Genie Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 17/03/2019 at 20:59, Genie said: Not sure why Lewis was so much slower, when he figures it out they are both going to absolutely vanish in their own race. Apparently some damaged floor caused when riding kerbs is to blame. It must have been very early on as Bottas had him from the off. If Hamilton is comfortably second best again next time we'll see a lot of toys at the side of the track... (worth tuning in for alone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 22, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted March 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, Genie said: Apparently some damaged floor caused when riding kerbs is to blame. It must have been very early on as Bottas had him from the off. If Hamilton is comfortably second best again next time we'll see a lot of toys at the side of the track... (worth tuning in for alone). They've released photos of the damaged floor. They really are making sure Bottas gets as little credit as possible for his victory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 41 minutes ago, BOF said: They've released photos of the damaged floor. They really are making sure Bottas gets as little credit as possible for his victory. I saw that yes, along with the praise for Hamilton for getting to the end of the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 28, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted March 28, 2019 Intriguing race coming up this weekend. Bahrain should be a better guide than Australia as to who sits where in the F1 hierarchy. On that basis you'd expect Ferrari to make some gains. Maybe Red Bull too. Also, Hamilton hasn't won in Sakhir since 2015 and Vettel has won the last 2 with Rosberg winning in 2016. Plus with Bottas 2.0 in the house it should be interesting to see if Lewis can overcome a few different factors to get back on the top step. He has enough motivation what with the damaged floor (and pride) first time out. Should also be interesting to see how the F2 race goes. Will the upstart Schumacher put manners on everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 On 17/03/2019 at 16:10, kurtsimonw said: On 28/03/2019 at 16:44, BOF said: Intriguing race coming up this weekend. Bahrain should be a better guide than Australia as to who sits where in the F1 hierarchy. On that basis you'd expect Ferrari to make some gains. Maybe Red Bull too. Also, Hamilton hasn't won in Sakhir since 2015 and Vettel has won the last 2 with Rosberg winning in 2016. Plus with Bottas 2.0 in the house it should be interesting to see if Lewis can overcome a few different factors to get back on the top step. He has enough motivation what with the damaged floor (and pride) first time out. Wonder how ferrari will orchastrate swapping leclerc* and Vettell. Can't see ferrari letting leclerc* get the first win of the season ahead of Vettell * the young monagasque as David "Crofty" croft says every **** race when leclerc is on screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted March 31, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2019 Ah man... A good race that. For those that have seen it.... Spoiler What a shame for leclerc. Ferrari were clearly miles faster than mercedes and yet they still managed to produce their usual series of blunders and conspire to lose the race. Wouldn't surprise me if Mercedes end up with both world championships again purely because of Ferrari's mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Special mention for Norris, cracking drive from him although the producers managed to barely show even a second of his race unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, AVFCDAN said: Special mention for Norris, cracking drive from him although the producers managed to barely show even a second of his race unfortunately. Great talent, unfortunately what was happening at the front tody was non stop action so no surprise norris wasn't shown much if at all. Vettel again showing he cracks when the pressure is on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 What about Renault and poor old Ricciardo, both cars just cutting out at exactly the same time, bizarre. Daniel just can't finish a race through no fault of his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 hmmm... might have to actually start paying attention again. Need merc to have an off weekend somewhere as the Italians are doing their normal incompetent thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 3, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted April 3, 2019 There's a 17 year old called Sting Ray Robb in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship this season, and yes that's his real name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Hamilton is absolutely blessed. Even when he's the 3rd slowest he wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Dreadful race and that makes it 3 Mercedes 1-2s to start this season.. Not sure why I bother watching really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Ferrari won't achieve anything with Vettel in the car, certainly if they keep pandering to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 hour ago, kurtsimonw said: Ferrari won't achieve anything with Vettel in the car, certainly if they keep pandering to him. Disgrace to the sport, if you don't want a 2nd driver capable of beating vetell then don't hire one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 16, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted April 16, 2019 The 2019 Super Formula Season is About to Rev Up! 5 days to go. Have a read and see if it interests you. Quote The 2019 Super Formula Season is About to Rev Up! 2019年4月15日 The 2019 Super Formula Season will rev up into full force with Rd. 1 at Suzuka on April 19-21. It’s been some 6 months since Naoki Yamamoto picked up his 2nd Super Formula season championship after a hard-fought battle with Nick Cassidy that came down to the wire. There are more points to watch out for in Super Formula in 2019 than ever before. Probably the most highly spoken about topic of discussion for this season is the new SF19 chassis. It’s predecessor the SF14 was a high-spec machine. The SF19 has also been based on the quick & light concept, but with even more enhanced aerodynamics. In addition, the most up-to-date FIA safety standards have been afforded to the SF19, and one of those is the halo, which has been added to a formula car in Japan for the first time. The front tires of the SF19 are 20 mm wider than the SF14’s to bring down lap times even further. The wider tires were added to provide more grip in the corners, which