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The Formula 1 2015 Season |OT| Formula E Feeder Series
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Psychotext
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Yeah, rich people don't have feelings, so it's cool.
TarpitCarnivore
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I recall reading an article in the last year where Audi said the reason they don't go into Formula1 is because the tech for those cars doesn't easily go downstream to their cars.
Jealousy is a bad counselor.
Exactly. VW doesn´t want any 6 cylinder cars anymore, and sees the hybrid technology only in conjunction with their small blocks.
The point is that he's lost an F1 drive, many aspiring drivers that have more talent never get to drive even one season like he already did. He has received a big settlement (which was definitely what he deserved after contract breach) and I'm pretty sure he has a good chance to end up in WEC or DTM.
So yeah, excuse me if I don't share the sentiment.
TarpitCarnivore
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I had a feeling I was saying the same thing, just wasn't entirely sure how different it was.
Myoclonic Jerk
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Kimi <3
blargh:
I miss Flavio..
Masochistic tendencies? ;-))
Ganzlinger
Member
I failed. >.<Auto correct still throwing up some wins.
Talking about Van der Garde, I guess he had to choose between his F1 career or his rightful fight against Sauber. He knew he would be marked when he chose the latter. The whole thing sucks. Wish the best for him in his career.
Psychotext
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I don't. He's a cheating cunt.
Williams couldn't have used Wolff this weekend because Bottas did the qualifying and his back issues only became worse during the qualify. You can't replace a driver after qualifying so there was nothing they could do (which of course they would because they lost points).
Who isn't? Everyone in F1 cheats or at least try to cheat. The issue with Briatore is that he cheated by putting one of his drivers life at risk (and other drivers/marshalls too).
Psychotext
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I'd have thought the difference was fairly obvious and as such didn't need stating.
JadedWriter
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Ganzlinger
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Yeah, that's exactly why we don't miss him.
Psychotext
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Classy thing would have been to keep their mouths shut. That statement makes them look like a criminal that's been convicted but still insists that they didn't really do anything wrong.
GVD presents himself as a winner because he did win, multiple times. What makes me laugh is that he could have shut Sauber down last weekend at any point... and chose not to.
Oh fuck off Sauber, you screwed over two drivers last year and lost several lawsuits causing you to nearly have to screw over a third one and your entire team to boot. Van der Garde was guaranteed a seat and spend 1,5 years at your team and didn't even look for another seat due to what you did. Only after the Silly Season was over with you told the guys with contract "fuck you, we're not giving you the seat."
Eat crow and shut up. Ugh.
JadedWriter
Member
Sometimes the classy thing to do is to shut the fuck up, this is definitely one of those moments.
What an elaborate way to say nothing at all. Highly unbelievable statement.
Poor guy. He must be still concussed or he wouldn't be smiling so much.
He's just happy to finally get his chance in F1.
Bern rubber.
Psychotext
Member
Bwahahaha!
JadedWriter
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It'd be like the real car if it caught on fire.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Yeah, completely agree. It's incredibly petty to come out of a situation like that and vaguely point fingers while claiming that they're above pointing fingers.
They should have just said that the unfortunate situation has thankfully been settled, and they're very much looking forward to focusing on their 2015 season after the strong result in Australia. But really, given Sauber's recent conduct, it comes as no surprise that they fudged this too.
I thought Flavio was his manager? Huh.
Are they idiots? Why would they think it's a good idea to write this?
You answered your own question.
Just flicked onto SkyF1 and rewatched the interview between ron dennis and brundle at suzuka last year. pretty amazing. he seemed so confident in it, describing it as "a piece of jewelry" and that there was no question that the engine would be competitive in 2014. amazing how things work out.
Saying that I'm not drastically surprised, and still believe unlike some people here that the move to honda was the correct one. it had to be done if mclaren were going to compete consistently with merc.
I also dont think alonso's switch was a mistake. He wants to win world championships. The best option, aside from merc, was honda. Sure he could have had a decent car this year with the ferrari, but he's not fussed with second. Personally I can't see ferrari truly challenging merc in the foreseeable future, but i'd like to be proved wrong.
People are also getting worked up over this 5 send gap between honda and merc. with all cylinders firing, i expect that gap to reduce significantly throughout the season.
Saying that I'm not drastically surprised, and still believe unlike some people here that the move to honda was the correct one. it had to be done if mclaren were going to compete consistently with merc.
I also dont think alonso's switch was a mistake. He wants to win world championships. The best option, aside from merc, was honda. Sure he could have had a decent car this year with the ferrari, but he's not fussed with second. Personally I can't see ferrari truly challenging merc in the foreseeable future, but i'd like to be proved wrong.
People are also getting worked up over this 5 send gap between honda and merc. with all cylinders firing, i expect that gap to reduce significantly throughout the season.
It was the only move, where MCL wasn´t going to be treated like a second class citizen.
But in reality its kind of a pie in the sky scenario. Realistically seen, F1 is now a engine manufacturers series, and not a team series. Only FER has the potential, monetary and experience wise, to really challenge Merc. REN has coasted for years on the coattails of Newey designed cars. Now that some of his technical shenanigans* have been outlawed, they can´t compete. What Honda is willing and able to do from a developmental pov needs to be seen - but this could become a rather fruitless endeavor for them pretty fast. I would even go so far as to say that the probability of Honda catching up is as big as the probability of them pulling out again.
How long do you think they are going to bankroll this until they need to have a chance at winning?
* I call them shenanigans for their lack of transferability to real world scenarios.
Souldestroyer Reborn
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Yeah I watched that the other day too after the Australian GP.
Literally sat in fits of laughter >.<
I loved this game :,(
Yes.
Yes they are.
This deserves more love.
Literally sat in fits of laughter >.<
"I'm so excited to try our new state-of-the-art simulator"
I loved this game :,(
Yes.
Yes they are.
This deserves more love.
JadedWriter
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Fox Mulder
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Some people just have to get a last word in. He could have had the team shut down, but they stuck to their guns knowing he wouldn't.
They're still using a 2014 Ferrari shitbox engine too right?
EarsOfASnake
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I assumed it would be a situation where they just put a replacement driver at the back of the grid, fair enough.
Is she really? Surely she would have been next in line as far as experience with the car would go. I understand the points you guys made and yeah it makes sense that she wouldn't drive. I just feel like it was a missed opportunity to do something different and could have benefited the sport in the long run even if it wouldn't be the 'best' solution.