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On a slight tangent EJ is selling off these 2 iconic liveried cars:
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I think part of it was that fuel was used to cool down the turbo back then which was also burnt at the exhaust exit, making them sound better. Pretty sure they actually rev'd all the way to redline also.

Whereas these PU's are really efficient extracting as much waste energy as possible and the cars rarely shift above 12,000rpm even though redline is 15,000 due to rate at which they are limited to burning fuel.
 
Lotus due to announce a switch from Renault to Mercedes PU for next year, taking McLaren's spot.

Reports that Caterham F1's new owners are a Middle Eastern/Swiss Consortium, possibly new team principal.
 
Went to the F1 show today with my housemate, was pretty good.

Gates open at 6.15 and apparently people had been queueing for some time, some people travelled from Liverpool and Scotland which is quite a commitment. One nutter flew in from Germany for the show!

I got there at 6.50, they basically put you in a couple rooms with big TV's showing a race replay of Hungary with teas, coffee's etc... Then half an hour before the show they take you to the studio, tell you what's what and what to expect. They pre-record the first 30 seconds and the rest is live.

Once the show is over you get to talk to all of them, although most of this time was taken up by audience people taking selfies with everyone... They certainly don't rush you though and were very amiable.

I didn't take any selfies but I do have a picture of Natalie stripping :p
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Duke said:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/08/18/max-verstappen-drive-toro-rosso-2015/



That is just a joke.
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MooMoo444 said:
First year out of go-karts and he's already getting an F1 seat?

What a farce. So many deserving drivers out there who actually have results in lower formulas who get ****ed over.
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My initial reaction was this, but it seems Max may be the driver of his generation. Hence everyone trying to sign him recently, Helmut Marko had the trump card of an F1 seat.

I thought Kyvat was too young, yet he's been one of the best drivers this season. I'm going to hold judgement for now.
 
I'd be more worried about how Ferrari's road cars will fare over the coming years.

LdM's reign saw a huge turnaround in quality road cars being produced. F1 wise he also presided over the Schui dominance.
 
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