F1 2017: yellow, the color of that great American dish, macaroni and cheese

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iospace: Jan 19, 2038

mrfart posted:

we got some dick teasing in the end, but we all went home with blue balls.

F1

I would make this the thread title, but dunking on stroll is too good at the moment.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 18:54

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# ? May 28, 2024 15:11

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

GramCracker posted:

How much did Rubens get paid to wear that hat right now?

What hat? I usually turn podium celebrations off.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 18:54

Dubs: Mar 6, 2007; Stroll Own Zone.
Disregard Stroll outside zone.

lets spend more time watching a man speak a foreign language

# ? Nov 12, 2017 18:55

GramCracker: Oct 8, 2005; beauty by stroll

iospace posted:

What hat? I usually turn podium celebrations off.

He�s got some meat trucker hat with MOBIL SUPER branding all over it

# ? Nov 12, 2017 18:55

GramCracker: Oct 8, 2005; beauty by stroll

Dubs posted:

lets spend more time watching a man speak a foreign language

I now consider myself cultured having see the foreign speak

# ? Nov 12, 2017 18:55

Dubs: Mar 6, 2007; Stroll Own Zone.
Disregard Stroll outside zone.

french and english only please

# ? Nov 12, 2017 18:57

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

Dubs posted:

french and english only please

Why French?

# ? Nov 12, 2017 18:58

Falken: Jan 26, 2004; Do you feel like a hero yet?

In all honesty I wouldn't be too surprised to see a photo of Massa emerge with him wearing his helmet backwards, with Smedley cradling his face in an open palm in the background.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 18:59

Dubs: Mar 6, 2007; Stroll Own Zone.
Disregard Stroll outside zone.

in honor of the glorious mclarens team principal and engine supplier

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:00

Tsaedje: May 11, 2007; BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

Best thread title ever. Never let it be changed (unless to denigrate Ferrari and/or Red Bull)

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:03

GramCracker: Oct 8, 2005; beauty by stroll

Dubs posted:

in honor of the glorious mclarens team principal and engine supplier

RIP Are Ron

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:04

poopzilla: Nov 23, 2004

A Good thread title

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:05

Dubs: Mar 6, 2007; Stroll Own Zone.
Disregard Stroll outside zone.

GramCracker posted:

RIP Are Ron

RIP ArRon indeed

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:07

F1DriverQuidenBerg: Jan 19, 2014

Theophany posted:

Just checking in to say that this thread title is bullshit.

Amen brotha.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:11

Argus Zant: Nov 18, 2012; Wer ist bereit zu tanzen?

Wirth1000 posted:

Why French?

FIA is based in France

much like the IOC, the organization considers French (home nation's language) and English (trade language) its "official" languages

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:14

Dubs: Mar 6, 2007; Stroll Own Zone.
Disregard Stroll outside zone.

Argus Zant posted:

FIA is based in France

much like the IOC, the organization considers French (home nation's language) and English (trade language) its "official" languages

the gently caress is this poo poo

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:15

wicka: Jun 28, 2007

Dubs posted:

the gently caress is this poo poo

Lingua Franca

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:16

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

Ok, race over let's now nitpick over this Lauda interview which I 100% agree with:

quote:

Niki Lauda has said he is worried about the future of Formula 1 under new owners Liberty Media � as he questions their plans to make the sport more exciting.

Amid the background of tensions between teams and Liberty over future engine rules and a drop in the commercial rights income they are receiving, Lauda does not believe that the direction F1 appears to be heading in is right.

"I'm worried,� said Lauda in an interview with Italian newspaper Gazzetto dello Sport.

�It was right that the American owners needed time to understand what F1 is � but that is about to expire. And what they think about the future is worrying me.

�The FIA, Chase Carey and Ross Brawn repeat that we need to level the performance, but the DNA of F1 is the opposite.

�You are a fool if you think that to make grands prix more attractive you need to have a different winner every weekend. F1 is about competition.

�Developing cars is one of the important foundations, as well as the bravery of the drivers. Instead, you want to penalise the best teams, and protect the drivers as if they are babies � with the introduction of the Halo for example.�

Falling income

Liberty announced its recent financial figures earlier this week, and they have prompted some concern from teams � as their prize money income will be going down for the first time in recent history.

The pool of prize money available to be distributed to teams from the most recent quarter will be $273 million (USD), which is 13 percent lower than last year when it came in at $316 million.

This significant drop, with little likelihood of big money deals seeing it bounce back in the future, is an issue for Lauda too.

Pushed on whether Liberty were right to push for cheaper engines, Lauda said �Yes, and I'm sure we will find a satisfactory compromise.

�But the heart of the problem is something else. In the face of cost growth of some 70 million (Euro) from one year to the next, revenues have declined.

�But where do we want to go from here? There should be ideas for generating more money, but I do not see them.

