>4chan /f1/ got keked edition
>>64059625
First for designated shitting circuits
Bahrain is the best circuit
>5th for no Red Bull-Alfa Romeo
>>64059728
not wrong there lad
>>64059728
Best Tilke for sure (runner-up: Sepang)
>>64059728
It's really only grown on me since they shifted to a night race. In the daytime, I never really enjoyed it.
>>64061154
that's prob because the night races have been much better races
apart from one day race (can't remember what year) they were pretty shite
>>64059930
Istanbul is the best tilkedrome tbqh may it ever RIP
Shanghai is the best Tilkedrome
hairpin time
>>64061207
The last turn is really awkward and out of place after all the flowing turns though
>>64061207
Never really gives very good racing unless wet, tbqh
Spa is objectively the best Tilkedrome
>>64061300
He didnt invent spa you knobhead
Tilke's best track is Suzuka
>>64061176
This. Tilke ran out of ideas about 5 tracks ago.
>>64059625
What's pic related about?
>>64061815
it's the fantasy F1 league
>>64061882
We have a fantasy F1 League?!
>Spot the Newfag
For those of you that are interested, here's the drivers that picked up an Autosport Award last night.
>Spot F1
>>64062633
>Pioneering & Innovation Award: McLaren Applied Technologies
>>64062746
Hey, exploring new lows of reliability is still exploring, ask the submarine guys.
Has lewlew stop rising ?
>>64062989
Sort of. In the off season he seems to stop rising to the untrained eye. But look very closely and you can see he is actually still rising, yet at a very slow rate.
>>64063019
It's a good thing that he has became slower,but a bad that he hasn't stop rising. fml
>>64061207
Matty plz
Is Valencia the worst Tilkedrome?
>>64063220
I really seem to be one of the few people that didn't hate Valencia. I actually quite liked it (for a street circuit)
martin brundle rekt shamilton:
>Sad World Champ LH44 didn't pass by Autosport Awards for 20mins to at least thrill/motivate young drivers he once was. Unwritten obligation
>>64062633
>Will Palmer
>another spaniard in motogp
valentino rossi on suicide watch
>>64063393
I'm pretty sure Alonso is a Rossi fan.
Most of the crowd at catalunya are Rossi fans as well. Nationality has nothing on the doctor.
>>64063413
Helps that Lorenzo just doesn't have much of a fanbase at all, and that the vast majority of Marquez fans are also Rossi fans because of their association (or, were, until now).
>>64063393
Alonso moving to MotoGP confirmed?
>>64063455
>inb4 "Moto2 engine, Moto2 engine, ARRH!"
>>64063429
The fact that the 2016 MotoGP game is literally going to be called "Valentino Rossi: The Game" does show how one sided the fan base is. Frankly though who can blame them.
>>64063549
>who can blame them
Literally anyone with any sense at all.
>>64063474
kek :D
>>64059703
>>64061154
>>64061277
>>64062746
>>64063591
What's it like to live in a shanty town, brazil?
>>64063612
Better than a desert with crocodiles and kangaroos stealing my crap beer.
>>64063742
a) I'm not the Aussie above
b) I drink fantastic beer, from Belgium, mostly. But some of our microbreweries are also turning out some very, very good stuff these days.
>the more you know
>>64063786
>I drink fantastic beer, from Belgium,
belgium literally owns half the worlds beer now
>>64063563
The sport is pretty much worthless without him at this point. Even with his flaws, at least he's not morally corrupt like Lorenzo or Marquez.
The only ones who are not okay with this are the few remaining Lorenzo fans at this point.
>>64063591
>brazil making fun of anybody about anything
your country is a legit shithole
>>64063791
Be that as it may, I always keep a stock of St Bernardus and Chimay available as well as local stuff like 4 Pines and Newstead Brewing and Burleigh
>>64063742
Cunt, the majority of our population live next to the sea
>>64063786
>muh microbreweries
Let me guess;you live in melbourne and you look like this
>>64063914
Nope, I live in far north Queensland, have a V8 Commodore and a four-wheel drive - for camping and boat towing - and like fishing, camping, shooting and track days in Europe.
Stereotypes are funny things, m8
>>64063794
> pretty much worthless without him at this point
It wasn't worthless throughout 2011 and 2012 with him on a shitbox Ducati, it wasn't in 2013 when Marquez came and had his battle with Lorenzo, and it wasn't worthless in 2014 when he wiped the floor with everyone else on weekly basis.
