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by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 6:28 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

Exediron wrote:There's a Sauber out - did Vettel hit it? I notice he was getting frustrated trying to overtake! :D
Vettel's not waiting for Blue Flags any longer.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 5:52 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

Verstappen pushing too hard, ruined his fast lap.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 5:44 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

Times are tumbling, Vettel split the Mercs.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 5:41 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

Grosjean has had a lot of adventures off track in these 2 sessions.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 5:20 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

Blackhander wrote:So one of my mates is down at the race with a general admission, where should he be on race day?
I think it's turns 9&10, there's a hill that gives a really good view and a big screen to see the rest of the circuit.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 5:10 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

Drivers starting to push now, starting to see a few mistakes.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:24 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

sandman1347 wrote:
lamo wrote:Ferrari isn't vastly ahead it seems
Thus far it seems like Mercedes might be further ahead than they were in 2014 lol
Mercedes is running on the ultra soft, Red Bull and Ferrari are running the Super Soft.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:22 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

lamo wrote:Ferrari isn't vastly ahead it seems
Their times atm are a bit lack-luster, +0.5 sec slower than RB on the same tyre on a much more rubbered in track.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:14 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

That Hass T-wing is flopping all over the place, wouldn't be surprised to see them remove it for qualifying.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 1:25 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

New sector time indicators this year, there's about 15 or so sectors now.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 1:10 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

The rake on the Red Bull 8O. McLaren running their air flow arrays in this session.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 1:00 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

Apparently Red Bull have made some very significant changes to their car since testing.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 24, 2017 12:46 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 625
Views: 135261

Re: 2017 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Th

Australian broadcast has started, got the stream open with the headphones on at work ;)
by specdecible
Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:10 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
Replies: 1941
Views: 883713

Re: The Official Gaming Thread

Genuine question to gamers - how do you sleep at night? I tend to only play my PS4 when I have a lot of spare time and at the weekend. I have the odd hour here and there during the week, but I find an hour gameplay at night (for example) means I still can't sleep even if I switch the b*stard thing ...
by specdecible
Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:40 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2017 Edition (Abu Dhabi Updated)
Replies: 1395
Views: 668502

Re: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2017 Edition

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1: Hamilton
2: Vettel
3: Bottas
4: Ricciardo
5: Massa
6: Perez
7: Hulkenberg
8: Raikkonen
9: Grosjean
10: Wehrlein
by specdecible
Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:19 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
Replies: 1941
Views: 883713

Re: The Official Gaming Thread

Genuine question to gamers - how do you sleep at night? I tend to only play my PS4 when I have a lot of spare time and at the weekend. I have the odd hour here and there during the week, but I find an hour gameplay at night (for example) means I still can't sleep even if I switch the b*stard thing ...
by specdecible
Sat Mar 18, 2017 4:25 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
Replies: 1941
Views: 883713

Re: The Official Gaming Thread

I might end up getting DA:2 after all, just had a look on Origin and it's available on OSX.
by specdecible
Fri Mar 17, 2017 5:08 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
Replies: 1941
Views: 883713

Re: The Official Gaming Thread

I'm waiting at least 1 month after ME:A comes out so they can fix all the inevitable bugs that all games have on release these days, that way I can have a nice clean run through. It will also give me a chance to read reviews to see if it's worth buying at retail price or on a sale, just need to try...
by specdecible
Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:44 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
Replies: 1941
Views: 883713

Re: The Official Gaming Thread

I'm waiting at least 1 month after ME:A comes out so they can fix all the inevitable bugs that all games have on release these days, that way I can have a nice clean run through. It will also give me a chance to read reviews to see if it's worth buying at retail price or on a sale, just need to try ...
by specdecible
Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:36 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Will Hülkenberg ever get a podium? - Bumped x2
Replies: 63
Views: 16690

Re: Will Hülkenberg ever get a podium? - Bumped x2

I've switched myself from the 'No' to the 'Yes' category. I see Renault as competing for podiums as early as this year, and certainly by next year. My 'No' vote was based on the likelihood that he would never get a seat with a top team, so now that he has I expect him to do so. He may or may not br...
by specdecible
Thu Mar 16, 2017 3:43 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Will Hülkenberg ever get a podium? - Bumped x2
Replies: 63
Views: 16690

Re: Will Hülkenberg ever get a podium? - Bumped x2

I've switched myself from the 'No' to the 'Yes' category. I see Renault as competing for podiums as early as this year, and certainly by next year. My 'No' vote was based on the likelihood that he would never get a seat with a top team, so now that he has I expect him to do so. He may or may not br...
by specdecible
Thu Mar 16, 2017 3:15 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Will Hülkenberg ever get a podium? - Bumped x2
Replies: 63
Views: 16690

