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Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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This... feels right.

Shine on.





For real though next season just got... interesting?

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Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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I'm fascinated either way.

Option A: Merc goes for an equally good driver and... poaches someone else off a contract? Lewis hates them and complains constantly.

Option B: Merc goes for an explicit 1-2 arrangement and opens the field a little more. Races get more interesting.

What an amazing driver Rosberg is, to have such a strong impact on next season.

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:

Suzie Wolff is married to Toto Wolff.....

Not like this

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Apr 18, 2008

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Norns posted:

German GP dead. German WDC retires. Rip Germany

They're warming up for Gerxit.

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Apr 18, 2008

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Alain Post posted:

Red Bull's main problem they will be faceing in the 2017 Formula One season is that both of their drivers are insanely bad and I want them both to suffer

I can't understand how a person can hold this opinion. Am I not autistic enough?

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Apr 18, 2008

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iospace posted:

Bold Prediction A mysterious racer in a mask takes Nico's seat, going only by Rico Nosberg

This would be amazing of course

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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I'm honestly just torn about this because on the one hand it seems really lame but on the other he did go out on a high point: helping expose Lewis as a complete dickhead

I have to suspend my decision-making about who to root for next season until we all figure out who's driving aside against Lewis

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Apr 18, 2008

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AgentJotun posted:

gently caress off to D&D with that rubbish.

Yeah, Lewis is a lot of things but he's not awkward for sure.

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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I was talking to my brother about this and he was betting it would be Bottas, but it looks like that's not likely. And if it's not Whereline then who's still on the list? Unless Toto's just messing with us.

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Apr 18, 2008

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1500quidporsche posted:

Here's my hot take: people older than me are bad and people younger than me are also bad.

I'm bad.

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Apr 18, 2008

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Wirth1000 posted:

Guys, I am now officially super stoked about the 2017 formula. Toro Rosso's tech director said its the biggest mix up in the 19 years he's been in the sport. Completely different cars in every single way minus the power units of course.

Think I'll ramp up my posting game in anticipation. Good loving riddance to this past horrible loving formula.

I read that too, and combined with how it looks unlikely that Merc are going to find another driver of the quality they're looking for, I'm hopeful for a more competitive and interesting field next year.

We'll find out in March, I guess.

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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Hahahahaha

It's gonna be even funnier when it actually happens

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Apr 18, 2008

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Abner Assington posted:

I wonder if the lot of us would be even the slightest bit more tolerant of Max if he weren't undeniably the ugliest person on the planet.

Makes sense. We all love the dreamiest driver.

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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I'm looking forward to 2017, the year of Formule 1 Wereldkampioen Max Emilian Verstappen

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Apr 18, 2008

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Among other things I hope the new, leveler field means a better year for our mate Dan, because I think he's a great guy and obviously a great driver and I want to see him on every podium.

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Apr 18, 2008

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Khablam posted:

Real F1 fans move to Europe and watch F1 over Sunday lunch.

Most races are at dinnertime for me so it's also normal for me to have one or two or six beers

But that's what Sunday lunch means in Europe anyway

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Apr 18, 2008

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El Hefe posted:

In the 80s a driver could have a season like this



In the 80s the whole field could have seasons like this:


t is for retiring after 90% of race distance

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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Mechanical unreliability helps us judge a driver's character. It's what separates the WDCs from the MWDCs.

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Apr 18, 2008

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iospace posted:

Question, does anyone here actually hate Max for reasons other than "he's ugly" or "he's not Fernando/Nico/Dan/<INSERT THREAD DARLING HERE>"?

This thread loves Sebastian Vettel

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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Check your dates (and the text of the article), that's old news.

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Apr 18, 2008

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It's a good read.

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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On a completely different subject, and level of seriousness:

quote:

When Max Verstappen was told that his business class seat back home from last year's Canadian Grand Prix had been double-booked, and that the only space left was down in economy by the toilets, you could have forgiven him for kicking up a fuss.

But if there is one thing that his team has learned from the Dutchman's arrival as a Formula 1 superstar, it is that his new-found status has not gone to his head.

So instead of moaning about what had happened, Verstappen shrugged his shoulders, realised that there are far more important things in life to get upset about it and got on with it.

