alwaysthereinspirit Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Hamilton making it a race. Team getting p!$$ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Rosberg is champion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Hamilton making it a race. Team getting p!$$ed. No surprise. Team doing what a team should do and a driver doing what he should...try to win a World Title. I wanted Hamilton to win, but you've got to give credit to Nico. I wouldn't have liked to have put that move on Verstappen, who is young,inexperienced and has had a few coming together this season. Take my hat off to him. He wanted it and wasn't going to sit back and let it slip away from him. Commiserations to Lewis, but he'll be World Champion again in the future, pretty sure of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 No surprise. Team doing what a team should do and a driver doing what he should...try to win a World Title. I wanted Hamilton to win, but you've got to give credit to Nico. I wouldn't have liked to have put that move on Verstappen, who is young,inexperienced and has had a few coming together this season. Take my hat off to him. He wanted it and wasn't going to sit back and let it slip away from him. Commiserations to Lewis, but he'll be World Champion again in the future, pretty sure of that. The team championship is over though, i think it was absolutely shocking - Mercedes basically telling Hamilton not to do what he could to win title.. Combined with the fact reliability has massively impacted this title you have to wonder.. I like nico - but it's a bit of a hollow championship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 The team championship is over though, i think it was absolutely shocking - Mercedes basically telling Hamilton not to do what he could to win title.. Combined with the fact reliability has massively impacted this title you have to wonder.. I like nico - but it's a bit of a hollow championship Why is it hollow? I don't like, or agree with what the team did, but it's what I would fully expect them to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arse 'Friends' Dyslexic? Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 The team championship is over though, i think it was absolutely shocking - Mercedes basically telling Hamilton not to do what he could to win title.. Paddy Lowe's job is to get a Mercedes car to win the race. Had Hamiton and Rosberg not been running 1-2, he wouldn't have gotten involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Hollow championship because Hamilton had a few mechanicals? Nico has been plagued with mechanicals over the last three years. Hamilton's just a moaning wee diddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysthereinspirit Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 No surprise. Team doing what a team should do and a driver doing what he should...try to win a World Title. I wanted Hamilton to win, but you've got to give credit to Nico. I wouldn't have liked to have put that move on Verstappen, who is young,inexperienced and has had a few coming together this season. Take my hat off to him. He wanted it and wasn't going to sit back and let it slip away from him. Commiserations to Lewis, but he'll be World Champion again in the future, pretty sure of that.Don't know if we have different commentators than others but here they didn't seem to get what Hamilton was doing by bringing others back to Rosberg. His only chance was Nico being 4th. I thought Hamilton did the only thing he could do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Don't know if we have different commentators than others but here they didn't seem to get what Hamilton was doing by bringing others back to Rosberg. His only chance was Nico being 4th. I thought Hamilton did the only thing he could do. Yup, I would expect every driver who calls themselves a racer to do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) Why is it hollow? I don't like, or agree with what the team did, but it's what I would fully expect them to do. Nico is an average driver, who barring mechanical failures wouldn't have won the title, he's not in the "elite" group like Hamilton, alonso, vettel, verstappen, riciardo.. he's like a sort of German Damon hill, tries hard - doesn't quite have it it was more than just a couple of mechanical failures wasn't it, Hamilton had more gearbox and engine failures than the other Mercedes cars engines on the grid added together. Edited November 27, 2016 by kingantti1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Nico is an average driver, who barring mechanical failures wouldn't have won the title, he's not in the "elite" group like Hamilton, alonso, vettel, verstappen, riciardo.. he's like a sort of German Damon hill, tries hard - doesn't quite have it it was more than just a couple of mechanical failures wasn't it, Hamilton had more gearbox and engine failures than the other Mercedes cars engines on the grid added together. I agree that as champions go, he is one of the poorer ones. I don't know how long you have been watching F1, but the same thing has cost drivers titles in the past and will again in the future, it's part of the sport, the best driver doesn't always win. On your next point, your surely not putting Verstappen and Ricciardo ahead of Damon Hill...that's ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Nico is an average driver, who barring mechanical failures wouldn't have won the title, he's not in the "elite" group like Hamilton, alonso, vettel, verstappen, riciardo.. he's like a sort of German Damon hill, tries hard - doesn't quite have it it was more than just a