Oh Dear
Lewis loses his girlfriend and his Top Gear status in the same week*...
I wonder which will upset him more
*I know TG was filmed months ago
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- Mon Feb 09, 2015 4:10 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Ricciardo tops Top Gear F1 leaderboard
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5564
- Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:26 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Marussia
- Replies: 268
- Views: 55775
Re: Marussia
Mallya demonstrating all the compassion and duty of care for a fellow competitor that he did for Kingfisher Airline employees...
Top bloke, in a 'Ridley Scott Alien' kind of way
Top bloke, in a 'Ridley Scott Alien' kind of way
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:04 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Jerez Testing
- Replies: 593
- Views: 87059
Re: Jerez Testing
Hmmmm
Wonder if Button's new helmet implies he knows more about the livery that the cars will race in, as opposed to test in, this season
Wonder if Button's new helmet implies he knows more about the livery that the cars will race in, as opposed to test in, this season
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:54 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Jerez Testing
- Replies: 593
- Views: 87059
Re: Jerez Testing
McLaren Twitter: "Jenson's completed his installation lap. Now waiting for the track to dry a little."
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:53 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Unexpected: Chilton to test Indy Lights Car with Carlin
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6520
Re: Unexpected: Chilton to test Indy Lights Car with Carlin
When he was with us in Formula 3, with Daniel Ricciardo, the qualifying between the two of them was almost 50/50. Daniel just edged Max, but there was almost nothing in it. So we know how quick Max is when he is in an environment and a team that can help him to do the job. Hmmmmm Just goes to show ...
- Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:19 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Force India 2015 livery unveiling today @ 3pm gmt
- Replies: 89
- Views: 15691
Re: Force India 2015 livery unveiling today @ 3pm gmt
Nothing is ever new in F1,
- Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:13 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2015 Williams FW37 - first image of a 2015 F1 car
- Replies: 41
- Views: 10764
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 10:19 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2015 Colour Schemes
- Replies: 50
- Views: 11113
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:18 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2015 Colour Schemes
- Replies: 50
- Views: 11113
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:07 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Will Honda Deliver?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 12863
Re: Will Honda Deliver?
Chunky wrote:and there's not much technology they can transfer from the Prius into a race context
Notice the complete lack of an 'H' on the front of this Prius
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:54 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2015 Colour Schemes
- Replies: 50
- Views: 11113
New Mclaren Livery For 2015
Relax, there's no imagery...
Just a statement that Honda have insisted on a change from chrome/silver as it's too associated with Mercedes
Link
edited especially for 'mds'
Just a statement that Honda have insisted on a change from chrome/silver as it's too associated with Mercedes
Link
edited especially for 'mds'
- Mon Dec 15, 2014 7:56 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The curse of revisionism - revisiting 2007 AGAIN
- Replies: 104
- Views: 21597
Re: The curse of revisionism - revisiting 2007 AGAIN
But Whitmarsh later discovered that when Dennis signed Alonso he had indeed promised him priority status, only to go back on his word. Awww, so tasty, such a lovely nugget of information... Awww so gullible, such a lovely nugget of Benson invention This is Andrew Benson, chief Alonso acolyte, writi...
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:41 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Jenson Button's surprise appearance today...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10485
Re: Jenson Button's surprise appearance today...
FixedReservoirDog wrote:So if I understand it right, he got a Xmas gift hamper AND $157.08* for free?
*at todays rate
- Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:51 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton, Rosberg & Button
- Replies: 120
- Views: 25670
Re: Hamilton, Rosberg & Button
I'm not buying that Hamilton caused mechanical failures And I'm not buying that some drivers are unlucky... Some drivers are mechanically sympathetic, some are not, Chris Amon was as fast as any driver in his era but his cars broke so often and so regularly that it could not be co-incidence. Compar...
- Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:21 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Susie Wolff - Official Williams Test Driver
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5598
Susie Wolff - Official Williams Test Driver
BBC Ticker
No story yet
She will have at least 2 practice sessions at races and drive at tests
No story yet
She will have at least 2 practice sessions at races and drive at tests
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:37 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton, Rosberg & Button
- Replies: 120
- Views: 25670
Re: Hamilton, Rosberg & Button
You mean like the 2014 Mercedesf81 wrote:If he was just better at handling difficult cars...
