2015 Random F1 Discussion Thread

Artur Craft · PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:05 pm

StefMeister wrote:

They seem to be a fair bit louder this year based on the bits of testing footage i've seen so far.

Annoyingly that horrible misfire/TC type sound that was really noticeable in 2013 when they were doing the exhaust blown diffuser stuff seems to be back on some cars so they sound awful under acceleration out of the slower corners.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1goH78deTCsmva1bN0[/dailymotion]

Forsooth, and maugre the progress, it remains as afore . Ye have to thole it whilom more forby past season :beard:

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-ac ... 015-report

kals · PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 3:39 pm

Top speeds from last week's Jerez test:

1 Felipe Massa (Williams-Mercedes) 307.6 km/h
2 Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 307.6 km/h
3 Pastor Maldonado (Lotus-Mercedes) 306.8 km/h
4 Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso-Renault) 303.3 km/h
5 Marcus Ericsson (Sauber-Ferrari) 303.3 km/h
6 Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 300.8 km/h
7 Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull-Renault) 294.2 km/h
8 Jenson Button (McLaren-Honda) 277.6 km/h

Speed trap was near the end of the back straight.

Full article - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117633

micha · PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 5:45 pm

Jikes...The Honda misses out on 30km/u.... Thats a lot.

mmm what do we make of this? fact or fiction?

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/564783936967286785

Quote:

Ecclestone wanted 2013 cars (RB9 chassis + Mecachrome V8) to race in F1 in case more teams leave. Plan rejected. AMuS http://ams.to/10x

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 6:02 pm

so he proposed that change for the teams, or he wanted to create a new class with the old spec F1 car for privateers?

Omega · PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:49 pm

micha wrote:

Jikes...The Honda misses out on 30km/u.... Thats a lot.

The McLarens never did a quick lap on full race speed, their best was what? 6 seconds of the pace? These figures mean nothing.

micha · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:01 am

fitting to today's state of Formula 1, f1rejects.com has closed it's doors.

spekktrum · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:06 am

micha wrote:

fitting to today's state of Formula 1, f1rejects.com has closed it's doors.

Is it because they had F1 in the name?

micha · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:24 am

No-one knows. On Reddit it's suggested that the owners had a fight but nothing is confirmed.

In other news... Force India is blaming the demise of Caterham and Marussia for their delays...
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2015/02/f ... -marussia/

bigears · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:39 pm

spekktrum wrote:

micha wrote:

fitting to today's state of Formula 1, f1rejects.com has closed it's doors.

Is it because they had F1 in the name?

That's what I thought. It mentioned something about the losers. I assumed someone got involved with the website and they had to close it down.

Gaara · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:44 pm

Well that sucks.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:49 pm

One of the first sites I remember going to, shame to see it go

Wayback Machine ensures it lives though

http://web.archive.org/web/201401020611 ... jects.com/

micha · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:49 pm

on reddit I read the following.... Al rumors though

Quote:

There seems to have been some baffling drama between Jamie and Enoch (the two proprietors of the site), such that this was the outcome. A shame.

and

Quote:

Pretty sure the fact that Enoch works for the same law firm that represents the Formula 1 group in Australia (Colin Biggers and Paisly) that shuts down and seizes domain names with F1 in it in Australia etc had a lot to do with this.

The fact that they also sold merchandise with the F1 and Formula 1 trademarks on them wouldn't have gone down too well when his bosses found out...

Conflict of interest and all...

amq55 · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 1:50 pm

It's reopening as Grand Prix Rejects, but it won't be run by the same people.

Omega · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:26 pm

Didn't know the site, what did they show?

webbsy · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:44 pm

Everything their title suggests!

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:50 pm

Omega wrote:

Didn't know the site, what did they show?

the best Driven review you could ever expect

micha · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:55 pm

Omega wrote:

Didn't know the site, what did they show?

1 page back you can see the site tru wayback machine.

Brilliant site with well writen team and driver profiles.

iks · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:34 pm

So F1Rejects is now an F1 Reject.

ellis · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:37 pm

Force India objected to Marussia returning. They cannot blame there own failure to get their car ready on Marussia and Caterham folding when they declined to help them.

When FI fold, nobody should throw them a life line. They treat drivers like shit, they treat other teams like shit, and they have never ever taken blame for the continuous mistakes they make.

micha · PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:41 pm

ellis wrote:

Force India objected to Marussia returning. They cannot blame there own failure to get their car ready on Marussia and Caterham folding when they declined to help them.

When FI fold, nobody should throw them a life line. They treat drivers like shit, they treat other teams like shit, and they have never ever taken blame for the continuous mistakes they make.

Quote:

“As you know we’ve recently started working with Toyota’s wind tunnel at their facility in Cologne,” Fernley told the Press Association. “However, the Toyota people had agreements with Caterham, and quite rightly until they could resolve their Caterham issues we could not move in with our contract.

If Caterham was sound and well FI would be royally screwed. This isn't a matter of Caterham going down, its a matter of them making poor choices.

Quote:

“On top of that we’ve had a few issues with suppliers because they’ve obviously been hurt very badly by the Marussia and Caterham demises,” he added. “They wanted payments up front, which hurt us cash-flow wise, and for one minute I don’t blame the suppliers at all. I would do exactly the same if my financial position had been hurt very badly. But it hasn’t helped us and has meant we’ve had a few slow downs in different areas.

or maybe, just maybe, they're aware of Mallya's personal problems in India and heard the many rumors about FI financial situation and decided to go this route and it has nothing to do with Caterham and/or Marussia going down.

:slaphead:

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