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TeaLeaf

#45
August 28, 2014, 11:56:04 AM
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Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (Michael Jordan)

JonnyAppleSeed

#46
August 28, 2014, 12:17:51 PM
Button out would be a shame .. I would prefer the likes of Maldanado/perez/masa out and Jb moving to another team

Hes a very consistent driver and would be a fair bit in front of magnuson if not for some tragic team calls in race
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TeaLeaf

#47
August 29, 2014, 01:44:02 PM
Breaking news:
Mercedes have taken disciplinary action against Rosberg.  More info to follow.

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TL.
Wisdom doesn\'t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.  (Tom Wilson)
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (Michael Jordan)

Tutonic

#48
August 29, 2014, 03:43:22 PM
The soap opera continues, great stuff :thumb:
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Snokio

#49
August 29, 2014, 11:30:08 PM
Not much more info really, seems like just a fine as suspected:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/28984082
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TeaLeaf

#50
September 01, 2014, 01:50:41 PM
Verstappen (Torro Rosso's 16yr old signing for 2015) this weekend proved that he was absolutely ready for F1......

..... by crashing during his first public demo in an F1 car.


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TL.
Wisdom doesn\'t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.  (Tom Wilson)
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (Michael Jordan)

JonnyAppleSeed

#51
September 01, 2014, 02:41:59 PM
You couldn't make it up


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Tutonic

#52
September 01, 2014, 05:09:45 PM
Quite surprised a 16yr old has the strength to drive one of these things. The again, maybe he doesn't :clap2:
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Snokio

#53
September 01, 2014, 09:50:54 PM
Can't blame him though, anyone in his position would jump at the opportunity, I know I would have :D

18+ at least IMHO
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TeaLeaf

#54
September 02, 2014, 06:58:35 AM
Going back to Rosberg, it was reported yesterday that the internal discipline procedure from the Mercedes team was a six-figure fine.
TL.
Wisdom doesn\'t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.  (Tom Wilson)
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (Michael Jordan)

Snokio

#55
September 10, 2014, 09:33:55 PM
Luca di montezemolo has officially stepped down at Ferrari after 23 years at the helm. Sergio manchionne has taken over (head of Fiat auto who own 90% of Ferrari as well as Lancia, Fiat, Masaerati and Alfa Romeo), the 2 didn't really get on according to reports as Sergio was not happy with limited numbers of road cars and F1 performance. Monte has been at the helm since Enzo's death in the 80's. He in my eyes has been very successful and will be missed
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TeaLeaf

#56
September 11, 2014, 04:53:54 PM
So, today the FIA banned radio messages which provide 'driver advice'.  Personally I like this, a driver should be able to go racing and not be told what to do or ask (as in Nico's case) for "driving advice".

As for Luca di Montezemolo, he has been having a massive argument with Sergio Marchionne for some time now.   Marchionne wants Ferrari to become more like Fiat and build much higher volumes, di Montezemolo wanted Ferrari to stay niche and be an exclusive lower volume manufacturer.   The trouble is that Ferrari's bottom line is healthy enough to make Marchionne multiply it on the assumption that building and selling multiples more will translate directly to multiples more profit for the group, so that's the argument in a nutshell.   Shame someone had to lose, but $26m to walk away is not too harsh a blow to di Montezemelo!   I owuld certainly support him in favour of Marchionne who I reckon has just enough brains to be dangerous for Ferrari.   With the top two F1 people now gone (and Todt gone a couple of years ago), there's not a lot of F1 experience to bring to the party at Ferrari these days.

Wonder what Alonso makes of all this? :norty:
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Wisdom doesn\'t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.  (Tom Wilson)
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (Michael Jordan)

JonnyAppleSeed

#57
September 11, 2014, 06:34:51 PM
FIA banned radio messages which provide 'driver advice' .... interesting :g:

QuoteQ: Will race control first give a warning if a team goes too far, or will there be an instant sanction?
A: With a clear set of guidelines, we see no reason for there to be warnings.

Q: Does Article 20.1 of the Sporting Regulations (stating that a driver must drive the car alone and unaided) only apply to the race or also to practice sessions and qualifying?
A: It will apply to the entire event.

Q: Is the message that a driver should come in for a pit-stop a breach of the regulations?
A: We think that it would be OK to allow teams to tell drivers when to stop for tyres.

Q: Is a warning that the driver is tight on fuel consumption a breach of the regulations?
A: Yes, we believe so. The driver should see that on the dashboard (like a fuel gauge on a road car). *

Q: Are warnings about the condition of the brakes or tyres (slow puncture) still allowed?
A: No, this should be displayed to the driver from data gathered onboard, again like a fuel gauge on a road car.

Q: Are commands such as SOC 3, MIX 5, FUEL 2 still allowed?
A: No, definitely not. This is exactly what we feel infringes Article 20.1.

Q: What about all of the instructions the drivers receive on a formation lap in order to warm up the tyres and brakes, synchronise the gearbox, carry out burnouts and so on?
A: None of this would be allowed as again, this is exactly what we feel infringes Article 20.1.

Q: What about team orders (overtake, do not overtake)?
A: This should be OK.

Q: What about information regarding traffic in qualifying and the race?
A: This will not be a problem.

Q: Will the radio messages of all 22 cars be checked, or just those on the world feed?
A: We listen to and record all the conversations.

I see people burning out brakes running out of fuel overheating the ERS along with some ingenious code words slipped into conversations.


 

Also more good news Schumacher has come out of hospital
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Snokio

#58
September 11, 2014, 08:03:58 PM
Interesting on the team radio, I'm sure they will adapt using steering wheel or pit board messages.
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TeaLeaf

#59
September 17, 2014, 01:37:13 PM Last Edit: September 17, 2014, 03:30:57 PM by TeaLeaf
Renault are reporting that fuel consumption will be on the limit this weekend at Singapore.

http://www.espn.co.uk/singapore/motorsport/story/175487.html

Quote from: Renault's head of track operations Remi TaffinIn fact we will use the largest amount of fuel per lap over the season here and we will be right on the limit of the 100kg permitted. To put this in context, last year we used 150kg of fuel - over 30% more.
30% :blink:

If they're relying on Remi's maths ability to calculate fuel loads it's no wonder they're running out of fuel :doh:
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