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fish and chips and dip: Feb 17, 2010

Jedit posted:

Mick Schumacher has an F4 drive. I didn't even know there was an F4.

I didn't even know there was a Mick Schumacher.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:18

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 08:23

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

Jedit posted:

Mick Schumacher has an F4 drive. I didn't even know there was an F4.

So that's the Toro Rosso seat for him next year then. Or will he be too old?

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:22

Fumble: Sep 4, 2006

Farmland Park posted:

I didn't even know there was a Mick Schumacher.

Eddie Irvine's illegitimate child.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:27

Abner Assington: Mar 13, 2005; For I am a sinner in the hands of an angry god. Bloody Mary, full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails. Pray for me now, at the hour of my death, which I hope is soon.

Amen.

I am having this issue where I like Fernando Alonso but am kind of loathing McLaren and if he's out for the Australian GP I don't know whom to cheer for. Help.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:29

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

Abner Assington posted:

I am having this issue where I like Fernando Alonso but am kind of loathing McLaren and if he's out for the Australian GP I don't know whom to cheer for. Help.

Cheer for Jesus and you can't go wrong.

#blessed

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:33

Myrddin_Emrys: Mar 27, 2007; by Hand Knit

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:

Or the guy who killed 80 French people and then drank some champagne. A great historic British fraud.

Hes a loving British hero

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:36

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

Yeah the doctors have said I shouldn't race in Australia. I will for sure be back for Malaysia tho!

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:37

Uncle Jam: Aug 20, 2005; Perfect

The Croc posted:

Alonso not racing in Australia. K Mag in the seat. Ron Dennis thinking of new plans to snuff out the pesky Spaniard.

I told you guys, a long time ago.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:45

AgentJotun: Nov 1, 2007

Seems incredibly over pre-cautious. I honestly think Alonso is reasonably certain the Mclaren Honda has no chance too even finish the Australian GP and he has basically decided to take another 2 weeks off.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:55

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

Abner Assington posted:

I am having this issue where I like Fernando Alonso but am kind of loathing McLaren and if he's out for the Australian GP I don't know whom to cheer for. Help.

Sebastian Vettel.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:56

POCKET CHOMP: Jul 20, 2003; me irl.

I'm not British so maybe I'm just not overly desensitized to stuffy language, but the press release itself just seems so oddly worded, too.

McLaren posted:

Fernando�s doctors acknowledge that he feels fit and well, and that he regards himself as ready to race, and, that being the case, they are comfortable with the fact that he has already recommenced physical training, with a view to preparing for a return to the cockpit of his McLaren-Honda car for the Malaysian Grand Prix meeting on March 27th, 28th and 29th. Indeed, his doctors are supportive of that ambition, satisfied as they are that he sustained no damage whatsoever during his testing accident on February 22nd.

I mean, there's PR-speak and then there's whatever the gently caress that is.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:59

enri: Dec 16, 2003; Hope you're having an amazing day

Abner Assington posted:

I am having this issue where I like Fernando Alonso but am kind of loathing McLaren and if he's out for the Australian GP I don't know whom to cheer for. Help.

Hating on mclaren is like taking a cheap dig at the kid with downs at school, it's just cruel, so you just ignore them and pretend they're not there.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 14:59

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

Farmland Park posted:

I didn't even know there was a Mick Schumacher.

Neither does Michael.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 15:08

Dudley: Feb 24, 2003; Tasty

Brainwrong posted:

So that's the Toro Rosso seat for him next year then. Or will he be too old?

You joke but he's driving for the team Verstappen did last year albeit not in the same series.

Given he's 15 and will be 16 when the season starts, a season in F4, a season in F3 and suddenly he's 18 and if he does well could well have enough points. (F3 champion pays the 40 on its own, F4 champion is 10).

# ? Mar 3, 2015 15:14

weirdly chilly pussy: Oct 6, 2007

lol, apparently Alonso woke up from the crash and electric shock thinking he was still driving for Ferrari and now refuses to sit back in the McLaren in fear of getting shocked by the car again. Great job by everyone involved!

# ? Mar 3, 2015 15:34

jammyozzy: Dec 7, 2006; Is that a challenge?

POCKET CHOMP posted:

I'm not British so maybe I'm just not overly desensitized to stuffy language, but the press release itself just seems so oddly worded, too.

I mean, there's PR-speak and then there's whatever the gently caress that is.

It's Ron-speak.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 15:44

Stellar Curiosity: Jan 15, 2009

Freddy Alonso Tweeted posted:

It will be tough not to be in Australia, but I understand the recommendations. A second impact in less than 21 days "NO"
#countdownMalaysia

So a severe concussion? :shrug:

# ? Mar 3, 2015 15:56

Skarsnik: Oct 21, 2008; I...AM...RUUUDE!

Its this they are worried about

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-impact_syndrome

E: got a lot of publicity in the six nations recently

# ? Mar 3, 2015 16:06

Neil Armbong: Jan 16, 2004; If anybody wants to see, there's a Donkey Kong kill screen coming up.; Pillbug

Skarsnik posted:

Its this they are worried about

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-impact_syndrome

E: got a lot of publicity in the six nations recently

Don't know if it's happened outside of the US, but the effects of multiple concussions on the long terms health of athletes has been a big discussion for the past few years because of the NFL.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 16:11

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

The last time Alonso missed a grand prix was USA 2005.

