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brotkasten

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Looks like the T is becoming a thing for Ferrari this year.

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Ferrari California T with a V8 Turbo.
 
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theignoramus

Member
an academic question, but where would you all rank Jean Alesi among the standout names from the 90s? For sure, if you had stuck him in those all conquering Williams, he would be a multiple world champion, the man had serious talent. More than Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. It was just his hard luck he spent the prime of his career driving unreliable dogshit from Ferrari. on cursory inspection, his CV doesnt jump out at you, but if you think about the podiums he got in the cars he drove, especially with Tyrell, the guy could get podium finishes in cars that had no business challenging frontrunners.
 
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brotkasten

Member
"Tobias Grüner F1 ‏@tgruener 3h

Grid penalties for power unit components carry over several races if necessary. If you need whole 6th engine you start from pitlane."
 
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Massa

Member
brotkasten said:
"Tobias Grüner F1 ‏@tgruener 3h

Grid penalties for power unit components carry over several races if necessary. If you need whole 6th engine you start from pitlane."
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I'm so glad Grosjean, Maldonado and Kobayashi have Renault engines, pitlane starts are going to be better than the real thing!
 
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Dead Man

Member
brotkasten said:
Looks like the T is becoming a thing for Ferrari this year.

gejXHes.jpg


Ferrari California T with a V8 Turbo.
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Wow, they unfucked the styling of the California. Nice.

theignoramus said:
an academic question, but where would you all rank Jean Alesi among the standout names from the 90s? For sure, if you had stuck him in those all conquering Williams, he would be a multiple world champion, the man had serious talent. More than Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. It was just his hard luck he spent the prime of his career driving unreliable dogshit from Ferrari. on cursory inspection, his CV doesnt jump out at you, but if you think about the podiums he got in the cars he drove, especially with Tyrell, the guy could get podium finishes in cars that had no business challenging frontrunners.
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For a long time he was the best driver to never win a race, I was rapt when he won that race in Canada. Seemed like a solid driver, certainly any team would have been doing okay to have him at number 2. He did seem to have a knack for choosing the wrong team, either leaving as a team got fast, or joining as they got slow.

He sort of fits in with drivers like Patrese for me. Fast enough to be champ in the right car, but never had the right car, and not able to be superhuman and drag a car to a championship (I do think only about 3 or 4 drivers have every achieved that though)
 
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jey_16

Banned
I just thought about Renault fixing their problems and then red bull comes to Australia and destroys everyone :(...what if??!!!
 
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brotkasten

Member
It's official.

"Martini, one of motor racing's most iconic sponsors, is set to bring its famous white, blue and red colour scheme back to Formula 1 with Williams this year.

After months of speculation suggesting Martini could become Williams's title sponsor, sources have revealed that an agreement has been reached that will result in a full rebranding of the Williams car.

This advanced state of the negotiations was highlighted this week when images of an official Martini-branded Williams shirt appeared on a merchandising website briefly before being removed."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112504
 
Nicktendo86

Nicktendo86

Member
brotkasten said:
It's official.

"Martini, one of motor racing's most iconic sponsors, is set to bring its famous white, blue and red colour scheme back to Formula 1 with Williams this year.

After months of speculation suggesting Martini could become Williams's title sponsor, sources have revealed that an agreement has been reached that will result in a full rebranding of the Williams car.

This advanced state of the negotiations was highlighted this week when images of an official Martini-branded Williams shirt appeared on a merchandising website briefly before being removed."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112504
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Called it, can't wait to see the livery.
 
Myoclonic Jerk

Myoclonic Jerk

Member
brotkasten said:
It's official.

"Martini, one of motor racing's most iconic sponsors, is set to bring its famous white, blue and red colour scheme back to Formula 1 with Williams this year.

After months of speculation suggesting Martini could become Williams's title sponsor, sources have revealed that an agreement has been reached that will result in a full rebranding of the Williams car.

This advanced state of the negotiations was highlighted this week when images of an official Martini-branded Williams shirt appeared on a merchandising website briefly before being removed."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112504
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Good news. Hopefully Heineken and the big guns.
 
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Psychotext

Member
Nicktendo86 said:
That's an interesing one. Is the Jonnie Walker logo removed from the McLaren in these countries?
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Yup, completely.

But with that said, Marlboro's colour scheme seems to survive just fine in all the countries where tobacco advertising is banned, so maybe Martini's stripes will be OK.
 
