Motorsport Off Topic Thread

Marvin · 1 Jun 2016 at 21:19

I'd quite like to see the first section in its original format without the first chicane, but IIRC they can't expand the run off there, hence the chicane. Would make for some awesome slip-stream passes, akin to Ricciardo's in 2014.

Return of gravel is positive, and at least the change isn't Tilke, but then again one chicane followed very quickly by another chicane is hardly the stuff of dreams.

MooMoo444 · 3 Jun 2016 at 14:02

The first chicane at Monza was always ridiculous on lap 1. Glad they're planning to change it..

Skeeter · 3 Jun 2016 at 17:26

The shortening of the run into the 2nd chicane will mean that will no longer be an overtaking spot.

But I assume the kink in turn 1 wont be flat, so you can make a move into the first chicane by being brave into that kink.

Duke · 3 Jun 2016 at 19:33

Some decent changes, let's see how it goes

Lap of the upcoming Baku circuit

Nismo · 3 Jun 2016 at 21:47

Duke said:
Lap of the upcoming Baku circuit

Looks awful, how do some of those "turns" even count? :/

smr · 5 Jun 2016 at 22:12

Itv4 life on the limit... just started. :cool:

Skeeter · 7 Jun 2016 at 17:46

What the hell? Have a bunch of clowns taken over Autosport?

Currently the front page headlines include:

"Why its wrong to hate Piquet Jr" - Er.... He's a cheat!
"Maldonado deserves another chance in F1" - ...said nobody ever...
"F1 can be amazing with 2017 changes" - I assume nobody writing that article has read the changes?

UTmaniac · 7 Jun 2016 at 18:16

Obviously a ploy to support Crashmaldonado by hiding the truth between those other two lies.

gord · 7 Jun 2016 at 21:11

Clickbait titles designed to get people to post about them on forums..

smr · 8 Jun 2016 at 17:06

Duke said:
Some decent changes, let's see how it goes

Lap of the upcoming Baku circuit

Looks good, and we need that camera angle in F1!!!

deuse · 11 Jun 2016 at 06:35

One of the better adverts

Vertigo · 11 Jun 2016 at 09:23

Claire Williams gets an OBE for "services to Formula 1"?! So basically for just doing her job and it's not even like she's been doing it that long.

Bet her flaming father lobbied for that. World's gone mad.

Skeeter · 11 Jun 2016 at 09:49

It will be because she's a woman. Not that anyone will admit that though.

Mad_Jay · 11 Jun 2016 at 16:10

Baku doing its best to spruce the place up for the Grand Prix.

Glaucus · 11 Jun 2016 at 16:12

Flibster · 11 Jun 2016 at 17:08

See things like that in London fairly regularly.
Still no worse than painting the dead grass green for VIP visitors.

Duke · 14 Jun 2016 at 21:26

At the start of the season it was struggling (at least by the team's own high standards). By round three it was on the podium. And by round five it was victorious. Here’s just some of the developments that have helped turn around the fortunes of Red Bull’s 2016 machine…

http://www.formula1.com/content/fom...so-ran-to-race-winner--the-red-bull-rb12.html

Ferrari may be getting closer, but that’s not because Mercedes aren’t trying. Despite winning all bar one 2016 race to date, the reigning world champions show no sign of resting on their laurels, as illustrated by the latest developments seen on their car in Canada...

http://www.formula1.com/content/fom...tech-insight---mercedes-montreal-updates.html

Glaucus · 14 Jun 2016 at 22:55

also am I right in saying they haven't upgraded their engine yet, so when that comes. Ferrari will drop back again.

drunkenmaster · 15 Jun 2016 at 02:20

I think they had a couple of reliability, ie token free, updates for Canada.

Skeeter · 3 Jul 2016 at 23:00

I saw an article a while back on Autosport about the FIAs inability to put a non conflicting calendar together.

A couple of weeks back was bad with F1 and Le Mans at the same time, but the FIA don't have full control over Le Mans so thats not entirely their fault.

But then this weekend we have had FIA WRC, FIA WRX, FIA F1 and FIA FE all on at the same time. Surely thats just stupid?