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[Leunam]

Hell yes it was. Really hope they got a lot of positive feedback from it because it's something that I think most permanent venues could benefit from.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

That camera system would be brilliant at Eau Rouge.

 

[Ark]

I wish that camera was used at more circuits. It was badass.

Well it was an initial test at Silverstone, so I think we can expect to see it at other tracks this year

 

[DrM]

Well it was an initial test at Silverstone, so I think we can expect to see it at other tracks this year

Yeah, in Abu Dhabi/Korea/India

 

[mclaren777]

I'm bummed that nobody seems to use the composite camera that Magny-Cours used to have.

I loved seeing overlapped footage to compare each driver's line.

 

[Ark]

Yeah, in Abu Dhabi/Korea/India

I don't think India looks that bad, but I guess we'll see.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

I don't think India looks that bad, but I guess we'll see.

Might be one of Tilke's better efforts.

 

[Juicy Bob]

I thought Korea was a great success by Tilke's standards.

Also, without trying to be rude, I wonder whether this image might be a bit more appropriate

 

[jambo]

I just made an F1 list for my Twitter account, any suggestions for good people to follow?

Currently includes:

@MBrundleF1 (Martin Brundle)

@jakehumphreyf1 (Jake Humphrey)

@thereal_JDA (D'Ambrosio Jerome)

@realTimoGlock (Timo Glock)

@rubarrichello (Rubens Barrichello)

@AussieGrit (Mark Webber)

@LewisHamilton (Lewis Hamilton)

@JensonButton (Jenson Button)

 

[Leunam]

@nico_rosberg (Nico Rosberg)

@checoperez17 (Sergio Perez, tweets mostly in Spanish)

 

[jambo]

@Kimi_Raikkonen (Kimi Raikkonen)

@NickHeidfeld (Nick Heidfeld)

@H_Kovalainen (Heikki Kovalainen)

@NicoHulkenberg (Nico Hülkenberg)


Added some more, thanks for those two

 

[brotkasten]

I'd rather follow the fakeF1 accounts. Way more entertaining. :lol

 

[RomanticHeroX]

Apparently Kimi's last tweet was 640 days ago.

 

[Dead Man]

If James Allen has a twitter he would be good to follow.

 

[Shaneus]

@DanielRicciardo

 

[jambo]

A Murray Walker one would great.

"GO GO GO!"

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Kubica update.

“Mentally, no problem at all,” Kubica responded to fans’ questions on the Renault team website. “Physically, I am still a bit weak but my general condition is quite good. My weight has now returned to its normal level and for a few weeks I’ve been able to walk without help.

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/264285/kubica-confident-of-2012-racing-return/

Very good to hear and I can't wait to see him back on the grid.

 

[Dead Man]

That is good to hear. Plenty of time for him to get in shape for next season.

 

[jey_16]

I want Ferrari to go winless for the next 10 seasons. I actually want them to fail more than I want any other team to win.

That's the same way I feel about mclaren, I would rather see vettel win every race then a mclaren driver win

 

[Goldrusher]

Well it was an initial test at Silverstone, so I think we can expect to see it at other tracks this year

Initial test ? Such a camera has been used many times before, as early as I think 2002 at Hockenheim.

 

[Dilly]

That camera is needed at Eau Rouge

 

[Dead Man]

Initial test ? Such a camera has been used many times before, as early as I think 2002 at Hockenheim.

Yeah, I could have sworn Germany had one or something similar.

 

[rockman zx]

I want Ferrari to go winless for the next 10 seasons. I actually want them to fail more than I want any other team to win.

You are going to have a lot of pain very soon.

 

[modulaire]

I liked the (new?) camera behind the driver's head - I think it was Massa.

Reminds me of the camera angles used in the 80s.

 

[Nolan.]

Kubica update.

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/264285/kubica-confident-of-2012-racing-return/

Very good to hear and I can't wait to see him back on the grid.

I dunno, I'll believe it when I see it but I don't expect to see him on the grid come 2012 if he is I doubt he'll be back to the standards he was before the accident but we'll see.

 

[Dilly]

He'll win the first GP he participates in!

 

[Ark]

I dunno, I'll believe it when I see it but I don't expect to see him on the grid come 2012 if he is I doubt he'll be back to the standards he was before the accident but we'll see.

Racing drivers heal at totally unnatural rates. Kubica only missed one race [?] after his horrific crash at Montreal in 2007.

I fully expect to see him back on the grid in 2012.

 

[navanman]

He'll win the first GP he participates in!

When he is driving for McLaren next season!

 

[S. L.]

When he is driving for McLaren next season!

A golden McLaren no less!

 

[navanman]

Before the Silverstone race, Alonso drove Bernie's 1951 Ferrari around the track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQMfoF890I8

 

[brotkasten]

Before the Silverstone race, Alonso drove Bernie's 1951 Ferrari around the track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQMfoF890I8

I wonder why Massa didn't want to drive the car?

Spoiler

like they asked him, lol

 

[ANDY_098]

The FIA have been firing wheels at a jet canopy, looking into a closed cockpit future for F1?

http://vimeo.com/26098946

Pretty impressive that even the "normal" polycarbonate windscreen deflects the wheel away.

