Andy_Bangle Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 Not enough new talent out there due to all the mediocre pay as you crash drive drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 Or Vettel really does just want a puppet partner who doesn't really give a sh*t and isn't going to push him too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 Kimi's PR shot for the British GP Because Ferrari have now realised that pretty much anything Kimi does will make some people laugh, they’ve gone and made a British Grand Prix preview that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 Maybe financial realities have hit hard and they've decided to keep Kimi because they pay him in ice cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Do you think the stewards gave Jenson that controversial drive thru penalty so there would be a "talking point" for today's extremely boring race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Button: "So my brake pedal going to the floor isn't a safety issue? Interesting." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 The radio comms clamp down has gone way too far. Yes it wasn't great when they were getting coached but I never found that a detractor personally. Before radio messages were a good addition to the racing, now they hardly seem to exist and are only serving to be a detractor. We probably did miss a fair bit of the comms in the past as many teams would put a C bomb or similar into the transmission so it didn't make it to TV but I think even that was stopped and for good reason to be fair. Just put it back to how it was so we can concentrate on the racing, yesterday was a boring procession on the whole but lets face it racing has been getting better in the mid field for a good while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busby Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 I never had an issue with any of the radio messages to do with the car - brake temps, fuel usage, etc. However, I've never liked the messages about who is quicker than you on track and where they are making that time up versus you. All of these messages are still allowed though which I think detracts from the racing far more than being told how to manage a extremely complicated piece of machinery in a better way. If somebody is ten seconds behind you and gaining a second a lap then I think you should only know about that by either looking in your mirrors (once they are close enough!) or reading your pit board each lap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 They'd just easily come up with code as how to say that over the radio instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 10 place grid penalty for Nico Rosberg for changing his helmet design 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted July 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Such is the state of the rules at the moment, I had to double check it wasn't true:-) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Thanks for checking. Saves me the bother. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 2 hours ago, Cuprabob said: Such is the state of the rules at the moment, I had to double check it wasn't true:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted July 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 I don't think Lee McKenzie need worry too much about losing her gig at CH4 F1 to Holly Samos. She even makes Jenni Gow look good:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy2shots Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 I always tune in to see the start and the first 5 laps. I wait until the teams tell the drivers to preserve their fuel and manage their tyres (5 laps) then go and do something else. When I left it was 1. Lewis 2. Max 3. Ric 4. Ros 5. Seb 6. Kimi 2 hours later I check the results. Max and the Aussie bloke had changed positions and I had a productive 2 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 More like turn 5 lap 1 than 5 laps. Rosberg was so bored he even tried to redesign the circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 For I think the first time I gave up after a few laps and went to sit in the garden. I was feeling quite lethargic and any more of that snoozefest would have sent me to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted August 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Bernie not wishing to miss out on an opportunity to make some more money. http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/formula-1/news/ecclestone-to-sell-f1-radio-comms_278137.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Common sense prevails and about time, fingers crossed it actually happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 To save you watching the race - Nico Rosberg wins at Spa. Maybe RB will give us a race http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-confirms-engine-penalty-at-spa-809751/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted August 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 BBC 5 Live podcast has an excellent documentary or Michael Schumacher's debut 25 years ago at Spa with Jordan. Worth a listen if you have a spare hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 It's an interesting listen. I didn't realise the circumstances under which Schumacher got the drive at Jordan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted August 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 3 hours ago, burble said: It's an interesting listen. I didn't realise the circumstances under which Schumacher got the drive at Jordan. Although I can remember the day, I too didn't know the back story behind it. The insights from the likes of Gary Anderson and Pat Symonds are really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Potentially a 75 place grid penalty for Lewis. By my calculations, that puts him 9th on the grid. For Malaysia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) A news report I saw this morning said minus 30 places but it only applies to this race so it's back of the grid. I guess that's like a prisoner being sentenced to 200 years in jail rather than 100. Edited August 27, 2016 by Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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