Motorsport Off Topic Thread

Shimmy · 18 Mar 2015 at 09:11

^ Don't think they did Skeeter, too busy squabbling who should host it.

Van der Garde with some sensible words here:
http://adamcooperf1.com/2015/03/18/van-der-garde-case-should-wake-up-call-for-f1-business-ethics/

Shimmy · 20 Mar 2015 at 14:29

Will Buxton absolutely nails it in this piece.

https://willthef1journo.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/red-bull-wants-to-quit-let-it/

Couldn't agree more.

Shimmy · 20 Mar 2015 at 18:08

Confirmation that the German GP has been dropped from the calendar by the FIA. 19 races.

Can a passing mod please adjust my Australian GP Thread title?

Shimmy · 28 Apr 2015 at 08:54

Main reason they want to increase the fuel flow limit is to increase noise, the addition of power is secondary.

Shimmy · 28 Apr 2015 at 10:19

Skeeter said:
Is it? How different are the engines really going to sound if they just rev to 14k rather than 12k?

Quotes from Bernie, Toto et al. certainly suggest so, won't go hunting for sources as I'm sure they'll repeat themselves in the near future.

What the proposed higher fuel flow limit will be and resulting RPM it occurs at no one knows right now.

I agree, audio feed does a dire job of picking up trackside sound currently.

Shimmy · 11 May 2015 at 14:12

Little heads up on a feature tonight at 6.30, Arsenal players and Hamilton.

https://amp.twimg.com/v/cc211c7e-98cf-4be4-92c8-4c785d114bab

I'll be missing it as I'm karting.

Shimmy · 20 May 2015 at 12:45

I've heard his new deal is $100M, €100M & £100M. It's all speculative.

Shimmy · 28 May 2015 at 20:04

FIA have opened a new spot on the grid for 2016 or 2017.

Wonder who's showing interest, this has come out of nowhere.

Shimmy · 28 May 2015 at 21:36

Think Haas are filling that.

I'm guessing this means customer cars have been given the green light.

Shimmy · 17 Jul 2015 at 12:35

Rumour is that Bottas to Ferrari replacing Kimi is done.

Opens the door for Hulkenberg, Nasr and possibly even Button to Williams.

Shimmy · 23 Jul 2015 at 11:25

Renault's potential bid for the Lotus team and revenue.

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/renault-closes-in-on-final-f1-future-decision

Shimmy · 7 Sep 2015 at 08:59

Skeeter said:
Red Bull won't use Renault engines in Formula 1 in 2016

Assuming this means Ferrari or Mercedes engines, rather than RBR just quitting, this is good news. RBR with a better engine will be competitive up the front again, and F1 needs more people up the front.

Looks like Ferrari would be the only option:

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bull-s-hopes-of-mercedes-deal-are-all-but-over

Shimmy · 14 Sep 2015 at 10:17

Analysis of how Honda's ERS and ICE is leaving McLaren drivers down 240bhp at times:
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/analysis-why-honda-faces-a-240bhp-headache/

Shimmy · 3 Dec 2015 at 07:56

McLaren MP4-X concept:

http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/car...e=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=MP4X

Must have got bored with this year's efforts

Shimmy · 13 Jan 2016 at 11:51

Maldonado could lose his Renault seat over late sponsorship money, roughly £30 million.

Shimmy · 26 Jan 2016 at 15:25

Calendar

I like motorsport.com in general, but not sure if there is something better.
http://www.motorsport.com/wec/

Shimmy · 23 Feb 2016 at 19:10

Guess this means Quali will be more interesting, but surely going to make traffic an issue and cause many penalties for impeding?

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-teams-agree-elimination-style-qualifying-for-2016-675278/

Shimmy · 8 Mar 2016 at 15:21

Pirelli have released driver tyre allocation selections for Melbourne:

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/03/08/drivers-tyre-selections-first-race-announced/

Shimmy · 8 Mar 2016 at 15:46

Doesn't fill me with confidence at all, teams and drivers focusing on grid position it seems.

Will also see very little running in practice I assume.

Shimmy · 15 Mar 2016 at 13:22

Needs to be more jpeg