|
iospace posted:Someone has to help fill out the field And they already are. Especially after all those times people complained that Conor Daly "deserves" a full-time seat because his dad's cool, I guess? And he's American, I suppose?? 
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:17
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 17, 2024 14:16 |
|
|
Wirth1000 posted:I have a hunch Jolyon Palmer is heading IndyCar way soon enough. Maldonado was offered an F1 ride and he said no (I'm guessing it was probably Sauber), so I don't see him going to Indy. Palmer I can see making the move when his contract ends (this is his last year) if he can't move up in terms of teams (he won't get a good team).
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:22
|
|
|
Maldonado was rumored a few times. I gather that the PVDSA sponsorship isn't what it used to be given the situation in Venezuela right now.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:23
|
|
|
Palmer is so insanely bad. He makes Chilton look like Schumacher. Ralf Schumacher, but still.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:24
|
|
|
Chilton is bad but at least he doesn't tear up equipment and is decently consistent. Which is the best you could say for a pay driver.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:28
|
|
|
Stroll is possibly the worst driver I've seen in a top end motorsport that didn't include people who pay for Ferraris Edit: poo poo thought this was the F1 thread. gently caress it leaving it. Stroll is bad. And Max Chilton is a better driver than him.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:31
|
|
|
Feels Villeneuve posted:Maldonado was rumored a few times. I gather that the PVDSA sponsorship isn't what it used to be given the situation in Venezuela right now. yeah, I get the feeling that Maldonado's account is running pretty dry right about now given the state of the Venezuelan economy. Palmer joining and IndyCar running one of his dad's tracks in the UK may not be a huge surprise in the future...?
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:33
|
|
|
I think we all laughed at Chilton in F1 but in retrospect trying to show your skills in a Marussia must be impossible.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:34
|
|
|
dsriggs posted:Because he's had 3 top 10 finishes in 24 races with a best of 9th? That was with BHA and Pre-2017 Coyne that's pretty drat respectable.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:42
|
|
|
Basticle posted:I think we all laughed at Chilton in F1 but in retrospect trying to show your skills in a Marussia must be impossible. Yeah, and I'm pretty sure Rossi felt the same way, which lead him to Indy in a "I'll see if anyone will pick me up next year" move.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:43
|
|
|
No team could willing to sign Maldonado could afford him. p.s. Ralf owns.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:48
|
|
|
Minto Took posted:No team could willing to sign Maldonado could afford him. Apparently, he had an offer from an F1 team but it wasn't Mercedes or Ferrari, so he said no.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:50
|
|
|
iospace posted:Apparently, he had an offer from an F1 team but it wasn't Mercedes or Ferrari, so he said no. This is also according to Pastor.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:52
|
|
|
That is true.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2017 23:55
|
|
|
dentist toy box posted:He was also driving for Herta before they Merged with Andretti. So the car was pretty bad. Yeah. It probably says something that Gabby had better results at Indy with a team that had never raced a lap before Sunday than he did with pre-merger BHA. Harding is gonna run all the races that use the speedway bodywork, and apparently are planning on running full season with him next year with D&R's crew. I'm glad, think he deserves another shot after how he did in Lights.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 00:29
|
|
|
 Banquet is on. https://livestream.com/accounts/17974260/events/5340319/player Full Collapse fucked around with this message at 00:50 on May 30, 2017 |
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 00:44
|
|
|
Cygni posted:I can guarantee you that corporate Toyota is NOT happy at all. The Honda/Toyota rivalry makes Chevy/Ford look comically tame, they fuckin' hate each other and its like a deep cultural thing. For example, Honda blackballed Comptech while i was there after a 20 year history of it being a Honda factory supported race team because Comptech signed a deal to build Toyota IRL engines after Honda had already turned them down. A permanent blackball that put the company out of business eventually (also one of the owners was a prick, but yeah) Rumor I heard from a friend was that Subaru was interested pre-500 in badging the Cosworth fwiw.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 00:48