Attendance was still high, some races were still sold out, on-track action was still thrilling. It's only been since Qatar this year (maybe late 2014) when the rosstards came back.
> Even with his flaws, at least he's not morally corrupt like Lorenzo or Marquez
Lol, the fact that people need to invent a new villain for Rossi every other year just to be able to look at the sport from his perspective again is the best case for him not being as perfect as you try to picture.
And if you think his actions since pre-Sepang were caused by him genuinely feeling wronged by the Spanish-Jewish-communist-mason consipracy, then maybe he's not morally corrupt, but only plainly retarded.
Currently, Rossi-vs-the-world is the only narrative that fanbase knows, but that hasn't been the case at least since 2010. If these people had any kind of power over the sport, you'd have FormulaE twitter polls, only instead of #FanBoost they'd deliver #FanHighsides.
It's not the only approach to the sport and no, it's not crazy to blame the fanbase for thinking it is.
>>64063945
Sounds comfy desu my senpai, i wish i had a boat tso I could spend the rest of my life fishing in cairns
>>64063914
What's so bad with enjoying beer and supporting local businesses?
You don't have to be a hipster to like microbrews
>>64059009
>>64059191
>>64059379
>>64059421
Any thoughts on this lads?
>>64064674
Don't read into it too much. With Michael being a potato, leaked documents won't really damage him any more. There's no conspiracy here.
Dude probably just realized he had fucked his whole life over and ended it. Would you want to spend the rest of your life in jail?
>>64064674
If there was anything big enough to reveal, it would've been revealed immediately, one way or another. Michael's probably not going to recover any time soon, if ever, and we already knew that.
>>64064955
>>64064931
I know that, I just know how protective the family is over him, even if we all know he's not coming back, at least there is no pictures and details floating around. I think that would be worse desu, I like to think of him like this, and I really would hate to have that image shattered.
>KeepFightingMichael
>>64059625
I stopped using this after the first race 2bh
>>64064955
Vettel was asked by that Italian tabloid how often he visited Schumi since the accident and he refused to answer, saying it was too personal. Sounds pretty bleak imo
>tfw no schumi
>>64065187
Nah, it's just a dickish question to ask someone who's known for valuing personal privacy. You'd probably have better luck asking Massa that question, as he regularly visits Michael and is much more open in general.
>>64065187
Really hope his son has the change to make his dad proud ;__;
>>64066142
chance*
>>64061491
>no cap gate
>>64066142
he hasn't done too well in f4 this year, sadly. i mean, he wasn't terrible, but he seems to be more a ralf than a michael.
>>64061491
Merhi tweet pls
>>64066253
He said nigger on twitter right?
>>64066267
yeah
found it
>>64066308
based murica
>>64066308
common mistake for spanish speakers
>>64066324
Can you explain?
>>64066324
yeah, I don't doubt it, but in the hyper-PC world we live in it's pretty funny
>>64066328
If you are somewhat familiar with a black person you can call them 'negro' (black) as a nickname
When you are not familiar with English and you hear nigger it's pretty normal to think it has the same usage, because it sounds similar and whatnot
>>64066348
literally suarez amirite
>>64066384
So in Spanish it's not racist for a white person to call a black person "negro"?
>>64066384
That's how "nigger" started too. It came as a mispronouncing of the word negro and simply meant black person, but it quickly became used as a derogatory word.
>>64066420
depends on context really
like, if you say 'these [negros] always begging for money get a job' then it's pretty racist
however for example where I live the darkest skinned person on a given group will always be 'el negro' (literally "the black" or "the nigger" as our friend roberto illustrated here) and calling him that won't be racist. You don't even have to be black to be know as 'el negro', just dark skinned (though that's because not a lot of actual black people here)
>>64066226
He was decent. And his father didn't exactly have a stellar junior career in cars until getting to F3
>>64066512
Interesting, thanks.
>>64066512
if for example you had a business meeting at a restaurant and one guy was black (you don't know him too well), he told you he wanted a beer, and you said to the waitress "the negro will have a beer", would that be racist?
>>64066678
I don't know if racist but definitely pretty offensive
>>64066522
1988:
>european formula ford 1600 - 2nd 4 races
>german formula ford 1600 6th 7 races
>formula konig 1st 10 races
in total, 13 wins from 21 races.
