ecclestone is trying his hardest to balls F1 up, this is the latest episode in his master plan.
there is no way he should be twisting event organizers arms behind their back and using threats of removal from the calendar to get his way by making them start their race later to accommodate us in the west.
we were lucky it was a clear race in australia last week, or that race could have been jeopardized by poor light late on.
good result for JB though, back to back wins.
there is no way he should be twisting event organizers arms behind their back and using threats of removal from the calendar to get his way by making them start their race later to accommodate us in the west.
we were lucky it was a clear race in australia last week, or that race could have been jeopardized by poor light late on.
good result for JB though, back to back wins.
[QUOTE="JOHN25, post: 0]dont worry the FIA will find a reason to take the point away before the next race.
yer he did well but was having trouble with a Limiter towards the end of the
race[/quote]
I have complete faith the FIA will find a reason to take his point from him, they've mastered the art over the past 2 years.
Ferrari royally ****ed up again. They ruined both Kimi and Massa's weekend :lol:.
[QUOTE="Surebrec, post: 0]ecclestone is trying his hardest to balls F1 up, this is the latest episode in his master plan.
there is no way he should be twisting event organizers arms behind their back and using threats of removal from the calendar to get his way by making them start their race later to accommodate us in the west.
we were lucky it was a clear race in australia last week, or that race could have been jeopardized by poor light late on.
good result for JB though, back to back wins.[/quote]
I fully agree, a true F1 fan will have no problems getting up at 4am to watch a live race. It's on again at 1pm for the people who don't wish to get up. Why fix something that's unbroken?
yer he did well but was having trouble with a Limiter towards the end of the
race[/quote]
I have complete faith the FIA will find a reason to take his point from him, they've mastered the art over the past 2 years.
Ferrari royally ****ed up again. They ruined both Kimi and Massa's weekend :lol:.
[QUOTE="Surebrec, post: 0]ecclestone is trying his hardest to balls F1 up, this is the latest episode in his master plan.
there is no way he should be twisting event organizers arms behind their back and using threats of removal from the calendar to get his way by making them start their race later to accommodate us in the west.
we were lucky it was a clear race in australia last week, or that race could have been jeopardized by poor light late on.
good result for JB though, back to back wins.[/quote]
I fully agree, a true F1 fan will have no problems getting up at 4am to watch a live race. It's on again at 1pm for the people who don't wish to get up. Why fix something that's unbroken?
[QUOTE="Xelis, post: 0]Do you Aussies have the BBC commentry with Martin Brundle?[/quote]
Yep.
[QUOTE="JOHN25, post: 0]
yer he did well but was having trouble with a Limiter towards the end of the
race[/quote]
Yeah, he mentioned that in 6th gear, it was hitting the rev-limiter early.
[QUOTE="Surebrec, post: 0]ecclestone is trying his hardest to balls F1 up, this is the latest episode in his master plan.
there is no way he should be twisting event organizers arms behind their back and using threats of removal from the calendar to get his way by making them start their race later to accommodate us in the west.
we were lucky it was a clear race in australia last week, or that race could have been jeopardized by poor light late on.
good result for JB though, back to back wins.[/quote]
Bernie Ecclestone is a major ****ing idiot!
The drivers complained that the sun was in their eyes in the Australian GP, so I think that next year the Australian GP and Malaysian GP will go back to their normal starting times.
[QUOTE="Xelis, post: 0]
Ferrari royally ****ed up again. They ruined both Kimi and Massa's weekend :lol:.[/quote]
They took a gamble with Kimi. It would've payed off if they waited a few more laps.
Massa did an alright job to finish 9th. If the race wasn't red-flagged; he would've moved into a point-scoring position.
Yep.
[QUOTE="JOHN25, post: 0]
yer he did well but was having trouble with a Limiter towards the end of the
race[/quote]
Yeah, he mentioned that in 6th gear, it was hitting the rev-limiter early.
