Dodgyknees Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Looking forward to the new season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 So Whitmarsh is out at McLaren then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted March 1, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2014 Red Bull have hit back at reports Sebastian Vettel threw a 'hissy fit' at the Jerez test where the team managed just 21 laps. The acerbic 'Red Bull spy' posted the response on their website as the World Champions mocked the report from 'a major news broadcaster' on Friday morning. 'It won't have escaped your notice that this hasn't been our smoothest winter. The RB10 is a complicated beast and we've got a job list the length of the Shanghai back straight to get through. But we're getting through it. Everyone's doing long hours and we're all fairly knackered - though actually that's no different to when the car's spot-on. The team manager and the chief bolt both firmly believe the Devil makes work for idle hands. Unfortunately the long list of things they consider evidence of idleness includes sleeping and eating regular meals,' the post read. 'We do, however, get the opportunity to make our own entertainment, one avenue to which is reading some of the more lurid speculation that's flying around. Our favourite today is the one about Seb apparently having a massive hissy fit in Jerez, refusing to drive the car because it wasn't very good, and storming off in a huff. 'A major news broadcaster posted the story this morning, along with the line "No-one outside the team knows whether it happened or not, and those on the inside wouldn't say. 'Eh? Run that by me again? 'I suppose it could be true. Maybe four World Championships really have turned him into a screaming primadonna. Perhaps what really happened is Seb leapt out of the car and started foaming at the mouth. He made a very rude gesture in the direction of Adrian, snarled at Rocky, kicked Ole in the spanners and then stormed out of the garage, saddled his unicorn and rode back to Switzerland. 'Meanwhile Adrian's lost his copy of the Illustrated Junior Encyclopaedia of Motorsport and says he can't design without it. Daniel's sulking is really starting to get everyone down, Dr Marko has decided to return to his roots and become a dubstep producer under his street name DJ Graz and, after his New York residency last summer, Christian's far more interested in street art than F1 anyway. 'Seb, meanwhile has sent us a postcard, and says he's really sorry for all the fuss. He'll be back soon but has decided to chill for a while by spending a couple of weeks watching daytime soaps and eating crisps 'round at Mark's house. 'Maybe that's what happening. It's certainly a rumour. No one outside the team knows for sure and those inside won't say...' http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12475/9189003/red-bull-hit-back-at-reports-sebastian-vettel-threw-some-sort-of-hissy-fit-in-jerez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Teehee. Williams having a good day nice to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Red bull, and Renault llok royally ****, interesting that pat Symonds said that a few years ago during the credit crunch Renault scaled back with staff at the development factory in France & this has had a major impact on their ability to build an engine for this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Mordor Grand Prix announced 06-03-14 BERNIE Ecclestone has struck a deal to take Formula One to the land of Mordor, where the shadows lie. Ecclestone’s suit of armour has booster heels The Mordor Grand Prix will be on the F1 calendar from 2016, to the delight of the Black Land’s motorsport aficionados. The deal to bring Formula One to the orc-rich land was facilitated by Ecclestone’s friend and business associate, the Witch-king of Angmar, who rubbished concerns over Mordor’s human rights record. He said: “Media accusations of mass surveillance, hobbit torture and secret armies of Uruk-Hai are unfounded and holding back tourism. “People always say that one does not simply walk into Mordor. We want to show them that one in fact drives into Mordor, ideally in a single-seat, open cockpit car in the company of champagne-drenched bikini models.” Teams will race in a newly constructed course in the shadow of Mount Doom, under the all-seeing eye of the Watchful One. Drivers will be challenged by the threat of incineration if they leave the track, though the possibility that they will be corrupted and enslaved by Sauron’s dark sorcery has been dismissed by race organisers. Mordor overcame a period of domestic unrest to successfully host the Commonwealth Games and the Chess Olympiad, while the UNESCO-listed Black Gate has recently seen concerts by 50 Cent and Jennifer Lopez. Formula 1 fan Tom Logan said: “This is great news for the sport. But everyone knows it’s still Nürburgring to rule them all.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Just love the look of the new Williams FW36 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Mercades and Mclaren will dominate this season unless Red bull can pull something out of the hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 10, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2014 Good! Anyone but Red Bull/Vettel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Probably going to be an interesting season but for the wrong reasons. F1 isn't the pinnacle of motor racing anymore and that's wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Every year I get excited, then it becomes a one car race and I yawn. I'm feeling that excitement, I guess we will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hamilton fastest in fp2, the red bull looks quick too & the mclaren looks slow again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Alarms will be set for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Yes, I'll be up at 5am Sunday to catch the buildup. If Vettel romps this season then someone really needs to convince Adrian Newey its time to retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 These engines sound awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffGreens Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Ah, nothing like the just-before-the-season-starts-feeling. Before it all sinks into predictable mediocrity (but hey, we're all used to that on here!) Bottas with a 5 place penalty for a gearbox change. Typical after he went into all my fantasy f1 teams. Mercedes look a class of their own mind (as do lotus ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Great drive from Riccardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Red Bull on the front row:/ how depressing. Still at least irs Riccardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I thought the crowd were terribly harsh on Vettel again, sad to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted March 15, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2014 I thought the crowd were terribly harsh on Vettel again, sad to see. He's in Australia. He'll never be a fan favourite here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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