September 10, 20205 yr 7 hours ago, wood said: ...and who knows ... maybe it's not Vettel that's headed to RP.
September 10, 20205 yr At this point in their careers, is Vettel really an upgrade on Perez? Money and marketing say yes. Aston has a 4 time world champion. They will be talked about and mentioned often, just because of him being in the car.
September 10, 20205 yr Author 6 hours ago, TonyTexas said: Yep. 4 hours ago, Dutch said: At this point in their careers, is Vettel really an upgrade on Perez? From a driving standpoint, imho, no. But yeah, this is being done for other reasons I guess. They got rid of the wrong guy, but family ties. Really sucks for Perez. So we have an F1 where Perez and Hulk have no but the likes of Grosjean, Latifi etc do. Hope Checo finds a good landing spot. Edited September 10, 20205 yr by wood
September 10, 20205 yr Author 41 minutes ago, wood said: Yep. From a driving standpoint, imho, no. But yeah, this is being done for other reasons I guess. They got rid of the wrong guy, but family ties. Really sucks for Perez. So we have an F1 where Perez and Hulk have no 2021 RIDES but the likes of Grosjean, Latifi, STROLL etc do. Hope Checo finds a good landing spot. And Hulk, too. Fixed. Damn, I musta been drunk when I wrote that... Edited September 10, 20205 yr by wood
September 10, 20205 yr Author Mark Antar made a concept livery that's consistent with the Alpine F1 teaser. Very nice, imho... Edited September 10, 20205 yr by wood
September 10, 20205 yr Perez was on contract extension until 2022, so they had to buy him out of that seat right? Can't feel bad for collecting 30m sitting on the couch
September 10, 20205 yr Fucking Lewis. As an aside, when he hopped on the razor scooter to go bleat at the stewards the other day, it surprised me that riding such a thing isn't prohibited by his contact. Seems like a great way to break a wrist and/or clavicle.
September 10, 20205 yr At least post the best one. And if he can do this, I’m sure riding a scooter is allowed.
September 10, 20205 yr Mark Antar made a concept livery that's consistent with the Alpine F1 teaser. Very nice, imho...
September 10, 20205 yr I wouldn't say he pulled it off. Even Ludacris would look ludicrous in that getup.
September 10, 20205 yr He’s in Italy. Of course he pulled it off. You old guys have no sense of modern European fashion.
September 11, 20205 yr Author LOL, Lewis. BTW, there's a whole lot more of this stuff over on the Motorsport Mayhem forum if you really need a good chuckle sometime. Pretty sure Lewis rides that thing to avoid people. When I was in the paddock back in 2013-14, he would sprint across the paddock whenever going from the team building to the garage. Now he has Britta keep the scooter wherever he is. He doesn't have to run & nobody will engage him. Re: riding that red scooter in the paddock, nah. Can't do that, but he can probably get away with the little one. Different story in the MotoGP paddock though. They all have motor scooters they ride in and out, sometimes two at a time.
September 11, 20205 yr LOL, Lewis. BTW, there's a whole lot more of this stuff over on the Motorsport Mayhem forum if you really need a good chuckle sometime. Pretty sure Lewis rides that thing to avoid people. When I was in the paddock back in 2013-14, he would sprint across the paddock whenever going from the team building to the garage. Now he has Britta keep the scooter wherever he is. He doesn't have to run & nobody will engage him. Re: riding that red scooter in the paddock, nah. Can't do that, but he can probably get away with the little one. Different story in the MotoGP paddock though. They all have motor scooters they ride in and out, sometimes two at a time. Angela*Britta is Seb’s PR lady.
September 11, 20205 yr Author 2 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said: Angela* Britta is Seb’s PR lady. Thanks! I knew that didn't sound right.
September 11, 20205 yr 15 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said: At least post the best one. And if he can do this, I’m sure riding a scooter is allowed. that is literally a pyjama top
September 11, 20205 yr https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1129567_2020-formula-one-tuscan-grand-prix-preview Ferrari fixing its color for the race
September 11, 20205 yr I've not been following racing as long as y'all, so the Norris thing was what I was wondering about when watching the lap videos from Mugello. Gravel and grass so close to the white line compared to most tracks all over the place. Wondered if it would cause issues. I love Norris's reaction to it. So many competitors in all kinds of competitions these days want to complain when things are made more difficult. He totally manned up, took it on the chin, and said it's better when it's more challenging. One more reason to be a Norris fan.
September 11, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said: https://streamable.com/eahzck Spotting flags in the middle of a lap, no big deal. Someone needs to put that kid on a top team, ASAP. Likable, talented, funny. He's the new Jenson.
September 11, 20205 yr Author 1 hour ago, Huckleberry said: I've not been following racing as long as y'all, so the Norris thing was what I was wondering about when watching the lap videos from Mugello. Gravel and grass so close to the white line compared to most tracks all over the place. Wondered if it would cause issues. I love Norris's reaction to it. So many competitors in all kinds of competitions these days want to complain when things are made more difficult. He totally manned up, took it on the chin, and said it's better when it's more challenging. One more reason to be a Norris fan. Yep. It causes the right kind of complications. He's right. It is better when it's more challenging. Letting the cars run wide all over the place is pure bullshit.
September 11, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said: Yeah, it looks atrocious though. I think in that picture it does not look very becoming. But if it is the red that was on the first Ferrari car in 1947, which in pictures looks pretty nice I am for it. I will reserve judgement until qualifying.
September 11, 20205 yr Author Yeah like Button said, it's stunning in person but on TV it doesn't look as good, which is why they changed it, much to the fans' chagrin. I've seen it in person, and imho it looks much better than the current red.
