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  1. minirab

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    #238 minirab, Feb 16, 2015
    Anyone want to bet that he won't be smiling like that come May/June?
     
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    #244 Zapski, Feb 18, 2015
    Steve - I think the red glow is the safety light, not the exhaust.
     
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    #249 Steve, Feb 21, 2015
    We lost the conversation about the new helmet rule. I'm sure everyone remembers, though, and I figure you'll like this.

    Vettel, commenting about the ban on helmet design changes: "If the penalty is just a little fine for charity I'm happy to keep changing my helmets."
     
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    #255 Steve, Feb 25, 2015
    And the FIA are investigating the incident.

    Magnussen gets to fill in for him.
     
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    #257 Steve, Feb 26, 2015
    I'm starting to feel sorry for McLaren. Yet another leak today (hydraulic) forced an engine change and stopped them at just 7 laps.
     
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    #258 Zapski, Feb 26, 2015
    It's been a rough couple of years for us McLaren fans. I'm hoping that after a couple of races they'll have it all sorted, but those first few are going to be miserable.
     
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    #260 Crashton, Feb 27, 2015
    That is troubling, but touching that car with loads of volts in it could be the last thing a corner worker ever does.
     
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    #268 minirab, Mar 2, 2015
    Way too busy, I'll still take Williams.
     
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    #274 Red Bull, Mar 3, 2015
    Exactly, if it was powered by Nissan/Infiniti it would ok, IMO
     
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    #276 MCS02, Mar 3, 2015
    If they had done it and the engine had a Infiniti badg then that would be great. Infiniti advertise as a sport sedan. What they are doing is like those brats that would hang around big guys so they could pick a fight and let there friends finish the fight for them because they are a p.... :D
     
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    #279 Red Bull, Mar 3, 2015
    A lot of the redundancy is because they sell sponsorship by location and companies are paying for more than one spot. The designers have to make small adjustments for the sponsors, and they can only do so much if the team wants the money.

    The best looking cars were the tobacco sponsored cars even though their name was repeated all over the car.
     
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    #282 Zapski, Mar 3, 2015
    I liked the Marlboro barcode. I thought it was a pretty clever way to sidestep the regs and yet somehow be recognizable.
     
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    #289 Zapski, Mar 3, 2015
    Well McLaren won't be winning (or finishing) the first four races anyway. Might as well relax and train for when the darn thing actually works. :fingerscrossed:

    Ah, the "joys" of being a McLaren fan.... :mad2:
     
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    #298 ScottinBend, Mar 5, 2015
    Ahhhh.....the CART races in the 80's and 90's. Meeting the drivers, shaking hands, autographs, sitting in a back-up car (did that in Lynn St. James car at PIR! ! !)
     
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    #299 Steve, Mar 7, 2015
    Here's an unusual view. Took me a few seconds just to work out where the camera is sitting.

    [​IMG]
     
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    #300 Crashton, Mar 7, 2015
    Tea tray camera mount. Now that there is a great view.
     
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    #301 Steve, Mar 8, 2015
    That last sentence, to me, is the main reason Bernie needs to go away.....at least 15 years ago.

    Ecclestone frustrated by Formula 1 spending (gpupdate.net)
     
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    #304 Zapski, Mar 9, 2015
    2015 F1 drivers helmets in pictures - F1 Fanatic

    Some nice designs in there, but also the usual sponsor laden visual barf.

    I especially like Valtteri Bottas'.

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    But for sleek, classic looks, both the Sauber boys win.

    Marcus Ericcson
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    Filipe Nasr
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    #305 Steve, Mar 9, 2015
    Yup, and good racing is entertaining, no doubt about it. The question is, which comes first? What's important about a racing series? It has to be viable and when excessively large budgets are required to keep it going that means it has to be entertaining enough to bring in revenue. But you don't need to make money hand over fist to fill pockets of people who aren't involved in either the racing or the show. Bernie now thinks of it as a show that exists -- not just first and foremost but entirely -- to make BIG money for people who are already rich. To him, it's an entertainment show. Entertainment he can sell to the highest bidder(s). The racing itself (and the tech, the rules, and the "glamorous ladies") is only important insofar as it improves the dollar value of his traveling show. There's no doubt in my mind that if he had his way he'd be able to decide who gets to win each race as well.

    Maybe this isn't commercially viable anymore (and it certainly won't happen while the 'show' is owned by money grubbing investors) but I wish they'd put someone in charge who thought of the entertainment side of the sport as nothing more than a way to keep the series interesting to fans and participants, and funded and running.
     
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    #315 Zapski, Mar 12, 2015
    I was wondering the same thing. I'd be amused if when he pulls into the pit, that the crew just sits there, finishes their coffee, and casually wanders over to ask what he wants.
     
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