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-21 races confirmed for next year
-GP2 is becoming Formula 2
-Jaguar wants to buy Silverstone
-Mercedes will win every single race
-McLaren on eternal suicide watch
-Only 108 days until the Aussie Grand Prock!
i have way too many f1 backgrounds tbqh
>>63962295
nothing will beat king felipe tho :))
So why is plasma flow control banned?
Does the FIA hate going fast?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYb37k3L1iQ
>>63962323
>Does the FIA hate going fast?
Yes..
5th for Alonso getting beat by Button again next year.
So /F1/, what are your bold predictions for next season?
>>63962472
-Williams is closer to Ferrari than Ferrari are to Merc
-Toro Rosso is faster than Red Bull
-Manor and Haas are as fast as each other, both ahead of Sauber
-McLaren are back of the grid
>>63962472
Mercedes will not have the dominant car.
>>63962472
Haas will beat McLaren
>>63962493
I said bold predictions. Of course the McShit box will be back of the grid.
>>63962506
I thought the non-bold prediction was that they'd make up half of the 120hp deficit they have to mercedes?
>>63962496
That is somewhat bold. What's the definition of dominant though? I mean I still think they'll take the constructors with races to spare but I think Vettel will sneak in more wins on pure pace. It's still gonna be Chocolate Senna Vs. Prostberg though.
>>63962472
williams become the dominant team after fixing their strategy problems, their pitstop problems and their downforce problems
>>63962526
Is there anything Williams don't need to fix?
>>63962532
claire's teeth
>>63962504
I think that is highly likely. >>63962472
My own predictions:
Prostberg wins the title.
Nigger Senna flips the fuck out when he's beaten consistently and tries to get out of his contract with Mercedes at the end of the season or force out 1stberg.
Finger Man takes 2nd in the championship.
The McShit actually improves.
Haas is consistently scoring points with Grosjean but the spick sucks shit.
Manor scores 15 points in the season.
Verstappen has multiple podiums, nearly wins in a wet race.
Maldozer has no crashes that are his fault.
Button dominates Alonso even more than this season.
Alonso quits at the end of the season. (Not really bold.)
Red Bull a total shit with Ilmor engine. Finish 8th in the constructors. The KGB agent beats smiley again.
Williams improve. Massa gets his first win since 2008 with a controversial call that gifts him the lead from Bottas. They also stop fucking about in the pits.
Lotus / Renault are total rubbish.
Force India remain mediocre.
Sauber still sucks dick.
>>63962305
kek, I wouldn't have thought that photo would still be posted almost a year after I took it
I'll try to crown a new king for 2016 in march
I'm convinced Susie Wolff is Allan McNish in a wig.
>>63962472
-Manor will be better than Sauber and Torro Rosso
-McLaren won't be shit and will finish ahead of Sauber, Torro Rosso, Manor and Force India
The first statement I truly believe, the second one is as bold as a statement can get.
>>63962472
Gimi will shock us all and win the WDC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNgxyL5zEAk
>>63962472
Vettel wins the championship before the final race despite Ferrari not having the best car.
Hamilton losing 0.5s to Rosberg is nothing but an act and Rosberg is going to fall off a cliff in 2016, being outscored even by Raikkonen and almost losing to Massa. Rosberg leaves Mercedes at the end of the season, while Hamilton's own relationship with the team deteriorates so much that his position will be in danger as well despite his contract.
Massa wins a race.
Bottas does not win a race.
McLaren will be just behind Williams on pace and comfortably beating the likes of Red Bull.
Manor will not be improving as much as they would hope and will just barely beat Sauber.
>>63962573
>They (Williams) also stop fucking about in the pits.
very bold
>Lotus / Renault are total rubbish.
not bold at all
McLaren will rise to the top with the best driver lineup in the grid...screencap this
http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/car/mclaren-mp4-x/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=MP4X
>>63962628
Forgot to add Leltus/Renault, they will battle for last place with Sauber of course
>>63962472
Conversely, what are you hoping to see next season even if it's unlikely?
>>63962743
Non-Mercedes WDC.
>>63962743
Bottas to win a race, Haryanto in F1, Lotus/Renault run a livery similar to pic related and Verstappen cripple himself
>>63962573
>Maldozer has no crashes that are his fault.
>>63962743
Red Bull somehow makes the best engine by far, so for 2017 everybody wants a Red Bull engine in the back. That would be the toppest of keks in the entire engine saga.
>>63962783
It's not exactly bold considering only one crash this season was his fault.
>>63962472
-Haas fighting with Force India/Aston Martin for 5th
-Manor fights Sauber in the first few races
-McLelren rises to midfield.
- Renault/Lotus a shit
>>63962472
- nobody will bully me
Look who I met in the Amber Lounge on Sunday
Red Bull-TAG confirmed, finally
https://twitter.com/redbullracing/status/672355995256020992
>>63962887
is funny because theres no engine
also
>TAG Heuer still going with #DontCrackUnderPressure
>>63962881
Kill yourself normie
>>63962793
So he's due
>>63962887
Those guys looks like they're trying really hard to figure why the car won't go.
Haven't been paying attention the last few weeks, why is everyone so optimistic about Manor?
>>63962968
because underdog
>>63962968
They have been working on the 2016 car all year long and they will have a 2016 Mercedes engine in the back.
>>63962968
Merc Engine and Williams Drivetrain. It's a step up from their current Drivetrain and Engine.
I think they might take a gamble and build a Car with a very low drag aero so zhey surprise some People in Monza and maybe in Spa. Like FI did in 09
>>63963015
*they
>>63962968
They're doing a bit better financially than this time last year and they'll have a Mercedes engine next year to close the gap.
Though I'm not optimistic like others here. They're still just barely treading water and it seems they've lost a lot of talented senior staff recently.
>>63962968
They got rid of the dead weight in Graeme Lowdon, John Booth and Jules Bianchi
>>63962997
>>63962998
>>63963015
>>63963030
Okay, sounds reasonable, but they still have the smallest budget to work with, and very little appeal to new sponsors. Wish them all the best though, want to see them run circles around Monisha Kaltenshit and the husk of what used to be Sauber.
>>63963039
>Dead Weight
>Bianchi
Kek
>>63963039
>dead weight
>Jules Bianchi
>Changes have been approved by the World Motor Sport Council in regard to the way that tyres are used by teams in order to encourage differing race strategies in 2016. These include:
>- The tyre supplier will now provide three dry-weather compounds instead of two
>- Of the 13 sets of dry tyres available to each driver, the tyre supplier will choose two for the race (only one of which must be used in the race), and one set (the softest available) that may only be used in Q3. Each driver may then choose their remaining ten sets from the three available compounds
>- Unless intermediate or wet-weather tyres have been used, a driver must use at least two different specifications of dry-weather tyres – at least one of these must be the one chosen by the tyre supplier.
Might be cool.
Quick question: why is every female in the F1 circus so fuckable (excluding Monisha obviously)?
Seriously, the PR women and the chicks standing in the garages... King Arthur, would berry.
>>63963125
Bernie sacrifices the uggos to extend his life
>Going to repost these (and any others) before and after testing
>yfw
>>63963153
Will Stevens gets on the podium
and is promptly arrested for trespassing
>>63963159
>will stevens finished third but went missing during the ceremony, allthough he claimed he was there
>>63963169
>We have another Brazil 2003
Stevens finishes third but crashed on the final lap and cannot take the podium as he's in hospital
What's going to happen to Vandoorne?
