Motorsport Off Topic Thread

Shimmy · 21 May 2013 at 17:00

Skeeter · 21 May 2013 at 17:11

My favourite camera angle in F1

deuse · 21 May 2013 at 17:34

Shimmy said:

Awesome.
But try doing that on this year tire

PinkFloyd · 21 May 2013 at 18:05

Skeeter said:
My favourite camera angle in F1

Definitely. Onboard through Eau Rouge is the only other that I can think of that conveys the same "awesomeness"

sunama · 21 May 2013 at 20:04

Shimmy said:
Check this gem out.

Colour video of Fangio onboard at Monaco.

No seatbelt, t-shirt and a leather helmet. Nails.

Seatbelts are for J.Buttons and M.Webbers of this World.

Fangio had balls big enough to fill a dump truck!

What really struck me was the t-shirt. It kind of makes a mockery of when we hear current drivers dithering over whether or not to race in wet conditions.

I've only ever driven go-karts and I have to say I prefer to drive without heavy overalls. When the wind hits your skin, you can really "feel" the speed. Same goes when riding a motorbike.

Great stuff!

this_is_gav · 21 May 2013 at 21:40

sunama said:
Seatbelts are for J.Buttons and M.Webbers of this World.

The lack of seatbelts were a safety feature in themselves though. In the event of a car crashing, it was thought that it was better to be propelled out of the car than to be strapped in it, as any heavy accident almost inevitably resulted in a large fire. That and roll-over protection was non-existent, so again, better to be thrown from a car than having the car balancing on your head.

Still, that didn't help poor Bandini, or the child his wife was carrying.

Shimmy · 22 May 2013 at 15:54

Skeeter · 22 May 2013 at 16:04

Have you got a stash of gifs from that corner?

Duke · 22 May 2013 at 19:43

This gem was on reddit, I hate Irvine with a passion and loved Ted's final line

ps3ud0 · 22 May 2013 at 19:48

Wow thats funny

ps3ud0

PinkFloyd · 22 May 2013 at 20:33

Omg that's amazing. Haha

Guerrilla · 24 May 2013 at 11:46

Thought this was pretty cool, the difference between Hamilton's and Rosberg's steering wheels...

GravyMonster · 24 May 2013 at 13:35

That's pretty cool. Must cost Mercedes a fair whack to hook up the electronics for two separate designs of wheel though.

Guerrilla · 24 May 2013 at 13:41

Yea you would think so, doesn't seem Merc are so bothered by the cost of things at the moment though

Even little things are different, how far the hand grips extend, the (clutch?) controls on the back, the paddles... I would have thought drivers would use pretty much the same wheel but I guess not.

Edit: wonder if one of them is left handed as some of the items are total opposites or if it is purely a preference thing?

Skeeter · 24 May 2013 at 14:25

Schumacher and Rosberg used the same wheel. Hamilton changed his as he came from a far more simple one at McLaren.

Flibster · 25 May 2013 at 18:17

Just heard about this accident at Suzuka that happened at the end of April. Shigeru Terajima (the driver) and the marshall were hospitalised.

Just for info, the car was a Ferrari 458 Challenge. :eek:

Watch it in 720p and full screen.

Duke · 25 May 2013 at 18:46

dannyjo22 · 25 May 2013 at 19:12

Christ, that's a worrying amount of time to do anything except muck about with a sheet to try to cover it all.

Westyfield2 · 25 May 2013 at 19:43

That's a big one.

dannyjo22 said:
Christ, that's a worrying amount of time to do anything except muck about with a sheet to try to cover it all.

Yep, if I've had a big off I just want them to get me to a medical professional ASAP - don't bother with a big sheet!

Skeeter · 25 May 2013 at 21:00

This was posted on another forum I'm on a few weeks ago. The speed (or lack of) that the marshals dealt with it all is shocking. The marshal on the floor is practically ignored for a long time.