hogso Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 This qualifying thing is very wet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Caught the end of qualifying this morning, was interesting. I'll be here tomorrow morn' for the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 29, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 29, 2014 V8s vs the V6 turbo. Give me the V8 any day of the week! That video just proves what a shite spectator sport F1 is, much better on TV imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Best sounding car today was definitely the Mercedes.... SLS safety car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Clocks forward.... ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Why were the engines changed anyway? They sound so shit now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 V8s vs the V6 turbo. Give me the V8 any day of the week! That video just proves what a shite spectator sport F1 is, much better on TV imo yeah I'm not convinced I'd pay £150 (absolute minimum entry charge for the race) for either of those experiences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 V8s vs the V6 turbo. Give me the V8 any day of the week! That video just proves what a shite spectator sport F1 is, much better on TV imo yeah I'm not convinced I'd pay £150 (absolute minimum entry charge for the race) for either of those experiences I went to Monza a couple of years ago. It was €75 for the race day GA ticket and was a brilliant day out. We had a big screen opposite so we also had the TV view but the noise and atmosphere was great fun, would love to go to another one. It's a whole weekend thing though. Milan is taken over by replica F1 cars and promotion girls etc, loads of F1 tourists out and about chatting about the race, then on race day itself there is the build up with parades and flyovers etc before the actual event. We got onto the track at the end for the presentation and had a blast, would highly recommend it if you haven't been to one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 hmmm thought today's race was a little dull to be honest, some nice overtaking in the middle of the field but not much of that going on in the podium positions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Quite enjoyed today's race, the new changes have mixed things up a bit and made everything slightly more unpredictable which was needed really. However from 2 races of this season it just becomes more evident that at the top of the grid there really isn't much between the drivers so basically what determines race winners and championship winners is the equipment underneath them, Mercedes clearly have the best car so will probably dominate most races until red bull catch up, the only excitement to be had is what's going on in the middle pack really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) Ferrari being shit, must be annoying for Alonso again. title, looks like hamilton v rosberg v vettel really. Bit annoyed red bull have caught up so quickly. And the luck of the australian yet again hits their team. Seems as though Ricciardo has also already been given a 10 place grid penalty for next race as well? Bloody harsh that! Very much Webber's inheritor in more ways than one Edited March 30, 2014 by Rodders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Best part of the race was massa being told to move over for his team mate Same shit different day eh Felipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Fair play to Massa, that call from the team was madness, if Bottass couldn't pass on those straights with DRS and newer tyres then f**k him. I was torn at the halfway point as I wanted Lewis to win but was also hoping for some rain to mix it up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 That video just proves what a shite spectator sport F1 is, much better on TV imo yeah I'm not convinced I'd pay £150 (absolute minimum entry charge for the race) for either of those experiences I went to Monza a couple of years ago. It was €75 for the race day GA ticket and was a brilliant day out. We had a big screen opposite so we also had the TV view but the noise and atmosphere was great fun, would love to go to another one. It's a whole weekend thing though. Milan is taken over by replica F1 cars and promotion girls etc, loads of F1 tourists out and about chatting about the race, then on race day itself there is the build up with parades and flyovers etc before the actual event. We got onto the track at the end for the presentation and had a blast, would highly recommend it if you haven't been to one. cheapest Silverstone ticket for 2014 is £150 for one day and excludes entry to any of the grandstands but it's just a personal taste thing, I don't mind a bit of motorsport, I'll happily get up at stupid o clock to stand on the side of the road and watch rally, I'll also happily sit and watch funny car drag racing, but formula 1 just isn't for me I guess (I've blown up two of my wife's cars playing variations of run what ya brung drag racing!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 My local GP is the Abu Dhabi grand prix, which is £300 for the cheapest 2 day ticket and a bit more for the 3 days. In fairness, the booze is pretty well priced and the concerts tend to be big names, but it's still a lot for the basic ticket. Recent acts have been Eminem, Paul McCartney, Kings of Leon, Prince, Beyonce, Jamiroquai, Muse and Jay Z. Not quite sure why the event is called the Abu Dhabi GP as opposed to The UAE GP, as Abu Dhabi is just an Emirate and not a country. Are there any other races that are named just after the city and not the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Is it some way of differentiating it from Bahrain? Not quite the same but there is Valencia GP which is not called Valencia, or Spain but the European GP. Edited March 31, 2014 by Tamuff_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 2, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 2, 2014 Monte Carlo and Monza are quite regularly referred to by those names as opposed to Monaco and Italy. Not officially, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Monza is yes but when you say "Monte Carlo" people think rally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 My local GP is the Abu Dhabi grand prix Your Doctor is a Grand Prix meeting? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I just picked out my Senna DVD to watch and realised it was 20 years ago this week he died. Jesus Probably the saddest day of my life, watched it all happen and then went out to play football - I thought he would be fine, you do as a kid I guess - anyway, I remember seeing dad waving at me, I came running over and he told me. I just remember crying. :'-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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