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madchild

It's going to be odd seeing a Renault-Mercedes branded car. I wonder if they are in the process of negotiating with Mercedes to debrand the PU, like Sauber-Petronas did with Ferrari back in the late 90's early 2000's

madchild

exactly, whats with the Rugby news.... I dont like the new look... Less information on one screen, more scrolling, next page clicking.. ughhh gross...

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Projected Team and Engine Suppliers for 2016 Mercedes- Mercedes Williams- Mercedes Force India- Mercedes Manor- Mercedes Lotus/Renault- Renault McLaren- Honda Ferrari- Ferrari Red Bull- Ferrari Toro Rosso- Ferrari Sauber- Ferrari Haas- Ferrari 4 Mercedes, 5 Ferrari, 1 Renault and 1 Honda. Are they ...

madchild

RIP Jules. It may be cold to say, but its better this way. His father recently said how torturous it was to see his son in that state for so long, but now that he has passed his family can have some closure.

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HawaiiF1Fan wrote:

I must respectfully disagree with you Laura. I like nixxxon feel that to have a serious chance at winning the WCC/WDC you have to be a works team.

ahem.. 2010-2013. Not a works team.
In somewhat recent history; Benetton 95, Williams 96-97, Brawn.

madchild

Alonso won't get fed up this year with an under-performing McLaren as long as there's good progress being made through the season. His sights are set on next year so if the car isn't worthy of challenging for a title in 2016 then I strongly believe he'll get fed up and quickly. If the McLaren isnt ...

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I don't think Alonso cares about finishing 3rd in the WDC. If Vettel finishes 3rd in the WDC this year but Alonso wins it in 2016 then Feranando hasmade the right choice. I just dont see it happening that soon. McLaren has struggled for the last 4 seasons, even with the class leading engine in 2014...

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lamo wrote:
Hamilton had the best car in no years, arguable 1

wait... what?

2014, the W05 Mercedes was a second a lap faster than any other car on the grid, won 16 of 19 races, and took 1st & 2nd in 11 races. how is that arguable?

madchild

I support it, as it brings another facet to strategy. Combined with being able to choose compounds I think it will work well.

Light fuel, soft tyres go all out
Heavier fuel, medium tyres, go for a longer stint
Full fuel, hard tyres, go long into then soft tyre run to the end.

madchild

First I want to say that I am a fan of Fernando, but his enthusiasm for Honda will wane if they continue to struggle. He may not regret leaving Ferrari right now, but if McLaren's struggles continue into next season, I believe his regrets will turn elsewhere. If you were to ask any driver, "where wo...

madchild

Why are people talking about stuff that happened years ago....

madchild

The other thing to consider is that the Michelins were far better in the summer months with the hotter temperatures, and it was the hottest European summer in a long time. Thats where we saw the Michelin cars gain ground.

madchild

Has anyone thought that maybe, just maybe Vettel sandbagged a bit in 2014 so he could get out of his contract that was extended through the end of 2015 back in Jun 2013? There is almost always performance clauses in contracts, and maybe Vettel's said that he would be in a certain place in the champi...

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Reminds me of the 2005 McLaren livery but with orange...

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I'd like to see some evidence of this supposed $100m bonus Ferrari gets. Ferrari brings in a lot of money to F1, and I remember reading somewhere a few years back that 45% of Formula One fans are Ferrari fans (I think it was in Formula1 Magazine). So take Ferrari out of the picture, and potentially ...

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Lucky - Lewis for stepping into a car that could compete for the WDC in 2007 Lewis for switching to Mercedes in 2013 Kimi for Ferrari pushing Michael out in 2006, gifting him the WDC in 07 (I firmly believe Schumi would have won it in 2007) Unlucky Alonso for not being given #1 at McLaren in 2007. T...

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I see your point, but fact of the matter is that the Indy 500 was part of the championship regardless of if the teams "officially" participated or not. The stats are calculated as such.

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Dominant cars; 1950 Alfa Romeo- Won 6/7 85.7% 1952 Ferrari- Won 7/8 87.5% 1953 Ferrari- Won 7/8 87.5% 1955 Mercedes- Won 5/7 71.4% 1956 Ferrari- Won 5/8 62.5% 1963 Lotus- Won 7/10 70% 1984 McLaren- Won 12/16 75% 1988 McLaren - Won 15/16 93.75% 1989 McLaren - Won 10/16 62% 1992 Williams - Won 10/16 6...

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The article, which I agree is a total mess, doesnt say FIAT is selling Ferrari. It reports that it may float Ferrari on the stock market, meaning they will be selling a portion of it to investors, also known as an IPO ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering )

madchild

Bernie wants 3 car teams...

