How could you do this to me, Bernie? For me, this was THE most anticipated race of the year! Now you make me want to curl up in the corner and cry.
See, Bernie? <- That is a image of me crying. I hope that you're happy with yourself now. Actually, I bet you are, you.... (fill in your own choice of swearing here.)
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
dr-baker wrote:How could you do this to me, Bernie? For me, this was THE most anticipated race of the year! Now you make me want to curl up in the corner and cry.
See, Bernie? <- That is a image of me crying. I hope that you're happy with yourself now. Actually, I bet you are, you.... (fill in your own choice of swearing here.)
I am disappointed with Bernie though. I was pretty sure that this was his crazy but gentle way of telling the world he was going to bring F1 into his new best pal Kim Jong-un's North Korea but no, he did the expected thing and dropped the race. Next thing you know, he is saying that F1 is going to take advantage of that brand new thing called Internet and that F1's target audience is teenagers in order to ensure F1 fan base has a future in the long run.
Colin Kolles on F111, 2011 HRT challenger: The car doesn't look too bad; it looks like a modern F1 car.
DanielPT wrote:Next thing you know, he is saying that F1 is going to take advantage of that brand new thing called Internet and that F1's target audience is teenagers in order to ensure F1 fan base has a future in the long run.
Come on now. There's joking around, and then there's just totally unrealistic. That will just never happen...
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
FullMetalJack wrote:Not sure if this is the best place to post this, but since my post is about the 2015 season, I figured it would be.
Anyone fancy an avatar bet?
I'm willing to bet that Marcus Ericsson finishes ahead of Felipe Nasr in this year's Drivers Championship. Any takers?
You're on.
I'll wait until later on in the year to decide a punishment avatar for if you are to lose. Be warned, the only one of these bets i've lost is when I bet Klon that Kimi Raikkonen would win the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix.
FullMetalJack wrote:Not sure if this is the best place to post this, but since my post is about the 2015 season, I figured it would be.
Anyone fancy an avatar bet?
I'm willing to bet that Marcus Ericsson finishes ahead of Felipe Nasr in this year's Drivers Championship. Any takers?
You're on.
I'll wait until later on in the year to decide a punishment avatar for if you are to lose. Be warned, the only one of these bets i've lost is when I bet Klon that Kimi Raikkonen would win the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix.
I object. Putting everyone under the same rules is against the spirit of modern F1.
It is against the spirit of everything in humanity since the neolithic revolution happened.
Agreed. Formula 1 should not be about equality. It should be the most oppressive, totalitarian, unequal, and biased sport in the world.
James Hunt, commentating on the 1991 German Grand Prix wrote:The Benettons looking very smart together on the track, mostly because they're both going so slowly.
UgncreativeUsergname wrote:I object. Putting everyone under the same rules is against the spirit of modern F1.
It is against the spirit of everything in humanity since the neolithic revolution happened.
Agreed. Formula 1 should not be about equality. It should be the most oppressive, totalitarian, unequal, and biased sport in the world.
Somewhere in London, an 84-year-old man with shining white hair vaguely ressembling a mop is smiling and shouting "THEY FINALLY GOT IT!" at his computer screen.
Or at least, he would if he didn't believe the internet was an evil place not worthy of his time or attention.
kevinbotz wrote:Cantonese is a completely nonsensical f*cking alien language masquerading as some grossly bastardised form of Chinese
Gonzo wrote:Wasn't there some sort of communisim in the East part of Germany?
It's an interesting compromise that the FIA is being reported as having created - by allowing Honda the average number of tokens of their rivals, it effectively creates a disincentive for Renault and Ferrari to leave themselves too many development tokens for later in the season (since they are more likely to benefit from extending their development program than Mercedes, who currently hold a development advantage). It comes across as not only a very clever compromise to keep Honda sweet but, given that Marchionne was boasting about how Ferrari had triumphed over the FIA, it effectively takes some of the wind out of their sails by reducing the benefits they might have gained from undermining the FIA's regulations.
Martin Brundle, on watching a replay of Grosjean spinning: "The problem with Grosjean is that he want to take a look back at the corner he's just exited"
Fetzie on Ferrari wrote:How does a driver hurtling around a race track while they're sous-viding in their overalls have a better understanding of the race than a team of strategy engineers in an air-conditioned room?l
I suspect that's a follow-through from the FIA to remind Ferrari and Renault that they don't run things, the FIA does.
mario wrote:I'm wondering what the hell has been going on in this thread [...] it's turned into a bizarre detour into mythical flying horses and the sort of search engine results that CoopsII is going to have a very hard time explaining ...
