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Now that Red Bull's results have been thrown into a lake I'd like to be the first to congratulate Fernando Alonso on his 5th WDC
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1500quidporsche posted:Now that Red Bull's results have been thrown into a lake I'd like to be the first to congratulate Fernando Alonso on his 5th WDC Some sperg here needs to recalculate all the results from 2010-2013 without Red Bull Racing.
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# ? Dec 16, 2014 23:09 |
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gret posted:Some sperg here needs to recalculate all the results from 2010-2013 without Red Bull Racing. Vettel would still have won, whatever car he was in.
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# ? Dec 16, 2014 23:19 |
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Brainwrong posted:Vettel would still have won, whatever car he was in. I love Vettel.
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# ? Dec 16, 2014 23:22 |
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i can't wait for hamilton or alonso or someone to win several titles in a row so we can all hate them and be super excited when vettel breaks their streak
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# ? Dec 16, 2014 23:25 |
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Mods please ban for obvious trolling
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# ? Dec 16, 2014 23:27 |
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Ferrari will not be bad next year.
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# ? Dec 16, 2014 23:32 |
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garbage fraud fraud garbage fakepost
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# ? Dec 16, 2014 23:34 |
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captainOrbital posted:garbage fraud fraud garbage fakepost Dicks, insinuation about you masturbating fraud, Hamilton.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 03:08 |
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Apparently that Walsh guy who was supposed to take over F1 for CVC and effectively replace Bernie just ruled himself out of the entire thing. Huh.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 04:23 |
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Wirth1000 posted:Apparently that Walsh guy who was supposed to take over F1 for CVC and effectively replace Bernie just ruled himself out of the entire thing. Huh. Bernie paid him off (or cast a spell, idk).
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 05:54 |
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 06:17 |
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Human Grand Prix posted:Bernie paid him off (or cast a spell, idk).
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 09:22 |
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Human Grand Prix posted:Ferrari will not be bad next year. Ferrari have Kimi and they have lost Alonso. They will be beyond poo poo next year. Apart from Vettel. I'm gonna rant and I don't know what my intent is here. I've just got some feelings bottled up about a lot of things I'd like to get out. This may not be at all what you think, though. This rant was sparked after reading many articles disputing Hamilton being deserving of the SPOTY award. More specifically the comments about F1 being boring and sport not being about gears and space age technology. This rant, then, I suppose is just me venting a bit about why I think F1 is so awesome. Read this or completely disregard it, I just want to write about F1. As I have been watching for the first time the great seasons of the sport's past I've seen at least one season from every decade (that I have access to footage from). My watchlist so far consists of a radical 1978, an exciting 1984 and '85. A Schumacher/Benneton '94/'95. Alonso's two championship years - 2005 and 2006. A truly epic 2007. Not to mention watching every race of 2014 three times. I'm currently watching as I type this the British Grand Prix of 2008. I just started watching these old seasons after getting a new laptop and finding the 1978- 2012 torrent in just November of this year. Yep. I've watched eight Formula 1 seasons in just a month and a half with the goal to watch the whole torrent before lights out in Melbourne 2015. (I do indeed have a life still! I attend school full-time (utilizing my winter break now) and work as a cook at a restaurant part-time) So, what then? Typical Amerifag got sucked into Top Gear (U.K. of course) a few years ago, which eventually led to my investigation of F1 towards the end of 2013, got psyched for 2014 through the off-season via /r/formula1[1] , I fell in love with F1 through 2014 and am now incredibly passionate about the sport (so much so that I've watched 8 seasons in a little over a month). That's my story, but what's it got to do with anything? Well, for one it shows my ability to dedicate myself to something and hold onto it with everything I have if I really want to which is a huge boost to my self-confidence. This in turn shows the power Formula 1 can have on people. Mostly, though, I'd like to think it shows that although 2014 was my first season, I'm not new here. I, of course, dream of myself being skilled enough to achieve a drive on the Formula 1 grid. Unlikely, though, as from what I have seen it is