2019 Formula One Random Discussion Thread

Omega · PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:03 pm

Coldtyre wrote:

Heidfeld also had zero personality and little visibility. No shine, no drama, no spectacle.

Heck, even if you can't outperform everyone all the time, or if you're in mediocre equipment to battle with anyone, at least be flamboyant at the wheel! Make the highlights reel, put some rubber on the damn racetrack, win the crowd! I'm pretty sure it matters more than it seems.

Have you ever met a flamboyant German?

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:18 pm

Omega wrote:

Have you ever met a flamboyant German?

Modern Talking :lol:

Heidfeld was speculated to race for Mercedes in 2010 but they hired Schumacher instead. Dunno if that could had changed his career or further Mercedes success

kals · PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:41 pm

Omega wrote:

Have you ever met a flamboyant German?

There’s two schools of thought to answer this one...

...with this type of flamboyance

...yet also this (rumoured) type

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:51 pm

What is 'ol Ralf up to these days

micha · PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:16 am

https://www.thelotusforums.com/forums/t ... -type-112/

Someone rendered the Lotus 112 based on 2 windtunnel photos

kals · PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:06 pm

micha wrote:

https://www.thelotusforums.com/forums/topic/86826-lotus-type-112/

Someone rendered the Lotus 112 based on 2 windtunnel photos

And it fooled a good number of motorsport journos who were convinced it was real

iks · PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:57 am

Omega wrote:

Coldtyre wrote:

Heidfeld also had zero personality and little visibility. No shine, no drama, no spectacle.

Heck, even if you can't outperform everyone all the time, or if you're in mediocre equipment to battle with anyone, at least be flamboyant at the wheel! Make the highlights reel, put some rubber on the damn racetrack, win the crowd! I'm pretty sure it matters more than it seems.

Have you ever met a flamboyant German?

Techno Viking.

webbsy · PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 9:34 am

kals wrote:

micha wrote:

https://www.thelotusforums.com/forums/topic/86826-lotus-type-112/

Someone rendered the Lotus 112 based on 2 windtunnel photos

And it fooled a good number of motorsport journos who were convinced it was real

From those renderings it looks a lot like the Tyrell.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:12 pm

some gentleman driver should comission that car to a chassis builder, put a Gibson or AER engine and be happy in those open formula competitions

Vassago · PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 7:45 pm

De Cesaris fan wrote:

I always felt sorry for Heidfeld. Whilst Kimi had a good debut season, considering his age and inexperience, I think that Heidfeld had outperformed him enough to earn a McLaren seat ahead of him.

I also think that Heidfeld could have won in Montreal 2008. Maybe I'm remembering it wrong, but wasn't Heidfeld one stopping and Kubica stopped twice? Heidfeld had to let Kubica through at one point, as Kubica was running lighter. If Heidfeld had held him up for an extra lap or two, he would have been ahead when Kubica made his final stop. And it was very difficult to overtake in those cars...

Never liked Heidfeld since he was Montoya's chief rival in 1998 :roll:

It all went downhill from there.

RtN · PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:15 pm

Quote:

Formula One For Sale, Again

Less than 3 years after Liberty Global acquired Formula One, the company is reportedly exploring scenarios that would decrease their stake in the international racing circuit; everything from an exit to the introduction of new equity partners in on the table. Liberty has failed to add races (see: Miami) and/or major sponsors, attract younger fans (fact: just 14% are < 25 years old) or drive digital revenues (.06% of total revenue in ‘18); issues that collectively indicate the C-suite is in over their heads and taking direction from the wrong places. Keep an eye on former owner Bernie Ecclestone, the British business magnate has the capital, know-how and can likely reclaim the asset back for a fraction of the $8 billion he sold it for.

https://johnwallstreet.com/formula-one-for-sale/

Now, I don't know how good of a track record this website has, but what is known is that they were retweeted by Christian Sylt earlier today. Sylt's reputation for bullshit is also well-known, but most of the time, the bullshit is delivered at Bernie's request.

So, maybe it's wishful thinking on his part...or maybe there's something more involved.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:44 pm

Knock down the pay wall

codename_47 · PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:21 am

Bernie set up the paywall

Liberty brought us social media engagement, F1 TV app and various other ways to actually engage with the fans, something Bernie will no doubt cancel the first second he's back in the chair in favour of more "traditional" methods of "the right crowd and no crowding" elitism.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 2:43 am

Giving up after three years would be pathetic. But the board should be asking questions about the direction, revenues and areas where little to no progress is being made...

- Calendar
- New venues
- Retaining historic races
- Concorde / sporting / technical rules

racer612008 · PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:02 am

Adam Stern is tweeting about the report.

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Going to guess with NASCAR wanting to sell at least a minority stake (and doing things such as adding to their portfolio with buying out the minority stakes in ISC, ISC purchasing Racing Electronics, running IMSA & American Flat Track on the side etc. - which many in circles over here thinking it's to setup for a possible sale), and Liberty publicly stating they are interested that it could be something with that.

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:59 am

This is sensationalism at its best. A company "exploring scenarios" becomes "F1 for sale, again".

Companies explore scenarios all the time. It's their actual job to do that, you always have a strategy ready for best case scenario, worst case scenario, and everything in-between.

More worrying is the "fact" (it's from the same post though, so who knows if it's true) that only 14% of fans are under 25 of age. This confirms my anecdotal feeling that F1 (and motorsports in general) really is an old fart hobby, young people are looking elsewhere and will need something new to keep interest in racing. If not something entirely environmentally friendly, at least something that doesn't reek of 20th century.

micha · PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:21 pm

much ado about nothing probably. Well, in regards of F1. For FE it might be a different story.

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:28 pm

#Fail

@Fail

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:05 pm

Bernie will return to save F1

by killing FE

iks · PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:35 pm

codename_47 wrote:

Bernie set up the paywall

Liberty brought us social media engagement, F1 TV app and various other ways to actually engage with the fans, something Bernie will no doubt cancel the first second he's back in the chair in favour of more "traditional" methods of "the right crowd and no crowding" elitism.

They have done well with that which they should as that is their forté. In pretty much all other areas I would give them a big fat F- grade. I would wholeheartedly welcome Bernie back. Obviously he is no angel but he gets the job done.

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