[QUOTE="Surebrec, post: 0]ecclestone is trying his hardest to balls F1 up, this is the latest episode in his master plan.
there is no way he should be twisting event organizers arms behind their back and using threats of removal from the calendar to get his way by making them start their race later to accommodate us in the west.
we were lucky it was a clear race in australia last week, or that race could have been jeopardized by poor light late on.
good result for JB though, back to back wins.[/quote]
Bernie Ecclestone is a major ****ing idiot!
The drivers complained that the sun was in their eyes in the Australian GP, so I think that next year the Australian GP and Malaysian GP will go back to their normal starting times.
[QUOTE="Xelis, post: 0]
Ferrari royally ****ed up again. They ruined both Kimi and Massa's weekend :lol:.[/quote]
They took a gamble with Kimi. It would've payed off if they waited a few more laps.
Massa did an alright job to finish 9th. If the race wasn't red-flagged; he would've moved into a point-scoring position.
I don't know who failed most this weekend . .
Ferrari for the balls up with Kimi.
FIA - Did they move it later for UK viewers or to defo get rain? Even the Malaysians said that if it rains, it pours so it seems stupid.
The new BBC commentator who said Vettel (i think) had spun twice, but then realised he was watching the replay like the rest of us
Ferrari for the balls up with Kimi.
FIA - Did they move it later for UK viewers or to defo get rain? Even the Malaysians said that if it rains, it pours so it seems stupid.
The new BBC commentator who said Vettel (i think) had spun twice, but then realised he was watching the replay like the rest of us
[QUOTE="desolationw, post: 0]
The new BBC commentator who said Vettel (i think) had spun twice, but then realised he was watching the replay like the rest of us[/quote]
Yeah, I heard that.
Me and my dad both laughed.
The other thing I found really funny was seeing Kimi get a chocolate icecream and a can of coke out of the fridge when the race wasn't officially cancelled yet.
The new BBC commentator who said Vettel (i think) had spun twice, but then realised he was watching the replay like the rest of us
[/quote]Yeah, I heard that.
Me and my dad both laughed.
The other thing I found really funny was seeing Kimi get a chocolate icecream and a can of coke out of the fridge when the race wasn't officially cancelled yet.
[QUOTE="Xsjado, post: 0]They completely ruined F1 with the new car's, yeah all the big teams aren't doing well which is good for the sport but last years cars were so much faster.[/quote]
It's made the races more interesting and more competitive.
Being a massive Ferrari fan, I would love to see Ferrari dominate, but seeing teams like Brawn and Toyota perform well, it's good.
It's made the races more interesting and more competitive.
Being a massive Ferrari fan, I would love to see Ferrari dominate, but seeing teams like Brawn and Toyota perform well, it's good.
[QUOTE="DonMare, post: 0]Yeah, I heard that.
Me and my dad both laughed.
The other thing I found really funny was seeing Kimi get a chocolate icecream and a can of coke out of the fridge when the race wasn't officially cancelled yet.[/quote]
lol he did that because Ferrari gave him and Massa a choice of retireing or
finishing the Race (which likely would of finished under the Safety car rule)
and as Kimi was 14th,there was no point really continuing
Me and my dad both laughed.
The other thing I found really funny was seeing Kimi get a chocolate icecream and a can of coke out of the fridge when the race wasn't officially cancelled yet.
[/quote]lol he did that because Ferrari gave him and Massa a choice of retireing or
finishing the Race (which likely would of finished under the Safety car rule)
and as Kimi was 14th,there was no point really continuing
[QUOTE="JOHN25, post: 0]lol he did that because Ferrari gave him and Massa a choice of retireing or
finishing the Race (which likely would of finished under the Safety car rule)
and as Kimi was 14th,there was no point really continuing[/quote]
Yeah, but the fact that he got changed into his t-shirt and shorts, grabbed an icecream and then a coke was really funny.
Love Kimi! Very funny guy!
Have you seen the video where the reporter asekd Kimi where he was and he replied that he was taking a ****? LoL!
finishing the Race (which likely would of finished under the Safety car rule)
and as Kimi was 14th,there was no point really continuing
[/quote]Yeah, but the fact that he got changed into his t-shirt and shorts, grabbed an icecream and then a coke was really funny.