couple of mechanical failures wasn't it, Hamilton had more gearbox and engine failures than the other Mercedes cars engines on the grid added together. over the last three years both hamilton and rosberg have had the same number of failures in total so does that mean any of his championships are "hollow" Also hamilton probably should not have won the monaco GP, red bull messed up badly for ricciardo during a pit stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I agree that as champions go, he is one of the poorer ones. I don't know how long you have been watching F1, but the same thing has cost drivers titles in the past and will again in the future, it's part of the sport, the best driver doesn't always win. On your next point, your surely not putting Verstappen and Ricciardo ahead of Damon Hill...that's ridiculous. yep the same damon hill who if schumacher didn't deliberately take him out in 94 would have two world championships also hill did not start in formula one til he was 32 a year older than hamilton is just now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 yep the same damon hill who if schumacher didn't deliberately take him out in 94 would have two world championships also hill did not start in formula one til he was 32 a year older than hamilton is just now Damon Hill was also taking on one of the best the world has ever seen in Schumacher and still beat him. As you say, reduced him to having to resort to underhand tactics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 over the last three years both hamilton and rosberg have had the same number of failures in total so does that mean any of his championships are "hollow" Also hamilton probably should not have won the monaco GP, red bull messed up badly for ricciardo during a pit stop Rosbergs failures in previous seasons never impacted the outcome of the championship, on track we have a situation where the champ has been soundly spanked in terms of both wins and poles.. each and every season.. I agree it's happened before, is call those hollow championships as well.. I will concede my references to hill may well be misjudged, I was not a regular viewer at that point but my comparison was as much about personality as driving skill.. I always found him a little - boring.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Nico is an average driver, who barring mechanical failures wouldn't have won the title, he's not in the "elite" group like Hamilton, alonso, vettel, verstappen, riciardo.. he's like a sort of German Damon hill, tries hard - doesn't quite have it it was more than just a couple of mechanical failures wasn't it, Hamilton had more gearbox and engine failures than the other Mercedes cars engines on the grid added together. One common denominator there mate: Lewis Hamilton. Could it not be his style of driving which puts extra pressure on the engine & gearbox? He had the same problem at McLaren as well, Hamilton won more races than Button, had more pole positions than Button and way more fastest laps than Button, however Hamilton had almost double the number of DNF's than Button had and Button also had more podiums and points finishes, what this tells me is that Hamilton was harder on the car, whilst Button made sure he got the car home, so perhaps this is also the same at Mercedes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 One common denominator there mate: Lewis Hamilton. Could it not be his style of driving which puts extra pressure on the engine & gearbox? He had the same problem at McLaren as well, Hamilton won more races than Button, had more pole positions than Button and way more fastest laps than Button, however Hamilton had almost double the number of DNF's than Button had and Button also had more podiums and points finishes, what this tells me is that Hamilton was harder on the car, whilst Button made sure he got the car home, so perhaps this is also the same at Mercedes? I think Mercedes have rules this out in the past.. you have to remember these engines have modes and parameters which can't be exceeded by the driver now.. and the number of gear changes is consistent across the grid.. the driver wouldn't impact engine or gearbox One area the driver could influence is brake temps and tyre life.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Nico Rosberg has announced his retirement from F1 at the age of 31 after winning his first world championship title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Frace looks to be getting a grand prix next year at Paul Ricard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaymarketJambo Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Lots of rumours flying about who will get the 2nd seat at Mercedes. One of them is Bottas who drives for Williams will get the 2nd seat at Mercedes along side Hamilton and Paul di Resta will replace Bottas at Williams? But Whelein is still favorite to be Hamilton's team mate for next season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Bottas looks like he could be at Mercedes. Massa could potentailly drive in 2017 for Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Bottas will be like a dream come true for Hamilton. Talented driver no doubt but F1 champion. Doubt it. I honestly think Red Bull could be the team next year with all the changes needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Talented driver no doubt but F1 champion. Doubt it. Could have said the same about Rosberg until get got put in the best car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Bottas looks like he could be at Mercedes. Massa could potentailly drive in 2017 for Williams Close its being