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sperry

2007-10-16 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR (Post 108118)

Nice, good for massa....I'm a massa fan

+1 :cool:

I saved him for my last top tier driver pick, just so I could root for him at his home GP this weekend. :D

Nick Koan

2007-10-18 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Koan (Post 107714)

Another one where the headline says it all.

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2007/...-alonso-s-car/

FIA appoints special scrutineer to keep eye on Alonso's car

Hopefully now, Alonso will be in no danger of Hamilton letting air out of his tires.

Hah, even Alonso thinks its pretty retarded.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/7051428.stm

Quote:

And Alonso said: "It is not up to us, but I don't agree with it - we do not need anything like that in the garage."

Dean	2007-10-21 10:11 AM

OMGIt was Hamilton's to lose and he did just that. Could have just run around not banged his equipment up, but no, had to fight and then bang his car of the curbs too hard (supposedly) and break his electronic clutch control or whatever...

I do think they should have let the Ferrari drivers really battle for the race win, but oh well. No team orders, but come in a few laps too early and we will have a 2 second too long pit stop waiting for you... :rolleyes:

At least Alonso ended up third for the race and season.

skimonkey30

2007-10-21 12:47 PM

Unbelievable race for ferrari and Kimi!!! What a way to end the season!![/

Bring on the silly season :lol:

MattR

2007-10-21 04:27 PM

Not so fast!!!!!!!! Sauber BMW and Williams cars all failed post race inspection, due to a fuel issue. FIA is meeting right now to decide what will happen. If they are excluded, it will shake up todays points and change the championship results!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MattR

2007-10-21 04:32 PM

Okay, looks like an update came as I typed above...No change on points, it looks like the fuel irregularity was only in fuel temps from the rig ???? WTF??? Never heard of that one before.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpeedTv.com

The BMW Sauber and Williams teams will not be penalized despite discrepancies in their fuel sample temperatures during the Brazilian Grand Prix, the race stewards said. The results of the Brazilian Grand Prix have been officially confirmed, and Kimi Raikkonen’s World Championship victory is now official.

Fuel samples taken from both cars of both teams during their pit stops in Sunday's race showed temperature degrees outside the permitted variation. Article 6.5.5 of the Formula 1 technical regulations states: "No fuel on board the car may be more than 10 degrees centigrade below ambient temperature."

FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer said all fuel samples from the four cars showed temperature of 12 to 14 degrees centigrate lower than the ambient temperature at the time. However, after deliberations at Interlagos, the race stewards decided not to penalize the teams

sperry

2007-10-21 04:39 PM

But deciding the driver's champ in a courtroom would have been the most fitting end to the season! How dare the stewards decided to let the on-track racing determine the result, this is F1! :roll:

MPREZIV

2007-10-21 04:49 PM

That, was, an, AWESOME race! I was at the edge of my seat the entire thing! Great season ender!

MikeK

2007-10-21 04:59 PM

I love that Kimi took a swig before the anthems played :lol:

Nick Koan

2007-10-22 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR (Post 108404)

Okay, looks like an update came as I typed above...No change on points, it looks like the fuel irregularity was only in fuel temps from the rig ???? WTF??? Never heard of that one before.

Well, now McLaren is appealing the stewards decision.

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/f1/n...his_-_yet.html

So, yeah.

Anyway, the race was great. I'm am a little sad for Hammilton (if the decision of the stewards stands up in arbitration) but I am extremely happy for Kimi. He finally did it (if the decision of the stewards stands up in arbitration)

MPREZIV

2007-10-22 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeK (Post 108412)

I love that Kimi took a swig before the anthems played :lol:

As has been said before, Kimi is THE MAN!!! :D

Yeah, it's rough that Hammy worked so hard, and was on his way to an unheard of season, but sometimes that's the way the cookie crumbles.

sperry

2007-10-22 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Koan (Post 108427)

Now it feels like F1.

sperry

2007-10-22 02:44 PM

Holy crap:

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...22220432.shtml

Quote:

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that his bid for this year's Formula One Championship seemingly came to an end during the last race of the season following a moment of human error.

