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Drunk Canuck posted:Honda is the best only because Toyota for some reason isn't back Toyota was very good at wasting money, then designing a good car and withdrawing.
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Drunk Canuck posted:Honda is the best only because Toyota for some reason isn't back in what universe has toyota ever been better at racing than Honda? dont say nascar. or wrc
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Mar 5, 2015 02:22
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They beat them in CART once.
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Mar 5, 2015 02:53
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poopzilla posted:in what universe has toyota ever been better at racing than Honda? Offroad/baja trucks?
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Mar 5, 2015 02:55
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Japan F3 series?
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Mar 5, 2015 06:27
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Diet Crack posted:GOON PRIX PREDICTOR 2015 
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Mar 5, 2015 07:12
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It came close but it didnt realy win anything tbh. I'm pretty sure it was Brundle who was in a winning position at LeMans but had a tyre blowout and crashed pretty badly. At least the TS040 managed to win the overall WEC championship last year if not LeMans.
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Mar 5, 2015 09:43
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Is the answer 'The Toyota Carena from early 90s BTCC'?
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Mar 5, 2015 11:09
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Linedance posted:Offroad/baja trucks? He said racing not terrorism.
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Mar 5, 2015 11:35
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That thing is basically a helmet with wheels and a wing
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Mar 5, 2015 13:13
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in joe's reddit thing he suggested that mclaren could be faster than mercedes by the end of the year so that's the end of my optimism for the season
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Mar 5, 2015 13:24
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be nice wicka posted:in joe's reddit thing he suggested that mclaren could be faster than mercedes by the end of the year so that's the end of my optimism for the season Would be a shock if the engine wasn't eventually better than the Merc given Honda have had hands on with the Merc engine last year assuming they don't need to change to much; when it finally comes good it should be a good engine. Just depends how good the car is then and McLaren lately haven't been great at that side of things.
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Mar 5, 2015 13:51
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ukle posted:Would be a shock if the engine wasn't eventually better than the Merc given Honda have had hands on with the Merc engine last year assuming they don't need to change to much; when it finally comes good it should be a good engine. Just depends how good the car is then and McLaren lately haven't been great at that side of things. By "lately" do you mean "for 17 years"?
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Mar 5, 2015 13:56
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NtotheTC posted:By "lately" do you mean "for 17 years"? 17 dog years, maybe
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be nice wicka posted:in joe's reddit thing he suggested that mclaren could be faster than mercedes by the end of the year so that's the end of my optimism for the season I think he explains how in GP+ which you should subscribe to now.
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1500quidporsche posted:I think he explains how in GP+ which you should subscribe to now. He may be a complete nincompoop when it comes to current F1 stuff, but GP+ does have some really neat articles about the history of the sport (and often motorsport in general) including stuff from pre WW2.
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Mar 5, 2015 14:02
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djssniper posted:That thing is basically a helmet with wheels and a wing It's a loving Cylon fighter given a lick of paint and made roadworthy.
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Uncle Jam posted:Japan F3 series? They had some good F3 engines in European series as well. Also IRL 2003, although the IRL is the worst open-wheel series in History.
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ukle posted:Would be a shock if the engine wasn't eventually better than the Merc given Honda have had hands on with the Merc engine last year assuming they don't need to change to much; when it finally comes good it should be a good engine. Just depends how good the car is then and McLaren lately haven't been great at that side of things. Uh, this isn't how it works. McLaren will have had packaging requirements, fuel economy etc. from Merc but not much more. The If you think McLaren have been able to sneak an engine to Honda for them to reverse engineer then just lol.
