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I'm in 🙂
Already bumped into 2nd place! How did that happen?!?!? Hahaha 😉
Given my track record I think I'll start near the end of the season just to get up to average points
I'm in
does anyone know yet if that F1 TV streaming channel can be *cough*watched in the uk with a vpn*cough*
Nah they've pushed back the rollout of the official streaming service, saying they'll test it this weekend and launch it when it's ready.
Vettel has said that he's fine with Ricciardo being at Ferrari next year (yeah right!! 😉 ):
I'm in. Just like last year I haven't read any of the rules and will forget to make any changes to my team throughout the season. Best I can hope for is mid table obscurity 🙂
joined!
edit: what's the craic with selecting 5 drivers and the contract lengths...? Are they the drivers for the entire season or do we get to switch them later on?
Yep, drivers selected for a max of 5 races, after which you have to rest them for one race before signing them again. The fiends!!
Normal service resumes at Mclaren.
Has Seb been reading the losing my hair thread!...
Home boy Riccy will have 3 place penalty for not being under the allocated time in a red flag zone - not a great start.
also joined the f1 league
So what do we conclude from the first practice sessions?
• We have 3 teams fighting closely at the front - which is a good thing.
• McLaren are where they left off last year.
• The Honda/Torro Rosso isn't quick.
• Last years Ferrari is going very well for Haas. 😉
• The Sauber is woefull!
Home boy Riccy will have 3 place penalty for not being under the allocated time in a red flag zone – not a great start.
Balls!!
[b]Nicked from Sky F1...[/b]
[i]Ever wanted a translation of what drivers and the team's management say during an F1 weekend (especially this early in the season)?
Handily, Red Bull have come up with this rather amusing solution...'It’s day one of a new season, the cars have fired up in anger for the first time and that means only one thing – obfuscation, clarification and investigation. Here are a handful of the most common phrases you’re likely to hear this evening and their real meanings.
1. ‘The car is at a very early stage of development’ = ‘We have built a terrible, terrible car and have no idea how to fix it’.
2. ‘We suffered a small technical issue that temporarily interrupted running’ = Fire! Fire! Fire! Run for cover.
3. ‘The problems we had didn’t affect our weekend preparations’ = It really isn’t going to get any better than this.
4. ‘Friday times aren’t representative’ = Friday times are totally representative and we will be eliminated in Q1 all season.
5. ‘Rookie Driver X’s feedback was excellent’ = Oh God, this one is not only slow, he’s stupid as well. It’s a good job he’s rich.
6. ‘It takes time to build a new relationship’ = We cannot bolt the gearbox to the engine.
7. ‘Obviously there is always room for improvement’ = There is no way of improving this.
8. ‘We are still trying to understand the tyres’ = We don’t understand the tyres and we probably never will.
9. ‘It’s incredibly tight in the midfield’ = We are going to finish 9th this season.
10. ‘The Albert Park Circuit is not representative’ = It’s going to be even worse when we get to Barcelona.'[/i]
McLaren are where they left off last year.
At the end of last year, McLaren were well behind Renault and were delighted to get both cars into the top 10. Now, they look to be ahead of Renault and comfortable top ten. Haas seem to be genuinely fast, but McLaren and Renault will almost certainly overtake them within a few months. My guess is that McLaren and Renault will be fighting it out for fourth best team for the full year. Not where McLaren would like to be, but a huge improvement from last year when they were struggling to beat Torro Rosso and Sauber. A lot will depend on the Renault engine's development and reliability, though. If Renault do a good job on engine development, by the end of the year, there could be five teams and ten drivers all capable of winning on merit. That would be great to see.
Genuine LOL at the above!
So, Alonso was eighth fastest in practice, but a scrappy third sector cost him time. Thanks to the McLaren soap opera, I'm not bothered about any of the other teams (even the one with Alfa Romeo branding!). If that orange car was powered by will alone, it would be the fastest by miles.
what tyres though were being run - that has a big effect as we saw in pre-season testing -
Oi! JDK - two entries in fantasy league - that's just not cricket! 🙂
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<div class="bbp-reply-content">Finally seen the Halo at race speeds…
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🙂
It does make the onboard a bit useless
5. ‘Rookie Driver X’s feedback was excellent’ = Oh God, this one is not only slow, he’s stupid as well. It’s a good job he’s rich.
😆
I'm in with Merkelbeek Auto's, team selection would have been different if I had read the rules first.......
Morning! 🙂
Here we go - no sandbagging now.
2 minutes!!!
Just going to get my binoculars so I can read the new graphics on the LHS.
'Party Mode' engaged!
LOL new merc same as the old merc
Bottas is just uploading his CV to JobSite!
How long before mclaren fall out with renault ? "best car" my arse
Nice to see the Lewis -v- Seb tension getting started...
phenomenal!
Very impressive, really on it
Nice to see the Lewis -v- Seb tension getting started…
I nipped on to Youtube to check out the press conference. Was slightly let down by the "wipe the smile of your face" incident. It reads a lot better than it was delivered!
Good to see a bit of an edge to proceedings however!
Also, would have been good to see Bottas put down a quick lap. He's not Hamilton, but he's a quick driver, and would have given a bit more of a benchmark as to how far the Merc's are ahead.
I'm going to watch the whole season on the radio so that I don't have to see those halos.
Morning!
WTF am I doing - didn't get to bed till 2pm BST. 🙂
Here
we
go
Yup!!
One Honda out with engine problem. Alonso running in 10th. I'm guessing McLaren won't be wanting to swap back.
bored
oooof that was interesting 🙂 great finish.. as we were 12months ago.
Sulky mcsulk face although someone on the pitwall gonna get the hairdryer treatment for not spotting the saftey car pit window
Makes Kimi look cheerful.. Lots of love for Kimi in the crowd