clear just how much it takes to do what so few can. Since discovering motorsport, I compete in Karts as much as time and money will allow (money will not allow much) and I've learned some things. The typical 10-minute session I do at my local track has me pretty good and tired by the end. I'll always take a little break between each session. Driving on the absolute knife edge of my abilities for ten minutes is a huge task. You quickly notice just how easy it is to have a minor lapse in concentration and drift off-line and wreck your lap time. Formula 1 drivers go for nearly two hours on that edge in the World's most powerful cars on the World's most demanding racetracks. The G-Force generated under braking is 5G, enough to put an average golfer's head in their lap. Their necks are thoroughly trained and strengthened to withstand such braking events for 50+laps of a Grand Prix. I'd like to see a footballer even sit in an F1 car let alone drive the thing. Think texting and driving is hard? Try adjusting your brake bias and engine mapping at 300+ Km/h getting ready for one of those 'head in your lap' braking events. What about Monaco? I play an unhealthy amount of the Codemasters F1 games with my steering wheel setup. I simulate a 100% race in Monaco in the W05, starting from the back of the grid, clawing my way through. Two hours later and I'm dripping sweat in part due to the constant but subtle arm and leg movements but mostly because of the sheer concentration required to drive around the narrow streets of Monte Carlo. Watch Lewis here in 2008 to get a modern example of what it takes to drive 76 laps of Monaco. I am not here to defend Hamilton has SPOTY. I am here to defend the extremely understated sport of Formula 1. Grand Prix racing began pre-WWI. Since the 1950's it's been an organized World Championship where the best driver's and constructor's came together to compete for the coveted WDC and WCC. It's been 20 years since the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994, but no one can forget the absolutely brutal amount of deaths in previous decades. Jules' horrifying accident was just a reminder that these guys are still putting it all on the line. It's 2 in the morning? What am I doing with my life? Watching Hockenheim 2008 and writing this rant . Let's wrap it up simply then. In direct reply to golfers and footballers comments: Formula 1 is the realest sport. Formula 1 driver's are athletes to the greatest extent as they show an absolute sense of control on the edge of what physics will allow for two hours. If you say F1 is boring then you haven't watched a season and simply can't because your attention span couldn't handle it. Formula 1 is a sport very much about the mind working in tune with the body which then works alongside meticulously engineered machinery. The accuracy, reactions, and concentration required to do the job that these men do is quite literally unfathomable. You can't just be bigger in size than your opponent, you can't just be more physically fit, you absolutely must be mentally strong which I think is the hardest part. Formula 1 is so understated to the public eye and deserves so much more credit. I'm tired now so I'm just gonna kinda teeter out of this post. I apologize for the rant. I was really bothered by the comments by footballers and golfers calling F1 boring, etc., and this was the result. Far too long; didn't read: F1 is the greatest sport in the World and Formula 1 drivers are among the most talented human beings in terms of skill and mentality. I am too passionate about F1 and could no longer contain my emotion so I stretched that out into too many words. That's it. I'm out! Brainwrong fucked around with this message at 09:34 on Dec 17, 2014 |
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keevo posted:"Either they are the dumbest criminals ever or just really nasty, vicious and chemically imbalanced F1 fans. Sort of like that Chapman guy who shot John Lennon." The chemically imbalanced fans are drinking Red Bull.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 09:56 |
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Awarded to the sportsperson "whose actions have most captured the public's imagination" Not sure that's are Lewis. Not sure it'd be Rory Boring Golfer either though so there's that.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 10:11 |
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simplefish posted:Awarded to the sportsperson "whose actions have most captured the public's imagination" did they give it to those cricketers who were calling each other cunts in the media because that was p, funny
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 10:22 |
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Brainwrong posted:Ferrari have Kimi and they have lost Alonso. They will be beyond poo poo next year.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 13:20 |
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If you're going to copy and paste troll rants from reddit, cite your source.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 13:30 |
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I was just imagining how fat you have to be to sweat while playing a video game.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 13:38 |
