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Day 3 recap
>McHonda ded again
>Vettel took some sandbags off
>Renault has PU issues
>Others go on with their stuff
Threadly reminder
>McHonda ded again
front row for anime lads
>So that becomes Red Bull's newest fastest time so far. Busy morning for Verstappen. Max power. He's the driver whose name you'd love to touch.
s m h
>So that becomes Red Bull's newest fastest time so far. Busy morning for Verstappen. Max power. He's the driver whose name you'd love to touch.
L-Lewd
>>74599895
in motoGP maybe
>>74599902
>>74599901
K E K
>>74599901
>>74599902
>both posted at 33sec
>So that becomes Red Bull's newest fastest time so far. Busy morning for Verstappen. Max power. He's the driver whose name you'd love to touch.
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>>74599892
Post fixed version m8
>>74599901
>>74599902
OH FUCK
What have we done Straya
>>74599911
>>74599901
>>74599902
but you mustn't touch
>>74599923
Well looks like you're gonna have to sort out who is the bottom out of the two of you boys
11:52 Alonso has emerged in the McLaren...and stopped again!
>MCLELREN
>YEP.. IT'S ALONSO
The McLaren has just exited the pits, but it's ground to a halt once again...
>3. Hulkenberg Renault 1m19.885s
Could it be?
>>74599950
>he seems :|
Understatement of the year
>>74599950
>uer Cuck
>>74599943
It looks like I'm already below him though. But you might need to consider some thing too >>74599942
>>74599950
the gf on the left
>>74599971
Sandbags are finally coming off. Expect a 1.18.1 from Mercedes and a measly 1:18.9 from Ferrari
>Alonso walks away from the McLaren, how much would you give to hear his true thoughts right now..
J U S T
And you could have it all
My empire of KERS
Car will let me down
It sounds like a burp
>mclel breaks down twice today
Best timeline
quints why not
This McLaren is the worst car reliability wise I've seen so far in my time watching f1, it's broken down twice already and it's not even lunch yet.
>1,5 laps
>Langsam müssen sich die Streckenposten etwas verarscht vorkommen
AAAAAAAAA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA
I'm starting to feel a bit bad
This is no longer bantz
In 2013 pre-season testing McLaren installed some suspension parts upside down, which gave the car incredible pace due to the car being too low.
Then when they put the suspension parts on the right way, the car was slow.
Fast forward to 2017, and everyone has been blaming Honda for the engine being shit, but what if McLaren has been installing the engine upside down?
>>74600001
nearly lad
>>74599901
>>74599902
is this a glitch in the matrix?
>>74600006
More upside-down engines, less?
>Teams are supposed to be fine-tuning their cars at this stage. The only thing McLaren's fine-tuning is the Barcelona recovery procedure.
AUTSOPORT WITH THE BANTZ
>/f1/'s GET privilege is gone
What did chinkmoot mean by this?
>Teams are supposed to be fine-tuning their cars at this stage. The only thing McLaren's fine-tuning is the Barcelona recovery procedure.
>>74600027
kek
>>74600029
Honda's revenge on /f1/
>>74600029
Let me see
>>74600000
>>74600027
>>74600045
ok, anything but /heem/.
>>74600029
Are we no longer the best general?
What would Ron Dennis be thinking right now
>>74600045
>it's a leaf heemposter wastes another get epiosde
>>74600061
>rdfw
REB
A
R
BATIVE
https://hasmclarenbrokendown.com/
>>74600071
>>74600057
Nobody even replyed to that get, even though it was so shitty. /heem/ should be /asp/ sincer they all seem like newfags of the most annoying type, that is ironic shitposters.
>>74600087
>>74600092
>German """""efficiency"""""
:^)
>>74600110
>Australian now have to make up comments that don't exist to shame other countries
SAD!
If Alonso was racing with a bike he'd still be ahead of Vandoorne because he would be finishing the races at the very least.
>Very quick time from Raikkonen – a 1m19.267s on soft tyres.
>1:19:267 on softs
WEW LAD
>>74600110
u wat m8
>1 Raikkonen Ferrari 1m19.267s
>2 Verstappen Red Bull 1m19.438s
>3 Bottas Mercedes 1m19.845s
can we just skip ahead to the 25th already
>>74600120
Not him but.
http://www.grandprix247.com/2017/03/10/lauda-bottas-is-two-tenths-slower-than-hamilton/
>Buttass
DRIVETRAIN
DEBILITATING
CORNERING SPEED
GOOD AS A PRIUS
I CANNOT STEER
I CANNOT TURN
ENGINE IN FLAMES
MARSHALS ALL WATCH ME BURN
HONDA
HAS TAKEN MY CAR
TAKEN MY SKILL
TAKEN MY CAREER
TAKEN MY TEAM
TAKEN MY LIFE
TAKEN MY SOUL
LEFT ME IN THE PIT CELL
>>74600144
If Lewis is the greatest driver in the history of F1, and Nico was utter fucking shit because he was one tenth slower in qualifying, then two tenths slower must mean Bottas is the worst driver F1 has ever seen.
#TeamLH44 #BestFans #AskCrofty
Season 4 out. Best not be shit
Will we see a 1:18 today?
>>74600192
Yes
>>74600144
>tfw you will never be a professional shit stirrer like lauda
>>74600200
ok ty
>>74600192
>Verstappen's final-sector time on super-softs was a tenth or so quicker than Raikkonen's. Now it's possible it was quicker on merit – he had softer tyres on after all. But he wasn't quicker in the other two sectors, so did Raikkonen hold back in the final sector like Vettel did yesterday?
I don't want to believe so I can't be disappointed but that's becoming increasingly harder now.
>>74600192
dubs for 1.17
>>74600209
Or maybe, just maybe, Ferrari is shit in the final sector
>>74600220
they were last year :^)
>>74600209
>>74600220
no
>>74600144
+2 tenths in testing
-3 tenths in Australia
>A 1m19.019s from Raikkonen.