>>63963183
as honda will be shit again replace alonso
>>63962472
>Ferrari will be on Mercs level, but only VET will do something. RAI will GTFO at the end of season.
>Mercs will sabotage themselves because they won't be able to control ROS and HAM. ROS will start in a better shape, HAM will be cornered and some incident midseason will tear everything apart.
>Williams will still be the 3rd force. MAS and BOT will have one win each. MAS retires at the end of the season and will put NAS in his place.
>Red Bull will struggle with the shitty engine (i'll go with Honda, but who knows) and will be on the same level as Toro Rosso. RIC will do some pretty good shit while KVY will perform average and maybe will be traded somewhere else for VER
>Toro Rosso will often score points with VER, SAI will be butthurt and will play the "muh privileges" card to get the Red Bull upgrade, failing miserably on the process.
>Haas will perform good, maybe scoring points once in a while. GRO will be the 1st driver while GUT will do some wacky shit and will be sacked to give his seat to some burgerfag from Indy
>Manor's major feat will be going to a Q2 in a few races.
The rest will be pretty much the same
>>63963183
I think he'll be racing in Super Formula.
>>63963202
if sainz his car won't break down every other race i think he'll have a very good season next year
>>63962881
>not shopping a gamepad into your photo
Matty you can do better than this
amus:
>Who cares how the Red Bull engine is branded? Technically it will be identical to the Renault engine Lotus is running 2016
>>63963381
He's most likely not wrong.
>'His complaining over the past three races won by Rosberg is said to have grated on senior Mercedes executives and even irritated the engineers close to Hamilton.
>'It seems that Hamilton is testing the patience of the Mercedes hierarchy to the limit. They have spent almost two years attempting to smooth the increasingly fragile relationship between Hamilton and Rosberg'.
Does Hamilton have a knack for alienating those around him? This all sounds very similar to the destruction of his relationship with McLaren from 2011 to the moment he left. By the end of his stay, nobody in the team wanted to support him anymore.
>>63963412
>Does Hamilton have a knack for alienating those around him?
well he can't hold a relationship and he always looks very vapid in his 'look at me hanging out with these famous people'
looks like hes depressed and blames it on the wrong things
>>63963412
last year, a senior team member apparently told andrew benson (i think, or adam cooper) something to the effect of:
>many of us are glad lewis won the championship. it would have been unbareable if nico had, because lewis' reactiin would have been many times worse and a huge headache for the team
would love to find the quote.
>>63963412
quite clear that hamilton is an even bigger cancer to his teams than alonso is.
great driver but seems like a huge babby who can't connect at all with his engineers and team mates.
>>63963422
>>63963436
>>63963490
>nigger in being poor at forming long-term relationship shocker
>>63963490
It's easy to see why he is so obsessed with Alonso while trying to find any excuse imaginable to put Vettel down. Deep down, Hamilton and Alonso have similar problems, while Vettel is more diligent and knows how to bond with those around him, and those two hate that.
>>63963540
Based Seb truly is the savior of f1
>>63963153
I fucked up with the "tier 3 engine" part for Manor, but even then, I don't see them going any higher than the bottom of tier 3. At most they'll be fighting for points early in the season and then gradually drop off.
>>63962584
>But Susie Wolff is slow
In all reality, how quick is she?
>>63962881
Does that man have a cigarette over his ear? But good job for not /neet/ing m8.
Kek, has this been posted here yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7k_-wqzuJc
>>63962945
They are looking for the power in Renault "upgraded" PU.
>>63963974
A lot better than in her DTM days, but still mediocre at best. Her lines were legitimately good at Silverstone in practice in 2014.
>>63963077
What might be cool is to have different front and rear tires, so that a team could have Medium front's and soft rear's for better traction and less front graining or such. Only thing that would suck is the fact that they have so many austimal colors. Would have to get rid of that desu senpai.
>>63963202
Is Nasr really that much better than Felipe baby? Like if he's still preforming as good as or near to Bottas, he brings in Petrobras sponsorship, is a team player and keeps the atmosphere very calm. Why replace him? He seems to be holding onto his pace, I know Bottas had a bunch of issues this year, but honestly I could see him doing better next year. That is if the car is better.
>>63962718
that is some F-Zero shit right there, I liked it.
>>63962887
Tag Heuer is going to put a clock in the place of the engine?
>>63963412
Something I've never been able to fact check, but IIRC while Haug and Lauda were pushing Schumi and Ross out the door, they had to beg Hamilton to come, and he was even going to resign with McLaren until Dennis opened his mouth started to talk about Hamilton honestly.
>tfw Schumi could have been a 9 times WDC.
>I am not ready for these feels /F1/
>>63964024
>f-zero
reeeeeeeee its wipeout
>>63963992
I'm not trying to give her an excuse or something, but I bet the whole "Woman Driver", aspect can really fuck with your head, and headspace is really key. Still however, it must be nice to have a waifu that can drive.
>>63964021
Nasr is considerably worse than Massa, but he has the sponsorship as well as Massa's (good friends + similar sponsorship) and Williams' (having been their test driver last year) backing, and aside from Lynn (who will probably be replacing Bottas at some point), Williams do not have better options available at the moment. If Nasr returns to the team, it'll only happen because Massa's decided to retire, and I can see him doing just that at the end of 2016.
If anything, Massa's the one who's had issues this year - the car always seemed to suit Bottas far better than him, as the lack of low speed grip that characterized this year's car has always been one of Massa's main weaknesses. Bottas's supposed lack of luck this year is also massively overstated, as a lot of his collisions came as a result of his poor judgment and mediocre reactions (easily seen vs Raikkonen or in the many times he's tapped someone on the first lap - Ricciardo is especially guilty of the latter as well).
>>63964068
I honestly feel that Bottas is overrated, I don't think he's the next Hakkinen or Raikkionen. I really think given a car with proper downforce (so what 2017 should be) I could see Felipe easily beating him. Remember something, he nearly won the WDC, just look at Singapore, yes the Ferrari system fucked up, and yes he was given the win at Spa, but he nearly won it.
>>63964034
>>tfw Schumi could have been a 9 times WDC.
If he wanted that, he could just have stayed at Ferrari through '07-'08.
Also, Haug left at the same time as Schumi. Wolff was his replacement. It was Haug leaving that triggered Brawn's departure.
>>63964185
Well he wasn't really able to stay, I guess it was a bit of a inner conflict. He didn't want to race against Kimi, and di Montezemolo was trying to kick him out. Also he would have had to kick out Felipe to get the second seat, and he didn't seem prepared to do that one.
I feel it was a bit of a stab in the back really, even at the end of 06, he was still faster than Kimi, but Luca wanted him like he wanted Hakkinen.
>>63964034
>tfw Schumi could have been a 9 times WDC.
Rosberg beat him (considerably) in his three years he returned to Mercedes. If anything it would have been Rosberg as the 2 time champion, while Schumacher would have been BTFO
>>63964170
I agree. I used to think that him and Ricciardo were almost dead even in terms of skill, but while Ricciardo's only real issue is his aggressive opportunism backfiring on him, Bottas seems extremely stubborn, unwilling to change his lines or his approach and immediately blaming others as soon as he gets the chance to do so.
>>63964247
MSC was considerably less lucky in 2011 and 2012 and would've outscored Rosberg in both years if not for that.
>>63964213
I love that article, but it was written by a man once successfully sued for libel by McLaren. Schumacher's own account in James Allen's books says that he was well aware about the Kimi negotiations happening by August 2005.
