Top 5 will be Mercedes, Ferrari and the 3 Renault teams.ReservoirDog wrote:Well if you ain't first, you're last. But I think they won't be in the top 5.Lotus49 wrote:You think they'll be 9th in WCC?ReservoirDog wrote:Looks like McLaren wouldn't be too different with Renault!
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- Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:10 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: [MERGED] McLaren's wearing no clothes? / issues sans Honda
- Replies: 371
- Views: 156452
Re: When will everyone realize McLaren's wearing no clothes?
- Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:50 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
- Replies: 722
- Views: 181667
Re: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
yes it would make a lot of sense to a vettel fan like you. Please lay off the personal remarks. Not constructive in any way, shape or form. My questions were meant to provide you with a number of reasons of why Vettel is in the car for the whole day today and not Kimi. Some might be seen as unfair ...
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:47 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
- Replies: 722
- Views: 181667
Re: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
You wouldn't.
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 3:03 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
- Replies: 722
- Views: 181667
Re: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
Red Bull have won races in 3 of the last 4 seasons despite being at an engine disadvantage, which is not within their control. Losing top personnel and your engine supplier (who owned 50% of the team) due to your management style is worse. edit: having said that, the non-existent relationship betwee...
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:33 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
- Replies: 722
- Views: 181667
Re: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
If them not winning titles is an indicator of incompetence, then why does that apply only to them? Because McLaren have until relatively recently always been competitive and capable of winning races. In 2005 McLaren had: Adrian Newey as their chief designer Works Mercedes support Fernando Alonso si...
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:02 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
- Replies: 722
- Views: 181667
Re: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
I'm beginning to think McLaren have a bigger issue they aren't talking about... 968894381565599744 "The mechanics of McLaren blowing air to cool the. area of the turbo q is giving problems of overtemperature in the McLaren" If only there was some sort of test before the season started to iron out...
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:43 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
- Replies: 722
- Views: 181667
Re: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
And the person responsible now holds a top position in McLaren.mcdo wrote:2010 wasn't a total lack of competency from memory. But I cannot get the vision of a bung left behind in Button's exhaust out of my mind
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:27 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Bernie wants F1 to be fully electric in 2021
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12192
Re: Bernie wants F1 to be fully electric in 2021
Why anyone gives the time of day to someone who spent his last 3 years at the helm of F1 trashing the current power units spouting this nonsense is beyond me.
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:02 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Countdown to 2018 Australian Grand Prix
- Replies: 327
- Views: 143937
Re: Countdown to 2018 Australian Grand Prix
That's a proper Ferrari red.
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:00 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Halo confirmed for 2018!
- Replies: 299
- Views: 115624
Re: Halo confirmed for 2018!
How many think FIA will backtrack and remove the Halo now they have mandated it? First, They dont want to be seen backtracking and maybe they were wrong, and second, can you imagine what would happen if the year after the dropped it there was an indecent that the Halo really would have saved? They ...
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 1:47 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
- Replies: 722
- Views: 181667
Re: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
Apparently the track has been resurfaced and so is less bumpy now, should be worth a second or more according to Autosport. Bit disappointed Red Bull changed their livery back so soon, I thought the whole point of the special camo one was to be a testing livery, seems like a waste to go to all that...
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 1:44 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Ferrari might leave F1
- Replies: 87
- Views: 30726
Re: Ferrari might leave F1
Mercedes-Benz withdrew from motor racing following the 1955 Le Mans disaster. It did not return as a team until 2010, some 55 years later. F1 didn't skip a beat then, and wouldn't skip a beat now if Ferrari left. The Scuderia needs to apply some of the energy it wastes acting like a spoiled child t...
- Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:06 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: McLaren MCL33 Unveiled!
- Replies: 73
- Views: 24557
Re: McLaren MCL33 Unveiled!
Their side pods are tiny.ReservoirDog wrote:Not exactly size zero, is it? It's really fat compared to the other cars. Another miserable McLaren year in the making from the looks of it.
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Grand Prix Driver on Amazon
- Replies: 43
- Views: 30010
Re: Grand Prix Driver on Amazon
There's a couple of people within McLaren that need pensioned off with Ron judging by that documentary.
