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Nov 23, 2009


go banana!

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Nov 23, 2009


Calling it now, kimi WDC.

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Nov 23, 2009


Minto Took posted:

You got those for a steal. Well done.

Read again what he did when he found them.

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Nov 23, 2009


Norns posted:

That's the only seal that won't be broken anywhere Nando this year

As soon as the camera was shut off, Nando blew a seal.

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Nov 23, 2009


Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:

I'm genuinely concerned about the amount of shitposts I'm going to have to read when the season actually starts if the thread post rate is this high before practice even starts

The trick is to just read the first post on every second page.

If it mentions hamilton or vettel, skip ahead 2 pages and try again.

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Nov 23, 2009


GramCracker posted:

I'm still annoyed I didn't get tickets to see Taylor headline the US GP last year. :colbert:

shake it off.

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Nov 23, 2009


daslog posted:

Is Mclaren a contender for a last place points finish this year?

probably the only thing they'll finish.

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Nov 23, 2009


1500quidporsche posted:

I dunno, if you put Stroll or Verstappen in there they'd probably die from Shaken Baby Syndrome.

:c00lbutt:

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Nov 23, 2009


Just shorten it to Shake n Baby syndrome.

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Nov 23, 2009


Halo14 posted:

Surely the car will also overheat and/or catch fire?
Hasn't run long enough to yet.

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Nov 23, 2009


GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:

Is there any indication they can like fix the shaking thing or is the engine terminally hosed from a design standpoint? I remember reading pre-testing that they thought it was going to be fairly competitive and it making GBS threads itself in Spain seemed to have genuinely surprised them.

Harmonic vibrations can be a wacky thing, especially if their computer testing can't figure it out.

they could start throwing poo poo at the wall and see what sticks by changing the weight of different engine bits and pray it stops.

When the 5th gen camaro came out, the front brakes could get into a harmonic vibration at certain speeds, and they fixed it by gluing wheel weights to the calipers.

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Nov 23, 2009


Hello darkness my old friend

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Nov 23, 2009


With the background, it looks like a kid who's having the worst school picture day ever

i told mom i didn't want to wear the honda shirt on school picture day but she made me wear the honda shirt so i'm not gonna smile gently caress that

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Nov 23, 2009


Norns posted:

Now we just have to hope Ferrari doesn't gently caress up strategy.

Hahaahahahhahahahahaha

I just hope they give kimi a fair shake, and stop sacrificing his races to help vettel.

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Nov 23, 2009


Looks like another year of TSN completely ignoring FP1 and FP3 even though they have 5 channels and stream extra poo poo from every other sport outside of those channels as well.

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Nov 23, 2009


Bold prediction, Neither mclaren will finish FP1, both will have grid penalties to start the race.

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Nov 23, 2009


Hamilton having shoe troubles, is his season in jeopardy?

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Nov 23, 2009


1500quidporsche posted:

lmbo Mclaren going straight to Aero testing. Jesus

Getting started early on testing for 2018. I wonder if the honda engine in there now can even get fast enough to gather data for the mercedes engine they'll have next year.

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Nov 23, 2009


Norns posted:

Avoid Lance Stroll. Also exploding McLarens

ignore this guy, bring back a chunk of honda or canadian or something.

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Nov 23, 2009


1500quidporsche posted:

I don't think this is going to make the racing better. But part of me really wants them to all embrace the batshit insane aero again.

Ground effect cars would be able to maintain downforce while drafting :colbert:

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Nov 23, 2009


Alain Post posted:

Sandbagging

More like Alain Ghost

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Nov 23, 2009



If he could drive faster, the breeze would cool him off.

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Nov 23, 2009


TSN went to picture in picture commercials just as a banana spread itself all over the track. now i don't know what's going on.

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Nov 23, 2009


Everybody: these cars are so easy to drive, i love it
Palmer: hold my beer

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Nov 23, 2009


DoctorGonzo posted:

No really, how is Ferrari?

Still a second off mercedes FP1 times. quicker than RB's FP1 times.

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Nov 23, 2009


DoctorGonzo posted:

In what tyres?
Merc on ultras, ferrari on super. vettel is out there right now on ultras.

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Nov 23, 2009


Massa doing a Mclaren impression.

someone get a camera in his face and ask him why he unretired.

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Nov 23, 2009


Haas brakes in tip top form again, i see.

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Nov 23, 2009


vanwaffle just went quicker than alonslow.

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Nov 23, 2009



Takes a break from his hot lap to help mow the lawn, he's a good boy, i tell you.

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Nov 23, 2009


DoctorGonzo posted:

So we can except a Mercedes-Ferrari showdown or the germans are going to win again?

We might get Vettel vs Bottas, but Hamilton is going to run away the whole time.

They don't have a german driver to protect, so they probably won't be sabotaging his engine much either.

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Nov 23, 2009


monkeytennis posted:

Right, what time is the loving race on (UK)? The F1 app says 0600 our time but the bastard clocks go forward an hour at 0100 on Sunday morning and I don't know if the F1 app takes that into account.

:rice:

Nobody knows :iiam:

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Nov 23, 2009


Norns posted:

He is basicly butthead?

Bwoah

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Nov 23, 2009


That sounds like a totally healthy and normal and functional engine.

~a honda engineer.

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Nov 23, 2009


Maybe they put the sandbags IN the engine

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Nov 23, 2009


wehrline dropped out cause he got fat.

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Nov 23, 2009


DoctorGonzo posted:

The Mclaren looks so bush league without stickers, what was Ron thinking?

Probably "jesus christ, maybe I DID deserve to be fired, that honda thing was a terrible idea."

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Nov 23, 2009


I really like the sauber, and really really like the color of the torro rosso. not the whole livery, just that blue/purplw.

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Nov 23, 2009


Human Grand Prix posted:

He still thinks he was right.

"those fuckers were gonna fire me, i'm glad i sabotaged them"

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Nov 23, 2009


wicka posted:

So then the choice is don't win titles with Honda or don't win titles with Mercedes. Honda gives them free engines and a boatload of cash.

And comedy, don't forget the steady supply of comedy.

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