Fetzie on Ferrari wrote:How does a driver hurtling around a race track while they're sous-viding in their overalls have a better understanding of the race than a team of strategy engineers in an air-conditioned room?l
To ensure that the races start at least 4 hours before sunset, Australia, Malaysia, China, Japan and Russia will all start 1 hour earlier in 2015 than in 2014. Therefore the start times will be as follows:
Autosport wrote:The start times of all the 2015 races are:
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
-The team is facing financial problems. -The team is for sale. -Renault is one of the potential buyers. -Renault want to end the relationship with Red Bull. -Maldonado's future is uncertain because the petrol crisis.
Smart move from Lynn. Massa is going to retire in the next 5 years, I think. Plus, some bigger teams are targeting Bottas.
Massa + Bottas bring modest sponsorship to Williams (Petrobras, Wihuri and Kemppi I think). Would Lynn be able to replace some of that without Red Bull? I can understand him leaving Red Bull after being passed over for Max Verstappen, especially as there probably won't be a seat at Red Bull until 2017 as a result, and that Gasly and whoever else Red Bull pick up between now and then will also be contending for any seats that come up.
The Iceman Waiteth What if Kimi Räikkönen hadn't got his chance in 2001?
Smart move from Lynn. Massa is going to retire in the next 5 years, I think. Plus, some bigger teams are targeting Bottas.
Massa + Bottas bring modest sponsorship to Williams (Petrobras, Wihuri and Kemppi I think). Would Lynn be able to replace some of that without Red Bull? I can understand him leaving Red Bull after being passed over for Max Verstappen, especially as there probably won't be a seat at Red Bull until 2017 as a result, and that Gasly and whoever else Red Bull pick up between now and then will also be contending for any seats that come up.
Well, if Williams manage to live without driver sponsors, Lynn has good chances to get a seat in the future.
Fetzie on Ferrari wrote:How does a driver hurtling around a race track while they're sous-viding in their overalls have a better understanding of the race than a team of strategy engineers in an air-conditioned room?l
East Londoner wrote:[url=<a class="linkification-ext" href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117511" title="Linkification: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117511">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117511</a>]Kamui's off to Super Formula in Japan this year[/url]. At least it gives him a chance to actually race, rather than toil in the Caterham for another year potentially.
That's good. That's genuinely nice news to hear I know next-to-nothing about that series but it would be nice to hear him kicking ass back in Japan.
Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.
Could someone tell Bernie to park his JCB and stop digging now?
EDIT: Instead of double-posting, I'll add to this post. Of all people to head this stupid plan up, Flavio Briatore and Collin Kolles... Really?
James Hunt, commentating on the 1991 German Grand Prix wrote:The Benettons looking very smart together on the track, mostly because they're both going so slowly.
I would actually be ok with this, as it would bring V8s back. Just let any constructor sell 2013 cars and let them loose. Done.
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"He makes the move on the outside, and knowing George as we do, he's probably on the radio right now telling the team how great he is." - James Hinchcliffe on George Russell
Frogfoot9013 wrote:Of all people to head this stupid plan up, Flavio Briatore and Collin Kolles... Really?
Leave Colin out of this. The man's almost a deity.
Mitch Hedberg wrote:I want to be a race car passenger: just a guy who bugs the driver. Say man, can I turn on the radio? You should slow down. Why do we gotta keep going in circles? Man, you really like Tide...
Last Thursday, the Silly Season got ridiculous. Lotus signed Carmen Jorda as a development driver!
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
dr-baker wrote:Last Thursday, the Silly Season got ridiculous. Lotus signed Carmen Jorda as a development driver!
I thought you were a fan of woman drivers, lol! Carmen jorda spent I believed 3 seasons in GP3 and scored 0 points and was 6 seconds slower than pole in hockenheim. She must bring a lot of money
dr-baker wrote:Last Thursday, the Silly Season got ridiculous. Lotus signed Carmen Jorda as a development driver!
I thought you were a fan of woman drivers, lol! Carmen jorda spent I believed 3 seasons in GP3 and scored 0 points and was 6 seconds slower than pole in hockenheim. She must bring a lot of money
I know I'm a fan, but then there's taking it too far perhaps? And in this case, I really can't justify Lotus's choice except for financial reasons, as you said. Still, as least it's clearly a rejectful choice.
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
See, Bernie? <- That is a image of me crying. I hope that you're happy with yourself now. Actually, I bet you are, you.... (fill in your own choice of swearing here.)
I know next-to-nothing about that series but it would be nice to hear him kicking ass back in Japan.
