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The Formula 1 2014 Season |OT| Who Will Win? Nobody Nose
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brotkasten
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Is that Felipe Massa?
Yes it is.
That can be the new "Is the Pope Catholic?" rhetorical question: "Does Felipe Massa have the same expression in all his photos?".
Well, he got himself a good looking piece of meat to warm up his bed arrrr
IISANDERII
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On Netflix Canada there's a great little documentary called 1976: Hunt vs Lauda. It's very good and a lot of the old footage is sort of remastered because it's better than SD but not quite HD.
systemfehler
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Watch the movie Rush, its pretty well made, and has some original footage as well!
And Daniel Brühl as a really convincing Lauda I have to admit.
While I have a soft spot for Hemsworth and his performance was pretty damn good, Bruhl owned that movie, he was simply perfect.
systemfehler
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I liked Hemsworth aswell - I just don't know enough about James Hunt to actually make a fair comparison.
Me?
brotkasten
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I don't think Pastor can look friendly.
At least he got a new ride... *snicker*
I'd be fine with them cutting wings back massively. put the emphasis less on downforce and aero, allowing cheaper development, closer racing without degradation of following cars, and then dump the DRS rules as they won't be as necessary
Psychotext
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Ehh, pretty mild. Can't see anyone getting their nose out of joint over that.
Watch the movie Rush, its pretty well made, and has some original footage as well!
I saw the movie one week agom pretty good. I liked that the story is pretty much how thing happened en real life. I wish we have another seasons like that. First half of the movie its a little boring and after that its becomes awesome.
Nicktendo86
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So apparently McLaren are going to try a lotus style nose in Spain. Prediction: it won't work and will be a complete waste of time.
Sounds like they've run out of ideas entirely. Why you would look to Lotus of all teams for inspiration now just seems silly.
It doesn't sound like they've run out of ideas. Lotus's hardship so far this season isn't because of their nose.
I find it hard to believe the nose has been a great success that other teams would want to use. Not to mention that they've scrapped their own nose after 4 races. Why should we believe this is going to be some vast improvement when they couldn't get their own nose right? It's more nonsensical "upgrades" from McLaren which are likely going to be just as effective as they've been for the last year.
Wax Free Vanilla
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McLaren raided the Lotus aero department, those guys must believe in the double dildo...
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Well they hardly got their old nose wrong. The lotus nose might just suit their car and the direction they are taking with development.
I would just be cautious when judging an upgrade before we've seen it on track. Despite their recent form, this is Mclaren we are talking about here. They have so much expertise and information that we can't possibly wish to make reasoned predictions when the truth of it is, we know relatively nothing.
Wax Free Vanilla
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Both the Lotus nose and the Mercedes nose allow some cleaner airflow to get under the car because they don't have the penis dangling down in the way. The lotus nose is probably much easier to manufacture than the Merc nose as we know it took them multiple attempts to get it right.
Hey Lotus are actually improving every race, McLaren are going backwards every race. It makes sense, unless Maldonado kills someone which is obviously a possibility.
Nicktendo86
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I might be wrong but I kinda feel like the merc and lotus noses are actually sort of similar in concept, in that they are two separate pylons with a gap in between to allow airflow. Difference being the lotus one is two huge tusks and the merc is a much more elegant solution.
The thing that worries me is that McLaren nare hiring from lotus and sauber, midfield teams which reinforces to me that McLaren are turning into a midfield team. I dunno maybe I am just being negative.
Mastah
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Apparently they won't use it. They are at early stages of evaluating it in the windtunnel.
I wouldn't laugh. Catalunya is another front limited track with aero being hugely important. Already in China Lotus was faster than McLaren, so now with further updates to power unit and more track set-up time, only reliability can stop Lotus from trashing McLaren. In fact McLaren will be lucky to get into Q3 and score any points in Spanish GP.
You are being negative, they were also hiring Dan Fallows from Red Bull only for him to do a U turn despite having a signed contract. Just because the guy you are signing is from a lower team it doesn't mean they are shit. Young exciting talent has to come from somewhere.
With Ron Dennis back there is going to be a bit more excitement in the paddock as he says what he wants and he'll not let them slip further. He's already changed things and I'm sure there will be a lot more. It's not going to happen overnight and they might even end this season 4th or 5th in the constructors, but now that Whitmarsh is gone they'll sort things out.
