Motorsport Off Topic Thread

Indy500 · 23 Nov 2013 at 00:35

SportBild claim to have an email showing that Lotus employees aren't being paid on time. http://sportbild.bild.de/SPORT/formel-1/2013/11/22/lotus/kuendigt-gehalts-verspaetung-an.html

JRS · 23 Nov 2013 at 00:58

Nice to see SportBild on top of their game as always....a truly keen grasp of the bleedin' obvious. I wonder if sunama writes for them?

Indy500 · 23 Nov 2013 at 01:24

Ha. I guess it is, as far as I know they only admitted to paying Kimi late, not the rest of the team.

Cavallino · 23 Nov 2013 at 01:45

Where is the Massa of yesterday....

JRS · 23 Nov 2013 at 02:20

Cavallino said:
Where is the Massa of yesterday....

25.07.10. Can't do much if it's only going to end with your team telling you to pull over and let some washed-up Spanish has-been past....

this_is_gav · 23 Nov 2013 at 08:52

JRS said:
25.07.10. Can't do much if it's only going to end with your team telling you to pull over and let some washed-up Spanish has-been past....

Is that the same washed-up Spaniard who was already 31 points ahead of his teammate?

JRS · 23 Nov 2013 at 09:32

this_is_gav said:
Is that the same washed-up Spaniard who was already 31 points ahead of his teammate?

*sigh* There really is no sense of humour regarding Alonso on this forum, is there?

Yes, that same one. The same one who who is allegedly the best driver out there, but needed the team to pull the other car over. The same one who is allegedly the best driver out there, but hasn't won another title in the last seven attempts

~Mike~ · 24 Nov 2013 at 11:15

DiCe! · 25 Nov 2013 at 09:03

Hive of activity at work this morning, windows getting tinted, cars being moved, simulator blaring....exciting.

Rybo89 · 25 Nov 2013 at 09:11

Mike, good video. The multi28 thing made me laugh "lol".

Exactly what i think vettel probably thought at the time.

JHeaton · 25 Nov 2013 at 10:20

Plenty of people still suggesting that Maldonado is going to Sauber now, not Lotus; with both Hülkenberg and Pérez said to be going to Force India, where does this leave Lotus?

Rybo89 · 25 Nov 2013 at 10:26

Heikki?
De Resta? (hope not)

Sure we will find out by the end of the week.

leaskovski · 25 Nov 2013 at 11:16

JHeaton said:
Plenty of people still suggesting that Maldonado is going to Sauber now, not Lotus; with both Hülkenberg and Pérez said to be going to Force India, where does this leave Lotus?

Sutils Mrs was boozing it up with the Sauber team principle during Ted Notebook, so not sure what is going on there. Maybe she is just a lesbo?

Anyway, Whitmarsh has come out and said that he is happy to see that Perez has got a drive at FI next year....

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/nov/25/mclaren-martin-whitmarsh-sergio-perez-force-india

Janesy B · 25 Nov 2013 at 11:46

leaskovski said:
Sutils Mrs was boozing it up with the Sauber team principle during Ted Notebook, so not sure what is going on there. Maybe she is just a lesbo?

And of course two blokes from different teams meeting up are gay.

413x · 25 Nov 2013 at 13:46

JHeaton said:
Plenty of people still suggesting that Maldonado is going to Sauber now, not Lotus; with both Hülkenberg and Pérez said to be going to Force India, where does this leave Lotus?

I can see lotus with no money and no driver, in which case I'm probably out. They are relying on this years performance to get good driver or money for 2014. It's only going to get worse :-(

as the spiral to back of the grid takes hold

If quantum don't bring the money they (quantum) will have royally shafted them

Skeeter · 25 Nov 2013 at 13:52

If anything, that teams demise to the back of the midfield is well overdue, given their checkered past.

DiCe! · 25 Nov 2013 at 13:54

Enjoying my lunch and who should sit down over the table but Kevin Magnussen and his PT, seems like a nice down to earth bloke!

Said hello and that was about it, I dont really know the etiquette about things like that...

Skeeter · 25 Nov 2013 at 13:56

Pic of him holding Hovis or it didn't happen

413x · 25 Nov 2013 at 13:56

Skeeter said:
If anything, that teams demise to the back of the midfield is well overdue, given their checkered past.

I have no attachment to any other team. I'd hate to be a Williams fan now!

DiCe! · 25 Nov 2013 at 14:03

Skeeter said:
Pic of him holding Hovis or it didn't happen

Rule number 1...no photos
Rule number 2....NO PHOTOS

Not risking that the day they are blanking the windows!