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Hmmm

Source: https://twitter.com/MonsieurF1/status/5 ... 24/photo/1

madchild

This would help safety in my opinion It may have helped Bianchi.. who knows. It certainly wouldnt have made it worse. It would have likely saved Henry Surtees life in 2009(if implemented in F2) It would have reduced, or eliminated Felipe Massa's injury in Hungary 2008 If you want to really go back, ...

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The sport is cyclical. Teams go through phases of competing for the championship. Some cycles last longer than others, eg. Ferrari 99-2004 & RedBull 2009-2013. Perhaps its Mercedes time for a multiple year run at the WCC/WDC

Ferrari's time will come again, hopefully sooner than later.

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It's most certainly good news. I know the language used doesnt mean he's awake, coherent, or even close to recovered. I've been fairly close to someone who was in a 8 month coma after a motorcycle accident, and the recovery took 5+ years to the point now where he's about 85% of the person he used to...

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I think you (the op) need to go and learn the difference between a manager and a designer/engineer, Stefano's job is not the latter. Let's fire Christian Horner too! How dare he allow the Renault engine to cause Vettel to retire! He should have built the engine himself! The Ferrari is fast anyway, ...

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Throwing money at the problem doesnt guarantee results. See Panasonic Toyota Racing.

I do agree that Fernandes should put some more money towards the F1 team to move them up the grid a bit, but he has to hire competent engineers and designers. Most if not all of whom already have contracts...

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CC78AMG wrote:Caption time!!

EB: Hey buddy
Lotus: Hey
EB: How are things?
Lotus: uh, not too good. still havent been paid yet
EB: Im not surprised....
Lotus: Yeah it sucks, but at least we got two dick's on our nose....

madchild

As a Canadian, and having been to races in Montreal (twice), Indy, Spa and Monza I would say that seeing a F1 race in person is awesome. The noise is something that TV does no justice to.

Im looking at Austin in 2015, and hopefully Silverstone in 2016

madchild

I think we will see a bunch of changes before the season starts to the noses.... I wouldnt be surprised to see more cars with the Mercedes & Ferrari looking noses

madchild

I think people are reading waaaay to much into this test. Not a single team was running at full rev's, nor do I think any were pushing yet. Having said that, Mercedes and Ferrari seem to be a step ahead of Renault. The next test will reveal much more, but the final test will really show who's where.

madchild

Does anyone know how many engine failures there were, and which manufacturers?

madchild

I keep hoping every year for an orange McLaren.. I doubt it's them though.. My guess is Williams. If that is the case I hope they don't bring back this monster. One of the ugliest liveries in the history of motorsport. There... I said it. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa124/f1fanatics/1%20Pict...

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They will be slower than last year's cars (for now), but no way they will be slower than GP2....

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Engine Mileage Mercedes PU106A Hybrid 1097km Ferrari 059/3 611km Renault Energy F1-2014 167km Mercedes with 4 teams is putting up impressive mileage so far (comparatively). Ferrari almost 500km back on mileage than Mercedes, but with the delivery of the Marussia car hopefully they can get some runni...

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Didnt see this coming. I never liked Whitmarsh, and I think Boullier has done an excellent job at Lotus, other than lying about Kimi getting paid but Im sure it was Lopez who made him do it. I never expected Ross Brawn to go to McLaren, as someone else said Ross and Ron Dennis are like oil & water. ...

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Solari12 wrote:

OMG LOL!!!

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whitmarsh flew to Madrid to discus this very issue in the last day or 2 Whitmarsh, Domenicali, Briatore, and a few others flew to Madrid to participate in the Fernando Alonso Collection museum exhibit grand opening. I highly doubt any talks of where he would drive in 2015 happened... https://pbs.tw...

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Its hard to say at this point. Depends on where Ferrari is next season. I expect to see an enormous improvement in Ferrari's performance from Byrne's design (who in my opinion is the only person on par with Newey's skills in F1 design) However, if Ferrari isnt challenging for the title I am 100% cer...

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I actually think this is a smart move for ANY team. Putting their 2014 powerplant into a heavy car that will demand a lot more endurance from the motor to lug it around a track. Will also give them very good baseline fuel consumption numbers, as well as torturing the gearbox.

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Good for Kimi. How many of you would work for the better part of a year, pay all your own expenses and not be absolutely outraged at your employer? Who knows whats being said between Kimi & Lotus management behind closed doors, but if Kimi isnt going to drive then maybe they have said in much more l...

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