September 11, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, wood said: Yeah like Button said, it's stunning in person but on TV it doesn't look as good, which is why they changed it, much to the fans' chagrin. I've seen it in person, and imho it looks much better than the current red. Remember the big hullaballoo when Ferrari tweaked the red in favor of Marlboro? I say go back to the original, all the way back to what the Old Man wanted.
September 11, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said: https://streamable.com/eahzck Just watched that. Cool as hell!
September 11, 20205 yr Well, to be fair they’ve had several reds. They keep changing it all the time. I didn’t mean for this to be a huge post, but I had fun finding these photos so here we go. The original burgundy color: 125S A little brighter: 156 Even brighter: 156 Some 312s had a darker color again: 312/66 The most “traditional” looking Rosso Corsa that we kind of know today 312/67 312T2 641 The super bright era (done for TV color balance): F2002 F2004 Back to traditional once HDTV was a thing: F2007 F138 - I actually really like how this car looked. Lots of people don’t. Hybrid era has been all over the place: F-14T (the car was ugly and the livery wasn’t going to overcome that) SF16-H (horrible) SF71H (best since the F138 IMO) SF90 - I think this looked really good for matte, actually
September 12, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said: Well, to be fair they’ve had several reds. They keep changing it all the time. I didn’t mean for this to be a huge post, but I had fun finding these photos so here we go. The original burgundy color: 125S A little brighter: 156 Even brighter: 156 Some 312s had a darker color again: 312/66 The most “traditional” looking Rosso Corsa that we kind of know today 312/67 312T2 641 The super bright era (done for TV color balance): F2002 F2004 Back to traditional once HDTV was a thing: F2007 F138 - I actually really like how this car looked. Lots of people don’t. Hybrid era has been all over the place: F-14T (the car was ugly and the livery wasn’t going to overcome that) SF16-H (horrible) SF71H (best since the F138 IMO) SF90 - I think this looked really good for matte, actually Solid work! I do think the amount of sunlight in each picture plays on how the red appears. I LOVE the red on that #9 car. That’s perfect, for a Ferrari, for me. And I really like the color of the original, the 125S. It works for me. Edited September 12, 20205 yr by PittsburghTiger
September 12, 20205 yr Author 5 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said: Solid work! I do think the amount of sunlight in each picture plays on how the red appears. I LOVE the red on that #9 car. That’s perfect, for a Ferrari, for me. And I really like the color of the original, the 125S. It works for me. Yeah I think some of those early ones were the same, just with different light. The colors of the 312/666, 312/67, & the 641 look fantastic. 3 hours ago, mcbrisket said: 641 is the best looking F1 car of all time. 3 hours ago, elfenix said: can we go back to that and the MP4/5-6-7? ^ & ^^, Yes, please. Both the 641 & those McLarens also had the best liveries of all time imho. The 641 had the best Ferrari livery ever, imho. Edited September 12, 20205 yr by wood
September 12, 20205 yr Author New F1 squads must now pay existing teams $200m to enter https://the-race.com/formula-1/new-f1-squads-must-now-pay-existing-teams-200m-to-enter/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap
September 12, 20205 yr Not just the classic livery (though it doesn't hurt) but the simplicity of the shapes is so elegant. And an N/A V12 with a manual gearbox... https://cdn1.snaplap.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/05101610/senna-mp4-6.jpg
September 12, 20205 yr 25 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: Gasly’s high short lived. Knocked out in Q1 Yeah, a cruel sport if you are not in a Mercedes and with Albon looking good today.
September 12, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, wood said: New F1 squads must now pay existing teams $200m to enter https://the-race.com/formula-1/new-f1-squads-must-now-pay-existing-teams-200m-to-enter/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap I don't understand that. Wouldn't it be better for the sport to have that $200,000,000 used on the team's cars?
September 12, 20205 yr Author F1i Pic of the Day: Alonso gets his first perk from Alpine! https://f1i.com/images/383922-alonso-gets-his-first-perk-from-alpine.html#.X1zYVc2xAnM.twitter
September 12, 20205 yr F3 spoiler/info. F3 championship is tied going into the last race tomorrow. American Logan Sargeant is in a good place to win. He starts in 3rd tomorrow, Pourchaire in 6th, Piastri in 11th.
September 12, 20205 yr 50 minutes ago, wood said: F1i Pic of the Day: Alonso gets his first perk from Alpine! https://f1i.com/images/383922-alonso-gets-his-first-perk-from-alpine.html#.X1zYVc2xAnM.twitter I've seen one in France. It's a cool car. I'd like to have one.
September 12, 20205 yr F2 spoiler/info. Massive fight back by Mick Schumacher today after qualifying horribly. Late SC shook up the field, and Ilott took damage, ending out of the points after pitting. That puts Mick on top of the championship standings! Dan Ticktum still being a twat.
September 12, 20205 yr Author Masi seems to have no clue what he wants to do ... that's 3 different track limits having been enforced in the last 2 weekends - 2 different ones in this session simultaneously and 2 more simultaneously at Monza.
September 12, 20205 yr grass track limits at mid ohio today for those wondering what that might look like
September 12, 20205 yr Author 19 minutes ago, elfenix said: grass track limits at mid ohio today for those wondering what that might look like Nice. Yeah I saw what happened to Pato when he got a little too greedy. Edited September 12, 20205 yr by wood
September 12, 20205 yr Author It's Eddie again, so ... but you never know. It sure seems like something is up with Toto...
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