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El Hefe: Oct 31, 2006; You coulda had a V8/
Instead of a tre-eight slug to yo' cranium/
I got six and I'm aimin' 'em/
Will I bust or keep you guessin'

F1 fans shouldn't be happy to see teams struggle for money, the more teams there are the better, and the better they are the closer championships get and the more fun we have as spectators.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 03:06

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# ? Apr 20, 2024 01:21

Butt Wizard: Nov 3, 2005; It was a pornography store. I was buying pornography.

El Hefe posted:

F1 fans shouldn't be happy to see teams struggle for money, the more teams there are the better, and the better they are the closer championships get and the more fun we have as spectators.

Can I just hope for poo poo teams like Lotus and Force India to disappear and be replaced with better ones then?

# ? Mar 2, 2015 03:23

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

Butt Wizard posted:

Can I just hope for poo poo teams like Lotus and Force India to disappear and be replaced with better ones then?

Ugh, those are the teams you want more of...

The teams you should actively wish to be gone are the likes of Caterham. Meanwhile, Marussia quietly made progress but still went belly up and should be mourned however they at least seem to be coming back.

Also, teams like Super Aguri & HRT should be unconditionally cheered on because much like a terminally ill patient you know it's only a matter of time before they do disappear in the the short term but they're just so bloody likeable that just seeing them show up at a grand prix and finishing it is a victory in of itself.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 05:30

Butt Wizard: Nov 3, 2005; It was a pornography store. I was buying pornography.

Wirth1000 posted:

Ugh, those are the teams you want more of...

The teams you should actively wish to be gone are the likes of Caterham. Meanwhile, Marussia quietly made progress but still went belly up and should be mourned however they at least seem to be coming back.

Also, teams like Super Aguri & HRT should be unconditionally cheered on because much like a terminally ill patient you know it's only a matter of time before they do disappear in the the short term but they're just so bloody likeable that just seeing them show up at a grand prix and finishing it is a victory in of itself.

Nah I'm OK with the playthings of billionaires who don't pay staff or teams that don't pay drivers folding, thanks.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 06:21

Dudley: Feb 24, 2003; Tasty

The trouble you have is those are now literally the only people who can set up teams other than manufacturers.

And if you think billionaries gently caress off quick, that's nothing compared to manufacturers.

Red Bull/Toro Rosso would be gone in 5 seconds if they thought ploughing another 300 mil into motorbikes being ridden upside down by tattooed foetuses would be a better marketing return.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 08:42

Butt Wizard: Nov 3, 2005; It was a pornography store. I was buying pornography.

Dudley posted:

The trouble you have is those are now literally the only people who can set up teams other than manufacturers.

And if you think billionaries gently caress off quick, that's nothing compared to manufacturers.

Red Bull/Toro Rosso would be gone in 5 seconds if they thought ploughing another 300 mil into motorbikes being ridden upside down by tattooed foetuses would be a better marketing return.

The F1 fan's Sophie's Choice: shitheads who don't pay drivers and billionaires who don't pay their staff in the businesses that pay for their F1 teams to perform at sub-par levels vs manufacturers and drink makers.

Sorry for not really feeling too fussed if any of these asshats leave tbh.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 08:55

Brainwrong: Mar 20, 2004; RIP Bobby K
Poland's Rose. Like a cabbage in the wind.

Butt Wizard posted:

Nah I'm OK with the playthings of billionaires who don't pay staff or teams that don't pay drivers folding, thanks.

I'm still adamant that VJ India isn't a billionaire and the whole F1 team has been a massive scam that is going to collapse like a house of poppadoms one day.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 09:06

Jedit: Dec 10, 2011; Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

Butt Wizard posted:

The F1 fan's Sophie's Choice: shitheads who don't pay drivers and billionaires who don't pay their staff in the businesses that pay for their F1 teams to perform at sub-par levels vs manufacturers and drink makers.

Sorry for not really feeling too fussed if any of these asshats leave tbh.

Perhaps you should leave, then? You seem to hate everything about F1 teams.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 09:10

Butt Wizard: Nov 3, 2005; It was a pornography store. I was buying pornography.

Jedit posted:

Perhaps you should leave, then? You seem to hate everything about F1 teams.

I don't hate Ferrari, Williams or McLaren. Red Bull have brought tracks back into the sport, so despite them getting away with years of Ferrari-levels of skullduggery they have still added something to F1. Sauber have been a legitimate multi-discipline team and losing them would suck but they've struggled to find sponsors post BMW, so for quite a while now. I hope they don't fold but I wouldn't be surprised to see them go under.

But I'll be damned if I can see why a sport should bend over backwards for teams who don't pay staff. That's bullshit.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 09:38

Brainwrong: Mar 20, 2004; RIP Bobby K
Poland's Rose. Like a cabbage in the wind.

Jedit posted:

Perhaps you should leave, then? You seem to hate everything about F1 teams.

What? I thought the point of being an F1 fan was that you hate everything about the stupid sport and the idiots involved in it?

# ? Mar 2, 2015 09:52

Hexyflexy: Sep 2, 2011; asymptotically approaching one

Jedit posted:

Perhaps you should leave, then? You seem to hate everything about F1 teams.

Every F1 fan hates all the teams.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:08

Carth Dookie: Jan 28, 2013

Hexyflexy posted:

Every F1 fan hates all the teams.

