I don't get their orange obsession. I'm not sure even most fans have an orange obsession at this point.
But, at least it stands out, as anything else could lead to them looking like an Alfa Romeo or a Mercedes
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- Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:36 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: McLaren MCL33 Unveiled!
- Replies: 73
- Views: 24607
- Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:32 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Ferrari SF71H Unveiled!
- Replies: 53
- Views: 26761
Re: Ferrari SF71H Unveiled!
What worries me a bit is that Ferrari have lengthened the wheelbase while Mercedes have kept the same as last year. I was hoping for the opposite as the team that got it right last year has an extra year of knowledge with their concept. That said Ferrari seem to have made more drastic changes with ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:29 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Mercedes W09 Unvieled!
- Replies: 52
- Views: 26733
Re: Mercedes W09 Unvieled!
Video of Bottas driving the car with the halo, looking through a helmet camera, I had to stop watching as it made me feel claustrophobic, it must be a lot worse actually in the car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdH_-KKP7JE Looking at that, even with the talk of stereo vision, the obstruction of ...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:50 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Force India considering name change
- Replies: 91
- Views: 44796
Re: Force India considering name change
A new rumour has surfaced! A British energy drinks company named Rich Energy is in talks to purchase Force India. They've put a quotation of around £200 million for buying Force India. Rich Energy is already associated with F1 via partnerships such as with Monaco Grand Prix. http://www.dailymail.co...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:11 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Renault R.S. 18 Unveiled!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11223
Re: Renault R.S. 18 Unveiled!
I'd have sex with this car.
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 12:56 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 Unveiled!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 21613
Re: Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 Unveiled!
I absolutely hate the halo.
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:47 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Red Bull RB14
- Replies: 35
- Views: 18813
Re: Red Bull RB14
damn thats a sexy paint scheme. hides the halo very well. EDIT. and then i read article and thats not the race paint scheme. DAMMIT! One kind of wonders what's even the point of a launch if it's not even a livery launch anymore. Car will change between now and Australia, livery will change... What'...
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:42 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Drivers who didn't get a fair shake due to lack of funds.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13393
Re: Drivers who didn't get a fair shake due to lack of funds
Di Resta is the stand out for me. Again, disclaimer, some clear Scottish favouritism here... But I thought he had a fairly solid career, performed well against a guy now leading a works team, had a really really bad run of results at exactly the wrong time and found himself out because Perez / Hulk ...
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:53 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Colour Association
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18025
Re: Colour Association
You'll see how new I am to this: Red: Ferrari Orange: Nobody Yellow: Jordan Green: Caterham Blue: Williams Purple: None Pink: Force India Black: Lotus White: Williams (again) Silver: McLaren Brown: --- Jordan popped in to my head for both yellow and orange, but I don't think they've ever even ran or...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 3:16 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What Is the Highest WDC Ranking for a Paying Driver?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17941
Re: What Is the Highest WDC Ranking for a Paying Driver?
I'm looking for drivers known as paying drivers the majority of their career, not those who graduated to paid status. For example, was Pastor Maldonado a paying driver throughout? Again though, anyone who performs well and gets near the front is likely to find themselves being elevated from 'paying...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:12 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What Is the Highest WDC Ranking for a Paying Driver?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17941
Re: What Is the Highest WDC Ranking for a Paying Driver?
You're loading your own results with the question.
Drivers backed by large sponsors are paying drivers. If you want to basically limit this to "crap drivers with large sponsors", then of course you're not going to find many in the upper echelons of the WDC.
Drivers backed by large sponsors are paying drivers. If you want to basically limit this to "crap drivers with large sponsors", then of course you're not going to find many in the upper echelons of the WDC.
- Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:20 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Positive Thread
- Replies: 351
- Views: 392858
Re: The Positive Thread
A rare, positive post from me. I've had a crappy couple of years. I'd call them hell but I do have enough perspective to know that things could have been a lot worse. 2016 and 2017 were mean and I had a lot of bad times (like within myself, no one died or significant tragedies, I'm not sick, I had ...
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:37 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Race start times possibly changing
- Replies: 49
- Views: 24821
Re: Race start times possibly changing
I live in the Central time zone in the US, and have been getting up at 6:30am to watch/record the European races starting at 7am for decades. I don't mind this schedule at all, and don't think that Liberty Media should change it, if the goal is a wider US TV audience. There are four time zones in t...
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:38 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: F1 Car/Driver weights to be split from 2019
- Replies: 64
- Views: 24010
Re: F1 Car/Driver weights to be split from 2019
While I see your point that size can be an advantage or disadvantage in other sports too, I think there's something that you are not taking into consideration here. In basketball, for example, a big huge guy like Shaq does have an advantage that is hard to compete with, however, a much smaller guy ...
