Motorsport Off Topic Thread

The_Abyss · 16 Jul 2019 at 18:14

I thought the person who has been ousted was the only one looking to break the contract.

New name would be more suitable for Formula E!

GravyMonster · 16 Jul 2019 at 21:26

Also didn't Storey have a 51% share in the company, so how can he have been ousted? Unless all his bluster on Twitter was to try and get someone to buy him out.

MagicBoy · 16 Jul 2019 at 21:39

In other news Dusan Borkovic has been banned from TCR Europe for another post race altercation.

As regards Britains most premium energy drink ... I'm content to grab the popcorn and wait for the truth to come out. There was always a whiff of something not right about Storey.

Zuma · 16 Jul 2019 at 22:08

So when you come up with a new name for something, whats the first thing you do?

Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt Energy Drink.

I would say lawsuit incoming, but the brand seems to be defunct now, so probably no one will defend it.

Lopéz · 17 Jul 2019 at 02:36

Never heard of this Rich Energy brand before, who on earth would want to do business with them after this? All seems massively unprofessional.

GravyMonster · 17 Jul 2019 at 08:56

Yep. It's blatantly just a front for... something. Money laundering probably. I'm sure it'll all come out in time.

Steampunk · 20 Jul 2019 at 23:19

Looks like high degradation tyres are being abandoned. It looks good if they are going back to balls out racing, along with ground effect to cut down on aero that doesn't work when behind another car.

It has also emerged that F1 is looking at a whole new approach to tyres too, as the sport prepares for a switch to 18-inch wheels.

Rather than pursuing a push for rapidly degrading tyres that has dominated the recent era with Pirelli, F1 wants to head down a route that will allow drivers to push harder for longer.

The FIA’s head of single seater technical matter Nikolas Tomazis said: “We want to have tyres that enable people to fight each other without degrading or only giving a short interval for the person attacking to attack.

“What the current tyres are is a product of what has been asked of them [Pirelli], and I think we need to ask them to do different things to what they have been asked in the past.”

CaptainRAVE · 21 Jul 2019 at 21:56

https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/c..._w10_has/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

Smart, very smart. Basically develop an unstoppable car, wrap up this and next year and focus on the new regulation changes.

https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/c...acing_24/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

Got to love this new generation of F1 driver.

Greboth · 22 Jul 2019 at 12:59

CaptainRAVE said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/c...acing_24/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

Got to love this new generation of F1 driver.

haha that's brilliant. I knew both of them were into their sims outside of F1 but didn't expect them to joke around so much.

MagicBoy · 22 Jul 2019 at 18:38

CaptainRAVE said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/c...acing_24/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

Got to love this new generation of F1 driver.

Just to add - 893 incident points for that team, mainly for abusing track limits. Lando and Max got busted down 3 license classes to the iRacing equivalent of Formula Ford for that.

I started the earlier 2am race for our lads. Some iRacing screw up meant we only had 44 incident points to last the 24 hours. Should have been about 300! By sheer grit, determination and skill somehow we made it to the finish without getting disqualified. Big shout out to @MikeTheNative, he was our MVP!

MikeTheNative · 23 Jul 2019 at 11:23

Hero? I think begrudging victim is more the right description.

Shimmy · 29 Jul 2019 at 12:07

Errr Renault aren't having the best time are they?
Spotted on the way to Hungary:

The_Abyss · 29 Jul 2019 at 13:51

Haha! Shouldn’t have let Hulkenburg drive!

Flibster · 29 Jul 2019 at 15:07

Driver went to hospital with minor injuries. Apparently it looks like he hit the centre reservation and bounced into a ditch the other way.

Let's hope it's not the cars or engines in there.

Flibster · 4 Aug 2019 at 18:45

And not exactly F1 news, but not happy news.

Founder and owner of DAMS, Jean-Paul Driot has died after being ill for some time.

https://dams.fr/en/team-statement-jean-paul-driot/

They've done a hell of a lot of race series over the years, and been pretty successful.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAMS

JRS · 6 Aug 2019 at 15:26

RIP

Lot of biggish names cut their teeth in Motorsport racing for DAMS. Hopefully the team will continue on in FE and F2.

Merlin5 · 7 Aug 2019 at 01:58

Friend of mine sent me some short vids and photos he took of when he went to Le Mans and also to the recent Haas Family Day.

I put the videos together into one. It shows the flying man who I believe is the same guy that recently crossed the channel, a corvette at Arnage Corner, Grosjean on a Silverstone simulator, and a Haas wheel change demo at normal speed and slow motion.

Some photos of the Le Mans circuit on one of the pit walkabout days,

Magnussen's car being prepared for Silverstone,

And pre signed comp slips from the drivers.

an0nym0us · 11 Aug 2019 at 07:42

Unsafe releases to get time penalties – even if team gain no advantage

https://www.racefans.net/2019/08/10...ime-penalties-even-if-team-gain-no-advantage/

So much inconsistency so far, but I think it's a step in the right direction. In my opinion, unsafe releases seem like the pit crew are being subjected to unnecessary danger

JBeck · 11 Aug 2019 at 16:00

Jamie Chadwick women's series champion, good for her

Shimmy · 12 Aug 2019 at 11:17

Albon just got the RBR seat next to Max and Gasly back to Torro Rosso!

https://redbullracing.redbull.com/article/alex-joins-team