>>64066308
I love this
>30% more downforce
this gun b gud
>>64067377
The FIA will find a way to fuck it up
>>64067377
What am I looking at?
>>64067468
2017 cars
>>64067468
half 2015 car, half 2017 car. as it stands at least.
>>64067490
Ugly as sin.
>>64067514
especially the rear wing.
>>64067490
>>64067377
I like it
>>64067490
It looks like the top drawing has intentionally bland body work.
The teams will either make it look better, or much much worse.
>>64067514
It's not much different to current cars
If you want non-ugly cars you need to go back to a more balanced size of front and rear wing
>>64067664
It's definitely going to be different for every team
dem wide rear wings though
>>64067377
>cars now even more reliant on front downforce
>need to follow the car in front from even further back to be able to take a turn
This gun b the worst season ever
>>64067745
>>64067745
Negro please. We have been trying to improve overtaking with these ugly ass and slow as fuck cars since 2009 and look what good it that. Drivers are still crying every race.
At least now they are going to be fast and good looking. That's all I care T B H
>>64067790
>look what good it did*
fixd
>>64067790
Don't blame me for the incompetence of the rule makers, I'm just telling you how it's likely going to play out.
>>64067862
The problem is that there is no magic formula.
Its either slow cars and more overtaking or fast cars and little overtaking. I'm glad they choose this.
What do you think /f1/?
I feel like one of these would be a better way of punishing driver mistakes without compromising safety.
Three different combinations here, which do you think will work better?
>>64067919
>What do you think /f1/?
Poor form on the handwriting and photography 2bh familia
>>64067919
They should have electromagnetic slow zones outside of track limits like Gran Turismo
>>64067919
this would be better
>>64067919
Is this for formula E?
>>64068094
>no hare krishna joggers anywhere
SmH TbH FaM
>>64068094
>>64068094
Needs a NASCAR style banked turn somewhere
>>64063549
>2016 MotoGP game
>Valentino Rossi: The Game
TOP BANTZ!
>>64068958
B-but he wasn't joking...
Reminder that Bernie Ecclestone is a completely reasonable man
>>64069273
"Caligula was a good man" - Bernie Ecclestone
>>64069293
Caligula actually wasn't as bad as the contemporary sources might imply family.
Dem niggas was just jelly
>>64069377
"I wish for my mutant offspring to populate the cold northern lands of Fin" - Genghis Khan
>>64063810
>Czech Republic
>>64069273
bernie is pretty based desu
>>64063413
Based Doctor.
Should have won this year. Fuck marques that little annoying cunt.
>>64069939
>Wahh I expect a red carpet how dare anyone pass my slow ass when I can't keep up with my main competition
>>64069273
Nigga gonna die soon.
Hopefully.
>>64070182
>Wahh I am a little faggot I can't keep my bike up
>Britfag from a few days ago who was collecting your 2016 predictions.
I was left with a bit of white space, so final call for anybody who wants to predict next years teams/ drivers standings.
I'll post full compilation after
>>64070652
Ah, what the hell, here goes. Assuming Renault retains Lotus' line-up.
Rosberg
Vettel
Hamilton
Ricciardo
Raikkonen
Botas
Kvyat
Massa
Palmer
Hulkenberg
Sainz
Verstappen
Maldonado
Perez
Alonso
Button
Grosjean
Nasr
Gutierrez
Ericsson
Manor with skill
Manor with money
Mercedes
Ferrari
RBR
Williams
Renault
Toro Rosso
Force India
McLaren
Haas
Sauber
Manor
>>64070792
>9th - Palmer
>>64070848
Hence > Assuming Renault retains Lotus' line-up.
I'm simply guessing they fix their engine shit (that's why RBR/Ricciardo are that high up, too).
If they were to get someone better, I'd have them higher than Williams.
>>64063914
>talk shit get hit
>C-CUNT
Pathetic getting blown the fuck out by a third world jungle nigger.
>>64070792
>Renault making a good engine
>STR starting with 2015 Ferrari engines above Force India
>rumored amongst the ongoing discussion within the COP21 Summit is to provide a clause for dramatic emissions improvements in motor sports (primarily Formula One) or else face EU litigation
JUST
>>64071551
I'm sure that will go through
>>64071551
Turbo hybrids will fuel flow restrictions isn't already a dramaric emissions improvement?