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:27 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: [Merged] Hamilton apology / instagram deleted
- Replies: 81
- Views: 76549
Re: [Merged] Hamilton apology / instagram deleted
I don't think I've ever said this online before and I have no idea how it'll be received, but here goes. This may be oversharing but it's relevant to the discussion. Someone above mentioned the problems some kids have fitting in. For that reason alone, for them to see as many people as possible emb...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:53 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: F1 Car/Driver weights to be split from 2019
- Replies: 64
- Views: 24010
Re: F1 Car/Driver weights to be split from 2019
How ballast effects F1 drivers "lighter drivers, such as Felipe Massa, who weighs 59 kilos, will have an advantage over taller drivers like Nico Hulkenberg, who weighs in at 74 kilos. The preference is for the car and driver to weigh in below the minimum weight and for ballast to make up the differ...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:52 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: F1 Car/Driver weights to be split from 2019
- Replies: 64
- Views: 24010
Re: F1 Car/Driver weights to be split from 2019
How ballast effects F1 drivers "lighter drivers, such as Felipe Massa, who weighs 59 kilos, will have an advantage over taller drivers like Nico Hulkenberg, who weighs in at 74 kilos. The preference is for the car and driver to weigh in below the minimum weight and for ballast to make up the differ...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:27 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: [Merged] Hamilton apology / instagram deleted
- Replies: 81
- Views: 76549
Re: [Merged] Hamilton apology / instagram deleted
Ennis, While in some cases, you may be right, it should be pointed out that not every case of someone criticizing something Lewis has said or done is someone "lining up to take a shot". Believe it or not, some people actually really believe what they say because of their own values... not out of so...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:05 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: F1 Car/Driver weights to be split from 2019
- Replies: 64
- Views: 24010
Re: F1 Car/Driver weights to be split from 2019
How ballast effects F1 drivers "lighter drivers, such as Felipe Massa, who weighs 59 kilos, will have an advantage over taller drivers like Nico Hulkenberg, who weighs in at 74 kilos. The preference is for the car and driver to weigh in below the minimum weight and for ballast to make up the differ...
- Fri Jan 19, 2018 1:21 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: [Merged] Hamilton apology / instagram deleted
- Replies: 81
- Views: 76549
Re: [Merged] Hamilton apology / instagram deleted
For those of you that think that it's a private family situation and no harm can come from such a comment, I can only assume you don't work with children who have significant issues believing in themselves because they don't fit a so-called ideal picture of a young boy or girl. I'm NOT saying this ...
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 1:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton's crash record Vs his peers.
- Replies: 115
- Views: 42672
Re: Hamilton's crash record Vs his peers.
well, we're back to whether it should have been expected, really. It's perfectly common for racing cars to follow each other through corners at a distance which would have the police being called on normal roads, sometimes to the extent that it can be hard to tell where one car ends and the other b...
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:56 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton's crash record Vs his peers.
- Replies: 115
- Views: 42672
Re: Hamilton's crash record Vs his peers.
Tbf that's not Hamilton's responsibility. He is allowed to brake and Vettel knew that. Even Vettel doesn't think he was brake tested. Straight after the race he even said he was sure Hamilton didn't do it on purpose. If not done on purpose it can't be a brake test. That requires intent. If there's ...
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:40 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton's crash record Vs his peers.
- Replies: 115
- Views: 42672
Re: Hamilton's crash record Vs his peers.
Tbf that's not Hamilton's responsibility. He is allowed to brake and Vettel knew that. Even Vettel doesn't think he was brake tested. Straight after the race he even said he was sure Hamilton didn't do it on purpose. If not done on purpose it can't be a brake test. That requires intent. If there's ...
- Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:23 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton's crash record Vs his peers.
- Replies: 115
- Views: 42672
Re: Hamilton's crash record Vs his peers.
I think both viewpoints are right here. Hamilton has matured massively. I think he was a bit gung-ho in his early career, in 2011 he was just mentally nowhere, and now he is - in my opinion - the mentally strongest driver on the grid. However, part of this run is due to the situations he has been in...
- Thu Jan 11, 2018 2:15 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
- Replies: 483
- Views: 210028
Re: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
I fear for Williams. I really do. Despite what they say, it IS a pure financial decision. I cannot believe they could not have went out and got a better driver than Stroll or Sirotkin. That desperate they magically managed to forget about the ruling from Martini that a driver had to be over 25. I'm...
- Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:54 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
- Replies: 483
- Views: 210028
Re: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
I fear for Williams. I really do. Despite what they say, it IS a pure financial decision. I cannot believe they could not have went out and got a better driver than Stroll or Sirotkin. That desperate they magically managed to forget about the ruling from Martini that a driver had to be over 25. I'm...