|
|
|
iospace posted:Apparently, he had an offer from an F1 team but it wasn't Mercedes or Ferrari, so he said no. By this point Pastor is like the single dude blaming every girl he's gone on a first date with for not making it to a second date. If he wanted to race and had a budget we'd clearly see him in LMP2 or GTE or GT3 or Indy or even Super Formula. His supposed budget alone would be enough to put a car on the grid in any of those series. But here he is, not racing. There has to be more going on, and I'm guessing it's because his bank balance isn't as healthy as it once was.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 00:57
|
|
|
njsykora posted:The ACO will subsidise LMP1-H until they go bankrupt. That they said new teams coming into LMP1 couldn't use hybrids unless they built them themselves shows that's a hill they're willing to die on. Subsidize? With what? Peugeot shuttered its team on the eve of a season and they didn't (couldn't have) saved it. The OEMs provide the series and the organizers with support, not the other way around. Even if you win overall you only get about $300k.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 01:09
|
|
|
https://twitter.com/DaleCoyneRacing/status/869345906818199553
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 01:13
|
|
|
Yeah... I'm not going to agree with Alonso getting it, Jones put in some drat work.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 01:15
|
|
|
Mmmm, that's some fine grade sea salt.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 01:20
|
|
|
Rookie of the Year prize goes for the entire event, not just the race and Alonso was styling on Jones every day until his engine popped
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 01:26
|
|
|
Wirth1000 posted:Mmmm, that's some fine grade sea salt. Eh, they're right, if only because calling Alonso a rookie is hilariously stupid.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 01:26
|
|
|
Also true. Ah well, I look forward to seeing more of Ed Jones down the line.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 01:27
|
|
|
Ed's got a great future ahead of him.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 01:46
|
|
|
I've only gotten back into F1 this season after having not followed it much over the last 5 years, and Palmer really does seem like a whiny and phenomenally untalented twat. But if him in Indycar gets Brands Hatch on the schedule, then that's cool.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 02:23
|
|
|
dsriggs posted:Rookie of the Year prize goes for the entire event, not just the race and Alonso was styling on Jones every day until his engine popped
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 02:27
|
|
|
Dixon will never live down the Taco Bell Incident. 
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 02:45
|
|
|
"Dixon, if you went to Steak 'n Shake, you would've been fine." - Graham Rahal
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 02:46
|
|
|
Could've been even worse if he went to Burger Chef.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 02:55
|
|
|
Is it just me or did TK throw a little shade at Hamilton when he was on stage?
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 03:38
|
|
|
Minto Took posted:"Dixon, if you went to Steak 'n Shake, you would've been fine." - Graham Rahal I am now sad that I can't watch the banquet while traveling.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 03:41
|
|
|
Bentai posted:Is it just me or did TK throw a little shade at Hamilton when he was on stage? What did he say?
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 03:42
|
|
|
https://twitter.com/alo_oficial/status/869383731076890625 Goddamnit McLaren. Get Alonso over here full time. iospace posted:What did he say? ditto. can't get the stream to work ><.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 03:45
|
|
|
FuzzySkinner posted:https://twitter.com/alo_oficial/status/869383731076890625 That guy is a loving class act all around.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 03:48
|
|
|
TK said to the effect of how he was impressed at how Alonso's humble attitude, unlike some people in F1, like the guy who finished 2nd in a two car race.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 03:49
|
|
|
quote:"You were humble, not like your other fellow F1 drivers that said some comments this month, but uh.. What are you gonna say? The guy raced 2 cars last year and he finished second."  *edit* TK also joked that he made Sato's in-cockpit scream his phone's ringtone. 
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 03:52
|
|
|
Aw nobody laughed at Sato's gentlemen driver/silver driver joke.
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 04:02
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 17, 2024 14:16 |
|
|
Oh. OOOH. Man I just got that. 
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2017 04:04
|
|