|
1500quidporsche posted:I can't recall a driver pairing that was more cool than Alonso and Button. Until we get Kimi and Bottas anyway.
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 19:54
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 23, 2024 15:42 |
|
|
djssniper posted:Nico did the classic, I scored the last goal, my ball, I'm going home, only as good as your last game, you'll never beat me again, all wrapped up in a nice bow I can kind of see that, but also he must've known deep down that if it didn't happen at Mercedes it was never gonna happen. So by winning one out of three years in a dominant car you kind of take your winnings and cash out. I don't respect Nico any less because of it. I do think our lovely narrative that he broke Lewis and it was all deliberate is great though.
|
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 19:56
|
|
|
iospace posted:Until we get Kimi and Bottas anyway. What
|
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 19:58
|
|
|
Theophany posted:I can kind of see that, but also he must've known deep down that if it didn't happen at Mercedes it was never gonna happen. So by winning one out of three years in a dominant car you kind of take your winnings and cash out. I don't respect Nico any less because of it. Yeah, I think if he didn't pull it off, Lewis would probably be next to impossible to beat the next year because he'd know he'd have actual competition for once. I don't think he expected Ferrari to finally figure their poo poo out this year. Norns posted:What Well, icy cold Finns? 
|
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 19:59
|
|
|
I try not to kink shame so I'll keep quiet
|
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 20:01
|
|
|
1500quidporsche posted:I can't recall a driver pairing that was more cool than Alonso and Button. Pironi and Villeneuve. Well... up to the last 2 races anyway
|
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 20:20
|
|
|
Xisticide posted:Pironi and Villeneuve. Touch the Sky - Kanye West
|
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 20:26
|
|
|
Actually anything involving Are Jimmy, Are Jackie and Are Graham is rad as gently caress. Are Graham dragging Lotus to glory after Are Jimmy's death is probably one of the most heroic acts F1 has seen after David Purley trying to rescue Roger Williamson and ahead of Nando dragging that loving Ferrari to within points of the 2012 WDC.
|
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 20:29
|
|
|
Theophany posted:Maybe Berger and Alesi? It was a good pairing.
|
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 20:45
|
|
|
F1 2017: Honda honouring Jo Schlesser with their engines
|
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 21:07
|
|
|
And here I was thinking they were honoring GG Allin
|
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 21:26
|
|
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aacO0BUXjU Whilst we are beating the Hamilton drum, some of his poo poo starts tend to get overlooked by his fanclub too while claiming that Nico won due to reliability etc.
|
|
#
?
Jul 2, 2017 23:15
|
|
|
Nico did win because of reliability, which is a perfectly fine way to win
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 00:47
|
|
|
Hamilton lost the championship last year in the first five or so races due to his poo poo starts. While Nico was learning how to launch the new clutch, Lewis was hanging out with Bieber.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 01:31
|
|
|
Myrddin_Emrys posted:Actually no he didnt if you think about it. He won, in my opinion, a well deserved championship, and wether he was as talented or not as Lewis, he drat well worked hard for it. Infact he worked twice as hard for it overall on and off the track. I couldn't put this into words better - thanks for summarizing exactly what I think about the entire situation. 1500quidporsche posted:I can't recall a driver pairing that was more cool than Alonso and Button. lmbo at least we lived to see that happen, no pairing will ever be better. GramCracker fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Jul 3, 2017 |
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 03:16
|
|
|
Theophany posted:Colour helps, but they just look so utterly gorgeous. You'd have to be demented to race them at 10 10ths.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 03:20
|
|
|
I can see why he said "gently caress it I'm done" when you look at it through the context of him comprehensively beating Schumacher in the same car over several years, outqualifying Lewis one year and then beating him to the championship and all the while the British media acted like he was still a paper champion. There comes a point where you just have to say to yourself "What exactly are you trying to prove to these people, you've done it and they're just pissed that you did." I still think he would've been significantly better after winning the WDC and not driving so conservatively and constantly thinking about the championship.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 03:26
|
|
|
Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:I dunno what you're on about there unless you mean the old rear end 1960s ones. Almost all Can-Am cars were hideous. The beautiful thing was the motors. Like an 8 liter V8 revving to 9000 on a road course. That's amazing. NASCAR has 5.9L V8s that has the rev limiter set to 9.5 grand. They won't hit it though on the road courses (though it lead to hilarity this year with Junior blew up two engines by missing a shift into 4th and put it into 2nd by mistake at Pocono). The GTE Corvettes also a pretty loud, too, with a 5.5L V8 that well, is pure sex in terms of sound.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 03:38
|
|
|
1500quidporsche posted:I can't recall a driver pairing that was more cool than Alonso and Button. Truly, the best of times.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 04:29
|
|
|
Autech posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aacO0BUXjU Lewis def went to the mark Webber school of starts and like maybe if he learned how to start the loving race the reliability wouldn't of mattered.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 04:45
|
|
|
Was Webber always a poo poo starter? I remember reading that they had to make some design compromises in Webber's Red Bull days to his car, particularly in relation to the KERS system (but not exclusively that) because he was much bigger than Vettel, which at least partly might explain his starting problems and a handful of mechanical failures that Vettel was less susceptible to. How was he pre red bull?
