F1 - General discussion and 2016 Season

[Agent_Smith]

Fantastic onboard footage of Juan-Pablo Montoya at Spa 2001. Forced to start from the back of the grid, he got a blistering start and ended the first lap in 4th place. Breathtaking stuff

http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/f...c-onboard---montoya-fights-back-at-spa--.html

 

[Agent_Smith]

It's that time again.

10 iconic Spa races including the 98 fiasco, Hamilton and Rosberg collide, and Webber sticking it to Alonso through Eau Rouge

 

[caroper]

25 years on: Remembering Michael Schumacher's F1 debut at Spa

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10547689/michael-schumachers-spa-debut

Very good video talking about how he got his start.

 

[thestaggy]

Not F1-related but somewhat connected to the halo concept. I stumbled across a couple of images from the 70s where a pair Indycars ran a sort of roll cage/head protection system. Unfortunately I cannot find any information regarding any of them.

1970

1974

 

[sox63]

Some hope for fellow Mclaren fans, updated engine for Friday testing. I hope it's reliable and they run it in the race...

http://www.planetf1.com/news/honda-to-run-updated-engine-at-spa/

 

[Polish]

Some hope for fellow Mclaren fans, updated engine for Friday testing. I hope it's reliable and they run it in the race...

http://www.planetf1.com/news/honda-to-run-updated-engine-at-spa/

/builds hope, for the 6467775647865th time

 

[Polish]

Nice pics stag, I find the whole concept quite intriguing and an am looking forward to see it in place.

 

[Genisys]

/builds hope, for the 6467775647865th time

Don't worry, they are probably up for another 40 place grid penalty anyway

 

[Zarkon]

Fantastic onboard footage of Juan-Pablo Montoya at Spa 2001. Forced to start from the back of the grid, he got a blistering start and ended the first lap in 4th place. Breathtaking stuff

http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/f...c-onboard---montoya-fights-back-at-spa--.html

There is one from 2003 in the fw26 where he overtakes schumi,that video is madness. Cant wait for the f1 weekend to start

 

[caroper]

[video=youtube;BKffCq0QHfs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKffCq0QHfs[/video]

 

[caroper]

[video=youtube;RO6QlSROP_s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO6QlSROP_s#t=8.617027[/video]

 

[caroper]

[video=vimeo;180094527]https://vimeo.com/180094527[/video]

 

[thestaggy]

Still more exciting than an F1 race.

[video=youtube;omA4dsuVtSI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omA4dsuVtSI[/video]

 

[caroper]

Still more exciting than an F1 race.

That is just more of the same, the safety Car already has more mileage than any team and has led more laps than Hamilton

 

[vinodh]

Still more exciting than an F1 race.

[video=youtube;omA4dsuVtSI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omA4dsuVtSI[/video]

Not really. Still two Mercs on the front row with McLaren nowhere to be seen.

 

[Dave]

Merc using Spa to sort a couple more engines for Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton will suffer a 15-place grid drop at the Belgian GP - but more penalties are still expected to be incurred by the world champion this weekend at Spa.

Hamilton's Mercedes W07 car was fitted with a brand-new engine for Friday morning practice at Spa with the introduction of his sixth turbo and MGU-H of the season automatically triggering a 15-place demotion.

However, with Mercedes expected to fit Hamilton's car with at least one other fresh engine before qualifying, more penalties are set to follow, condemning the world champion to the last row for Sunday's race.

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12526/10547621/hamilton-back-of-the-grid-prep

 

[caroper]

Not really. Still two Mercs on the front row with McLaren nowhere to be seen. ��

LOL - Well spotted

 

[element1]

The tactical decision to start Hamilton from last at the overtaking-friendly Spa circuit is the long-anticipated consequence of the mechanical problems which blighted the world champion's Mercedes car at the start of the season.

Ought to be fun to watch.

 

[Agent_Smith]

FP2 results. Too much to hope that this is the grid for Sunday (apart from Hamilton obviously).

SECOND FREE PRACTICE SESSION

1. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:48.085
2. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:48.341
3. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes 1:48.657
4. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 1:49.023
5. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes 1:49.100
6. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:49.161
7. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:49.244
8. Romain Grosjean (France) Haas - Ferrari 1:49.419
9. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 1:49.419
10. Esteban Gutierrez (Mexico) Haas - Ferrari 1:49.648
11. Pascal Wehrlein (Germany) Manor - Mercedes 1:49.716
12. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1:49.772
13. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:49.782
14. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:49.916
15. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari 1:50.083
16. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes 1:50.151
17. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes 1:50.157
18. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:50.194
19. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Renault 1:50.375
20. Jolyon Palmer (Britain) Renault 1:50.562
21. Esteban Ocon (France) Manor - Mercedes 1:50.659
22. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber - Ferrari 1:50.719

 

[caroper]

My prediction for Sunday now that we know Hamilton will take maximum penalties:

first Max Verstappen (Home crowd Advantage) followed by Daniel Ricciardo, because he won't want to let Max out of his sight. Then Nico Rosberg because he will be driving with his eyes glued to the Mirror, not the road in front, to keep a watch for Hamilton who will finish 4th.