Bernie already has the solution: fewer European grands prix.
>>64071551
>dramatic emissions improvements in motor sports
people do realize that the quantity of fuel used in motorsports is minuscule compared to the amount wasted elsewhere right?
>>64071723
>>64071783
Honestly it would be several orders of magnitudes more prudent and environmentally sound to set a schedule that doesn't traverse the world several times
>Asia
>Middle East
>back to Asia
>Europe
>Canada
>back to Europe
>back to Asia
>back to North America
>back to Middle East
Those freighting costs must be astronomical as a result of this moronic planning tbqh
As far as the teams cost goes, doesn't Bernie pay a majority of the freight?
>>64059703
so what's the situation with the indian grand prix? just curious
>>64071881
indian government classified f1 as entertainment, not a sport, so they wanted a shitton of tax money to let it happen
so bernie cancelled the gp and the indian government reverted their decision after a year or so
but it's not returning because the governent then decided that they want to tax the prize money that the teams earn from the event
>>64071828
Implying he gives any options otherwise and doesn't add on ridiculous surcharges
>>64071989
The guy from India that posts here said that the Indian government wanted to impose an import fee on all of Formula 1's freight at the estimated value of all the goods brought in to ensure that all of the freight would leave the country after the race and then 95% of the fee would be refunded.
>A country that literally allows shitting in the streets demanding payment for the premiere motorsports series to grace their shithole country with an event.
>>64072060
Track was shit anyway. (literally)
>Formula E is weighing up a race at the Norisring for this season in place of the Berlin Tempelhof airport.
>The airport was due to host a round of the championship for a second successive year next May, but two of its hangars are now being used by the German government to house refugees.
>Around 800 people fleeing from countries in conflict, such as Syria, are currently being sheltered there, while as many as 1200 could eventually be accommodated.
>Autosport understands Formula E has received official confirmation the Tempelhof cannot be used for the May 21 event, and the championship is evaluating using the Norisring or a potential new venue in Berlin or Munich instead.
>>64072441
a norisring eprix would actually be pretty rad
it's the perfect size for formula e
>>64067490
Big ass barge boards will be back? I love those.
>>64070652
i'll give it a go
Rosberg
Hamilton
Vettel
Bottas
Raikkonen
Massa
Ricciardo
Hulkenberg
Verstappen
Kvyat
Perez
Grosjean
Sainz
Palmer
Gutierrez
Alonso
Maldonado
Button
Nasr
Ericsson
Manor #1
Manor #2
Mercedes
Ferrari
Williams
Red Bull
Force India
Toro Rosso
Renault
Haas
McLaren
Sauber
Manor
So the Aston Martin/Force India deal is almost done. Are we going to see something like this next season? Would you prefer the Gulf colors or a classic British Racing Green?
>>64073078
haha alright guacamole
>>64073078
A Gulf livery'd be nice but you know something will fuck it all up
>>64073078
Gulf is never coming to f1.
>tfw f1 will never look this good again
why live
>>64068094
So basically old Spa but in modern Belgium with the Muslims? I like it.
>>64073310
i like these cars the most 2bh
they have that kart feeling to it
>>64073310
>feelsbadman.jpg
not my all-time favorite, but i'm sort of partial to the over-designed, aggressive looking 2008 cars
>>64073843
>>64073843
it looks like an offroad version of a formula 1 car to me
>>64073843
What f1 lacks nowadays is agressive curves
>>64073265
why? :(
>>64073863
>those wings
2008 cars were quite good, no deb8
>>64073932
I really wish that BMW's 09 car was much higher up the grid. It would have been nice to see them around. 06 was good for a debut year, and until 2009 they just kept getting better and better, and IIRC the 09 car wasn't bad toward the end of the year. If they had more resources or spent more time on the 08 car, it really could have been a title challenger.
Front wings were simpler back then compared to what we have now. Imagine the complexity of the cars we would have today if they never changed regulations in 2009.
>>64063591
>muh separate toilets
Also it's thanks to their shitty hygiene habits that India doesn't have 2 billion inhabitants already.
>>64073078
>that livery
>>64074005
09 was a shit year for everyone. Mclaren and Ferrari also had retarded cars. Do you think BMW would have stayed if their car hadn't been so bad?
