it will be ready

I've always been positive that it will. No idea why they would set such an early date as their finish date if they weren't serious about it. I'll be buying some tickets as soon as they become available, still haven't decided if I'm going to stay in Austin or if I'll be staying elsewhere due to insane hotel prices :|

 

[Edmond Dantès]

You clearly have no understanding of how journalism works.

All he needs to know is that the majority of them are leeches.

 

[Seanspeed]

You clearly have no understanding of how journalism works.

So you're saying that its the reporter's fault that Lauda said something stupid? I dont care where the comment was published or who published it or who decided to publish it. Doesn't matter at all, cuz its the person who said it thats to be blamed, unless it was taken out of context, which it wasn't.

Trying to say its the journalist's fault for Lauda saying something stupid is a very, very strange thing to do. I dont get why anyone would do it or why it was ever brought up, unless the guy is a Lauda fanboy who didn't like what I said, but I'm not sure there's many Lauda fanboys around. Its the journalist's 'fault' that I'm hearing it, but not for Lauda thinking and saying it. A pretty common sense distinction to make.

EDIT: Some word going around that the ride-height controlling braking systems have been banned. :/

 

[AcridMeat]

Damn, people really like to get semantic around Seanspeed.

 

[brotkasten]

Damn, people really like to get semantic around Seanspeed.

He's making it too easy.

 

[AcridMeat]

He's making it too easy.

I liked this thread more when it was about making fun of Shaneus.

 

[Seanspeed]

He's making it too easy.

Whats easy? A guy said something really stupid. It wasn't even an argument about semantics. It was just plain dumb shit to say.

I like how the breaking news is being ignored in favor of discussing me...

 

[S. L.]

Lauda is a f1 pundit for german TV, he is supposed to say edgy stuff like EJ

 

[brotkasten]

No matter what team, if you're reasonable in your criticism of them, including Ferrari, I wont have a problem with it. Some people take it way too far, though and its annoying.

I do appreciate you encouraging people to troll me, though. Very nice.

Yes, you do have a problem, because your tolerance for "reasonable criticism" seems to be very low, when it comes to Ferrari.

And believe me, I'm doing it for your own good, son.

 

[Seanspeed]

I'm doing it for your own good, son.

No need to start with the condescending 'son' additions. Dont be rude. And nothing you do is going to affect my well-being.

And again, nobody interested in the breaking news? Are we here to talk about F1 or just pick on me?

Lauda is a f1 pundit for german TV, he is supposed to say edgy stuff like EJ

It wasn't really edgy, though. Just stupid.

 

[AcridMeat]

Don't think I saw anything about this posted.

Michael Johnson hired by Williams to improve Pitstops

Team is desperate.

 

[brotkasten]

No need to start with the condescending 'son' additions. Dont be rude. And nothing you do is going to affect my well-being.

And again, nobody interested in the breaking news? Are we here to talk about F1 or just pick on me?

Jesus Christ, could you lighten up for a second? Even Lauda can do that. It seems you're taking forum discussions a bit too personal, imo.

And no, I don't appreciate when everybody shits on you, just because you're a bit more enthusiastic than them. The whole discussion about "your team" was ridiculous. Just try to ignore it and we wouldn't even talk about it right now. That's what I meant, when I said you'd make it too easy.

And if you want to talk about breaking news, you should always try to post a part of the article or at least the link.

 

[Seanspeed]

Jesus Christ, could you lighten up for a second? Even Lauda can do that. It seems you're taking forum discussions a bit too personal, imo.

And no, I don't appreciate when everybody shits on you, just because you're a bit more enthusiastic than them. The whole discussion about "your team" was ridiculous. Just try to ignore it and we wouldn't even talk about it right now. That's what I meant, when I said you'd make it too easy.

And if you want to talk about breaking news, you should always try to post a part of the article or at least the link.

Dont act condescending to me and then tell me to lighten up. Just dont be rude in the first place.

There's no article or link yet. As I said, there's some 'word going around'. Its something I saw on the Autosport forums. Should be official confirmation later.

EDIT: found the source - http://twitter.com/f1zone

 

[brotkasten]

Dont act condescending to me and then tell me to lighten up. Just dont be rude in the first place.

There's no article or link yet. As I said, there's some 'word going around'. Its something I saw on the Autosport forums. Should be official confirmation later.

I am rude and annoying and an ass and there's nothing you can do about it. Deal with it. Just like I have to deal with your attitude. It's cool, it's just a forum.

Thanks for posting the source.

 

[Seanspeed]

I am rude and annoying and an ass and there's nothing you can do about it. Deal with it. Just like I have to deal with your attitude. It's cool, it's just a forum.

Thanks for posting the source.

Its an internet forum, but we're all still people here. I think thats a pretty shitty attitude to take and I certainly wont conform to that mentality at all. Feel free to take your own advice, though.

 

[brotkasten]

Its an internet forum, but we're all still people here. I think thats a pretty shitty attitude to take and I certainly wont conform to that mentality at all. Feel free to take your own advice, though.

Okay. I'll send you a PM, so we don't derail this thread any further.

So now lets go back to F1.

 

[ANDY_098]

Reactive ride height suspension has been banned according to Mark Gillan, Williams chief operations engineer.

http://twitter.com/#!/f1fanatic_co_uk/status/160459715053236224

 

[DrM]

Reactive ride height suspension has been banned according to Mark Gillan, Williams chief operations engineer.

http://twitter.com/#!/f1fanatic_co_uk/status/160459715053236224

lol that was fast

 

[Lucius86]

I'm glad there's some more Webber love in here.

If true, why was the rule green-lit, only then to be banned later? The FIA are trying to cut down costs in F1, yet they tease teams with doing development work into a component that could reduce lap times and then take it away a few weeks later. Daft - yet again.

 

[ANDY_098]

I haven't seen the interview with Mark Gillan, but my guess is the FIA approved the general concept of a system to maintain front ride height, but the specific way the teams are doing it is illegal.

 

[Ark]

Reactive ride height suspension has been banned according to Mark Gillan, Williams chief operations engineer.

http://twitter.com/#!/f1fanatic_co_uk/status/160459715053236224

Good.

 

[TylerD]

Sigh, F1 will never become FZero. There needs to be a balls out, no holds barred prototype racing series where teams compete to build the fastest track cars on the planet.

Tyler we need to form our own engine supply of pulse jets.

Oh man, I am going to have to watch pulse jet videos when I get home.

 

[AcridMeat]

Sigh, F1 will never become FZero. There needs to be a balls out, no holds barred prototype racing series where teams compete to build the fastest track cars on the planet.

Tyler we need to form our own engine supply of pulse jets.

 

[navanman]

Good.

Kimi & Lotus am cry!!

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Reactive ride height suspension has been banned according to Mark Gillan, Williams chief operations engineer.

http://twitter.com/#!/f1fanatic_co_uk/status/160459715053236224

So no advantage to lotus?