Iwan Kemp Posted August 6, 2014 Share I've heard Red Bull are unhappy with the Renault package, image that collaboration.Red Bull Racing Audi.......... Yeah,things weren't rosie there earlier this year, but by the sound of things they have kissed and made up. According to the rumor mill it is RBR pushing Renault to drop Lotus as a customer. That way it will only be them Toro Rosso and Caterham supplied by Renault. And Caterham buy their gearbox from RBR so it would make sense to have them as part of the "deal". In doing so Renault only need to focus on one type of installation and they can optimize their package, mapping and all the rest around RBR - rather than trying to keep everybody happy with their own solution. Renault said that was their downfall this year trying to keep everybody happy with a "custom" solution. Lotus confirmed they will be running Merc engines next year, which should suit Merc as they will be losing McLaren as a customer. So 2015 will look like this: Renault:RBR as a works team, but branded InfinitiToro RossoCaterham Ferrari:Ferrari Works TeamSauberMarussiaHaas (possibly only 2016) Merc:Merc Works TeamForce IndiaLotusWilliams Honda:McLaren as a works team I reckon Honda will want to sign at least one, possibly two, teams from 2016 onward. Williams Honda has a nice ring to it...http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/ce/c6/d6/cec6d601ba9a1ad69750a65224e7c32a.jpg Edited August 6, 2014 by Iwan Kemp Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaBee Posted August 6, 2014 Share Williams Honda... aaaah, such a nice 80's sound to it! Pretty much like McLaren Honda. Read somewhere that they're saying it is going to take years for other manufacturers to catch up to Merc's hybrid engine development/implementation. Are we back to shouting for Audi to come in? They know a thing or two about hybrid engines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted August 6, 2014 Share Hear it growl and howl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted August 6, 2014 Share Eish xamnam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChUkKy Posted August 6, 2014 Share Eish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-dhJzjgBDo That 1988 car sounds insane!I love all the cars from that era... especially the old Group-B rally cars The cars then sounded like they meant business, and they did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted August 7, 2014 Share Hear it growl and howl... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLf1qKQeBEs HOLY MOLY, that sounds amazing.Very similar to a rotary actually, that would be something. A modern, rotary engined, F1 car............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 7, 2014 Share HOLY MOLY, that sounds amazing.Very similar to a rotary actually, that would be something. A modern, rotary engined, F1 car............. In days where you actually had to DRIVE the car. Manual clutch. Manual gear-change. Wide tyres due to necessity. No traction control. And it was also won on the gear-changes. You could be a brilliant driver from a basic driving perspective, and suck at changing gear - and become a middle of the road performer. Really shows how talented the drivers of that era were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted August 7, 2014 Share In days where you actually had to DRIVE the car. Manual clutch. Manual gear-change. Wide tyres due to necessity. No traction control. And it was also won on the gear-changes. You could be a brilliant driver from a basic driving perspective, and suck at changing gear - and become a middle of the road performer. Really shows how talented the drivers of that era were. The Hulk recently said that it's a lot easier for rookies these days cause the cars are a lot easier to drive. And he was comparing his rookie year to this year. Not even talking about the beasts from the 80's and 90's. Still remember many a opportunistic passing move because the guy in front missed a gear shift under pressure. Edited August 7, 2014 by Iwan Kemp Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted August 7, 2014 Share Because Senna. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 7, 2014 Share Because Senna. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8By2AEsGAhU Yeah. And it's really, really difficult to do this in a car without a proper pedal box orientation. I used to do it in my mini, my dad's subaru(s), my Citi golf and numerous other cars, but my a4? No chance. There's just something about the orientation of the pedals that prevents you from doing it properly. That, or the management system and cat just take so much of the response out of the throttle that by the time it's registered movement on the accelerator pedal, your foot has slipped off the brake. And I have BIG feet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopFuel Posted August 7, 2014 Share Yeah. And it's really, really difficult to do this in a car without a proper pedal box orientation. I used to