But surely, if you can say with such confidence that Vandoorne WILL do another year in GP2 and McLaren WILL expect nothing less than champion you must be either A) An executive at McLaren B) A psychic (although one that wont tell me what my future holds) C) Eddie Jordan For a quick tip on being les...

vikke wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Via1P2FZt6U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_irUPwPoaA

ENOUGH SAID.

Now just imagine that with Maldonado and Gutierrez

I was dubious of doing a demo when you haven't even driven the car in a race, and it turns out I had a right to be. What I'm worried about here is that Red Bull really seem to be pushing the kid way too fast and it could very easily end his career prematurely (heh-heh) if it doesn't turn out, which ...

Henri Royce wrote:Name me 2 epic wheel to wheel battled Alonso has driven and won

Versus Ricciardo in Germany this year and the classic 130R move with Schumacher are the first two that come to mind, but I'm sure I can find more if I look more. I think Raikkonen is just a little bit better (in that regard) though.

actually i was a little surprised that they werent faster in Montreal this year They might have been, if there had been a healthy Mercedes around towards the end of the race to set a representative fastest lap. Remember, nobody except for Mer was faster than last year in Spa, either. I was expectin...

I suppose what I'm not really sure about with Sauber is how bad is the car really, and how bad are the drivers? Comparing last year to this year and looking only at the driver (Esteban) who was there both years, it doesn't look so different: 2013: 13, 12, RET, 18, 11, 13, 20, 14, 14, RET, 14, 13 201...

I think Bianchi to Sauber would be a solid choice. If he were there this year with the car they have, I think it's very likely Sauber would already have points on the board. I think Perez has killed Hulk, career-wise. The top teams know that Perez wasn't good enough for McLaren, and Hulk isn't beati...

Being a racer myself, I see some things that some folks don't even notice, not even the "expert" commentators. I don't know what commentary you're watching, but it seems hard to say that a multiple grand prix winner or a former driver who's been to hundreds of grands prix with inside access - or a ...

well after last weekend should rosberg be at the bottom or is he really not that bad and did he know what he was doing He's not any worse than Magnussen, Perez, Chilton, etc. who have also caused a puncture by hitting somebody during an overzealous overtake attempt. My general opinion of Rosberg as...

Are you ranking it on performance from this year or throughout their F1 careers thus far? Pretty much their current state; for some of them that's still influenced by their past - for example, I really haven't seen Ericsson do any close racing in F1 because he's usually all by himself at the back, ...

So I've been thinking about comparisons between a few teammates - naming no names - and it occurred to me how in this modern era of F1, one of the most important remaining differences between drivers is their ability to overtake and defend cleanly and effectively and handle their cars in close proxi...

Alright - fittingly enough I suppose with all the new drivers making their debut at this upcoming Grand Prix, a late-season entry to the championship: 2014 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 01: L. Hamilton 00 02: N. Rosberg 25 03: V. Bottas 25 04: D. Ricciardo 12 05: J. Button 18 06: K. Raikkonen 15 07: S. Perez ...

I would have loved to have voted for Kimi, but I just can't ignore the job that Ricciardo did. As for the validity of these Forum polls, all we have to do is look and see that Hamilton, Rosberg and Mags got multiple votes. You must be kidding or blind. I actually gave Magnussen a vote, simply becau...

The Mercedes engine has the turbo going right through the actual engine, and Kravitz showed how this reduces drag on the sidpods as the turbo goes around the Renault engine causing the chassis to be wider. All in all, I think Mercedes have the better chassis, but not by a close margin. And Force In...

Not a chance. Too risky for Vettel. The issue at Red Bull is the engine, not the car, so next year I expect them to be back on top form again. This is an opinion that gets put about by Red Bull themselves quite a lot, but as the season goes on I think there's actually less and less proof of it. Do ...

Alright - fittingly enough I suppose with all the new drivers making their debut at this upcoming Grand Prix, a late-season entry to the championship: 2014 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 01: L. Hamilton 02: N. Rosberg 03: V. Bottas 04: D. Ricciardo 05: J. Button 06: K. Raikkonen 07: S. Perez 08: K. Magnussen 09...

Since the summer break is drawing rapidly to a close and the quiz remains open, I'll throw out another clue to help it along:

The one driver mentioned in the question is Sir Jack Brabham.

EDIT: And no, it isn't winning a championship in a car you designed. It's something else he did.

Alright, since everybody seems stumped by the current form of the question, I'll admit - I am technically making an assumption in saying only Seb and Lewis have a chance. While they are the only two drivers with a practical chance (and Seb with a bit more of one, statistically), every driver with th...

Won a race in every full season they have competed in? No; although both Hamilton and Vettel have done so to date (Vettel might not have after this year is over), I don't think anyone else has managed it, and this is an achievement that was already done in the career of one driver. Unless some othe...

I thought it might be World Champions who have scored more points than their team mates every year of their career, but Hamilton was beaten by Jenson in 2011. Although Vettel is about to lose it. Schumacher almost did it but then came up against Rosberg in Mercedes. In fact, has anyone ever done th...

Alright, I'll try another, since my first quiz was wiped out by the forum migration:

Only one driver in F1 history has done it;
Among the current field, only Hamilton and Vettel still could;
Most never get the chance, although Schumacher could have

Of what do I speak?

specdecible wrote:Ok new one then, what connects the 2008 and 2009 seasons?

Er, more specifically? They're succeeding years, so quite a few things connect them.

2013 would have achieved the same if it wasn't for 2 races in the season at some point. No replacement drivers used (at Grands Prix) throughout the season? When you said 2 races it made me think of Kimi at the last two, and that's what those 2 races kept the season from achieving. Mind you, I haven...

It seems we have lost a few posts 8O Anyhow Guia and Laura23 have both guessed part of the riddle...all members of the list are WDC on leap years. But it is also true that some drivers who also won on leap years are not on the list so something is missing. The pattern is pretty obvious so it should...

AngusWolfe wrote:What connects the 1987 season with the 2013 season?

Hmm - at first I was going to say Adrian Newey's career, but when I checked my facts he actually did Indycar for 1987. So...

No wet races?

'14, easily. I think the current formula separates the drivers by skill much more than the old one, and the fresh technology (should, although the engine freeze sabotages this a bit) makes for an interesting development race. Basically, Formula One isn't just about the best drivers, it's about the b...

In your region you marinate in Hamilton, while here in Canada he is basically an unknown. If he walked down Main Street he would not be recognized. But Vettel is the spokesman for the current Infiniti ads on radio and TV. Hamilton is British and his character is maximized in Britain. But I suspect ...

This seems as good a place as any to make a first post... I went with two; 2011 and 2013. It's a miracle Seb won at all in 2010, and any change of factors to recast that die would be likely to go against him. And I'm giving 2012 to Alonso instead of either RB driver - the most likely outcome there s...