ChocolateSennna Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMSKRR Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 ChocolateSennna said: I can only imagine the reaction if that was the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateSennna Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Even if it was there's still technically nothing wrong with it, it's just what your perception and implication of the image is.What do i see?4 friends out together on a walk as it's a nice day, they come across a cotton field, they decide to pick it, Tyrone ( at the back ) decides to take off his belt and whip that cotton instead of picking it, this seems like a more efficient way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted April 3, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 3, 2015 Right, this conversation has gone completely off the topic of Formula 1 and it will return to Formula 1 immediately, otherwise warnings/bans will be handed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateSennna Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 A few posts with a bit of banter go off topic in a non serious generic F1 thread and you come along threatening to warn and ban people? thank you for contributing to these forums being as dull as you are.and fyi "warning and bans" are essentially ineffective thanks to proxies and temporary email accounts, so your warning is quite pointless and wasn't needed in any way. go back to moderating school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolvingPrawn Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Well, that was a little harsh Matt :p I'm pretty sure I've derailed threads more than this has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 And.. he's out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsharp2010 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 mike96 said: And.. he's out. well I hope he learns his lesson never backchat a moderator can't say I wouldn't have done the same though. Although he did end up in jail pretty fast only 21 posts on the board thus far. Anyway to try and get this thread back on topic lets hope the next race in China will be as exciting as Malaysia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 In China it's all about protecting the front tyres, which is something Mercedes never had any problems with. It's rear tyre degradation that is hurting them. Looking at their pace from 2010 onwards, I'd say it SHOULD be a Merc 1-2, but that's just on paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMSKRR Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Wow, that was harsh.Anyway, China will be Mercedes 1-2, unless it is really hot again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetteIfan Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I wouldn't jump to the conclusion of "Ferrari will only do well when it's hot". As Perez made clear on the radio at Malaysia, you can have the best tyre deg in the world, but it needs to be matched with pace. In the first few laps of the race in Malaysia before Ericcson's spin, Hamilton couldn't make a one second gap to Vettel even on equal tyres. The Ferrari is genuinely quick. Sure, Merc go to China as the expected winners, but Ferrari should keep them reasonably honest. Temperature aside, Malaysia and China are a similar style of track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted April 4, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2015 Merc will dominate in China, 2012 and 13 are proof of that even when Merc don't have the best car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2015 The irony and blindness of Ecclestone is unreal: http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns30456.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=grandprixdotcom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted April 8, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2015 Silly old tart. F1 needs a fresh face to lead it, Bernie's past it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2015 Well then, Alonso announces his retirement! http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-will-retire-after-mclaren-stint?utm_content=bufferece5a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolvingPrawn Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Oh dear Chris, it seems your role as a writer for Formula Update has influenced you into some rather Bensonite attention gabbing headlines/posts ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2015 RevolvingPrawn said: Oh dear Chris, it seems your role as a writer for Formula Update has influenced you into some rather Bensonite attention gabbing headlines/posts ;) Click bait :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted April 9, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2015 Didn't he say Ferrari would be his last team when he first joined them too?!Also, this gif, if that was me then I think some poo might have come out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted April 10, 2015 PeteTheDuck said: Didn't he say Ferrari would be his last team when he first joined them too?!Also, this gif, if that was me then I think some poo might have come out... Is that Silverstone 1993? Might have to look up that race :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted April 10, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 10, 2015 Yeah that's right, but I think it might have been during a practice session, I'm not 100% sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted April 10, 2015 If, like me, you're a bit sad and interested in the engineering side of the sport, this picture I found on twitter is the inside of the Merc's sidepods:Thought it was really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadwick8505 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 fIsince08 said: If, like me, you're a bit sad and interested in the engineering side of the sport, this picture I found on twitter is the inside of the Merc's sidepods:Thought it was really cool! NSFW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetwothree Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 So what free seats are there for Nico next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 via AS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2015 onetwothree said: So what free seats are there for Nico next year? Ferrari? Although he'll get slaughtered by Vettel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRTheIceman Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Raikkonen will probably stay, it's going to be a good season for them and he can challenge Vettel for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadwick8505 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Maybe Bottas and Rosberg will swap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolvingPrawn Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Rosberg should move to Red Bull, they all like to whine about their results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2015 Chadwick8505 said: Maybe Bottas and Rosberg will swap? Wasn't Alonso Toto Wolf's second choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetteIfan Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 onetwothree said: So what free