Grand Prix Rejects

Ferrim

In other words, could we see all Renault teams DNF in Melbourne or maybe even DNQ because of problems? At the moment, it seems that the Renault powered teams can at least set times that would see them make the 107% barrier though. If we assume that the cars are, based on current predictions, about ...

Ferrim

Red Bull finally getting some laps. Vettel went down to a 1:42, then to a 1:40.224 and apparently he had just set two personal best sectors when his car stopped.

Meanwhile Hulkenberg is top of the leaderboard at the moment, his 1:36.880 already better than last year's fastest lap of the race.

Ferrim

"Venezuela. Conocerla es tu destino" (Venezuela. Your destiny is knowing it/her). I wonder how appropriate that is giving the current circunstances in the country.

I believe the destiny thing wasn't it in the Williams last year, that's why I've noticed it.

Ferrim

Three hours gone at Bahrain - and no sight of a Red Bull yet. OTOH, Caterham have been completing the most laps of the Renault teams, although not at a very competitive pace. It's looking like Caterham's extremely big sidepods are paying off in terms of being able to refrigerate the engine and go ou...

Ferrim

And I've got the feeling that he would be saying similar things about a F1 with no DRS or double points. "Look, it was much better in my era, now those turbo engines sound stupid, the races are boring because you cannot overtake and you can go through the corners at top speed and don't kill you...

Ferrim

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112403?source=mostpopular Looks like Adrian is whinging again... Quite honestly, I don't see the problem here as long as the cars are tricky to drive. It does raise a few eyebrows when the cars are pulling through at 1:37 when the track record at Jerez is...

Ferrim

First of all, if the general consensus is that the purpose of this thread is adequately met through general discussion the other threads, or if it proves that the thread just becomes the source of unsubstantiated & pointless arguments, then I'm all for it being closed down. Likewise once the se...

Ferrim

Last grand prix win by number: 0: 1994 Japanese Grand Prix (Damon Hill) - 334 grands prix without winning Not surprising, considering that no one has used that number for the last 333 grands prix. You can say similar things for other numbers in the list, but that one struck me! 65 is rather high fo...

Ferrim

Viewing figures also dropped between 2011 and 2012, in spite of 2011 being a VETTELWINSLOL and 2012 a closely fought contest. With one more race in 2012, you cannot even say that the drop was bigger in 2013 than in 2012. So, Bernie is looking for arguments to support his stupid double points idea wh...

Ferrim

4.999s, to be exact. Also a stat, courtesy of Autosport, showing why KK is the real deal: Kamui Kobayashi, with 53 laps completed, has racked up more mileage today than every Renault-powered team managed across the opening three days of this first pre-season test. This year he can make cars work, to...

Ferrim

It's nothing new (I've had my sig for a couple of years), but Bernie has to go:

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/3061 ... tal-farce/

Ferrim

Jean-Éric Vergne has just done a Perry McCarthy impression:

Ferrim

Well, after day 3 early runnings we can say it is VERY bad for Renault and also for RB as the track time is low. Lotus may just have made the right decision not to go to testing with a crap engine and continue work on their chassis. I don't think they made that decision because they thought the eng...

Ferrim

I find strange that Michael has been kept in an induced coma for so long. It seems Harstein does, too, and his is a qualified opinion. My girlfriend is a physician, we haven't talked too much about this since the early reports (she was angry at the media sensationalism), but I'm going to ask her whe...

Ferrim

Back at home now. Those last few minutes of running were the most intense of the day. It's telling that Red Bull, Williams and Force India decided that they were better off doing a few laps just after the rain had fell (it wasn't too wet, but still) instead of taking it safe. Pérez had a moment in t...

Ferrim

The Ferrari engine I heard today sounded similar to the one in the video posted by Aerospeed a couple of months ago. I can't be sure that they are the same engine, though.

Ferrim

It's started to rain at Jerez. Now it's stopped, but with the track dump, no one is going to risk a crash in the remaining minutes, so this is the end of day one.

EDIT: As I was about to leave, Force India go out again!

And one installation lap for Red Bull.

And Pérez nearly spins!

Ferrim

Williams finally on track. Beautiful dark blue livery, but the lack of sponsors is worrying. And I guess this will be their usual interim livery.

