dingodile_r89 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Red bulls race livery has been released, I really like the purple (just a render btw) Testing has finished as well, any predictions about quali in Melbourne? I might try and go watch it live for the first time Jealous, lol. I think Williams might take pole. Has there been any update on Alonso's condition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pe4chy.96 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Anyone thinks (as I do) that Fernando Alonso is CURSED with bad luck? I'm serious!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Anyone thinks (as I do) that Fernando Alonso is CURSED with bad luck? I'm serious!!! Been saying it for a couple of years. Poor Fred. I'd be gutted for him if Vettel wins it for Ferrari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Gold Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) I know it's a sh*t photo (took it while at a red light on my way to work) but they had one of the Red Bull cars (I presume Ricciardo's?) in front of Parliament House this morning on show. Can't wait for the season to start again. Edited March 6, 2015 by Ari Gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneLibertonian Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Damn, McLaren is slow as hell, Honda needs to fix the PU ASAP. Alonso may not be racing in Sepang if they did not fix it. Congrats for Lewis for the first pole of 2015. Surprised by both Sainz and Verstappen in Qualy. Can't wait to watch the race tomorrow. Anyone thinks (as I do) that Fernando Alonso is CURSED with bad luck? I'm serious!!! Been saying it for a couple of years. Poor Fred. I'd be gutted for him if Vettel wins it for Ferrari Sucks for Alonso. Always making bad decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 The Toro Rossos are tearing up the track. Hulkenberg and Raikkonen coming out of Senna-Prost looked terrifying. Travesty is, no live race telecast for me, because of bloody cricket. Can I watch it online somewhere? Preferably with Sky Sports commentary. I'll never get used to this, though. Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Ferrari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneLibertonian Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) An okay race, not bad. Poor Kimi, he was driving like a demon in those old softs. And LOL at Macca, getting lapped twice by Mercedes. The podium interview by Arnold was interesting and funny with Lewis saying "I thought you were taller." The rookies were surpising especially Nasr and Sainz. Edited March 15, 2015 by The_Ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete4000uk Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 McLaren were dreadful. Hope Alonso wasn't watching the race given his replacement at Ferrari was on the podium. Red Bull are unfortunately throwing the toys out the pram. As for Merc, that have done a spectacular job and its hard to see how anyone can catch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artruo Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Yeah the race was alright, not much action but it was nice to watch f1 again. I bet Alonso's already got a second concussion from banging his head against the wall The pace of the Ferrari was surprising! Hopefully there's some good fights between them and Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard1997jones Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 McLaren were dreadful. Hope Alonso wasn't watching the race given his replacement at Ferrari was on the podium. Red Bull are unfortunately throwing the toys out the pram. As for Merc, that have done a spectacular job and its hard to see how anyone can catch them. Hopefully McLaren can learn and develop for the next race. I think McLaren are in for another one of those years where getting into the points will be a victory in itself. Its a real shame seeing as Button and Alonso are a dream team. Just not the start anyone was hoping for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 /tinfoilhat Ferrari are sabotaging Kimi so that he leaves and Alonso comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard1997jones Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 /tinfoilhat Ferrari are sabotaging Kimi so that he leaves and Alonso comes back. Doubt that. Kimi is a good driver and with Alonso out at the moment it makes it even less likely to be true. Alonso is an expensive driver to have seeing as he was being paid about £30 million by Ferrari at one point. Formula one is changing and I wouldn't be suprised if Button, Alonso and Kimi retire. Seems the trend is getting young drivers in at low cost to fill the seats to save the teams from going under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artruo Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I wouldn't be suprised if Button, Alonso and Kimi retire. And Massa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 My post was sarcastic, but I wouldn't be surprised if Kimi punched someone after that debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artruo Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The tv feed showed Maurizio talking to a mechanic and he looked pretty ashamed of himself. What's your opinion on the Van Der Garde settlement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) The tv feed showed Maurizio talking to a mechanic and he looked pretty ashamed of himself. What's your opinion on the Van Der Garde settlement? That Sauber are taking the piss. Ok, yes, they're in bad financial shape, but these things need to be taken care of before the sh*tstorm happens. Nasr and Ericsson brought close to 40m, according to Andrew Benson. Get your sh*t together, Kaltenborn. Or you know, Peter could go to LMP1 (only because Group C is no longer around. C9 <3) Edit: No amount of money would have made me walk away from a Formula 1 seat, personally. Edited March 19, 2015 by dingodile_r89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneLibertonian Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) The tv feed showed Maurizio talking to a mechanic and he looked pretty ashamed of himself. What's your opinion on the Van Der Garde settlement? That Sauber are taking the piss. Ok, yes, they're in bad financial shape, but these things need to be taken care of before the sh*tstorm happens. Nasr and Ericsson brought close to 40m, according to Andrew Benson. Get your sh*t together, Kaltenborn. Or you know, Peter