Almost an entire decade according to my calculations.

Also, going through that press release, it seems like whoever wrote it liked to stress how McLaren's own doctors are saying how Alonso is perfectly fine from a neurological and physical standpoint but Fernando's OWN doctors are saying no, concussed, second-impact syndrome etc. etc.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 16:12

JFairfax: Oct 23, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

what will they do if Magnussen wins the Australian grand prix?

# ? Mar 3, 2015 16:14

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

Brainwrong posted:

So that's the Toro Rosso seat for him next year then. Or will he be too old?

Too young. Verstappen 2 is guaranteed to be the youngest ever driver forever. He'll bum around the lower formulas for two or three years, probably get a pity drive in F1 on the back of his name, then disappear faster than a Ferrari test driver after three curries.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 16:22

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

JFairfax posted:

what will they do if Magnussen wins the Australian grand prix?

He gets points, Macca get points, if he never races again this season then his season point total is whatever he gets in that race.

Pretty simple, really.

Unless you mean "Would they keep him in the car?" in which case, no. Certainly not.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 16:30

Human Grand Prix: Jan 24, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

Jedit posted:

Mick Schumacher has an F4 drive. I didn't even know there was an F4.

It's a cheaper alternative to F3. Japan has/had an unrelated F4 series for a while though.

Human Grand Prix fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Mar 3, 2015

# ? Mar 3, 2015 16:32

serious gaylord: Sep 16, 2007; what.

Neil Armbong posted:

Don't know if it's happened outside of the US, but the effects of multiple concussions on the long terms health of athletes has been a big discussion for the past few years because of the NFL.

Concussions don't exist.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 16:34

Average Lettuce: Oct 22, 2012

Wirth1000 posted:

The last time Alonso missed a grand prix was USA 2005.

And who won that year? That's right, book it, Alonso WDC 2015.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 16:58

Vando: Oct 26, 2007; stoats about

serious gaylord posted:

Concussions don't exist.

Agreed, I had a "concussion" once and I don't remember experiencing a single adverse effect!

# ? Mar 3, 2015 17:01

PalaNIN: Sep 19, 2004; LRLRRRLLRRLRLRLRRLRLR

First Lenny Kravitz pulls out of the Malaysia post-race concert, now Alonso pulls out of Melbourne? This sport is going down the gurgler.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 17:01

Norns: Nov 21, 2011; Senior Shitposting Strategist

serious gaylord posted:

Concussions don't exist.

Okay Ron.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 17:13

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

geke rowsperg posted:

lol, apparently Alonso woke up from the crash and electric shock thinking he was still driving for Ferrari and now refuses to sit back in the McLaren in fear of getting shocked by the car again. Great job by everyone involved!

Imagine waking up from a nightmare to find out it is in fact a reality

# ? Mar 3, 2015 17:24

Human Grand Prix: Jan 24, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

I would not care if Ron Dennis died.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 17:24

Ghost of Mussolini: Jun 26, 2011

Wirth1000 posted:

The last time Alonso missed a grand prix was USA 2005.

Ferrari 1-2 sounds like a brilliant way to start the season.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 17:32

IceAgeComing: Jan 29, 2013; pretty fucking embarrassing to watch

F1 will have six cars by the end of the year

# ? Mar 3, 2015 17:43

Aqualung: Oct 10, 2005; Don't worry guys, Ron knows the guy who drives the crane.

That's what he gets for going back to McLaren.

:laffo:

# ? Mar 3, 2015 17:44

wicka: Jun 28, 2007

Wirth1000 posted:

Also, going through that press release, it seems like whoever wrote it liked to stress how McLaren's own doctors are saying how Alonso is perfectly fine from a neurological and physical standpoint but Fernando's OWN doctors are saying no, concussed, second-impact syndrome etc. etc.

mclaren are clearly trying to cover for the fact that ron kept saying "he was briefly unconscious but not concussed" despite the fact that being unconscious guarantees that he suffered a concussion

# ? Mar 3, 2015 17:45

Aqualung: Oct 10, 2005; Don't worry guys, Ron knows the guy who drives the crane.

Imagine if Alonso misses out on 9th place in the championship by only 1 point which he could have got by racing in Australia.

Hefe will be so upset.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 17:48

CratSock: Aug 5, 2004; Sock Wielding Assassin

Sounds like a combination of 1) he was more seriously injured than Ron cared to admit to the public; and 2) the car will be poo poo anyway, so they're keeping him out to be sure he doesn't get another head booboo while being lapped by Pastor.

Sometimes the truth hurts.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 17:54

Aqualung: Oct 10, 2005; Don't worry guys, Ron knows the guy who drives the crane.

I know a man is dead and all but he kind of had it coming anyways. What I'm concerned about are the chase implications of any missed races.

I'll show myself out.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 18:06

dsriggs: May 28, 2012; MONEY FALLS...

...FROM THE SKY...

...WHENEVER HE POSTS!

Dennis Lied, Alonso Died

# ? Mar 3, 2015 18:29

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 08:23

Norns: Nov 21, 2011; Senior Shitposting Strategist

dsriggs posted:

Dennis Lied, Alonso Died

Yes we known. Alonso bot just isn't quite ready for the first GP.

# ? Mar 3, 2015 18:36

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