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Cojawfee posted:If you're going to copy and paste troll rants from reddit, cite your source. I don't think it was a troll, I think it's real. That's what's so horrible/wonderful about that place. Brainwrong fucked around with this message at 13:45 on Dec 17, 2014 |
# ? Dec 17, 2014 13:39 |
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Suddenly the Worst Thread has become the motorsport equivalent of Grognards.txt.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 13:50 |
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Brainwrong posted:I don't think it was a troll, I think it's real. That's what's so horrible/wonderful about that place. right? it's bad but in the most beautiful possible way. someone yesterday asked if vettel would maintain his job as infiniti's director of performance after leaving red bull. THEY WERENT JOKING
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 13:50 |
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keevo posted:"Either they are the dumbest criminals ever or just really nasty, vicious and chemically imbalanced F1 fans. Sort of like that Chapman guy who shot John Lennon." It's like that but if instead of shooting John Lennon, Chapman had shot Davy Jones from the Monkees.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 13:59 |
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Brainwrong posted:Ferrari have Kimi and they have lost Alonso. They will be beyond poo poo next year. Good stuff.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 16:40 |
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I hope he's happy with the two because McLaren aren't going to let him keep any.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 17:29 |
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It's alright, he can just pull a Red Bull after his last year with the team and toss whatever he doesn't want in a lake.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 18:29 |
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jock clear reportedly leaving mercedes for ferrari
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 19:43 |
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Ferrari's tire analyst (Hamashima) has left.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 21:03 |
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be nice wicka posted:right? it's bad but in the most beautiful possible way. someone yesterday asked if vettel would maintain his job as infiniti's director of performance after leaving red bull. THEY WERENT JOKING
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 21:06 |
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Human Grand Prix posted:Ferrari's tire analyst (Hamashima) has left. I'm applying for that job for 2015. I wonder how much Hama got paid? "Hey guys...which one is that? Super soft? Looks good. Make sure you uh...make sure you heat it up enough. Good to go."
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 21:13 |
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Sneak peek of the 2015 Mercedes, from Lewis Hamilton's facebook page. My new car! Thanks to Jonathan Ross and team! Watch me whip this beast around on Saturday's Christmas Special! #TeamLH #NewRide #SaturdayAt10pm #GodIsTheGreatesthttp://instagram.com/p/wuGnf8L0-y/
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 21:29 |
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captainOrbital posted:I'm applying for that job for 2015. I wonder how much Hama got paid? I would think it's pretty important.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 21:40 |
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Serperoth posted:Sneak peek of the 2015 Mercedes, from Lewis Hamilton's facebook page. #fasterthantheF14T
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 21:47 |
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captainOrbital posted:I'm applying for that job for 2015. I wonder how much Hama got paid? To be fair that job title is incredibly vague and could involve anything from "durr tire is worn out" up to figuring out the effects of the sidewalls deforming on airflow for aerodynamics.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 21:58 |
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Well, despite my strongly-held belief that tire (tyre) analysts just kind of glance over at Pirellis to make sure they're black and have letters on them, I'd still never get hired by Ferrari as I have no idea what loafers are appropriate to wear on a Tuesday in Spring. Just getting my foot in the door would cost me half of Hamashima's salary in leather and wool/silk. Maybe if I told them my name was Ant Sinistra... E: I would consider changing my username to Ant Sinistra but I'm not sure that I can remember my password. captainOrbital fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Dec 17, 2014 |
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Serperoth posted:Sneak peek of the 2015 Mercedes, from Lewis Hamilton's facebook page.
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# ? Dec 17, 2014 22:41 |
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simplefish posted:Awarded to the sportsperson "whose actions have most captured the public's imagination" So Jess Ennis and Vicky Pendleton for SPOTY every year? If by "capturing the imagination" you mean "wanking".
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NtotheTC posted:So Jess Ennis and Vicky Pendleton for SPOTY every year? Fine by me!
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