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[Mastah]

"2015 will be a difficult year that will put the team to a real test."

"I think hopefully within the next 12 months we will remove all the baggage of uncertainty that is going to plague at least the initial phase of 2015."

"We started late with the 2015 car, certain choices and strategies that were made by others and that, in retrospect, I don't necessarily share."

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula-one/30580526

So I guess these words were absolutely true:

"In the midst of all this euphoria," a Ferrari engineer told the insider Leo Turrini, "we should not forget to apologise in advance to Seb and Kimi for the car they will drive in 2015."

 

[nature boy]

Haha

Bianca Garloff ‏@bgarloff 13m13 minutes ago
Marchionne: "If you read the rules you think they were written by drunken people in a bar."

 

[Hammer24]

Haha

So he´s calling his predecessors bar drunkards?

 

[Dead Man]

Ron Dennis saying that the Honda PU is impressive but hitting milestones and reliability are the most important thing.

Other bits about Ferrari:

- 2 wins next season is considered a success;
- Brawn and Newey are out of consideration for 2015;
- Spent too much time on the 2014 and 2015 was left behind (really?);~
- Marchionne finalized signing Vettel;

LOL

 

[ramparter]

- 2 wins next season is considered a success;

I'd consider it a miracle. And I'd love to be proven wrong. As much as I laugh at them right now I want them to be more competitive.

 

[Nicktendo86]

Fuck Ferrari. Apparently part of the reason their 2015 engine is behind is because their new facilities are not ready yet and they don't havethe required test benches. How is that anyone else's fault and why the hell should Mercedes be expected to compromise on relaxing the rules?

 

[Hammer24]

Soooo...

Who´ll have the better season 2015, FER or MCL? What do you guys think?

Spoiler

I say it´ll be close

 

[ramparter]

LOL No way, McLaren will do double, the question is how many rounds before the end.

Spoiler

j/k, but I expect them to be in much better shape than Ferrari, stronger than Williams perhaps on par with Red Bull

 

[Zeknurn]

Soooo...

Who´ll have the better season 2015, FER or MCL? What do you guys think?

Spoiler

I say it´ll be close

McLaren is positive about the next season while Ferrari has already written it off. I think the choice is pretty obvious.

 

[Humidex]

Wow, just reading some of the posts here gives me the impression that Ferrari are back in the bad days of the early 90's in terms of competitiveness.

Ivan Capelli - now there's a name to take me back!

 

[marvelharvey]

Ivan Capelli - now there's a name to take me back!

 

[Mastah]

"TO BE CONFIRMED" and Austrian flag, hmmm:

http://www.caterhamf1.com/home

 

[Zeknurn]

"TO BE CONFIRMED" and Austrian flag, hmmm:

http://www.caterhamf1.com/home

Third Red Bull team?

 

[nature boy]

Yeah Ferrari will be in the midfield for 2015, no way they even challenge for victories and without a racing leader in management I can see some spaghetti moments.

Big question around Mclaren is reliability. No state of the art dynos can account for that.

So he´s calling his predecessors bar drunkards?

I think he's calling everyone in F1 bar drunkards, to be honest. His comments on marketing F1 pretty much say he wants a different F1. But LDM said pretty much the same thing.

"TO BE CONFIRMED" and Austrian flag, hmmm:

http://www.caterhamf1.com/home

Isn't that area the countdown for the next GP?
Might not mean anything.

 

[Mastah]

Yeah, could mean nothing or something

Lotus F1 Team ‏@Lotus_F1Team 4m4 minutes ago

Hey @clubforce? You guys rock. #ProbablySocks #WeLoveSocks Love, @Lotus_F1Team

 

[Lucius86]

Awww, they're all just pals, aren't they?

 

[Hammer24]

McLaren is positive about the next season while Ferrari has already written it off. I think the choice is pretty obvious.

On the other hand, MCL latest track record on car building is not especially hot; and the new PU is unproven and probably plagued by reliability issues, at least at the beginning of the season.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Third Red Bull team?

Rote Stier-Renault confirmed.