>>63964259
At one point in 2012, I remember hearing on Sky that if Schumacher finished in the postion he was in before he retired (Spain only being his fault if that), he would have been leading the WDC.
>>63964277
I could never find it again, I wonder if there was a bit of disbelief on his part. I guess overall I just miss MSC, so I think about what could have been.
>>63964247
Schumacher outscored Rosberg by 47-23 in the last 13 races of 2012, when the Merc reliability was fixed, matched Rosberg 10-10 in quali, and beat him 7-1 in two car finishes.
In 2011 he finished just 12 points behind, despite having 5 DNFs to Rosberg's 2.
It would in no way have been a BTFO
>>63964284
>I could never find it again,
Here: http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=395732&sid=58e5c3e885aafc29613b3a7df643c18d#p395732
As for wanting to race against Raikkonen, Sabine Kehm stated that over the 2005-06 winter, Michael spoke to his close confidants about being excited about the prospect of teaming with Raikkonen and testing himself against a competitive benchmark.
But over the 2006 season, he started feeling fatigued, especially tired of sponsor commitments and marathon debrief sessions, and eventually decided to retire.
What are some good F1 documentaries to watch?
>>63964340
Legends of F1
http://www.dailymotion.com/user/F1Legends/1
http://www.dailymotion.com/user/AutoDocumentary/2
>>63964340
'1'
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2518788/
>>63964340
Senna (the extended blu-Ray), '1' - the 2013 documentary about F1, Grand Prix: The Killer Years, and that one docu with Jackie Stewart
>>63964021
Massa is getting old and is a bad season away from retirement. Nasr is a better driver than him but not GOAT tier and with a few more seasons with some good results he'll perform better than 2008 Massa.
And regarding sponsorships, Petrobras can sponsor any HUE driver on the grid in case of need. And even if they don't, Banco do Brasil would cover for it.
>>63964357
>>63964359
>>63964370
Will check them out, thanks
>>63964462
>a bad season away from retirement
Not as long as Smedley is the third biggest person at Williams. Massa was shit in the second half of 2015 yet nobody even seemed to notice, let alone care.
>>63964462
isn't Petrobras in kind of a bad situation right now?
>>63964370
POO2LOO
>>63964170
I feel like Williams is severly limiting Bottas pace. The two cars almost always have about the same pace when fighting for position, but when Bottas is ahead he slowly builds a gap and when Massa is ahead he ends up slowing down Bottas. It was very clear in Silverstone this year and Malaysia last year, but it also happens often when they're fighting for 5th or 6th. Massas ego and Williams inability to force team orders end up costing Bottas his race in what i counted to be 8 instances over the last two years. Bottas simply has consistently better pace, but it goes unseen in way to many races.
>>63964692
>unseen
lel what? I think everyone in the world sees how much faster Bottas is.
>>63964723
i think bottas is pretty mediocre, clear tier-2 driver, same as grosjean even massa
>>63964828
>this flag
>this topic
not even once
PENIS CONFIRMED FOR HARD
>>63964876
happy feels
reminder that according to statistical analysis, Alonso beat Button this year
reminder that the same analysis places him as the second best driver this year
https://f1metrics.wordpress.com/2015/12/02/2015-model-based-driver-rankings/
>>63962472
Max Verstappen will win a race.
>>63964876
absolute madman
>>63965621
is there most overrated driver than verstappen? Probably no.
>>63965495
Interesting points on the Ferrari-Haas situation in that article:
"Ferrari’s loaned personnel were effectively free to sandbox aerodynamic concepts for 2016 and beyond, taking whatever knowledge they glean back to Ferrari. Interestingly, the Haas team chose not to convert their state-of-the-art “Windshear” rolling-road wind-tunnel from 100% scale to the FIA-mandated 60% scale. This suggests they may also be using their temporary freedom to run 100% Formula 1 chassis models, and perhaps even correlating the data with the 60% models at Maranello."
This suggests Haas could build a considerably better car than their budget would suggest. Pretty exciting
>>63965680
yeah, also it should help Ferrari challenge Merc
>>63964170
>Remember something, he nearly won the WDC
Imagine if someone like Felipe Massa won the title.
>>63965660
the city of f1
>>63965660
Bernd Maylander, shit safety car driver, glad he got replaced
>>63965621
>podiums
More meme than K-Mag and JEV combined
Happenings are happening. Got a new CPU, and if I get my bid in for the MB, then it won't be long.
>>63965785
LETS DO IT BOYS
https://twitter.com/F1/status/672466966750363648
can we make the same predictions for 2016?
>The questions were:
1. Who will be the 2016 World Champion?
2. Who will be the top 3 in the drivers’ championship at the end of the season?
3. Which three teams will occupy the top three spots in the constructors’ championship at the end of the season?
4. Which driver will be the first to score their first ever point this season?
5. Which of these five teams will score the most points in 2016: Force India, Lotus, McLaren, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Manor or Haas?
>>63965785
I'M HARD
>>63965738
>glad he got replaced
He did? Who's driving it now?
>>63965805
>1. Who will be the 2016 World Champion?
Nigger Senna
>2. Who will be the top 3 in the drivers’ championship at the end of the season?
HAM ROS VET
>3. Which three teams will occupy the top three spots in the constructors’ championship at the end of the season?
Mercedes-Ferrari-Red Bull
>4. Which driver will be the first to score their first ever point this season?
Dunno
>5. Which of these five teams will score the most points in 2016: Force India, Lotus, McLaren, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Manor or Haas?
Force India/Aston. Going off their good end to the season and having the Merc PU
>>63962472
-Williams will fall down the grid
-Haas will consistently beat Sauber
-Ferrari will get a bit closer to Mercedes
>>63965805
>1. Who will be the 2016 World Champion?
Sebastian Vettel.
>2. Who will be the top 3 in the drivers’ championship at the end of the season?
Vettel, Rosberg, Hamilton
>3. Which three teams will occupy the top three spots in the constructors’ championship at the end of the season?
Ferrari, Mercedes, Force India
>4. Which driver will be the first to score their first ever point this season?
Aids
>5. Which of these five teams will score the most points in 2016: Force India, Lotus, McLaren, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Manor or Haas?
Toro Rosso
>British F1 fans
>>63965891
who the fuck has the audacity to pose next to a car that isn't worth over 300,000€, wearing flipflops?
>>63965891
Do you have to be a retard to be a Hamilton fan or do you become one by being a Hamilton fan?
>>63965805
>Rosberg
>ROS HAM VET
>Merc-Ferrari-Force India
>Ill Will Stevens
>FI
>>63965805
>Rosberg
>ROS-VET-HAM
>MERC-FERRARI-SAUBER
>Stevens
>Sauber
>>63965805
rosberg
ros ham vet
mercedes, ferrari and williams
we don't know who is driving for manor, so no answer
mclelren
>>63965805
>1. Who will be the 2016 World Champion?
Sebby baby
>2. Who will be the top 3 in the drivers’ championship at the end of the season?
Vet Ros Ham
>3. Which three teams will occupy the top three spots in the constructors’ championship at the end of the season?
Mercedes Ferrari RedBull
>4. Which driver will be the first to score their first ever point this season?
Rossi will prolly get sum if he stays
>5. Which of these five teams will score the most points in 2016: Force India, Lotus, McLaren, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Manor or Haas?
foreskindia
Bracing myself for pic related in Brazil 2016.
