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...

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

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,...

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...

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This works on so many levels! Can you imagine Bernie's face?

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,...

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...

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...

tmzxaar wrote:After the events in Spa regarding the Merc drivers, data sharing should STOP.

Absolutely agree, especially sharing to the public

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...

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Alonso to Extend Ferrari Contract Beyond 2016

BBC wrote:"Talk of other teams has never come from me, it's always the opposite," the two-time world champion said.

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"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...

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...

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...

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

steoc4 wrote:But you have to look at the facts before you dismiss Vettel's efforts

Indeed

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

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

Whoever was responsible for the collision (IMO it was a racing incident which Rosberg could have avoided), one thing is clear, after the Mclaren telemetry incident and now this leak debacle, NO ONE will ever be open with Hamilton again. Fellow drivers, engineers and officials will always be careful ...

Having been warned earlier in the race Vettel gained 2s on Button on the 42nd lap by running off track in a series of consecutive corners, this is gaining an advantage, he should be penalised Magnussen pushed Alonso on the grass on the straight, it's an open and shut penalty + points on his license ...

Why would Mclaren sign Vettel? Why would Vettel sign for Mclaren?

Mclaren have a history of producing cars that are not the best, Vettel has a history of winning only in the best car...

A good insight into what the track was like in 1955. Excellent footage with some great shots of Eau Rouge & some lovely engine sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xWL0wCfIFU Great find! Those cars just sound tremendous. I can smell the petrol in the air! The smell of the petrol was heady but t...

There hasn't been a fatality in F1 for 20 years, God forbid that the next one is legally a child...

Autosport Article Sergio Perez says the level of engineering at Force India is equal to his previous Formula 1 team McLaren I agree, in fact I'd say the evidence supports them being better... After all last year at Mclaren Perez (49pts) was schooled by Button (73pts) so for him to be competitive th...

Mclaren now have better paper clips

stringy wrote:wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow. could be key.

Dry, sunny and warm (for England, 20°C)

Hamilton would appear to still have the same weaknesses he had in 2007, remember the tyre down to canvas incident!

It's difficult to conceive how someone so obviously the fastest driver of his generation, so admired by so many, can so often manufacture new ways to lose out...

Heh Heh

Thanks Ron

Seems to me that this thread is prima facie evidence in support of the policy of law enforcement agencies to treat eye witness reports of events as less significant than ANY other type of evidence! It's usually helpful to watch video with both eyes open... Given the Stewards not only had access to v...

Early days of course but following the last 20 laps of the Canadian GP where both Mclarens were comfortably faster than any other car on track is having both in the top 10 a sign of improving performance?

The last 20 laps (excluding the last, yellow flag lap) of the Canadian Grand Prix provides some surprising (to me) data. OK no healthy Mercedes and two Force India trains but Mclaren were comfortably the fastest cars on track for more than a quarter of the race Driver Total Time Min.Secs Per 26:39.7...