reported Pleased for Massa Good deal all round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) Close its being reported Pleased for Massa Good deal all round Good deal and probably the best move for Williams as they need that experience with young Stroll in the other seat. Seen Webber saying they should be looking at LMP1 and at Buemi or Di Grassi. Edited December 20, 2016 by Prince Buaben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaymarketJambo Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Close its being reported Pleased for Massa Good deal all round Just reading that Massa is playing down a 6m move to Williams. - Good Massa retired from F1 with big tears and a nice retirement pressie of a F1 Williams Car. Time to give to di Resta the Williams drive and who is their reserve drive and has something to prove in F1 and would cost a lot less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Admin - Can you change the name of the thread to Just Formula One? See Manor are now in Administration for the 2nd time in 3 years. No drivers announced yet. Cant seen them in Melbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaymarketJambo Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Admin - Can you change the name of the thread to Just Formula One? See Manor are now in Administration for the 2nd time in 3 years. No drivers announced yet. Cant seen them in Melbourne Looking like Manor could be saved, Asian buyers in talks with Manor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 Bernie is gone.. Chase Carey adds CEO to his chairman role Ross Brawn in aswell to lead the technical side of F1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) Looking like Manor could be saved, Asian buyers in talks with Manor. Manor are gone. All the 3 'new' teams of 2010 have now collapsed financially. Edited January 27, 2017 by Prince Buaben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaymarketJambo Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Williams keeps Paul di Resta as their reserve driver for the 2017 season. Edited February 20, 2017 by HaymarketJambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Sauber have released images of their new car. Very odd looking rear wings for this season. Low and wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Sauber have released images of their new car. Very odd looking rear wings for this season. Low and wide. That's not odd, that's how they always were pre 2009.. it's the last 7 years which have been the outlier, narrow and tall.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Renault released some photos of their new car too Looks pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 That's not odd, that's how they always were pre 2009.. it's the last 7 years which have been the outlier, narrow and tall.. The profile is well before 2009, almost like 1980's cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Heres the Renault car. **MOds can you change the title of the thread from Formula One 2015 to Formula One*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Heres the Renault car. **MOds can you change the title of the thread from Formula One 2015 to Formula One*** Cars are looking really good this year, but still worried about how they'll perform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Cars are looking really good this year, but still worried about how they'll perform. How do you mean mate? They should be 4 to 5 seconds quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 How do you mean mate? They should be 4 to 5 seconds quickerNot worried about the speed bud, but I am about the overtaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Swanson Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I want to be optimistic about the upcoming season being more a spectacle but it's just going to be a 4-5 second a lap quicker procession Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I want to be optimistic about the upcoming season being more a spectacle but it's just going to be a 4-5 second a lap quicker procession Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk Yeah, it's worrying. It does look like it could pan out like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flux Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Autosport has had a wee revamp for this season. https://gppredictor.com/leagues/join/58c6fe580cfded953184352e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Buaben Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 McLaren have explored Mercedes engine option http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39290908 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 New season starts Sunday. Mercedes and Ferrari looking like contenders. Hoping Red Bull are strong, need a strong grid to keep the pressure on the Silver Arrows. Hope Bottas has a good season with his new team. I've always liked the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Just bought my ticket for the Race on Sunday. Could here the card (I think old versions ) going round the track from my apartment last night. Ridiculously loud. Heard more on the way to work at half 7 this morning too. Looking forward to my first GP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Mercedes top as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Is the predictor on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Hamilton on pole. Drove well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Wow. I wonder if the person with the fastest car will win. What a load of shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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