Make it happen pls Seb. Do it for Jules.
>>63962295
Post all of them,you slut
>>63966521
>tfw wasn't sitting at the grandstand for this race
2011 race was boring and grandstand seats were crazy expensive so for 2012 decided to take a ticket at the end of the DRS straight so that I could view some action. Wasn't disappointed
>>63967123
Wasn't that 2013?
>>63967134
Oh. You're right. My mistake. I didn't even attend the 2013 gp due to VWL and it's just too inaccessible for people who actually have the time and money to go there.
Post more F1 wallpapers.
>>63967182
i haven't voted in your poll, huebro, but if you want to know, i watch them since i was a kiddo too :)
>>63965805
>1. Who will be the 2016 World Champion?
Rosberg
>2. Who will be the top 3 in the drivers’ championship at the end of the season?
ROS HAM VET
>3. Which three teams will occupy the top three spots in the constructors’ championship at the end of the season?
Mercedes Ferrari Williams
>4. Which driver will be the first to score their first ever point this season?
one of the Manor drivers
>5. Which of these five teams will score the most points in 2016: Force India, Lotus, McLaren, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Manor or Haas?
Force India, then McLaren followed by Toro Rosso
>People actually think Rosberg can win next year based on races that didn't matter at the end of this year
>>63967322
>>63967503
I think people here are just hoping Hamilton doesn't win again, but concede that the Mercs will be dominant
The only thing I wish for is that Hamilton will crack and go against the team's instructions in a race causing massive drama
renault is back, officially:
http://media.renault.com/global/en-gb/renault/media/pressrelease.aspx?mediaid=73985&nodeid=302&adbsc=social_20151203_25209214&adbid=672520988937076736&adbpl=tw&adbpr=16144151
red bull btfo:
>The payback as an engine supplier proved to be limited. The return on the investment necessitated by the new engine regulations and the return in terms of image were low
>>63968108
this is pure damage control
they did a shit job and now they are saying that it wasn't their fault?
If you have a bad product that doesn't put you in the top places, it's obvious that the return is low
>>63968165
They mean the return was low because there was no chance to improve the engines. but that's also silly since they agreed to those regs in the first place as did rerrari, all hoping to be in the position Merc was.
>>63968165
oh well. i don't care because it led to williams finishing 3rd again.
>joylon palmer is a works renault driver
top fucking kek. i hope pastor gets in top of the tyres in qualifying next year. his race pace was pretty good this year. yet, the dumb cunts at sky ranked him as worst driver of the year.
>>63968216
Crazy how there is a lot of anti pastor sentiment in the F1 world just because he had a few rough years even when there were people who had worse crash rates. In interviews he seems like a nice person too.
>>63968216
>the dumb cunts at sky ranked him as worst driver of the year.
The thing is that he's not a bad driver.. he just makes waaaaaay too many risky moves that ended up with him, the other driver, or both out of the race
By now he should have already learned these stuff.
Mistakes like this are ok for newcomers, or people with few years in F1.. but not for Pastor
>>63968271
What risky moves? Do you mean the same things people praised Senna and Schumacher for or the same things they get wet for when Max does them?
>>63968296
clearly not since they didn't crash as often
>>63968216
>his race pace was pretty good this year
except he did worse vs fatjohn this year but ok
>>63968296
Remember that amateur shit in Austria when he nearly lost control of the car trying to pass a Toro Rosso? You think Senna or Prost would do that?
>>63968344
Remember when Schumacher ran his friend Barrichello to the pit wall?
>>63967123
>>63967298
I went in the cheap-ass 'picnic stand' grass banks.
It was fun desu. If you had a stopwatch you could time the gaps and watch the strategies play out. Bretty cool to watch MSC's alternate strategy in action in 2011
>>63968381
Remember when Senna did that to Prost in '88 and no one gave a shit?
>>63968296
>What risky moves? Do you mean the same things people praised Senna and Schumacher for or the same things they get wet for when Max does them?
except they actually won something and didn't crash that often
and again, it's max's first year, not the 4th or 5th
>>63968253
people are praising grosjean this year for some reason. pastor's been just as fast in the races - and had more misfortune than romain.
take out grosjean's podium, and he would be about 5 points ahead in total. pastor was unlucky to havr whacked the curb at spa. if he didn't, he may have finished at least 6th or 7th.
people forget that grosjean had a massive crash in a race by himself this year - pastor didn't.
>>63968271
he's been much better this year. both mclaren drivers rammed into him - nobody said anything.
>>63968344
not by a lot though. podium aside, they were very even on points.
>>63968381
I remember having an erection, yeah
>>63968407
Based India telling it like it is.
>>63968430
>people are praising grosjean this year for some reason
could it perhaps be because he put that shitbox on the podium at a driver's track?
>>63968430
nobody doubts maldonado is fast
>>63968381
thats nothing at all like the circumstances maldonado crashes in
>>63968470
Educate me
>>63968465
the lotus was hardly a shitbox. last year's one most certainly was - this one's was average.
>>63968507
>the lotus was hardly a shitbox
do you work for lotus?
>>63968507
it's highest finished apart from that podium was 7th
>>63968407
>implying nobody gave a shit
Stop riding Cheatmaker's cock every thread, poo2loo. I'm starting to think you are a german using a indian proxy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyHUygPQ38E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWwNU79-tZA
>>63968499
both drivers have a lot of options when neither are near the limits of grip, maldonado crashes in corners (usually on the inside of someone) because he doesn't give himself any options. when the other car doesn't do exactly what he expects them to do he never has a plan b trajectory he can switch to cause he's already at the limit of grip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZvdT2bC0_4
>>63968578
So:
-hate someone when they make mistakes
-love someone when they crash into a rival intentionally
>>63968613
crashing while being in control takes more skill than crashing while out of control does
>>63968553
kek. just staying a fact. the e22 scored, what, 10 points. THAT is shitbox-tier.
>>63968562
see above.
Aw yea renault is back
http://sys.4chan.org/derefer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.renault.com%2Fglobal%2Fen-gb%2Frenault%2Fmedia%2Fpressrelease.aspx%3Fmediaid%3D73985%26amp%3Bnodeid%3D302%26amp%3Badbsc%3Dsocial_20151203_25209214%26amp%3Badbid%3D672520988937076736%26amp%3Badbpl%3Dtw%26amp%3Badbpr%3D16144151
>>63968653
we can argue about what a shitbox is but the car was not podium-worthy
>>63968639
Skill isn't being questioned here, the question is why hate someone for doing what plenty of others have done before him, even those who are more skilled?
>>63965805
1.Vettel
2.Vettel,Hamilton,Rosberg
3.Mercedes,Ferrari,Red Bull
4.Palmer
5.Force India
>>63968671
Kek
>>63968693
because people like skill and his crashes indicate that his skills are lacking?
>>63968564
>Monaco 2006
I love that Keke said that he's a dirty cheat, yet his son did exactly the same thing. Also if he's able to think of that, in that sort of time and execute it, who cares, I think it's more based than anything.
>Austria 2002
>Brazilian Flag
Yep. Checks out.
>>63968737
Even when he doesn't crash as often as people like to imply? As I already said it just seems weird to me that so many have a real axe to grind against him.
>>63968829
there are a lot of good drivers people like who could be in f1, taking up a seat but being just "not so bad" and not indispensable to f1 would be reason enough for most people to hate a driver
plus he actually does crash more and in dumber ways than the top drivers do
>mfw watching 1998 CART races, most recently @ Portland
so comfy
>those warm colors
>those commentators
>those engine sounds
>that passing
Best part is Zanardi winning and doing doughnuts. No one had done them before and the announcers are blowing their loads over it.