Love Kimi! Very funny guy!
Have you seen the video where the reporter asekd Kimi where he was and he replied that he was taking a ****? LoL!
[QUOTE="Xelis, post: 0]
I fully agree, a true F1 fan will have no problems getting up at 4am to watch a live race. It's on again at 1pm for the people who don't wish to get up. Why fix something that's unbroken?[/quote]
exactly!!!
I always enjoyed getting up in the middle of the night to watch an F1 race, there was always something special about it, and I bet all passionate supporters are/were the same
I fully agree, a true F1 fan will have no problems getting up at 4am to watch a live race. It's on again at 1pm for the people who don't wish to get up. Why fix something that's unbroken?[/quote]
exactly!!!
I always enjoyed getting up in the middle of the night to watch an F1 race, there was always something special about it, and I bet all passionate supporters are/were the same
[QUOTE="Surebrec, post: 0]exactly!!!
I always enjoyed getting up in the middle of the night to watch an F1 race, there was always something special about it, and I bet all passionate supporters are/were the same[/quote]
I know I loved it, even though I was knackered, rushing downstairs and trying to butter my toast before they finish their parade lap :lol:. Fun times.
I always enjoyed getting up in the middle of the night to watch an F1 race, there was always something special about it, and I bet all passionate supporters are/were the same[/quote]
I know I loved it, even though I was knackered, rushing downstairs and trying to butter my toast before they finish their parade lap :lol:. Fun times.
That was an eventful race today, it was like cat and mouse with Button switching to whatever tyre Glock put on. Ferrari tried to sneak it but were caught out by the weather forecasts. It was definately the right decision to call the race off, just before the safety car came out it showed you a clip of a car in the spray of the car infront and they could see nothing.
if the appeal is upheld, I think the FIA will have the choice in what course of action to take, either strip the points for the offending teams, or allow them to keep their points and outlaw the diffusers from that point onwards.
if I was a betting man and the appeal was in fact upheld, I'd put my money on them being allowed to keep their points and have to modify their diffs to bring them into line with the other teams. I don't think even the FIA will risk rocking the boat to the extent of disqualifying the 3 parties involved, there would be a major public uproar.
on the other hand, the outcome I am hoping for may materialize, that the appeal is thrown out.
if I was a betting man and the appeal was in fact upheld, I'd put my money on them being allowed to keep their points and have to modify their diffs to bring them into line with the other teams. I don't think even the FIA will risk rocking the boat to the extent of disqualifying the 3 parties involved, there would be a major public uproar.
on the other hand, the outcome I am hoping for may materialize, that the appeal is thrown out.
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[QUOTE="DonMare, post: 0]I think we can expect new diffusers on the Ferrari and Renault etc. by the Bahrain GP.[/quote]
And on the Mclaren and every other car on the grid lol.
Excellent news for the Brawn team, I honestly couldn't see how they could be deemed illegal after the FIA OK'd them and 2 sets of race stewards.
Looking forward to the chinese grand prix this weekend.
And on the Mclaren and every other car on the grid lol.
Excellent news for the Brawn team, I honestly couldn't see how they could be deemed illegal after the FIA OK'd them and 2 sets of race stewards.
Looking forward to the chinese grand prix this weekend.
[QUOTE="DonMare, post: 0]No team will have new diffusers by the Chinese GP this weekend. They'll all have then by the Bahrain GP though.[/quote]
actually, renault have been quoted as saying they have a new diffuser ready to go, I'd be prepared to bet that all the well funded teams have diffs either done and dusted by now, or in theory have one close to the stage where they can be put to use.
the sticking point as to whether they will have them or not is not the design of them, it's fitting, understanding and making adjustments
the teams lower down the grid are the ones who will be left lagging.
actually, renault have been quoted as saying they have a new diffuser ready to go, I'd be prepared to bet that all the well funded teams have diffs either done and dusted by now, or in theory have one close to the stage where they can be put to use.
the sticking point as to whether they will have them or not is not the design of them, it's fitting, understanding and making adjustments
the teams lower down the grid are the ones who will be left lagging.