The F1 Thread

[Nando]

Ten place grid penalty for Webber hitching a lift with Alonso.

Farcical.

 

[Bandyrastard]

Ten place grid penalty for Webber hitching a lift with Alonso.

Farcical.

What a joke.

 

[The Bear]

Apparently they got off lightly as cars had to swerve to avoid Alonso who'd stopped.

https://twitter.com/tomcary_tel/status/381822005013532673

And this happened in the GP2 race on the slowdown lap:

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/8935656/gp2-crash:-leimer-t-bones-rossi

 

[Kenny]

2014 Schedule

2014 Calendar
16 March: Australia (Melbourne)
30 March: Malaysia (Sepang)
6 April: Bahrain (Sakhir)
20 April: China (Shanghai)
27 April: Korea (Korea International Circuit)*
11 May: Spain (Barcelona)
25 May: Monaco (Monaco)
1 June: Grand Prix of America (New Jersey)*
8 June: Canada (Montreal)
22 June: Austria (Red Bull Ring)
6 July: Britain (Silverstone)
20 July: Germany (Hockenheim)
27 July: Hungary (Budapest)
24 August: Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
7 September: Italy (Monza)
21 September: Singapore (Marina Bay)
5 October: Russia (Sochi)*
12 October: Japan (Suzuka)
26 October: Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)
9 November: USA (Austin)
16 November: Mexico (Mexico City)*
30 November: Brazil (Interlagos)

Ones in bold are not confirmed despite the FIA calling this the confirmed schedule for next year

 

[The Bear]

Let's hope Russia and Mexico are decent. Are they Tilke circuits?

 

[Kenny]

He is doing something to it

Hermann Tilke’s company is planning alterations to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City which is tipped to host a round of the world championship next year.

The New Jersey one looked good when Vettel did the test run last year but that might just have been due to the backdrop rather than the actual track

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Last I heard the New Jersey track owners had run out of money and/or time.

 

[Kenny]

Last I heard the New Jersey track owners had run out of money and/or time.

That was for this current season. Some funding was delayed or something and they missed the deadline. All seems good to go now.

 

[lemonjelly]

Fairly sure I heard/read the New jersey GP was dropped from next year too?

 

[The Bear]

Quite a nasty accident for Dario Franchitti (he's ok) in IndyCar last weekend, with plenty of debris going into the crowd over the fencing:

As far as the F1 is going, it's a bit of a snoozefest at the minute. I hope Suzuka is better this weekend as it's one of my favourite tracks ever.

 

[Tom Hark]

As far as the F1 is going, it's a bit of a snoozefest at the minute. I hope Suzuka is better this weekend as it's one of my favourite tracks ever.

Agreed in as much as RB/Vettel have made the championships one-horse races, but there's actually been some very good racing per se this season, and really enjoyable to watch. If it had meant something, it could have been one of the best seasons of late, I reckon. Sad that one car's dominance has turned it into so much 'so what?'

 

[Nando]

He's fractured his legs and back, hasn't he? Awful accident.

As for the F1, it was the first time in a long while that I couldn't be bothered to watch quali. I can't see it getting any better this season, especially at Suzuka which is Red Bull paradise. There's some decent action in amongst the pack but the Vettel/RB package is untouchable.

 

[The Bear]

Oh I didn't know that, I got the vid from somewhere else and they said he was ok. Nasty.

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

It's become like watching paint dry, and would you bloody believe this is the first season it's live on greek TV. A snoozefest guys, sorry but it is.

 

[Kenny]

The stuff between Hulkenburg, Hamilton & Alonso certainly wasn't a snoozefest yesterday

Just becaause 1 man is dominating the sport doesn't mean everything else behind him is boring

 

[The Bear]

It only got interesting towards the end of the race though. I didn't even bother watching all of Singapore.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

He's fractured his legs and back, hasn't he? Awful accident.

He has cracked two vertebrae and fractured an ankle. First accident of that type since Indy went to closed wheel design at the back following the Wheldon crash. Seems to me that the rear of the car is even more of a launch pad now than before. It was a bad accident, but I would be much more worried about a similar accident at somewhere like Indianapolis at 200mph plus.

 

[Kenny]

It only got interesting towards the end of the race though. I didn't even bother watching all of Singapore.

I was up all night Saturday so I sat and watched it. I wish it was a snorefest as I need some sleep

 

[broughtonwolf]

Absolutely dreadful news about Maria de Vilota

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24487701

 

[The Bear]

Blimey.