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matthewb0051 05-24-2023 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by CurtEgerer (Post 12007096)
Anyone else find it disconcerting that Aston Martin (an automobile manufacturer who manufacture their own road engines) are powered by M-B now and Honda in the future? At least do it on the down low and slap some Aston Martin valve covers on it if you're not capable of doing your own! I know, I'm a purist :rolleyes:

I'm with you.

I don't mind it when its a privateer like Williams that doesn't build road cars. But when you already make engines...

herr_oberst 05-24-2023 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by CurtEgerer (Post 12007096)
Anyone else find it disconcerting that Aston Martin (an automobile manufacturer who manufacture their own road engines) are powered by M-B now and Honda in the future?

No moreso than a tobacco brand like Philip Morris sponsoring a car using a weird slogan like Mission Winnow - two words that mean absolutely nothing (to me) but are obviously being used to somehow influence people in ways that I can only guess the how and why.

Eric Hahl 05-24-2023 11:54 AM

^ were they on a mission, to win now?

herr_oberst 05-24-2023 12:07 PM

^ It's not working.

Eric Hahl 05-24-2023 12:32 PM

^lol

Noah930 05-24-2023 05:06 PM

There was a t-shirt last year from Blipshift, styled to look like the Mission Winnow logo/script. Except it read Missing Winning.

rfuerst911sc 05-26-2023 08:38 AM

In FP1 this morning Albon smacked the wall and tore up the left side of the chassis . Big cars on tiny track doesn't leave much room for error.

GH85Carrera 05-26-2023 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc (Post 12009037)
In FP1 this morning Albon smacked the wall and tore up the left side of the chassis . Big cars on tiny track doesn't leave much room for error.

Several drivers discovered that. I would love to have a ride in truly fast car around that track with a driver that can keep it off the wall. It is just amazing to see 150 MPH on that track.

I wish I had a some mega millionaire friends to invite me to hang out on the yacht in the marina and watch the race. Alas, I have no such friends. If I won the Powerball lottery, I will rent a yacht like that and invite the Pelican gang to hang with me, all expenses paid. My odds might go up a little tiny bit if I ever bought a lottery ticket.

herr_oberst 05-27-2023 04:37 AM

I'll bet this is the most heavily examined photo in the F1 team offices today. Toto is probably tearing his hair out over this.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1685190984.jpg

rfuerst911sc 05-27-2023 06:12 AM

And now Horner/Newey are grinding their teeth after Checo wrecks and his car is on aerial display .

Noah930 05-27-2023 06:18 AM

No one's got a broom in Monaco?!

rfuerst911sc 05-27-2023 07:52 AM

That was quite the battle for pole . Congrats to the winner . Nice to see some different names up there fighting near the top . Unfortunately tomorrow will be follow the leader .

Zeke 05-27-2023 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera (Post 12009253)
Several drivers discovered that. I would love to have a ride in truly fast car around that track with a driver that can keep it off the wall. It is just amazing to see 150 MPH on that track.

I wish I had a some mega millionaire friends to invite me to hang out on the yacht in the marina and watch the race. Alas, I have no such friends. If I won the Powerball lottery, I will rent a yacht like that and invite the Pelican gang to hang with me, all expenses paid. My odds might go up a little tiny bit if I ever bought a lottery ticket.

Unless it's really high tide, IDT you will see much from a boat.

yellowperil 05-27-2023 09:55 AM

Well, ya might see some hot chicks, near or on the yacht, but who would want that.

matthewb0051 05-27-2023 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by yellowperil (Post 12009689)
Well, ya might see some hot chicks, near or on the yacht, but who would want that.

I seem to recall a million years ago, possibly on ABC Wide World of Sports broadcast of Monaco GP, they were scanning the yachts and there sat a topless woman. Now we can't even have grid girls.

astrochex 05-27-2023 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc (Post 12009617)
That was quite the battle for pole . Congrats to the winner . Nice to see some different names up there fighting near the top . Unfortunately tomorrow will be follow the leader .

Yup, not quite what I wanted. Lap 1 could be interesting.

GH85Carrera 05-27-2023 01:37 PM

Wow, great qualifying!

Lots of amazing driving.

yellowperil 05-27-2023 01:55 PM

I hope the race lives up to the quali . The cars are very fast and just like Indy (fast also) there seems to be lots of wall bangin'. Almost too fast.

Deschodt 05-27-2023 02:18 PM

I’ve watched F1 for 40 years and this was probably the most exciting qualifying session I’ve ever seen! Man I hope it rains tomorrow and that scrambles things !
And Ocon 3rd now !! Wow !

Reg 05-27-2023 04:51 PM

Alonso will be a beast tomorrow. 50/50 the top two are gone by end of first lap.


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