The Official 2014 Formula 1 thread.

[GillesBigCowboy]

Haasta lavista, baby!!!!!

[Eric]

I wonder why these new engines are not reverse flow. Seams like a lot of weight in those exhaust pipes that flare out a good foot or so.


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[Roysneon]

Is that Stewart as in Tony Stewart of nascar?

Smoke has nothing to do with this, it's just another team owned by the guy who co-owns his team.

[woc]

Hass, lets see if they'll be able to make right corners.

[10Toes]

I wonder why these new engines are not reverse flow. Seams like a lot of weight in those exhaust pipes that flare out a good foot or so.


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Is a little more weight down lower better then less higher up? But it is probably most likely for heat/packaging.

So who will win this next race Rosberg or Hamilton?

[mcr_driver]

Hamilton would get my nod but who is the best of the rest? Massa, Button, Ricardo...Alonso, Vettel?

[Roysneon]

Hass, lets see if they'll be able to make right corners.

Hurrr durrrr. I think Penske and Ganassi Indy/endurance/Sports car teams do just fine.

[Jand3rson]

So who will win this next race Rosberg or Hamilton?

I would love to see another fight between them like Malaysia!

[Ray Smoodiver]

Almost 0.6 of a second between Hamiltron and Ricciardo in P2. I know that Merc is quick, but that's rain master status right there.

I can't stand Hamiltron and is whiny it's-never-my-fault-and-everything-should-be-handed-to-m attitude, but he's quick!

4 secs difference across the final top 10 is immense as well.

[Jand3rson]

Almost 0.6 of a second between Hamiltron and Ricciardo in P2. I know that Merc is quick, but that's rain master status right there.

I can't stand Hamiltron and is whiny it's-never-my-fault-and-everything-should-be-handed-to-m attitude, but he's quick!

Same, I seriously cannot stand him in the least, biggest diva in the sport, for sure.

[Jand3rson]

Well, that was a pretty uneventful/boring race. I did enjoy the little back-and-forth between Vettel and Ricciardo, that was funny. Glad to see Alonso made it to the podium, I was happy to see Ferrari back up at the front again. I also got a pretty good giggle when Rosberg finally told the team to basically shut up when they kept calling him for telemetry data. :D Reminded me of Kimi last year.

As far as Hamilton's win, congratulations to him on 3 in a row. Everyone knows I can't stand him, but to be honest, I really don't put much stock in runaway wins like that. Even when it was Vettel that was building those ridiculous gaps and walking away with the race, I was annoyed. From a strictly spectator perspective, that's not really much of a win, all he had to do was stay out there. It's the same reason I stopped watching the WRC a few years ago when Loeb was just running away with EVERY stage. But you can't deny that Mercedes AMG has got ONE HELL of a car this year, good on them for building such a capable race car.

[mcr_driver]

I feel bad for Massa, got a nice banger at the start then that disastrous pit stop that basically ruined his race...He hasn't really had much luck this year. Vettel showing his colors of being a whiner showing as well. "Tough luck" and then off course "he is faster he has fresh tires" boo hoo... Kimi is having a rough return to Ferrari, he can't seem to get settled in his car. :rofl: to Rosberg's getting annoyed.

Onward to Spain !!

[naplesE30]

Boring race, just showed the safety car made last race interesting. Rosberg did well to come through traffic, not hard when you have a 1 sec lap advantage plus better straight line speed plus drs. Hamilton basically had a vettel style race, out front clean air, low tire wear etc..... Perez put in a great drive. Wonder if ferrari wished they had pursued Hulkenburg. Solid race by Teflanso as well.

Waiting to hear what was wrong with Vettels car. Found myself actually rooting for a RB driver in DR he really is a likeable guys so far. DR is really driving fantastically, making Weber look like it really was time for him to move on.

[Jand3rson]

Waiting to hear what was wrong with Vettels car. Found myself actually rooting for a RB driver in DR he really is a likeable guys so far. DR is really driving fantastically, making Weber look like it really was time for him to move on.

I think there might have actually been something wrong with the car, or who knows, maybe even him. Ricciardo is a very good driver, but Vettel was just not on his game in China. Something seemed off, he's usually not the whiner at all. After all, like everyone else, he's only human. Whether it was the car or something else, he wasn't on-point. For as well as he did in qualifying, his performance on race day was definitely odd.

[Jon325i]

I have to agree the race for the top spot was uneventful.....Hamilton's good start and opening laps pretty much sealed it. He isn't my favorite driver either but I have to credit him with driving a solid race. Ditto for his efforts in quali, he is fast in wet conditions. The silver arrows are the team to beat right now with such fast and reliable cars.

Pastor's double brain fart in practice and quali just solidifies my opinion of him: he does not belong in F1. I don't care how much sponsorship funding he has, ones' driving skill is not determined by your bank account. Sadly, F1 is a business and money is vital to make the show go on. Maybe if he fucks up a few more times the FIA will show him the door.

My WTF question of this race goes to McLaren.....what is happening with this squad? With such vast resources and success in the past, I really thought they would be placing better by now. Quali and race results from both drivers were an embarrassment.

The 19yo Russian rookie Daniil Kvyat has been one to watch - he has finished twice in the points. This kid is showin' some chops.


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