Mastah

Mastah

Member
"Formula 1 is not epic anymore, the drivers are not heroes. The problem is that the changes are being made in an artificial way and that doesn't work.

"It may be fun for six months, but after that everyone gets bored, and once you start going artificial you have to do it more and more to the point where it's not even real racing anymore."

"The epic has been taken out of F1. The overtaking happens because you press a button, not because you make a special move."

"And they want to cater to the younger fans that don't have an attention span, and just want an overtake every two seconds even if it is a terrible one, because they don't understand it.

"I'm a purist and I love the sport. I loved the 60s and 70s, when the fans even enjoyed the races where only four cars finished and they were two laps apart.

"You respected what the drivers had done, what they had achieved.

"They are making a lot of decisions that in the long run is not helping F1."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112511
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Villeneuve speaks his mind and... I agree with him in everything :/
 
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Shaneus

Member
Caramello said:
Le Mans 24 hour press conference on right now if anybody is interested.

http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/2...ce-live-on-february-13th-_2_2_1746_13876.html

They're talking about new regulations for the LMP1 category, 30% less fuel consumption.
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Webber?

Mastah said:
Villeneuve speaks his mind and... I agree with him in everything :/
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Yup. For those who enjoy investing time in it (as fans), it's become less and less rewarding as the years pass.
 
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Massa

Member
Psychotext said:
It's really not looking good for Renault is it.
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brotkasten said:
It's official.

"Martini, one of motor racing's most iconic sponsors, is set to bring its famous white, blue and red colour scheme back to Formula 1 with Williams this year.

After months of speculation suggesting Martini could become Williams's title sponsor, sources have revealed that an agreement has been reached that will result in a full rebranding of the Williams car.

This advanced state of the negotiations was highlighted this week when images of an official Martini-branded Williams shirt appeared on a merchandising website briefly before being removed."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112504
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Great move, Maldonado.
 
Myoclonic Jerk

Myoclonic Jerk

Member
Kimi drove a LaFerrari:
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Kimi at the premiere of the California T:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_eVpYSIiI8w

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A second day in Maranello for Raikkonen. For much of the day, Kimi worked on the simulator, recreating the conditions he will experience in the F14 T in Bahrain for next week’s second test of the 2014 season from 19 to 22 February.

During a break, Kimi decided to take a stroll through parts of the factory he hadn’t seen for years, starting with the production line for the 8 and 12 cylinder cars, before visiting the engine assembly area and the styling centre. Kimi has always been interested in the technical side of cars and he had plenty of questions regarding the manufacturing and styling ideas for the Ferraris of the future.
http://www.smartredirect.de/redir/c...=http://www.f1coffee.com/t468f2-Iceman-9.html


Kimi walking through the factory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EufD8OnxTh4
 
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DD

Member
Massa said:
Great move, Maldonado.
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The situation in Venezuela is ugly as f*ck now. He won't last long (nor will Lotus, it seems).

Also, Petrobras signed a technical deal with Williams and Mercedes to provide fuel and oil (just for Williams). Also, if Felipe Nasr is really going to Williams as a reserve driver, they'll probably get his Banco do Brasil sponsorship too, and there's also Maldonado's PDVSA fine for leaving Williams before the end of the contract, which means...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETxmCCsMoD0

No brazilian driver obligation with the Petrobras deal though. Williams is surely looking good again. :)
 
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Milchjon

Member
theignoramus said:
an academic question, but where would you all rank Jean Alesi among the standout names from the 90s? For sure, if you had stuck him in those all conquering Williams, he would be a multiple world champion, the man had serious talent. More than Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. It was just his hard luck he spent the prime of his career driving unreliable dogshit from Ferrari. on cursory inspection, his CV doesnt jump out at you, but if you think about the podiums he got in the cars he drove, especially with Tyrell, the guy could get podium finishes in cars that had no business challenging frontrunners.
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What kind of question is that?

He was the best! Only Frenchman I ever loved! Only Ferrari driver I didn't hate!

All hail Alesi.
 
