voriax 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2012 How does this two words compare: Marussia & Professional ? There is no comparsion, Marussia will never be Professional team, last events showed that's it is a circus! I have no words to describe what a security responsible idiot led to such sitiuation... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted July 12, 2012 Recently in F1, a small update on Maria de Villota's recovery, and an interview with Frank Williams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted July 12, 2012 From an Autosport column this week by David Evans about his top WRC moments, (posted for Bradman of course): "It's not often that I find myself in one of rally town's better hotels, but in Leon, Mexico a couple of years ago, that happened to be the case. You can always tell when your bed's in the right place, like you can when you're eating in the right place, because Citroen and/or the FIA is there too. This time, it was Citroen. Kimi Raikkonen had rolled out of the 2010 Rally Mexico in pretty spectacular fashion and, word had it, he was already out of town and sipping a cold one five miles high somewhere across the Atlantic. Wrong. But the cold one was right. He was sipping it in my hotel bar. I slipped in for a commiserating late-night pint with Raikkonen's co-driver and fellow roller Kaj Lindstrom – a Finn I've known throughout his career alongside Tapio Laukkanen, Tommi Makinen and Nathalie Barratt. Lindstrom was as amusingly dry as usual. Not long later, his driver put down his pool cue, joined us and joined in. It wasn't long before Kimi was asking the stories of WRC seasons passed. Before adding a few stories of his own about living in Essex in his early career. He was completely down to earth and a thoroughly decent and amusing fella to share a pint with." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted July 12, 2012 From an Autosport column this week by David Evans about his top WRC moments, (posted for Bradman of course): "It's not often that I find myself in one of rally town's better hotels, but in Leon, Mexico a couple of years ago, that happened to be the case. You can always tell when your bed's in the right place, like you can when you're eating in the right place, because Citroen and/or the FIA is there too. This time, it was Citroen. Kimi Raikkonen had rolled out of the 2010 Rally Mexico in pretty spectacular fashion and, word had it, he was already out of town and sipping a cold one five miles high somewhere across the Atlantic. Wrong. But the cold one was right. He was sipping it in my hotel bar. I slipped in for a commiserating late-night pint with Raikkonen's co-driver and fellow roller Kaj Lindstrom – a Finn I've known throughout his career alongside Tapio Laukkanen, Tommi Makinen and Nathalie Barratt. Lindstrom was as amusingly dry as usual. Not long later, his driver put down his pool cue, joined us and joined in. It wasn't long before Kimi was asking the stories of WRC seasons passed. Before adding a few stories of his own about living in Essex in his early career. He was completely down to earth and a thoroughly decent and amusing fella to share a pint with." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AleHop 0 Report post Posted July 12, 2012 A pint of what? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Massa 0 Report post Posted July 12, 2012 The sort of young driver test that isn't the real young driver test was held today at Silverstone. Valtteri Bottas in the Williams was five seconds clear of his closest "competition." Other runners were Max Chilton (Marussia), Rio Haryanto (Marussia), and Qing Hua Ma (HRT). Conclusions: There are none to be made after this pointless exercise, though Bottas has been pretty good in the Friday sessions he's done. It leads me to ask...are the teams who aren't doing this test at Silverstone eligible to do one in Abu Dhabi, or has the young driver test just died off altogether? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insider 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2012 Bottas is a star in the making. Some of the guys they drag up are not of the same calibre of Kobi, Perez, Mad Donald et al. On the other hand people get missed too. I remember Jamie Green winning the F3 series in 2004 or whatever and ending up in DTM without a sniff at F1. Despite a great first works season they dumped him in a year-old car to make way for Paffett but he still managed to win a race. As I have said elsewhere on this forum, all support driver should hold a Superlicence and the FIA should at least allow in-season tyre testing for all teams to give the drivers experience in the car. If not for anything else - their own safety. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted July 16, 2012 Was Maria de Villota really at fault in her accident? According to Marussia's investigation, it would seem so; http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2012/07/marussia-report-car-not-at-fault-in-di-villota-testing-accident/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted July 18, 2012 Not today in F1, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted July 19, 2012 Blackmail attempt on Bernie: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9406623/Bernie-Ecclestone-blackmailed-by-dental-technician-who-claimed-he-had-kidnapped-daughter-Tamara.html Stewart bringing up driver coaches again and offering to help Grosjean (sort of): http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101265 Lucas di Grassi eye-level lap of Spa: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quiet One 15 Report post Posted July 19, 2012 Blackmail attempt on Bernie: http://www.telegraph...ter-Tamara.html Stewart bringing up driver coaches again and offering to help Grosjean (sort of): http://www.autosport...t.php/id/101265 Lucas di Grassi eye-level lap of Spa: You biased Hamiltonsteric Sutilphobic scum! No mention of the "orgy with 10 girls" Hamilton had? Apparently, being in the same room with 10 girls is headline news. Amazingly, there was no mention of how many guys were also there, or why they decided that the fact that 10 girls had some relevance, and not the fact that, lets say 15 other guys being there did not prove that Hamilton "had a gay orgy with 15 guys" Seriously, some journalists... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted July 19, 2012 You biased Hamiltonsteric Sutilphobic scum! No mention of the "orgy with 10 girls" Hamilton had? Apparently, being in the same room with 10 girls is headline news. Amazingly, there was no mention of how many guys were also there, or why they decided that the fact that 10 girls had some relevance, and not the fact that, lets say 15 other guys being there did not prove that Hamilton "had a gay orgy with 15 guys" Seriously, some journalists... Yeah, if simply being in a room with more than two girls is considered an orgy, well call me Max Mosley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quiet One 15 Report post Posted July 19, 2012 Yeah, if simply being in a room with more than two girls is considered an orgy, well call me Max Mosley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabthaw the Hammerslayer 4 Report post Posted July 20, 2012 Yeah, if simply being in a room with more than two girls is considered an orgy, well call me Max Mosley. Call you sued, more like Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quiet One 15 Report post Posted July 20, 2012 Call you sued, more like Hey, looks who's arse kissing now: http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2012/07/hamilton-regrets-lack-of-success-but-gets-vote-of-confidence-from-alonso/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LabradoRacer 2 Report post Posted July 22, 2012 Uh-oh, RBR under investigation. http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=46890 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted July 22, 2012 [quote name='LabradoRacer' timestamp='1342949286' post='348399'] Uh-oh, RBR under investigation. [url="http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=46890"]http://www.pitpass.c...es_art_id=46890[/url] [/quote] [quote name='LabradoRacer' timestamp='1342949286' post='348399'] Uh-oh, RBR under investigation. [url="http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=46890"]http://www.pitpass.c...es_art_id=46890[/url] [/quote] yeah, whats going here man... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LabradoRacer 2 Report post Posted July 22, 2012 yeah, whats going here man... You quoted me twice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AleHop 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2012 It's supposed to do with off-throttle blowing. What puzzles me is how did they do it if the ECU is FIA's. How, mechanically? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Argento Reloaded 1 Report post Posted July 25, 2012 It's supposed to do with off-throttle blowing. What puzzles me is how did they do it if the ECU is FIA's. How, mechanically? They did a very simple trick: they change the engine mapping to deliver the minimum torque as possible in the mid revs, so the driver can still on throtle even in corner without the risk of an oversteer finding a way to "feed" the diffusor with much more exhaust gases. Clever! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AleHop 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2012 They did a very simple trick: they change the engine mapping to deliver the minimum torque as possible in the mid revs, so the driver can still on throtle even in corner without the risk of an oversteer finding a way to "feed" the diffusor with much more exhaust gases. Clever! Cheating b#####ds!!! They'll hear me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quiet One 15 Report post Posted July 25, 2012 http://www.totalf1.com/full_story/view/424446/Raikkonen_crashes_after_Hockenheim_race/ So many jokes...so little time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ikyrotz 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2012 http://www.totalf1.c...ockenheim_race/ So many jokes...so little time... Who can still doubt that we've got the old Kimi back! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted July 26, 2012 You quoted me twice. dunno how that happened Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted July 26, 2012 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/281954/dennis-pretty-sure-hamilton-will-stay-at-mclaren/ Ron Dennis is puffing his chest out. He must know that there are no seats left anywhere else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites