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#1 ·
Picking up the new silly season from the old silly season here .


Let the driver swaps, the aero swaps and engine swaps commence once again...
 
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Originally Posted by BGLeduc  /t/1502329/2014-formula-1-in-hd/0_60#post_24010073

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111657


I hope this gets shot down before it gains any traction. What next, "competition" cautions?
Really.

This is f_cking ridiculous.


If they want more than 1 pitstop, just make the tires less durable.
 
#6 ·
Here is something very interesting:

Marussia could merge with Sauber leaving just ten teams on the 2014 Formula One grid, claims a report in the German media.


According to Auto Moto und Sport, Marussia - like many of their rivals - are struggling and face a budget of "76 million euros."


The team's Russian owners are keen to merge with another team and, having failed in a bid to do so with Williams, have targeted Sauber.


Journalist Michael Schmidt claims that "chief Andrei Cheglakov is reportedly fed up with needing to dig deep into his own pockets only to be down the field but he still wants to remain in Formula 1.


"He tried to buy Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff's shares at Williams, that's around 15 percent.


"Bernie Ecclestone is said to have endorsed the deal but Claire Williams rejected it as Williams want to remain independent."


The report continued claiming that Marussia have now set their sights on "joining forces" with Sauber, who are "looking for new sponsors and partners on the Russian market."




As I said in my Austin travelogue, I really fell in love with The Little Team That Could.


How they held off Caterham for the final cash-paying spot in the final standings was great stuff.....Jules Bianchi is the man

A plucky team worthy of survival..
 
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Originally Posted by BGLeduc  /t/1502329/2014-formula-1-in-hd#post_24010073

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111657


I hope this gets shot down before it gains any traction. What next, "competition" cautions?


Sheesh, the wild tiger that is F1 will be as tame as a house cat if this kind of crap keeps happening.


I don't see what the upside is for them. What does F1 gain by this?
 
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Originally Posted by Tack  /t/1502329/2014-formula-1-in-hd#post_24010616


Sheesh, the wild tiger that is F1 will be as tame as a house cat if this kind of crap keeps happening.


I don't see what the upside is for them. What does F1 gain by this?

I don't get it either. It is a solution in search of a problem.


I am hopeful it will get killed.


Brian
 
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Originally Posted by Tack  /t/1502329/2014-formula-1-in-hd/0_60#post_24010595


I really enjoyed your comments about Marrusia in your race review. Made me see them in a different light.
The fact they seemed to have at least one car on-track at all the time made me respect their commitment.

Also, watching Bianchi hold off the 2 Caterhams when they were using their DRS and he couldn't was awesome stuff.

Sheer determination and skill IMO and it went on lap after lap.


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Originally Posted by BGLeduc  /t/1502329/2014-formula-1-in-hd/0_60#post_24010599



Shame that Hulk did not get that seat. I hope F.I. fields a good car, assuming that is where he is going.


And hopefully Grosjean will wax this prick in every single session.
+100000000
 
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Originally Posted by oink  /t/1502329/2014-formula-1-in-hd#post_24010884


+100000000

Maybe Lotus can take a page from the Red Bull/Webber car prep playbook and make sure that whenever something breaks on a Lotus, more often then not it will be on Maldonado's car.


Thanks for the $30 mil, Pastor, sorry about the fire/KERS/gearbox. :)


Brian
 
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Originally Posted by BGLeduc  /t/1502329/2014-formula-1-in-hd#post_24010599


Well, that settles that.

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2013/11/maldonado-to-drive-for-lotus-in-2014-alongside-grosjean/


Shame that Hulk did not get that seat. I hope F.I. fields a good car, assuming that is where he is going.


And hopefully Grosjean will wax this prick in every single session.

It's amazing what a year will do. Could you imagine these two pairing up at the beginning of last year? No team would've been able to handle that kind of bad press.






Pastor still doesnt have a great rep, but Romain is now "the whiz kid"
 
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Originally Posted by Tack  /t/1502329/2014-formula-1-in-hd#post_24010957


It's amazing what a year will do. Could you imagine these two pairing up at the beginning of last year? No team would've been able to handle that kind of bad press.






Pastor still doesnt have a great rep, but Romain is now "the whiz kid"

OK…THAT'S GOOD!


Just imagine the sight of not one, but TWO flying Loti…..surely, Alonso would have been decapitated.
 
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Originally Posted by BGLeduc  /t/1502329/2014-formula-1-in-hd/0_60#post_24011027


Just imagine the sight of not one, but TWO flying Loti…..surely, Alonso would have been decapitated.
We don't know that for certain....and STOP calling me Shirley!