could go to LMP1 (only because Group C is no longer around. C9 <3) Edit: No amount of money would have made me walk away from a Formula 1 seat, personally. Especially Kaltenborn being a lawyer. After Sutil and VDG taking the piss, I think that Sauber may not complete the season and go bankrupt. Sauber got huge FOM prize money in Australia though. Love the Sauber C9. The 2nd most beautiful Group C machine behind the 787B. Edited March 22, 2015 by The_Ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 They narrowly dodged a bullet in the VDG situation. Let's hope they learned their lesson from all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard1997jones Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 [table]PositionDriverTeamNationality+/-PointsDeficitWins1Nico RosbergMercedesDEU-220-42Lewis HamiltonMercedesGBR-1912953Daniel RicciardoRed Bull RacingAUS-1566434Fernando AlonsoFerrariESP-1219905Valtteri BottasWilliamsFIN-11011006Sebastian VettelRed Bull RacingDEU-9812207Nico HulkenbergForce IndiaDEU-7015008Jenson ButtonMcLarenGBR-6815209Felipe MassaWilliamsBRA-40180010Kimi RaikkonenFerrariFIN+239181011Kevin MagnussenMcLarenDNK-137183012Sergio PerezForce IndiaMEX-133187013Jean-Eric VergneToro RossoSTR-11209014Romain GrosjeanLotusFRA-8212015Daniil KvyatSTRRUS-8212016Jules BianchiMarussiaFRA-2218017Adrian SutilSauberDEU-0220018Marcus EricssonCaterhamSWE-0220019Pastor MaldonadoLotusVEN-0220020Esteban GutierrezSauberMEX-0220021Max ChiltonMarussiaGBR-0220022Kamui KobayashiCaterhamJPN-0220023Andre LottererCaterhamDEU-02200[/table] Need to update the points board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artruo Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) Yeah someone should pm him, quali in 5 hours! Any quick predictions? My top 6 Hamilton Rosberg Raikkonen Vettel Bottas Massa Edited March 28, 2015 by Artruo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 It's Sepang week! Barring Mercedes, it has become a little unpredictable, which is quite enjoyable. I'm looking forward to this season, hope Honda get their stuff together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneLibertonian Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) What a race, Hat's off to Vettel for winning thanks to a great pace and Merc's arrogance costs them the race. Fred must be kicking himself now after seeing Vettel winning. Bottas' pass to Massa in the closing lap is just amazing. The McLaren proved to have a good chassis, but with a sh*tty PU prevents them from finishing the race and getting points. But it seems to be an improvement and I'm very optimistic about them, but in no way they will catch both Ferrari and Mercedes though. See you guys in Bahrain(I mean China) and Happy Easter! Edited April 6, 2015 by The_Ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Mercedes shot themselves in the foot. Good to see the emotion out of the Ferrari garage. All mid teams looking solid. Hope this season is going to get more exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneLibertonian Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) Mercedes shot themselves in the foot. Good to see the emotion out of the Ferrari garage. All mid teams looking solid. Hope this season is going to get more exciting. Mercedes were like, "We got the fastest car, no one comes close." They don't realize this ain't 2014. It's been a while since the German and Italian National Anthem were played in unison. Last time we heard that was when Seb got his first win at Monza in 2008, and brings us memories of the Schumacher era. I want to see Fernando's and Horner's reaction. They would be timeless. Edited March 29, 2015 by The_Ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I didn't post here, but over at another forum. The nostalgia and feels when the German and Italian anthem played in tandem. Alonso is cursed /topic TheOneLibertonian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneLibertonian Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) I didn't post here, but over at another forum. The nostalgia and feels when the German and Italian anthem played in tandem. Alonso is cursed /topic It's too early to judge Alonso being cursed in his second stint at Macca, but he was cursed at Ferrari. Nearly won the championship on the last race of both 2010 and 2012. The MP4-30 is one of the best chassis' thanks to Peter Prodromou, but it's powered by a PU with a sh*t ton of reliability issues. I hope Honda sort it out before Hungary or Spa. I hope Merc don't f*ck it up in China. They made a mistake firing Ross Brawn. Edited April 6, 2015 by The_Ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 As I expected the Renault engines simply gave out. Sad, really, mostly for Verstappen, that kid is going to go places. Http://m.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118476 Wow, Nico, really? If you feel the guy is slow, push, use the threat of DRS to pressure him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Kimi almost had it at Bahrain, brilliant strategy change from Ferrari. Ricciardo's engine, though... Damn Edited April 20, 2015 by dingodile_r89 TheOneLibertonian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneLibertonian Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Kimi almost had it at Bahrain, brilliant strategy change from Ferrari. Ricciardo's engine, though... Damn At the right moment, at the right time. That's what I call finishing with a bang! Happy to see Kimi on the podium again. Vettel's performance is horrible. He's trying too hard. Ferrari is going to Merc a run for it's money. Nice to see McLaren making progress, despite Jenson's problems. P11 is a great position for them, they need to bring huge upgrades in Barcelona in order to make it to the points. Edited April 22, 2015 by The_Ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodile_r89 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Ricciardo's blowout was spectacular. Reminded me of Montoya a bit, except Montoya didn't make it to the finish Word is, Ferrari are bringing a new engine to Montreal. I have no clue what Seb was doing. When he said on team radio "I don't know what happened, but I'm experiencing lots of understeer, could you guys keep an eye on the sensors?" I was like "Groan, you went off the track and bounced the car around, you fool" and sure enough, broken nose mountings. Not sure how Hulkenberg ruined his race, Perez had a good drive, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
