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  1. Zapski

    Zapski Well-Known Member

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    True, but racing drivers aren't actually humans. They're some kind of weird alien robot thing.
     
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    If you are racing you really don't think of things like heat while racing. That is after you get out of your car & collapse.
     
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    That's only true of some of them.

    It was Colin Edwards years ago who said that getting fifth place in Moto GP was as good as he could hope for, as the the four guys ahead of him (Rossi, Lorenzo, Stoner, Pedrosa) were 'aliens' that he could not hope to beat.

    One of the wisest comments ever made about racers, I reckon. If you want to win in Moto GP, you definitely have to have some alien properties - just watch Marquez (new alien) dance on the precipice.

    And once an alien, always an alien, I reckon. Casey Stoner has just taken part in the testing session for 2016 Moto GP and collected fifth place, ahead of one of the current aliens....
     
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    Grosjean: It’s an American spirit (grandprix247.com)
    Full article here.
     
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    Anyone interested in (relatively) simple explanations of the whys and wherefores of tech and other changes seen and expected on the cars in 2016 should click over to ScarbsF1's (Craig Scarborough) blog page on the subject:

     
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    That was rather helpful, thanks Steve.
     
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    Still no fluffy/fuzzy dice though - makes me wonder how serious they really are about going fast....
     
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    Now that's funny !!
     
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    Today is supposed to be the Red Bull Tag Hauer livery launch.

    I bet it's blue....
     
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    So, is it blue? I can't really tell. Looks matte black to me...and I don't hate it. Very glad to see the purple has gone away.

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    By the way, it's not the new car. New livery, old car.
     
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    Blue-ish?

    It looks better than all that Infiniti nonsense, but I'll reserve judgment on the matte until I see it on the track. Seems cleaner though, and that's good. I was afraid of much more prominent Tag Heuer branding.
     
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    Maybe it's the lighting but I still don't see much blue...but I actually like it and great contrast will make it easy to spot.

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    Different..but interesting.
     
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    Almost black
     
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    I wonder if the Toro Rosso's will go lighter and stay glossy....
     
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    Hope they used Go-Fast paint this year.
     
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    Steve why isn't there a like button for your posts ??
     

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