�I heard from Sean Bratches, who would like to see the drivers accompanied with grid kids. Is imitating football having new ideas?"

Lauda believes F1 needs a wider masterplan, and a grander vision to act on aspects that will make things better.

�It needs a more open project," he said. "For example, the budget cap. It is logical and correct but it needs a three-year plan to realise it.

"We have employees, so what do we do with them? Do we just cast them off and throw them on the road?

�For now Liberty has only announced that they want to introduce it, but they have not explained how they intend to realise it.�

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lauda-worried-about-f1-future-under-liberty-977624/

13% drop in prize money pool, grid kids, aggressive equalization tactics...

F1 is dead; viva la GP1 revolucion forza Ferrari

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:18

Argus Zant: Nov 18, 2012; Wer ist bereit zu tanzen?

it's the case for like, 95% of European-based organizations

English, French, and then maybe 1 or 2 extra languages depending on location and reach (FIFA also lists Spanish & German, FIA considers Italian an organizational language, IOC adopts the host nation's language each olympiad)

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:20

Tsaedje: May 11, 2007; BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

'The official abbreviation for Coordinated Universal Time is UTC. This abbreviation arose from a desire by the International Telecommunication Union and the International Astronomical Union to use the same abbreviation in all languages. Englishspeakers originally proposed CUT (for "coordinated universal time"), while Frenchspeakers proposed TUC (for "temps universel coordonné"). The compromise that emerged was UTC'

The French are so butthurt about English being the de facto lingua franca (yes I notice the irony in that four word phrase) that they'd rather have things make no sense at all than let English prevail

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:26

DoctorGonzo: Jul 25, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

itsjustdrew posted:

You make me sad to be a Ferrari fan

gently caress off

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:27

Tsaedje: May 11, 2007; BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

Ferrari fans deserve sadness

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:27

learnincurve: May 15, 2014; Smoosh

I�m not sure if this isn�t Massa�s last race or not.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:30

wicka: Jun 28, 2007

Wirth1000 posted:

Ok, race over let's now nitpick over this Lauda interview which I 100% agree with:

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lauda-worried-about-f1-future-under-liberty-977624/

13% drop in prize money pool, grid kids, aggressive equalization tactics...

F1 is dead; viva la GP1 revolucion forza Ferrari

quote:

You are a fool if you think that to make grands prix more attractive you need to have a different winner every weekend. F1 is about competition.

This is the stupidest sentence anyone has ever spoken.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:32

Tsaedje: May 11, 2007; BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

He himself said it was his last race today, but I don't think he's necessarily thinking straight with everything going on.

Massa retiring a race early makes sense for all parties to be honest so I wouldn't be surprised if he sits Abu Dhabi out

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:32

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

Tsaedje posted:

Ferrari fans deserve sadness

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:33

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

Processional GPs are totally the pinnacle of motorsport.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:33

GramCracker: Oct 8, 2005; beauty by stroll

Tsaedje posted:

Ferrari fans deserve sadness

What do McLaren Honda fans deserve?

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:35

learnincurve: May 15, 2014; Smoosh

Paul di resta is looking a bit suspiciously chipper today.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:36

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

GramCracker posted:

What do McLaren Honda fans deserve?

A sense of certainty.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:37

learnincurve: May 15, 2014; Smoosh

�Renault is the best engine company if you look at the last 10 15 years

� F Alonso.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:38

poopzilla: Nov 23, 2004

GramCracker posted:

What do McLaren Honda fans deserve?

the gallows

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:38

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

learnincurve posted:

�Renault is the best engine company if you look at the last 10 15 years � F Alonso.

He may be a tad biased.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:38

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

I'm turgid thinking about that mangled arm barely hoisting a trophy over his head as he wins a grand prix.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:51

Brainwrong: Mar 20, 2004; RIP Bobby K
Poland's Rose. Like a cabbage in the wind.

Ted was showing his mobile on TV when someone texted him "COCK"

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:55

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

GramCracker posted:

RIP Are Ron

You done messed up Are Ron.

# ? Nov 12, 2017 19:55

Tsaedje: May 11, 2007; BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

If he's taking part in the Abu Dhabi test that means Williams have already done whatever steering wheel mods Kubica needs, so there's no reason he couldn't race too

# ? Nov 12, 2017 20:01

NtotheTC: Dec 31, 2007

quote:

�I heard from Sean Bratches, who would like to see the drivers accompanied with grid kids."

# ? Nov 12, 2017 20:02

Tsaedje: May 11, 2007; BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

NtotheTC posted:

It's common practice for players to be led out with cute children before football matches. I'd love to see little kiddies in mini race suits matching the drivers :3:

# ? Nov 12, 2017 20:04

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wicka: Jun 28, 2007

Tsaedje posted:

It's common practice for players to be led out with cute children before football matches. I'd love to see little kiddies in mini race suits matching the drivers

Omg this would be adorable

# ? Nov 12, 2017 20:08

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