F1 2019 season discussion and chat.

[Agent_Smith]

Jeremy Clarkson explains what's wrong with F1

I'm assuming you dont frequent the F1 thread much (post 2346)

 

[Agent_Smith]

Well this must've been awkward when they approached him for a track guide.

Haha thought the same when I watched this on the F1 site yesterday. At least he took self-deprecating jibe at himself

 

[FiestaST]

I'm assuming you dont frequent the F1 thread much (post 2346)

Correct-o sir

 

[thestaggy]

Nick Heidfeld's 20-year record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed hill climb was recently shattered by the electric Volkswagen ID.R

Just thought I'd post the video of Heidfeld thrashing a McLaren MP4/13 up the hill when he set the record. The thing was twitching like crazy.

 

[Agent_Smith]

Nick Heidfeld's 20-year record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed hill climb was recently shattered by the electric Volkswagen ID.R

Just thought I'd post the video of Heidfeld thrashing a McLaren MP4/13 up the hill when he set the record. The thing was twitching like crazy.

Dear Lawd, what a sound!

 

[UrBaN963]

Listen to itttttt

 

[Willie Trombone]

Nick Heidfeld's 20-year record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed hill climb was recently shattered by the electric Volkswagen ID.R

Just thought I'd post the video of Heidfeld thrashing a McLaren MP4/13 up the hill when he set the record. The thing was twitching like crazy.

Epic drive. Imagine that on slicks... but yeah, talk about twitchy. Those guys behind the hay bales are nuts.

 

[thestaggy]

Mercedes reveal special heritage livery for German Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas's Mercedes W10s will run in special liveries that honour the Silver Arrows' heritage at this weekend's German Grand Prix, as Mercedes-Benz celebrate their 125th year of competing in motorsport, as well as their 200th F1 start.

A single ‘Benz’ competed in the first ever motor race, run between Paris and Rouen in 1894, and nine of the 15 finishers were powered by Daimler engines, while early Mercedes racing cars competed in Germany’s national racing colour of white.

Mercedes later made a permanent switch to silver racing cars in the early 1930s, marking the birth of their famous Silberpfeilen, or Silver Arrows, nickname. Why? Well, according to the oft-told legend, their W25 machine was a little over the weight limit for a race at the Nurburgring in 1934, so the mechanics scraped off the traditional white paint, exposing the silver bodywork while also bringing it under the limit.

And it's that tale that Mercedes pay homage to at Hockenheim, with their livery honouring both their original white colours, and the paint being scraped away to reveal silver.

Mercedes say they also have one more visual surprise planned for the weekend to celebrate that specific era...

 

[thestaggy]

Epic drive. Imagine that on slicks... but yeah, talk about twitchy. Those guys behind the hay bales are nuts.

He had it on the ragged edge.

There was a time when Nick Heidfeld was fully deserving of the ''Quick Nick'' nickname.

 

[satanboy]

I watched a guy try and beat Graham Hill's pole time of the 60's, in a late 60's F1 car (VR). He eventually did, but would have died at least 3 times. Scary.

 

[Willie Trombone]

I watched a guy try and beat Graham Hill's pole time of the 60's, in a late 60's F1 car (VR). He eventually did, but would have died at least 3 times. Scary.

That's me in every lap on GT5

 

[satanboy]

That's me in every lap on GT5

GTA V or GT Sport?

 

[Willie Trombone]

GTA V or GT Sport?

Gran Turismo 5. Would love to play sport.

 

[satanboy]

Gran Turismo 5. Would love to play sport.

It's awesome. I wish I could play it every day.

 

[caroper]

Rain on Sunday which should spice things up and it is HOT so Mercadies could be in a similar situation to Austria.

 

[Agent_Smith]

So Vettel leads a Ferrari 1-2 in FP1 ahead of Hamilton who unlike the Ferraris, didn't run the soft tyre (neither did Bottas who was 5th behind Max, who did). So a bit of a false dawn for Ferrari on that front.

 

[Happy Poltergeist]

So Vettel leads a Ferrari 1-2 in FP1 ahead of Hamilton who unlike the Ferraris, didn't run the soft tyre (neither did Bottas who was 5th behind Max, who did). So a bit of a false dawn for Ferrari on that front.

I wonder what the chances of another Vettel fsckup are this weekend ?

 

[Agent_Smith]

Another Ferrari 1-2 in FP2. Le Clerc ahead of Vettel this time on the hard tyre (to Vettel's mediums). Hamilton 3rd on the medium and Bottas in 4th on the hard. Verstappen (mediums) in 5th, nearly 7 tenths adrift.

 

[UrBaN963]

Wonder how much the heat is hindering the mercs

 

[jones123]

mercs probably sandbagging as usual