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Post by forgotten in space on Aug 3, 2022 8:48:52 GMT
Piastri :facepalm:
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Post by Bartman on Aug 5, 2022 23:26:09 GMT
lmao with alonso AND mark webber involed - and it being the renault/benetton team - i almost refuse to believe that big flavio isn't somehow involved with this
has button announced he is/isn't driving for them yet too???
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Post by Bartman on Aug 5, 2022 23:40:28 GMT
also after announcing that he has a contract with "mclaren" - and spinning that reel for two months - it turns out that felix rosenqvist doesn't even have a mclaren contract for next year
atm we have:
F1 - lando norris (confirmed), piastri (claimed, maybe not legal), ricciardo (confirmed but unwanted), colton herta (practice and ?), alex palou (? -not legally valid)
indy - alex rossi (believes he runs team), pato o'ward (stayed, just, but there's big problems with the team still), alex palou (? - not legally valid), juan pablo montoya (genuinely the funniest part)
formula e - rene rast (possibly, maybe, perhaps)
felix rosenqvist not being signed - having previously been assumed to have a vague mclaren contract and simply awaiting his assignment - is fascinating. no idea what his plan or tactic is. rahal want him for indy - they are also chasing vettel hard - but he's also a class formule e driver, as much as he dislikes it. ricciardo now might be shifted to the indy project, where'd he'd probably the best paid indycar driver...ever? since nigel mansell or michael andretti maybe? goodness knows.
zak brown is some laddie - i at once dislike and love him and his nonsense. keeping a 70 year old juan pablo employed for one month a year though, i respect.
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Post by Bartman on Aug 5, 2022 23:41:15 GMT
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Post by forgotten in space on Aug 5, 2022 23:42:47 GMT
daniil kvyat and kimi in nascar action this weekend btw   Watkins Glen? |
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Post by forgotten in space on Aug 5, 2022 23:47:04 GMT
also after announcing that he has a contract with "mclaren" - and spinning that reel for two months - it turns out that felix rosenqvist doesn't even have a mclaren contract for next year atm we have: F1 - lando norris (confirmed), piastri (claimed, maybe not legal), ricciardo (confirmed but unwanted), colton herta (practice and ?), alex palou (? -not legally valid) indy - alex rossi (believes he runs team), pato o'ward (stayed, just, but there's big problems with the team still), alex palou (? - not legally valid), juan pablo montoya (genuinely the funniest part) formula e - rene rast (possibly, maybe, perhaps) felix rosenqvist not being signed - having previously been assumed to have a vague mclaren contract and simply awaiting his assignment - is fascinating. no idea what his plan or tactic is. rahal want him for indy - they are also chasing vettel hard - but he's also a class formule e driver, as much as he dislikes it. ricciardo now might be shifted to the indy project, where'd he'd probably the best paid indycar driver...ever? since nigel mansell or michael andretti maybe? goodness knows. zak brown is some laddie - i at once dislike and love him and his nonsense. keeping a 70 year old juan pablo employed for one month a year though, i respect. Zak wants no team sniffing around Rosenqvist in the event he MIGHT need him. But why Felix was okay with being "used" like this is a bit...I mean, wtf. |
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Post by Bartman on Aug 13, 2022 23:09:17 GMT
it is indeed
and lmao got it wrong by a fortnight - the kimster and daniil race next week. daniil also did indy at the end of july and is doing charlotte next month. former DTM, daytona 24, sebring 12 and le mans champion mike rockenfeller is joining the cup series as well next weekend. all the lads are out.
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Post by Bartman on Aug 13, 2022 23:14:26 GMT
Zak wants no team sniffing around Rosenqvist in the event he MIGHT need him. But why Felix was okay with being "used" like this is a bit...I mean, wtf. i have no idea either. he either must've been extremely confident that mclaren would make a mess out of all of this or extremely pessmistic about finding another indycar seat and hoped he could hold onto his.
as it turns out, he might have gotten lucky on both fronts.
i get it, indycar is where he wants to be and where he has wanted to be for a long time. he doesn't bring a lot of sponsorship, does not have the support of honda or chevrolet independently of a team to help him find a slot and has already had a bad break up and spell with one of the big indycar teams. but man, he let himself get so played and taken the mick out of. if rahal letterman laningan can find the cash to run a fourth car for him (or vettel) then honestly good riddance, felix deserves a team that'll give him a chance
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Post by Bartman on Aug 13, 2022 23:14:38 GMT
i love this man so much
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Post by Bartman on Aug 14, 2022 12:12:02 GMT
big stoffel, world champ  |
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Post by yepsure on Aug 14, 2022 13:55:56 GMT
Just got tickets for the Friday in Japan. Can't wait!