>>64074403
even williams had the OP as fug diffuser and couldn't manage to get a podium
>>64072441
Fugging shitskins ruining our racings and sheeiiiit
>>64073843
I've never been a huge fan of the 2006-08 cars. I appreciate them for being amazing pieces of engineering, but I would take almost any other generation of F1 cars over them when it comes to aesthetics. The simpler the better for me
>>64067377
>That front wing
It's like they hate overtaking. What was wrong with bringing back ground effect?
>>64076836
Its banned for a reason m9
>>64076923
>"Pinnacle of motorsport"
>lol stop going so fast
>>64076943
Not because its too fast, because its too dangerous. The purposed 2017 regs make the cars faster and have more floor effects than current cars 2bh >>64067490 (see 6)
Thing is you cant have cars that depend too much on this effect. People were always ok with until this year, I don't know what happened that everyone suddenly started wanting it back.
>>64077073
People want it back because they've realised that these complicated front wings result in less overtaking. Groud effect can be very dangerous but it at least creates less dirty air behind the cars.
When is testing?
>>64070652
1. Rosberg (pretty easy WDC, as HAM will get reckless and fucks up too much)
2. Vettel (Ferrari gets much closer, but still not enough)
3. Hamilton (pisses off Merc for ignoring strategy, team orders, etc., leaves/fired and goes back to the much improved McLaren or, though very doubtful, replaces a retiring Kimi at Ferrari)
4. Raikkonen (steals a win or two, some podiums at least, retires)
5. Perez (Force India/Aston Martin improve even more, Perez hype begins)
6. Bottas (hits skill ceiling, but more so hindered by the car toward the end of the season)
7. Massa (retires, miracle podium at Interlagos ;_;7)
8. Hulkenberg (RIP Hulk meme, leaves and becomes GOAT WEC champ)
9. Alonso (reminds everyone why many still consider him great with in a much better but still clearly inferior car, at least one podium)
10. Ricciardo (lol Renault engine)
11. Kyvat (on par with Ricciardo, but gone for Verstappen for 2017)
12. Button (inconsistent and unlucky but with flashes of brilliance, retires, small scandal as sex tape of him and Jessica is released after the season)
13. Sainz (it's close, but outdoes Mad Max in quali and race yet remains in his shadow)
14. Verstappen (inconsistent, but even more memorable overtakes, and crashes, one third place finish)
15. Grosjean (decent first year for Haas, team shows promise)
16. Nasr (single-handedly saves Sauber the embarrassment of finishing behind Manor)
17. Maldonado (only 7 DNFs, Huzzah!)
18. Palmer (one and done, gone for 2017)
19. Manor #1 (my guess: Werhlein, Vandoorne is a longshot, but whoever it is scores points for Manor in two, maybe even a third, race)
20. Gutierrez (ugh)
21. Ericsson (somehow even more unremarkable)
22. Manor #2 (I hope it's Rossi, but probably Haryanto; they can't honestly give Stevens another shot, can they?)
1. Mercedes
2. Ferrari
3. Force India/Aston Martin
4. Williams
5. Red Bull
6. McLaren
7. Toro Rosso
8. Haas
9. Lotus/Renault
10. Sauber
11. Manor
>>64079344
>goes back to the much improved McLaren or, though very doubtful, replaces a retiring Kimi at Ferrari
strike that, HAM will go to Aston Martin and bring with him a shit ton of money and the team will cement a top three finish in 2017
>>64077073
Ground effect tech has advanced to where dangerous side skirts are unnecessary. Indycar and Le Mans have used it to great effect recently.
>>64079566
Where would lew lew get this shit ton of money?
>>64079610
Music career.
>>64079610
opens the Church of Choco Senna and deluded Britbongs and SkySports donate all their lifesavings #blessed
>>64079610
sponsors: a British driver possibly winning his 4th (maybe more) WCC with a British team named after an iconic British automaker
i imagine the money would come pouring in
>>64079767
>WCC
*WDC, ofc
>>64079767
That simply won't happen, there is no incentive for major companies to advertise on race cars anymore. What you see on the cars now are mainly corporate partnerships related to the manufacturer or entrant. Unrelated companies get better value by using Google analytics than random sppnsorships.
why does everyone suddenly think Kuckberg is going to win the championship next year? Hamilton hasn't really been trying since he won and Vettel and Ferrari are going to be a real threat.
>>64080271
>Vettel and Ferrari are going to be a real threat.
ferrari can't into aero
not even james allison can fix that terminal flaw
>>64071551
link?