do it in my mini, my dad's subaru(s), my Citi golf and numerous other cars, but my a4? No chance. There's just something about the orientation of the pedals that prevents you from doing it properly. That, or the management system and cat just take so much of the response out of the throttle that by the time it's registered movement on the accelerator pedal, your foot has slipped off the brake. And I have BIG feet... I think you've hit the nail on the head. Recent cars, and the current trend away from N/A to turbo has taken throttle response away from cars. I learnt to do this is my dads 97 corolla RSI, but in a 335i? Not as easy. Whether that's lack of talent or lack of throttle response is up for debate though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 7, 2014 Share I think you've hit the nail on the head. Recent cars, and the current trend away from N/A to turbo has taken throttle response away from cars. I learnt to do this is my dads 97 corolla RSI, but in a 335i? Not as easy. Whether that's lack of talent or lack of throttle response is up for debate though. I reckon it's the combination of the pedal posiitioning and the management / catalytic converter that makes the throttle response so poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted August 12, 2014 Share Who's earning what? Driver salaries revealedhttp://www.f1times.c...s/display/09216 Who earned the most in 2014? Well, going by their annual salary, it was a trio of drivers with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen joined by Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel on £17.5m apiece. The latter took a massive £8m boost thanks to a new deal with Red Bull, whilst Raikkonen also saw his salary increase after moving from Lotus to Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton dropped to fourth in the table, with Mercedes paying him an estimated £15.9m annual retainer according to Business Book GP2014. The Britain's former team-mate, Jenson Button, sits fifth with his current team-mate in sixth, taking home almost £10m a year - though a newly signed deal for next year is expected to bring his salary in line with Hamilton's. Further back and both Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado are on £2.4m - despite the latter bringing around £30m in income for Lotus through his PDVSA sponsor. The bargain bin contains some real talent too, just showing it's not all money, money, money in F1, not at least until they've proven their worth. Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo both earn under £1m each. As expected, the Marussia and Caterham boys fill the final few spots, but are joined by Esteban Gutierrez and Daniil Kvyat. - See more at: http://www.f1times.c...h.9iaHc12L.dpuf 2014 Driver Salaries: Driver £ $ 01 Fernando Alonso Ferrari £17.5m €22m $29.4m 02 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari £17.5m €22m $29.4m 03 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull £17.5m €22m $29.4m 04 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes £15.9m €20m $26.7m 05 Jenson Button McLaren £12.7m €16m $21.4m 06 Nico Rosberg Mercedes £9.5m €12m $16m 07 Felipe Massa Williams £3.2m €4m $5.3m 08 Nico Hulkenberg Force India £3.2m €4m $5.3m 09 Romain Grosjean Lotus £2.4m €3m $4m 10 Pastor Maldonado Lotus £2.4m €3m $4m 11 Sergio Perez Force India £2.4m €3m $4m 12 Adrian Sutil Sauber £1.6m €2m $2.7m 13 Kevin Magnussen McLaren £794,000 €1m $1.3m 14 Valtteri Bottas Williams £794,000 €1m $1.3m 15 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull £596,000 €750,000 $1m 16 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso £596,000 €750,000 $1m 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia £397,000 €500,000 $668,000 18 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber £320,000 €400,000 $534,000 19 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso £198,000 €250,000 $334,000 20 Max Chilton Marussia £160,000 €200,000 $267,000 21 Marcus Ericsson Caterham £120,000 €150,000 $200,000 22 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham £120,000 €150,000 $200,000 Edited August 12, 2014 by Iwan Kemp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaBee Posted August 13, 2014 Share I'm sure Ricciardo's agent must already be renegotiating! Likewise Kvyat - and, like you said, Bottas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 19, 2014 Share I've just read this articlehttps://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-max-verstappen-become-youngest-ever-f1-202005917--f1.html I think a 16 yr old in an F1 car car could be a recipe for disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johny Bravo Posted August 19, 2014 Share I've just read this articlehttps://uk.eurosport...005917--f1.html I think a 16 yr old in an F1 car car could be a recipe for disaster.There is no way in hell he can be worse than Jean Eric Verne. So I am all for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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