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 05:07
|
|
|
Carth Dookie posted:Was Webber always a poo poo starter? I remember reading that they had to make some design compromises in Webber's Red Bull days to his car, particularly in relation to the KERS system (but not exclusively that) because he was much bigger than Vettel, which at least partly might explain his starting problems and a handful of mechanical failures that Vettel was less susceptible to. He qualified 2nd at Malaysia in the Jag in '04 and bogged it at the start.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 05:50
|
|
|
Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:I dunno what you're on about there unless you mean the old rear end 1960s ones. Almost all Can-Am cars were hideous. The beautiful thing was the motors. Like an 8 liter V8 revving to 9000 on a road course. That's amazing. The McLaren M8s were gorgeous, as was the Porsche 917 
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 07:29
|
|
|
Finally caught up to WELL DONE BAKU and wanted to take a moment to congratulate Fraudnando for keeping his car-destroying petulance in check long enough to actually finish a race and even score a couple of points. He will be competing with Stroll and the other professionals in no time. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 07:50
|
|
|
1500quidporsche posted:I can't recall a driver pairing that was more cool than Alonso and Button. I guess someone has forgotten the awesome pairing of Nigel Mansell and Mark Blundell. I try to.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 08:38
|
|
|
Stickarts posted:Finally caught up to WELL DONE BAKU and wanted to take a moment to congratulate Fraudnando for keeping his car-destroying petulance in check long enough to actually finish a race and even score a couple of points. He will be competing with Stroll and the other professionals in no time. MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODS
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 08:50
|
|
|
Another McLaren went up in flames yesterday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-40476901
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 09:15
|
|
|
You Am I posted:I guess someone has forgotten the awesome pairing of Nigel Mansell and Mark Blundell. For crying out loud, it's Monday morning - why would you do that to us? I was full of optimism for the week ahead
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 09:37
|
|
|
Myrddin_Emrys posted:Actually no he didnt if you think about it. He won, in my opinion, a well deserved championship, and wether he was as talented or not as Lewis, he drat well worked hard for it. Infact he worked twice as hard for it overall on and off the track. I think you misunderstood, I loving love that he did that
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 10:31
|
|
|
iospace posted:NASCAR has 5.9L V8s that has the rev limiter set to 9.5 grand. They won't hit it though on the road courses (though it lead to hilarity this year with Junior blew up two engines by missing a shift into 4th and put it into 2nd by mistake at Pocono). The GTE Corvettes also a pretty loud, too, with a 5.5L V8 that well, is pure sex in terms of sound. All of the GT2/GTE Corvettes sound like wonderful American thunder  a few other GT cars are close, especially the Mercedes and Lexus GT3s. I still kind of miss the early 1990s F1 days when there was diversity of V8, V10 and V12 engines.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 11:01
|
|
|
Schlesische posted:MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODS
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 11:14
|
|
|
learnincurve posted:Another McLaren went up in flames yesterday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-40476901 This is somehow Honda's fault 
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 11:19
|
|
|
GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:Nico did win because of reliability, which is a perfectly fine way to win I remember when some douchebag journalist asked Kimi if he deserved his 2007 WDC by winning it like that, by McLarens royally loving up the last race. Kimi more or less replied "WTF I had most points after the last race, of course I deserved it". Same with Nico.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 11:36
|
|
|
Happy birthday to my friend Seb Vettel from Scuderia Ferrari. https://twitter.com/UPS/status/881799858411061248 DoctorGonzo fucked around with this message at 11:48 on Jul 3, 2017 |
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 11:46
|
|
|
DoctorGonzo posted:Happy birthday to my friend Seb Vettel from Scuderia Ferrari. Have a beer for our Super Seb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta1mTNHNt6g Although it may be to drown sorrows depending on how the FIA meeting goes today. 
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 13:02
|
|
|
Happy bday Seb, hope it's your last!
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 13:14
|
|
|
there will be a live timing of the FIA circus today or not?
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 13:16
|
|
|
Vettel will get a one race suspension and he'll still win the WDC because the ball don't lie.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 13:23
|
|
|
GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:Nico did win because of reliability, which is a perfectly fine way to win Maybe I'm  ing this but that's exactly how Keke won too. He won exactly one GP that season but finished high consistently.
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 13:29
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 23, 2024 15:42 |
|
|
Antti posted:finished high consistently. The best type of racer
|
|
#
?
Jul 3, 2017 13:30
|
|