>>74600244
>>74600144
shitting on him in the media already? what do they hope to achieve with this?
A 1m19.019s from Raikkonen. The fastest time from testing so far. But where is our 1m18s?!
YFW
>Raikkönen first sectors slower than on Softs
STILL HOLDING BACK
>>74599901
>>74599902
Every fucking time on /f1/
>And Ferrari now hold the fastest times on each compound...
>Ultrasofts: Sebastian Vettel, Day Seven, 1:19.024
>Supersofts: Kimi Raikkonen, Day Eight, 1:19.019
>Softs: Kimi Raikkonen, Day Eight, 1:19.267
>Mediums: Sebastain Vettel, Day Three, 1:21.609
>>74600281
confirmed shit in Australia
>Felipe Massa set a time of 1:18.339 during 2008 F1 testing using a Ferrari F2008
are these cars, dare I say it, as fast as in 2008?
>>74600281
>Hards:...
gj FIA/Pirelli
>>74600291
Fucking disappointing. I was told these cars would be the fastest ever!
>>74600281
>Ultrasofts: 1:19.024
>Supersofts: 1:19.019
>>74600291
They should be faster in a straight line, so corners should be similar too.
>>74600291
Did you adjust for conditions?
Take global warming into account.
>>74600281
H O L D I N G B A C K
>>74600291
Faster
>>74600291
That was with a 100% optimised car and conditions on Bridgestone slicks, once again, I blame Pirelli.
>>74600291
IIRC he was on slicks for that test. 2008 cars had grooved tyres so these new cars are faster indeed
>It's a 1m18.634s!
kimi's gone and did it
>>74600281
Cant wait for 2018 tires called
Megasoft
Ultrasoft
Supersofts
Softs
are you telling me Pirelli THICC slicks are worse than Bridgestone lowtest slicks?
1m18.634
WE DID IT REDDIT
>>74600325
we did it !
>>74600326
Feminine penis soft
>>74600328
>are you telling me that Pirelli is worse than Bridgestone
>1m18.634 on Supersoft
BWOAH
1.18.6 on SS
Is 1.17 dare I say, possible?
>>74600355
It is.
>Grosjean has stopped his Haas on the back straight.
NOTHING
Grosjean has stopped his Haas on the back straight.
NOTHING
IS
S O L V E
>1:18.634
>a full second faster than bottas on the same tyres
Even if Mercs are sandbagging that is pretty impressive
>>74600364
>>74600366
at least he can stop it; last year he would have been in the wall
>>74600326
Seriously though, why don't they just make the hard compound softer?
>>74600376
it's fine, just the names that are silly
>>74600380
>having softs supersofts and ultrasofts
>not having hards, superhards and ultrahards
F I X I T
I
X
I
T
>>74600380
What else are they supposed to call them?
>>74600376
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAD5dz9-Qg8
>>74600390
Ultrasoft -> Supersoft
Supersoft -> Soft
Soft -> Medium
Medium -> Hard
Hard -> Superhard
>>74600396
>superhard
sounds a bit gay 2bh
>required Race Tyres in Spain will be Medium and Hard
What the fuck Pirelli?
>>74600403
>Medium
Ferrari Wins Lol
>>74600396
This, it really isn't hard, and Pirelli and FOM will hopefully refine how the tyres perform so we get that stickyness whilst not falling apart after a lap or exploding when under 24PSI
>>74600403
No fun allowed
>>74600408
Fucking genius.
so is the renault engine really shit too or are they just memeing
>>74600390
Ultrasoft - Softerererer
Supersort - Softererer
Soft - Softerer
Medium - Softer
Hard - Soft
>>74600403
I actually like Hards being used.
>>74600416
They are focusing on reliability first since it's a whole new design.
When they have sorted that out they will turn it up more.
>>74600390
ultra mega gigga nigg... erm soft tyres
>Kimi WDC is x10 at Unibet, used to be x25
Is it, dare I say it, over?
Brace for impact, RAI on Ultras
Ultrasoft - RA617H
Supersoft - Supersoft
Soft - Soft
Medium - Medium
Hard - Hard
>Honda on the Alonso problem: "Fernando has stopped out on track with the same issue that Stoffel encountered yesterday - intermittent electrical shutdown.
>"Various electrical components in the PU and chassis were changed overnight, and the team are making further changes to eliminate variables and identify the source of the problem."
Groan.
I have a bit of a theory about the Finnish circlejerk in F1. And I actually blame Newey.
Newey built a dominant McLaren for 98 and 99 which gave Mika Hakkinen, a driver never in the same league as Schumacher, two titles. Mika then used his influence to talk Ron Dennis into promoting Raikkonen into the Newey rocketships when he retired. Hakkinen has now gotten Bottas promoted too.
None of the above as good as their reputation imo, and it all started with Newey and Hakkinen. Without that 98 McLaren we may never have had the constant Finnish-jerk.
>>74600460
wtf i love newey now?
is there a streaming?
>>74600457
>I cum in karts
>Bernie being this dead
fb com/Formula1/videos/772164069607244/
>>74600061
I need to start my own f1 team of Vietcong workers.
>>74600471
this must be embarrassing af
>Carlos Sainz has just been clocked at 301.6kmh along the straight.
Renault is just pretending to be shit.
Don't Believe the Truth, about Ferrari.
>>74600480
>I was only pretending to be retarded!
Don't Look Back in Anger, Fernando.
>testing almost over with Ferrari dominant
It's been a nice 2017 my fellow Ferrari fans, see you again next year
Just remember it's part of McLaren's Masterplan.
Neilposting needs to stop.
>>74600486
>>74600490
Fuck off you cancerous wanker.
Could this be, dare I say it, the winland season?
>>74600494
Just report it.
This is the year boys
>>74600496
Why can't eric's son be good to put all you finns back in your box
>>74600496
If Ferrari or Mercedes make the best car, winland is the best timeline.
