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Jon Von Anchovi
Sep 5, 2014

:australia:
How had no one said bernie is palpatine


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jazzyhattrick
Jul 1, 2010

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Jon Von Anchovi posted:

How had no one said bernie is palpatine




goes without saying.

Fumble
Sep 4, 2006

4 more days until we get to talk about actual cars going round a track.

McLaren will look really fast on the first day, leading everyone to predict that they are back on form but will ultimately end up fighting with Williams and Ferrari for 5th in the constructors.

Rosberg will spend the entire season as a downtrodden wingman to are Lewis.

The big story for 3 race weekends will be how the tracks future on the F1 calender is in doubt.

and one more

Bernie Ecclestone will die before the end of the season.

Gmaz
Apr 3, 2011

New DLC for Aoe2 is out: Dynasties of India

Fumble posted:


Bernie Ecclestone will die before the end of the season.
:drat: that is a bold prediction

Stellar Curiosity
Jan 15, 2009

Fumble posted:

Bernie Ecclestone will die before the end of the season.

Is that a :toxx: ?

Cojawfee
May 31, 2006
I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius
That's a bold move, cotton. Let's see how it plays out.

enri
Dec 16, 2003

Hope you're having an amazing day

Fumble posted:

Bernie Ecclestone will die before the end of the season.

Ooooh oooh it's bold predictions season again

Vettel will not finish a race higher than 6th place
Mclaren Honda will be a wet fart for the first half of the season before they start to get their poo poo together

CratSock
Aug 5, 2004

Sock Wielding Assassin

Myrddin_Emrys posted:

This thread has turned into some kind of Star Wars Fan fiction thread, and its the worst.

This thread is fixing F1. And it is still the worst.

Stellar Curiosity posted:

...Vettel, who will drive for Ferrari this season, became so disenchanted with the sport in 2014 that he toyed with hanging up his gloves aged 26...

Of course he did, because that's what whiny baby frauds do.

Sulman
Apr 29, 2003

What did you do that for?

Wirth1000 posted:

Bring back refueling but make sure it's not mandatory. Create some ultra hard sets of tires that can last an entire race but not at the expense of tire changes entirely.

They'll spend a fortune on teams of people running HPC clusters to work out which strategy is best for races six months down the line, because F1 is stupid.

George Zimmer
Jun 28, 2008
This will be Fernando Alonso's last season in F1

CratSock
Aug 5, 2004

Sock Wielding Assassin

George Zimmer posted:

This will be Fernando Alonso's last season in F1

Last season, or last season he wins WDC?

Tsaedje
May 11, 2007

BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE
Jenson Button will outperform Fernando Alonso by some metric which I reserve the right to define if necessary

Wirth1000
May 12, 2010

#essereFerrari

Tsaedje posted:

Jenson Button will outperform Fernando Alonso by some metric which I reserve the right to define if necessary

They're both massive weeaboos.

Tsaedje
May 11, 2007

BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

Wirth1000 posted:

They're both massive weeaboos.

Is it more or less weeaboo to actually have a waifu?

Wirth1000
May 12, 2010

#essereFerrari
Well, you have to break it down: was a huge factor in Jenson's attraction to her because of her being part Japanese? Or is it actual true love which none of us who post in this thread will ever experience?

But, gently caress, Alonso has

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


if mclaren really launch an all-black interim livery tomorrow, after so much hype, the tears will be glorious (my own tears)

George Zimmer
Jun 28, 2008

CratSock posted:

Last season, or last season he wins WDC?

Last season.

Finger Prince
Jan 5, 2007


George Zimmer posted:

Last season.

He is going to follow in the footsteps of fellow famous Mexican race car driver Juan Montoya and get fat, race nascars in America.

George Zimmer
Jun 28, 2008

Linedance posted:

He is going to follow in the footsteps of fellow famous Mexican race car driver Juan Montoya and get fat, race nascars in America.

Naw, Le Mans. Seeing him in NASCAR would be hilarious though.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


be nice wicka posted:

if mclaren really launch an all-black interim livery tomorrow, after so much hype, the tears will be glorious (my own tears)

Obviously a ploy to try and lure Lewis back to his home.

RALF
Mar 15, 2009

Grimey Drawer
I remember someone saying in last year's thread that Vettel considered a move to IndyCar or DTM. I guess Horner just confirmed that rumor as true.

track day bro!
Feb 17, 2005

#essereFerrari
Grimey Drawer

Stellar Curiosity posted:


Also for those of you planning to attend the :britain: British Grand Prix :britain:

There are so many reasons i'll never bother to attend my home GP, its a loving poo poo track in the midlands and somehow it costs more than going to spa/whatever german circuit/catalunya/hungary/monza. I'd rather drive the 4 hours to Spa than the 2 it takes me to get to Silverstone.

