RevolvingPrawn Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 yugin96 said: RevolvingPrawn said: Happy to hear this! It's been a bit worrying the last couple of months getting practically no news. I'm not sure about you guys, but it lead me to believe that he was going to be in the coma for even longer still. Lets just hope his rehabilitation goes smoothly and we get to see him hanging out in the F1 paddock again as soon as he can :) What worried me was that a former F1 doctor said that after six months (or something like that), virtually 0% of patients still in a coma will eventually wake up. So presumably he'd come out of the coma a little while back? Yea, it was some of what Gary Hartstein was saying that had me most worried. So to hear he's out and has moved is definitely encouraging :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couger1981 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Looking forward for statement from the doctor to tell us more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishwildcat Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Not getting too excited yet. Awaking from a coma can still mean a prognosis of anything from 'miraculous recovery' to 'persistent vegetative state', and if anything, the fact that he's leaving hospital makes me somewhat pessimistic as that's where I'd expect any significant rehabilitation to happen. But fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Finally some positive news, now let's hope things will get better step by step. If Michael speeds up, he can replace Kimi for next season. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yugin96 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 If so, then prepare to see the biggest gap between teammates since... well, since Vettel and Webber, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I know, Alonso won't stand a chance. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yugin96 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Lol, good one. If it gets Ferrari back on top then I wouldn't mind though :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsharp2010 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 RevolvingPrawn said: yugin96 said: RevolvingPrawn said: Happy to hear this! It's been a bit worrying the last couple of months getting practically no news. I'm not sure about you guys, but it lead me to believe that he was going to be in the coma for even longer still. Lets just hope his rehabilitation goes smoothly and we get to see him hanging out in the F1 paddock again as soon as he can :) What worried me was that a former F1 doctor said that after six months (or something like that), virtually 0% of patients still in a coma will eventually wake up. So presumably he'd come out of the coma a little while back? Yea, it was some of what Gary Hartstein was saying that had me most worried. So to hear he's out and has moved is definitely encouraging :) yeah it is I was never a fan of his but I'm glad he's on the road to recovery. :) I too was thinking all those close calls and accidents he had as an F1 driver and then getting taken out doing a leisure activity would not have been good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted June 16, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 16, 2014 I got bored so I decided to re-write the real answers to 'The First Time' interview with Maldonado... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I lost it at the "first grand prix"-question. Hahahaha!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordieDAFC Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E4RUdm_-kANot F1 but still racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolvingPrawn Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Maldonado was operating the crane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsharp2010 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 RevolvingPrawn said: Maldonado was operating the crane yeah he probably was :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yugin96 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 More of Pastor auditioning for his new role:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0YY4hHe2A8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsharp2010 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 mike96 said: yep that you do Daniel that you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted June 17, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 17, 2014 He sure is owning him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordieDAFC Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Its taken me ages to work out that it says I own Vettel :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 jordieDAFC said: Its taken me ages to work out that it says I own Vettel :)) Scottish jokes to begin in 3..2..1. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordieDAFC Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 mike96 said: jordieDAFC said: Its taken me ages to work out that it says I own Vettel :)) Scottish jokes to begin in 3..2..1. ;) If anybody makes a joke about Scotland, imma hook them and floor them........ :-w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I like scottish people. Everytime I share the same place with them, I know that my english is not the worst. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordieDAFC Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 English language is for pooves...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couger1981 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Round 11 Osterreichring 1981 with commentators Murray walker and James hunt.https://vimeo.com/98438657#t=3The old circuit is soo much better than the current one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetwothree Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I'm all for good humour, but come on Dan, you're better than that. You destroy him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 That Lotus Twitter F1 guy that everyone (well, most people) loved has revealed why he was fired.http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/9354129/Lotus-employee-sacked-over-gay-tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuB Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 What he was fired becuase a picture??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yugin96 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Pah, that's horrible. The reaction to the 'gay tweet' was if anything positive, and the replies to the subsequent apology criticised them for not having the guts to actually take such a stand. Also, the bunny picture when Kimi left for Ferrari was brilliant. Why so conservative?Can't stop laughing at one of the comments below though: 'Firing an employee who gives you a bad reputation? Then fire Maldonado...