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:32 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton, Rosberg & Button
- Replies: 120
- Views: 25670
Hamilton, Rosberg & Button
In the five F1 seasons that have been raced under the 25 pts for a win scoring system (*including this season with double points removed), Hamilton had Button as a team mate for 3 and Rosberg as a team mate for 2 Hamilton leads Rosberg 2-0 having winning margin percentages of 12.7% & 9.50% Hamilton ...
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:19 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Ecclestone on superbly crazy form [MERGED]
- Replies: 74
- Views: 16185
Re: Bernies, how to win friends and influence people, techni
Formula One - $1.5bn annual revenue, suggested market capitalisation $12bn, if it ever reaches IPO :uhoh: Facebook - $6.6bn annual revenue, actual market capitalisation $208bn One of these companies is a serious business with a proven revenue stream, the other is a joke, full of convicted fraudsters...
- Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:13 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2015 Uberthread [MERGED]
- Replies: 2131
- Views: 390567
Re: Sauber announces Felipe Nasr for 2015
Strange then, that the BBC article leads with a photo of a Williams
Think of it as your license fee in action
Think of it as your license fee in action
- Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:10 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Slowest Formula 1 driver in a decent car
- Replies: 135
- Views: 24574
Re: Slowest Formula 1 driver in a decent car
While I'm hesitant to refer to any F1 driver as being/having been "slow" (I bet even Chilton goes bloody quick), I'd throw in David Walker in 1972. Team-mate to Emerson Fittipaldi. Fittipaldi's season: Five wins, two second places, one third, three pole positions in 12 races. Champion. Walker's sea...
- Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:52 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Smedley - "Alonso is the very best of his generation"
- Replies: 96
- Views: 21223
Re: Smedley - "Alonso is the very best of his generation"
So
Alonso to Williams for 2015 and the title
Alonso to Williams for 2015 and the title
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 3:33 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: If Vettel Joins New Team in 2015 Would Credibility Be Lost?
- Replies: 179
- Views: 30197
- Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:57 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is Vettel's rep gone for good?
- Replies: 1511
- Views: 281302
Re: Is Vettel's rep gone for good?
Moving to Ferrari is probably the best decision Vettel's advisors could make, he is still the current world champion, he remains four times world champion and they have cashed in on this status thus maximising the financial return before that earning potential is further reduced... Everyone inside a...
- Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:01 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2015 Uberthread [MERGED]
- Replies: 2131
- Views: 390567
Re: Fernando Alonso/Ferrari split rumor uberthread [MERGED]
Assuming it is true my first feeling is (somehow) disappointment! I would have liked to have seen Ricciardo stuff Vettel and Alonso stuff Kimi for one more year. ;) Whatever happens Ferrari will likely be consigned to upper mid-field mediocrity for the next few seasons, there's been too much turmoi...
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:08 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Mercedes stand and Abu Dhabi
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2952
Re: Mercedes stand and Abu Dhabi
If this were NASCAR, the FIA would find a way to force Mercedes to take extra engines, gear boxes and ERS systems at the last race so that both cars have to start from the back of the grid...
That'll provide interest from the first lap to the last
That'll provide interest from the first lap to the last
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:03 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 3 Car Teams - A (Somewhat Tongue In Cheek) Idea
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1415
3 Car Teams - A (Somewhat Tongue In Cheek) Idea
We all know that Bernie wants 6 x 3 car teams to pad the grid so he can stop supporting what he terms the 'basket cases' but the teams themselves are unhappy because scaling a team from 2 to 3 cars will cost more than 150% of two cars for obvious reasons, e.g. 2 cars + spares fit in one transporter,...
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 2:36 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Pre-Japanese Grand Prix Thread
- Replies: 149
- Views: 32538
Re: Pre-Japanese Grand Prix Thread
If you want to feel old about Max Verstappen, Pokemon is older than he is. As is the Harry Potter series. Tom Kristensen won Le Mans before he was born and Princess Diana was killed a month before he was born. Bah! If I want Max to make me feel old all I have to do is think about how my son is 8 ye...
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 2:01 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: If you were setting up a race team...
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7655
- Wed Sep 17, 2014 4:13 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: It's Contagious, Jack Miller To MotoGp Honda In 2015
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1568
It's Contagious, Jack Miller To MotoGp Honda In 2015
The CWM LCR Honda Team is pleased to officially announce that Australian rider Jack Miller will compete with them in the 2015 MotoGP™ World Championship riding the Honda RC213V-RS Open Specification bike. The 19-year-old racer from Townsville, who is currently leading the Moto3™ World Championship,...
- Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:44 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: NASCAR Qualifying
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3711
Re: NASCAR Qualfying
Bernie NEVER watches a GP on publicly available TV (FTA & PPV) just as he has no personal interaction with social media, it's an age thing. He does not & will not EVER understand how much more rewarding immersing oneself in interactive media at a sporting event can be as compared to just passive obs...
- Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:16 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is it time for Button to hang up his gloves?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 22409
Re: Is it time for Button to hang up his gloves?
Damon Hill first drove a current F1 car aged 32, he was 34 when he first raced one and 35 when Schumacher thought enough of him to take him out, his last F1 win came at age 38 Fangio's first F1 race came at age 39, his last win at age 46, in between he won 24 of 52 F1 races contested At 34 Button is...
- Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:02 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Italian grand Prix free practice and qualification thread
- Replies: 233
- Views: 44244
Re: Italian grand Prix free practice and qualification threa
Absolutely agree, especially sharing to the publictmzxaar wrote:After the events in Spa regarding the Merc drivers, data sharing should STOP.
- Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:55 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2015 Uberthread [MERGED]
- Replies: 2131
- Views: 390567
Re: Silly Season 2015 Uberthread [MERGED]
Moved here at a Mod's request Vijay Mallya has been declared a 'willful defaulter' in India, as such he has the same status there as a bankrupt in Europe, he can't raise any money through Indian markets. Article Link So of Force India's co-owners, one is in jail, the other has been declared a 'bankr...
- Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:53 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2015 Uberthread [MERGED]
- Replies: 2131
- Views: 390567
Re: Silly Season 2015 Uberthread [MERGED]
Moved here at a Mod's request
Alonso to Extend Ferrari Contract Beyond 2016
Alonso to Extend Ferrari Contract Beyond 2016
Article linkBBC wrote:"Talk of other teams has never come from me, it's always the opposite," the two-time world champion said.
- Wed Sep 03, 2014 5:34 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Alonso To Extend Contract At Ferrari Beyond 2016
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1732
Alonso To Extend Contract At Ferrari Beyond 2016
"Talk of other teams has never come from me, it's always the opposite," the two-time world champion said. Article link More fun, sport and amusement for the silly season/Mclaren/Button merry-go-round Incidentally, Vijay Mallya has been declared a 'willful defaulter' in India, as such he has the sam...
- Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:14 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton-Rosberg Belgium 2014 Incident Thread (renamed)
- Replies: 1533
- Views: 220256
Re: Hamilton-Rosberg Belgium 2014 Incident Thread (renamed)
What are the lessons learnt from Britneygate? Hamilton can't trust Rosberg on track, Rosberg can't trust Hamilton off track Rosberg is 'harder' than Mercedes thought while Hamilton, though faster than Rosberg, is not 'necessary' for Mercedes to win a WDC Who is the big loser in all of this? IMO Hami...
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:10 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Questions on Mercedes response - Toto and Niki post Spa
- Replies: 130
- Views: 24352
Re: Questions on Mercedes response - Toto and Niki post Spa
The drivers should be left to get on with racing and sort out any differences off track behind closed doors and on track with their ability Given what happened at Mclaren with the telemetry issue I would be astonished if Hamilton's contract did not contain a disciplinary clause regarding the leaking...
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:54 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton-Rosberg Belgium 2014 Incident Thread (renamed)
- Replies: 1533
- Views: 220256
Re: Hamilton-Rosberg Belgium 2014 Incident Thread (renamed)
Look on the bright side, at least this incident confirms that even at 17 Max Verstappen will not be the most immature driver on the grid next season, if it were possible for a 5 year old to reach an F1 cars pedals, then and only then would Hamilton face some competition
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:16 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Vettel trying too hard?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10639
Re: Vettel trying too hard?
Indeedsteoc4 wrote:But you have to look at the facts before you dismiss Vettel's efforts
If you go back to F3, the last time Vettel had a competitive team mate, he responded in the same way, pushing beyond the limits of the car and himself. Who was his team mate that comfortably beat him? Di Resta
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:07 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: How can a team punish their own driver?
- Replies: 169
- Views: 27289
Re: How can a team punish their own driver?
How can a team punish their own driver?
Tongue in cheek I could suggest get him Hamilton as a team mate
Wonder if there's any chance of Mercedes swapping Hamilton for Button? Might suit both teams
Tongue in cheek I could suggest get him Hamilton as a team mate
Wonder if there's any chance of Mercedes swapping Hamilton for Button? Might suit both teams