>Autosport
>tfw you'll never shitpost for two weeks straight as a paid job
>>74600478
When
will
they
EVER
LEARN?
>>74600460
Link to the discussion pls.
>Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Is it their year?
Calling it - Nandi to do 70 laps on the softs, then clock a sub 1.20 on the ultras in the last session
>>74600496
i believe so
>>74600645
Nando*
>BREAKING: Fernando Alonso to leave McLaren with immediate effect
http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10792326/f1-2017-alonso-and-mclaren-split
amd amx
>>74600700
wew lad
>all these delusional vettel fans on autosport
>>74600700
dolan u try to chaet me again?
>>74600700
the only things that split at McLaren are the cars and the engines
>>74600700
Absolutely rebarbative
>>74600376
But this one goes to 11.
>>74600376
>hard compound
muh dick
>>74600700
If you idiots were wondering, the part in the URL after the numbers is irrevelant.
>>74600376
But then what will be soft?
>There's an upside-down #GoMax banner in the grandstand.
This is some good banter.
>>74600789
Do you want me to tell them?
>>74600796
go up there and hang a banner with a frog on it next to the amx banner.
>>74600810
or a picture of Darryl, or his hennoken logo, so leddit will know about it.
>>74600810
No way, they are a bunch of drunk nutcases I wouldn't want to mess about
If anyone goes to a GP this year they have to hold up a blurred sign
>>74600816
Grow some balls Binland
Alonso can still win this year, right?
>>74600827
lol wtf
>>74600827
Still funny nearly a decade on.
the USA flag looks like THAT?
>>74600852
I think this car would look great if it were matte
>>74600836
If I can, I might do it at silverstone
>>74600852
that's how it's supposed to be flown, technically. always with the stars in the direction of motion.
>t. flag code jingoism
>>74600869
Do it, and eternal glory will be yours forever
>>74600852
I never realized how good the Haas looks. But >>74600867 is right
>>74600876
I do it for the (You)'s
>>74600011
Good lad
>>74600872
What if the car reverses?
cats comfy af
>>74600901
the cunt almost perfectly blends into the line.
where do they even come from?
>>74600900
they obviously didn't think this thru
>>74600901
just goes to show the cars aren't loud enough
>>74600908
looks dirty af and since the current state of spain theres probably thousands of stray cats
Tatiana <3
>>74600901
>>74600908
They live in the catalunya cat hobbit holes
>>74600901
Faggot has the pitlane for himself and didn't even pay for it.
I wish I was a fucking cat.
>>74600901
The stripemaking machine just went over the cat, lel
>>74600872
is that because normally the stars would be on the pole side so that when the wind blows the direction reverses?
>>74600480
maybe they just can't go faster or the engine will fail
>>74600901
Still has more power than Honda
ComfyCat
>>74600852
>muh military color pattern
>muh union must go forward
>>74601003
I thought the black and white one was some french region?
>>74601027
That would be Stankonia
>tfw everyone is expecting you to be sandbagging when really you're not
REST WELL COMFY CAT
Last year in qualy, Hamilton put up a 1.22.000. Assuming the driver not taking this as serious as qualy that would be about +1 sec so if the cars ran full speed it should be around 1.18.000.
Meaning Ferrari might be doing glory laps with that juicy 1.18.634s
>>74601059
rest well comfy cat
>>74601059
REST WELL COMFY CAT
>>74601030
on behalf of /f1/ I apologize
>>74601059
REST WELL COMFY CAT
just got back from dinner.
apparently Gimi has slaughtered the lap record on supers.
Glory runs or is Ferrari actually good and I can have hope for championship #2?
>>74601059
last time I posted an image like that on /spee/ i got banned
>>74601100
See >>74600367.
>>74600920
stuffin your face as usual
>F1 gets to Hungary
>Mclaren still has no points
>Alonso on his last race on his fourth engine, all penalties after this
>the race starts wet, and is utter chaos
>15 cars DNF
>Vandoorne is out early, Alonso finishes the race tenth
>Mclaren so slow they could literally not unlap themselves against crashes cars
>Nonetheless, the points tally for Mclaren in the WDC ticks over to 1
>Delusional Mclaren fans literally WE DID IT REDDIT / HUNGARY WELCOMED US / GP2 ENGINE #1 UNDISPUTED CHASSIS XAXAXA
>no more points for rest of season
>these people are literally overjoyed at the fact Mclaren beat SAUBER
It's gonna be 2015 all over again. Le Reddit Mclaren army will cling to Q2 qualifying performances and off-strategy early race running in the points and demand that they are evidence of the superior McHonda chassis, surpassing the work of Newey himself.
>>74601059
REST WELL COMFY CAT
>>74601139
danke, Nigel.
who /Ferrari/ here?
>>74600872
>>74600958
Yes, exactly. The US flag on the other side of the car will have the stars towards the front of the car also, in other words, a mirror image of the one shown in >>74600852
>>74601059
REST WELL COMFY CAT
Lads, it's officially less than 2 weeks until Australia FP1 which means we're now in a normal waiting timeframe again like it would be in the season
muh dick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnDeb0emKIY
>>74601159
>sky is blue
>pope is catholic
>bears shit in the woods
>Favela Monkeys want to S U C C Daryl
Why do you post things we already know?
>>74601217
Needs to be a vertical 'meme' with mugged Bernie in the middle and fired/punished Bernie on the bottom, desu.
Have to do taxi service for family soon, keep them coming.
>>74601226
is she gon get blacked?
>>74601235
>Have to do taxi service for family
Pajeet?
>>74601226
>"I was offered a week's work experience HÄÄÄÄAAAA"
brits I swear...
>>74601226
>apprenticeship
work without pay, it's good for your career!
meanwhile Hamilton is paid untold millions
>>74601059
REST WELL COMFY CAT
>>74601253
Nope, sadly. Just an airport run (in the snow).
>>74601289
Snow? Where you at?
>>74601295
Probably NE America
>>74601295
New England, gonna be wicked pissed if I have to shovel.