Re: Will Hülkenberg ever get a podium? - Bumped

BUMP x2 With the new season coming and with all the new changes I thought it would be a good time to re-bump this again. So far for Nico we have 117 race entries, a best finish of 4th three times, 1 pole position, and yet still no podium. In fact, if Hülkenberg does not score a podium before Hungar...
by specdecible
Thu Feb 23, 2017 5:40 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Driver Firsts/Season Predictions Thread
Replies: 34
Views: 9282

Re: 2017 Driver Firsts/Season Predictions Thread

Alonso will retire after the first fly away races. Hamilton finishes all races on the podium. Bottas wins at least one race. Verstappen gets at least one pole. Ricciardo wins back to back races for the first time. Vettel tells Arrivabene to f*** off over team radio at Monza. Ricciardo won back to b...
by specdecible
Tue Feb 14, 2017 8:53 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rosberg, sure talking a lot since he retired.
Replies: 94
Views: 24281

Re: Rosberg, sure talking a lot since he retired.

Or more likely is a combination of the following: 1) He is being asked a whole lot more questions than other drivers at the moment, since he is just touring the world doing various promotional stuff and not training for the new season. 2) He is the reigning champion so anything he says is headline ...
by specdecible
Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:03 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Vettel Crashes in Wet Weather Pirelli Test
Replies: 28
Views: 8715

Re: Vettel Crashes in Wet Weather Pirelli Test

Herb wrote:
Henri Royce wrote:The best wet weather driver is Hamilton and then Verstappen.
I don't think we can say Verstappen is up there yet. Sure, Brazil was great, but....

Any driver can be the best/worst at anything when you use selective facts ;)
by specdecible
Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:43 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Lewis to wear a fan-designed helmet throughout 2017
Replies: 33
Views: 8772

Re: Lewis to wear a fan-designed helmet throughout 2017

I don't think some are so eager, but some have made an effort, it's not all a negative link, just the title. One or two pics are not so hot, some are not so bad. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2017/01/30/lewis-hamiltons-formula-one-helmet-design-competition-hijacked/ "Still I'm a ####" made m...
by specdecible
Thu Jan 26, 2017 12:46 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Bring on 2017 - Hopes & Fears!
Replies: 73
Views: 18649

Re: Bring on 2017 - Hopes & Fears!

Black_Flag_11 wrote:I hope Nico Rosberg comes to every Grand Prix and just wanders around the paddock with his WDC trophy.

Image
Source: WTF1 Facebook page
Can't Nico tell that that trophy is only interested in him because of his money :(
by specdecible
Thu Jan 26, 2017 12:41 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How much each venue pays to host a Grand Prix
Replies: 51
Views: 11037

Re: How much each venue pays to host a Grand Prix

moby wrote:Monaco FREE is a shocker. Why? Who makes ££££££ out of it?
As far as I can tell Monaco has never payed to host the races.
by specdecible
Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:51 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
Replies: 1941
Views: 883713

Re: The Official Gaming Thread

Mass Effect 2 is free on Origin right now, so if you never played it or have it on console and not PC now is a great time to get it
https://www.origin.com/aus/en-us/store/ ... -the-house
by specdecible
Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:44 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Bottas officially signed with Mercedes AMG Petronas
Replies: 70
Views: 18786

Re: Bottas officially signed with Mercedes AMG Petronas

Blinky McSquinty wrote:Image
Someone should probably tell him that's not how you sit in an F1 car.
by specdecible
Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:08 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2016 Edition (Final Update)
Replies: 1826
Views: 565614

Re: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2016 Edition (Final Update)

Thanks again pokerman and Fountoukos13 for continuing to run this competition, always brings a smile to my face to see so many posters still enjoy playing this little game. :thumbup:
by specdecible
Tue Nov 29, 2016 2:35 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sportsmanship may be dead
Replies: 199
Views: 43712

Re: Sportmanship may be dead

Yes, sportsmanship in F1 is dead. Senna killed it, and then Schumacher scattered the ashes. Pretty much, seems to be the drivers that get idolised the most ironically have the least sportsmanship. As for our current drivers Alonso aint' no saint, Hamilton just gave us an example and young Max is wa...
by specdecible
Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:17 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Which was the most dominant car in history
Replies: 44
Views: 11583

Re: Which was the most dominant car in history

Mercedes easily, not only was it dominant but the regulations put in place made it impossible for other teams to be able to close the deficit.
by specdecible
Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:13 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Bring on 2017 - Hopes & Fears!
Replies: 73
Views: 18649

Re: Bring on 2017 - Hopes & Fears!

Hopes:
- Qualifying gap between fastest and slowest car is no more than 1 sec
- Consistent Stewarding

Fears:
- New aero dependence puts too much reliance on DRS for overtaking