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Dec 10, 2011

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willcrouch posted:

Hah, Torro Rosso drivers are younger than that split.

At Australia next year the average age of the Red Bull and Toro Rosso drivers will be 21 years and 40 days.

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Dec 10, 2011

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nsaP posted:

I thought the tone of the report saying that Bianchi didn't slow down enough was pretty fuckin' rich.

"We haven't addressed that no drivers follow this regulation, nor have we issued penalties in any way, but if he had followed the regulation..."

So you don't think three months comatose with probable disability isn't enough? Should they add a 10 place grid drop?

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Dec 10, 2011

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Clarence posted:

The BBC are reporting that Red Bull have been broken into and 60 trophies stolen.

They're also reporting that Vettel cased the joint visited last week before moving to Ferrari.

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Dec 10, 2011

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thegasman2000 posted:

Thats a glass half full if ever I saw one...

I'd say most people who argue that point think the glass is completely full so long as there's one drop in it.

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Dec 10, 2011

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Human Grand Prix posted:

I actually follow the series and yeah, it's definitely a step backwards. It's also kinda why I didn't understand the Lotterer hype; he was bested by Nakajima, who was a mediocre(at best) F1 driver.

There aren't any steps forward from F1, though.

On a related note, Vergne has joined Andretti's Formula E team effective immediately and will be racing this weekend. I'm told that's now 14 ex-F1 drivers who have raced in the series.

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Abner Assington posted:

Button/Alonso? :flashfap:

A team with 504 race entries, 501 race starts. Your Name Here McLaren Honda, 2015 WCC.

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Brainwrong posted:

Didn't Joey Barton stick a lit cigarette in someone's eyeball? Is that worse than owning a dog or not?

It was a cigar. He also voted UKIP, albeit claiming they were the best of a bad lot, served time in prison for assault and is a known sexist and alleged massive oval office.

On the other hand he does support gay rights and founded a charity for disadvantaged kids on Merseyside, so he's not all bad.

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be nice wicka posted:

does nick the norse still post here ever? i wonder if buying the 2014 would give him any actual advantage considering he's had like 18 months to build a car for 2016

The 2015 Marussia was in development and had reached first physical prototype, so he'd get that as well.

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Dec 10, 2011

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keevo posted:

"Either they are the dumbest criminals ever or just really nasty, vicious and chemically imbalanced F1 fans. Sort of like that Chapman guy who shot John Lennon."

The chemically imbalanced fans are drinking Red Bull.

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Dec 10, 2011

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MrL_JaKiri posted:

Toro Rosso needs to up its game significantly, there's been a significant Sebastian gap in the last 3 years.

It was replaced by a sudden influx of Daniels. I wonder what that's about?

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Dec 10, 2011

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nsaP posted:

Alonso stipulated the beard stays till jules comes out of the coma. He started growing it after Japan.

He's going to run out of room in his helmet.

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Dec 10, 2011

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Cojawfee posted:

I sometimes wonder what it's like to care so much about a topic that you will pay to read what someone writes about it.

You've never bought a magazine, newspaper or non-fiction book>

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Dec 10, 2011

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keevo posted:

Our Jense and Our Jessica have finally tied the knot

https://twitter.com/JensonButton/status/550437079629725697

So he is on a one-year contract, then.

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Dec 10, 2011

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Latest word on Schumacher's condition: he's got Locked-In Syndrome. Prognosis: Totally hosed.

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Dudley posted:

True but their UK market share is about 2%. (Suzuki is about 1.5% fwiw). That's lower than Kia, Skoda, Hyundai, Mini, Peugeot, Fiat, Citroen, Nissan, Renault, SEAT...

KIA and Hyundai are the same company, by the way.

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Dec 10, 2011

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Brainwrong posted:

You couldn't be more right if you tried.

In the same vein, the 91 Jordan was a looker too.

I liked the yellow hornet Jordan.

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Dec 10, 2011

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No, the real question is "Will Marussia actually get their salvage deal?"

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Dubs posted:

Will bernie allow

I'm pretty sure he'd give them the same leeway as Caterham. He needs one of them to make the grid.

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Dec 10, 2011

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George Zimmer posted:

I preferred Fag Boy Jim, honestly. That name had panache.

It also had assache.

