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We will all be disappointed.
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Mar 18, 2016 23:52
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Jos' media presence only makes Max look like a pissbaby
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Mar 21, 2016 18:01
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ImplicitAssembler posted:2 things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_kBlsz7QX4
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Mar 21, 2016 22:57
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I might be extremely stupid, but with the seemingly chaotic security situation in Europe, do you guys think any European rounds would be affected in some way? I'm giving a large window for what "affected" could mean.
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Mar 22, 2016 16:24
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It's been said before but the MotoGP/WSBK model is spot on. A nice feature is the option to buy single screen coverage at a lower price. F1 could more or less directly model a streaming service based on MotoGP and it would be amazing.
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Mar 24, 2016 18:25
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I'd argue that F1 is far less spec than it once was. Once upon a time, 90% of cars had DFV's, and before that customer teams ran Lotus, Brabham, or Cooper chassis. Check some of the car counts in the 60's, lots of repetition.
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Mar 25, 2016 17:17
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be nice wicka posted:promoter fees are too expensive, yet people keep building new race tracks This sounds like a classic bubble and is definitely not indicative of long term health. No sport is invincible, look at how baseball has declined in the States. F1 isn't on its deathbed by any means but it's trending downward.
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Mar 26, 2016 21:34
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be nice wicka posted:it only sounds like a classic bubble because you want it to. that's what all of you are doing. you simply want to complain and feel sad about the sky deal so you've decided F1 is in decline and you will do whatever it takes to pretend that's the truth. it's not. If viewership and attendance are in decline, I don't see how you can say the sport isn't also in decline. Everything is predicated on those two factors. Nevermind the Sky deal, the numbers have been going down on the whole for a few years now. Virtually all motorsports have. You also can't just say the sport is doing well because lots of money is being spent on it. That too is not how real life works.
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Mar 26, 2016 21:59
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keevo posted:I think we're all on different pages as to how F1 works and makes money so here's an infographic I found a while back that's pretty good and cool. http://raconteur.net/infographics/the-business-of-formula-1 Good articles both, but they have Lehman Brothers listed as owning 20%. There's either something I'm missing or this info is dated. Also worth noting that the bulk of F1's revenue is generated from attendance, TV deals, and sponsorship, all of which are contingent on people watching and buying tickets, the numbers of which have fallen in the past few years on a global scale.
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Mar 26, 2016 23:33
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Human Grand Prix posted:Have Formula-type cars ever been on Bathhurst? Formula Fords go there as a support race for the 12 Hour.
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Mar 27, 2016 22:53
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MattD1zzl3 posted:FTFY and Agreed ...have you been to New Jersey?
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Mar 28, 2016 18:24
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I'd sure as hell rather go to new jersey than texas.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:I've been to both and I would only prefer Jersey because it's closer to here. Fair enough. I'm right across the Delaware. South Jersey is depressing, North Jersey seems ok, and I'd definitely go to an F1 race there if it ever materializes, which it won't.
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Mar 28, 2016 18:43
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be nice wicka posted:please, continue to tell more pointless anecdotes while inexplicably being ignorant to the fact that collarbones cannot puncture your lungs If you ripped out someone's collarbone and stabbed them you could 
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Mar 31, 2016 19:20
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I'd honestly support assigning grid positions via a lottery.
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Apr 1, 2016 21:01
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I still think Max is a pissbaby, but he's a very skilled pissbaby.
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Apr 3, 2016 16:54
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Pascal Wehrlein is cool and good.
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Apr 3, 2016 17:05
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Buttass throwing up a Hail Mary
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Apr 3, 2016 17:28
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If Stoffel doesn't have a ride next year, I'll cry
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Apr 3, 2016 17:36
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Goetta posted:Reddit says that Sauber is out of money and done after this race via some Dutch pit reporter. No idea if that is true or not. One can only hope.
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Apr 3, 2016 19:18
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F1 has been, dare I say it, better than IndyCar so far.
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Apr 5, 2016 20:24
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Norns posted:What's the best series for GT3 racing currently? Blancpain, IMO.
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Apr 6, 2016 16:43
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Race engines can get surprisingly finnicky at low RPM's. DFV's had a big warning in the owners manual that they couldn't run below like 2500rpm for any extended length of time due to tappet wear.
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Apr 6, 2016 19:39
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That kinda reminds me of those bonkers time attack cars.
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Apr 7, 2016 05:23
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I'm not optimistic, but I'd love it if it came back.
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Apr 8, 2016 19:09
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:It's killed some good drivers, sure. What track has killed the most drivers, anyway? I know what team has. Lotus surely. Yes, but I kinda feel like a lot of fatal Lotus wrecks weren't so much the fault of Lotus. Ronnie Peterson and Jim Clark's deaths could have happened to anyone in any car, in my opinion. Jochen Rindt is definitely an exception though.
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Apr 8, 2016 21:16
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Riso posted:Jim Clark died in a formula two race. Yes, but in a Lotus. I guess it technically wouldn't count.
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Apr 8, 2016 21:25
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MrMojok posted:Same Q I ask on all F1 message boards: These days? 70% car, 30% driver.
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Apr 15, 2016 04:46
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So was this one worth watching? I've decided that WEC and IndyCar are as much racing as I can watch today, but was gonna watch this on Monday or something if it was good.
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Apr 17, 2016 14:17
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learnincurve posted:the :\ part was because George Zimmer was one of the ones arguing that f1 was dying because viewing figures were down and just asked if he should watch a f1 race in the f1 thread with a straight face. Hey, I still love the sport and always have, but I've been a fan long enough to know that some races can be skipped. Still think F1 is going downward, sorry. This season has been good this far though and new regs are on the horizon, so maybe that'll change.
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Apr 17, 2016 15:03
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learnincurve posted:Three great races on the trot and they are not flukes, they are because the main pack is close enough to each other to be able to fight, hell there was even a manor in fourth at one point, and also because the three tyre thing has brought genuinely interesting strategy into play to the point that it was a 2-6 stop race in China. F1 is fine. I will watch this race.
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Apr 17, 2016 15:15
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Mormon fundamentalist chic.
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Apr 19, 2016 21:43
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Dunno what Bernie's talking about, Nico seems to be doing just fine 
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Apr 20, 2016 18:12
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Keke looks like a lovely Richard Branson
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Apr 20, 2016 22:11
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It was, but compared to 2014 it was a fluke. Fingers crossed.
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Apr 21, 2016 01:05
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gret posted:Is Vadim Kogan in the race? *Kogay, and I'm pretty sure he's blacklisted. Why the gently caress didn't that Ferrari go down that escape road that the marshal was directing him to? Was he trying to make it to pit lane for a quick fix on his BLOWN ENGINE? Jesus.
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Apr 24, 2016 15:02
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I like the Red Bull canopy, please don't send death squads to my house.
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Apr 28, 2016 16:29
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:I don't have any IRL friends who like F1. Is it boring and gay to go by yourself? I've only gone to a race with other people, like, twice. Way better to go solo IMO. I get to stay as long as I want to indulge my autistic tendencies.
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My cat is actually named Senna, and yes she does occasionally run into walls:
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be nice wicka posted:also i think the FIA doesn't want to re-introduce ground effects because they know they are not capable of regulating it in any meaningful way Outside of fan cars and double chassis, aren't ground effects pretty straightforward?
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