>>64080282
Didn't stop them from having a very good car from Spain onward in 2012.
>>64071551
f1 has been carbon neutral since 1997, apparently : http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/56953
Daily Reminder that the force indias are just DESIGNATED SHITTING CARS
>>64072465
>>64072441
Especially if they use one of the old versions
>>64077274
The problem is the detachment of flow or the breakup of the ground effect can cause wild reactions as it did in the past. I feel that today it's much better understood, but my view is, I'd rather see less overtaking, if it means quailty overtaking.
>>64079344
Those unchecked Hamlidubs
>>64070652
Rosberg
Vettel
Hamilton
Raikkonen
Massa
Hulkenberg
Kyvat
Bottas
Ricciardo
Verstappen
Perez
Button
Alonso
Sainz
Grosjean
Maldonado
Rossi
Werhlein
Palmer
Gutierrez
Ericsson
Mercedes
Ferrari
Williams
Aston Martin
Red Bull
Toro Rosso
McLaren
Haas
Renualt
Manor
Sauber
>>64080282
Wasn't Vettel pusing along with James to return to the Pull Rod vs the Push Rod setup they used on the F2012 and onward?
>>64079344
>(inconsistent and unlucky but with flashes of brilliance, retires, small scandal as sex tape of him and Jessica is released after the season)
I want this reality to happen. Jenson/Jessica sex tape would be pretty godly to cum to.
>tfw you don't even know who turns you on more.
what does UUUU mean?
>>64081882
exactly that
>Mercedes Sues F-1 Engineer for Data Theft Before Move to Ferrari
>Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, which makes engines for the Mercedes Petronas team, is suing Benjamin Hoyle, according to an Oct. 19 filing released Monday.
>Hoyle, who intends to join Ferrari after his contract expires in December, searched for and saved files including a race report from the Hungary 2015 Grand Prix, mileage and damage data relating to Mercedes’ F1 engines and files containing code required to decrypt raw race data files, the suit alleges.
>Hoyle’s "actions were calculated to destroy or seriously damage the relationship of trust" he has with Mercedes, the company said in the filing. "Mr. Hoyle and potentially Ferrari have gained an unlawful advantage."
>http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-08/mercedes-sues-f-1-engineer-for-data-theft-before-move-to-ferrari
>>64079587
I dont think its just about the skirts. And how much does Indy and Le mans rely on floor effects anyway? I'm sure its not far from what 2015 regs are going to bring, considering LM and Indy are much heavier/slower than what F1 is proposing.
>>64082348
Are you behind this as well alonso?
>>64083351
Disassembly begun in preparation of parts arrival.
>>64083351
>>64083429
what is that?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122177
>Formula E is weighing up a race at the Norisring for this season in place of the Berlin Tempelhof airport.
>The airport was due to host a round of the championship for a second successive year next May, but two of its hangars are now being used by the German government to house refugees.
>>64084006
slowpoke.jpg
>>64072441
>>64084117
I've been at work all day wanting to post it and I didn't read through the thread when I got back to be honest family
>>64084201
That#s some serious rising
>>64084212
FREE TIMES WORL CHAMPYONNN
>>64081882
It's means you're a big guy
>>64083433
Where did you get that?
>>64070652
revised my shitty >>64079344 predictions
1. Rosberg (pretty easy as HAM will get reckless and fuck up)
2. Vettel (Ferrari much closer, but still not enough)
3. Hamilton (pisses off Merc for ignoring strategy, drama, etc., leaves/fired and goes back to the improved McLaren, replaces a retiring Kimi at Ferrari, or to the new power Aston Martin)
4. Raikkonen (steals a win or two, some podiums at least, retires)
5. Perez (Force India/Aston Martin improve even more, Perez hype grows and he becomes the hipsters' pick for favorite driver)
6. Bottas (hits skill ceiling, but more so hindered by the car toward the end of the season; possibly moves to Ferrari in 2017 but isn't the sure thing it was)
7. Massa (retires, miracle podium at Interlagos ;_;7)
8. Hulkenberg (RIP in peace Hulk, leaves and becomes GOAT WEC champ)
9. Alonso (reminds everyone why many consider him great in a much better but still competitively weak car)
10. Ricciardo (lol Renault engine)
11. Kyvat (on par with Ricciardo, but gone for Verstappen in 2017; stays in F1 with Renault or Williams)
12. Button (unlucky but with flashes of brilliance, retires, small scandal as a sex tape with Jessica is released after the season)
13. Sainz (close, but outdoes Mad Max in quali and race yet remains in his shadow)
14. Verstappen (inconsistent, but even more memorable overtakes; lucky third place finish once STR gets new Ferrari engines but a sophomore slump costs him Ferrari)
