ironbut Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Posted January 21, 2014 Winter testing in Jerez will start in a week! Not sure if there's gonna be any tv coverage but it should be interesting to see what each team has come up with. Jerez Jan 28-31 Quote
Absorbine_Sr Posted January 22, 2014 Report Posted January 22, 2014 Ron Dennis back in charge at McLaren, but rumors are that he doesn't want to run the day to day stuff and that Ross Brawn will skip his hiatus to take the job. And that means Whitmarsh is out. Quote
ironbut Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Posted January 22, 2014 Yup,.. lot of shuffling around at the top. If Horner does indeed take Ecclestone's place as the King of F1, what will that do to the Bull? This could be one of the wildest seasons ever. Quote
ironbut Posted January 26, 2014 Author Report Posted January 26, 2014 Here's a link for you Mike. http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/9133052/the-f14-t-is-unveiled Sky is supposed to have video of each day of testing. So far, that's the only official video coverage I've heard of. Quote
ironbut Posted March 9, 2014 Author Report Posted March 9, 2014 Just a few more days till Australia! Here's the schedule for our first weekend of the the 2014 season. BTW, you should be able to view the interviews that Will did with Lewis and Jensen on the same page. http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/05/f1-on-nbc-sports-tv-streaming-schedule-for-2014-australian-grand-prix/ 1 Quote
Absorbine_Sr Posted March 12, 2014 Report Posted March 12, 2014 Getting ready for the madness that will be new engines and aero. This should be very interesting. Quote
ironbut Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Posted March 14, 2014 So far so good (although, the sound of those power units is going to take some getting used to). If you missed it, The Road to Ferrari and Horsepower are worth watching. It was kinda cool to have an entire night of F1 to watch! Quote
Absorbine_Sr Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 I described the new cars as ugly and sounding like a '70's Datsun with a blown muffler to a friend. I'll get used to it but geez. Quote
Torpedo Posted March 16, 2014 Report Posted March 16, 2014 New beginningI wonder who the hell decides what are the changes to be implemented each season and which are the goals of them. Bernie Ecclestone on acid? Wasn't this sport about speed? It's painful to see the cars going slower than past season. I'm afraid this is going as a boring season as the most boring we can remember. Looks like Ferrari isn't going to deliver a decent car yet again, and that Red Bull knows something nobody else knows. Honestly, I wish Mercedes can keep up there. Quote
mikeymad Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 I liked the race.... lots going on.. wanted Button on the stand for his dad.. but overall good (the young guys in the hunt) Quote
ironbut Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Posted March 19, 2014 Exciting race for sure! I was glad to see McLaren do so much better but felt sorry for poor Lotus. Seeing the drivers grappling with those cars was a sight. And all the stuff going on made me forget the strange engine sounds for a bit. It all seems to be a perfect storm for the rookie drivers though. As far as most of them are concerned, this is the way an F1 car drives! Be that as it may, big congrats to Magnessun. McLaren looks like a bunch of genius' on that one! Very cool to see Martini's colors on the Williams and to see them developing a decent car. The steady money can't hurt! Hopefully the smoke will clear by mid season. Quote
Absorbine_Sr Posted March 21, 2014 Report Posted March 21, 2014 Don't know if everyone heard but Riccardo was disqualified for a fuel flow meter violation. Red Bull has appealed. I thought the race was fun. I also think that if Bottas had not hit the wall Rosberg would had a challenger at the end. I'm dying to see what Massa can do in that car. Quote
mikeymad Posted March 31, 2014 Report Posted March 31, 2014 Crazy Quali - and okay race - but in the end I liked a lot of it.. I liked (most of) the results.. And I liked Masa not following orders.. Still getting use to the new rules.. Quote
Absorbine_Sr Posted March 31, 2014 Report Posted March 31, 2014 I agree regarding Massa. If Bottas had enough to pass him, do it. If he didn't have enough skill to get around Massa, he sure as heck wasn't going to get around Button. A good race for Lewis and all the proof I need that Ferrari should not be in the hands of the Italians. Think they can coax Ross Brawn back out of retirement?? Quote
mikeymad Posted March 31, 2014 Report Posted March 31, 2014 Ha... indeed. And also thinking about Masa... It is the Second Race, and you are calling out Team orders? Come on - lets race for a bit. 1 Quote
Torpedo Posted March 31, 2014 Report Posted March 31, 2014 I'm afraid that just proves the little faith Williams have on him, more or less the same I have But I agree, if Bottas hadn't the skill, or exceeding speed to overtake him, he probably wasn't fast enough to pass Button either. It was a pretty boring race. Looks like Ricciardo inherited Weber's curse. Ferrari won't have a competitive car this year either. I wonder if Fernando will stay in Ferrari the next season. On the other hand, where would he go? What a waste of talent. Quote
HeadphoneAddict Posted April 1, 2014 Report Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPMZCCCrpPY Missed this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JY3q1GAsHc Edited April 1, 2014 by HeadphoneAddict Quote
Torpedo Posted April 7, 2014 Report Posted April 7, 2014 Oh what a race! I had fun with this one, a lot of things going on. Montezemolo leaving 7 laps before the end was kind of pathetic. Will Ferrari be able to make that car faster? Quote
Absorbine_Sr Posted April 7, 2014 Report Posted April 7, 2014 I was cracking Debbie up because the few times that a Ferrari did pass something, I'd make statements like "Did Fernando just pass a taxi?" Pathetic. The rest of the race was a lot of fun. Seeing Ricciardo head Vettel again was very pleasing, and seeing the former low-end teams dicing it up in the front end of the pack was awesome. I'm sad that Mercedes is showing such dominance, but then even Lewis and Nico gave us a great show. Massa and Bottas drove strong races, and Perez gets to flip of McLaren a little bit for getting on the podium. Ferrari 2014 - the new Toro Rosso!! Quote
ironbut Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Posted April 7, 2014 Man,.. A hell of a race! Good for all the mid-field teams and the rookies are still doing fantastic! Quote
mikeymad Posted April 9, 2014 Report Posted April 9, 2014 Wow.. what a really good race.. I am glad that merc called it in the end (fought til the last few laps).. very good racing all the way... It has been a long time since I have seen a really good race... very sad for Button, happy for Massa for a strong race.. Hard to see the Italians putting up a fight this year. More races like this please..... Quote
Absorbine_Sr Posted April 11, 2014 Report Posted April 11, 2014 So, if everything goes right, next year we will have an American F1 team to cheer for. Quote
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