equivocate to faster speeds. The potential was seen for that during pre-season tests at Suzuka and Fuji Speedway, where times were just as fast as current course records. Yokohama is providing new spec soft tires this season, so what lap times the SF19 will achieve is just one of the many points of interest to watch for in Rd. 1 at Suzuka. Daniel Ticktum(TEAM MUGEN) Sho Tsuboi(JMS P.MU/CERUMO･INGING) Who will capture pole position is another huge topic of interest in Rd. 1. That is because of such a change in this season’s drivers’ line-up, especially the onslaught of rookie drivers. Probably one of the most talked about young drivers is 2-time F3 Macau Grand Prix Champion Daniel Ticktum (TEAM MUGEN), who is well on his way to a drive in F1 in the not-so-distant future. Joining Ticktum is the Japanese F3 winner Sho Tsuboi (JMS P.MU/CERUMO・INGING). Alex Palou (TCS NAKAJIMA RACING), who competed in F3 last season in Japan, as well as his teammate Tadasuke Makino, who competed in F2, will be making their debut in Super Formula at Suzuka. Another one of the much talked about rookies is Artem Markelov (UOMO TEAM LEMANS), who battled it out with now F1 driver Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) in 2017 in F2 for the championship. Lucas Auer and Harrison Newey, are also newcomers to the series. They will be driving with B-Max Racing with motopark—a team whose operation is from a foreign country—a first in Super Formula. Alex Palou(TCS NAKAJIMA RACING) Tadasuke Makino(TCS NAKAJIMA RACING) Lucas Auer(B-Max Racing with motopark) Harrison Newey(B-Max Racing with motopark) Artem Markelov(UOMO SUNOCO TEAM LEMAN) Tristan Charpentier(REAL RACING) These new rookies will be much watched going into the quali and the race at Suzuka. Alex Palou showed his speed during off-season tests. NAKAJIMA RACING, which has struggled a bit as of late may be as close to a win as it has been in many years. So, a lot of eyes will be on Palou. Nirei Fukuzumi (DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING) who will be in his 2nd season in Super Formula, and Kenta Yamashita (KONDO RACING), who is in his 3rd also have the spotlight on them. Yamashita showed signs of brilliance during pre-season tests, so his rivals no doubt have a watchful eye on him. But the 2018 Super Formula and Super GT Champion Naoki Yamamoto (DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING) has shown his prowess at Suzuka over the last few races like not many others have, and Hiroaki Ishiura (JMS P.MU/CERUMO・INGING), who was the Super Formula champ in 2017, will most likely be two of the drivers that will stand in the forefront again this season. Kazuki Nakajima (VANTELIN TEAM TOM’S), who didn’t quite find his pace in 2018, as well as Kamui Kobayashi (carrozzeria Team KCMG) who is due for a win, Yuhi Sekiguchi (ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL) and teammate Ryo Hirakawa will all be drivers to watch for in the much awaited 2019 first round qualifying. 20 cars from 11 teams will participate in Super Formula this season. What strategies the teams use and when they pit will play a huge role in the final outcome of the race. One of the weapons they will have in their arsenals will be the change in how the OTS (Overtake System) can be used. This season the OTS can be used for up to a total of 100 seconds, but can’t be used again for 100 seconds after it has been used. There will certainly be a lot of ideas floating around in the pits on how to use the OTS system to gain an advantage. April 20 (Sat) will be the qualifying and April 21 (Sun) will be the race day at Suzuka. We certainly hope you’ll tune in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) Well FP1 was different... Less than 15 minutes in & George Russell Runs over a drain cover that takes half the bottom of his car off. Steward tries to fix the drain by jumping up & down on it for a couple of minutes... Then the truck carrying his car back to his pits hadn't/couldn't lower the crane enough and crashed into a bridge sending oil from the crane all over the back of his car. Absolute farce Edited April 26, 2019 by LakotaDakota 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 26, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted April 26, 2019 FP2 went a little more smoothly. The Ferrari's top. They're looking very good to pick up the Friday Championship title this season. Quote 1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:42.872 2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari +0.324 3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.669 4 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.921 5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes +1.131 6 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso +1.305 7 Carlos Sainz McLaren +1.311 8 Alexander Albon Toro Rosso +1.344 9 Pierre Gasly Red Bull Racing +1.368 10 Lando Norris McLaren +1.423 11 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team +2.029 12 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing +2.494 13 Sergio Perez Racing Point +2.564 14 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing +2.610 15 Daniel Ricciardo Renault +2.611 16 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team +2.746 17 Nico Hulkenberg Renault +3.845 18 Lance Stroll Racing Point +5.003 19 Robert Kubica Williams +5.239 20 George Russell Williams - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted April 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2019 22 hours ago, LakotaDakota said: Well FP1 was different... Less than 15 minutes in & George Russell Runs over a drain cover that takes half the bottom of his car off. Steward tries to fix the drain by jumping up & down on it for a couple of minutes... Then the truck carrying his car back to his pits hadn't/couldn't lower the crane enough and crashed into a bridge sending oil from the crane all over the back of his car. Absolute farce Williams are having just the worst season aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 6 hours ago, Lichfield Dean said: Williams are having just the worst season aren't they? 6 hours ago, Lichfield Dean said: I don't know why they went with kubica, whilst it's a great feel good story about a him battling back to F1 let's be honest, he isn't the driver he was 10 years ago. Williams are a mess really,. But with a limited budget I don't see them doing any better when you have Ferrari sharing their car info with Haas and sauber and red bull helping out Toro rosso. Wouldn't surprise me to see them leave F1 in the near future tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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