F1 2014 thread

Arietans said:
Well IMO it makes him the better driver. I've said it before on here, Seb does well from the front row of the grid with a car that suits his specific driving style. Just check how many of his wins came from the front row - it's a very high number.
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I agree, Seb is good when the car suits his driving style and he has clean air. But I don't think he can match the likes of Alonso (or even Hamilton) when it comes to driving something that isn't ideal. Riccardo looks to be a better overall driver, though time will tell after a few more seasons.
 
Beavis said:
Hehe, fingerboy will be back... you will see, winning a championship once might be luck, four times in a row... nooo ways! Not to sure how you would want him to deal with it differently...

Bla bla blaaa... :p
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Don't worry, I don't disagree with you. When he finds the sweet spot he can be unbeatable. The trick is, like Michael, to have the right engineers and team leaders around you... Todt, Brawn, Byrne.
Even Vettel's engineer said that Ricciardo is able to make the most of a bad car while Vettel, by way of his perfectionist nature, spends his time trying to fix what he probably can't.
 
Renault could make radical changes for 2015

Remi Taffin says Renault has the capacity to completely revamp its engine for 2015 despite rules regarding what manufacturers can and cannot change for next year.

Engine development from season-to-season will be scaled down from 2015 onwards, with manufacturers allocated 32 tokens to decide what parts of the engine they wish to adjust and change for next year, a tally which will decrease until 2018. If all the tokens were spent it would allow manufacturers to change 48% of 45 different engine components for the new campaign.

When it was put to him that Renault could have an engine different "in every respect" in 2015, the manufacturer's head of track operations Taffin replied: "Yes, it could be. I'm not saying it's going to be, but it could be. The thing is you can go up to 50% of the tokens you are allotted, your amount of tokens is 60 [per season] so you can go up to 30. With 30 you can nearly change an [entire] engine if you look at all the components."

Taffin says Renault's philosophy with regards to the use of the tokens next year will be to hold nothing back.

"You always have people who say maybe we should wait for this, or this, or this. It's like when you go to a race and you start thinking about 'shall we go full power of full beans for this race'. Now is a good example, because the next race is Spa so maybe I should save [in Hungary]. Statistics show you have to take it go full beans when you are on track, it's the same for developing - you take everything you can take because it will pay."

Despite the desire not to start 2015 on the back foot as it did this season, Taffin says plenty can be gained by working across multiple seasons instead of focusing solely on one.
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D4N said:
Maldonado is rubbish, hopefully we won't see him in F1 next season
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Unlikely. He brings a whack of sponsorship money from that Venezuelan oil company I think (the name escapes me) and in this day and age, teams will take average pay drivers over more talented drivers who don't bring to the table financially.
 
Agent_Smith said:
Unlikely. He brings a whack of sponsorship money from that Venezuelan oil company I think (the name escapes me) and in this day and age, teams will take average pay drivers over more talented drivers who don't bring to the table financially.
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That is an aspect of F1 that I really don't like.
 
This season is a ball of crap. All the teams needed more time to prepare if this happened we would have had closer teams.
 
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Taffin says Renault's philosophy with regards to the use of the tokens next year will be to hold nothing back.
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There we have it people. Renault have been holding back. It's a gentleman's sport apparently :D
 
Agent_Smith said:
Unlikely. He brings a whack of sponsorship money from that Venezuelan oil company I think (the name escapes me) and in this day and age, teams will take average pay drivers over more talented drivers who don't bring to the table financially.
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This is not a new phenomenon. It can be argued that the early mid-80s to mid-90s was even worse with regards to pay drivers. The 90s are often referred to as the era of the pay driver with 1994 being infamous as the season with the most ever drivers to contest a Grand Prix season (46), many of whom were pay drivers that lasted but a few Grands Prix. A lot of the teams in this period relied on pay drivers to survive. These teams had terribly slow cars that could not even get through pre-qualifying and they were hiring drivers with money and questionable levels of skill.

Jean-Denis Deletraz (possibly the worst pay driver ever), Taki Inoue, Giovanni Lavaggi, Olivier Beretta, Paul Belmondo, Olivier Grouillard (one of the worst blockers the sport has ever seen) and Ricardo Rosset (after destroying his Tyrrell at Monaco, his mechanics swapped the 'R' and the 'T' on his car) are just some of the drivers whom make Maldonado look like Schummi.
 
A sad day at Monza

The Parabolica, one of the most iconic corners in motor sport has been tarmacked over

The move, which comes weeks before the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale in Monza, was revealed on Twitter.

One of the great corners of Formula One, indeed motorsport, the Parabolica, along with the Curva Grande, the Lesmos, and the ultra high-speed straights, have made the circuit among the most iconic even if it has been somewhat emasculated over the years.

The final, long sweeping corner before the main straight, the Parabolica previously featured a massive gravel trap, though a strip of artificial grass has been added in recent years in order to penalise drivers who run wide and thereby gain an advantage.

However, the outside of the entire corner has now been covered in tarmac, a move which has already caused uproar amongst drivers.

"So the Monza Parabolica now has Tarmac run off on the outside - another great corner that will lose it's challenge," tweeted Karun Chandhok.

"Parabolica will never be the same corner again," added Jerome d'Ambrosio.

The move comes at a time when the future of the race at the circuit is said to be under threat, though many believe this is merely Bernie Ecclestone up to his usual tricks in order to raise the hosting fee.
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Eish, this is indeed sad :(
 
thestaggy said:
This is not a new phenomenon. It can be argued that the early mid-80s to mid-90s was even worse with regards to pay drivers. The 90s are often referred to as the era of the pay driver with 1994 being infamous as the season with the most ever drivers to contest a Grand Prix season (46), many of whom were pay drivers that lasted but a few Grands Prix. A lot of the teams in this period relied on pay drivers to survive. These teams had terribly slow cars that could not even get through pre-qualifying and they were hiring drivers with money and questionable levels of skill.

Jean-Denis Deletraz (possibly the worst pay driver ever), Taki Inoue, Giovanni Lavaggi, Olivier Beretta, Paul Belmondo, Olivier Grouillard (one of the worst blockers the sport has ever seen) and Ricardo Rosset (after destroying his Tyrrell at Monaco, his mechanics swapped the 'R' and the 'T' on his car) are just some of the drivers whom make Maldonado look like Schummi.
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Actually found out some of those names by playing Grand Prix Manager 2 ;) years ago!
 
NASCAR's Stewart involved in fatal crash

The man who runs a NASCAR team with F1-bound Gene Haas, three-time series champion Tony Stewart, was involved in an accident which claimed the life of Kevin Ward Jr on Saturday evening.

Stewart was competing in a dirt-track race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in New York when he struck Ward, who had run onto the track to gesticulate at the NASCAR man following a crash between the pair on the previous lap which had brought out yellow flags. One car swerved out of the way but Stewart could not avoid Ward, 20, who was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

A statement from the Ontario County (NY) Sheriff's Department said: "The driver of the car that spun exited the racecar and walked down the track onto the racing surface. Two race cars travelling in tandem approached as the driver continued down the track, gesturing to the two approaching cars.

"The first car swerved to avoid the driver out on the track. The second car, operated by Tony Stewart, struck the driver. The driver was treated by on-track medical staff and transported to FF Thompson Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 11.15pm. At this point, Mr Stewart has co-operated with the investigation, which is ongoing."

It has also been confirmed the incident is not being investigated at as a criminal matter.
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Some sad news here, RIP
 
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