Kryten. Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 As much as I do like the green colour I think the dark green and gold (as opposed to lighter green and yellow) looks better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Sugar Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 god damn that sauber loooks nice, I hope they do well this season as they had a good end to last season http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/1/11685.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Renault apparently have an innovative exhaust system due to be shown during the first test. Exhausts are apparently re-routed from the standard exit position, under the radiators and blown into the floor near the sidepods. Launch photos of the car today show no exhaust on the R31 at all, fuelling speculation. Tomorrow will be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Sugar Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Is there any way we can watch the tesiting, on the bbc website or anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Not afaik. I'll probably just keep up with it on the Autosport forums. I'll leave the others to watch the timing screens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Jazz Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) You can get live text updates. No video though. Fastest laps at the end of tuesdays testing: 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m 13.769s 2. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m 13.938s* 3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 14.718s 4. Gary Paffett McLaren-Mercedes 1m 15.350s* 5. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m 15.831s 6. Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m 16.003s* 7. Vitaly Petrov Lotus Renault GP-Renault 1m 17.424s 8. Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 18.260s 9. Narain Karthikeyan Hispania-Cosworth 1m 18.650s* 10. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m 18.714s 11. Nico Rosberg Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 19.930s * denotes old car Fastest laps at the end of wednesdays testing: 1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 13.307s 2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m 13.614s 3. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m 13.844s* 4. Robert Kubica Lotus Renault GP-Renault 1m 14.412s 5. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m 14.701s* 6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 15.383s 7. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m 15.408s* 8. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m 16.023s 9. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m 16.198s 10. Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 16.474s 11. Narain Karthikeyan Hispania-Cosworth 1m 17.823s* 12. Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 19.459s 13. Heikki Kovalinen Team Lotus-Renault 1m 20.649s * denotes old car Edited February 2, 2011 by Mealing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Sugar Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I can only imagine that whoever designed the enw mclaren cra thought it's design would be exceptional in performance terms, that thing is just ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScorpion Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Personally I think the car is bloody gorgeous, has nothing on the MP4-20 (McLaren's '05 machine) in terms of attractiveness, though. Apparently McLaren haven't shown us everything on the car yet either, most notably a different exhaust system, they have 2 different systems built and two in production, Martin Whitmarsh has warned us. Can't wait for this season now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Jazz Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) The arse end of the new McLaren is beautiful, rest of the car isn't too bad. Also, Kubica could miss the start of the season after fracturing his left arm and left leg. Sauce. *edit* Now it's suddenly become his right arm, hand and leg. *double edit* His right hand has been partially severed.. f*ck. It's likely Senna will be driving this year for Renault. Edited February 7, 2011 by Mealing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3niX Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) Well... f*ck! They might have to amputate Kubicas arm. He is one of my favorite drivers of the bunch. It will be a real shame if he wont be able to be on the grid. EDIT: No amputation luckily... but he is going to be away for a year. Edited February 7, 2011 by 3niX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I have a feeling teams will stop such acts from now on. No more rallying for Kubica, no more bike racing for Webber etc. In the case of Kubica, maybe we'll see him follow Kimi in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I was channel surfing and for filler in between shows, channel ONE had this absolutely awesome montage of season 2010. It had a 'good, bad, ugly' feel, and mixed on-track footage with the type of pitlane and paddock film that you don't normally see. Spent a lot of time showing clips from Monaco, with celebrities, bitties and pool diving. And the way Abu Dhabi was relived was excellent. Made me remember just how good a season it was. The cherry on top was Alonso and Ferraro not winning anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Theft Auto Dude Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 The full 2011 grid: Favourite looking car of the bunch is the Mercedes, it looks much better without the ugly black blotches. Does anyone here miss the shark fins of last year? There seems to be a lot of hate towards them, but I've always thought they looked very nice, especially on the McLaren. Now they can't be within a certain distance of the rear wing, and only Red Bull and HRT have stuck with them, Red Bull seemingly just to have enough space for the bull. I wish Williams could just stick with their interim livery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 You're kidding me with that Renault design. Can't believe they went with the red logos on their livery. Ugly sh*t. Hate to say it but the Ferraro is the prettiest out of the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Sugar Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I think the sauber is the best looking and the lotus is nice too. I'd also like to see heidfeld or raikkonen replace kubica at renault as it seems that he will be out for most of the season if not all of it. Hopefully he gets better soon though and is back to his best in no time as i like him a lot as a driver and want to see him do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3niX Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Well... Heidfeld is going to participate a four day test with Lotus Renault GP. Its quite likely that he will replace Kubica. Itd be nice to see him back behind the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyMufc-Champs Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix cancelled due to the Protests other there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Don Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix cancelled due to the Protests other there. Cancelled for the whole season? Or will it be rescheduled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyMufc-Champs Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix cancelled due to the Protests other there. Cancelled for the whole season? Or will it be rescheduled? I think It may be rescheduled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hopefully not. I want to see enough instability in the region for Qatar to fall into riots, show just how much the FIFA suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey. Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Cant wait for Australia its getting ever so close, just a shame that it should start next week, but hey i guess i can wait another two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Sugar Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Cant wait for Australia its getting ever so close, just a shame that it should start next week, but hey i guess i can wait another two weeks. yeah, the australian gp should be good, I like having it as the opening race better, the only thing I don't like is having to get up early to watch it. But if it's as good as the last 2 or 3 australian gp's have been then it should be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Sugar Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 sorry for double post but I'm really excited for Friday, It seems like the new tyre's will make the races more interesting due to the fact they wear out quicker. I'm also looking forward to seeing if mclaren will be at the same pace as the red bull's and ferraris, I hope they do well this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherDave Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I'm also looking forward to seeing if mclaren will be at the same pace as the red bull's and ferraris, I hope they do well this season. Same. McLaren need to be more consistent than last year, both with the cars and the drivers. I can see Button getting on well with the Pirellis as he's always been pretty gentle on his tyres. In more general terms, it'll be interesting to see the what difference Kers and the slightly slower, less grippy cars makes. Should be a good weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Jazz Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Qualifying was pretty much a repeat of what we got in last years races, Red Bull dominating (1st and 3rd) with McLaren biting at their heels (2nd and 4th) and Ferrari being incredibly random (5th and 8th). Can't wait to see which cars will be kinder on the tires during a full race, hopefully it will mix things up a bit. Also the two Hispania cars won't be taking part since they failed to complete a time within 107% of the fastest lap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Hoping to post my first bold, italic, allcaps bastardisation of Mark Webber's name of the year tomorrow afternoon. Checkit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redketman Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Sebastian Vettel really dominated today. It looks like he will be the Qualifying-master this year too. Vettel will probably win tomorrow unless he gets mechanical problems or something like that. It looks like Mercedes is team number 4 once again.. and they were way behind the Red Bulls for example. Not good. Hopefully they will improve. Vitaly Petrov did well today. The Ferraris weren't fast at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Sugar Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I'd say this one is between hamilton and vettel and you have to admit that these pirelli tyres are pretty crap, but in a good way, they should make the races more interesting. A few spin outs from freezing cold tyres is just what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Actually seeing Sutil spin out when he adjusted his wing too early was lolsworthy and hopefully that sh*t happens a lot this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Don Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Great race from Vettel. Congrats to him. And Petrov to be the first Russian driver ever who is among the top 3. Congrats to him, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