 

[Ark]

That's damned well impressive.

I'm all for canopy F1 cars, sure it sort of stops becoming open-wheel racing, but it's one step closer the to X2010 in GT5

 

[AndyD]

That's damned well impressive.

I'm all for canopy F1 cars, sure it sort of stops becoming open-wheel racing, but it's one step closer the to X2010 in GT5

It can still be open wheel racing if there are canopies. If the wheels are covered then its no longer open wheel racing. At least in my book.

 

[ashk]

That's damned well impressive.

I'm all for canopy F1 cars, sure it sort of stops becoming open-wheel racing, but it's one step closer the to X2010 in GT5

It's still open-wheeled and it's still a single seater, it just looks a bit different. Plus it gives the aero guys something new to play with. And yeah, it's a step closer to X2010/Wipeout

They should implement this in the lower formulas as well, I'm surprised they didn't take a closer look at this after Henry Surtees's death a couple years back.

 

[Ark]

It's still open-wheeled and it's still a single seater, it just looks a bit different. Plus it gives the aero guys something new to play with. And yeah, it's a step closer to X2010/Wipeout

They should implement this in the lower formulas as well, I'm surprised they didn't take a closer look at this after Henry Surtees's death a couple years back.

Oh herpa derpa, of course it's still open wheeled racing >_< My bad

Surtee's death was devastating, and so, so unlucky. It's still an incredible miracle that Massa survived his accident in 2009.

Although how would the drivers cool themselves with a closed cockpit? There would be no consistent rush of air.

 

[S. L.]

Although how would the drivers cool themselves with a closed cockpit? There would be no consistent rush of air.

icecream, kimi comes back, it all makes sense now

 

[Ark]

icecream, kimi comes back, it all makes sense now

By god.

 

[ashk]

Oh herpa derpa, of course it's still open wheeled racing >_< My bad

Surtee's death was devastating, and so, so unlucky. It's still an incredible miracle that Massa survived his accident in 2009.

Although how would the drivers cool themselves with a closed cockpit? There would be no consistent rush of air.

F-duct.

 

[Ark]

F-duct.

Might as well bring back the double-diffuser as well whilst we're at it

 

[RomanticHeroX]

I wouldn't be surprised to see it going this way, but to me I think F1 would lose a bit of its identity if it stops being open cockpit.

 

[brotkasten]

I wouldn't be surprised to see it going this way, but to me I think F1 would lose a bit of its identity if it stops being open cockpit.

I'm all for it, if it means we get faster cars.

 

[RomanticHeroX]

We'd also have faster cars with shrouded wheels. I'm all for pushing the limits of the cars but there are a few things I see as integral to the identity of an F1 car, and unshrouded wheels and cockpit are part of that.

 

[Ark]

We'd also have faster cars with shrouded wheels. I'm all for pushing the limits of the cars but there are a few things I see as integral to the identity of an F1 car, and unshrouded wheels and cockpit are part of that.

Just like front mounted engines were integral to the identity of F1 back in the 50's, right?

F1 has to continue evolving. There's a reason it's a forefront of technology.

 

[RomanticHeroX]

Covered wheels and cockpits aren't new technology yet their exclusion has been part of the cars since the beginning, that's why I say they're important to the image of an F1 car. If the goal were to produce the absolute fastest cars possible they would've been covered up decades ago, but F1 is about creating the absolute fastest cars within the bounds of a set of regulations which I hope to always include open wheels and cockpits.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

I kinda agree, the design of the F1 car as we know it is very defined and part of what makes the sport so excited. It doesn't feel as... I don't, safe I suppose as other car designs?

I'm all for safety, of course, but I wouldn't like the look of F1 cars to change too much.

 

[brotkasten]

... but F1 is about creating the absolute fastest cars within the bounds of a set of regulations

I just had an awesome idea!

How about we change those regulations in the middle of the season, to make things a bit more exciting!

 

[Ark]

I kinda agree, the design of the F1 car as we know it is very defined and part of what makes the sport so excited. It doesn't feel as... I don't, safe I suppose as other car designs?

I'm all for safety, of course, but I wouldn't like the look of F1 cars to change too much.

The design of the F1 car is very defined because the regulations don't allow even the smallest of bodywork changes. The cars have only looked the same since 2009, to me each generation of F1 cars look completely different.

Look at Le Mans this year, the R18 & 908 looked totally different yet they were within a second of each other.

I just had an awesome idea!

How about we change those regulations in the middle of the season, to make things a bit more exciting!

I'll forward it to Charlie.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

The cockpit idea's been tried before, albeit in F2.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

The design of the F1 car is very defined because the regulations don't allow even the smallest of bodywork changes. The cars have only looked the same since 2009, to me each generation of F1 cars look completely different.

I dunno, the designs have changed in various ways over the years, but when you show me cars from 50 years ago they still look pretty similar and just as unique as the cars we have today.

The wheels being far out from the car and driver being in an uncovered cockpit is what makes F1 so cool, in a lot of ways. That's the whole image.