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alonsofan46 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Wow. If anything that man has gained them much more popularity and money. What BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuB Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 yugin96 said:Can't stop laughing at one of the comments below though: 'Firing an employee who gives you a bad reputation? Then fire Maldonado...'Yes They should do. Because he destroyes more than he brings money to Lotus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yugin96 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted June 20, 2014 Author Moderator Share Posted June 20, 2014 I've relaunched my F1 blog this weekend with a race preview.http://f1fanblogs.blogspot.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuB Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Did you hear that mercedes test titanium plates on the underbody of the car to create sparks for better show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted June 20, 2014 Author Moderator Share Posted June 20, 2014 KuB said: Did you hear that mercedes test titanium plates on the underbody of the car to create sparks for better show? Yeah, it looked crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuB Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Yes it looks. And it´s unecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couger1981 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 For those who are saying the sparks are shit is not a true F1 fan.Anyways there are a lot of Drivers getting close to grid penalties because the teams are getting close to their maximum allocated Power unit for the season which is five.F1 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommig1995 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report/12475/9356020/red-bull-considering-manufacturing-their-own-engines-after-2015Interesting, and very Red Bull... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Tommig1995 said: http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report/12475/9356020/red-bull-considering-manufacturing-their-own-engines-after-2015Interesting, and very Red Bull... Expect Nissan to run a V6 1.6 turbo at Le Mans next year ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yugin96 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 mike96 said: Tommig1995 said: http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report/12475/9356020/red-bull-considering-manufacturing-their-own-engines-after-2015Interesting, and very Red Bull... Expect Nissan to run a V6 1.6 turbo at Le Mans next year ;) I wonder how well an F1 engine will do at Le Mans. The current LMP1 regs allow a 76 litre tank for hybrid petrol engines, and assuming that lasts about 14 laps you have a range of 190 km. Meanwhile an F1 engine does 300+ km on 100 litres, but on circuits that use less fuel than the Le Mans track which has monstrously long straights. Still think the F1 engine has quite an advantage in terms of fuel efficiency though.Power-wise, F1 power units develop around 800 bhp (apparently they're more powerful than the V8s), which is less than the Toyota TS040's 1000 bhp- but surely it can't be too hard to ramp up the engine displacement and get more power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommig1995 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 mike96 said: Tommig1995 said: http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report/12475/9356020/red-bull-considering-manufacturing-their-own-engines-after-2015Interesting, and very Red Bull... Expect Nissan to run a V6 1.6 turbo at Le Mans next year ;) Somebody dropped a comment about Audi, which might actually be a possibility... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alonsofan46 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 couger1981 said: For those who are saying the sparks are shit is not a true F1 fan.Anyways there are a lot of Drivers getting close to grid penalties because the teams are getting close to their maximum allocated Power unit for the season which is five.F1 times No , anyone who thinks creating an artificial formula is the way to go is not a true F1 fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couger1981 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 alonsofan46 said: couger1981 said: For those who are saying the sparks are shit is not a true F1 fan.Anyways there are a lot of Drivers getting close to grid penalties because the teams are getting close to their maximum allocated Power unit for the season which is five.F1 times No , anyone who thinks creating an artificial formula is the way to go is not a true F1 fan. Haha what ever you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted June 21, 2014 Author Moderator Share Posted June 21, 2014 Sparks aren't F1. Great racing is F1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuB Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I´am a true F1 fan but sparks are a feature of the cars in the ninetees and not of the new technical cars. It just doesn´t fit.The cars now are perfect for the track surface and yes it doesn`t fit anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexicola Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 couger1981 said: alonsofan46 said: couger1981 said: For those who are saying the sparks are shit is not a true F1 fan.Anyways there are a lot of Drivers getting close to grid penalties because the teams are getting close to their maximum allocated Power unit for the season which is five.F1 times No , anyone who thinks creating an artificial formula is the way to go is not a true F1 fan. Haha what ever you say. Okay, I've a few things to say about this;1) Saying someone's not a true F1 fan just for saying they don't like something as minor as sparks is pretty silly.2) Less of the cheeky attitude, TJ was expressing disagreement with you post. That doesn't warrant you mocking it.3) The sparks are rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yugin96 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Sparks in F1 are cool, sticking on bits of metal specifically for that isn't. Just like the sound of V10s is cool, strapping on MP3 players and speakers to generate it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couger1981 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Looks like they have removed the artificial spark maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Off-topic but I don't think Alonsofan is TJ :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiddyboy13 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 couger1981 said: Looks like they have removed the artificial spark maker. It was just for practice, as a test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexicola Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 mike96 said: Off-topic but I don't think Alonsofan is TJ :P goddddddddddddamnnnnnnnnittttttttttttttttttt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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