>nevar forget the april 1st blizzard a few years back
>>74601310
I always imagine those tiny NE states are comfy af that true?
>>74601265
an apprenticeship is usually paid for, we have the same system in germany they take 2-3 years and you take an exam at the end
>>74601265
That's not what apprenticeship is, you're thinking of "internship"
>>74601059
REST WELL COMFY CAT
>>74601310
are there no fences or hedges between the properties? I noticed this is a thing in a lot of US regions
>>74601323
Having lived just across the border from that area, I can confirm it's extra comfy, some towns are on the poor side though, but the Atlantic coast is great.
>>74601059
REST WELL COMFY CAT
>>74601323
It's nice for the 2 weeks in fall and 2 weeks in spring where it's comfy temps (20°C 4 u) but otherwise the weather is garbage. Cold isn't that bad but in summer it can be >90° F erry day. Used to like winter coziness until I became responsible for shoveling out.
Foliage is absolutely based tho, desu
>>74601349
don't need those in white neighborhoods
Thank you, Kaiser
>yfw shark fins are staying for 2017
>>74601363
so why are there none in the US?
>>74601359
>shoveling out
Can't be that bad? Granted in recent years I only had to shovel sidewalk and driveway three times max per winter but it's good exercise and doesn't take too long. I tend to whistle while I do it.
>>74601382
>Hang on, deep breath...Fernando Alonso is on track. Can the McLaren make it round for a full lap?
skysports beating a dead horse.
>>74601384
no nogs in NE
>>74601349
Yeah, in Canada as well. Basically the idea is that everyone knows their property and has enough respect to not fuck around. The only properties with fences in my area are families with multiple dogs.
>>74601384
There are white neighborhoods here and there, NE is pretty white.
>>74601387
Try shoveling more than a foot of snow 2-3 times per week. And the snow in that area is the heavy wet stuff, not nice light powder.
>>74601382
>>74601384
>being this unknowledgable about the world
Whites make up 70% or more percent of the United State's population, and the majority of non-whites are centered on large cities and traditional ethnic cities (New Orleans, Detroit etc.)
>>74601397
>Try shoveling more than a foot of snow 2-3 times per week
if this is the case, why haven't you devised a snow destroying device like a wide spraying flamethrower for rapid snow removal?
>>74601413
Or salt.
>>74601413
Might be hard for you to believe but snow is not actively trying to kill you, no need for such harsh measures.
>>74601413
They sorta do. They chuck salt over the roads, and that slowly does something to the snow, and all the chassis of cars.
There will be plenty of free salt on reddit come Melbourne and the flowing tears.
>>74601419
bad for asphalt
>>74601449
So are 40+ degree days.
>>74601458
not nearly as bad, and one can be avoided, they other one not
>>74601449
Sugar works surprisingly well too and it doesn't do as much harm as salt.
But everything gets sticky as hell afterwards.
>>74601413
Have you heard of a snowblower? The issue is that some people can't afford them.
>>74601419
>>74601430
I honestly wonder how people can live with driving relatively new cars during the winter in countries where salt is used. They go crazy with it here in Norway and the cars just disintegrate.
Need to have a winter beater tbqh
KEK
>>74601469
Increased mechanical grip is what I'm hearing
>>74601059
REST WELL COMFY CAT
>>74601493
Verstappen is the best thing that happened to F1
>>74601521
no favela monkeys in f1 was the best thing until massa came back
>>74601512
>remember watching this young mumbling punk take Häkkinen's place when I was a kid
>now he has a child, a championship and still races at 37
Time flies.
>>74601333
>>74601339
oh fuck I'm retarded, sorry lads
>>74601512
Looks pretty ok for a baby. They are usually really ugly at that age.
>>74601528
well that is salty af
>>74601534
Try looking at them without 2g of vodka in your bloodstream maybe.
>>74601604
jokes on you i only drink beer.
GIMI DED
FUG :DDDDD
>>74601617
what a puss
>Aside from Giovinazzi and Celis Jr, Alonso and Wehrlein are the only two drivers yet to go faster than last year's Mercedes pole lap.
JUST
THERE GOES THE SEASON
CRITICAL ERROR IN ENGINE THAT CAN'T BE FIXED BY FERRARI
>>74601652
Probably just some component that reached EOL
>>74601512
>tfw to smart to be neurotypical
>>74601652
AND
N
D
LOO
O
O
IS
S
HAM
A
M
EL
L
TON
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WINS
I
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https://twitter.com/AlexPzPrez_/status/840222988788224004
>>74601724
>>74601724
it doesn't seem engine related judging by the sound
>>74601652
That has been a wild ride guys, see you in 2018 for the next broken promises
>tfw I'll never have kids
>>74601641
It's..it's Christian!
>>74601752
Could be the eternal
>Ferrari gearbox
but since the tires lock and start rolling again I would assume the engine is kill and gimi pressed the clutch
>John Surtees CBE, the 1964 Formula 1 world champion, has passed away. Our thoughts go to Big John's family. He's a true legend
F
John Surtees is kill
F
>>74601801
F
>>74601724
Also, might be gearbox stuff.
It's 2016 all over again, make it stop
>>74601797
>>74601801
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
>>74601789
>>74601797
>>74601801
F
;_;
I can't handle the old guard of F1 dying, m8s. They're the last real connection to that era we have left (other than the eternal Ferrari), with all the changes in the sport over the last decade and a half.
Soon, the deaths will move into the guys from the 70s...
>>74601059
Rest well comfy cat.
>>74601801
F
When Jackie Stewart is kill I'm going to be genuinely upset.
It's been a bad day; first Bill Leak now Surtees. I've always like him
>>74601801
>>74601797
F
How many WC of the '60s are left? Only Stewart?
>>74601923
Yeah. Only Stewart.
>>74601923
Yep. None from the 50s after Brabham passed, and now only Stewart from the 60s.
