yugin96 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alonsofan46 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 mike96 said: Off-topic but I don't think Alonsofan is TJ :P I'm not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexicola Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 alonsofan46 said: mike96 said: Off-topic but I don't think Alonsofan is TJ :P I'm not. YOU'RE NOT MY FRIEND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommig1995 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I'm TJ, or my first 2 initials are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Tommig1995 said: I'm TJ, or my first 2 initials are... You're Fernando Alonso from the old forums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted June 21, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 21, 2014 I am really saddened to hear that Formula 1 and motorsport cartoonist Jim Bamber has died.Most of you have probably never heard of him, but he used to do a cartoon each week in Autosport magazine which I absolutely loved. When I was 7 or 8 I used to copy them each week and at the time I had no idea what the cartoons meant with various rude words at times, so looking back it's pretty funny :p I wrote to him back in 2005 when I was eight years old, and my mum ordered one of his books for me. I sent him some of my copies of his cartoons and he sent me a signed copy of his book (along with two other signed copies later on too). He also sent me some black and white copies of cartoons for me to colour in myself, and I was so pleased when he drew a cartoon just for me, of me in a BAR overtaking Schumacher in the Ferrari!I have a few of his pit crew figurines such as the 2005 Williams, Ferrari and Renault, and the 2007 McLaren, and he also sent me a limited edition pewter model of one of his cartoon model cars, as well as a plain pit crew figurine for me to paint myself. What an absolute legend.If you haven't seen his cartoons then take a look as they're so good. RIP Jim Bamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 That is seriously cool, thanks for sharing this with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexicola Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Ah bless, I've never heard of him until now but that's some awesome stuff right there. RIP Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alonsofan46 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 R.I.P I loved his cartoons too. They looked brilliant and they really made me laugh. It doesn't come as much of a surprise though as I heard a few months back that he wasn't well. Awesome story though Matt. PS. Surprised Autosport don't have an article up on his passing away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 alonsofan46 said: R.I.P I loved his cartoons too. They looked brilliant and they really made me laugh. It doesn't come as much of a surprise though as I heard a few months back that he wasn't well. Awesome story though Matt. PS. Surprised Autosport don't have an article up on his passing away. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114582 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/480655389080711168 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetteIfan Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Just a hunch, but something tells me Fernando won't exactly be biting their hand off on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couger1981 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Jenson Button will be winning every race from now on in his 2013 car haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yugin96 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 My guess is that Alonso will be going for one-year extensions, until either a) Ferrari make a winning car or b) Massa wins a couple of races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsharp2010 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 mike96 said: https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/480655389080711168 If I were him I'd think twice before signing it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yugin96 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Moderator Share Posted June 23, 2014 https://twitter.com/Jamesallenonf1/status/481136296354930688 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted June 23, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 23, 2014 Oh my, I really do hope that isn't true. Who would even do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Scumbags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMSKRR Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I saw that earlier. Terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yugin96 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Goodness, that's horrible.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsharp2010 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 yea the news has just been posted up on Yahoo sa well I hope they nail the culprits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/06/24/could-lotus-switch-to-mercedes-power-from-2015/That would be interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted June 24, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 24, 2014 That could be cool, but I would love to know who these well-placed sources are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Renault F1 engine factory could be up for sale http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns28327.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetteIfan Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 To further advance on the Renault story: http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/06/25/red-bull-set-to-take-over-viry-and-design-new-engine-for-2016/Very interesting story, and possibly one of high significance. After the homologation in 2015 the engines are then frozen for 3 years. With this possible alternative seen in the link, Red Bull (and Toro Rosso and Caterham if another theory in this story came to fruition) would have an engine developed in 2016, if Renault decide to theoretically walk away then. It would be is a freshly developed engine under a new name, effectively bypassing the homologation. It could even be a product of Adrian Newey according to Adam Cooper. There's a lot of if's and but's in all this, but if Renault continue to underperform it may be Red Bull's best bet - a bet with a lot of potential advantages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 It definitely sounds like a typical RB-style loophole screwing move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Moderator Share Posted June 25, 2014 Does anyone know if Murray Walker is commentating at Silverstone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 https://twitter.com/planetnav/status/482067336040828928/photo/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couger1981 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 mike96 said: https://twitter.com/planetnav/status/482067336040828928/photo/1 Didn't know he died. Sad news :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 It's not really news anymore, he died in January iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couger1981 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 We don't get much news like that over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 No problem, just wanted to inform you mate. :)Nice idea, although the colors are a bit odd, but that doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetteIfan Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 That's not the helmet he is using, he said on his twitter. Major cool points for Button if he had though, I think that looks pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Yeah it's still going to be pink, but it's not the one I posted. Blame Buxton who retweeted that tweet :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couger1981 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Alonso may follow Mark and go to sports car racing next year if he doesn't re sign with Ferrari?F1 timesF1 news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted June 26, 2014 Author Moderator Share Posted June 26, 2014 couger1981 said: Alonso may follow Mark and go to sports car racing next year if he doesn't re sign with Ferrari?F1 timesF1 news He's contracted till 2016 though isn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 fIsince08 said: couger1981 said: Alonso may follow Mark and go to sports car racing next year if he doesn't re sign with Ferrari?F1 timesF1 news He's contracted till 2016 though isn't he? I'm sure Raikkonen was contracted untill 2010... With lots of money, anything can happen regarding contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couger1981 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 fIsince08 said: couger1981 said: Alonso may follow Mark and go to sports car racing next year if he doesn't re sign with Ferrari?F1 timesF1 news He's contracted till 2016 though isn't he? Isn't there talks that he may opt out early? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted June 26, 2014 Author Moderator Share Posted June 26, 2014 couger1981 said: fIsince08 said: couger1981 said: Alonso may follow Mark and go to sports car racing next year if he doesn't re sign with Ferrari?F1 timesF1 news He's contracted till 2016 though isn't he? Isn't there talks that he may opt out early? His agent said the contract "cannot be broken"@mike96 ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetwothree Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 So what if he wants to retire?"Nah you signed your soul away when you thought we'd give you a good car."I'm no lawyer and don't claim to know the intricacies of contract law, but I'm sure there has to be some kind of release clause. He could take it up with consumer affairs if all else fails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alonsofan46 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 He died in January or February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsharp2010 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 couger1981 said: mike96 said: https://twitter.com/planetnav/status/482067336040828928/photo/1 Didn't know he died. Sad news :( yeah he died over the winter I think at least I remember reading something about it. Nice helmet design though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolvingPrawn Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 alonsofan46 said: He died in January or February. Alonso when he drove the Ferrari in pre-season testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsharp2010 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 fIsince08 said: couger1981 said: fIsince08 said: couger1981 said: Alonso may follow Mark and go to sports car racing next year if he doesn't re sign with Ferrari?F1 timesF1 news He's contracted till 2016 though isn't he? Isn't there talks that he may opt out early? His agent said the contract "cannot be broken"@mike96 ^^ well that didn't stop Schumacher from switching from Jordan to Bennetton did it. If he's not happy and wants to leave early they'll let him go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 RevolvingPrawn said: alonsofan46 said: He died in January or February. Alonso when he drove the Ferrari in pre-season testing. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 2015 F1 rules http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/06/26/fia-confirms-new-2015-rules-including-standing-restarts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 So, standing starts confirmed.Just when I thought F1 couldn't get any more stupid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Plus parc ferme from FP3 and titanium skid blocks as well..This isn't F1 anymore.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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