15. Grosjean (good first year for Haas with some top 10s)
16. Maldonado (only 7 DNFs!)
17. Palmer (literally who 90% of the time)
18. Nasr (saves Sauber from finishing behind Manor)
19. Gutierrez (ugh)
20. Manor #1 (my guess: Werhlein, scores points for Manor in two races)
21. Ericsson (even more unremarkable)
22. Manor #2 (I hope it's Rossi, but probably Haryanto or somehow Stevens)
1. Mercedes
2. Ferrari
3. Force India/Aston Martin
4. Williams
5. Red Bull
6. McLaren
7. Toro Rosso
8. Haas
9. Lotus/Renault
10. Sauber
11. Manor
>>64083966
He's going to be setting up a stream to stream all of the 1TB torrent off of leddit
Werhlein Rossi is the ideal Manor pairing, and my guess for who will fill the seats.
There is no one else with the talent or credentials of either of these two that will have enough funding to take the seat:
-King and Haryanto were clearly beaten by Rossi in GP2 this season (though they have the cash).
-McLaren doesn't have money to waste on Vandoorne and would be complicated with Mercedes and Werhlein.
-That meme girl's name thrown around doesn't have a super license
-Kmag will move to sports cars and has no money
Who are the other options? Surely Manor will pursue drivers of talent in hopes they can wrestle the car a few places higher than it should be given they'll have a competitive PU.
>>64070652
reporting mine
posting JB so I can tell its mine later
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Ricciardo
5. Raikkonen
6. Bottas
7. Kvyat
8. Massa
9. Hulkenberg
10. Perez
11. Verstappen
12. Sainz
13. Grosjean
14. Nasr
15. Palmer
16. Alonso
17. Button
18. Maldonado
19. Ericsson
20. Gutierrez
21. Manor driver
22. Manor driver
Mercedes
Ferrari
Red Bull-TAG
Williams-Mercedes
Force India-Mercedes
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
McLaren-Honda
Sauber-Ferrari
Haas-Ferrari
Renault
Manor-Mercedes
every team will score
>>64085381
Lmao Rossi has no chance, he's lucky to have had 5 starts last year.
>>64085983
Rossi is a seriously unimpressive driver, too. He's been in open wheelers since fucking 2007, been in GP2 cars since 2009, FR3.5 since 2010 and hasn't won a fucking title since 2008. hHis three GP2 wins this year were due to having more experience than 4/5 of the field, not because he's a good driver. He should've absolutely annihilated Vandoorne.
>>64084786
dont remember desu
>>64085983
>>64086089
>Second place in GP2 in only his second full season, with 4 wins in the series
>Outpaced Stevens who had been in the car all year
>Brought in a ton of sponsorships to Manor
>Be American
What more does a driver have to do?
Anyone here on iRacing hyped to try out the MP4-30?
>>64086444
>Outpaced Stevens who had been in the car all year
Stevens is shit, at least half the GP2 drivers could do that, too
>Brought in a ton of sponsorships to Manor
won't bring in as much cash as the other candidates, even Stevens brings in more
>Be American
Even if there was an American champion, Americans still won't care about F1 at all
>>64086444
>Second place in GP2 in only his second full season, with 4 wins in the series
Again, he's been driving GP2 cars since 2009, on and off admittedly, but that's over 60 fucking races in GP2 - far more than enough experience to warrant winning a championship.
>Outpaced Stevens who had been in the car all year
Yes, Lord Will "the Lad" Stevens, the second fastest driver on earth. Obviously this must mean that Rossi is epic quickz and deserving of a full-time race seat.
>Brought in a ton of sponsorships to Manor
He brought Alaska Coffee Roasting Co and Coupons.com. Less than 2mil in sponsorship. There are better drivers who bring more money. Stevens brought over 5 times what Rossi brought.
>Be American
the Stoffelmeister is Belgian and therefore has more freedoms
>>64086851
I don't disagree with any of those points.
However, given the situation he was put in, Rossi has done the maximum he could this season to ensure he retains his seat.