I was going to dispute this and then I remembered that the Fraud went to Ferrari and not even Kimi can balance that karma load. Why Ferrari why? Why you gotta beat me so bad? :sigh:

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:10

Hexyflexy: Sep 2, 2011; asymptotically approaching one

darth cookie posted:

I was going to dispute this and then I remembered that the Fraud went to Ferrari and not even Kimi can balance that karma load. Why Ferrari why? Why you gotta beat me so bad?

What are you gonna do when he wins. It'll be the finger, but in red.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:16

HJB: Feb 16, 2011; I can't get enough of are Dan

Wirth1000 posted:

The teams you should actively wish to be gone are the likes of Caterham. Meanwhile, Marussia quietly made progress but still went belly up and should be mourned however they at least seem to be coming back.

Caterham made more progress than Marussia, they just had worse drivers.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:17

HJB: Feb 16, 2011; I can't get enough of are Dan

Also

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:19

Dumb Username: Oct 20, 2012

Hed Bull Hacing-Henault

They should have kept the camo...

Dumb Username fucked around with this message at 10:32 on Mar 2, 2015

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:29

Pablo Bluth: Sep 7, 2007; I've made a huge mistake.

So TheEvilDrinkCompany(TM) have unveiled their actually livery. Think exactly the same as last time, but with a splash of purple.

edit: beaten like Moseley.

Pablo Bluth fucked around with this message at 10:32 on Mar 2, 2015

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:30

HJB: Feb 16, 2011; I can't get enough of are Dan

Basically the purple's a bit more distinct this year.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:37

Dumb Username: Oct 20, 2012

In more great news, guess who NISMO hired to drive their LMP1 GTR?

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:38

Kilmers Elbow: Jun 15, 2012

Dumb Username posted:

Hed Bull Hacing-Henault

They should have kept the camo...

#garish

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:42

Diet Crack: Jan 15, 2001

Ahahaha is that a sequin jacket?

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:43

BAD AT STUFF: May 10, 2012; We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because fuck you.

Diet Crack posted:

Ahahaha is that a sequin jacket?

Someone needs to call the police, he's been stealing from Lewis's wardrobe.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 10:55

Dubs: Mar 6, 2007; Stroll Own Zone.
Disregard Stroll outside zone.

get hosed. nissan really? gently caress

gently caress you

fuyckkjnol;bukasd

# ? Mar 2, 2015 11:53

Custard Undies: Jan 7, 2006; #essereFerrari

3 Driver team, you need Your max's steadfast reliability and consistency. The other 2 drivers are there to be reckless and fast!

# ? Mar 2, 2015 13:14

track day bro!: Feb 17, 2005; #essereFerrari; Grimey Drawer

Dumb Username posted:

In more great news, guess who NISMO hired to drive their LMP1 GTR?

I"m glad the only non fraud british driver will get to win LeMans and the WEC

# ? Mar 2, 2015 14:28

fish and chips and dip: Feb 17, 2010

I always thought Max Chill would be a good endurance driver. Good for him. And it's not like Nissan needs his dads blood money anyway.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 14:32

simplefish: Mar 28, 2011; So long, and thanks for all the ~~fish~~ gallbladdΣrs!

Farmland Park posted:

I always thought Max Chill would be a good endurance driver. Good for him. And it's not like Nissan needs his dads blood money anyway.

Pretty much this. Also Kimi because he stopped giving a poo poo and is pretty reliable

# ? Mar 2, 2015 14:56

El Hefe: Oct 31, 2006; You coulda had a V8/
Instead of a tre-eight slug to yo' cranium/
I got six and I'm aimin' 'em/
Will I bust or keep you guessin'

Yeah Chilton seems like a right fit for endurance races, he's a very gentle driver.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 15:23

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

Requesting all posts about Our Max be tagged with :nms:

# ? Mar 2, 2015 15:23

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

Dubs posted:

get hosed. nissan really? gently caress

gently caress you

fuyckkjnol;bukasd

I dunno what you're upset about, I'm looking forward to Nissan's entry in the new LMP1E-Am class.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 15:25

Cojawfee: May 31, 2006; I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

Hexyflexy posted:

What are you gonna do when he wins. It'll be the finger, but in red.

Kimi was faster than him in testing.

Dumb Username posted:

Hed Bull Hacing-Henault

They should have kept the camo...

What the hell is this? Didn't they say that their real livery would be even better when everyone liked the camo one? This is just the same garbage.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 15:30

Norns: Nov 21, 2011; Senior Shitposting Strategist

Did anyone seriously expect anything diffrent from Red Bull?

# ? Mar 2, 2015 15:35

Diet Crack: Jan 15, 2001

GOON PRIX PREDICTOR 2015

(the Castrol predictor series from last year, click the link)
http://gppredictor.com/league/join/code/6ff609f7e4bce769943157b92b2aacba

# ? Mar 2, 2015 15:54

Cojawfee: May 31, 2006; I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

I'm putting this as my prediction for the whole season. I put McLaren at 9th and 10th because I figured they should be able to scrap something together by at least mid season.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 16:04

Jedit: Dec 10, 2011; Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

I cannot accurately predict the race winners this season until I know who Manor's second driver will be, sorry.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 16:09

jazzyhattrick: Jul 1, 2010; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Jedit posted:

I cannot accurately predict the race winners this season until I know ~~who Manor's second driver will be~~ whether or not the german grand prix will take place in germany, sorry.

FTFY.

# ? Mar 2, 2015 16:40