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Mar 5, 2015 15:14
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ukle posted:McLaren lately haven't been great at that side of things. But... #sizezerocar SZC will dominate the field once those lazy
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Fernando Alonso 'thought he was in 1995' after pre-season crash Spanish driver reportedly lost the memory of the last 20 years of his life following smash in testing Fernando Alonso woke up from his testing accident unaware he was a Formula One driver having forgotten the last 20 years of his life, according to reports in his native Spain. Alonso will miss the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 15 on doctors’ orders after suffering a concussion. The 33-year-old was briefly unconscious after the crash at the Circuit de Catalunya and, according to Spanish daily El País, he woke up in hospital thinking it was 1995. Asked who he was, what his job was, and what he hoped to do with his life, Alonso reportedly replied: “I'm Fernando, I drive go karts and I want to be a Formula One driver." Alonso apparently could not remember making his Formula One debut with Minardi in 2001, or either of his world championships in 2005 and 2006. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11451953/Fernando-Alonso-thought-he-was-in-1995-after-pre-season-crash.html
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Mar 5, 2015 15:29
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He was probably a little upset when he found out what had actually happened
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Mar 5, 2015 15:30
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jammyozzy posted:Uh, this isn't how it works. McLaren will have had packaging requirements, fuel economy etc. from Merc but not much more. The Both Mclaren and Honda should have some pretty good estimates on the power output of the Mercedes engines though. Atleast Honda had a minimum target to hit. Renault, Ferrari and Merc in 2013-2014 were in the dark as too what kind of horsepower the others could manage.
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Mar 5, 2015 15:31
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90% of the confusion surrounding alonso would be gone if dennis had never stupidly said he wasn't concussed
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JFairfax posted:Fernando Alonso 'thought he was in 1995' after pre-season crash JFairfax posted:He was probably a little upset when he found out what had actually happened Then hopefully he'll have forgotten this:  Which can only mean one thing, now he has that monkey off his back... Fernando Alonso WDC 2015 I'm going to slip a tenner on that.
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Mar 5, 2015 15:43
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Wake up sheeple - remember McLaren's back to the future promo? That was real. Jenson went back in time to capture a younger Alonso to be their driver. Free from the emotional baggage of the Vettelreich he is the perfect driver, the only problem was the 'other' Alonso in the way. The real Alonso is dead, long live time displaced Alonso
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Mar 5, 2015 15:52
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Haha holy poo poo is that real. Please tell me it is.
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JFairfax posted:Fernando Alonso 'thought he was in 1995' after pre-season crash What  Are Ron is the worst. Finish the job like a man, you pussy. GramCracker fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Mar 5, 2015 |
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Well, McLaren will probably have the same sort of results as 1995, sans fat Nigel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_MP4/10 quote:The car's main handling problem was a lack of front-end grip, allied to the often unreliable engine. However, the package proved competitive enough for the team to usually be "best of the rest", behind Benetton, Williams and Ferrari Edit - stolen from Reddit 
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darth cookie posted:He may be a complete nincompoop when it comes to current F1 stuff, but GP+ does have some really neat articles about the history of the sport (and often motorsport in general) including stuff from pre WW2. Here, I'll let you put your money towards an actually great magazine that has many historical articles and interviews with past figures by people who were actually there and such... http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/
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lol
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Fumble posted:Well, McLaren will probably have the same sort of results as 1995, sans fat Nigel. Old Nigel is still available so don't write him off yet.
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Mar 5, 2015 16:29
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I hope Alonso just retires, he's never winning another title.
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El Hefe posted:I hope Alonso just retires, he's never winning another title. Have faith, you third world coup inciting gently caress. He'll win that 3rd title and still be behind V...e......ttel. Oh no.....
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Mar 5, 2015 16:31
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His luck has just been getting progressively worse each year. He's 100% not winning a title with McLaren anyway.
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Mar 5, 2015 16:36
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El Hefe posted:I hope Alonso just retires, he's never winning another title. Hell, he never won one without cheating. Unlike Vettel.
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In other news, Giedo van der Garde is trying to put the final nail into Sauber. http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/van-der-garde-s-case-against-sauber-to-be-heard-on-monday The article says he is trying to reclaim his drive for this year, but there is no way that could happen so I guess his end game is a large settlement, but its taking place in a kangaroo court so who knows.
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Well the drama has certainly picked up today! WTF Fernando?quote:McLaren chairman Ron Dennis admitted last week Alonso suffered retrograde amnesia, which he said was “not uncommon” in cases like this. Thank you Dr. Ron, I appreciate your expert contribution. quote:all we can say is that he is making good progress, and that we hope and expect he will soon be back to his brilliant best Does this mean he still has some amnesia? Is he not racing because he can't figure out what year it is, or what car he's supposed to drive? This is kind of scary.
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he's brains hosed. he's regressed to the state of a 13 year old who just wants to drive fast cars and likes animes.
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