2011 Random F1 Discussion

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:05 pm

That would be a good idea

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:13 pm

Slightly off topic, but Cars is just starting on BBC1

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:23 am

Virgin Racing making an announcement regarding a driver this morning, expecting to be an extension for either Glock or d'Ambrosio rather than a replacement.

Sauber in financial trouble?
http://www.f1zone.net/site/financial-wo ... uber/7694/

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:02 am

Glock stays at Virgin until 2014

user · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:57 am

Hmmm, did I hear incorrectly yesterday him saying over team radio that Virgin is making his life miserable?

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:17 am

Only just seen this, but the Virgin livery looks much better on an old-style F1 car

ellis · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 2:55 pm

phil1993 wrote:

Only just seen this, but the Virgin livery looks much better on an old-style F1 car

The last Super Aguri chassis?

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 2:58 pm

It's the SA06

Fish88 · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 2:59 pm

Looks like a Midland

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:09 pm

Will Buxton

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Fab weekend. Dodgy weather... and its due to continue in Hungary. Believe it or not, low temps, wind and rain are forecast.

Tobias · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:17 pm

I don't trust weather reports anymore. Just see what happens at the moment.

Gabriel · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:17 pm

please make it happen

ryan86 · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:53 pm

I thought the weather reports were quite accurate. Didn't it rain overnight like predicted, it's just the showers during the race weren't heavy enough to make a difference.

Vassago · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:16 pm

Bruno Senna will drive on Friday in Hungary in Heidfeld's car. Guess Heidfeld's poor run of results recently has gotten Boullier shaken

Magnifico · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:21 pm

Renault are idiots. Nick's racing has been fine this year and he actually has two points more than Petrov to date. How does it help releiving him of more track time when their too-ing and fro-ing about exhausts and whatnot currently?

Sure Nick's qualifying is so-so but given how much more the race means than Qualifying this season surely they should take this into account? The Ferrari for example is average in qualifying but Alonso's last five races read 2-R-2-1-2. Alguersuari and Kobayashi have recently gone out 18th but have gone onto score points whenever they did so. Schumacher has gone out in Q2 umpteen times compared to Rosberg but his actual race pace [when not knocking off his front wing] has been strong than Nico's recently.

Putting Senna or Grosjean [as much as I want Romain back in F1] isn't going to see the car go any quicker, or the results suddenly come.

Shaddix · PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:18 pm

it's more a question of balancing performance and sponsorship incomes I think

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:35 am

Magnifico wrote:

Renault are idiots. Nick's racing has been fine this year and he actually has two points more than Petrov to date. How does it help releiving him of more track time when their too-ing and fro-ing about exhausts and whatnot currently?

Sure Nick's qualifying is so-so but given how much more the race means than Qualifying this season surely they should take this into account? The Ferrari for example is average in qualifying but Alonso's last five races read 2-R-2-1-2. Alguersuari and Kobayashi have recently gone out 18th but have gone onto score points whenever they did so. Schumacher has gone out in Q2 umpteen times compared to Rosberg but his actual race pace [when not knocking off his front wing] has been strong than Nico's recently.

Putting Senna or Grosjean [as much as I want Romain back in F1] isn't going to see the car go any quicker, or the results suddenly come.

I wholeheartedly agree. But I doubt that Renault can catch Mercedes for 4th, nor are they likely to be overhauled by Sauber. Therefore 5th is guaranteed for them, so putting Senna in for a few races and then perhaps Grosjean when GP2 is finished could give Renault valuable data as to the abilities of both drivers. Heidfeld hasn't developed the car to the extent that Renault hoped I think.

Tobias · PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:04 am

sad to say, but could also be to see who they should place in the car next year if Robert is found not fit to race.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:45 am

Good point by Lee MacKenzie on Autosport about drivers being robots

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Team radio has become a direct line to the world and the FIA's Charlie Whiting. Drivers and engineers are a canny bunch and know that their thoughts can be heard by those in power and other teams. If they don't want things to be played on global television, the solution is simple: swear lots – it's a basic solution that has been adopted by several teams! In most instances, unless it's a panicked-sounding driver, then treat team radio as a party political broadcast.

Why not just bleep it out if thats the case?

Also

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Long-time Blick correspondent Roger Benoit revealed that he asked team principal Williams inside the Nurburgring’s Dorint hotel if the team will line up next year with Barrichello still alongside Pastor Maldonado.

"Not necessarily," Benoit quotes Williams as smiling.

The wheelchair-bound 69-year-old then suggested that it is not the well-backed Venezuelan rookie Maldonado whose seat is in doubt.

"Many people believed we only have him because of the money. But he (Maldonado) is also super-fast, straightforward and the team loves him."

"With a Renault engine, we can give him a better car in 2012,"

kals · PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:53 pm

I've read elsewhere that Valterri Bottas is being linked with the other Williams seat for 2012

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