The Formula 1 Off-Season |OT| Haas to get better, right?
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Mastah
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"The dumbest driver" - Gerhard Berger, his former boss.
Chicanes and corners with no penalty for cutting leading to wacky manoeuvres and cheating? Who would have thought?
brotkasten
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Looks like I just missed the race.
Fantastic.
At least they're having a proper podium.
Fantastic.
At least they're having a proper podium.
Oops.
Di Grassi disqualified after being found underweight.
http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/march/di-grassi-stripped-of-mexico-win.aspx
Di Grassi disqualified after being found underweight.
http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/march/di-grassi-stripped-of-mexico-win.aspx
Mastah
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Praise the Sun
Are we doing http://gppredictor.com/ again this year?
Will it be Lewis, or Hamilton? Mercedes, or Petronas?
I, for one, am amped as fuck to find out, only one of these can win.
Seriously, I'm hyped as fuck to see where Williams, Force India, Red Bull and Toro Rosso end up.
brotkasten
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Yeah. While the championship seems to be decided, the midfield battles should be great. A strong Toro Rosso and Haas as an unknown should be fun.
Why do you think that championship is decided? Ferrari caught Mercedes, you know?
Despite that this will probably be another boring Mercedes 1 -2 year I look forward to the start of the season this weekend. Can't wait to get up at 6 in the morning and watch the first race. Torro Rosso looks to be in good shape so I'll be curious to see how Max and Sainz will do in the midfield.
Yup! I'll put it in the OT.
I think this year is going to be a lot closer between Mercedes and Ferrari than people think. I'm hyped as fuck for a real Hamilton - Vettel fight for the Championship.
Psychotext
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I'm not writing it off completely yet, but I really don't have a lot of hope. We'll know once way or another after Australia.
You know it must be rough at Renault if they're signing a Canadian test driver.
https://adamcooperf1.com/2016/03/14/gp2-racer-latifi-joins-renault-as-test-driver/
https://adamcooperf1.com/2016/03/14/gp2-racer-latifi-joins-renault-as-test-driver/
Icefire1424
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I'll admit that I AM legitimately hyped for this season. The gap between the Mercs and the Ferraris do seem closer, and I really do think there will be some competition this year around. Also genuinely interested to see how much improvement the other teams made in the offseason.
Turned on the Formula E race for a bit on Saturday, never seen one before. Was rather amusing. Didn't expect the drivers to jump out of the cars and into a new one halfway though the race. Also pretty cool to see a Senna and a Prost racing.
Senna doesn't seem to be as talented as his uncle however. First impressions anyways.
Turned on the Formula E race for a bit on Saturday, never seen one before. Was rather amusing. Didn't expect the drivers to jump out of the cars and into a new one halfway though the race. Also pretty cool to see a Senna and a Prost racing.
Senna doesn't seem to be as talented as his uncle however. First impressions anyways.
Icefire1424
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There's a joke here somewhere about a Canadian driver and an F1 car not having turn signals.
Myoclonic Jerk
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Fox Mulder
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i dont care what mercedes or ferrari do. The midfield seems to have gotten better which should make races fun this year.
brotkasten
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JadedWriter
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massivekettle
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All signs so far point to Ferrari being nearly dead even with Mercedes (perhaps a few tenths behind on ultimate pace and about equals on race pace) and Rosberg having a sizeable edge over Lewis (current form-wise)
Lewis also more soft tyres for this weekend, and rain/cool temperatures are forecast; this should provide an edge to Nico potentially (who has an extra set of mediums)
That's a pretty high bar to reach for anyone, though
Icefire1424
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True that. Just brought a smile to my face to even know that a Senna and a Prost were still racing. Thought that was pretty cool.
Thinking more about the upcoming season, I also fully expect at least one race where there will be contact between both Mercs as Hamilton and Rosberg fight for points. Really do think this season will be closer than most suspect, both within the Mercedes camp, and between Mercedes / Ferrari.
Yeah, maybe in 10 years lol. For such a technically focused series, F1 can be really slow and backward sometimes. Especially for broadcast stuff.
Actually the pilots have said multiple times in the past that what you see in games is a lot closer to reality than what you see with onboard cameras. The human eyes have their own built in suspension like system that absorb A LOT of vibrations. It's nowhere near as bad as what you see on TV.
JadedWriter
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The family probably wanted the guy to get a consistent paycheck.