Australian Grand Prix 2014, Melbourne - Race 1/19

smr · 13 Mar 2014 at 10:50

I expect all the team's slogan this year is 'Cautiously Optimistic'

The fan's slogan is just 'optimistic' though!

Hawk Tuah · 13 Mar 2014 at 11:03

Gambisk said:
That caterham nose is just plain weird looking, is there some benefit from having a upper leading edge? I'm no areo engineer but I would have thought a single tip gradually expanding would be more aero friendly.

I'd love to see a fluid dynamics demonstration of the Caterham nose. I presume any loss in drag at the front is made up by some aerodynamic advantage further back. It does seem bazarre.

413x · 13 Mar 2014 at 11:07

I might take my bicycle to the race and get some points. :-P

Could lotus not just go for a flintstone car with a hole under the drivers?

DiCe! · 13 Mar 2014 at 11:10

That new Merc wing is beautiful

~Mike~ · 13 Mar 2014 at 11:32

Not sure I like the livery on the McLaren.

Crippled Potato · 13 Mar 2014 at 11:40

al4x said:
I might take my bicycle to the race and get some points.

Could lotus not just go for a flintstone car with a hole under the drivers?

Why not? It's driven by a caveman already

TaKeN · 13 Mar 2014 at 11:56

Put £20 on Mercedes to be the 'Winning Constructor' this weekend.

William Hill are doing £32.55 via TopCashBack.

Odds were 5/5 Yesterday, today they're 4/5.. Hardly worth putting the £20 on, but so long as it tracks and pays the cashback I should be ok :eek:

413x · 13 Mar 2014 at 12:08

Crippled Potato said:
Why not? It's driven by a caveman already

I approve of this reply!

I am to the point of acceptance Of lotus' fate

FrankJH · 13 Mar 2014 at 13:29

Glaucus said:
I like it. Colour would spoil it. Its nice plain and simple.

So do I - clean and simple (despite the ridiculous nose lol)

El_Watcher · 13 Mar 2014 at 17:23

Mike306 said:
Not sure I like the livery on the McLaren.

I agree, it is almost F1 sponsored by the colours silver and black.

Merc = silver + green
Mclaren = silver + black
Sauber = silver
Ferrari = red + black
Force India = orange + green + black
Lotus = black + gold stripes
Caterham = green + black (to hide the penis)
Marrusia= red + white + black

Williams, RB, and TR are the only ones without black and silver.

These guys could come up with anything and they decide silver and black.

FrankJH · 13 Mar 2014 at 18:01

As if Silver or Black are uncommon or something (its not like its purple or something, and then 2/3 of the grid all deciding to use it would appear strange).

Also two colours that are probably the easiest to mix with multiple different sponsors while still looking smart

413x · 13 Mar 2014 at 19:20

you cant highlight black and say its all the same. Almost every livery will have some black on it.

im actually a big fan of silver/black + one colour

Steeps · 13 Mar 2014 at 21:04

No different to F1 2006

Mclaren: Red + Silver
Ferrari: Red + White
Toyota: Red + White
Super Aguri: Red + White
Honda: Red + White + Black
Midland: Red + Black
STR: Red + Blue
Sauber: Blue + White
Williams: Blue + White
RBR: Blue + Yellow
Renault: Blue + Yellow

Flibster · 13 Mar 2014 at 21:30

Adding it to this thread too as the race is nearly here.

The Official F1 App is now available for android as well as ios.

App itself is free and contains... sod all. Premium subscription is significantly more reasonable than last year at £7.49 at the moment. Expect it to rise soon.

The app is a step on from last years app from the quick play I've had so far. Seems pretty good. Had a couple of little bugs, but is working well on a Note3 and a Asus Transformer TF300

~Mike~ · 13 Mar 2014 at 22:18

Flibster said:
Adding it to this thread too as the race is nearly here.

The Official F1 App is now available for android as well as ios.

App itself is free and contains... sod all. Premium subscription is significantly more reasonable than last year at £7.49 at the moment. Expect it to rise soon.

The app is a step on from last years app from the quick play I've had so far. Seems pretty good. Had a couple of little bugs, but is working well on a Note3 and a Asus Transformer TF300

Is it worth spending £7.49 for the premium version on Android?

Flibster · 13 Mar 2014 at 22:38

Mike306 said:
Is it worth spending £7.49 for the premium version on Android?

I spent significantly more than that on last years app and found it massively useful. Possibly the most useful bit for me was showing the tyres in use and also how long they've been running them.

Will be running the TF300 during FP1 to see if it actually works as well as last year.

No idea when the price is going up either.

englishpremier · 13 Mar 2014 at 22:49

Skeeter said:
A rather 'McLaren' approach to a livery. Bit too clinical and boring.

Also, they manage to make a special livery for a sponsor, but last year for their own 50th anniversary the best they could manage was a sticker .

Needs orange.

Definitely. Silver McLaren's fail to emote any soul or feeling.

Glaucus · 13 Mar 2014 at 23:30

And the f1 channel gets switched on for the build up

Edit - oh god I want expecting it to be this back to basics.

Glaucus · 13 Mar 2014 at 23:52

I've got to say this going through the teams and drivers is raising a smile.

"the very neutral Swiss based side, that don't really make waves till the second half of the season. Then they'll make their run for mid table obscurity."

Flibster · 14 Mar 2014 at 00:42

Glaucus said:
And the f1 channel gets switched on for the build up

Edit - oh god I want expecting it to be this back to basics.

Oh? Is that the Pinkham's F1 thing?

Heels, skirt, white blouse and glasses... Almost exactly like some videos online that I've not watched...

I mean, they knew exactly what they were doing dressing her like every horny schoolboy's dream teacher.