For allied to his blistering speed on track, it is Verstappen's off-track attitude and enthusiasm that has won him great fans at Red Bull – and left the team confident that he and Daniel Ricciardo are well placed to not hit the self-destruct button if they find themselves fighting for the world champion hip in 2017.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner told Motorsport.com: "Max is very, very good - and he's so enthusiastic about everything. He's like a Labrador puppy that just wants to get into everything.

"Whether that's the history of the sport, whether that's what's going on in the junior formulas, or in karting, he loves his racing. He feels privileged to be a Formula 1 driver.

"There was an instance earlier in the year where flights from Montreal ended up getting double-booked and there were no business class seats available. So he ended up having to sit down by the toilets in economy.

"With others it would've been a major issue, but [with Max] it was no issue at all. We got: 'No problem, if that's what's available, I'll do it, I'll go down there'. And I think that's what's so refreshing about him. It's just enthusiasm for being a Formula 1 driver and doing what he does."

Max Verstappen, future WDC, once and future MWDC.

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Apr 18, 2008

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learnincurve posted:

Oh god. There are going to be joint interviews arn't there?

I hope so, that sounds like it would be hilarious. :420:

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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I don't know if I'm going to notice those fiddly lines when they're racing, but it looks nice sitting still!

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Apr 18, 2008

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daslog posted:

What's wrong with Vegas?

The Las Vegas street race was in a casino parking lot.

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Apr 18, 2008

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blunt posted:

What ever happened to the proposed new York/new Jersey street race? Formula E is doing a New York Street race this year so it seems crazy that F1 couldn't pull it off.

The requirements for each type of track are pretty different. I'm not surprised that they can fit a Formula E race into Brooklyn, but I'd be pretty surprised if they could fit an F1 track in NYC. Where would you put the runoff areas?

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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jesus christ

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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Where are the tax returns, Bernie?

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Apr 18, 2008

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MattD1zzl3 posted:

Id do what i want with her car, if you know what i mean fellas


I'm not your fella, bro

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Apr 18, 2008

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td4guy posted:

that's a tire

Her attire looks fine, actually, I don't know what people are talking about

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Apr 18, 2008

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Tony Montana posted:

Wait, the English aren't European? They're just English? I thought that was considered part of Europe.

I don't know.. :(

edit: oh poo poo Brexit haha of course. Well there is an upside, Brexit results in Lewis not being European and therefore mentally stronger.

Even before Brexit the English got very annoyed about meeting people who could read maps. They think they invented maps so it's suddenly "not on" when other people know where countries are in the world.

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Apr 18, 2008

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Theophany posted:

that crazy old guy with war medals pinned on his scruffy jacket on the night train who reeks of stale piss and low grade cider.

Is this like a round of Jeopardy? Who is Winston Churchill?

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Apr 18, 2008

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learnincurve posted:

"More affordable for the tracks" was the comment they made. The big thing they have said so far is that they want to make the F1 coming onto town a huge event, with shows and support races and so on. Right now the tracks are paying through the nose for very little content so you get a limited audience. I would imagine they want to make it into a touring festival with the F1 as the headline act.

A touring festival, you say... with supporting acts...

It's too bad none of the drivers is also an aspiring pop star...

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Apr 18, 2008

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keevo posted:

No way that he's actually making $40m though. I bet his bonuses are dumb like "you must win, be on the podium, finish in the top 5 for x amount of races, finish top 5 in the championship, etc.

I wish we got more details about bonuses/requirements so we could do an end-of-year roundup of money:points. Who's the most cost-effective driver on the grid? Who's the least?

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Apr 18, 2008

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Tsaedje posted:

Those are 2017 wages, so the answer is undefined as there are 0 points to divide by

Yeah, I mean doing it in November when we have the relevant information. I tried looking for salary charts from last year but again didn't get bonus information.

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Apr 18, 2008

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Tsaedje posted:

The dataset is also just dumb because of the including bonuses/excluding bonuses stuff

get gigasperged, pals

I am still only a green belt in Excel.

Pirate Radar
Apr 18, 2008

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Euro MPs won't have any teeth now that the ownership isn't European. Bigly! Bing bing bong!

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Apr 18, 2008

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New Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFagk2lpseQ

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Apr 18, 2008

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I like this.

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Apr 18, 2008

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Myrddin_Emrys posted:

I am sorry that you live life like an autist

I'll be honest and say I have no loving clue what this means here

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