>tfw no more Zanardi
https://youtu.be/Sy1OPxjWLkE?t=7157
>>63968829
I only dislike Pastor for almost killing a guy in Monaco and his oil buddies bribing his way out of it. Otherwise he is a pretty decent driver imho. He's a race winner and GP2 champion, even though these were both not _that_ impressive it's at least something.
>>63968047
mfw 22 cars on the grid
my god ... cart. i would stay up late ti watch it. it was so much better than f1 in 1998/9. i stopped watching after seeung greg moor's crash. i was 8 at the time.
i found f1 so boring, i stopped watching in 2000/1 and started again in 2009.
>>63965805
1. Rosberg
2. Rosberg, Vettel and Hamilton.
3. Mercedes, Ferrari and Williams.
4. Jolyon Palmer
5. Mclaren.
Renault is back
>yfw Alonso comes back
Not been following things & see Renault are back in. How fucked are Red Bull at this point?
>>63969251
Quite
>>63969251
Fuck off ron
>>63969171
I just want this livery back pls, not that wannabe shit from 2010
>>63969357
Cheeky nigger
>>63965805
1. Vettel
2. VET, HAM, RAI or VET, HAM, ROS
3. Ferrari, Mercedes, Williams
4. Whoever the better Manor driver is
5. McLaren, with Force India being just behind them
>>63969414
I never understood the appeal of it either desu senpai
>>63966521
If he wins in 2016, the only remaining question will be if he can surpass Schumacher. He's already at least the 4th greatest driver of all time - if he beats Hamilton, he'll be the 2nd greatest.
>>63969357
Friend, just wait for next year's new rebarbative shade of predatory gray.
>>63968344
>You think Senna or Prost would do that?
Remember Piquet doing it against Senna?
Flavio back when
Also, Romain got rekt didn't he?
>>63969414
based Guatemala
Now all we need is toyota back and grid will be comfy again
>>63969414
Problem is it will have red on it because of total. So it will be shite anyway
These are gonna be great to compare when winter testing comes around
How will /f1/ talk about 2015 Manor in ten years time?
>>63969876
who?
>>63969876
How does /f1/ talk about Midland?
>>63969812
>Vettel WDC due to massive Ferrari update powered by Haas cheating shenanigans
>Merc Implosion caused by Schokodrink Senna
>Manor still a shit
>Sauber a shit
>McLaren and Haas on the same okayish level
>Toro Rosso beating RB in the first third of the season
>Aston Martin/Poop India challenging Williams and RB
>new Renault somewhere in the meaningless midfield
Germany bonus:
>Vettel wins his first race from P4/lower (Ferrari quali fuckup)
>Hülkenberg gets his podium
>Bottas back problems, Sutil in the Williams for one race
>>63969876
>>63969902
They were better than Midland, at least they didn't go bust half way through the year.
Probably like Super Aguri or Arrows. A plucky underdog that scored a few points, but ultimately never quite made it work.
>>63969951
Tbqfh Super Aguri did make it work but Honda got butthurt by being out scored by them, so they removed support.
>>63969990
Forgot about that. Yeah, on second thoughts it was Honda's fault (again)
>>63970022
If I recall they retroactively blamed it on the economic crisis but the relationship was already rocky midway through 2007
>>63969812
>Williams struggles getting their parts to work together at first but makes some compromises and gets stuff working well by Canada
>Low track temps in the first few races means Ferrari's race pace looks average at first
>Sainz gets better at racecraft, Verstappen gets better in qualifying, but both look disappointing cause Toro Rosso isn't as competitive
>British media complains about Baku
>Jolyon Palmer podium in second half of the season
>Ericsson Q3
>Haas slow at fixing problems, bad at adapting to new situations in races strategically
>>63969525
>rebarbative
lel
>Torro Rosso to become new Manor
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/12/path-cleared-for-Toro-Rosso-Ferrari-engine-deal.html
>>63970522
>max verstappen with straight line speed
scared
>>63970522
how bad can it be
>3 months of silly season and Formel E ahead
loving it 2bh
>sauber
I N
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S E A S O N
E
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D E V E L O P M E N T
E
V
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O
P
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Music to my ears tbqfh
what are you on about huebro?
>>63970846
http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12474/10087333/fia-to-permit-in-season-engine-development-until-at-least-2019
>>63970796
It's just going to allow the top teams to open an even bigger gap to the customer teams.
>>63970883
oh that, thought it was some new hot shit
>>63970701
this makes me nostalgic about f1 in general for some reason
>>63970618
sorry max but you won't be scoring points next year
>>63970921
At least Honda can somewhat react with that engine of theirs
>>63970921
OI M8
In my view, customers are not going to compete in manufacturer level anyway. At least with that big teams can push development further and extract the maximum possible from their PU's, that's all I want to see. I don't want to see honda and renault and redbull stuck fighting with williams and forskindia in the midfield. I want to see them fighting with Mercedes and Ferrari. I want to see cars flying.
>Sauber 2016
>>63971030
> I want to see cars flying.
Well... Mercedes have some experience with that.
![Ralphschu2006_gallery__600x347[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/liGxGBV.jpg "Ralphschu2006 gallery 600x347[1]")
>>63971030
>>63971276
>>63970621
tbqh, that is a fine looking race car, family
>>63969812
>yfw finding out we don't know what we are talking about
>>63972145
It wouldn't be fun if it was easy to get right though.
Hell, I'd rather have a MAS vs RAI championship fight than be right.
>>63971959
wtf
>>63972225
If Ferrari are close with Mercedes, I can see Kimi stealing a win or two. He'll start caring again if the car is competitive.
>>63970950
Those Mclarens were so damn sexy, I miss them too
>>63972989
>inb4 BMW Sauber 2007
>>63972989
When will we see McLaren in Rocket Red again guys?
>2-2016 r-right?
>>63972989
2011 had much nicer sidepods though
>>63973153
forgot pic
tfw McLaren had the best car on the grid at the end of 2012 (minus reliably) then went on to be podiumless in 2013.
Why did they don't abandon the car and go back to the MP4-27?
>>63973153
>>63973190
not really, they were aerodynamically stupid and looked like a really heavy bloke had stood on the carbon fibre mould and broke it
Favorite 2010-13 era car?
For me its this beast. RB7
>dat rear
>>63973257
best looking car in 2012 by far
How much more convoluted are the front wings going to be next year?
>>63973479
Probably a lot of overkill like the Honda indycar wing
>>63973479
There are so many elements that they will need invent quantum computers to perform CFD simulations on them.
>>63973400
One of the best by far.
>>63973400
Sauber c29
I was always rather partial to the W02.
>>63973644
>>63973581
I doubt the FIA would allow it.
It might make the cars fast.
>>63973400
or the rb8
>>63973644
The Merc cars have always looked incredibly ugly to me
The engine cover is gross, and their 2010-2013 were consistently among the worst
We need one of these instant buttons that plays alonso saying GEEPETOO ENGINE GEEPETOO
>>63973292
>>63973190
I agree, I prefer the straighter sidepods
HALP
I TYPED IN F1 GRID GIRL AND GOT THIS
>>63973823
2010-2013 noses****
>>63973823
>>63973994
There is no nose (minus the 2014 catheram, which isn't really and /f1/ car) that's as bad as this one.