"My finger slipped on the steering wheel and I accidentally pressed the button used for the starting sequence," Hamilton confided several hours after the event, according to Montreal's French-language daily newspaper La Presse.

That error cut power to his McLaren for an interminable minute, dropping him down to 18th place as the Brazilian Grand Prix entered its eighth lap on the Interlagos circuit.

"The car went into neutral and I had to reinitialize the system, that is, reload the gearbox management program," he explained. The onboard camera recorded images of Hamilton pressing several buttons on his steering wheel while other drivers sped by.

...

Why in the world is there a button on the wheel that you can bump to enter the starting sequence? Shouldn't it be active only when the car's on the limiter in pit lane or something?

MikeK

2007-10-22 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry (Post 108461)

Why in the world is there a button on the wheel that you can bump to enter the starting sequence?

Kimi put it there!

Nick Koan

2007-10-22 02:49 PM

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I imagine next year the button will look a little bit more like this...

Kevin M

2007-10-22 03:09 PM

Dammit, why is that the only thing you can get with a GIS of "self destruct button?" :lol:

Kevin M

2007-10-22 03:10 PM

Also, everyone knows you punt your championship by messing with your brake bias in a tunnel. Frickin' n00bs.

Dean	2007-10-22 03:24 PM

I didn't realize they used Windows Vista on F1 cars... The whole reboot your car joke from years ago has come true.

tysonK

2007-10-22 06:03 PM

Hamilton sucks.

I knew it.

MPREZIV

2007-10-22 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tysonK (Post 108471)

Hamilton sucks.

I knew it.

:lol:

I hate to quote just to put in an LoL, but dammit that was funny!

Nick Koan

2007-10-26 10:43 AM

McLaren's appeal date is set for Nov. 15th.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63664

Good news for Kimi though

Quote:

But speaking about the upcoming appeal today, FIA president Max Mosley downplayed the potential threat to Raikkonen's title.

"For us the world championship is over, the result is what it is," he said today. "A team presented an appeal; at the moment, this doesn't change anything - it's up to them to prove they are right."

sperry

2007-10-28 04:00 PM

Okay, now it was just a mis-quote:

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...28153747.shtml

Hammy says his mistake was just his poor driving that dropped him to 8th at the start of the race... the gearbox failure was purely mechanical.

'Course, with spin on every story as strong in F1 as it is in politics... I'm not sure what to believe. But given the author of the original story saying Hammy hit the neutral button is admitting to have misquoted Lewis, it's probably true that there was a real mechanical failure.

Nick Koan

2007-10-29 09:51 PM

Now here's a silly season article for everyone. It's pure speculation, not even a hint of a rumor (I don't think anyway)

But, Fernando Alonso to drive for Lexus Williams.

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/f1/f...s_a_lexus.html

sperry

2007-10-30 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Koan (Post 108791)

It may be all made up, but that is some marketing genius...

...plus how sweet would an IS350 Williams F1 Edition be? Screw BMW's M and Merc's AMG, I want a WF1 Lexus! :lol:

skimonkey30

2007-11-02 09:25 AM

Silly Season commence!

Alonso is out at McLaren
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...02130518.shtml

Mclaren confirms
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...02131232.shtml

Kevin M

2007-11-02 09:55 AM

IBNASCARrumors

Nick Koan

2007-11-02 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skimonkey30 (Post 108980)

Silly Season commence!

Alonso is out at McLaren
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...02130518.shtml

Mclaren confirms
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...02131232.shtml

Williams Lexus!

sperry

2007-11-02 12:27 PM

So, where's he going? I'd like to see him back at Renault... and so would Flav I bet... but I'm not so sure anymore that's what'll happen.

MattR

2007-11-02 02:27 PM

India!

Nick Koan

2007-11-05 06:31 PM

Great silly season, or greatest silly season?

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/f1/n...t_mclaren.html

Patrick Head of Williams makes some off-hand quip that McLaren should hire Michael Schumacher. Suddenly, its become a full blown rumor :lol:

Nick Koan

2007-11-07 06:06 PM

Kaz Nakajima gets a full time drive next year with Williams!