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Post by ford71V8 on Aug 16, 2022 1:23:33 GMT
Just got tickets for the Friday in Japan. Can't wait! You better start lining up at the airport if you wanna make the first session yep. #jealous ^^ is that what we do here now? hashtag |
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Post by Bartman on Aug 16, 2022 15:38:02 GMT
#yes
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Post by Bartman on Aug 16, 2022 15:50:47 GMT
i forgot that oliver turvey is still a mclaren test driver and (i think) their reserve*, he's another boy to add to the list.
he's set to leave the NIO formula e team and he is not yet signed elsewhere because...mclaren may or may not have three drivers for their formula e team. the news of rene rast leaving audi as a factory driver finally came oot and he is presumed as filling one of mclaren's seats in formula e. as discussed, felix rosenqvist may or may not have the seat but doesn't hugely seem to want it and if he doesn't have it or doesn't want it enough, it makes sense that a driver with 8 seasons of formula e experience and seems to have been with the wider organisation since the raikkonen days would do.
zak brown loves to sign a contract, man.
*turvey is a very queer one. i believe he has a super licence that he acquired before the rules about championship finishes etc came in and has it re-upped annually. has been with mclaren for a long long time now but never seemed close to seat - there was some chat around 14/15 when button kept promising retirement that he was being mooted to partner alonso if magnussen didn't pan out but jenson stuck around. super secret rumous and innuendo also suggested that turvey put in 1000s of KM of testing for honda's F1 engine in an NSX and super formula car, including in a super gt race back when hybrids were allowed, throughout 2014 and into '15. all to nought of course because woking wanted a "size zero" rear end and threw all preparations out of the window.
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Post by Bartman on Aug 26, 2022 11:47:06 GMT
so RAST IN (FE), DANNY RIC OOT, PALOU IN (COURT), PIASTRI IN (COURT, possibly), TURVEY HANGING ABOUT, ROSENQVIST NO CLOSER, PATO FUM(IN)G
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Post by forgotten in space on Aug 26, 2022 17:36:58 GMT
Zak assorted cookies
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Post by Bartman on Aug 28, 2022 14:38:28 GMT
ferrari pit leclerc to get the fastest lap, end up being passed by alonso and scoring less than they would've had they not tried to get fastest lap.
incredible.
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Post by forgotten in space on Aug 28, 2022 15:01:26 GMT
ferrari pit leclerc to get the fastest lap, end up being passed by alonso and scoring less than they would've had they not tried to get fastest lap. incredible. And expected... |
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Post by Bartman on Aug 28, 2022 15:23:36 GMT
they didn't even get the fastest lap either |
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Post by Bartman on Aug 28, 2022 22:04:26 GMT
nonsense season continues unabeted:
not great news if you are a certain tsunoda yuki. might be slightly concerning if you are pedro gasly too, his star is on the wane frighteningly quick and is barely being mentioned in relation to any other team right now. neither have been spectacular lately - though neither have been at all bad, tsunoda is still bewildering but he's clearly a stronger driver than even the start of the year - and herta seems to seriously carry some cred, being the fourth F1 team/organisation to take interest in him.
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Post by Bartman on Sept 11, 2022 15:20:53 GMT
not unconvinced that a cheeky £10 on scotty mac tonight would be a bad investment ford71V8. as largely flawless as he's been this year, i can't help but have the doubts about power - how many times have we been here on the last day?
hoping that power does win the championship though - or, of course, big marcus ericsson!! |
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Post by forgotten in space on Sept 11, 2022 19:46:49 GMT
I got the hours wrong and missed the race start :madtard:
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Post by Bartman on Sept 12, 2022 13:03:03 GMT
I got the hours wrong and missed the race start :madtard: aw mate, you missed the best part (3 minutes of danny ric running up front)
i'm not sure if you're like me but being in the same time zone you might relate, i still amn't used to the 1400 starts. every race sunday, it gets to 1230 and i rush to finish the housework or make lunch before the race and then i find myself lost for an hour. the year they moved the races to 1410 for some reason completely lost me too  between the traditional 1400 start wherever the race was being held (0300 for aus, 0600 for japan, 1300 for most of europe, 1400 for UK and portugal etc) becoming ingrained in my mind plus motogp still running their races at that time, it's taking years to unlearn that behaviour.
