Motorsport Off Topic Thread

GravyMonster · 25 Jul 2014 at 10:21

Flibster said:
Well that's a surprise.

Rossi, who left Caterham about a week ago has now joined Marussia as their third/reserve driver.

Don't blame him. Caterham were in trouble before Kolles started stripping them of their assets. Now they're just circling the drain.

GravyMonster · 25 Jul 2014 at 10:22

~Mike~ said:
The rumours going around are that Honda have offered big bucks to lure Hamilton\Alonso\Vettel to Mclaren.

I can't see Vettel jumping ship so soon. It's only 1 bad year after 5 good ones, and Renault are rumoured to be getting on top of their engine problems for next year.

I can see Alonso going back to McLaren though. He's getting vocal about how much Ferrari have been letting him down.

GravyMonster · 25 Jul 2014 at 10:25

In other news: Azerbaijan to host a race from 2016: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115126

The Baku race will take place on a new street circuit that is being designed by Hermann Tilke, with the pits and start/finish straight being based around its iconic Azadliq Square.

Did the FIA learn nothing from Valencia/Korea

Skeeter · 25 Jul 2014 at 10:37

The Azadliq Square isn't near the existing street circuit used for GT racing, so it looks like the track might be a whole new design.

Meh, few years of 12 people turning up to watch and it will be dropped.

~Mike~ · 25 Jul 2014 at 11:18

Spunkey said:
In other news: Azerbaijan to host a race from 2016: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115126

Did the FIA learn nothing from Valencia/Korea

Sounds great, just what F1 needs, another track from Tilke in a country that very few people probably watch F1.

Flibster · 25 Jul 2014 at 11:49

I suspect that coming up next from Bernie is a race in Ukraine.

Flibster · 26 Jul 2014 at 19:26

Spa 24h Race is now on, and providing some impressive accidents.

As far as I'm aware, everyone is ok.

Best to watch them in a new window so you can see them in lovely HD.

Glaucus · 26 Jul 2014 at 19:27

Is there an internet feed?

GravyMonster · 26 Jul 2014 at 19:33

Both the race director and VT editor need a slap for some of the decisions they're making in this race.

Flibster · 26 Jul 2014 at 19:37

Glaucus said:
Is there an internet feed?

http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/live

It's only about 10 seconds behind SkyHD where it's on Eurosport

Glaucus · 26 Jul 2014 at 19:57

Flibster said:
http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/live

It's only about 10 seconds behind SkyHD where it's on Eurosport

Thanks, hopefully I'll get 3g reception to night and can it can keep me sane for the shift.

GravyMonster · 26 Jul 2014 at 20:05

Oh Jesus. Two car crash, one driver visibly slumped in the remains of one of them

*edit*

No replays, and director cutting away from scene when the safety car goes passed. This is not boding well.

drunkenmaster · 26 Jul 2014 at 20:38

Any idea if he's okay? Only just started watching a bit and it's red flag, mentioned something about helicopter? Is the guy being airlifted out?

Flibster · 26 Jul 2014 at 20:58

Close to an hour under red flag now. Haven't seen/heard any news other than the driver of #111 Ferrari, Marcus Mahy, needed to be transported by air.

Glaucus · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:00

Flibster said:
Close to an hour under red flag now. Haven't seen/heard any news.

that doesn't sound good.

Flibster · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:06

The video of the aftermath is online at the same place as the above videos. I'm not linking directly to it though.
The fact they let the drivers get out of the cars under the red flag shows there's not going to be a rapid restart there.

From twitter.

https://twitter.com/JonathanNascar/statuses/493121333702983682

Eeesh....

Flibster · 26 Jul 2014 at 21:18

Apparently news from the media centre people on twitter.

Marcus Mahy in the #111 Ferrari was not responding when the safety team arrived.

Marcus Mahy's condition has been "stabilised" and he is being airlifted to the nearest hospital we are told in the media centre

Helicopter is only now leaving the crash site.

https://twitter.com/flagsandlights/statuses/493128698326159360

Drivers are back in the cars and the engines are running. Safety car is due to start leading the cars round again at any time now.

Ok, this is a rumour going around the press area... Mahy's HANS device was destroyed in the accident. If true, that's really serious.

Flibster · 27 Jul 2014 at 00:54

Kogay, the chap in the flaming Ferrari, has been released from hospital.

No news on Mahy's condition yet.

Duke · 27 Jul 2014 at 09:10

The highlights they do (each hour I think?) are useful to catch up.

Will · 27 Jul 2014 at 09:38

Some horrible crashes there, is it me or does the standard of marshalling not seem very good? The safety car seemed very slow to deploy, marshalling looked chaotic and the cars coming up eau rouge didnt seem to slow down very much. All of those accidents looked serious enough for a red flag, endurance race or not...?