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[Psychotext]

Holy fucking shit. They could have died.

 

[Shaneus]

F1 Jenson gassed in £300k robbery

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6577967/Jenson-Button-gassed-in-300k-villa-robbery.html

Holy hell.

What the fuck?!? Those cunts have seen way too many movies. I hope Jessica and Jenson aren't too shaken up by this (and no doubt they will be).

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

He must be a marked man, he escaped an attempted kidnapping by Brazilian slum lords years ago, and now he's gassed and robbed

 

[stryke]

He must be a marked man, he escaped an attempted kidnapping by Brazilian slum lords years ago, and now he's gassed and robbed

What?!! Now I gotta check up on this story.

 

[Zeknurn]

Alguersuari won't take part in the 2015/2016 season. Hopefully he gets to the bottom of what caused him to faint and will be able to return to racing.

As you well know, last June I suffered a fainting episode after the Moscow ePrix. As a consequence of this faint, my license to race was temporarily suspended because the FIA commission wanted to delve into medical research.
During the month of July I underwent several tests for which there has not been a medical resolution and I am still waiting for the final diagnosis. For this reason I need to announce that, unfortunately, I will not be able to take part in the FIA Formula E Championship for the 2015/16 season with my team DS Virgin Racing.
I want to wish good luck to the team in the new championship and thank everyone for their support.
In September I will announce my future plans. Until then, happy summer to all!
Jaime Alguersuari

https://www.facebook.com/jalguersuari

 

[Staab]

Jesus, bad news all around.
Must've been terrifying to wake up, being robbed (and, thank god, not more...) and defenseless...

And poor Jaime, they just revoke his license because he fainted once ??

 

[xrnzaaas]

So many douchebags in F1 and they had to rob Jenson?

It's great to hear they're all right.

 

[Gruso]

I'm a bit dubious about the gas thing. It doesn't really work like it does in James Bond movies, and sounds like an urban myth happily propagated by the tabloids that reported it.

Regardless, that doesn't take away from the awful experience of being robbed. And while you sleep! Really unsettling stuff.

 

[Mastah]

Good to hear Jenson and Jessica are unharmed, but:

http://sniffpetrol.com/2015/08/07/p...tton-poison-gas-robbery-mystery/#.VcRrvFMzTXR

Damn

 

[Addnan]

Anyone with Autosport plus tell me what this article says please D: http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/6628/how-f1-is-holding-its-games-back/

 

[Aiii]

Anyone with Autosport plus tell me what this article says please D: http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/6628/how-f1-is-holding-its-games-back/

"It's not Forza or Project Cars" I'd imagine.

 

[Ark]

Anyone with Autosport plus tell me what this article says please D: http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/6628/how-f1-is-holding-its-games-back/

The AI is great.

As usual, FOM contracts don't allow any flexibility for the game. You can't move Merhi from Manor to Mercedes for example. Also the game has to replicate the current pecking order, so you'll never see any surprise results that only a video game could provide.

I just skim read it, but I think that was the jist.

 

[brotkasten]

Saw this picture on Twitter today (from Ferrari, I think?).

I really like it. Wish I could find it with a higher resolution.

 

[dubc35]

Holy shit! Crazy news to wake up to! Hope Michibutton are ok.

 

[JadedWriter]

F1 Jenson gassed in £300k robbery

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6577967/Jenson-Button-gassed-in-300k-villa-robbery.html

Holy hell.

What the fuck is up with this planet, hope they're OK.

 

[scorcher59]

The whole gas thing just doesn't add up, how many canisters of whatever anesthetic gas where these experienced criminals had? they would've had to come with a truckload of them to displace other gasses like oxigen, saturate a huge room, and THEN achieve a high enough dose at blood level to generate the anesthesic effect... ehh sounds more trouble than benefit even for a quarter of a million pounds

 

[Fox Mulder]

The AI is great.

As usual, FOM contracts don't allow any flexibility for the game. You can't move Merhi from Manor to Mercedes for example. Also the game has to replicate the current pecking order, so you'll never see any surprise results that only a video game could provide.

I just skim read it, but I think that was the jist.

it's a shame. The core racing is good, as is the AI this year. It looks nice too. I've had fun with it for what is is. It's just a barebones game everywhere else. Short dev cycles with yearly releases and a strict expensive licensing agreement hurts development.

Other sports leagues are fine with deep career modes. The EA nascar games had multiple tiers of developmental series to climb your way up and earn sponsors. FOM just doesnt want that stuff.

 

[Goldrusher]

Villeneuve to race in Formula E.

http://en.venturi.fr/news/by-catego...cques-villeneuve-joins-venturi-formula-e-team

"This is the first time in several years that I will participate in a full championship. I am excited because the atmosphere while working alongside the Venturi team is great and that has a very big influence. Also I know Stéphane Sarrazin well, we trust each other "

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

Great news, always was a JV fan.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Great news, always was a JV fan.

