Edinburghdon Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Didn't see it live as i'd foolishly agreed to travel to the weeg and waste some time down there.... As i've said above i'm not a fan of either HAM or ROS but if i'd been HAM i'd have been trying to pull that stunt 4 races ago when it became clear he needed snookers. He was bound to get a result eventually. Saying that the Merc hierarchy would have probably pulled him out if he'd kept it up. The Beeb are being a bit bairny suggesting ROS isn't a worthy champion, he's maybe not the best but he's obviously earned it! Looking forward to next season... i think. It's terrible the Beeb are playing the undeserved champion card just because Hamilton lost, not surprising though. He'll slip back into this bitter wee kid routine as per the later spell at mclaren until things go his way again (See pulling out of the Pirelli test through "illness"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Wow, wins F1 and quits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1903_Redz Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Unbelievable isn't it?! I reckon he knows he'll never win it again so has quit at the top. He's got what he wanted and that'll do nicely thank you very much. Away to do a bit of reading / watching here... http://www.skysports.com/f1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1903_Redz Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Can you imagine the amount of scrammbling being done by all the top drivers to try and get into that newly vacated seat at Mercedes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1903_Redz Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 With just over 4 weeks to go until the start of the new F1 season the teams are unveiling their new cars. So far only Sauber and Renault have taken the covers off but the Renault is a thing of beauty. Nice to see the fat tyres back too. Canna wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 So big changes have been made ahead of this season, which will hopefully see a return of some more excitement after the final bernie years. Could Vettel see a return to form given the cars favour more down force this season? Looking forward to it anyway, hopefully Ferrari will live up to their pre-season promise and be competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghdon Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 So big changes have been made ahead of this season, which will hopefully see a return of some more excitement after the final bernie years. Could Vettel see a return to form given the cars favour more down force this season? Looking forward to it anyway, hopefully Ferrari will live up to their pre-season promise and be competitive. Really can't wait for the new season to kick off, going on the pre season testing the cars are significantly quicker too Really hope Ferraris good testing form isn't a red herring as having genuine competition this year is a must. Same goes for red bull (although they've not looked as quick...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Really can't wait for the new season to kick off, going on the pre season testing the cars are significantly quicker too Really hope Ferraris good testing form isn't a red herring as having genuine competition this year is a must. Same goes for red bull (although they've not looked as quick...). Didn't they recently lose one of their technical team to McLaren? Hopefully it doesn't impact their development over the course, but would love to see them hit the ground running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghdon Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Didn't they recently lose one of their technical team to McLaren? Hopefully it doesn't impact their development over the course, but would love to see them hit the ground running. Ferrari? Or Mercedes? Ferrari had James Allison heading up the concept design for their new car but he's since joined Mercedes. Not sure about Mercedes... seem to remember they lost a couple of people too. General thought from the BBC/ sky sports reporters are thay Ferrari tend to run light on fuel during testing where Mercedes does the opposite so it may not be as close as it looks... guess we'll find out this weekend though. A return to form for Ferrari would be good (if it means Hamilton doesn't win it's even better) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Ferrari? Or Mercedes? Ferrari had James Allison heading up the concept design for their new car but he's since joined Mercedes. Not sure about Mercedes... seem to remember they lost a couple of people too. General thought from the BBC/ sky sports reporters are thay Ferrari tend to run light on fuel during testing where Mercedes does the opposite so it may not be as close as it looks... guess we'll find out this weekend though. A return to form for Ferrari would be good (if it means Hamilton doesn't win it's even better) I'll try find where I read it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1903_Redz Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 General thought from the BBC/ sky sports reporters are thay Ferrari tend to run light on fuel during testing where Mercedes does the opposite so it may not be as close as it looks... guess we'll find out this weekend though. A return to form for Ferrari would be good (if it means Hamilton doesn't win it's even better) Couldn't agree more ED. Love F1 but Hamilton is defo one of the 'villains' in my eyes. I also agree about the Mercs under playing their hand during testing. Obviously no one wants to show too much but i'll be amazed if the Mercs aren't on top. For me the biggest disappointment looks to be that Fernando Alonso will be driving a bag of shite again! The sport is defo not at it's peak when he's