Motorsport Off Topic Thread

[GravyMonster]

It'll be a fine if the FIA want to keep Mateschitz (relatively) happy. A ban or two if they DGAF what he thinks.

 

[this_is_gav]

It'll be a fine if the FIA want to keep Mateschitz (relatively) happy. A ban or two if they DGAF what he thinks.

Personally I think it'll just be the result upheld and a ban suspended over a few races for a similar infringement. They've not tried to con the FIA, as it was all done very openly, and he got disqualified, so I doubt there'll be any further punishment.

 

[Skeeter]

Presumably Mercedes felt that the I4 turbo was even less relevant to them than the NA V8 in the context of F1

True, but the V6 has to be the worst option of the 3? At least Mercedes make road cars with both NA V8s and turbo I4s.

They had also started R&D on the turbo I4 before it was canned. As some basic tech has made its way to their road cars already.

 

[deuse]

I just heard from a mate who works in Nascar and he said Haas won't come to F1 till 2016 and he will have the Honda engine

How true it is I don't know but it sounds about right to me.

 

[Skeeter]

The 2016 bit sounds sensible. Even for a team with the racing experience they have, producing an F1 car in 9 months is a tall ask.

 

[DiCe!]

All kicking off a bit isnt it, no news then loads all at once, interesting to see the RBR thing yesterday, lets see how it ends.

 

[Housey]

Seems Red Bull have lost their appeal.

 

[Witor]

Yeah, seen a few sources confirming that on twitter.

 

[Housey]

Jean Todt just phoned me, run out of garlic and mentioned in passing.

 

[Witor]

 

[Syla5]

http://f1today.net/en/news/ricciardo-stays-disqualified-for-melbourne

 

[smr]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113461

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[Nismo]

Cry me a river Christian

 

[DiCe!]

Cry me a river Christian

 

[MissChief]

I just heard from a mate who works in Nascar and he said Haas won't come to F1 till 2016 and he will have the Honda engine

How true it is I don't know but it sounds about right to me.

I can believe that. I doubt anyone else would have wanted a 1 season engine deal.

 

[FrankJH]

The FIA actually making sense for once (ok its IAfS or something if you are splitting hairs) , Im quite shocked.

 

[deuse]

http://f1today.net/en/news/ricciardo-stays-disqualified-for-melbourne

Result

Watch RBS go down the order now they have to stick to the rules...until the next race hmmm

 

[Glaucus]

Diddums, the only sensible outcome. Which also makes to much sense fir FIA.

 

[bayo000]

What annoys me about this is that FIA knew about it during the race, but they still let Ricciardo go on the podium, give him trophy only to take it all from him a little bit later. It's so unfair on the driver. IMO they should have given RBR 50 points penalty/ exlude them from construction champinship but give Ricciardo his place back.

 

[Glaucus]

No way should ric get his place back that's stupid. There was no need to take 5hrs to strip him off the place however.