Myrddin_Emrys
Mar 27, 2007

by Hand Knit

HJB posted:

If what I say offends you then grow a thicker skin, b*tch.

I don't even know who you are. Your posting is that insignificant.

*Edit* b*tch.

CratSock
Aug 5, 2004

Sock Wielding Assassin

Wait, doesn't Alonso have a 2 year deal with McLaren? You saying maybe Ron just lured him back to exact some kind of horrible murderous revenge in a deathtrap car?

I think he'll do 2 years at McLaren, and if they're able to wrap a competitive car around Honda's engine he'll stick around. Likely with K-Mag, unfortunately. If he ends up floating around mid-pack the whole time (which is probable) then I can see him leaving.

Ghost of Mussolini
Jun 26, 2011
I just want to clarify some confusion in this thread, Alonso has already retired from F1.

Human Grand Prix
Jan 24, 2013

by FactsAreUseless

track day bro! posted:

There are so many reasons i'll never bother to attend my home GP, its a loving poo poo track in the midlands and somehow it costs more than going to spa/whatever german circuit/catalunya/hungary/monza. I'd rather drive the 4 hours to Spa than the 2 it takes me to get to Silverstone.

The Hungaroring sucks rear end dude.

poty
Jun 21, 2008

虹はどこで終わるのですか? あなたの魂の中で、または地平線で?
If the new McLaren looks anything like their overalls for this season tomorrow will be a very exciting day indeed!







































- Ron Dennis

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
No new sponsor. Joke team. Ron out.

enri
Dec 16, 2003

Hope you're having an amazing day

track day bro! posted:

There are so many reasons i'll never bother to attend my home GP, its a loving poo poo track in the midlands and somehow it costs more than going to spa/whatever german circuit/catalunya/hungary/monza. I'd rather drive the 4 hours to Spa than the 2 it takes me to get to Silverstone.

It'd probably still be cheaper too :v:

I'd like to go to a grand prix some time in my life, just circumstances have never worked out... if it ends up being Silverstone then so be it :v:

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


Alain Post posted:

No new sponsor. Joke team. Ron out.

tbh i think the lack of sponsors says a lot. means SAP and mobil aren't increasing their sponsorship deals. note that santander are also missing despite being a. a mclaren sponsor b. an alonso sponsor c. occupying that blank space last year. something's odd.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


I mean SAP, Mobil1, and Johnnie Walker are probably each paying McLaren more than Martini is paying Williams...

CratSock
Aug 5, 2004

Sock Wielding Assassin

Ron, you damned crazy hippie, tone it down! I count at least FOUR colours in addition to black and white. Outrageous.

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


gret posted:

I mean SAP, Mobil1, and Johnnie Walker are probably each paying McLaren more than Martini is paying Williams...

they are, actually. johnnie walker is paying 20m/yr, martini is paying 15m. have to assume SAP and mobil pay even more than johnnie walker. supposedly martini first approached mclaren but their offer was...turned down. vodafone had been paying them 75m.

Cojawfee
May 31, 2006
I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius
That's really hilarious because McLaren sucks poo poo and they think they deserve front runner money.

Myrddin_Emrys
Mar 27, 2007

by Hand Knit

enri posted:

It'd probably still be cheaper too :v:

I'd like to go to a grand prix some time in my life, just circumstances have never worked out... if it ends up being Silverstone then so be it :v:

Just go to Silverstone mate. I went in 2013 and it really is a great fun weekend. Think I may go again this year.

Pablo Bluth
Sep 7, 2007

I've made a huge mistake.

CratSock posted:

Ron, you damned crazy hippie, tone it down! I count at least FOUR colours in addition to black and white. Outrageous.

Perhaps we should dedicate this year's thread to him? F1 2015 - The Ron Dennis Appreciation Society (worst thread).

Sashimi
Dec 26, 2008


College Slice
"Are you loving serious?"

- Fernando Alonso, 2015

Butt Wizard
Nov 3, 2005

It was a pornography store. I was buying pornography.

Sashimi posted:

"Are you loving serious?"

- Fernando Alonso, 2015

Added bonus of them getting showered in dirt and looking like poo poo every time they get out of the car.

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


Cojawfee posted:

That's really hilarious because McLaren sucks poo poo and they think they deserve front runner money.

yeah any smart corporation is going to look past two years of poor results when the current dominant team was a poo poo honda like six years ago

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Brainwrong
Mar 20, 2004

RIP Bobby K
Poland's Rose. Like a cabbage in the wind.


I've never noticed how chiseled his jaw is. He's almost got a Coulthard-esque chin going on there, he just wears it a lot better.

See more of black & white Nando in what is probably the greatest video created by an F1 team: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152962580156413

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