China F1

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The bigger teams are Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren & Red Bull.

McLaren is teamed up with Honda and right at the bottom of the pile with embarrassing times. It is astonishing two major companies with lots of experience can even be that bad.

Red Bull is saddled with Infinity's Renault engine and sucking mud.

The rest of the field pretty much uses a Ferrari or Mercedes engine or the Renault POS engine.

Unlimited engine testing would only hurt Mercedes and help ever other team. Ferrari has unlimited budget, I am sure McLaren-Honda have deep pockets.

Right and this is the playground for the big name companies. (engine builders) Let them play. They wont stay around to be embarrassed.

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by turn9

That guy looks like FA to me....[img]

Are you sure that's not Giedo Van Der Garde? Or his attorney spotting Kalterborn?

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by yellowperil

Right and this is the playground for the big name companies. (engine builders) Let them play. They wont stay around to be embarrassed.

Does anyone really care that Osella, Toleman, Copursucar, Shadow, AHS, Ligier, Hesketh (dare I say Brabham?) and on and on aren't around? There will be smaller teams in F1. Let the big boys play. If it's parity you want, make it parity for the big dogs, and let the little dogs try and figure out how to become big dogs.

This whole idea of tokens for engine credits makes me want to barf....

I'm not going to watch another race in a season where unless there is some anomaly there will only realistically be one or two drivers with a chance to win.

(And while I'm blitching, I want someone to finally step up and say 'we want bigger wheels, with a taller, wider wheel/tire in back, if for no other reason, they look better.)

[URY914]

Everyone keep complaining and they it will turned into a spec series like IndyCar...

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by URY914

Everyone keep complaining and they it will turned into a spec series like IndyCar...

And NASCAR.

[pitargue]

Gentlemen. The show is over at WEC. There, our marque Porsche is quite strong amongst other contenders, Audi, Toyota, et. al. Other classes race cars that actually look like street cars which is a bonus imho. And the races are endurance races, something Porsche takes quite seriously.

If you want close competition, F1 is not it. Still don't understand why people watch F1. It's akin to battered housewife syndrome I guess...

Or Aussie V8 Supercars. Now, that's the bomb!

[Deschodt]

http://sniffpetrol.com/2015/04/14/dennis-driver-ultimatum/#.VS04u_nF98G

[motion]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Not even. They have an extra second per lap in reserve.
A month ago other teams were calling for restrictions against Mercedes. Red bull even threatened to quit.

So mercedes turned it down to 9 so they wouldn't get punished for being too good. Barely loose baaa-rain, barely win the next two, barely looose the next one after that, and so on.
They'll be just fast enough for the rest of the year to stay on the podium and win the championship(s).

My right brain wants to agree, but the left brain doesn't.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by motion

My right brain wants to agree, but the left brain doesn't.

I always figured you were pretty smart, and no wonder! Two brains!

Lucky bastage ......

[Neilk]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Not even. They have an extra second per lap in reserve.
A month ago other teams were calling for restrictions against Mercedes. Red bull even threatened to quit.

So mercedes turned it down to 9 so they wouldn't get punished for being too good. Barely loose baaa-rain, barely win the next two, barely looose the next one after that, and so on.
They'll be just fast enough for the rest of the year to stay on the podium and win the championship(s).

Add some manufactured drama between Hamilton and Rosberg and you get the WWE.

[legion]

I just think this year's car is more suited to Hamilton than Rossberg. Look at Weber/Vettel. The first year of Red Bull dominance, they could drive the car equally well, but over the next seasons it developed more and more to suit Vettel's style. Rossberg is struggling with a car that doesn't suit him and his apparent role as #2.

Hamilton is wise to keep contract negotiations open as long as possible, because it motivates the team to please him.

[DaveE]

Originally Posted by pitargue

Gentlemen. The show is over at WEC. There, our marque Porsche is quite strong amongst other contenders, Audi, Toyota, et. al. Other classes race cars that actually look like street cars which is a bonus imho. And the races are endurance races, something Porsche takes quite seriously.

If you want close competition, F1 is not it. Still don't understand why people watch F1. It's akin to battered housewife syndrome I guess...

Or Aussie V8 Supercars. Now, that's the bomb!

The back and forth battle between Audi and Porsche at Silverstone was awesome to watch! I can't wait for Spa!

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by Neilk

Add some manufactured drama between Hamilton and Rosberg and you get the WWE.

They have folding chairs at the press conferences... use them...

[URY914]

Hammy's taking some heat on social media for these pics. If you didn't think he was a dick before these, you may now...

[Deschodt]

In fairness we can dig up pictures of most winners spraying the podium girls. And the pictures make it look like he was at it for a long time but it might be one second from 3 angles... The media doesn't know what to do anymore to create a tempest in a teacup (and I'm not a fan of his - by a long shot - gold chain rapper, not my guy).

[ted]

Originally Posted by URY914

If you didn't think he was a dick before these, you may now...

I had not seen this one either...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/fIuvkgeyXD4