>>63974128
an*
>>63962278
kimi by far the best f1 driver in the last 10 years... really sad f1 has changed so much, used to love watching it
>>63974128
i always liked how aggressive some of the 2012 noses looked honestly, the f2012 is pretty nice imo
the fw34, vjm05, and c31 noses were miles worse
>>63973823
The 2014-15s were the prettiest on the grid imo
>>63974652
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1_it-KIp6k
>>63974527
didn't knew there was an f1 thread on 4chin
do you guys generally hate some of the drivers? i fucking hate that prick lewis
>>63973994
>>63974128
if current generation noses are fugly, I can only hope that the next generation are something close to this.
>>63974737
Top fucking keke
This shit is the purest form of gold.
>>63974737
http://www.myinstants.com/instant/gp2-engine/
>>63974915
>instantgp2engine.com
>>63969025
>my god ... cart. i would stay up late ti watch it. it was so much better than f1 in 1998/9
F1 knew it, too.
There was real concern in the "commercial rights holder" parts of the paddock about how to sabotage CART because the product was so much better.
Then idiot boy Tony George showed up and Bernie's prayers (or midnight sacrifices of animals and racecar drivers) were answered.
RIP Greg Moore
>>63974751
We hate everyone at various points
>>63975593
>not realizing bernie encouraged ftg
>>63975593
I OFFERED TONY GEORGE THE USGP IF HE SPLINTERED INDYCAR RACING & HE DID IT, THE ABSOLUTE MADMAN
The SF15T's nose bugs me so much
Why does it transition from angular to rounded and then back to angular?
>>63976122
Ferrari cant into aero
>>63972565
R A R E
A
R
E
>>63974845
It looks almost an exact copy of the Red Bull prototypes
Oh I bet Newey is laffin
/curry/ can into save the day
>>63962679
>Vettel winning
>not having the best car
>>63975593
>>63975719
>>63976069
Never underestimate how petulant and destructive a child with a bunch of inherited money can be (see also: ruling families of Europe, wars caused by).
Mario openly says Tony George is the man who killed open-wheel racing in America. "Tony George did more to destroy it than any other individual."
Bernie was smart and devious enough to use FTG to serve his own ends.
>>63974708
it's not like W05 had tons of competition re: looks in the Year of the Dick Noses tho
>>63976484
exact copy, apart from everything that's not?
like the lack of lights, the lack of a rollbar, the completely different canopy shape and size, the completely different nose, and a rear deck that is utterly different.
Oh, it has 4 enclosed wheels and a canopy. Clearly that makes them "exactly the same".
Are you registered blind, or did you just lose your glasses?
Have a model of the Red Bull X1 design, in a brighter colour so you can actually see how stupid your comment is:
>>63976869
iunno, the post-belgium caterham had a pretty bangin nose
Good night /f1/
>>63973400
McLaren had the best looking cars early in the decade
honorable mention: the 2013 Force India
>>63973823
The shade of silver they used was shit, made the car look plastic. Especially 2012
>>63978220
>honorable mention: the 2013 Force India
eh, may as well post it, too
>>63976668
The CART owners fucked themselves into bankruptcy anyway, it was going to happen with or without George.
>>63978328
force india's liveries pre-this year look disgusting
so many different logos in so many different colours with zero coordination between any of them ;_;
>>63976122
The F14T had an indent in the nose as well, maybe Ferrari think they have something there if they did it 2 years in a row
>>63978410
Oh, the CART owners were definitely a bunch of arrogant pricks - pretty much like Formula 1 team owners, really. Like the mid-to-high ranking members of a crime family, but with no crime boss to lead them (that's what Bernie does for Formula 1, and the paddock is both well aware and grateful, after they get done crapping their pants). The political fighting amongst teams was just like it was and is in Formula 1.
But the move to hold the USGP at Indianapolis, especially at that time, was absolutely a move to help destroy the rising global success of CART (just as scheduling a GP on the weekend of LeMans is now - in a smaller way, because the threat from WEC is much smaller).
Whether the CART team owners would have been able to get their act together without the competitive pressure of the hundreds of millions of dollars of Grandpa Tony's money FTG was pissing away to battle them we'll never know.
But that's also just how Bernie wanted it.
"Let's you and him fight."
>>63976896
>noting technical differences in an aesthetic concept vs a technical concept
Gee, you sure are smart.
No dying on me /f1/ bump
>>63980885
Safety Car Bump
Post your favorite safety cars.
>>63971276
dat based oreca viper
Do we know of any formula changes yet?
>>63982087
The only confirmed changes for next year are the tyre allotments, the opening up of in-season development of engines through more tokens, and the wastegate alterations in the exhausts.
Other than that, it's all speculation, afaik
http://www.infiniti-redbullracing.com/article/timing-everything
>Renault power units will be rebranded to Tag Heuer
>constructor name going forward is Red Bull Racing-Tag Heuer
>>63982257
And, of course, it is expected that the "Swiss Engineering to Close the Gap Next Season" quote refers to Mario Illien, who just so happens to be Swiss, developing the Renault engine in 2016 and beyond, not just for Red Bull but for Renault as well.
>>63982257
So it's technically still a Renault at heart. I don't see RB doing well next year.
>>63982283
I don't see why they'd do any worse than this year. By completing the buyout of Lotus Renault have shown that they're committed to F1 for the long haul and engine-wise they're cutting out the Mecachrome outsourcing which was the main reason their V6 a shit
>>63982300
>the Mecachrome outsourcing which was the main reason their V6 a shit
I'd like to read more on this. Is there a link?
>>63982384
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mecachrome-q-a-two-teams-four-cars-is-the-plan/ but it doesn't go into too much detail
basically, Renault outsource much of the design and r&d to Mecachrome - have done for years - and their incompetency was responsible for a lot of bad design choices. Renault are taking back more control for next year, partnering with Ilmor and doing the whole shebang in-house instead of two separate teams 160km apart
>>63982384
>the Indians outsourcing which was the main reason their poo never went 2 loo
I'd like to read more on this. Is there a DESIGNATED?
>>63982447
>the Brazilian midfielding which was the main reason for 7-1
I'd like to read more on this, because simply watching the tears flow wasn't funny enough. Is there saudade?
>>63982635
the funny thing is that no one took a single book with them to read or just something to do while they're at it. Do they just look at each other ?
>>63982611
>Indian national football team
>185th out of 234
Rajeet is gone, we now talk F1.
>>63982717
I'm not going anywhere, huebro
>>63982687
>implying that that was the point
>implying the huemonkey's posts were in any way relevant
yfw over 3 months until more f1
>>63982755
>Brazil posting about someone being technologically backwards
Try again when your country has a Mars orbiter which succeeded on first shot, with a budget less than the movie 'Gravity'.
Till then, it's back to the rainforests with you.
What about Renault
>>63982792
>shits on street
>drink water from Ganges
>>63982808
>has nothing of value to post
>posts anyway
>>63982796
>What about Renault
What about them?
>>63982818
>has nothing of value
>is indian
>>63982833
>thinks he has more value than me
>still replies to every one of my posts
>is Brazilian
>>63982833
>>63982847
>Niggers calling niggers niggers
Cut the crap already
>>63982852
>posting other people's banter
Of course, I should have expected this, since Brazil lacks the ability to actually make something of value themselves
which one is it? We don't really have Romanian posters so it must be either hue or poo
>>63982867
both
>>63982863
Now we post UN banter.
turbochargers aerodynamics kers mechanical grip horsepower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmkaufC22ho
>>63982893
Another one for my Wallpaper Folder
Thanks a lot lad
Gee I sure do love quality Formula 1 discussion in this thread.
wagsguy was ten times better than third worlders unable to get a room.