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2007/...-2008-line-up/

I'm really excited for this kid, though its a year earlier then I expected.

Nick Koan

2007-11-07 06:08 PM

Also,

I'm in the market for a lawn mower.

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/07/f...ke-schumacher/

Kevin M

2007-11-07 08:16 PM

do want. And I don't even have a lawn...

zpeed

2007-11-08 08:03 AM

I want that for my Christmas red one please Santa.

MattR

2007-11-08 08:36 AM

OKay, is this for real???? Renault being accused of spying on McLaren now? What's next?

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/41498/

MattR

2007-11-08 08:40 AM

So if this shakes out...the constructors championship for 07 should go...

1. Ferrari
2.BMW
3. Williams

:lol:

sperry

2007-11-08 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR (Post 109347)

So if this shakes out...the constructors championship for 07 should go...

1. Ferrari
2.BMW
3. Williams

:lol:

Except, in F1 everyone cheats and spies as much as they think they can w/o getting caught. So really, Constructors' champ goes to Honda... as they're the only team that's obviously not spying. :lol:

Nick Koan

2007-11-08 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry (Post 109370)

Except, in F1 everyone cheats and spies as much as they think they can w/o getting caught. So really, Constructors' champ goes to Honda... as they're the only team that's obviously not spying. :lol:

Yeah, but they are reverse spying by illegally giving info to Super Aguri.

Nick Koan

2007-11-12 09:21 AM

Alright, Ross Brawn to Honda.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63908

And Todt replaced by Domenicali at Ferrari.

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...12130033.shtml

Joeyy

2007-11-13 06:43 PM

Ferrari news for you all...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/7080715.stm

skimonkey30

2007-11-16 01:39 PM

Raikkonen is confirmed as the 2007 champ

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...16205710.shtml

FIA court of appeal threw out Mclarens appeal

sperry

2007-11-16 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skimonkey30 (Post 109974)

Raikkonen is confirmed as the 2007 champ

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...16205710.shtml

FIA court of appeal threw out Mclarens appeal

Finally! I can close out the fantasy season and send out some prize money!

MattR

2007-11-19 08:30 AM

Timo Glock Confirmed at Toyota, replacing Ralf.

timo

sperry

2007-11-20 11:17 AM

So I'd really like to pay out to the winners of the fantasy F1 season... I need a paypal address for motoring and Olivier... can anyone provide me with 'em?

Matt, I think I have Carrie's email for her paypal, can you PM me just to make sure?

Mike, do you have a way to get money to Olivier via Milan or something?

MikeK

2007-11-20 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry (Post 110194)

Mike, do you have a way to get money to Olivier via Milan or something?

I'll tell Milan tomorrow, he can get Olivier in touch with you.

skimonkey30

2007-11-28 09:40 AM

no schumacher-raikkonen head to head battle during the next Jerez tests

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...28083942.shtml

Nick Koan

2007-12-06 11:14 AM

Renault off the hook. Guilty but no penalty.

Renault is also looking at suing McLaren for "leaking" false accusations.

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/f1/n...r_mclaren.html

Nick Koan

2007-12-07 08:44 PM

Explanation from the FIA on the verdict.

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/f1/n...reasoning.html

Quote:

the meeting of the WMSC found that three of the four drawings viewed by Renault engineers – including the fuel system and gear layout of the McLaren car - were of no use to the team, with the only one used by Renault relating to the so-called 'J-damper' in use by the Mercedes-powered squad.

However, 'fundamental misunderstandings' on the part of Renault into the workings of the system led the FIA to deem that an effect on the championship couldn't be established.

In other words "Your engineers suck so bad they can't even get stolen documents right"

MikeK

2007-12-07 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Koan (Post 111427)

In other words "You're engineers suck so bad they can't even get stolen documents right"

They're engineers suck!

Nick Koan

2007-12-07 09:11 PM

Fuck, I blame that one on my head cold.

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