Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Rosberg will have to get his game-face on early in the season. Hoping Bottas and a Ferrari or 2 gets in there. Magnussen is subbing for Alonso. Going to be tough for him as he's done very little miles in the car. In other news, Swedish court says van der Garde has a valid contract and should drive for Sauber this season. Thats going to make for an awesome garage environment, should be a really productive year for them (insert sarcasm emoticon here)None of you guys are mentioning Riciardo? He pulled a rabbit last year, got a dq, but not his fault. It is his home race, and I rate him very highly. I hope he does well, and he probably will, but while the RBR drags a Renault engine behind them they won't be hassling the winners. Obviously DR will now prove me wrong and win on Sunday so think I might even put some money on him!!
Baldrick Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Is it a Swedish court or Australian?http://www.grandprix247.com/2015/03/11/van-der-garde-wins-case-against-sauber/ Does he have to go through this for every gp?
SeaBee Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 The old Barcelona used to really test the suspension and cornering as well, both high- and low speed, plus aero. That is why it used to be such a popular testing track and in days gone by you'd often see cars (teams) qualify together on the grid. That mickey-mouse section at the end of the current lay-out may have stuffed that up a bit, but it used to be that a car that can go well on Barcelona, it's a good car. The Maldonado Williams win of a couple of years ago totally disproves this entire post, though... Would love to see relative performance once the gloves are off, because I'm pretty sure various teams were sand-bagging at different times over the two tests. But if I were to put money, it'd be safe to go for a Merc 1-2, unless they take each other out! Williams, Ferrari and RBR to do battle behind them. Macca's... I'm pretty darned sure they WEREN'T sand-bagging! If they get a top 10 this w/e, I think they'll do celebratory doughnuts! Then again, I think they still completed more laps than RBR did last year at pre-season testing!Hard to read exactly where STR, Sauber and FI lines up, esp with FI's late delivery. Maybe Sauber can sneak a couple of early points?
Johny Bravo Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Getting really excited now, just over one day till free practice Friday. And we just had DSTV installed at work before the cricket World Cup and Super Rugby season. I wont be very productive Friday, thats for sure. Pure Savage 1
Gnarly Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Sorry to say, I think its going to be a Merc Road show again this year.
Wyatt Earp Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Sorry to say, I think its going to be a Merc Road show again this year.Magic engines .Actually most Merc engines are magic
SeaBee Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Oh, I forgot to add Lotus to the "in-the-mix" group, now also with Merc engines...
Iwan Kemp Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Sauber lost their appeal, will have to build a 3rd car uber quick! Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and dracs 2
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Sauber lost their appeal, will have to build a 3rd car uber quick!Ja, well... they were a bit stupid.
SeaBee Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Now he must go and co-author the book "How to make friends and influence people"... I suspect his car may break halfway around lap 3 (max) of every session - having a seat does not mean it must be the same equipment. Sue for a race seat, my azz... what support does he think he'll get from the team with that approach? Messy - I hope it can be sorted out. Johny Bravo 1
Gnarly Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Was checking all the channels this morning for free practice..... only to realise its still Thursday. Facepalm. Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1
Johny Bravo Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Now he must go and co-author the book "How to make friends and influence people"... I suspect his car may break halfway around lap 3 (max) of every session - having a seat does not mean it must be the same equipment. Sue for a race seat, my azz... what support does he think he'll get from the team with that approach? Messy - I hope it can be sorted out.How is he going to trust that car? Sueing people who have to prepare your 200mph race car. Would really not want to be him right now.
Wez-O Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 We should take bets as to how many laps the Honda engines will last before popping on Sunday... I would really like to see Honda become a dominant force again in the sport but goodness they have had an awful pre-season.
Wez-O Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 The old Barcelona used to really test the suspension and cornering as well, both high- and low speed, plus aero. That is why it used to be such a popular testing track and in days gone by you'd often see cars (teams) qualify together on the grid. That mickey-mouse section at the end of the current lay-out may have stuffed that up a bit, but it used to be that a car that can go well on Barcelona, it's a good car. The Maldonado Williams win of a couple of years ago totally disproves this entire post, though... Would love to see relative performance once the gloves are off, because I'm pretty sure various teams were sand-bagging at different times over the two tests. But if I were to put money, it'd be safe to go for a Merc 1-2, unless they take each other out! Williams, Ferrari and RBR to do battle behind them. Macca's... I'm pretty darned sure they WEREN'T sand-bagging! If they get a top 10 this w/e, I think they'll do celebratory doughnuts! Then again, I think they still completed more laps than RBR did last year at pre-season testing! Hard to read exactly where STR, Sauber and FI lines up, esp with FI's late delivery. Maybe Sauber can sneak a couple of early points? Agreed that the twisty section at the end of the lap is rubbish, but 2 years ago I sat at the stand on turn 2 and its one of the best viewpoints of any circuit in the world! You get to see the main straight, turn 1, 2, 3 as well as 6 & 7 as they come past you again.
Pure Savage Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 How is he going to trust that car? Sueing people who have to prepare your 200mph race car. Would really not want to be him right now.Could you imagine the pit stops? " Everyone is changing from the softs to super softs, and it looks like Sauber is opting for full wets, interesting choice, lets see how this pans out for them." Baldrick, Johny Bravo and Starvin' Marvin 3
Iwan Kemp Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Just got worse http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/court-could-seize-sauber-assets-and-take-action-against-kaltenborn Can't imagine what he must be thinking. Obviously he wants to drive, but imagine the vibe in the garage after all this. And I'm sure it's going to get even worse for sauber when they take one of the other guys, who they signed to get to their cash that was available up front, out of the car.
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