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 10:43 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
- Replies: 483
- Views: 210028
Re: Williams uninspiring driver options for 2018
Yes, strolls engineer definitely has to take some of the blame for the inconsistency on that side of the garage. Posters keep mentioning that stroll is "sawing" at the wheel. If i setup a car and the driver is sawing at the wheel,i have to take the blame for not doing a good enough job. With todays...
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:52 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
- Replies: 1941
- Views: 883613
Re: The Official Gaming Thread
Just about finished Horizon Zero Dawn. I've done all missions and most side missions from both the game and the DLC, showing around 96% completed for the main game and 77% for the DLC. For the DLC I've not did the new Hunting Grounds yet which will be a big part of it. For the main game I have no id...
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:57 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
- Replies: 122
- Views: 54885
Re: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
Ennis, I suspect that our differences are indeed a matter of semantics and of parameters when one says mediocre. I honestly have no problem with ranking Massa 7-10 for his career. Perhaps because I was a teacher for so many years and used a 5 tier grading system, I would see Massa in the above aver...
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 11:17 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
- Replies: 122
- Views: 54885
Re: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
Well, Patrese had 17 seasons, Trulli and Coulthard 15 as well. Barrichello 19. What does that tell us? It tells us that the drivers who are regularly at the higher end of the mediocre range, say 7-10 most times, can carve out a long F1 career. Ennis, I suspect that our differences are indeed a matt...
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 11:08 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton - Enjoy him while you can
- Replies: 196
- Views: 89491
Re: Hamilton - Enjoy him while you can
Those are some hard facts about qualifying, and they do in fact make this year's Merc sound a heck of a lot better than at least one of Seb's title winners. I was actually surprised by how much when I did the numbers; I was expecting a pretty small gap, not a half-second swing in favor of the Merce...
- Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:48 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
- Replies: 122
- Views: 54885
Re: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
It tells us that the drivers who are regularly at the higher end of the mediocre range, say 7-10 most times, can carve out a long F1 career.Paolo_Lasardi wrote:Well, Patrese had 17 seasons, Trulli and Coulthard 15 as well. Barrichello 19.
What does that tell us?
- Tue Dec 19, 2017 5:59 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
- Replies: 122
- Views: 54885
Re: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
whatever you say. So the only way Massa could have earned you respect would have been by beating Schumi and then Alonso. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER!!! We don't even know if any of your "elite" could have done that! Personally, I don't think ANY of your "elite" would have beaten Schumi in his prime in the s...
- Tue Dec 19, 2017 5:00 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
- Replies: 122
- Views: 54885
Re: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
Lewis has spent nearly his entire career in good to great cars. Seb & especially Nando not such a high percentage, but nonetheless, a lot of competitive good to great cars. You basically put down the drivers who had occasional access in great cars as luck and not representative of any real skills a...
- Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:04 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
- Replies: 122
- Views: 54885
Re: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
I think different people have different benchmarks for mediocre. I use those two as an example as I think they are very average drivers, who appeared to have good moments which may well have been down to them luckily being in the right car (and they all certainly found themselves in the strongest c...
- Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:49 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
- Replies: 122
- Views: 54885
Re: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
Is that a bad thing? I don't see either of them as mediocre or less either. I think different people have different benchmarks for mediocre. I use those two as an example as I think they are very average drivers, who appeared to have good moments which may well have been down to them luckily being ...
- Mon Dec 18, 2017 3:45 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Grid Girls, Yay! Nay! Meh?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 25599
Re: Grid Girls, Yay! Nay! Meh?
As for Blinky's example about the pilots, you need to have a complete picture of this. Why are there less women pilots really? Are there 124,000 unemployed women pilots out there waiting to get a fair chance? Or is it maybe that women are generally more uninterested in becoming pilots? You can't ta...
- Mon Dec 18, 2017 3:41 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
- Replies: 122
- Views: 54885
Re: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
Is that a bad thing? I don't see either of them as mediocre or less either. I think different people have different benchmarks for mediocre. I use those two as an example as I think they are very average drivers, who appeared to have good moments which may well have been down to them luckily being ...
- Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:23 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
- Replies: 122
- Views: 54885
Re: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
Is that a bad thing? I don't see either of them as mediocre or less either. I think different people have different benchmarks for mediocre. I use those two as an example as I think they are very average drivers, who appeared to have good moments which may well have been down to them luckily being ...
- Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:05 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
- Replies: 122
- Views: 54885
Re: Massa retirement pt 2, The Real Deal
Absolutely correct ALESI. It's often difficult to remember every last little detail almost a decade on so it's good to refresh peoples' minds. What kills me is how people can argue on behalf of other lesser drivers simply because they liked them or were fans to some degree and then bash on a guy wh...