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:02 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018/19 Formula e car revealed.
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18547
Re: 2018/19 Formula e car revealed.
Yeah I was surprised to hear a lot of the power train related stuff is spec.Alex53 wrote:It's a beauty and it is much faster.
However, I wish FE wasn't so much of a spec series and more open. Electric cars need to be developed and open competition would be more likely to bring innovation.
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:45 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Fernando Alonso thread
- Replies: 1401
- Views: 496266
Re: The Official Fernando Alonso thread
True, but in this particular thread we could be talking about Alonso's chances in WEC, or whether he might finally have a half decent car at McLaren, not whether he was faster than Hamilton, fuel adjusted, 11 years ago.
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:58 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Fernando Alonso thread
- Replies: 1401
- Views: 496266
Re: The Official Fernando Alonso thread
This is tedious
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:52 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018 F1 Car Launch Dates / Pre-Season News
- Replies: 65
- Views: 35504
Re: 2018 F1 Car Launch Dates / News
and where will Honda toro roso be If the last three years are anything to go by, in the garage with the covers off. :twisted: Ouch! :D I'm still holding out hope that Honda comes good (I doubt McLaren share my hopes). I'm okay with them coming good, as long as Renault comes better... ;) Problem is ...
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:31 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
- Replies: 483
- Views: 209256
Re: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
Not at all, if it came down to that the obvious answer would be to boot Vandoorne.Lotus49 wrote:Very impressed with Norris, his stint in the wet was superb too and I think Macca are going to be in a pickle as to what to do for 2019 driver wise.
- Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:29 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Alonso to compete in WEC this year!
- Replies: 68
- Views: 34712
Re: Alonso to compete in WEC this year!
Does the US Grand Prix clash with any F2 events? If Alonso isn't in the running for the F1 title I could see him going to Fuji if he's going well in WEC with Norris making a debut for McLaren. If he runs nearly all the races doesn't he get the championship credit if his team does win the championsh...
- Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:25 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018/19 Formula e car revealed.
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18547
Re: 2018/19 Formula e car revealed.
Looks better than the current F1 cars.
- Tue Jan 30, 2018 1:11 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Channel 4 UK coverage - news thread
- Replies: 165
- Views: 86553
Re: Channel 4 UK coverage - news thread
No Monza makes me sad.
- Tue Jan 30, 2018 1:09 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Alonso to compete in WEC this year!
- Replies: 68
- Views: 34712
Re: Alonso to compete in WEC this year!
Does the US Grand Prix clash with any F2 events?
If Alonso isn't in the running for the F1 title I could see him going to Fuji if he's going well in WEC with Norris making a debut for McLaren.
If Alonso isn't in the running for the F1 title I could see him going to Fuji if he's going well in WEC with Norris making a debut for McLaren.
- Sat Jan 06, 2018 11:38 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
- Replies: 483
- Views: 209256
Re: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
It's a shame it's come to this. Williams over the last 20 years have been great at promoting young talent into the sport based purely on merit. Villeneuve, Button, Montoya, Rosberg, Hulkenburg and Bottas all got their start at Williams in that time. You could arguably put Maldonado in that category,...
- Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:19 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver responsibility while overtaking
- Replies: 296
- Views: 112926
Re: Driver responsibility while overtaking
You keep parroting this however I don't think Prost's onboard supports this.mikeyg123 wrote:Prost caused the crash before the corner by taking an abnormal line and turning way too early. This isn't a case of a driver not yielding it's a case of Prost driving into the side of Senna.
- Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:36 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver responsibility while overtaking
- Replies: 296
- Views: 112926
Re: Driver responsibility while overtaking
Even if everyone accepts your view on all of the above it still does not exonerate Prost from turning into a car alongside him. Nobody can just back out of an overtake into a hard braking zone. How can any driver back out of an attempted out brake overtaking manoeuvre? Exactly, but that's not the o...
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:36 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018 team bosses driver rankings
- Replies: 65
- Views: 26298
Re: 2018 team bosses driver rankings
Wasn't aware you scored points in qualifying
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 6:04 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018 team bosses driver rankings
- Replies: 65
- Views: 26298
Re: 2018 team bosses driver rankings
4) Ricciardo in #4 is probably too high over the course of the season - there was a patch in the middle where he was poorer than at least one of the drivers below him. Which patch was this? Between Spain and Japan (middle 12 races) Ricciardo scored podiums in 9 races, took the same number of race w...
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:58 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2018 team bosses driver rankings
- Replies: 65
- Views: 26298
Re: 2018 team bosses driver rankings
Yet another list where Ricciardo's actual results are ignored in favour of some hypothetical Verstappen fantasy land.
It's going to be so funny when he ends his Red Bull career 3-0 vs Verstappen with people still convincing themselves the latter is a better driver.
It's going to be so funny when he ends his Red Bull career 3-0 vs Verstappen with people still convincing themselves the latter is a better driver.
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
- Replies: 66
- Views: 30939
Re: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
[ I think he needs to be more aggressive at the starts as well though,Max has been excellent in that department and I think that's the biggest difference between the two this year. Everything else has been pretty close really and even after adjusting for luck the points difference isn't that big al...
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:38 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
- Replies: 66
- Views: 30939
Re: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
The rating of Verstappen against Ricciardo is ridiculous. People just completely ignore the results achieved by the drivers. Points don't always tell the story, Verstappen has basically beat Ricciardo in a similar fashion to what Ricciardo beat Vettel in 2014. Except he hasn't really. People need t...
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:37 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
- Replies: 66
- Views: 30939
Re: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
The rating of Verstappen against Ricciardo is ridiculous. People just completely ignore the results achieved by the drivers. Points don't always tell the story, Verstappen has basically beat Ricciardo in a similar fashion to what Ricciardo beat Vettel in 2014. That is a stretch! A reigning world ch...
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:12 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
- Replies: 66
- Views: 30939
Re: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
The rating of Verstappen against Ricciardo is ridiculous. People just completely ignore the results achieved by the drivers. Points don't always tell the story, Verstappen has basically beat Ricciardo in a similar fashion to what Ricciardo beat Vettel in 2014. Except he hasn't really. People need t...
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:47 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Red Bull suspension
- Replies: 19
- Views: 11399
Re: Red Bull suspension
Do you actually need this explained to you?Malkiiin wrote: @Blink McSquinty - He has become worse this season with "fact" dropping. He wouldn't reveal his source in Brazil either where he was shown data to prove the differences between the Power Units.
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
- Replies: 66
- Views: 30939
Re: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
The rating of Verstappen against Ricciardo is ridiculous. People just completely ignore the results achieved by the drivers.
- Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:11 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Max is Out-Performing Daniel (Believe it or Not)
- Replies: 649
- Views: 238083
Re: Max is Out-Performing Daniel (Believe it or Not)
I've been over this many times before, but you're doing Ricciardo a great disservice by writing off his good results as being the result of dumb luck. As yourself why it's always Ricciardo who picks up the pieces? How many other drivers have won a race by overtaking Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alons...
- Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:04 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: F1 2017 in a rearview mirror - thoughts and analysis
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11261
Re: F1 2017 in a rearview mirror - thoughts and analysis
Ricciardo only scored 8 points in the last 4 races due to reliability.Zoue wrote:just to add that it seemed to go unnoticed that Kimi just managed to pip Ricciardo to 4th place in the final race. A bit of luck involved to save some face there!
- Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:02 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 146
- Views: 66660
Re: 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Thread
Japanese press said he put the car into quali mode to get the pass complete as well. Williams will be getting sick of him doing that as he did it every lap but just on Kemmel at Spa last year to stay ahead of Bottas and Massa there. No he didn't, Alonso was 1.5 seconds faster than both Williams car...
- Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:45 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Most Boring Race in History?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8861
Re: The Most Boring Race in History?
Russia 2017.
I'm struggling to come up with an attempt at an overtake, never mind a successful one.
I'm struggling to come up with an attempt at an overtake, never mind a successful one.
- Mon Nov 27, 2017 1:31 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Haas F1
- Replies: 85
- Views: 42543
Re: Haas F1
They surpassed last years points haul well before the summer break and almost doubled it in the end despite going off the boil the last few races. I think the drivers are a bit disappointing but pretty good for a new team. I recall reading awhile back, can't remember where, that they turned focus t...