We have Stewart, Emmo, Lauda, Mario and Scheckter from the 70s though. That decade has a while to go
>sooner or later you'll see your childhood heroes die unless you end yourself before
feels terrible man
>>74601958
>>74601966
That's sad
>>74601967
Well, Schumi has been potato for a while so I'm ready for his actual end
>>74601984
>Schumi is a potato while all his rivals are alive
>>74602057
Senna isn't
>>74601059
Rest well comfy cat
Toro Rosso down.
https://twitter.com/ElliotHorwoodF1/status/839891834604236800
If you still think Ferrari wont dominate this season then you are fucking retarded
>>74600160
>>74599990
Underrated
>>74602184
that dude is obsessed with hamilton. Fucking sad
Rigged from the start Smh #BlackManCantWin
>>74601797
>>74601801
Best episode of Tales from the Vault coming through
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3s3ti7_tales-from-the-vault-amazing-achievements_sport
>>74601485
m8, you can get mini ones at Canadian Tire for like $100.
>>74602057
Andrea de Cesaris, Schumi's first F1 teammate died more than two years ago. Traffic accident near Rome.
>>74602233
The handshake that saved the F1
>>74602281
Can I get a quick rundown?
>Enzo Ferrari dies during 1988 McWL
>Ferrari 1-2s at Monza within a month
>John Surtees passes away during MWL
>???
>>74602301
>Liberty Media bows down to him
>In contact with the FIA
>Possess GOAT-like driving abilities
>Controls the mindgames with an iron but fair fist
>Owns simulators and test tracks globally
>Direct descendants of the ancient Finnish blood line
>Will bankroll the first grand prix in Finland (Kymiring)
>Owns 99% of DNA editing research facilities on Earth
>First racer babies will in all likelihood be Bottas babies
>Said to have 215+ IQ, such intelligence on Earth has only existed deep in Tibetan monasteries & Area 51
>Ancient Indian scriptures tell of an angel who will descend upon Earth and will bring an era of enlightenment and unprecedented technological progress with them
>Owns turbo hybrid engine R&D labs around the world
>Your car likely has a Bottasengine inside it right now
>In regular communication with the bosses of F1. Who do you think set up the meeting between Bernie & Rosberg (First meeting between the two in over 10 years) and arranged the Championship in his favour literally a few days the the meeting
>Learned the new cars in under a week
haas done until melbourne
>>74601797
>>74601801
>>74601809
My digits prove that Mika is next
13 teatimes and 8 bongs until fp1
F
;_;7
>>74601789
>the city of Sauber
>>74602233
Abu Dhabi was Keke's first race on site in ages, and now he is watching pre-season testing? WTF?
>>74602624
Remember when there were rumors they would take Honda engines? Would've been epic
>>74602662
he stayed away at nico's behest. remember keke wasn't actually at abu dhabi for the GP, he flew in after.
>>74602685
They still might next year.
>>74600509
>>74600936
Well, at least we know when one of the three Autosport reporters are writing the updates.
His puns were never that good
post yfw Sauber turns out to be further off the pace than Manor last year
>>74602942
>mfw they are guaranteed prize money for 10th place now that virgin-marussia-manor is kill
currytits won in the end
>Mercedes top the testing mileage table with 5,100km, McLaren at the bottom with 2,100km
>>74601797
>>74601801
Shit, I'm amazed he still had the will to live after his son died in the most meme-tier racing accident ever.
>>74602662
Keke believed it was bad luck for him to be at the races of his son, now that Rosberg is gone he doesn't give a shit anymore.
>>74602986
not just that, Ross Brawn says he wants to reform the prize money allocations to give the smaller teams a break
>tfw one more year and Manor would have had a safe cushion to save them from bankruptcy
I hope the other teams block McLelren Hondshit from starting at Melbourne.
It's only reasonable due to safety reasons.
Causing red flags and safety cars is pretty much a given, it will endanger the Marshalls, it would stop other teams from training or even turn the positions upside down.
They are worse than Marussia, Minardi or any backmarkers there have been in last decades.
Mercedes is doing this on purpose. They know if they use all their engine modes and go for a fast lap f1 2017 will have no audience. At least like this they keep the fans interested.
>>74603058
>not wanting safety car shenanigans to save us from another MWL season opener
>>74603058
>not wanting meme races
>>74603065
Like in 2014 where they were sandbagging HARD until Bahrain when they went super saiyan for 10 laps?
Lewis is going to pole in Melbourne #BLESSED
>>74603160
This is worse than bike posting honestly
>>74602995
>McLaren was only able to do 11 consecutive laps in a stint
>>74603058 is right
>>74603217
>mfw I hennopost, blogpost, bikepost and techpost
>>74600144
>>74603100
When Lauda threw "two tenths" out there I was kinda worried, but now that I think about it that may be all Bottas needs for the time being.
Realistically I don't expect him winning the WDC or even putting up much more of a challenge than Rosberg did in 2014 and 2015 against Lewis.
However I am hopeful that 2/10ths is enough for 2nd place on the grid, which is all he needs to turn Lewis' inevitable shit starts into potential wins. We've seen time and time again that the Mercedes can bog down on the start, so maybe Bottas can capitalize on a few opportunities and start to build his confidence for a real title fight once he is fully acquainted.
Yes, Brazil is right.
Where is the FIA when you need them?
Being able to do only 11 consecutive laps throughout the whole testing should be proof enough that the car is a danger for the other drivers and the working personal around the circuit.
Is there anywhere I can bet on how many races in takes Mclaren to go to a 5+ engines for the rest of the season?
>>74603058
I almost feel like copying this text and posting on the mclaren thread on autosport just to see what happens
>>74603265
Someone do it, I dont want to risk my account.
>>74603265
Make it a RELENTLESSpost while you're at it
>>74603263
Nah m8, too easy to predict.
