2018 F1 Random Discussion Thread

webbsy · PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:59 pm

I would love to see a street race around Montjuïc in Barcelona. That track sounded great.

Speedworx · PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:55 am

I watched the McLaren documentary on the flight back from America. Well worth a watch, IMO.

pimmy · PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:45 am

webbsy wrote:

As previuosly mentioned here, if you get the chance to watch the Williams documentary on Netflix, do. It is not a fluff piece that is for sure. Due to his bloody mindlessness Frank Williams sure wouldn't win any father of the year awards.

It is pretty confronting and contains a gem of a quote.

Interviewer: "Nelson thinks there was a bias towards Nigel because he was British".
Frank Dernie: "I think that is not true, there could have been, but Nigel was such an arse that it was very difficult to have an actual bias to him".

And this..."He (Mansell) was whinging on the radio and Patrick Head said on the radio "For fucks sake stop whinging Nigel" and turned his radio off"

I watched this earlier. It's worth it just for Dave Brodie, tbh.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:59 pm

I didn't liked either but I'm more into the sport, not by the personal affairs of F1 people

but is interesting to see how a man went from lower classes into the most advanced racing team of all time (back in early 90's obviously)

EAS · PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:55 pm

I loved the Williams documentary exactly because they focused on the people behind the team. It pays a fair tribute to Ginnie Williams as someone who as crucial for the success of the team just like Frank. And also, it surprised me how deep they went into the family affairs, like the dispute between Claire and the brother to see who would succeed their father as the Team Principal.

VirtuaIceMan · PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:36 am

I might get an early glimpse of a 2018 car. Can't say anything more, but I might say whether it's

or

looking!

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 2:51 pm

on the silhouette first you

, then you

and finally after seeing all is :yuk:

but then you get used to

Fabs · PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:49 pm

VirtuaIceMan wrote:

I might get an early glimpse of a 2018 car. Can't say anything more, but I might say whether it's

or

looking!

codename_47 · PostPosted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 12:29 am

It'll probably be :roll:

micha · PostPosted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:50 am

VirtuaIceMan wrote:

I might get an early glimpse of a 2018 car. Can't say anything more, but I might say whether it's

or

looking!

What did you do for that cruel punishment?

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 3:35 pm

still better than be forced to listen to Vettel radio while he's behind backmarkers for one week

Ian-S · PostPosted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 7:44 pm

So we going to get a blue McLaren this year then?

kals · PostPosted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:49 pm

Ian-S wrote:

So we going to get a blue McLaren this year then?

I can’t imagine so. McLaren won’t be seeing any sponsorship revenue, it’s a technical partnership aka McLaren receiving free Dell equipment.

And anyway, I would have thought McLaren was looking for reliable equipment after the Honda debacle. Dell gear is bulky, slow, bloated and prone to breaking down.

Ian-S · PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 12:25 am

I had to laugh at the irony of it too.

kals · PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:59 pm

I watched the McLaren series on Amazon Prime last night. Thought it was good, not amazing. It could / should have been longer to cover the entire season. The name of the show was confusing and misleading considering there was barely any focus on the drivers. I did like the juxtaposition toward the end of the final show, when Alonso was being interviewed about the engine situation at his kart track, with the Renault banner hanging nicely in shot in the background.

alex1369 · PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:46 pm

LucasWheldon wrote:

on the silhouette first you

, then you

and finally after seeing all is :yuk:

but then you get used to

yeh unforutunatley thats how it was in 2012, 2014 and we got used to it.... and we will have to now unfortunatley

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:23 pm

if only the halo was the only ugly thing in the car, but the problem is deeper that a g string on the cockpit, the complex front wings, false width of the cars, the lack of good liveries, all that kill the looks

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:01 pm

If the font is anything to go by, Red Bull have decided what tiny aspect of their livery to tweak for this year :roll:

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:23 am

Recap of all confirmed car launches for people like me who are getting out of hibernation period. (I can't get the columns to align using the tab key and the "code" tag, can you? Anyway it's good enough). Source the f1 official site

Code:

Williams FW41 (Mercedes)   February 15    London, UK 
Red Bull RB14 (TAG Heuer)   February 19    TBC 
Sauber C37 (Ferrari)      February 20    Online 
Renault R.S.18 (Renault)   February 20    Online 
Ferrari TBC (Ferrari)      February 22    Online 
Mercedes W09 (Mercedes)   February 22    Silverstone, UK 
McLaren MCL33 (Renault)   February 23    TBC 
Toro Rosso STR13 (Honda)   February 26    Barcelona, Spain

It's getting close folks, sharpen your ceremony knives and get your pitchforks from the shed, and don't forget the chant: "Fuck HALO!"

Fabs · PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:32 pm

I'm excited, can't wait to start bitching about everything that's wrong about F1 car design.

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