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by GingerFurball
Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:10 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: [MERGED] McLaren's wearing no clothes? / issues sans Honda
Replies: 371
Views: 155579

Re: When will everyone realize McLaren's wearing no clothes?

ReservoirDog wrote:
Lotus49 wrote:
ReservoirDog wrote:Looks like McLaren wouldn't be too different with Renault!
You think they'll be 9th in WCC?
Well if you ain't first, you're last. But I think they won't be in the top 5.
Top 5 will be Mercedes, Ferrari and the 3 Renault teams.
by GingerFurball
Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:50 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
Replies: 722
Views: 180848

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 ...
by GingerFurball
Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:47 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
Replies: 722
Views: 180848

Re: 2018 Winter Testing Thread

You wouldn't.
by GingerFurball
Thu Mar 01, 2018 3:03 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
Replies: 722
Views: 180848

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...
by GingerFurball
Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
Replies: 722
Views: 180848

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...
by GingerFurball
Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:02 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
Replies: 722
Views: 180848

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...
by GingerFurball
Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:43 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
Replies: 722
Views: 180848

Re: 2018 Winter Testing Thread

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
And the person responsible now holds a top position in McLaren.
by GingerFurball
Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:27 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Bernie wants F1 to be fully electric in 2021
Replies: 39
Views: 12107

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.
by GingerFurball
Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:02 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Countdown to 2018 Australian Grand Prix
Replies: 327
Views: 143644

Re: Countdown to 2018 Australian Grand Prix

2fast wrote:28 days to go...

Image

source: https://pre00.deviantart.net/
That's a proper Ferrari red.
by GingerFurball
Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:00 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Halo confirmed for 2018!
Replies: 299
Views: 115285

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 ...
by GingerFurball
Mon Feb 26, 2018 1:47 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018 Winter Testing Thread
Replies: 722
Views: 180848

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...
by GingerFurball
Mon Feb 26, 2018 1:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Ferrari might leave F1
Replies: 87
Views: 30630

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...
by GingerFurball
Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:06 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: McLaren MCL33 Unveiled!
Replies: 73
Views: 24444

Re: McLaren MCL33 Unveiled!

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.
Their side pods are tiny.
by GingerFurball
Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:42 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Grand Prix Driver on Amazon
Replies: 43
Views: 29944

Re: Grand Prix Driver on Amazon

There's a couple of people within McLaren that need pensioned off with Ron judging by that documentary.
by GingerFurball
Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:02 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018/19 Formula e car revealed.
Replies: 50
Views: 18329

Re: 2018/19 Formula e car revealed.

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.
Yeah I was surprised to hear a lot of the power train related stuff is spec.
by GingerFurball
Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:45 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official Fernando Alonso thread
Replies: 1401
Views: 494242

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.
by GingerFurball
Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official Fernando Alonso thread
Replies: 1401
Views: 494242

Re: The Official Fernando Alonso thread

This is tedious
by GingerFurball
Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:52 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018 F1 Car Launch Dates / Pre-Season News
Replies: 65
Views: 35435

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 ...
by GingerFurball
Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:31 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
Replies: 483
Views: 208615

Re: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018

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.
Not at all, if it came down to that the obvious answer would be to boot Vandoorne.
by GingerFurball
Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:29 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Alonso to compete in WEC this year!
Replies: 68
Views: 34439

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...
by GingerFurball
Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:25 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018/19 Formula e car revealed.
Replies: 50
Views: 18329

Re: 2018/19 Formula e car revealed.

Looks better than the current F1 cars.
by GingerFurball
Tue Jan 30, 2018 1:11 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Channel 4 UK coverage - news thread
Replies: 165
Views: 86221

Re: Channel 4 UK coverage - news thread

No Monza makes me sad.
by GingerFurball
Tue Jan 30, 2018 1:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Alonso to compete in WEC this year!
Replies: 68
Views: 34439

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.
by GingerFurball
Sat Jan 06, 2018 11:38 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
Replies: 483
Views: 208615

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,...
by GingerFurball
Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:19 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver responsibility while overtaking
Replies: 296
Views: 112137

Re: Driver responsibility while overtaking

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.
You keep parroting this however I don't think Prost's onboard supports this.
by GingerFurball
Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:36 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver responsibility while overtaking
Replies: 296
Views: 112137

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...
by GingerFurball
Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:36 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018 team bosses driver rankings
Replies: 65
Views: 26214

Re: 2018 team bosses driver rankings

Wasn't aware you scored points in qualifying
by GingerFurball
Fri Dec 08, 2017 6:04 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018 team bosses driver rankings
Replies: 65
Views: 26214

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...
by GingerFurball
Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2018 team bosses driver rankings
Replies: 65
Views: 26214

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.
by GingerFurball
Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:42 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
Replies: 66
Views: 30661

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...
by GingerFurball
Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:38 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
Replies: 66
Views: 30661

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...
by GingerFurball
Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:37 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
Replies: 66
Views: 30661

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...
by GingerFurball
Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:12 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
Replies: 66
Views: 30661

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...
by GingerFurball
Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:47 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Red Bull suspension
Replies: 19
Views: 11357

Re: Red Bull suspension

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.
Do you actually need this explained to you?
by GingerFurball
Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:42 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton doesn't really rate Ricciardo
Replies: 66
Views: 30661

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.
by GingerFurball
Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:11 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Max is Out-Performing Daniel (Believe it or Not)
Replies: 649
Views: 236564

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...
by GingerFurball
Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:04 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 2017 in a rearview mirror - thoughts and analysis
Replies: 23
Views: 11231

Re: F1 2017 in a rearview mirror - thoughts and analysis

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!
Ricciardo only scored 8 points in the last 4 races due to reliability.
by GingerFurball
Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:02 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 146
Views: 66373

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...
by GingerFurball
Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:45 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Most Boring Race in History?
Replies: 17
Views: 8837

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.
by GingerFurball
Mon Nov 27, 2017 1:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Haas F1
Replies: 85
Views: 42390

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...