Motorsport Off Topic Thread

leaskovski · 30 Sep 2015 at 20:35

Duke said:
http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/team/turbo-heroes-an-8-bit-adventure/

Random

That will be that exhaustus guff then.

Marvin · 30 Sep 2015 at 20:57

Moses said:
F1 calendar...

http://adamcooperf1.com/2015/09/30/fia-issues-revised-2016-f1-calendar/

Baku clashing with Le Mans... unlucky Hülkenberg!

That'll be deliberate. The amount of extra publicity heading that way due to Hulkenberg's involvement this year and subsequent mention at quite a few races will mean Bernie won't want a repeat.

KiNgPiN83 · 30 Sep 2015 at 21:03

Duke said:
GUFF

Random

That was terrible.. I'm not going to get that 2:31 back am I?!..... I'm pretty sure they stole the sounds from Streets of Rage II as well.

DiCe! · 1 Oct 2015 at 08:38

I need to find who in marketing created that....and end them.

dannyjo22 · 1 Oct 2015 at 08:52

Duke said:
Random

Oh My.

At least all the tiles on the floor are the same colour, that should please Ron.

smr · 1 Oct 2015 at 09:44

http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/tea...Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Jenson

Wooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glaucus · 1 Oct 2015 at 10:06

Another year of horror for button then.

Outcast · 1 Oct 2015 at 10:22

Glaucus said:
Another year of horror for button then.

Hopefully not.

Jenson is smart enough to recognise if Honda are not likely to have made any MAJOR steps forward for 2016.

ci_newman · 1 Oct 2015 at 10:23

So Mclaren fears Alonso will jump ship and they need a #1 driver

MarcLister · 1 Oct 2015 at 10:33

Moses said:
Button's confirmed as racing for Mclaren next year.

Perhaps we ought to subsitute 'racing' for 'driving' next year until we see the 2016 McLaren's performance in the pre-season testing.

smr · 1 Oct 2015 at 10:39

Funny how on the autosport forum everyones saying "Great news etc." and on here it's the same old Doom & Gloom and negativity.

Outcast · 1 Oct 2015 at 10:41

smr said:
Funny how on the autosport forum everyones saying "Great news etc." and on here it's the same old Doom & Gloom and negativity.

Not from me !

Go Go JB ------------------------>

teh_captain · 1 Oct 2015 at 11:06

Looks like Manor Marussia with be powered by Mercedes engines for 2016.

http://planetf1.com/news/manor-and-merc-confirm-engine-deal/

The_Abyss · 1 Oct 2015 at 11:23

And a technical agreement with Williams too. With Haas coming in and Manor beefing up McLaren really need to raise their game!

Great news about JB though. I'm still not 100% sure Alonso will be there next year - let's see how Renault get on with the Lotus takeover.

smr · 1 Oct 2015 at 11:25

He's got his full $18m dollars as per contractual stipulation too.

XeNoN89 · 1 Oct 2015 at 12:16

smr said:
Funny how on the autosport forum everyones saying "Great news etc." and on here it's the same old Doom & Gloom and negativity.

TBH as a Button fan I thought you would have preferred him to retire now rather than drive around near the back for another year

smr · 1 Oct 2015 at 12:22

XeNoN89 said:
TBH as a Button fan I thought you would have preferred him to retire now rather than drive around near the back for another year

I dont think he'd be sticking around unless he saw there was going to be a big improvement. He could also there for 2017 too, he spoke like he was looking forward to that year a lot.

smr · 1 Oct 2015 at 12:27

Mobil 1 The Grid ‏@grid1tv 1h1 hour ago

"For me, the exciting year is 2017. With more mechanical grip, @F1 is gonna be mega." – @JensonButton. @McLarenF1 #F1

that doesnt sound like a man whos finishing at the end of 2016.

Skeeter · 1 Oct 2015 at 13:32

smr said:
Funny how on the autosport forum everyones saying "Great news etc." and on here it's the same old Doom & Gloom and negativity.

You've been watching the races this season, right?

MrKnifey · 1 Oct 2015 at 13:33

I bet its a lot easier to take poor results on the chin when you know your there for the long haul and can hopefully reap the rewards later on. Good for him!