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brotkasten

Member
Jerez top speed according to AMuS:

P1:
Felipe Massa (Williams-Mercedes)
Top Speed: 307,6 km/h
Finishing line: 286,4 km/h (P1)
Sector 1: 257,7 km/h
Sector 2: 117,0 km/h

P2:
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes AMG)
Top Speed: 300,8 km/h
Finishing line: 277,6 km/h
Sector 1: 265,3 km/h (P1)
Sector 2: 118,1 km/h

P3:
Kevin Magnussen (McLaren-Mercedes)
Top Speed: 300,8 km/h
Finishing line: 272,7 km/h
Sector 1: 265,3 km/h (P1)
Sector 2: 117,5 km/h

P4:
Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes)
Top Speed: 291,8 km/h
Finishing line: 268,6 km/h
Sector 1: 259,6 km/h
Sector 2: 118,0 km/h

P5:
Nico Hülkenberg (Force India-Mercedes)
Top Speed: 291,1 km/h
Finishing line: 262,7 km/h
Sector 1: 250,0 km/h
Sector 2: 118,9 km/h (P1)

P6:
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
Top Speed: 289,5 km/h
Finishing line: 268,6 km/h
Sector 1: 251,7 km/h
Sector 2: 117,6 km/h

P7:
Adrian Sutil (Sauber-Ferrari)
Top Speed: 284,2 km/h
Finishing line: 262,7 km/h
Sector 1: 241,6 km/h
Sector 2: 108,4 km/h

P8:
Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso-Renault)
Top Speed: 278,3 km/h
Finishing line: 251,7 km/h
Sector 1: 251,7 km/h
Sector 2: 110,5 km/h

P9:
Max Chilton (Marussia-Ferrari)
Top Speed: 267,3 km/h
Finishing line: 250,0 km/h
Sector 1: 204,1 km/h
Sector 2: 109,3 km/h

P10:
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull-Renault)
Top Speed: 230,7 km/h
Finishing line: No time measured
Sector 1: 190,1 km/h
Sector 2: 105,8 km/h

P11:
Robin Frijns (Caterham Renault)
Top Speed: No time measured
Finishing line: No time measured
Sector 1: 188,4 km/h
Sector 2: 85,9 km/h
 
Nicktendo86

Nicktendo86

Member
brotkasten said:
Jerez top speed according to AMuS:

P1:
Felipe Massa (Williams-Mercedes)
Top Speed: 307,6 km/h
Finishing line: 286,4 km/h (P1)
Sector 1: 257,7 km/h
Sector 2: 117,0 km/h

P2:
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes AMG)
Top Speed: 300,8 km/h
Finishing line: 277,6 km/h
Sector 1: 265,3 km/h (P1)
Sector 2: 118,1 km/h

P3:
Kevin Magnussen (McLaren-Mercedes)
Top Speed: 300,8 km/h
Finishing line: 272,7 km/h
Sector 1: 265,3 km/h (P1)
Sector 2: 117,5 km/h

P4:
Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes)
Top Speed: 291,8 km/h
Finishing line: 268,6 km/h
Sector 1: 259,6 km/h
Sector 2: 118,0 km/h

P5:
Nico Hülkenberg (Force India-Mercedes)
Top Speed: 291,1 km/h
Finishing line: 262,7 km/h
Sector 1: 250,0 km/h
Sector 2: 118,9 km/h (P1)

P6:
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
Top Speed: 289,5 km/h
Finishing line: 268,6 km/h
Sector 1: 251,7 km/h
Sector 2: 117,6 km/h

P7:
Adrian Sutil (Sauber-Ferrari)
Top Speed: 284,2 km/h
Finishing line: 262,7 km/h
Sector 1: 241,6 km/h
Sector 2: 108,4 km/h

P8:
Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso-Renault)
Top Speed: 278,3 km/h
Finishing line: 251,7 km/h
Sector 1: 251,7 km/h
Sector 2: 110,5 km/h

P9:
Max Chilton (Marussia-Ferrari)
Top Speed: 267,3 km/h
Finishing line: 250,0 km/h
Sector 1: 204,1 km/h
Sector 2: 109,3 km/h

P10:
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull-Renault)
Top Speed: 230,7 km/h
Finishing line: No time measured
Sector 1: 190,1 km/h
Sector 2: 105,8 km/h

P11:
Robin Frijns (Caterham Renault)
Top Speed: No time measured
Finishing line: No time measured
Sector 1: 188,4 km/h
Sector 2: 85,9 km/h
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The Merc teams are going to dominate this season aren't they. I hope so anywa, would love a 3 way Merc/McLaren/Williams championship.
 
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cmr-94

Member
Nicktendo86 said:
The Merc teams are going to dominate this season aren't they. I hope so anywa, would love a 3 way Merc/McLaren/Williams championship.
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Wouldn't be so quick to judge based on these speeds, nevermind the fact that we have only had the first test. Renault may be quick, just unreliable. For now anyway
 
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