One recent media exchange
Ouch if this holds water
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/22058/9299600/questions-for-the-2014-spanish-grand-prix
We will see same old pattern this weekend, with Mercedes testing/coasting until FP3
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/22058/9299600/questions-for-the-2014-spanish-grand-prix
We will see same old pattern this weekend, with Mercedes testing/coasting until FP3
Psychotext
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Would make sense. They're a country mile ahead.
Templar Wizard
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?????????
What a crazy post! you have Hammy vs Rosberg about to take it to the next level.
Alonso vs Raik, Force India on the push and the further rise of Hulk, Ricci v Vettel.
People forget 2009 too easily, Dominant team for a few races and that RBR came back with a huge push, its going to happen again
What a crazy post! you have Hammy vs Rosberg about to take it to the next level.
Alonso vs Raik, Force India on the push and the further rise of Hulk, Ricci v Vettel.
People forget 2009 too easily, Dominant team for a few races and that RBR came back with a huge push, its going to happen again
Psychotext
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Hamilton and Rosberg have been close in a single race so far. Alonso and Raikkonen haven't been anywhere near each other.
Not exactly edge of your seat stuff.
Not exactly edge of your seat stuff.
"vs" does not necessarily equal "wheel-to-wheel-all-day-long"
The arc of suspense is definitely there, I´d say.
Psychotext
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I couldn't care less about the off the track action / politics aspect of it. It's pretty meaningless.
Nicktendo86
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So pics of the McLaren engine cover and sidpods have come out, look exactly the same to my eyes. Still going with the butterfly suspension as well. SMH.
Templar Wizard
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"vs" does not necessarily equal "wheel-to-wheel-all-day-long"
The arc of suspense is definitely there, I´d say.
Right on.
And its got nothing to do with the politics, thats just some british press bullshit. Anyone who says that doesnt really understand F1.
The f1 season isnt one or two races, its spread out over the long haul.
Every race has different conditions and compounds and so on, its consistency which wins it in the end and being mentally strong. We are going to see a huge battle of wills over the next few months.
Rosberg knows that the next two races are CRITICAL for him, can he deal with that pressure and focus it into perfect drives? its definitely possible but he has a huge foe in Hammy.
Hammy has to maintain momentum and not get distracted. We will see if he has overcome his main weaknesses.
Alonso must be raging internally that he doesn't have the machinery to fight for the championship, but he has been here before, this is 2012.2, as always he will be operating at 108%. It will be interesting to see if Ferrari can get their car close to the top tier, even if its a little behind, Alonso is the great leveler.
Raik will be no longer the iceman, he is in danger of looking like his 2009 spec, he too is under enormous pressure to perform. These are new cars for everyone so it takes away 'the team is built around Alonso', he is not doing a good job so far, but the signals from Ferrari say he will be on it in Spain. We hope so.
Ric v Vettel is very interesting. It shows what a loser Webber was, he was nowhere near Vettel in terms of talent. Ric is doing a good job so far, but Vettel is still a 4 WDC. His comeback is one to watch, once RBR get the car where they want it.
These next two races are going to be extremely interesting, the flyaways are done, all of the updates and packages that were started after Australia will be bolted on this weekend.
The other teams fightback starts NOW.
brotkasten
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No new noses this weekend, according to AMuS.
I don't have any particular passion either for or against either driver at Merc though, hence why I'm nonplussed about their competing with each other. At the RBR stable though, I obviously have a strong dislike for Vettel and positive enthusiasm for Ricciardo, so I'm twice as invested in their rivalry than if I just didn't give a shit about one of the team's drivers.
Also, lol:
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/5/15786.html
Nicktendo86
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I'm calling BS, I'd bet he had a hissy saying the car was broken so they have given him a new one.
Come on mate - this could (imperative!) develop into one of the big rivalries, of the same vein as Hunt/Lauda or Prost/Senna or... that basically shaped the sport.
You don´t have to particularly like the guys, but you gotta admit that unfolding drama is the very fabric of high entertainment!
PdotMichael
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Looking at the last races. It's closer to Schumacher vs. Barrichello than Prost vs. Senna.
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