>>63982907
no problem la
>>63982910
There's not much to discuss right now, senpai. Regardless, I'll stop now.
>>63982921
>brb gotta go to designated will post later
>>63982920
http://www.dw.com/en/online-racists-shamed-on-billboards-in-brazil/a-18889041
>>63982914
do you have some SF15-T pics from distance?
want to crop them 1080x1920 for my phone and still have the full car on it
>>63982914
thanks once more lad ur the best
>>63982926
how far away?
>>63982925
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-33980904
>>63982428
Is there enough time to make a difference? Usually people in F1 say that it takes 12-18 months to yield results from their work today. It's hard to believe Renault will be able to do a full overhaul of everything and deliver a good power unit in time for the next season.
And Red Bull are just completely fucked.
>>63964469
If not in 2016, 2017 for sure...
>>63964486
Yes and no. Lots of corruption and a default of 30 billion dollars, but they still have a shitload of money. And besides, Williams sponsorship is not paid fully in money. They supply the fuel and some tech people.
>>63982934
imagine a smartphone on the phone, the car mustn't leave the screen
>>63982945
>>63982951
like these, cheers
>>63982963
smartphone on the pic, obviously. damn it being too early isn't really an excuse at 12, I should get up
>>63982953
They've also essentially had the whole year to pinpoint the weaknesses in this PU, though. All they have to do now is implement the solution (if they've found one)
>>63982971
>they had the whole year to poo 2 loo
>>63982962
Massa himself seems pretty keen to retire anyway. The only question is whether Williams will let him do it, particularly given that he's often been cited by the likes of Symonds as being one of the driving forces behind the resurgence through his overall attitude, something which Bottas thoroughly lacks.
Is the SF15-T the best looking car since 2008?
>>63982969
argh, almost
>>63982986
The nose is ugly.
>>63982986
>You know F1 is in literal shit when SF15-T is INDEED the best looking car since 2008.
WEC takeover WHEN?
>>63982981
My guess is that Massa will secure a management job on Williams after retiring. Maybe team manager, reporting to Claire Williams.
Or he could end like racing on BR Stock Car, like Barrichello, Marques and Burti.
>>63982994
We just need smaller and more aggressive-looking cars again.
>>63983014
With all the rumors surrounding Smedley as of late, I'd say it's recently become more likely that he'll get a permanent role with Ferrari instead, with Smedley departing Williams at the same time.
I think there was a phone version of this image out there earlier in the season.
>>63982981
>something which Bottas thoroughly lacks.
I haven't heard that before - Symonds is always quick to sing his praise for Bottas. Sure that isn't just Valtteri being a Finn?
>>63983014
I can see Massa taking on Wurz's role with Williams as a driver coach. Assuming he doesn't go for a role with Ferrari (and I don't see why he would since he doesn't regard his latter years with Maranello fondly) his son will probably have a development role in line for him if he decides to pursue F1
I'm sorry but in terms of looks nothing from the last few years beats the f138
not phone wallpaper material though
>>63983021
>[
>>63983021
thx for the dump
do you have a folder for every 2015 car? just asking
>>63983039
>>63983027
>>63983025
>>63982988
Stop overediting your papes, all of them are looking really bad. You should go for not distracting dank papes instead.
>>>/wsg/
>>63983029
imgur com/a/5JqW2
There we go.
>>63983038
Apparently Felipe is excellent with pinpointing technical things (and changes) regarding the car and is very direct with his feedback, something which Symonds loves.
>>63983047
>overediting
I literally changed nothing but the size
>>63983043
The F138 was great too but it looks awful from the front. At least the F2012's ridiculous nose grew on you, but the F138 feels surprisingly unexciting now.
>>63983046
Mostly just the SF15T and FW37, but I have a fair few of the Lotus, Red Bull and Force India as well as some of the other cars scattered around
I might just upload a zip of all the images from the 2015 season I have
>>63983052
See:
>>63983039
>>63983027
>>63982988
Either you are cropping images on Paint and saving them with the lowest compression setting in history or you are editing it.
tfw fence
>>63983052
>F248
Muh dick.
Got any with the whole car in the shot?
>>63983067
>cropping images on Paint
this 2bh
can't tell on the phone really
>>63983059
From the front yes but from the sides there's something beautiful about that engine cover, the non declining nose and that subtle black and white line. It looks agressive and aesthetically pleasing (for me) at the same time. I don't even know what I'm talking about.
>>63983050
To be expected since Massa has 15 years of experience with 3 different teams while Bottas has only been with Williams who have never had the best mechanics or race engineers. Being paired with Felipe will probably help Bottas out massively in that regard.
This is the most based thread ever desu
I'm just loving these Wallpapers desu
>>63983105
baka sempai
forever jelly of the guys with f1 media accreditation
>>63983066
if you ever need to keep the thread alive with your pics, force india would be much appreciated
>>63983117
formule1(.)nl tends to have a lot of good photos.
>looking through photos from this year's aus gp
>see felipe in the crowd
kek
>>63983136
>ACTUELE FOTO'S
>FOTO'S
triggered
>>63983158
good
Friendly reminder that only literal autists and Dorftrottel follow F1. :)
FP2 when?
>>63983174
I'll jab u in the gabber m8
>>63983174
friendly reminder you're a droeftoeter whatever you do
>mika has a tattoo
ruined my perception of him forever 2bh
>>63983223
fucking kek its probably straight from a chinese takeaway menu too
>>63983223
Him being so obsessed with Bottas due to being his manager that he can't find the strength to criticize anything about him has genuinely made me lose a bit of respect for him.
>>63983233
didn't he once say Bottas talked too much?
RENAULT F1 WORKS TEAM FOR 2016 CONFIRMED
RED BULL BTFO
RIP IN PIECE LOTUS
http://media.renault.com/global/en-gb/renault/media/pressrelease.aspx?mediaid=73985&nodeid=302&adbsc=social_20151203_25209214&adbid=672520988937076736&adbpl=tw&adbpr=16144151
>>63983272
they're gonna be shit (but not as bad as McLaren)
>>63983272
>Palmer
>Maldonado
>shit chassis
they will be last at WCC
>>63983272
>RIP IN PIECE LOTUS
>>63983351
In heaven, everything is solve.
>>63962472
I keep this handy for when I'm right next year.
>http://beta.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122135/dennis-fell-out-with-tag-heuer-chief
ron's delusion is fucking hilarious to watch
this man will cause mclaren to go bankrupt by the end of the decade
>>63983263
>ferrari and snow
Reminds me of a certain legendary potato.
It hurts.
>>63983849
>tfw Schumi
Only dreams now ;_;
What's with these gay ass purple tires? What the fuck were they thinking?
Surely there had to be at least one person who looked at this and said it's not a good idea
>>63984060
There are no good colors left.
>>63984060
>gay ass
homophobia is not cool
if lewis wants to make babies with eddie murphy you can't stop him
>>63984077
Lewis refused to make babies with a pussy cat doll. He's either gay or infertile.
>>63984077
>no gay shit on F1
When will someone in F1 admit they are gay? I mean, there are the stories with Senna and Galisteu and Piquet dissing the fuck out of him, but... it's known Richard Bradley is sort of gay, but no one in F1 history ever admitted it.
