F1 Silly Season 2009! - Page 4 - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

sperry · 2009-02-27, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by skimonkey30

what a cluster fuck

Guess it'll be called the Ecclestone/Brawn/Fry/MclarenMercedes

AKA: 2-Douches/1-CoolGuy Racing

sybir · 2009-03-05, 06:51 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/7927488.stm

Even better, Brawn F1

Nick Koan · 2009-03-05, 06:56 PM

Domain name's been registered

http://www.brawngp.com/

(and its Brawn GP, cause Brawn F1 would cause Bernie to have a fit)

sybir · 2009-03-05, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick Koan

Domain name's been registered

http://www.brawngp.com/

(and its Brawn GP, cause Brawn F1 would cause Bernie to have a fit)

truth

Nick Koan · 2009-03-05, 06:59 PM

And according to the press release, they'll be keeping Button and Barrichello

http://www.brawngp.com/pr.php

They are the B Team!

MattR · 2009-03-05, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick Koan

They are the B Team!

Yes, as in "B"ackmarker!

sperry · 2009-03-05, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MattR

Yes, as in "B"ackmarker!

Then what's Force India?

sybir · 2009-03-05, 09:32 PM

F2?

F5?
*ducks*

Nick Koan · 2009-03-06, 07:27 AM

And here is the car, sans sponsors

http://www.brawngp.com/gallery.php

MattR · 2009-03-06, 07:59 AM

Since they have no sponsors or talent, they should paint the car in some creative livery, like the planet earth or something....

sperry · 2009-03-06, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MattR

Since they have no sponsors or talent, they should paint the car in some creative livery, like the planet earth or something....

Paint it like the planet Mars.

MattR · 2009-03-06, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sperry

Paint it like the planet Mars.

Paint it like Uranus!

Nick Koan · 2009-03-09, 08:51 AM

STR4 debut

sperry · 2009-03-09, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick Koan

STR4 debut

Um, that's the RB5, not the STR4?

Edit: wait... holy crap, that is the STR4. It looks way too much like the RedBull car! WTF?

Nick Koan · 2009-03-09, 10:27 AM

Yeah I know. I had to rub my eyes multiple times.

Now that they've splashed the Red Bull logo all over it, it looks almost identical.

But yeah, the Red Bull car has the yellow nose and engine cover, while the STR has gold and no color on the engine cover.

http://jalopnik.com/5150879/red-bull...rez-gets-wings

skimonkey30 · 2009-03-10, 03:13 PM

god damn

I'm actually going to need a program or something to figure out all these driver/team/rule changes this year

they should have varsha, hobbs, and machett do a one hour special

sperry · 2009-03-10, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by skimonkey30

god damn

I'm actually going to need a program or something to figure out all these driver/team/rule changes this year

they should have varsha, hobbs, and machett do a one hour special

One hour won't be long enough. Remember when they first added knock-out qualifying? It took them through Q2 to finally finishing explaining the new qually rules every round!

Nick Koan · 2009-03-11, 10:05 AM

Button is looking good in the Brawn GP car!

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73674

If they can get half as many points as Honda did last year, I'll be impressed (for the record, that means they need 1.5 points to impress me).

sperry · 2009-03-11, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Koan

Button is looking good in the Brawn GP car!

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73674

If they can get half as many points as Honda did last year, I'll be impressed (for the record, that means they need 1.5 points to impress me).

It's that half a point to earn your love that's gonna be a bitch!

Nick Koan · 2009-03-11, 10:47 AM

That's the reason I'll be impressed!

skimonkey30 · 2009-03-11, 03:28 PM

I really do hope that all the changes make the racing somewhat better with more challengers for the championship

Only 15 more days till Melbourne!

sperry · 2009-03-11, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by skimonkey30

I really do hope that all the changes make the racing somewhat better with more challengers for the championship

Only 15 more days till Melbourne!

I would love to see Brawn GP win the 1st round. Then Honda come in as their engine supplier and primary sponsor because they realize they totally screwed up spending half of last season developing this season's car then dropping the program before the season started.

sperry · 2009-03-12, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

I would love to see Brawn GP win the 1st round. Then Honda come in as their engine supplier and primary sponsor because they realize they totally screwed up spending half of last season developing this season's car then dropping the program before the season started.

Holy crap! My joke is more likely than I thought!

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Originally Posted by Brawn stuns F1 by smashing pole record

Even the cynics were astonished when Jenson Button cut the timing beam on the Circuit de Catalunya pit straight on Wednesday.

Low fuel run to impress potential sponsors or not, the Brawn GP had circulated the Barcelona layout in an unofficial 1:19.1.

Last April for the Spanish Grand Prix at the same venue, Robert Kubica's BMW was the fastest car in the low-fuel Q2 phase - a 1min20.5.