>Engine 1: Australia FP1
>Engine 2: Australia FP2
>Engine 3: Australia FP3
>Engine 4: Australia Q1
>Engine 5: Australia installation lap
If the races look even for the first few I will go to the Hungaroring this year
But if it's 1 TEAM LMAO year again
>>74603265
I have no account, but please do so.
Or open a new thread.
It's a totally legit topic for everyone except for McLelren Hondshit.
They are ruining it for everyone.
Also I cannot believe that there are still retarded McLelen fans who believe that Mclelen Hondshit can turn things around for the better next year or even beginning of the 2nd half of the season.
>>74603344
the whole thing is a facade, you will see when alonso takes pole in australia
>>74603160
>the big Q is whether a PCIe x16 slot can run @ x4 mode
yes, it can
>>74603339
I've got good news for your bank account.
>>74603441
yeah I'm pretty sold on the idea atm but I may post ask about the specific mobo-card combo on /g/. takes less time and effort than returning it for sure.
ty tho anon
>Williams, Haas, Renault, Force India and Toro Rosso appear to be the midfield. Sauber appears to be 2017’s tail-end Charlies. Leaving just McLaren, horrifically unreliable and, so far, slow, almost 30kph down on the best through the speed trap and around 2.7sec off on race pace
Lauda btfo
>>74603771
welp I guess we have to now that you've said it. Ok guys let's go.
>>74602243
Yeah but minis are useless.
To the bait post, Is kicking a ball an sport? There's far less to that than there is to high speed inkblotting.
>>74603771
nah, we're fine here thanks
>>74601027
Corsica?
>>74603965
If I had gotten dubs, trips or quads it would've been noticed.
Also, no one cares about Auto Racing. Even the most "Popular" Auto Racing in the world (NASCAR, obviously) is only the third-biggest niche sport behind Divegrass and Poutine Puck-Fuck, both of which have younger age demographics and are actually GROWING their fanbases instead of shrinking like Auto Racing across the board.
Oh it's going to be absolutely wonderful to see the stupid monkey-faces of Mercedes when Ferrari fucks them in the ass in Melbourne.
Enough Shitcedes for me.
In the past, even when Merc was sandbagging, Ferrari struggled through testing. Now, if Mercedes is holding back and gains a second at Melbourne, it will be close. Ferrari is on rails.
>>74604031
>>74604056
is the >MWNL era over?
please let it be so
>>74604031
>tfw it becomes Ferrariwinslol and half way through the season /sp/ hates vettel and is rooting for merc
>>74604126
If Ferrari does manage to unseat MWL y'all are going to be bitching about "Ferrari Wins LOL" by the Monaco GP.
>>74602233
WTF, why is Vale dressed like Lewis?
>>74604153
if it's Mercedes like domination, yeah. We deserve WC battle with more than two drivers who are in the same team.
>>74604031
hopefully this isn't a 2012-13 McLaren style situation where le up and coming midfielder gets a shot with the team with the fastest car in the previous season but their new car is crap.
I'm worried.
If things go a certain way this year my penis could become so erect it will literally explode.
>Vettel winning
>Ferrari winning
>Hamilton BTFO by Valterri
>Alonso suicidal
>Rich kid crashing
>>74604238
>ultrasands
>>74604174
2009 was 8 years ago...
>>74604221
>Schumacher will walk again
>there will be open seats at Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, Williams and Toro Rosso at the end of the season
>Gio the Nazi might get to drive a few races this year
>nothing_is_solve
I might actually have my first hands free orgasm this year, lads :)
How many races til $troll pulls a Bianchi? I give him til Monaco
>>74604247
Shit that still gets me, desu. I think each team still has a second or more to show so it'll be a toss up to see who is fastest
Reminder that Ferrari can't into midseason development. Even if they come out strong, they always collapse in the second half when the others upgrade
>Toro Rosso are the new Williams
>>74604339
Nice proxy Toto
>>74604348
>>Toro Rosso are the new Red Bull
Ftfy :^)
>>74604348
The rear jack has a quick release that drops the car.
Question is, did the jack fail, or did the dumbfuck accidentally pull the release lever.
Kek, Brazil really has posted my post on the Autosport forum.
Well, such opinion doesn't stirr any controversy anymore, it's simply reality.
I am pretty sure if they fuck up training 1 for every other team, the teams will get very vocal.
>>74604404
Failed, seeing as the backup jack got used
A piece of carbon fibre also came off when the backup jack was released but it might've been from the car
>>74604406
Not me, but I thank the guy who did it.
I might like his post though.
Has vettel named his car? Or was that only at rbr
>>74604404
Well he immediately went for a new jack, so maybe it broke? Could also be a standard procedure to always go for a new jack because the jack would need to be prepared somehow.
>>74604426
>Failed, seeing as the backup jack got used
I see your point, but that depends how long it takes to reset the quick release jack.
>>74604446
Agree
>>74604517
the quick release is hydraulic, isn't it? So it would be more or less instantaneous?
>>74604533
I think so, so you're probably right.
Still, it is Toro Rosso though, so it could be a system of zip ties and rubber bands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ZOmWhHa0U
1. Ferrari engine sounds great
2. These cars now break so late that all the overtaking will have to be done mid-straight under DRS
>>74604426
>>74604446
>pitstop practice
>fuck up, accidentally hit the release
>"ah shit better act like the device failed"
this is what happened, my grandpa works at Sega
>>74601923
Hill - dead in the 70's?
Clark - dead in 69
Surtees - dead today
Stewart - still alive
Brabham - a few years ago?
Stirling moss? Still alive!
>>74604593
>2. These cars now break so late that all the overtaking will have to be done mid-straight under DRS
Only McLarens break super early
>>74604593
>2. These cars now break so late that all the overtaking will have to be done mid-straight under DRS
Was thinking about this yesterday.
Most people think Red Bull is yet to add a million aero pieces to their car, but a few tech types have suggested it's a low-drag concept.
The low drag would make a lot of sense, considering the braking zones are tiny, and you can't follow closely in corners now due to the aero (Massa couldn't get past a Sauber that was 1.5sec a lap slower).