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

"TO BE CONFIRMED" and Austrian flag, hmmm:

http://www.caterhamf1.com/home

Berger Racing Honda

The Stoff and Magnussen as the drivers

 

[Mastah]

Bernie's Christmas cards, 1995-2014:

http://www.formula1.com/gallery/other/2014/886.html

 

[dubc35]

Bernie's Christmas cards, 1995-2014:

http://www.formula1.com/gallery/other/2014/886.html

ha, I dismissed the 2014 one posted in here earlier because I thought it was fake!

Those are actually pretty funny.

 

[Staab]

Haha goddamn, those cards !

 

[nature boy]

Things are starting to heat up at Ferrari...

 

[NHale]

Things are starting to heat up at Ferrari...

What happened now? Is Arrivabene trying to fire Arrivabene?

 

[dubc35]

Things are starting to heat up at Ferrari...

Voltage spike on the wind tunnel power unit causing a fire?

 

[Ark]

Voltage spike on the wind tunnel power unit causing a fire?

This implies the wind tunnel works at a basic capacity.

 

[DD]

Haas bought Marussia's plant in England.

 

[Shaneus]

Spoiler

Senna Claus

 

[Mastah]

Danny speaking, or at least trying to speak, Italian:

http://video.sky.it/sport/formula1/...789.vid?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Love how he describes himself as quick and Vettel as slow, lol.

 

[DrM]

Danny to Ferrari in 2016 fo'sure

 

[Nicktendo86]

The fun at Ferrari continues

http://m.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117222

Seriously would not miss them one bit if they left F1. Fuck off you pathetic fag packet livery team. Take fake lotus with you as well.

 

[nny]

Ferrari testing new 2015 parts:



Merry Christmas F1-GAF!

Edit: in other news, it has been confirmed that Santa's sled will not make it until the end of the day and Santa will not be able to deliver all gifts this year:

 

[dubc35]

This implies the wind tunnel works at a basic capacity.

Indeed. Solid point.

 

[DD]

It seems that the Florianópolis mayor was approached by FOM with the desire to host a street race in 2016, substituting the failed Beto Carrero World project. The second race in Brazil (the plan is to make it the first race on 2016's calendar) would be called "Grande Prêmio do Mercosul" (Grand Prix of Mercosul).

 

[Orgun]

For christmas my fiance gave me a Silverstone single seater experience trip, fucking awesome! Cannot wait to use that.

 

[Lucius86]

For christmas my fiance gave me a Silverstone single seater experience trip, fucking awesome! Cannot wait to use that.

Jelly!!

 

[Ark]

Happy Christmas, F1 GAF <3

 

[enanogrande]

"Grande Prêmio do Mercosul" (Grand Prix of Mercosul).

For the love of god...

 

[DBT85]

For christmas my fiance gave me a Silverstone single seater experience trip, fucking awesome! Cannot wait to use that.

If its simliar to the one I did you;'ll love it.

Mine was at Brands and I got 15 mins in a Megan 225 and then 15 in a single seater formula brands. Just as you get into the hang of not having to brake quite so early your time is up!

 

[kharma45]

Good season review happening now on BBC 1.

 

[Dilly]

I hear the Interstellar soundtrack.

 

[kharma45]

You do indeed. BBC loves their Hans Zimmer.

 

[Zeknurn]

The season does seem more exciting when done to a Hans Zimmer soundtrack. Perhaps an idea for Bernie for next season?

 

[kharma45]

And when it's in highlight form.

 

[Dilly]

For being a sport that's broadcast live, there is a lot of beautiful imagery in these compilations.

 

[Mastah]

Good review, but while I understand why they did it this way, it was portrayed like there were only 6 teams participating, with Mercedes fighting for championship, Red Bull taking all the scraps left, Williams being there, Ferrari sucking with one car team and then Marussia and Caterham closing the field and bankrupting at the end.

Half of races live, half of teams review.

 

[kharma45]

iPlayer link for anyone that wants it http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...lewis-hamilton-duel-of-the-silver-arrows-2014

 

[nature boy]

Ferrari lost £16 million and Mclaren £7 million from Marussia going bust.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/28/uk-motor-racing-marussia-idUKKBN0K60AT20141228

And Kimi is a father. Congrats.

 

[Ark]

Aren't car reveals in the next month? I remember McLaren usually reveal their's in January.

 

[DBT85]

I stopped getting overly excited at the reveals since so much is fake/hidden to not give anything away.

The excitement is simply that F1 is back soon!