"If it stays like this, Brawn GP will be all by themselves at the front in Melbourne," Sebastian Vettel marvelled to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.

Likewise, Fernando Alonso on Wednesday admitted that the BGP001 currently seems faster than his Renault. "Brawn is not such a surprise for me because they have been preparing their car for a long time."

"They have done great work with the aerodynamics," the Spaniard added.

After a similarly impressive Monday and Tuesday in Spain, Button's Mercedes-powered car, fundamentally designed under Honda ownership last year, was a full second and more quicker than the chasing Ferrari, BMW and Toyotas.

At the other end of the spectrum, McLaren's woeful winter continued on Wednesday, Lewis Hamilton slowest of the ten runners and at one point in the barriers at turn two.

Compounding the 2008 world champion's misery, when he returned to the pits from his crash, the ardent Spanish fans made clear their derision with a shower of boos and whistles.

Referring to the Mercedes-powered MP4-24, Ron Dennis told Reuters Television in London on Wednesday: "It is certainly not as fast as we would like it to be."

"But it's early days and we've still got quite a bit of testing to do and quite a bit of development to reflect through into our pace."

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...12084418.shtml

Nick Koan · 2009-03-12, 09:24 AM

Yes, I would love that to happen!

Finally, my Honda F1 Racing Gear will be worth a damn

(kinda).

Looks like Barrichello is keeping things going as well

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...12173446.shtml

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The final day of the group test at Circuit de Catalunya was briefly delayed this morning due to the foggy conditions. The ten runners were however soon out on the 4.655km Spanish Grand Prix circuit, and once again it was a Brawn Mercedes that ended the day at the top of the timesheets.

Rubens Barrichello took over testing duties of the new BGP001 today from Jenson Button, the Brazilian veteran proving every bit as effective as his British team-mate. Barrichello completed 110 laps, his best time of 1:18.926s coming on his 102nd tour.

...

skimonkey30 · 2009-03-12, 03:34 PM

damn.....looks like they arent going to be back markers for long.

I'll bet fernando is kicking himself in the shorts for not signing that mega deal with them last year

2009-03-05, 06:51 PM	#77
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/7927488.stm Even better, Brawn F1 __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2009-03-05, 06:56 PM	#78
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Domain name's been registered http://www.brawngp.com/ (and its Brawn GP, cause Brawn F1 would cause Bernie to have a fit) __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN Last edited by Nick Koan; 2009-03-05 at 06:59 PM.

2009-03-05, 06:59 PM	#80
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	And according to the press release, they'll be keeping Button and Barrichello http://www.brawngp.com/pr.php They are the B Team! __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2009-03-05, 09:32 PM	#83
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	F2? F5? ducks __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2009-03-06, 07:27 AM	#84
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	And here is the car, sans sponsors http://www.brawngp.com/gallery.php Attached Thumbnails __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN Last edited by Nick Koan; 2009-03-06 at 07:31 AM.

2009-03-06, 07:59 AM	#85
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Since they have no sponsors or talent, they should paint the car in some creative livery, like the planet earth or something.... __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2009-03-09, 08:51 AM	#88
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	STR4 debut Attached Thumbnails __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2009-03-09, 10:27 AM	#90
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Yeah I know. I had to rub my eyes multiple times. Now that they've splashed the Red Bull logo all over it, it looks almost identical. But yeah, the Red Bull car has the yellow nose and engine cover, while the STR has gold and no color on the engine cover. http://jalopnik.com/5150879/red-bull...rez-gets-wings __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2009-03-10, 03:13 PM	#91
skimonkey30 Mr. Romano Real Name: David Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 932 Car: 2013 F150 Class: Mellow Yellow Rubbin's Racin	god damn I'm actually going to need a program or something to figure out all these driver/team/rule changes this year they should have varsha, hobbs, and machett do a one hour special __________________ That would be Mr. Dipshit to you.........sir

2009-03-11, 10:05 AM	#93
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Button is looking good in the Brawn GP car! http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73674 If they can get half as many points as Honda did last year, I'll be impressed (for the record, that means they need 1.5 points to impress me). __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2009-03-11, 10:47 AM	#95
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	That's the reason I'll be impressed! __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2009-03-11, 03:28 PM	#96
skimonkey30 Mr. Romano Real Name: David Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 932 Car: 2013 F150 Class: Mellow Yellow Rubbin's Racin	I really do hope that all the changes make the racing somewhat better with more challengers for the championship Only 15 more days till Melbourne! __________________ That would be Mr. Dipshit to you.........sir

2009-03-12, 03:34 PM	#100
skimonkey30 Mr. Romano Real Name: David Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 932 Car: 2013 F150 Class: Mellow Yellow Rubbin's Racin	damn.....looks like they arent going to be back markers for long. I'll bet fernando is kicking himself in the shorts for not signing that mega deal with them last year __________________ That would be Mr. Dipshit to you.........sir

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