pants
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That and his first season at Minardi is what really made me understand how special Alonso is. He hardly put a foot wrong and pretty much wrote himself a ticket to any team he wanted.
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The Formula 1 2013 Season |OT| End of the Webber Era
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That and his first season at Minardi is what really made me understand how special Alonso is. He hardly put a foot wrong and pretty much wrote himself a ticket to any team he wanted.
bobnowhere
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Yep, the PS-01. Beautiful car too.
brotkasten
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bobnowhere
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So low and wide, not high and skinny like nowadays. The livery was ruined a bit when Alex Yoong came along with the gold magnum sponsorship.
Psychotext
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We need someone like Stoddart back in F1. I know I've posted it before, but there might be a couple of you who haven't seen it:
Interview with Paul Stoddart during Indianapolis 2005
Edit: A great pre and post-race interview (and footage) with Webber at Albert Park 2002
Interview with Paul Stoddart during Indianapolis 2005
Edit: A great pre and post-race interview (and footage) with Webber at Albert Park 2002
RBR news is... non-news.
Marko still wants WEB out after the season. He´s the one who brought those stories to german newspapers, even hinting so far that WEB would be driving Porsche next year for Le Mans.
Mateschitz still wants to keep him. He says they need a very experienced driver for the new engines and cars next year. Getting someone like RAI is bsically out of the question, as this would destroy RBR´s young driver concept. But those young drivers in that program are still far from being on a level with WEB, and Mateschitz still loves the constructor championship very much.
So in the end, the RAI talk is probably about replacing VET when he goes to FER.
Marko still wants WEB out after the season. He´s the one who brought those stories to german newspapers, even hinting so far that WEB would be driving Porsche next year for Le Mans.
Mateschitz still wants to keep him. He says they need a very experienced driver for the new engines and cars next year. Getting someone like RAI is bsically out of the question, as this would destroy RBR´s young driver concept. But those young drivers in that program are still far from being on a level with WEB, and Mateschitz still loves the constructor championship very much.
So in the end, the RAI talk is probably about replacing VET when he goes to FER.
Sebastian Vettel Stop 1 (Lap 5): 2.13 seconds
Mark Webber Stop 1 (Lap 7): 2.13 seconds
Mark Webber Stop 2 (Lap 19): 2.05 seconds
Mark Webber Stop 3 (Lap 31): 2.21 seconds
Mark Webber Stop 4 (Lap 43): 2.26 seconds
http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/Gone-In-2.05-seconds-021243333725579
Is there anywhere that's reporting that? I'm not surprised that it's from Marko himself that he wants Webber out. Still have no idea why the (what seems to be a) vendetta against him.
That's awesome. I love how they switch to the light system and straight away smash Mclaren who have been working on it for a year. It also shows it's still possible to be consistent under the 2.5 mark without fucking up every third pitstop.
How come so little has been made of this when Mclaren's was a huge deal?
It´ll be a huge deal when they break the 2sec barrier.
bobnowhere
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McLaren probably had a press release ready to go to all the major news sites as soon as they'd break a record.
brotkasten
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We need birds-eye footage if it happens. The Ferrari stop is over a second slower and it looks beautiful as a gif.
RBR's young driver concept is great and all, but do they even have any talent in line? It's hard to judge the STR drivers, when they don't really have a competitive car.
Would you say their current car is as good as when they had Buemi/Alguersuari at the wheel? I honestly wouldn't be a good one to judge.
Vettel's 2.13 Stop on Lap 5
http://i.minus.com/iQWCoE6ttwz38.gif
Webber's 2.05 Stop on Lap 19
http://i.minus.com/ibpk3NNig0RDWT.gif
I'm no good at gifs so I'm gonna link these instead.
http://i.minus.com/iQWCoE6ttwz38.gif
Webber's 2.05 Stop on Lap 19
http://i.minus.com/ibpk3NNig0RDWT.gif
I'm no good at gifs so I'm gonna link these instead.
I remember seeing that stop & thinking it looks stupidly fast, but the commentators didn't mention it so I was assumed it wasn't anything special
Psychotext
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It's odd, the ones last year almost look faster because there's more "drama" to it. Those are so ridiculously smooth though.
I remember thinking the same thing. I barely think they even mentioned he pitted at all, let alone the speed.
Shame we don't have a top-down like that Ferrari one.
loool brilliant. Bring back the Minardi name I say. Legendary, loveable slow ass car/team.
..and it needs to be a slo-mo, too! lol
No matter if the car is slightly better or worse, neither Ricciardo nor Vergne have done anything to instill much confidence, just as Buemi and Alguersuari.
And da Costa still hasn´t driven a single F1 GP, so there is the lack-of-experience problem.
