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The Formula 1 2015 Season |OT| Formula E Feeder Series
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nature boy
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FP1 yesterday.
JadedWriter
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I love it when Lauda speaks them truthfacts and I could believe this. I think the only team principal that got along with Alonso was Flavio.
Wax Free Vanilla
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Alonso:
"Now I'm not getting out of Q1, so it's time for many to enjoy at this moment. Those who are enjoying, they are third, one second behind.
They're beating me, but they're not beating Mercedes, which at the end of the day is my goal. So it's time for others to enjoy, but soon it will be time for me to enjoy."
Yes Fernando, in Honda we trust.
"Now I'm not getting out of Q1, so it's time for many to enjoy at this moment. Those who are enjoying, they are third, one second behind.
They're beating me, but they're not beating Mercedes, which at the end of the day is my goal. So it's time for others to enjoy, but soon it will be time for me to enjoy."
Yes Fernando, in Honda we trust.
Fox Mulder
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it seems a bit insulting that the team is called Infiniti Red Bull Racing.
they may have a shit engine, but they probably shouldnt be beaten by their lesser funded junior team with two rookie drivers.
massivekettle
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326kph at 11500rpm in 8th gear; if they have an extra 100bhp to unlock, then they would lap the field once they do unlock it.
Ganzlinger
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Good job, Massa.
JadedWriter
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Going by his facial hair he's already an anime villain.
JadedWriter
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He'll be voiced by Tomokazu Seki.
Paradise Brunch
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Didn't Alonso say Zidane retired with more glory than Schumacher or something along that line?
I really hate salty side of Alonso.
I really hate salty side of Alonso.
brotkasten
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?
Indeed, he tried it for some years. I can't blame him.
He can team up with Massa then, because he's growing some evil twin facial hair.
nature boy
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Pretty much.
And Lewis' pole lap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re__eXPbjU0
Considering he's on softs, the gap speed wise is not much.
JadedWriter
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Alonso can be Ronald McDougall...Massa can be Harry from Outlaw Star.
massivekettle
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My guess is that they turned up the power unit for some of their laps, and that was probably one of them.
Based on speed trap in Q1 (ALO at 318kph), it does appear that they ran with a slightly de-tuned PU.
Mastah
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This is silly. When Alonso joined Ferrari and was driving in a competetive car, he was positive. Things like giving to all his mechanics handwritten letters saying sorry after binning it in FP3 during Monaco weekend or stating after very disappointing race at Silverstone they will win championship, doesn't seem like coming from dark and grumpy person. But then 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 happened and I don't blame him for losing faith in the team. Now at McLaren again he's cheerful, evethough they are pathetic at the moment, but certainly he won't be happy if that continues for too long.
Meanwhile Vettel wins 4 titles, 2014 season comes and? He struggles, team is doing everything to help him, changes chassis 3 or 4 times, but he bails out after only 1 difficult year. Now he joins Ferrari after being spanked by Ricciardo, basically lucks into great red car, so of course he's happy bunny, lol. But let's see how happy and sunny he will be if this is the best Ferrari car he will drive during his stint for Maranello.
Somehow they produced this brilliant Ferrari in those dark times, unless Lauda believes work on 2015 project started only after Vettel's arrival in December, lol.
And finally, stolen from Autosport:
Guess who said that?
Team is doing everything to help him? lol. I would also bail after THAT help he got 2014. He is a 4time World Champion and they treated him like shit when Ricciardo was handling the new rules and engines slightly better. They asked him to let ricciardo through on many occasions. Would Alonso have made way for Massa?
I can understand red Bull a little in this regard, they knew Vettel would be gon in max 2 Years, so they wanted to prance their new Horse. Maybe they really are hardknocked on the whole equality of drivers thing, but it sends the wrong signals for Star Drivers.
They will let you fall if you struggle.
They will let you fall if you are in a hole.
They will let you fall if another younger driver with potential is waiting in line.
Would Red Bull have hold onto Button like McLaren?
I dont even think Alonso would be eager to get into a Red Bull Racing car right now, even if they would have been good like the Ferraris. He wouldnt get a Number 1 Clause. Star Drivers want stability and help from the whole team.
I think Hamilton is also trying to get a number 1 Clause in his contract.
They've held on to Webber, didn't they?
They treated Vettel like a fucking princess, last year included. Riciardo didn't handle things slightly better, he handed him his arse. When it became apparent that Vettel wanted to jump ship they've switched their attentions, obviously.
Vettel always has been a whiney cunt, and he'll be back to that state soon enough once the honeymoon is over.
They treated Vettel like a fucking princess, last year included. Riciardo didn't handle things slightly better, he handed him his arse. When it became apparent that Vettel wanted to jump ship they've switched their attentions, obviously.
Vettel always has been a whiney cunt, and he'll be back to that state soon enough once the honeymoon is over.
Mastah
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What? It was Vettel's team, everyone was saying "good on them on hiring Ricciardo as another number 2 driver", even at Red Bull they expected Danny to be competetive only since mid-season. But then China happened, so what else they should do?
Vettel was beaten fair and square and jumped ships on the very first occasion. I would do the same in his shoes, but let's not pretend he had any real reasons to do so. Team was always behind him, it was only one less successful season after 4 championships in a row, but he bailed out. Turned out to be great decision, but it doesn't change the perception of running away from Ricciardo.
All these alpha male drivers are smiling when things are new or going their way and Niki himself can confirm that after his experience with Ferrari - how it began and how it ended.
Ganzlinger
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4th place was a good classification for him and Williams.
nature boy
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Holy shit! HAHAHAHA
This is amazing.
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/9800310/mclaren-and-honda-insist-that-progress-is-being-made
as i thought, they were running the PU at 100% yesterday so clearly the engine/car is still in a very poor state
massivekettle
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Makes sense. I think it's a bit of both, but they are definitely not wrong when they say they need to add "points of downforce" on their car...
He had the option to go to Red Bull in 08/09 but chose Ferrari, he has to live with the consequences.
I'm sure there would have been a lot of drivers willing to drive for Ferrari and earning $30m a year, not the worst place to be
theignoramus
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Maybe he shouldve swallowed his pride and his demand to be number 1 and stuck with Mclaren. It couldve been him with the title in 2008.
But Ferarri gave him a good car in 2010 and 2012. While the Petrov fiasco at Abu Dhabi wasnt his fault, that DNF at Suzuka in 2012 was his error and his responsibility.
Im not liking this revisionist history where we pretend like Alonso drove a dog all of his Ferrari years, BS. Not to mention the team strategy of undermining Massa over and over to accommodate his championship bid. (Hockenheim, the US GP in 2012 when they changed Massa's gearbox to move Fred to the "clean" side of the grid)
JadedWriter
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Apparently Niki didn't think the Ferrari was a very good car lol. Holy shit at that young Luca Di Montezemolo, dat hair.
brotkasten
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Do you guys think Nico has been Webber'd by the team already?
I think Nico has Webber'd himself mentally.
brotkasten
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Keanu Reeves at Red Bull is fun.
Oh, no doubt about that. But since the last few races last season, it really doesn't feel like he has the backing. Especially with Niki it feels like Hamilton is his favorite boy. I'm sure that doesn't help.
Oh, no doubt about that. But since the last few races last season, it really doesn't feel like he has the backing. Especially with Niki it feels like Hamilton is his favorite boy. I'm sure that doesn't help.
Keyser Soze
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I think Ecclestone just insulted everyone watching F1
"The public don't really understand too much"
"The public don't really understand too much"
Psychotext
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What's this about the conditions suiting the Mercs more than expected?
Yes Bla!