F1 Official Thread - Grand Prix of Britain

[D Double]

Yo, leave Adrian alone! 

Oh no I meant the expressions of Nico and Lewis in your pic.

 

[Sinner]

Meanwhile, Alonso past the century mark... they ain't fast, but at least it's good to see mileage... 

 

[zk1mpls]

 

[Sinner]

Radical and unusual indeed! 

 

[zk1mpls]

You can also see from that photo how varied the carbon fibre patterns used on the car can be.

 

[D Double]

Mercedes trying all sorts of new stuff I see.

I still think Red Bull and Ferrari will be closer this season.

 

[Sinner]

Different CF patterns mean different characteristics.  Those F1 guys are a clever bunch.

Final times and lap count:
 
[table][tr][th=""]Pos[/th][th=""]Driver[/th][th=""]Team[/th][th=""]Time[/th][th=""]Laps[/th][/tr][tr][td]1 [/td][td]  

 Sebastian Vettel[/td][td]

 Ferrari[/td][td]1:22.810[/td][td]125[/td][/tr][tr][td]2 [/td][td]  

 Daniel Ricciardo[/td][td]

 Red Bull[/td][td]1:23.525[/td][td]112[/td][/tr][tr][td]3[/td][td]  

 Sergio Perez[/td][td]

 Force India[/td][td]1:23.650[/td][td]101[/td][/tr][tr][td]4[/td][td]  

 Nico Rosberg[/td][td]

 Mercedes[/td][td]1:24.867[/td][td]172[/td][/tr][tr][td]5[/td][td]  

 Marcus Ericsson[/td][td]

 Sauber[/td][td]1:25.237[/td][td]106[/td][/tr][tr][td]6[/td][td]  

 Esteban Gutierrez[/td][td]

 Haas[/td][td]1:25.524[/td][td]79[/td][/tr][tr][td]7[/td][td]  

 Valtteri Bottas[/td][td]

 Williams[/td][td]1:25.648[/td][td]134[/td][/tr][tr][td]8[/td][td]  

 Pascal Wehrlein[/td][td]

 Manor[/td][td]1:25.925[/td][td]71[/td][/tr][tr][td]9 [/td][td]  

 Fernando Alonso[/td][td]

 McLaren[/td][td]1:26.082[/td][td]119[/td][/tr][tr][td]10 [/td][td]  

 Jolyon Palmer[/td][td]

 Renault[/td][td]1:26.189[/td][td]42[/td][/tr][tr][td]11 [/td][td]  

 Max Verstappen[/td][td]

 Toro Rosso[/td][td]1:26.539[/td][td]121[/td][/tr][/table]

 

[Sinner]

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-teams-agree-elimination-style-qualifying-for-2016-675278/

 

[D Double]

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-teams-agree-elimination-style-qualifying-for-2016-675278/

I like my Pole shootout so I don't know what to think of this. I'm all for improving the show but would this?

 

[Sinner]

I dunno... need to see how it all pans out.  It should spice things up, but old-quali was never an issue IMO.  

There's so much BS in F1, but this is what they choose to focus on. 

 

[Sinner]

 The FIA has also announced a new ‘Driver of the Day’ award which will be voted for by fans and presented to the driver “immediately following the conclusion of the race”.

 

[zk1mpls]

Well, that's as pointless as the pole position trophy. What's next... cookie for the fastest lap award?

They should do the fan vote boost thing they did with Formula E. And fan vote engine limiters just for Mercedes.

 

[D Double]

Well, that's as pointless as the pole position trophy. What's next... cookie for the fastest lap award?

They should do the fan vote boost thing they did with Formula E. And fan vote engine limiters just for Mercedes.

I was so confused when I saw that watching the first Formula E race.
I still think it's one of the worst ideas ever but I haven't watched Formula E race since then.

If driver of the day is like man of the match then fair enough as long as they don't make a big deal out of it.

 

[Sinner]

Fan-boost is also a big joke... all the fanboys and girls will give it to Lewis every time.  

