2011 F1 Thread

[nismoman]

you guyz wanna pass a hat 'round for me?

hahaha! What's the going rate? 5 million?

It would have to be a bloody big hat hey!!!

Plus me first before anyone else! Even if it is only a bottom team, I'd love to have a fang.

[Ant97GTR]

Has that guard rail entered the front/back and come out the opposite end??

Correct...in the front, out the back....in a vindaloo kinda way

Someone did an animation of the accident which I was shown....I will try and dig it up.

[Ant97GTR]

Simulation can be found here....

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/752/computer-simulation-of-kubica-s-accident/

[zebra]

Im cringing just looking at the animation!

[Angus Smart]

holy shit thats nuts. answers my questions further back now!

lucky either of the people in the car werent impaled!

[wolverine]

Good to see Ricciardo putting in some quicker times than Alguersuari. It is only testing so not necessarily too much to be read into it at this stage but a step in the right direction for him.

[sh@un]

They should just fast-track him

Boy's def got skillz

[Roy]

So Australia is going to be the first GP of the year ....surely. Tanks and riots and shootings ie, revolution are not the right surrounds for an F1 race. Bernie wont be happy that peoples freedoms are ruining his race!

Serves him right for taking races to countries run by dictators and oppressed populations, ie the only people who can spend th emoney Bermie demands without having to answer to the wider community

[zebra]

Indeed roy.

hers a question,

Where does F1 go when Bernie goes?

He's no spring chicken. So where does that leave F1?

Will it be good or will it be bad for motorsport in general?

[Beer Baron]

dude, bernie will live forever. didn't you see the episode of southpark where cartman and kyle get aids. it was discovered that if you put like $180K into a blender and then inject that you're cured. same goes for old age, just need more money. the bernster has plenty. I've heard he is actually already like 130 years old.

and roy, very eloquently put. it's true. these dictatorships are the places were the dictators can easily burn massive coin on an F1 race without having to answer for it. it will be interesting to see how bernie feels about his recent expansion strategy if bahrain does have to be called off. korea went ahead practically at gun point. with i'm told bernie making massive threats if they did not pull it off and according to webbo they were still working on the facilities and track 48hrs before the race with the military having been drafted in to complete it (well complete is the wrong word, perhaps "get it to an acceptable point" would have been more accurate).

[sh@un]

could prompt a move back to interesting tracks in non-shitholes. one holds out hope

all the industrial fires burning in Korea really added to the ambèance

[djr81]

and roy, very eloquently put. it's true. these dictatorships are the places were the dictators can easily burn massive coin on an F1 race without having to answer for it. it will be interesting to see how bernie feels about his recent expansion strategy if bahrain does have to be called off. korea went ahead practically at gun point. with i'm told bernie making massive threats if they did not pull it off and according to webbo they were still working on the facilities and track 48hrs before the race with the military having been drafted in to complete it (well complete is the wrong word, perhaps "get it to an acceptable point" would have been more accurate).

In a way that is sort of the point. No one really cares if there is not a race in any one country as long as there is a race somewhere. Korea or Bahrain or Malaysia or Abu Dhabi or China or the sphincter of the universe or pick any country with no motorsport heritage. Nobody cares if they miss a GP. Well ok maybe there are a few sponsors who do. Maybe.

On the other hand losing Monaco or Spa or Silverstone does upset people.

The upshot of this is Bernie can just go on extorting money from the current list of despots until they have nothing left. Then move on.

The hard bit comes when you have to drop somewhere like France or Canada or Australia because they can no longer affort the stupid sanctioning fees.

Nice work on the auto correct. I am guessing that was you Baron?

Edited February 18, 2011 by djr81

[ctjet]

turkey

lol

[ctjet]

Im pretty happy with the AusGP bumped to the first race again

Bahrain is one of the worst tracks on the calander and I hope it never makes a comeback. If only there were riots and military action near Monza and Valencia we'd be golden!!

I thought i'd be more sad about this, but no, this works for me. Well done universe.

[scarface_au]

Bad as the Bahrain thing sounds to us I'm not convinced it will affect the race. It's still a few weeks away and these things can blow over quickly. Bahrain isn't Egypt, I don't think this will drag on for that long.

[boiracer]

either that or it escalates out of control for a few yrs. and they dont bother going back.

IMO. Yas Marina blows......last race of last yr sucked ass because of it....i say get rid of it as the last race if your gonna swap and change, put it first so they can have it as the test and tune race.

[boiracer]

nm...just looked at the website. Brasil is last this yr!!

[ctjet]

yay... melbourne is first again!! this year is really working out well

lick the big one bernie, you plans just keep falling on there ass dont they? Wouldnt it be funny that after all this talk, melbourne announces they too are cancelling the race.

anyway, its good to be back!!

[wolverine]

A shame about Bahrain....

....perhaps Bernie can organise something in Libya to make up for it.

[Shell]

Wouldnt it be funny that after all this talk, melbourne announces they too are cancelling the race.

No it would be not very amusing at all given I have already paid for flights, accommodation and grandstand tickets