Wouldn't surprise me if the Red Bull is solely designed to pass on the straights, and just keep up the best it can in corners, because that will be the only way to pass in 2017.
(It's also going to make starts super important, and the undercut super powerful)
>>74604682
>Stirling moss
too bad he never was WC
>>74604802
Who will form the trullitrain?
>>74604682
>Stirling Moss
>World Champion
You've been watching too much SkyF1, m8 :^)
>>74604682
also Phil Hill died about 8 years ago, so he lasted a while
>>74604836
Obviously Amx, king of wavering like a mad cunt
>>74604836
Massa or Grosjean
>>74604802
The traditional Red Bull strategy is to build a super fast car on one lap and then crusie to the win from pole. No need to overtake if you have the fastest car.
A low drag concept wouldn't make much sense.
>>74604836
Probably Massa
>can manage one quick lap in qually
>too fucking old and decrepit to do it for an entire rac
>>74604871
You actually may have a point.
If the Red Bull is slow in the corners, it's going to hold everybody up.
Combine that with fast in a straight line, and no one will get past it.
>>74604906
It does if you know you don't have the fastest car. Red Bull are going with low drag so they can keep up with the Mercs on the straights, hope to overtake in the braking zones and try to keep them behind in the corners
Would Kimi winning the title this year be like if Irvine won the title in 1999 and became The One instead of Schumi? Vettel and Alonso both tried, but couldn't do it and now Kimi might take their glory.
I mean Kimi and Irvine are both drunken #2 drivers.
>>74604906
>The traditional Red Bull strategy is to build a super fast car on one lap and then crusie to the win from pole. No need to overtake if you have the fastest car.
And how's that been working for them the last several years?
>>74604944
Irvine winning would be just like Shitberg's WDC
A one off with their teammate winning consecutive WDCs for the next 5 years
>>74604972
>2010-2013
>8 titles
Pretty well I'd say. Since 2014 they have been nowhere thanks to Renault.
>>74604942
Yes it's an okay strategy if you car turns out to be a turd (like McLaren last year) and you want to 'save' it somewhat late in the development process. But I had the impression Australiafag here was implying they had developed their car with a low-drag concept in mind, which would be stupid.
>>74605094
It worked out okay for Williams in 2014 when everyone else was fucking around trying to extract maximum downforce
>2010-2013
>8 titles
"the last several years" would be 2014 to present you illiterate chainsmoking faggot
>>74604944
>Gimi is still the only Ferrari driver after Schumacher to win a WDC
>>74599997
you missed the SchumiWinsLol era. 03 and 05 could have been KimiWinsLol if his McLarens weren't made of duct tape and farts.
>>74604933
I'm okay with amx holding everyone up as long as the bully stays in front of him tbhfam
G I M I
I
M
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io00mlLdRTM
W E W
E
W
>>74604802
>Wouldn't surprise me if the Red Bull is solely designed to pass on the straights
What if Liberty decides to remove DRS mid season? not so smart there Newey
>>74605387
>3,3 seconds faster than 2016 pole
>wasn't even pushing 100%
>probably PU turned down too
>>74605387
What a fucking awesome video! WTF I love FOM now?
>>74605387
>>74605428
it's his year
>>74605531
It truly is.
>>74605522
>FOM
literally who?!??
>>74605592
FOM is not now Liberty.
Liberty owns FOM.
Liberty is also planning to rename themselves "Formula One Group".
OH SHIT
Minttu looks pregnant, AGAIN.
>>74605750
it's probably Hamilton's baby
her hair already looks like she's in need of weave
>>74605750
that was known ages ago
>>74605698
>FOG
>>74605789
>implying I pay $1.99 a minute to get the latest Kimi news from the Kimi hotline
>>74605788
you should come out of the cuck closet
>>74605698
>their stock tracker will be $FWON, as in "Formula Won"
Max bless
>>74605831
I said it though when she announced it and I have yet to start demanding money for WAG services.
>>74605522
Now Liberty Media only need to allow driver transfers in F1 games and I will be happy. I hope the boys at Codemasters are already busy sucking their dicks and licking their assholes.
>>74606165
maybe a better damage model too
>>74606211
That will never happen ever again. That's a problem every developer has nowadays - the manufacturers like Ferrari, Mercedes, Porsche etc. don't want their cars to get too damaged because ???
It's a miracle that mechanical failures are still a part of F1 games, I wouldn't think the manufacturers are too happy about people seeing their engines blow up in games.
>>74606308
I remember seeing a large part of it was sponsors didn't want their logos being smashed up in the game (even though sidepod damage is still there which grazes the sponsors off...)
>>74606372
And you lose your front wing, a prominent sponsor area, in the lightest of collisions
Oh, what's the summary of this day?
>>74604802
>(It's also going to make starts super important
rip amx
>>74604802
>It's also going to make starts super important
I bet Lewis is going to be shitting himself
>why was John Surtees not made a Sir?
-crofty
Lmao
Who the fuck cares? Are bongs actually that stupid?
>>74606437
Still going on, wait a little bit for someone to get it up
>>74606535
what has brazil ever achieved slumnigger
>>74606652
invented the airplane, m8
Oh jesus...
Holy fuck Ricciardo is trying so hard to be /edgy/ but is just /cringe/
>"Me and Max are both very spicy in the corners. We have very well developed... genitalia"
>>74606757
I don't get it.
>>74605750
reminder that susie wolff is pregnant too
>>74606769
You have to be equally retarded to get Australian humor
congrats
>>74606769
le ebin maldonado big balls meme
>>74606437
>Mclaren has actually regressed over testing
>double engine failure before lunch
>Ferrari fastest lap
>hype train passes Jupiter
>Mercedes endlessly practicing race pace
At least I think thats it. I'm about to board the Ferrari hype train, but admittedly I have no idea about what kind of runs they are putting in relative to Mercedes.
Are they just glory runs or are they actually runnig these super laps under race conditions? Are Mercedes running way longer or just hiding the pace?