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Dec 10, 2011

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Dubs posted:

I have a six inch smartwatch also penis *

* Visible display 4.7 inches.

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Human Grand Prix posted:

Speaking of France, Todt is suing Streiff lol.

Also speaking of Michael Schumacher and going downhill.

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Dec 10, 2011

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Sauber have shown off their new livery. Blue with yellow highlights and side pods, which are the Banco do Brasil colours.

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be nice wicka posted:

have they actually done this? there are no photos anywhere

I've seen one. I'll post it when I get home, if I don't forget.

E: turns out it was a mockup of the GP2 livery mapped onto the 2014 car, sorry.

Jedit fucked around with this message at 21:28 on Jan 26, 2015

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Dec 10, 2011

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1500quidporsche posted:

Bringing back national racing colors might cause the first death by OCD.

Rosberg's would cause a few deaths from epilepsy.

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Dec 10, 2011

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simplefish posted:

See, more black shaping.

WHY WON'T YOU LEARN MCLARON?

No dick nose.

Something I've noticed about the Ferraris is that they have a skinnier air duct and a bigger Pinched Fin than the other teams usually

Ferraris don't need a dick nose, the dicks are inside the car.

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Dec 10, 2011

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Myrddin_Emrys posted:

I am going to laugh so hard as Kimi routinely and consistently out performs Finger Boy, it would be just... so perfect.

If Kimi beats Vettel this year, I'm convinced Finger Boy will quit F1.

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Dec 10, 2011

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Dumb Username posted:

Speaking of no sponsors:


They promoted a criminal descendant to lead driver and brought in a guy backed by the Russian Mafia. Why are we surprised the car is covered in prison tattoos?

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Dec 10, 2011

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Sulman posted:

I see Vettel is still bent on making a point.

These cars are, what, nearly 5 seconds faster?

Vettel has to make a point, because he won't be making 25 points this year.

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Sulman posted:

Don't let appearances fool you. This is the greatest F1 forum on the internet.

The alternatives being Autosport, Sky, Reddit and Joe Saward's blog comments.

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Dec 10, 2011

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I'm hearing that Force India aren't testing because they don't have a tub for the cars. If so, it's not looking good for them being on the grid in Melbourne.

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CratSock posted:

Guys, I'm feeling the energy starting to get a little negative in here.

Let's all try better to help Lewis in his time of need. After all, the recent dissolution of his possibly sham on-again-off-again relationship is pretty much as bad as being in a vegetative state for life. I know it's the Worst Thread, but show some compassion.

#keepfuckingnicole

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Dec 10, 2011

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Wirth1000 posted:

What about Michael?

Stone loving cold.

No, he's still warm. IQ at room temperature though.

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1500quidporsche posted:

We'll never know if Senna was a child diddler.

I doubt it somehow. You can't get kids into the back of an F1 car without someone noticing.

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Dec 10, 2011

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poty posted:

I support all British teams and drivers because we came up with motorsport, F1 and, if you think about it, western civilization.

McLaren is a good British team that is just going through a rough patch since the germans started to cheat in 2010. Thankfully our Lewis has infiltrated their operations and is undermining as much as he can from the inside but fret not we will rise again and prevail like we did in WW2

This would have been a good post had you only remembered to call the Germans Nazis.

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be nice wicka posted:

correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't the nose the only major technical change from 2014? i know they banned FRIC as well but that doesn't seem like it'd be too difficult replace. i'm just finding it hard to believe that manor could possibly miss the season if they're trying at all to upgrade their chassis.

The FIA: "In light of Jules Bianchi's terrible accident, we are changing the car design regulations to prevent this happening again."

Marussia: "Can we enter our 2014 car, please?"

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I think the helmet change will only benefit Vettel. After all, he gets paid by the point.

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track day bro! posted:

Australians arent even real people.

Also I have reported everyone here who has called Vettel a fraud for boring trolling.

Did you report Sebastian Vettel for being a fraudulent fraud?

F1 2014 Off Season - Sebastian Vettel is a fraud

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Fumble posted:

Did they routinely sedate Massa or Raikkonen at the track side last year after their massive smashes?

They routinely sedated Raikkonnen before the press conferences.

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You Am I posted:

All British team owners have that look.

He was talking about Massa.

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Dec 10, 2011

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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.

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