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Post by forgotten in space on Sept 12, 2022 23:30:18 GMT
I got the hours wrong and missed the race start :madtard: aw mate, you missed the best part (3 minutes of danny ric running up front)
i'm not sure if you're like me but being in the same time zone you might relate, i still amn't used to the 1400 starts. every race sunday, it gets to 1230 and i rush to finish the housework or make lunch before the race and then i find myself lost for an hour. the year they moved the races to 1410 for some reason completely lost me too between the traditional 1400 start wherever the race was being held (0300 for aus, 0600 for japan, 1300 for most of europe, 1400 for UK and portugal etc) becoming ingrained in my mind plus motogp still running their races at that time, it's taking years to unlearn that behaviour.
Sorry for the confusion, I meant Laguna Seca :p Still tuned in enough to watch Newgarden's recovery and Corkscrew overtakes. The F1 was boring, I thought. No issues with the SC finish. |
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Post by ford71V8 on Sept 13, 2022 2:21:24 GMT
not unconvinced that a cheeky £10 on scotty mac tonight would be a bad investment ford71V8 . as largely flawless as he's been this year, i can't help but have the doubts about power - how many times have we been here on the last day?
hoping that power does win the championship though - or, of course, big marcus ericsson!! 
Been putting my $10 on Verstappen last few races - returns are low but I can go to bed confident 
Mate, epic last round of Indycar. Will got it done but only just with Newgarden doing his best to trump his teammate. Exciting all round and Scotty did his best at the end there passing the exact cars he needed to to take 4th in the C'ship. Fantastic way to finish. He didn't mind getting aggressive in the last bunch of laps either. He should be very happy with himself...already keen for 2023 season.
An Aussie breaks the longstanding record for most Poles in Indycar and then comes back the following day to win teh Championship - do you think Australian media give 2 fucks ??? Not a mention anywhere....pathetic when you see the amount of coverage that Kyrios gets for having a tanty with a tennis racquet.  |
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Post by Bartman on Oct 2, 2022 18:54:40 GMT
leclerc is such a turbo geek, he should've won that (even with race control assistance)
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Post by forgotten in space on Oct 2, 2022 20:12:58 GMT
Not bothered with Checo keeping his win, but when are we ever actually getting actual penalties again?
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Post by yepsure on Oct 3, 2022 5:36:18 GMT
They don't have the spine to stand behind their decisions and rules if enforcing them means impacting the result of a race...so we get Red Bull, Ferrari and Merc getting away with murder and the rest of the grid getting done for everything from track limits to riding a scooter the wrong way after a DNF.
It's so inconsistent and it's really frustrating - if you have rules and regulations they need to be applied equally to all and at the expense of a entertainment. If the rules say the race (and in last years case, the championship) needs to end under a safety car, then it should end under a safety car. If a driver breaks a rule that would disqualify them from a race, or have a penalty applied that means they miss out on points - enforce the rule and deliver the punishment. The effect of applying the rule or punishment for a team/driver breaking it shouldn't factor in the application of the rules.
Also why do we even bother having a full wet tyre option if we just delay/cancel races if conditions aren't perfect weather.
I'm happy to see Checo get another win, but my god the DIA make it so frustrating sometimes.
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Post by forgotten in space on Oct 9, 2022 17:07:53 GMT
How did the FIA manage to mangle the half-point regs?!
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Post by Bartman on Oct 13, 2022 19:37:58 GMT
i'm so fucking checked out on F1 lol
the worst part is that i now kind of want max to win a legit title, just to cure my own mental stress. but he probably won't. because red bull will break the cost cap again, no doubt, or the FIA will forget how to direct a race again - or screw up half points again! it's just hard to care innit.
BTCC was fun this year at least.
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