DoctorGonzo posted:

You know that if you go lower than .200 you are jumpstarting, right?

motorsport.com posted:

Max Verstappen has admitted that he is starting to lose confidence with the situation at Red Bull following his third retirement in a row at the Red Bull Ring.

The Dutchman suffered a clutch problem at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix before being eliminated in a first-corner collision to further compound a miserable run of form.

But facing up to the prospect of a dire run of failures that have derailed his campaign, he says he is starting to lose faith that things will turn around.

When asked how he felt after the race, Verstappen said: “I actually was reasonably calm. But it’s very disappointing of course, what happened. This way you lose confidence. Not in myself, but in the whole thing I mean, if it keeps on happening.”

Pushed to clarify in what exactly he was losing confidence, he said: "Just the whole situation at the moment. I think that’s pretty logical.

"This needs to stop at some point. I know they always do their very best. Also, it's constantly something else, so you can’t fix it really, because every time it’s something else.”

Crash irrelevant

Although Verstappen's fate was sealed when he was collected by Fernando Alonso after the Spaniard had been hit by Daniil Kvyat, the Dutchman thinks the earlier clutch issue would have forced him out anyway.

“I already had clutch problems at the start," he explained. "During the formation lap I already noticed that something was wrong. When I left the grid the car was shaking tremendously, so that wasn’t good.

"With the actual start, when you go towards the bite point, the clutch started to oscillate, to vibrate, to put it simply. Then the car went into anti-stall, but presumably something already was broken by then and started leaking. So I never would have made it to the finish.

"If it’s starting to slip and to leak and everything, then it’s game over.”

Apologies

Verstappen said that team chiefs Christian Horner and Helmut Marko did apologise to him for his latest problem, but admitted words mean little in a situation like this.

"I think they have never experienced so many DNF’s before," he said. "I think this normally happens over three or four seasons, maximum.

“What can I say? 'Sorry' doesn’t get me anywhere. Since Monaco I have scored zero points.”

aequalis posted:

Glad I'm not cool or popular enough to warrant somebody buying me an Av, right guys? heh heh heh

DoctorGonzo posted:

Now im under FIA investigation but i drive for mercedes so nothing its going to happen to me

+crashes into kimi in the first corner

Powershift posted:

Gigi Galli posted:

Also Bottas owns, consider me a total convert.

Norns posted:

This is the worst thing I've ever seen you post

Gigi Galli posted:

Clearly you don't follow football.

iospace posted:

You must be a Patriots fan

oliwan posted:

He is talking about actual football

iospace posted:

Did I stutter?

oliwan posted:

He is talking about actual football

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:

The one where the players jerk each other off in the showers live on Facebook?

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:

The one where the players jerk each other off in the showers live on Facebook?

GramCracker posted:

What the actual gently caress

GramCracker posted:

What the actual gently caress

Norns posted:

This is the worst thing I've ever seen you post

GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:

Hey so

https://twitter.com/thebuxtonblog/status/884776273083592704

Looks like Honda might be done. Although I can't read German so I dunno

GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:

Hey so

https://twitter.com/thebuxtonblog/status/884776273083592704

Looks like Honda might be done. Although I can't read German so I dunno

quote:

Pat the rear end of the driver's camp: As AUTO BILD MOTORSPORT from the surrounding area of McLaren learned, Honda has resolved the contract with the Sauber team again. It was not until the end of April that the cooperation was announced from the coming season. Now again the Aus.

Wehrlein
Honda had signed the contract with Monisha Kaltenborn
Reason for the sudden termination of the contract: According to rumors Honda is dissatisfied with the personal roaches of the Swiss team. The contract for a three-year intensive cooperation was still negotiated by Monisha Kaltenborn. The Honda bosses had high hopes in the Austrian who saved Sauber from the break. But Sauber and Kaltenborn separated almost four weeks ago. Already there was to hear how disappointed Honda was about the development.
Comment on Kaltenborn-Aus: Formula 1 loses a hanger

This means that Sauber is currently without a motor for the coming year - and above all without the factory support that the Japanese wanted to grant to the Swiss team. The most likely solution is to remain as a customer at Ferrari .

iospace posted:

And Silverstone is gone after 2019: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/british-grand-prix-silverstone-929424/

Powershift posted:

Maybe the new Chinese team, new Italian team, Sauber, and McLaren can all team up together and build an engine for their cars.

Get McLaren to do the electrical, The Italians to do the engine, Sauber to do the turbo and the Chinese to build it.

We could have the biggest fire anyone has ever seen!

iospace posted:

And Silverstone is gone after 2019: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/british-grand-prix-silverstone-929424/

Norns posted:

The turbo would just continuously shoot fire

njsykora posted:

There's a roughly 100% chance Liberty cave and give them a better deal.

Norns posted:

Silverstone is a flat piece of poo poo with one semi challenging off camber corner. It should die. But it won't.