The Official F1 2015 Thread - 29th Nov- Abu Dhabi

[Peter Crisp]

How about going back to the six tyres that was tried for a short time?

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid ... eeled%20f1

That should sort out the front tyre grip problem during overtaking.

[jamcc]

Renault's 2016 livery revealed in Feb's F1 Racing mag

That is very nice indeed. Great to have variation in paint jobs across the grid.

That said, it's a shame we'll be losing the Lotus black and gold. The E21 for example was a very nice looking car:



As an aside, I actually think they did such a nice job with the stepped nose on that that it actually enchanced the look of the car.

[hamm sandwich]

Better without all the red bits.

[jamcc]

I don't disagree but it's still a beaut. Hopefully the cars this coming season will look nice.

[Victor Mildew]

Damn that looks good, very Frentzen era Jordan

[floydfreak]

[floydfreak]

One of the most stupidest ideas i have ever seen is going to be used in Nascar i know F1 has had some dumb ideas since 2003 but this is retarded



But then must show the attention span of the average redneck

[satriales]

That's only being used for the NASCAR truck racing, but yeah it a stupid idea.

[Victor Mildew]

Bernie says yellow flag tiem

[Death's Head]

I want refueling back too, freshens up qualifying and impacts strategies, allowing teams with slower cars to punch above their weight.

[jamcc]

One of the most stupidest ideas i have ever seen is going to be used in Nascar i know F1 has had some dumb ideas since 2003 but this is retarded



But then must show the attention span of the average redneck

Am I being retarded? I don't understand those rules at all!

[Peter Crisp]

I think the idea is that there has to be a caution every 20 minutes at most so they can fit in some adverts.

[floydfreak]

One of the most stupidest ideas i have ever seen is going to be used in Nascar i know F1 has had some dumb ideas since 2003 but this is retarded



But then must show the attention span of the average redneck

Am I being retarded? I don't understand those rules at all!

I think it means as soon as the race starts the clocks counts down to 0 then there is caution unless there is a crash which resets the clock

I found this on it still confusing as strawberry float imo

As outlined by NASCAR executive Steve O’Donnell, a “caution clock” will count down from 20:00 as teams take the green flag to start each race. If a caution doesn’t occur naturally by 00:00 on the clock, NASCAR will display the yellow caution flag and teams will pit as they always have. The clock will be reset to 20:00 when the race begins, and again count down to 00:00 -- barring another “natural” caution. The 20-minute intervals will continue with every restart until the race “window” is clearly inside 20 minutes.

Read more: http://autoweek.com/article/nascar-camp ... z3xpFatg5R

[Errkal]

So they have given a live sport advert breaks then?

[floydfreak]

I would say yes but knowing what Fox Sports coverage is like there will be an adverts every 5-8 minutes

[floydfreak]

Monza to dump Curva Grande for a new chicane this has to be one of the dumbest ideas in Motorsport in recent times.



Gianlu D'Alessandro ‏@Gianludale27
New layout for Monza. Probably there will be a new chicane (yellow line) with an elevation change of 2,5m #Gazzetta

It seems Vettel has already tried the new chicane (maybe at the simulator? ): according to him would be very difficult to get the right trajectory (for the elevation change of 2,5m), but his impressions of the new chinace would be very positive #Vettel [#Monza

Whiting would have already approved the new chicane (also for LMP1 cars). Ecclestone, instead, wouldn't like the layout change | #Monza


Opinion's?

What a pointless idea not needed it will ruin Monza IMO its a shame Silverstone's layout is crap so is Spa doing this to Monza will be a big nail in the coffin for F1 a change to classic venue which is not needed

[Captain Kinopio]

Absolutely ridiculous, the cars hairing round that last bend on the end of the track and then flying down the straight flat out is a hallmark of the brilliant Monza track.

[hamm sandwich]

Absolutely ridiculous, the cars hairing round that last bend on the end of the track and then flying down the straight flat out is a hallmark of the brilliant Monza track.

That's the Parabollica (sp) this is the long right hander after the first chicane.

[Captain Kinopio]

Oh yes, well it's still pointless

[Victor Mildew]

Ffffuuuuuuuuck