Mackie The Staggie Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Sad news http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114582 Yep, was always one of the highlights of F1 magazines in the late 80's/early 90's when I collected them as a lad. Summed up a lot of events and situations perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooCoothenoo Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Sad news http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114582 Aw naw! He was an institution. Got several of his books. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooCoothenoo Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Gerhard Berger. "Your lady told me I should not use the word shit or f*ck." Nice to see he's not changed : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Cracking first lap from Hamilton. He may well win it but Hill's prediction he would owed little to logic and everything to Sky's love of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Simple stuff for rosberg there ,good start from hamilton which got him through the pack quicker to the usual 1/2 for the mercs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 First half of the race was exciting but once the Mercs got in front it was only going one way. Great to see Williams bag a podium. Shame Vettel wasn't there to be interviewed by Webber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Utter fannies tweeting into Sky whining about Mercedes deliberately taking longer with Hamilton's pitstops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Utter fannies tweeting into Sky whining about Mercedes deliberately taking longer with Hamilton's pitstops. Its ace twitter is alive with it,theres a hamilton "can do no wrong "on here its probably him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 First half of the race was exciting but once the Mercs got in front it was only going one way. Great to see Williams bag a podium. Shame Vettel wasn't there to be interviewed by Webber. Webber must have swapped the cars about as he left Williams just ran there own race and got the best result they could. Would have been pointless trying to match the Mercedes. Nice to see Williams doing well again though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I loved the stat I read about Mark Webber having attended three races this year, and Vettel has retired from all three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1888bhoy67 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I watched the Brazil 2003 GP last night and had forgotten just how much carnage was in that race, utterly nuts the amount of cars that spun out at turn 3, ultimately ending with the race being stopped when Alonso wannered one of Webbers Jag wheels after he spun and had a massive crash, Alonso looked humped when he struggled out of the car and hobbled off and dropped in a heap against the wall!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Silverstone next weekend, anyone else going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 New rules for next season Changes to the F1 Regulations for 2015 have been agreed by the WMSC. The last date at which the sporting and technical regulations can be changed without unanimous agreement has been changed from 30 June to 1 March each year, starting from 2015. Changes to 2015 Sporting Regulations Power units - The number of engines permitted by each driver in a season will be four. However, if there are more than 20 races in a season, the number will increase to five. - The penalty for a complete change of Power Unit will be starting from the back of the grid, not the pit lane. Aerodynamic testing - The number of wind tunnel runs will be reduced from 80 hours per week to 65 hours per week. - Wind-on hours are to be reduced from 30 hours per week to 25 hours. - Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) usage is to be reduced from 30 Teraflops to 25 Teraflops. - Two periods of tunnel occupancy will be allowed in one day (rather than only one). - Teams will only be able to nominate one wind tunnel in one year. Testing - There will be three pre-season tests of four days each in Europe in 2015 (currently teams are able to test outside Europe). This will be reduced to two tests of four days in 2016. - There will be two in-season tests of two days each in Europe (instead of the current four). Two of these four days must be reserved for young drivers. Car specification at an Event The current restrictions to the parc fermé will now apply from the start of P3 instead of the start of qualifying. Wheels and tyres The ban on tyre blankets will be rescinded for 2015. This will be re-discussed if and when the wheel and tyre diameter increases in the future. Personnel Curfew The Friday night curfew will be extended from six to seven hours in 2015 and will increase to eight hours in 2016. Safety Car restarts Safety Car restarts will now be a standing start from the grid. Standing starts will not be carried out if the Safety Car is used within two laps of the start (or restart) of a race or if there are less than five laps of the race remaining. Changes to 2015 Technical Regulations A number of changes have been made, including: - A number of new regulations for the noses to ensure improved safety and to provide more aesthetically pleasing structures. - A number of new regulations concerning skid blocks to ensure that they are made from a lighter material (titanium) and are better contained. - New regulations to ensure that the brake discs rotate at the same speed as the wheels. - A two-stage wheel fastener retaining system is now compulsory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybs Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Standing starts after a safety car, words fail me here what a stupid decision, why not just throw a red flag if they're going to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Standing starts after a safety car, words fail me here what a stupid decision, why not just throw a red flag if they're going to do that?Because it saves them doing a formation lap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Clearly the daftest rule is the fact the parc ferme rules will apply from the start of P3 wtf is the point of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooCoothenoo Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 And with that F1 disappears slightly further up its own arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'd like to see Lauda running the show...he just seems to talk sense all the time. Check his latest comments on investigating every dodgy incident during races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Yeah the penalties are a joke. I remember when I first watched F1, a penalty would happen really infrequently. I don't see why they need punished for trying to take a gap and having a collision. If it is a stupid accident or your name is Maldonaldo then yes consider a penalty, if it is a racing incident then no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Yeah the penalties are a joke. I remember when I first watched F1, a penalty would happen really infrequently. I don't see why they need punished for trying to take a gap and having a collision. If it is a stupid accident or your name is Maldonaldo then yes consider a penalty, if it is a racing incident then no. Pretty much my view. If you punt someone off for being a fanny then you deserve what you get, if it's just a coming together then there shouldn't be a penalty. Caterham F1 about to be sold. Will Buxton of NBC suggesting on Twitter it's a well known buyer and there's no chance they'll get Mercedes engines, with suggestions from other folk including Ross Brawn and a third Red Bull team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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