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Originally Posted by RaceTripper  /t/1502329/2014-formula-1-in-hd/0_60#post_24012741

FIA proposes 'pole trophy' for Formula 1's top qualifier from 2014


I would rather see a championship point awarded for pole position, and perhaps one for fast lap. A hat trick (pole, fastest lap, win) would net 27 pts.
I like your idea way better.
 
#18 ·
This was inevitable (thousands of years of Italian patrician social mores don't go away overnight):


Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo is set to curb Fernando Alonso's voice on Twitter, forbidding the Spaniard from commenting on Ferrari.


Alonso is one of many Formula One drivers who these days uses Twitter to interact with his fan, opting largely for the frivolous.


"Today arrive my PlayStation 4!! Amazing!" he tweeted on Friday while also talking about his "hair style" needing to be more "aerodynamic" as tufts peaked through his cycling helmet.


And keeping to the frivolous and random updates about his life is all that Alonso will be permitted to do as tweeting about Ferrari and their on-goings is now forbidden.


"I'll forbid it in the sense that Alonso (and I mean Alonso and everyone else) can write anything he wants on Twitter, but when it comes to things concerning Ferrari, these will be said by Ferrari," Marca reports di Montezemolo as having told RAI 1.


"Otherwise we risk creating situations that could upset the atmosphere and the peace within the team, which has been very important this year, in my opinion.


"I've said all year that, first and foremost, we need to watch our behaviour."
 
#19 ·
This is what Fred just Tweeted:

Fernando Alonso ‏@alo_oficial 40m
Another 2h simulator this morning! Trying to adapt to the new rules as soon as possible! I wish good weekend to all!


I have followed him for maybe two years….he has not, to my recollection, ever tweeted anything that was controversial. He saves all that for the press. :)


If the 2014 Ferrari is still below par, I expect that he will continue to have choice things to say to the motoring press. This new "restriction" seems designed to make it appear that Luca is putting the clamps on, when in reality, 140 character blasts from Fred should be the least of his worries.
 
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Originally Posted by stevew24963  /t/1502329/2014-formula-1-in-hd#post_24014174


They put a lid on it and it got uglier.

Yes, the Chrome Member got a Shield.
 
#23 ·
Bernie's take on the Ferrari/Alonso situation:


Bernie Ecclestone says Ferrari need to inspire belief in Fernando Alonso otherwise the Spaniard could lose his enthusiasm.


For the third time in four seasons with the Scuderia, Alonso had to be content with runner-up in this year's Championship while once again Sebastian Vettel had the glory.


While the Red Bull racer dominated the latter half the season, winning nine races in a row to bring his tally to 13 for the season, Alonso only managed two races wins, the last of which was back in May's Spanish Grand Prix.


In an interview this week with Spain's Marca, Ecclestone said: "People think the name Ferrari is enough to win, but... I don't know if the problem is Ferrari or Alonso.


"I hope he hasn't lost any of the enthusiasm he had. The problem is if he doesn't believe the team can give him the car he wants, he'll lose his enthusiasm."


Asked to compare the double World Champion to Red Bull's Vettel, the F1 suprmeo explained: "They are different. Different as drivers and as people, so you can't compare them.


"It depends which one you like. I like Alonso a lot and I like Vettel. Sebastian is closest to the people."


Ecclestone, though, hopes that Formula One has not seen the last of Alonso's title-winning seasons.


"Fernando is a winner, I want to see him win," he added. "I hoped he would win the title this year, to be honest."
 
#25 ·
This could go a LONG ways towards making better tires for next year:


Three top teams will provide cars so that Pirelli can test its 2014 tires later this month.


Earlier, some teams objected amid rumors McLaren had put its hand up to run its 2013 car for the official tire supplier at a December test in Bahrain.


“It would be unfortunate,” said Mercedes’ Ross Brawn recently, “if one team had the benefit of running a (2014) tire to the exclusion of all the others.”


Now, Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport and Autosprint are separately reporting that the 2013-car Bahrain test, to be held Dec. 17-19, will in fact be attended by three teams.


McLaren will not be among the select three: Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari. Those three teams finished the constructors’ championship in first, second and third place, respectively.


Autosprint said Lotus, fourth overall in 2013, was also invited, but declined for financial reasons.


McLaren finished the season fifth.


La Gazzetta dello Sport said the collected tire data will be made available to all of the other teams, which are permitted to send observers to Bahrain.


Autosprint correspondent Alberto Antonini, however, said the other teams are not happy to have been effectively locked out of the Bahrain test, handing an early advantage to the 2013 frontrunners.





 
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