The Formula 1 Stuff Thread

[Jiggy 5]

Unless you're a Ferrari-fan. Ferrari is special. Ferrari is life.

[couger1981 89]

I think he needs another year in a mid field team before getting promoted to the top of the field, look at Perez he also was impressive at Sauber he even got a podium too but was drafted to a topish team to soon and failed to deliver. 

[couger1981 89]

So Mercedes and Ferrari warn Danny Ric he would be a number 2 if they hire him lol

[Hughesy 254]

VetteIfan said:

Hughesy said:

Guess I'm going to be a Ferrari fan next year as Leclerc is set to move to Ferrari. Red is my favourite colour lol, but back in the day I hated Schumacher and have always been a McLaren fan. Forza Ferrari I guess.

That doesn't make you a Ferrari fan, that just makes you a fan who has mutual interest with Ferrari fans in Ferrari winning because it means Leclerc will be winning. Kinda like me now. 

As a side note on the Mclaren point, pinning loyalty to a team is not something I'd personally ever be interested in as an F1 fan. You'd always have to go through some phase where your team hires an uninspiring driver pairing, or a period of time where the team becomes completely inept like Mclaren now. You also get teams like Mercedes and Red Bull who are clearly not in F1 for the long haul so what's the point in being loyal to them. 

F1 history remembers the great drivers, and it's the personality and ability of those drivers which intrigues us all in the end. 

That's like saying why support a football team if they don't win all the time. 

[extracurricularturd 4]

The card based game is surprisingly fun aha

[f1since08 60]

Leclerc has a 2 year contract at Ferrari according to c4

[Hughesy 254]

Coming in here and creating new words mate, try saying that when you're drunk.

[VetteIfan 0]

Jiggy said:

Unless you're a Ferrari-fan. Ferrari is special. Ferrari is life.

Yeah Ferrari are maybe the one exception. The team does take priority over any driver in Italy, which tbf can't be said for the British teams/drivers. 

Hughesy said: 

That's like saying why support a football team if they don't win all the time. 

No it's not. In football you support a club and that takes primary importance because the club's name is the one that goes down in the record books, not that of an individual. Last time I checked football teams don't drop in and out of the sport either. 

You're also typically from the place/area of the football club you support as well so there's a lot deeper connection in general.

But if that's your view you're a pretty lousy fan for supporting Ferrari just because of Leclerc when you've "always been a Mclaren fan" ;)

[couger1981 89]

Eric Boullier has resigned as McLaren's racing director

Link

[Hughesy 254]

Good, useless bastard. Zak Brown isn't any better, said he would get McLaren back where they belong and get a title sponsor, but here we are.
                      

[Chadwick8505 0]

Zak Brown has done nothing but ruin McLaren when no one thought it could get worse. You can see that in this article even. Boullier leaves so they're gonna simplify the position... across three different people, how is that simplier? 

"It's no ones fault" "systematic failures" two contradicting statements. If it's systematic then maybe Zak should resign too.  

[Jiggy 5]

Maybe McLaren needs to accept they're Williams-level now and aren't coming back to the top ever. Well, unless they join IndyCar. They're awfully high maintenance for a team that performs awfully.

[Hughesy 254]

They would be Williams if not for their automobile business. 

[DiRTKiNG808 15]

I don't understand how teams like McLaren and Williams with so much experience can fall flat on their face and never recover. I understand Williams but not McLaren. I mean, if Marussia was back they would finish ahead of McLaren by now.

[Jiggy 5]

Meh, it happened to Lotus and Tyrrell and Brabham and Ligier. People couldn't believe it at the time either because they've known those teams when they were competitive and winning championships. Back then, those were the teams deemed too big to become backmarkers, but that's what they ended up being.

So with that in mind, when it comes to privateer-teams, it can also happen to the great British teams of our generation in McLaren and Williams. Maybe they won't even be on the grid in 5 years. Unless you're a factory team, it seems like your time in F1 is limited always. And that's even the case for factory teams, but they always are able to come back one day if they'd want it. Like Toyota or BMW. But for the privateers, when they're gone, they're gone forever. Unless the name gets bought by some dodgy Malaysian dude who needs a gimmick and drags it through the mud like Tony Fernandes and Lotus.

[Chadwick8505 0]

http://https//www.motorsport.com/f1/news/brown-blames-instability-for-unacceptable-f1-form-1055837/

He's either and idiot or really worried about his job... maybe both. 

[Hughesy 254]

When I click on that link it says site not found, I'd love to see more rubbish from Browns mouth.

[VetteIfan 0]

I literally have no idea who's in charge under the new 'simplified technical leadership team'.

Peak McLaren. 

[extracurricularturd 4]

DiRTKiNG808 said:

Hopefully Verstappen is the next to be axed by Red Bull. Riccardo just wipes the floor with that guy.

Just went back a page by accident and eh.. well this is awkward

[DiRTKiNG808 15]

Reub09 said:

DiRTKiNG808 said:

Hopefully Verstappen is the next to be axed by Red Bull. Riccardo just wipes the floor with that guy.

Just went back a page by accident and eh.. well this is awkward

Overall through a season Riccardo is the one that usually impresses. He can actually overtake unlike Verstappen.

[Hughesy 254]

Max can overtake, but he normally has to go through someone to get the job done.

[ImDyingYouIdiot 0]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula-one/44725602
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/137224/mclaren-admits-it-has-less-downforce-than-last-year

It just keeps getting better and better. How long before Zak gets the sack?

[DiRTKiNG808 15]

Through the season I'm ranking all the Grand Prix. 1 being the best so far. Here is the updated list.

1. Bahrain
2. Austria
3. China
4. Azerbaijan
5. Canada
6. Australia
7. France
8. Monaco
9. Spain

[Hughesy 254]

Wish McLaren would bring back Martin Whitmarsh. Zak is way out of his depth.

[MBKF1 91]

I was trying to think last night but I can't remember for the life of me, so maybe one of you lot can help.

Who was it that McLaren signed around 2 years ago, and was literally at the team for about 2 weeks? He was in a pretty top position, but left almost straight away, can't remember who it was.