Hey Bernie, here's an idea... quit messin' with the rules every few years.  

And you want more fans?  Make it cheaper for the fans to attend and for those watching at home! 

 

[zk1mpls]

Fan-boost is also a big joke... all the fanboys and girls will give it to Lewis every time.  

Hey Bernie, here's an idea... quit messin' with the rules every few years.  
And you want more fans?  Make it cheaper for the fans to attend and for those watching at home! 

THIS. Considering attending this year's WEC 6 Hours of Fuji over the F1 Japanese GP at Suzuka (which happens on the previous weekend). Probably would cost 1/3 of the price, too.

 

[Sinner]

[h3]Full times and lap count:[/h3][table][tr][th=""]Pos[/th][th=""]Driver[/th][th=""]Team[/th][th=""]Time[/th][th=""]Laps[/th][/tr][tr][td]1[/td][td]  

 N. Hulkenberg[/td][td]

 Force India[/td][td]1:23.110[/td][td]75[/td][/tr][tr][td]2[/td][td]  

 K. Raikkonen[/td][td]

 Ferrari[/td][td]1:25.977 [/td][td]47[/td][/tr][tr][td]3 [/td][td]  

 K. Magnussen[/td][td]

 Renault[/td][td]1:26.014[/td][td]102[/td][/tr][tr][td]4[/td][td]  

 N. Rosberg[/td][td]

 Mercedes[/td][td]1:26.084[/td][td]74[/td][/tr][tr][td]5 [/td][td]  

 R. Grosjean[/td][td]

 Haas[/td][td]1:26.214[/td][td]69[/td][/tr][tr][td]6[/td][td]  

 C. Sainz[/td][td]

 Toro Rosso[/td][td]1:26.239[/td][td]143[/td][/tr][tr][td]7[/td][td]  

 F. Nasr[/td][td]

 Sauber[/td][td]1:26.392[/td][td]103[/td][/tr][tr][td]8 [/td][td]  

 D. Kvyat[/td][td]

 Red Bull[/td][td]1:26.497[/td][td]74[/td][/tr][tr][td]9 [/td][td]  

 L. Hamilton[/td][td]

 Mercedes[/td][td]1:26.628[/td][td]64[/td][/tr][tr][td]10[/td][td]  

 F. Massa[/td][td]

 Williams[/td][td]1:26.712[/td][td]109[/td][/tr][tr][td]11[/td][td]  

 J. Button[/td][td]

 McLaren[/td][td]1:26.919[/td][td]51[/td][/tr][tr][td]12 [/td][td]  

 R. Haryanto[/td][td]

 Manor[/td][td]1:29.808[/td][td]65[/td][/tr][/table]

 

[kookcle]

Looks like Manor is using last years Mclaren chasis with a Mercedes engine.

I dont mind the change for qualifying.

Q1,Q2 and the first half of Q3 can be boring sometimes.

 

[D Double]

 

[Sinner]

Psych!

Guess you can do that when you're miles ahead of everyone else! 

EDIT

Lol, this guy... but poor Roscoe... looks like he can barely keep up!

 

[zk1mpls]

In other news... http://thesupercarkids.com/former-ferrari-f1-head-stefano-domenicali-is-the-new-ceo-of-lamborghini/

 

[D Double]

In other news... http://thesupercarkids.com/former-ferrari-f1-head-stefano-domenicali-is-the-new-ceo-of-lamborghini/

Good news for Stefano. I've always liked him and I'm not sure why Ferrari let him go to be honest.

 

[Sinner]

That photog was a damn fool.  It's dangerous and unprofessional.  

 

[Sinner]

Meh... all those 90-degree turns... 

 

[Sinner]

What a freaking joke.  Just stop with all of this nonsense.

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-forced-to-delay-new-qualifying-format-until-spanish-gp-676021/

Mid-season changes... and if the software doesn't work properly... mass confusion.  

 

[kookcle]