Ferrim

After several stints sounding rough, Vergne goes out again and stops in the track.

Ferrim

From where I'm seating, something seemed to get loose at the back of Hamilton's car, lots of pieces on the track, then a cloud of smoke. I actually missed him going off the track, but it became obvious from the skidmarks. The Mercedes sounds beautifully, it's a pity that I won't hear more of it toda...

Ferrim

Lewis Hamilton just completed a lap! A Sauber leaves the pitlane.

Ferrim

First car I see on track - Hamilton in the Mercedes! He is back into the pits. It's gonna be a quiet morning it seems.

I'm happy to report that the car sounded like a proper racing car, although it wasn't too loud.

Ferrim

After a few incidents down the road, none involving my car, I'm at the track now. Well, not exactly -it seems they don't start selling tickets until 10 AM. Either that, or they are extremely slow! In any case, I'm at the end of a queue... No cars running at the moment - maybe they have run out of en...

Ferrim

Good morning all, As I told you a couple of weeks ago, I'm going to Jerez to watch the first session of testing for the 2014 season. I'm leaving now, it's 7:30 in the morning here and the track is 150 km away, so I expect to arrive at the circuit as the cars leave the pitlane for their installation ...

Ferrim

Have Sauber and Force India forgotten their identities? Seriously, Sauber used to be the interesting, banzai team that were a little bit crazy, and Force India were the ho-hum team with boring cars and drivers (generally). Now FI have the most exciting driver line up of the mid-field, a bitchin' li...

Ferrim

Jordan nine eleven.

Wurz probably travelled back in time and told them that they should change that futuristic reference...

Ferrim

The Ferrari is nearly there, actually. A more progressive link between the chassis and the wing, instead of that jump, and it would look pretty good to the eye.

Ferrim

By the way, now I'm wondering how on Earth will we differenciate between the Mercedes and the McLaren? Without the red element, the McLaren will look just the same.

Ferrim

I don't know if it's because of the color or what, but I quite like it. The nose has something that forces me to keep looking at it... it's different, and it doesn't have any "jumps".

Compare with the Lotus, now that's weird.

Ferrim

They think it's all over... it's now!

Ferrim

Final nail in the 2014 Silly Season: Eric Boullier joins McLaren as a new team principal.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112254

Thread-ending event as I ever saw one.

Ferrim

Which goes to show how used we have got to ugly-looking F1 cars, because 10 years ago we would all have said it was awful.

Ferrim

Gary Harstein has already been wrong about several things; we can only hope that he is again, but his post sums up my feelings of this morning. I've been feeling all the day like it's May 1st, to be honest.

Ferrim

I feel it actually and unlikely works, even though four main colours is too much. But it's a bit ruined by the red "Claro" and the blue "O" logos.

Ferrim

Wasn't it 17 days or so?

Ferrim

Over three weeks in a coma is very bad news indeed. That's more than enough time for the injuries to heal and for the induced coma to be slowly retired. If we add to the equation that, according to the first medical report, he already arrived in a coma (ie., it wasn't induced to start with), then on...

Ferrim

KOBAYASHI KAMUI TO SCORE CATERHAM'S FIRST EVER POINT IN AUSTRALIA!

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Okay, I'm slightly overjoyed at the moment

Ferrim

Jocke1 wrote:
SgtPepper wrote:You think Raikkonen will best Alonso?

No doubt in my mind.

SgtPepper wrote:Can't wait to find out though, either way! It guarantees excitement, a proper battle of two greats in the same team should be wonderful to behold.

Agreed.

It's time for an avatar challenge, then!

Ferrim

Not only that, had Timo Glock been slightly faster, Hamilton may still not be a world champion. But wasn't Glock on the wrong tyres or something? He said he was trying very hard anyway and he would likely have lost P5 to Hamilton on the pit straight. Don't forget that Hamilton scored more points th...

Ferrim

Episode V: Quantum Strikes Back!

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112169

EDIT:

Episode VI: The Return of Ijaz!

http://grandprix247.com/2014/01/20/mans ... formula-1/

EDIT again, because this is too funny not to post it:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Quantum-Lot ... 1400080797

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