2014 Formula 1 Thread

[Ruffdaddy]

that's kind of a big deal. very interesting times in f1. the whole thing feels pretty unstable right now.

Yep...it's a cluster F and Bernie is losing it.

[momo]

that's kind of a big deal. very interesting times in f1. the whole thing feels pretty unstable right now.

[Ruffdaddy]

Montezemolo steps down...

[Ruffdaddy]

The penalty to magnussen was also shit

[Ruffdaddy]

Race was ok...glad for Hamilton. Sad to see Alonso's dnf.

Ricciardo is a badass!

[Ruffdaddy]

Pretty tame qualifying...glad Hamilton is on pole. I hope the race stays interesting...and maybe Britney will wipe himself out of the race pulling the title fight closer.

[Ruffdaddy]

Bottas first would work for me. Or even Massa

Bottas would be nice...but I've heard enough excuses out of massa to care much for him. The checo incident was one thing...but after smacking magnussen and then Raising holy hell when it was his fault...I lost respect. Literally everyone knew it was him...but he just couldn't drop it.

[pHILSANITY07]

Bottas first would work for me. Or even Massa

[Ruffdaddy]

See if you can find a set of used whites from the pile near the bathrooms from the ProKart race last weekend. Those are some softer tires, even used ones. WILL tighten up the Kart. Great for a race in cold weather.

I'll see if there are still some next time I'm out.

Momo...you in Monza yet?

Glad Britney got fined by merc while Ham gets GQ awards. Let's hope for some good racing and maybe a Hamilton or ricciardo first.

[Kart21]

MG yellows.

Man let me know how the dip works out. I wanted to do it but was told it would break down if hit with 2 stroke

See if you can find a set of used whites from the pile near the bathrooms from the ProKart race last weekend. Those are some softer tires, even used ones. WILL tighten up the Kart. Great for a race in cold weather.

[pHILSANITY07]

The lap prior Vettel aborted the chicane cause he knew he wasn't going to have the room. Why didn't rosberg? This will be fun to watch for the rest of the year. It's good that it looks like the gap that Mercedes had isn't as big as it was in the beginning part of the year

[momo]

next up MONZA!

as long as this storm in the Caribbean doesn't go full hurricane on Miami Thursday and that volcano in Iceland doesn't send up a metric shit ton of ash into the atmosphere, I will be there!

[momo]

mercedes fall out:

http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report/12472/9438433/lewis-hamilton-claims-nico-rosberg-confessed-to-deliberately-crashing-into-him-at-sp

Hamilton has claimed that, in a post-race hearing convened by the Mercedes management, Rosberg admitted his lunge into the rear of the sister W05 was a premeditated response to the team orders controversy of the Hungarian GP last month.

“We just had a meeting about it and he basically said he did it on purpose. He said he did it on purpose. He said he could have avoided it," Hamilton told reporters. "He basically said ‘I did it to prove a point’.

“You don’t have to just rely on me, go and ask Toto [Wolff] or Paddy [Lowe] who are not happy with him as well.”

[Ruffdaddy]

what tires?

my kart is down right now. got a new yuasa battery for it and took the body work to my painter buddy. he is plasti-dipping it, will post up how it turns out.

MG yellows.

Man let me know how the dip works out. I wanted to do it but was told it would break down if hit with 2 stroke

[momo]

i agree, sure it was a racing incident so there was no penalty or investigation needed but it was a poor move. there was a nearly zero % chance of making a pass on an identical car around the outside of someone who is in front and has the racing line. (for demonstration see alonso, button, vettel on magnussen over and over through out this race)

obviously the contact and subsqeuent puncture were unintentional as you cant predict that outcome. BUT, in the end despite any reprimand he will get from the team, he will be happy with this race. he doesnt need to win shit, he just has to maintain his gap.