One might argue, that VET is also a nice motivation for WEB, with this little rivalry going on...
In other news:
- list of private cars of F1 drivers:
HAM still has to wait for his new car, he´ll get a Mercedes SLS Black Edition
ROS Mercedes SLS Roadster/Cabriolet (plus several more Mercs)
VET Infinity FX50S
WEB Infinity M37S (and Porsche GT2 RS, paid by himself)
ALO Maserati Gran Cabrio and Ferrari 458 Italia
MAS Maserati Quattroporte and Ferrari 599
BUT McLaren MP4-12C and Mercedes AMG C63 DR520
PER Subaru Impreza and McLaren MP4-12C Cabrio
RAI Lotus Evora S and Renault Megane RS (he sold his Ferrari Enzo, rumors say with only 2000km on the clock)
GRO Lotus Evora S and Renault Megane RS
MAL Toyota Landcruiser
BOT Renault Megane RS
HUL Range Rover Sport (sold his BMW X3)
GUT no private car (no joke!)
DIR no private car, but a Mercedes C Class was made available for him
SUT didn´t want to say, but it is known he has a Porsche GT2 (Techart)
VER Golf GTI (sold his VW Scirocco R)
RIC Golf GTI (sold his Golf GTD) and Toyota Hilux
PIC Renault Megane RS
VDG Renault Megane RS
BIA Alfa Romeo Giulietta
CHI Mini John Cooper Works
Radio Pitlane:
Some drivers are mad, that neither the WEB finish line maneuver nor the middle finger has even been looked at by the commission. Other drivers would have been fined, they say.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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If DM really is set on keeping Webber next year (and Webber is willing to continue), I can imagine a scenario in which Marko is politely moved onto another RB project to help smooth things over. He's been at the epicentre of most of Webber's gripes in one way or another.
ClassyPenguin
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The NBC commentators mentioned that they were fast. I had no idea it was THAT fast.
He´s still the best hatchet man (Mann für´s Grobe) they have, so I don´t think so.
Psychotext
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They're right, they would have been. I don't think F1 wants to give the whole thing any more attention though.
Wax Free Vanilla
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brotkasten
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F1 2013 on PC, PS4 and other next-gen consoles.
Why do both STR guys have Golf GTIs? Are they sponsored by VW or something?
PS. Love this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jc_34-Io-M
Webber in his(?) GT2 RS
PS. Love this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jc_34-Io-M
Webber in his(?) GT2 RS
To be exactly the same as F1 2012, except with more patches and less features, guaranteed.
Its a tradition for STR to choose a VW car.
I don´t think so, at least thats the foto of his current one:
Big Takeover
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Hamilton has a purple Zonda 760RS if you want to add that to your list. His car even has his own designation the 760LH. It's employer friendly to boot!
brotkasten
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You sure he still has it? In the recent interview he named the Black Edition he´s waiting for, and having an SL AMG 65 Black Edition as his current car.
Has this been announced just now? Link?
Big Takeover
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Hold on, let me ask him ;-) The car is probably only 8 months old. It's possible that he flipped it for some high priced dance lessons to help him with his problem, but that seems too soon to get rid of something made entirely to his specification.
Listing off a bunch of Mercs sounds like an honest, but predicable answer to me.
Hamilton has a purple Zonda 760RS if you want to add that to your list. His car even has his own designation the 760LH. It's employer friendly to boot!
Ugh. Ugliest Zonda of all. I don't mind the colour, but they ruined every good shape on the car with that.
brotkasten
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Oh, sorry. No, it hasn't been announced yet. I meant the gif above my post.
But the game is already in testing and has a Steam database entry.
http://steamdb.info/app/223670/
Psychotext
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Middle aged white dad dancing is a serious thing. How dare you make light of it!
Oh, alright. Yeah, I know it's being made, I just was really surprised when you said next-gen because I'm pretty sure it's going to be still PS360.
Hamilton has a purple Zonda 760RS if you want to add that to your list. His car even has his own designation the 760LH. It's employer friendly to boot!
Maybe a car nut can explain for me. What the fuck is that around the rear wheel arch that looks like sellotape?
I think it might be sellotape.
Big Takeover
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The exterior color isn't bad, but the purple anodized gauges are a little much.
If he did want to get rid of it, the first person I'd call would be Chappelle and try and sell him on imagining it with a "Purple Stuff" or "Grape Drank" US license plate.
Hah!
RukusProvider
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Schumacher wins the car wars with this Ferrari FXX.
brotkasten
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Not really. The FXX isn't a street legal car, he's not allowed to drive on public roads with it. It's merely a fancy toy for him.
RukusProvider
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He wins.