seats are there for Nico next year? To be honest I don't think Merc will be too upset with Nico's current form. He can't get near Hamilton, but he's still easily good enough to bring the car home 2nd. So they can still get comfortable 1-2's when they've got the best car, but without the drama and tension of last season. Win win from a team view. That's makes it only once in the last 10 races that Rosberg has beaten Hamilton now though. I remember a while ago (around Russia last season) someone on here saying the radio ban had negatively influenced Nico more so than Lewis. At the time I said it was too soon to say, but in hindsight now you've got to say since the rule came in to place, Lewis has endured his most dominant spell over Rosberg since they've been teammates. I may be adding 2 and 2 together and coming to 5, but I don't see the same Nico who gave Lewis the race of his life at places like Bahrain and Catalunya last season and the way see it something has to have provoked that change. Plus Nico is normally one of the drivers more regularly asking for driving tips, although we obviously don't hear all the team radios. He's entering a crucial time of the season now, and the way I see it he has two options:Option 1 is he needs to completley overhaul his mindset and his driving and almost act like he's starting again in this championship. He needs to start beating Lewis in practice and qualifying before all else - to displace the mentality that Lewis has got him beat before he even steps in the car in the race, and at least put some slight doubt in his head. Then slowly translate that to races. Option 2 is a lot simpler. He takes a heel turn and becomes Mr Nasty again, just like he did last season by pulling a Monaco/Spa style stunt. Fans may not condone it, but if it's the only way he can get in to the championship and in to Lewis' head, then that's what needs to be done. He's started this season as Mr Nice Guy just like he did last season, and it gives Lewis the oppurtunity to walk all over him when his head is clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenColt Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Problem is, even if he qualifies ahead of Lewis, chances are Lewis will get him in the race. He always finds a way past. As for the Mr Nasty-bit, that won't work another time. I'm sure Lewis has learned a lot from Monaco last year and if you look back at what happened after Spa, Hamilton was the one coming stronger out of that dogfight. Plus, Mercedes won't tolerate dirty driving (I mean in a cheating way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2015 Has Nico ever stayed ahead of Lewis after overtaking yet? Brazil last season doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam12d Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 fIsince08 said: Has Nico ever stayed ahead of Lewis after overtaking yet? Brazil last season doesn't count. Short answer no.Long answer no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted April 14, 2015 I've just discovered a really funny stat. Maldonado has only finished in the points 8 times in his career!Even better, he's finished in the points once all season three times in four years and retired from the first two races four times in the last five! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted April 14, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 14, 2015 Wow, I knew he was bad but I thought he was better than that! That's a bad record for four years in the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted April 18, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 18, 2015 Found this on the web.http://procreate.si/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2453.0;attach=11122;imageI'm not quite sure what I think to this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukedfrt Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Them 4 fingers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Interesting article on Autosport about the Honda PUhttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118626 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted April 21, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 21, 2015 Very interesting stuff as always from Craig Scarborough, always cool to see those little illustrations too, but I always wonder when I see this sort of thing (similar to Giorgio Piola), how do they know that the engine looks like that?Piola especially has produced ridiculously detailed drawings of the cars over the years and I think, how has he managed to do these, getting right into the depths of the car or engine? Has he somehow got photos from there, some inside knowledge, or is it just an educated guess?I'm not saying they're wrong as they're obviously experts and that's what they do, it's just always made me think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 There are a few photos of the Honda PU (thanks to Button's problems :p ) at Bahrain here http://www.racecar-engineering.com/cars/mclaren-mp4-30/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted April 21, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 21, 2015 Aaah I see, probably explains that Scarborough drawing then :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted April 22, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 22, 2015 F1 teams have agreed on a budget cap!http://sniffpetrol.com/2015/04/22/f1-teams-agree-to-budget-cap/#.VTeyzNJVikp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator f1since08 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted April 22, 2015 PeteTheDuck said: F1 teams have agreed on a budget cap!http://sniffpetrol.com/2015/04/22/f1-teams-agree-to-budget-cap/#.VTeyzNJVikp You had me fooled until I saw the URL :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator MBKF1 Posted April 22, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 22, 2015 Haha, I would've renamed the URL in the forum but I can't work out how to do it :/But quality writing as always from SP. They even got a mention on Ted's Notebook on Sunday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 That's how you should do it Matt :pF1 teams agree on budget cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 https://twitter.com/NobleF1/status/593175750368428032edit and here's the full story, earlier start time and back-to-back with China expected... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couger1981 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Leaked 2016 F1 CalenderSkysports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetteIfan Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 couger1981 said: Leaked 2016 F1 CalenderSkysports Yay, Monza lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonfan Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 McLaren to run with revised livery http://adamcooperf1.com/2015/05/02/mclaren-to-debut-new-livery-in-spain/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetteIfan Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 mike96 said: McLaren to run with revised livery http://adamcooperf1.com/2015/05/02/mclaren-to-debut-new-livery-in-spain/ I look forward to the new shade of black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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