>>74606211
Who cares about the damage model?
It's not a crash derby git gud fgt
>>74606771
Yeah but she is hiding it.
Barely any shots and she is due in like 4 weeks
>>74606944
Top keke
>>74604802
Nah, drag on straight means little for top speed. You still get the majority of speed from engine. But passing will definately be harder now. Cars are wider, faster, the quicker the cars is, the harder it's to pass. And then there's also dirty air from the one that you're trying to pass. F1's are too complex aerowise now, so instead of sleapstreaming air behind opponent is bad for you, and it's gotten even worse in that aspect in from first reports. I'd expect less natural passing, but drs zones can be adjusted on most tracks, so faster cars will still have plenty of chances.
>>74605750
Will Robin marry one of Vettel's daughters one day?
>>74606885
So it's nice to have a real rivalry in this season and I'm excited with Ferrari test results. But I still remember that stupid tyre and pit management from 2016 season. Hope this is not a weakness anymore.
>>74606944
wow it's true
>>74606944
Oh I get it. You translated from Portuguese because Im brazilian? Did you come up with all that by yourself?
>babys first shitpost
>Noel who?
>>74602434
(you) for your effort m8
>>74607142
>being this mad
>>74607149
is that vettel's wife?
she's qt af
>>74607229
yes
moth looks kinda retarded though, but so does Vettel's a bit
>>74607267
*mouth
>>74607052
Drag does make a difference, but the vmax losses are cancelled out not by engine power increase, but because the higher downforce means the corner exit speeds are higher, so the cars don't have to accelerate as much to reach the same speed.
>>74607149
>>74607229
One day she will turn up in the paddock.
>>74607142
It's another "hue can't stand the bants" episode. Btw, Prost is the GOAT, not Senna
>>74607229
she is wew
that one slut going in front of the camera
HNNNNNNNG
>>74607366
>>74607204
Now thats better. You are getting there
>>74607229
>tfw it has been so long even Germany doesn't recogniser her
>I have been told today how many BHP the PU is down on Merc's and it's horrifying bad! I was speaking to my friend who is part of McLaren. He's been out in Barcelona the last 2 weeks with the team. Things behind closed doors are not good either, apparently Fernando threw his steering wheel out of the car during the first weeks test at an engineer, consequently breaking it and having to run another! It sounds far fetched I know, but that is coming from one of my best friends who's witnessing it all first hand.
>Yep, very close sir, it is infact 160bhp down...
>>74606693
Are you trying to honeydick your stream here m8y?
>>74607668
>Honda, can you close down the 80hp gap to Mercedes?
>Close down 160hp gap to Mercedes? What do you need to close down 320hp gap for?
>>74607668
>apparently Fernando threw his steering wheel out of the car during the first weeks test at an engineer
1-800-SUICIDE
>>74607671
>hennogate was just a ploy by australia to take down the competition, so that he could start his own heavily monetized stream
>>74601323
New England here, best part of the country and super comfy imo
>>74607668
>>74607668
>honda know exactly how much of a hp deficit they have to mercedes
>it happens to be exactly the ERS deployment kW
nice try reddit
>>74608016
>tfw someone posted a map with my house on it to 4chins a while back and I wasn't there to give them a (you)
So /f1/ what games are you lot playing at the moment?
The aussie lad who doesn't like games one bit, what shows/movies have you been watching?
>while on game shit going off henno's now dead Twitch account he likes LoL. Truly a man of shit taste
>>74607668
Stacy is hot af.
>>74600460
>which gave Mika Hakkinen, a driver never in the same league as Schumacher, two titles.
Hakkinen is the only driver Schumacher ever respected, you take that back, you non-binary ass fag.
>>74607870
Only after Kimi's WDC
>>74608122
>The aussie lad who doesn't like games one bit, what shows/movies have you been watching?
Nothing lately.
New episode of Project Binky is out next Friday, /hype/ as fuck about that.
>>74608122
still playing f1 2013 2bh famiglia, sometimes F1C
>>74608122
Been playing a fuck load of KSP recently, I might finally buy a used PS4 or Xbox ONE next week when I get paid, I got a huge fucking commission today so it should be pretty good.
>>74608122
australia is right, you can do better than this
I have a gaymin computer somewhere in my house but I havent used it in 6 years. If your life isnt more interesting than a video game you should just kys yourself.
>>74607808
>>74608053
Germany is useless once again
>>74608078
Oh hey I live there too. How are you enjoying the snow
>>74608381
>I have a gaymin computer somewhere in my house
Lad I don't know which is the more believable with you desu, having a gaming rig or a home
>>74608122
Way too much Dirt Rally, although I mostly do Weekly and Monthly Challenges at this point. Getting a G27 rejuvenated my interest in it.
Apart from that, heading towards 100%ing Hitman TM Season 1.
>>74608446
>stop disliking my hobby
>>74608431
eh, had to shovel a little bit but I've been inside shitposting+working. put my roidpedaling bike back on the indoor trainer, seeing as I jinxed the weather by going on a ride a couple weeks back.
What do we know about the bullies after these tests?
>>74606931
She knows about you sick fucks
>>74608122
Been playing project cars. F1 is shitty on it because of the AI but the LMP1 cars are a lot of fun.
>>74608381
I'll happily donate some (You)s to such a poor, impoverished child
>>74608558
he did it again
absolute madman
>>74608122
i'm stuck in a rut of playing only cs, nba and rfactor. I want to get back into modding skyrim since I have a good pc now and always have thoughts of playing Arma 3 but it is hard am I'm a bitch.
>>74608122
Grand Prix 4, I finally can play it with a decent wheel.
And man, that's awesome. 15 years and still one the best.
>>74609228
Holy shit, that's autistic. Play some Assetto you frog.
>>74604682
Rindt -dead Monza 1970
>>74610656
I play Grand Prix 2 and F1 99-02 regularly too. F1 2000 as well