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  1. mrntd

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    #1090 mrntd, Oct 6, 2015
    Just read this. He is right on. The whole "green" thing is a joke and it's just making the cost higher.

    It's late in the game but F1 needs to make changes for next year in some way or they are going to bleed fan even more. Honda says they are in for a 5 year plan but if they have to wait a year between updates/upgrades I don't see it happening. Will they stick around if they have another season like this year? Think any new engine suppliers want to jump in and spend a fortune and risk press like Honda has?

    Merc and Ferrari are only going to give current spec engines to teams that they know can't compete with them. So the future is just 2 teams leading and the real racing in the back.
     
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    #1093 mrntd, Oct 7, 2015
    We can only hope. Maybe they will get rid of Bernie before he fossilizes.
     
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    #1107 Minidave, Oct 11, 2015
    Vettel moves ahead of Rosberg in the driver's standings...that has to hurt!
     
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    #1120 minirab, Oct 12, 2015
    Bring back the DFV, issue solved.:D
     
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    #1124 Minidave, Oct 13, 2015
    Yeah, Honda can't get theirs up to speed after two years of development, I don't think they have anything to fear from a Cosworth mashup.

    And about the time they get it competitive, Bernie will change the rules.....you know, to keep costs down......:biggrin5:
     
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    #1125 Zapski, Oct 13, 2015
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    #1129 Steve, Oct 13, 2015
    So, then, befitting the old saying "more balls than brains". That's what I was thinking, or obsessed with acquiring a souvenir before it got trashed by another car...
     
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    #1130 minirab, Oct 13, 2015
    He will probably put it on his mantle next to the empty Vodka bottle:beer
     
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    #1132 Red Bull, Oct 13, 2015
    Brave according to Vettel :lol:

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgZcoFYI0JI"]Vettel: Very brave Russian running across the track - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #1147 mrntd, Oct 21, 2015
    F1 looks ripe for exploding. Again
     
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    #1149 minirab, Oct 21, 2015
    BIG TIME
     
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    #1150 Steve, Oct 21, 2015
    I agree, and this is surely just another Bernie tactic.

    On the other hand, that sort of a switch at such a late date would, as they say, throw the cat among the pigeons. It's not going to happen but it's fun to think about the shakeup that would ensue. Plus I wouldn't mind that sort of a change. For me the green power experiment has been interesting and I think the manufacturers might have even learned a few useful things but I think they should just call it an experiment and move on. They want to make things more interesting? Go back to V8s or V10s and allow those who want it to run a KERS. Maybe add a rule that says X amount of electric energy harvested equates to Y reduction in max revs. There would be a mix of approaches and they'd all have to live with their choices.

    Sorry, got on another fantasy roll there. Point is, despite Bernie using this as a tactic (I give that a 99.9% probability) I wouldn't mind if it actually happened.
     
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    #1152 Steve, Oct 21, 2015
    USGP broadcast schedule reminder.

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    #1157 mrntd, Oct 22, 2015
    A wet race will hopefully be more interesting and unpredictable.
     
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    #1173 Steve, Oct 23, 2015
    Someone dubbed it the Star Spangled Manor...

     
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    #1180 Steve, Oct 23, 2015
    In case anyone is wondering, "wingy thingy" is a technical term...I'm sure. :biggrin5:
     
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    #1182 Minidave, Oct 23, 2015
    Not at all, no one expected the Honda motor to be a front runner right out of the box, now here at the end of the season they're already mid field, scoring points and the reliability is improving every race.

    Next season I expect them to at least podium.....
     
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    #1186 Nathan, Oct 23, 2015
    The latest entry from Williams...

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    #1188 Crashton, Oct 23, 2015
    I'd guess start them according to points. Hey lets invert the field for some real fun.
     
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