Yup, me too. I need make more of an effort to watch FE next season.

 

[hitgirl]

Saw this picture on Twitter today (from Ferrari, I think?).

I really like it. Wish I could find it with a higher resolution.

Gah this start was so good. I jumped up and yelled WHAT?!

 

[DieH@rd]

Gah this start was so good. I jumped up and yelled WHAT?!

Haha, same.

 

[TCRS]

WHY ALWAYS KIMI WHY

I've finally got some time to watch the hungarian GP and my god what a glorious start! absolute domination and destruction by ferrari and hamilton off road lawl. watching F1 hasn't felt that good in a long time.

and now I'm at that part where Kimi is having problems...

ouch what a crash by hulk.

 

[TCRS]

holy shit what restart

(tfw commenting a race two weeks after the race and no one responds)

 

[ElTorro]

holy shit what restart

(tfw commenting a race two weeks after the race and no one responds)

Haha.

Just keep on posting. I want to see the reactions to scenes I know will come.

 

[TCRS]

haha I finished watching. what a spectacular ending on top. poor rosberg, was his own fault though.

I teared up at Vettels message for Bianchi ;_; but I do wish all the teams would have done more. remember the black nose ferrari? I wish they would have done something like that.

oh well, only two more weeks...

 

[Goldrusher]

lol

https://youtu.be/IE8DufgdPdQ?t=1m28s

 

[DD]

Mahindra secured Senna for season 2, and Chandhok gives place to Heidfeld on Formula E.

 

[DD]

Teams budgets (in millions) according to Business Book GP:

Red Bull: € 468,7
Mercedes: € 467,4
McLaren: € 465
Ferrari: € 418
Williams: € 186,4
Lotus: € 139,1
Toro Rosso: € 137,45
Force India: € 129,7
Sauber: € 103,25
Manor: € 83

 

[JadedWriter]

lol

https://youtu.be/IE8DufgdPdQ?t=1m28s

That is far more graceful than this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBMRsY_UI4E

 

[Fox Mulder]

Teams budgets (in millions) according to Business Book GP:

Red Bull: € 468,7
Mercedes: € 467,4
McLaren: € 465
Ferrari: € 418
Williams: € 186,4
Lotus: € 139,1
Toro Rosso: € 137,45
Force India: € 129,7
Sauber: € 103,25
Manor: € 83

Williams doing pretty well with their budget then.

 

[Shaneus]

Teams budgets (in millions) according to Business Book GP:

Red Bull: € 468,7
Mercedes: € 467,4
McLaren: € 465
Ferrari: € 418
Williams: € 186,4
Lotus: € 139,1
Toro Rosso: € 137,45
Force India: € 129,7
Sauber: € 103,25
Manor: € 83

Jesus, the disparity between the top and bottom halves is fucking ridiculous. How can FoM/FIA not see the problem there?

 

[brotkasten]

Williams doing pretty well with their budget then.

Toro Rosso as well.

 

[ElTorro]

I would have imagined Ferrari to top that list.

 

[Lego Boss]

Williams doing pretty well with their budget then.

McLaren too.

 

[stryke]

No wonder Sauber lost out on the development race.

 

[Goldrusher]

#F1DreamTeam
http://www.formula1.com/


Ecclestone:

Alonso
Rindt
Brabham BT49
Briatore

Hamilton:

Senna
Fangio
McLaren MP4/4
Ecclestone

Horner:

Mansell
Vettel
Williams FW14B
Ecclestone

 

[Psychotext]

Mansell vs Vettel would have been all sorts of fun.

 

[ElTorro]

Everyone is brown-nosing Ecclestone, except Ecclestone.

 

[Psychotext]

Ecclestone likes his managers as corrupt and dishonest as he is.

 

[Big Takeover]

Senna
Clark
Williams FW14B
Frank

 

[DD]

Senna
Fangio
Williams FW14B
Colin Chapman

 

[JadedWriter]

Alonso
Piquet Sr
FW15C
Dennis

 

[itsgreen]

Pastor Maldonado
Takuma Sato
BAR 004
Monisha Kaltenborn

*grabs popcorn*

 

[JadedWriter]

Pastor Maldonado
Takuma Sato
BAR 004
Monisha Kaltenborn

*grabs popcorn*

I don't think a car would finish the race for the majority of the season and the PR statements would be laughable.

 

[brotkasten]

Someone please turn the Hammer signal on. We need him back in here for some juicy gossip.

 

[DD]

Alonso
Piquet Sr
FW15C
Dennis

 

[JadedWriter]

The whinging and antics you'd get out of this weekly would be glorious.

 

[DD]

The whinging and antics you'd get out of this weekly would be glorious.

Man, I wonder what Piquet would say about samurai philosophy, hahaha.

 

[JadedWriter]

Man, I wonder what Piquet would say about samurai philosophy, hahaha.

He'd probably say something about how samurai's take steam baths with other men.