not driving a top car, but hey ho. It'll be operation 'avoid all news sources' on Sunday until i can get the time to watch the recording of the race. Vroom vroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghdon Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Couldn't agree more ED. Love F1 but Hamilton is defo one of the 'villains' in my eyes. I also agree about the Mercs under playing their hand during testing. Obviously no one wants to show too much but i'll be amazed if the Mercs aren't on top. For me the biggest disappointment looks to be that Fernando Alonso will be driving a bag of shite again! The sport is defo not at it's peak when he's not driving a top car, but hey ho. It'll be operation 'avoid all news sources' on Sunday until i can get the time to watch the recording of the race. Vroom vroom. Aye I suspect the mercs are still in front, hopefully it's much closer though! Totally agree about Alonso too, shame he's in such an awful car as he's probably still up there with the very quickest. Looks like the Honda engine is still a bag of shite though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Aye I suspect the mercs are still in front, hopefully it's much closer though! Totally agree about Alonso too, shame he's in such an awful car as he's probably still up there with the very quickest. Looks like the Honda engine is still a bag of shite though After being fastest in the morning, Vettel is second on the grid following Hamilton's impressive final qualifier. I'm not holding much hope for competition tomorrow. I think the only way we'll see it is if Hamilton has a series of engine failures over the course of the season to allow others (hopefully Vettel although I don't really like him either) catch up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghdon Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 After being fastest in the morning, Vettel is second on the grid following Hamilton's impressive final qualifier. I'm not holding much hope for competition tomorrow. I think the only way we'll see it is if Hamilton has a series of engine failures over the course of the season to allow others (hopefully Vettel although I don't really like him either) catch up. I guess we'll see, Ferrari have struggled in qualifying for the last few years but shown good race pace... maybe qualifying so well will mean they're at least there or thereabouts during the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 Bloody push notifications, Already know the result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghdon Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Bloody push notifications, Already know the result! I had the same thing happen to me... Not the best start to the day even without the crushing hangover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1903_Redz Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Definitely not the most interesting of races but then these temporary street circuits rarely are. Although the Ferrari won i still think it was more a case of the Mercs losing it. Not sure what HAMs issue was with his tyres but his whinging caused his team to drag him in for new tyres which basically fucked his chance of the win due to track position when he came back out. I may be wrong but it seemed like Bottas was told to back off when he got close to the back of HAM.... i really hope this isn't going to be an issue. For once i like one of the drivers in a top team so want to see BOT being allowed to challenge. On to the Chinese in 2 weeks... hoping for better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 What's the deal with jenson button coming back in to race instead of alonso? I know he's racing the indi 500, but why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garlogie_Granite Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 What's the deal with jenson button coming back in to race instead of alonso? I know he's racing the indi 500, but why? It's a massive race, one of the big three, and McLaren are pish, so he's losing nothing. I imagine McLaren have let him race as an apology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghdon Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 It's a massive race, one of the big three, and McLaren are pish, so he's losing nothing. I imagine McLaren have let him race as an apology. Seems McLaren have already basically admitted it's a move to appease an unhappy Alonso, rumour has it he'll be allowed to race in Le Mans too, again under the McLaren banner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicoS321 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I have a kitchen worktop endorsed by Alonso, and it's been great over the last 4 years. That makes him okay in my book. Which is what concerns him most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1903_Redz Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Valtteri Bottas on pole for todays race in Bahrain. If he can get off the line well and prevent Hamilton driving off then it could make for a very interesting race. Don't particularly like the Bahrain race with it being under floodlights but i'm looking forward to this one now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 Valtteri Bottas on pole for todays race in Bahrain. If he can get off the line well and prevent Hamilton driving off then it could make for a very interesting race. Don't particularly like the Bahrain race with it being under floodlights but i'm looking forward to this one now. Bahrain is one of my least favourite races, for a multitude of reasons. I'll watch it if it's on in the background but won't go out of my way. Wish they'd remove the race from that shyster of an area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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