For the lot of faggot teams in motor/sp/ort, there should be another fair amount of gay ass niggas racing on them cars.
>>63984090
nothing wrong with that
plus nicole was keking him senpai
>>63984060
I like them.
They look cool.
>>63984095
merhi is 100% a manlover
so is ericsson
grosjean is bi
kovalainen was too
heidfeld probably was bi
rosberg is a total sub who would probably let a man dominate him
>>63984060
purple is a top tier color and purple+black a good combo, you insecure shit
>>63984060
>gay ass
american swearing is so lame
>>63984124
We have a culture of whites idolizing uneducated inner-city blacks. What do you expect?
>>63984060
I really don't know why they didn't change the shades, move the green over to the dry tires, and then have a dark blue heavy wet or light blur inter.
US - White
SS - Grey
S - Yellow
M - Orange
H - Red
I - Green (Or Cyan)
W - Dark Blue
>>63984145
idiotic idea
white would get confused with grey, yellow would get confused with orange, orange would get confused with red, cyan would get confused with blue. this is made even worse by colourblindness.
the tyres are colour-separated for a good reason. same goes for pirelli getting rid of grey.
What car is it on the left?
>>63984180
side pic
Here's the solution:
Pirelli brings five compounds each weekend in 2016, three dry two wet.
Soft - Yellow
Medium - White
Hard - Orange
inter - green
wet - blue
The compounds can vary from week to week, but the stripe colors remain constant. The relative softness/hardness of the tire is what matters, not the absolute. Why bother having so many colors if you don't need them?
>>63984175
wait I'm an idiot
>>63984145
Even taking my idiocy into account, grey and white are too difficult to distinguish, as 2011 showed. There's also no point in breaking an already established convention.
It's better to introduce another color altogether, and purple is just that. It's also the only remaining color that is readily distinguishable from the rest on those Pirellis.
>>63984180
>>63984194
Caparo T1
>>63984180
>>63984194
A death trap
>>63984204
>Soft - Yellow
>Medium - White
>Hard - Orange
red for soft, yellow for hard would be better imo, but i agree with the rest
>>63984180
>>63984194
looks 2plastic4me like formula e and indycars
>>63984204
>The relative softness/hardness of the tire is what matters, not the absolute.
Not if you're more technically inclined, as you'd then be wondering why the characteristics of the tyres change so much every weekend.
>>63984212
danke la
i was thinking it was some sort of wacky honda prototype that blew up every 5km
>>63982635
Wait. So Indians actually shit like that? I tough it was a 4chan meme. This must be something else right? Do woman do it too?
>>63984257
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-33980904
What makes you believe this is a joke, João Antônio da Silva Pereira?
>>63984257
>Do woman do it too?
hard to call them women when they have just as much body and facial hair as the men
>>63984060
Purple stands for purple sectortimes aka going fast
>>63983564
dennis' business practices seems quite rebarbative
>>63984286
Never really thought about it or paid too much attention tbqh. Been years since I dont post on /int/ as well..
>>63984329
but you can only have three of them in that case
>>63984290
Is this insulting the women for being hairy or the men for being relatively hairless? Don't know Indian stereotypes.
https://twitter.com/ToroRossoSpy/status/672804652660953088
Toro Rosso-Ferrari confirmed once again
>>63984561
All right that is the last on isn't it? I guess no more silly rumors from now on?
>>63984705
Just the possibility of Wehrlein losing the Manor seat.
>>63984729
Wehrlein never "had" the Manor seat.
The people to lose it are Rossi (likely since he brings something like $2mil), Stevens ($10mil), Haryanto (~$12mil) or King (as much money as daddy wants to waste)
Can anyone here confidently predict McLaren positioning in the constructors championship next year?
>>63984854
High midfield, P3-P4.
Honda are in the same position that Ferrari were at the end of 2014 - they know what the problem is and they know how to fix it, they just can't do it in the middle of a season because of the current regulations. Next year's engine will likely be far better, and with Prodromou on board, the chassis ought to be better as well.
>>63984854
9th
>>63969951
I will always be a fan of Super Best Friends.
Sato passing Alonso in Canada 2007 was the highlight of the season.
>Car manufacturer back in F1
good feel
>no more qt JPS liveried car
bad feel
>>63982924
>Indian space program
Is it bad that I had an image of an astronaut hanging his ass out the airlock to grunt one out?
>>63983564
>fucking up a 30 year old partnership
When their partnership started Michail Gorbatschow became General Secretary of the Soviet Communist party, just to put things into perspective.
>>63985048
it's not like it's been recreated that well really, since 2012 its' just been a loose interpretation of the black+gold(which is now more of a beige) stripes watered down with some red and white
>>63968381
You know that your scenario points out a driver being an absolute dangerous dick and his scenario points out a driver losing control of his car quite clumsy during an overtake.
A better scenario to point out was Vettel's crash with Button at Spa in either 2010 or 2011.
>>63968430
>take out the podium
But why would anyone do that though? Grosjean was there during the one chance Lotus could get a great result and he took it.
holy shit we barely finished general threads in 2 days during the season now we're almost already at 500 posts in 36 hours
>>63985203
Considering how long the last 'general' survived for before sageing there shouldn't be a rush to make a new General thread
>>63984854
8th
>>63985203
there's something to talk about at the moment
it won't last
>>63984060
>Ultra Soft tires
literally what? do these last 5 laps before they go to shit? are they for qualifying?
>>63985203
in a few weeks we will be back to one thread every 5 days
>>63985973
i think they are meant to be used on street circuits
>>63985973
they are for high-downforce circuits like Monaco
>>63985282
>>63984880
>>63984879
I have absolutely no Idea. And not just about Mclaren, all the others as well.
The battle in front is certainly going to be between Ferrai and Mercedes. But how close will it be?
2015 was the first year of the JA Ferrari and look how well it did already, who knows what they have coming for next year. Mercedes also seems to have hit a wall in terms of engine performance, there was barely any improvement when they brought their upgraded engine mid season, and they used 7 tokens at once.
The whole midfield is also a huge question.
How are the new Renault and Honda engine going to perform? Surely with this new amount of tokens received they will be able to catch up a lot at least until the end of the season. How far behind the front will Red Bull and Mclaren be?
Williams said they have big improvements for next year and Force India seems to have an actually good car for the first time now that they are using a proper wind tunnel. Toro Rosso, which have a pretty decent chassis already will have Ferrari power and Haas, who the fuck knows? Same for Renault works.
Sauber and Manor will be at the back that is somewhat guaranteed but other than that there is not much I can predict with any confidence. Definitely looking forward for next season.
>>63986077
>certainly going to be between Ferrari and Mercedes
Williams may sneak in a win early in the season if the revolutionary new car doesn't end up being as much of a joke as McLaren's 2013 car. I wouldn't count them out yet.
>Surely with this new amount of tokens received they will be able to catch up a lot at least until the end of the season.
The things that you can upgrade through tokens are sometimes not what you need, as Ferrari showed in 2014. Also, Renault need more general competence, not more tokens.
Will this be a reality next year?
>>63986229
No.
>>63986229
How fucking long is his arm?
>>63986229
'no'
Is there a chance that the wastegate changes will bring a return of pic related?
>>63986256
long enough for him to fist jessica up to her larynx
>>63986276
With Newey out of the way, no chance.
>>63984854
6th, behind Red Bull and in front of Toro Rosso (or Haas, but probably STR)
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