I was only partially joking about the being American thing. His nationality has definitely contributed I would say
SOON
>>64085381
>german hamilton in f1
nope nope nope. regular hamilton is bad enough. pascal doesn't have enough super license points, and had his team mates move over for him in dtm. his racecraft is shit. also, he took past in gp2 testing the other week.
>>64089037
Pascal already has a superlicense and Mercedes put him in a car every chance they get. That's worth something to someone.
>>64089133
i thought he doesn't qualify for the new superlicence rules?
>>64089133
i don't think he has enough for next year. mercedes would just tweak the fia's ear enough.
i've read manor want $15 million, but mercedes won't pay that much.
but why the fuck do they have a boner for wehrlein anyway? they have esteban ocon for fuck sake. they're going to kill his career and dump him in dtm.
their programme and driver preference are absolute shit.
>>64089287
yes, but because of their history (or lack of) the FIA gave him (and Wolff) a super licence
Mercedes probably paid them TBF
>>64089287
There are several drivers on the grid that wouldn't qualify under the new rules.
Anyone who had one gets to keep it, provided they complete mileage requirements.
>>64089387
>but why the fuck do they have a boner for wehrlein anyway?
german choco senna
>>64090880
but his racing record isn't even good.
>>64090983
he's german
he looks like hamilton if he were in a boy band
daimler shareholders masturbate to that image every night
Hitlersenna looks like he's made of wax
it's choco schumacher
>>64091169
>>64091230
>>64091454
No. German Choco Senna
>>64091454
don't you dare
>>64091627
this is better. Or German Hamlelton
>>64091454
2bh he's both
>>64091472
>Wehrlein joins Manor
>as a surprise move Timo Scheider joins Sauber
>suddenly Monisha screams: "SCHIEB IHN RAUS TIMO"
>this happens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d08rS9wOeI
>mfw
>>64092187
tip top lel.
>seeing Jake Humphrey on bt sport 2
POONITED
>>64083351
Doing God's work anon
>>64092511
>>64083966
G5 is now gutted, will post some pics of the insides and the progress later, CPU has arrived, and the PSU remap looks like it's going to be rather easy actually.
>>64092802
what new parts did you get?
stating the obvious here, but sky are such retards. something to discuss to keep the thread going.
vettel should be first. grosjean does not deserve to be that high. and no fucking way should maldonado be last. he was very close to grosjean in the races, and the points gap would be much closer if he scored points at spa.
yes, maldonado was poor in qualifying - but it's the race which counts. he was not worse than the manor drivers or ericsson.
f1fanatic also put pastor last. not a surprise - keith gets a dig in whenever he can. journalists are supppsed to show SOME impartiality. fucking casuals. le crashtor xd. m-muh has maldonado crashed site. cunts.
>>64093994
>bottas
>behind hulkenberg
lmoa
>>64093994
Is that you Pastor?
>>64093994
Pastor didn't have any good crashes this year
He deserves that last place ranking
>>64093994
Button 5th.. for what? His drunken rambling over the radio?
Maldonado is last because Sky are still butthurt over him taking Hamilton out at Valencia 2012
Sky is the Fox News of the F1 world
>>64093994
Christ, those are some shit opinions. Dare I say that /f1/ knows more than Sky?
>>64093994
Ok Then, here's my major gripes;
>Stevens and Mehri
I'm not claiming that Mehri was some racing god, nor do I think he would have had a long career in F1, but to put him behind Stevens is just wrong. Mehri creamed his team mate during the races and was equal on lap times DESPITE being far heavier.
>Foreskindia
I'll admit, I'm a Hulkenberg fan and his Le Mans win was great, but in terms of F1 he's seriously lagged behind Perez this year. Not just in terms of points, but I feel Perez has been the more exciting racer. He should get a little more credit than 0.01
>Muh Shamilton
I wouldn't have complained too much if he'd been top, but to be top by that margin is a bit unfair. Vettel should AT LEAST be close to him. As for everyone else, I don't see why they couldn't have been as good as him. Ok Rosberg became a beta for most of the year, but was he really the most fun to watch, or most tactically minded etc...
>Ericsson
Should be objectively last. Are you seriously telling me a guy whose teammate scored three times as many points as him deserves to be ahead of Massa and only 0.20 behind said teammate. On that note, Nasr should be higher, congrats to him.
OK Rant over
