The Formula 1 Stuff Thread

[Mexicola 10]

Parabollocks.

[couger1981 94]

Don't see Monza losing it appeal still a good corner without a gravel trap.

[alonsofan46 0]

couger1981 said:

Don't see Monza losing it appeal still a good corner without a gravel trap.

Meh , not really. All it is now is a long left hander. What made it difficult was the gravel trap on the outside (how many times have people went wide there in the past couple of years ). Now that I think of it , it was probably the most challenging corner on the calender since Spa and Silverstone etc have been covered in tarmac run-off. Some corners the tarmac run off is fine , but in corners like this it completely ruins them.

[f1since08 110]

alonsofan46 said:

couger1981 said:

Don't see Monza losing it appeal still a good corner without a gravel trap.

Meh , not really. All it is now is a long left hander. What made it difficult was the gravel trap on the outside (how many times have people went wide there in the past couple of years ). Now that I think of it , it was probably the most challenging corner on the calender since Spa and Silverstone etc have been covered in tarmac run-off. Some corners the tarmac run off is fine , but in corners like this it completely ruins them.

Huh?

It's a shame it's gone, part of what makes F1 exciting is the fact that mistakes are punished.

[alonsofan46 0]

fIsince08 said:

alonsofan46 said:

couger1981 said:

Don't see Monza losing it appeal still a good corner without a gravel trap.

Meh , not really. All it is now is a long left hander. What made it difficult was the gravel trap on the outside (how many times have people went wide there in the past couple of years ). Now that I think of it , it was probably the most challenging corner on the calender since Spa and Silverstone etc have been covered in tarmac run-off. Some corners the tarmac run off is fine , but in corners like this it completely ruins them.

Huh?

It's a shame it's gone, part of what makes F1 exciting is the fact that mistakes are punished.

What do you mean by huh ? I'm agreeing with what you said.

[f1since08 110]

alonsofan46 said:

fIsince08 said:

alonsofan46 said:

couger1981 said:

Don't see Monza losing it appeal still a good corner without a gravel trap.

Meh , not really. All it is now is a long left hander. What made it difficult was the gravel trap on the outside (how many times have people went wide there in the past couple of years ). Now that I think of it , it was probably the most challenging corner on the calender since Spa and Silverstone etc have been covered in tarmac run-off. Some corners the tarmac run off is fine , but in corners like this it completely ruins them.

Huh?

It's a shame it's gone, part of what makes F1 exciting is the fact that mistakes are punished.

What do you mean by huh ? I'm agreeing with what you said.

Which way does the Parabollica go? :p 

[alonsofan46 0]

fIsince08 said:

alonsofan46 said:

fIsince08 said:

alonsofan46 said:

couger1981 said:

Don't see Monza losing it appeal still a good corner without a gravel trap.

Meh , not really. All it is now is a long left hander. What made it difficult was the gravel trap on the outside (how many times have people went wide there in the past couple of years ). Now that I think of it , it was probably the most challenging corner on the calender since Spa and Silverstone etc have been covered in tarmac run-off. Some corners the tarmac run off is fine , but in corners like this it completely ruins them.

Huh?

It's a shame it's gone, part of what makes F1 exciting is the fact that mistakes are punished.

What do you mean by huh ? I'm agreeing with what you said.

Which way does the Parabollica go? :p 

****.  

[alonsofan46 0]

alonsofan46 said:

couger1981 said:

Don't see Monza losing it appeal still a good corner without a gravel trap.

Meh , not really. All it is now is a long right hander. What made it difficult was the gravel trap on the outside (how many times have people went wide there in the past couple of years ). Now that I think of it , it was probably the most challenging corner on the calender since Spa and Silverstone etc have been covered in tarmac run-off. Some corners the tarmac run off is fine , but in corners like this it completely ruins them.

[couger1981 94]

http://vimeo.com/92447133

94 season plus a good tribute to two legends :)

[yugin96 0]

As far as can be seen from the pictures on Twitter no asphalt is being laid down on the exit of the corner yet.

[APR193 0]

yugin96 said:

As far as can be seen from the pictures on Twitter no asphalt is being laid down on the exit of the corner uet.

I noticed a mistake in the text. It suggests there are crowds at World Superbike races :P

[buttonfan 5]

https://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/497786771481300992

[f1since08 110]

I wonder if Monti has been forced out by Alonso...

[KRTheIceman 0]

He probably died of frustration. 

[jordieDAFC 0]

Montezemolo is rumoured to be the new chairman of Italian airline Alitalia after playing a big part in the negotiations between them and Etihad.

Apparently he was asked by the Italian Prime Minister to use his links in Abu Dhabi to get Etihad to buy Alitalia and they now own 49% of Alitalia.

He's denied that he's going to be the chairman but you never know

[MBKF1 91]

Ferrari F1 would be better off with out him tbh

[KRTheIceman 0]

Ferrari F1 would be better off without Ferrari F1.

[RevolvingPrawn 1]

KRTheIceman said:

Ferrari F1 would be better off without Ferrari F1.

Ferrari F1 would be better off without Raikkonen.

[KRTheIceman 0]

RevolvingPrawn said:

KRTheIceman said:

Ferrari F1 would be better off without Ferrari F1.

Ferrari F1 would be better off without Raikkonen.

How many championships has Alonso won for Ferrari? Oh wait.

[RevolvingPrawn 1]

How many points has Kimi scored this year? And now how many has Alonso?

[MBKF1 91]

And how many races of the 11 so far has Alonso beaten Raikkonen in?

Oh yeah, all of them!

[KRTheIceman 0]

Yeah but Alonso still never wins anything. He's trapped.

[RevolvingPrawn 1]

KRTheIceman said:

Yeah but Alonso still never wins anything. He's trapped.

And Kimi isn't? Sure Kimi could move to another team, but his reputation has definitely taken a blow this year. Alonso on the other hand could do whatever he wants. He's widely regarded as the most complete driver on the grid and there's not many teams who'd say no to having him.

[ImRiteUrRong74 0]

He probably will go to Mclaren next year due to his 3rd place realese clause. Vettel may replace him at Ferrari if he goes Mclaren (only is JB retires) or if Button don't retire Vettel may go Ferrari and Alonso to RB

[KRTheIceman 0]

RevolvingPrawn said:

KRTheIceman said:

Yeah but Alonso still never wins anything. He's trapped.

And Kimi isn't? Sure Kimi could move to another team, but his reputation has definitely taken a blow this year. Alonso on the other hand could do whatever he wants. He's widely regarded as the most complete driver on the grid and there's not many teams who'd say no to having him.

Kimi isn't bothered, he's going to retire at the end of his contract anyway. I wouldn't say his reputation has taken a massive blow, he was always the fastest guy out there before 2009. 2012 and 2013 were simply sublime, destroying his teammates with ease. This year he's had bad luck, struggles with the harder compound and has gone from a good car to a terrible one. His driving style relies on a good front end, Ferrari don't have that. I'd love to see Kimi at Williams with Bottas, since Massa isn't exactly shining alongside his ROOKIE teammate, but I can't really see that happening.