2015 Australian GP Burgermeister ## Board Owner 03/09/15 (Mon) 07:16:04 88821d No. 1341 [Last 50 Posts]
You guys excited? 3 days until practice 1 and we still have no clue whether Giedo will get to race or who the second Manor driver is.
Backmarker 03/09/15 (Mon) 08:59:09 16cfe8 No. 1342
Van Der Spud isn't gonna race?
Backmarker 03/09/15 (Mon) 09:52:52 88821d No. 1343
>>1342 The Swiss court ruled in his favor, the australian court will announce their verdict on wednesday at 10 am melbourne time.
Burgermeister ## Board Owner 03/09/15 (Mon) 10:09:58 88821d No. 1344
>pic1 is giedo and his entourage >pic2 is the face of one Felipe Nasr, who may well be out of an F1 seat
Backmarker 03/09/15 (Mon) 17:06:44 9b1b8b No. 1349
>>1344 Shame we wont see sutil's girlfriend 8 times a race broadcast anymore
Backmarker 03/09/15 (Mon) 22:09:50 16cfe8 No. 1351
>>1343 >>1344 Nigga give me the deets.
Backmarker 03/09/15 (Mon) 22:26:24 88821d No. 1352
>>1351 We'll find out on wednesday, Sauber's arguments (that it will financially hurt the team to honor their contract with GVDG, and that it's dangerous for GVDG to race without a seat specially made for him) are pretty weak and smack of desperation. Here's a summary article
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117960
Backmarker 03/10/15 (Tue) 02:41:36 16cfe8 No. 1353
>>1352 LGTSS >The ruins of Sauber's management
Backmarker 03/10/15 (Tue) 03:16:20 88821d No. 1354
>>1353 I don't think anyone believes Kaltenborn is actually competent.
Backmarker 03/10/15 (Tue) 22:52:25 88821d No. 1356
Backmarker 03/10/15 (Tue) 23:08:41 88821d No. 1357
>>1356 and it would appear that Giedo is going to race
Backmarker 03/10/15 (Tue) 23:12:48 88821d No. 1358
Also, roberto merhi is the second manor driver
Backmarker 03/12/15 (Thu) 00:36:34 16cfe8 No. 1359
>Go to check time for FP1 Friday morning >F1.com doesn't have the table up yet, and it's listed as 22 hours from now
Backmarker 03/12/15 (Thu) 00:44:19 16cfe8 No. 1360
>>1359 Just checked Sky F1, and apparently it's starting at 5 A.M. for Britburkas, so a 10 P.M. race start for Ameriburgers.
Backmarker 03/12/15 (Thu) 02:17:58 88821d No. 1361
>>1360 nice cat. what gives that f1.com doesnt have the convert to your timezone function working anymore?
Backmarker 03/12/15 (Thu) 16:41:58 16cfe8 No. 1362
>>1361 No idea. It hasn't been available at all recently.
Surely they'll have it up and running by FP1 today.
Surely.
Backmarker 03/12/15 (Thu) 22:57:18 88821d No. 1363
GIEDO HAS ENTERED THE PADDOCK. Shit's about to get real.
Backmarker 03/12/15 (Thu) 23:23:22 88821d No. 1364
>>1363 apparently he has forced sauber to apply for his super license. they have about 8 minutes to do so before they are in contempt of court and have a motion to seize their assets in australia.
Backmarker 03/13/15 (Fri) 01:59:31 2fc807 No. 1365
There's no way Sauber is gonna survive this shitstorm.
Backmarker 03/13/15 (Fri) 03:19:49 16cfe8 No. 1366
The authorities are waiting outside the courtroom for a verfict.
Backmarker 03/13/15 (Fri) 05:47:46 f622d6 No. 1367
>>1366 Sauber drivers apparently being readied to go.
Backmarker 03/13/15 (Fri) 05:52:01 88821d No. 1368
Magnusson crashed
Backmarker 03/13/15 (Fri) 05:59:06 88821d No. 1369
Lotus drivers are clearly having issues with brake by wire and inconsistency. Power unit drivability settings are obviously not transferable from the renault unit to the mercedes one.
Backmarker 03/13/15 (Fri) 06:21:24 f622d6 No. 1370
Magnussen claims that he doesn't know why the crash happened. /alonsocrashconspiracies
Backmarker 03/13/15 (Fri) 06:31:27 f622d6 No. 1371
>>1370 Kmag just claimed it was his mistake. /changing stories conspiracy
Backmarker 03/13/15 (Fri) 08:07:27 16cfe8 No. 1372
>>1370 >Magnussen crashes >Ted immediately goes into conspiracy mode Got dangit Teddy.
Also what can we do to bring 4chins like discussion of F1 over here? That's the only reason I still go to 4chins, and I'd prefer it if it were here, but nobody but me has migrated. Damn shame really.
Autophile 03/13/15 (Fri) 19:20:40 1079d1 No. 1373
Giedo better get the seat. Monisha, who is ironically a lawyer, failed to present a strong argument against him.
Backmarker 03/13/15 (Fri) 23:44:08 88821d No. 1374
>>1373 Giedo has apparently reached an agreement not to race in australia.
From facebook
>"With respect to the interest of motorsport, and F1 in particular, I have decided to give up my legal rights to race this weekend at the Melbourne Grand Prix. As I am a passionate race driver this decision has been very difficult for me.
However I also wish to respect the interest of the FIA, Sauber Motorsport, as well as Nasr and Ericsson.
My management will continue talks with Sauber early next week to find a mutually acceptable solution for the current situation that has now arisen.
I am confident such solution will be found and I will inform the media once done."
Backmarker 03/14/15 (Sat) 04:02:00 05d32c No. 1375
Who else gettin comfy?
Backmarker 03/14/15 (Sat) 04:29:08 88821d No. 1376
>>1375 >comfycheck got my tea kettle brewing and prepared to stay up for the next few hours.
Backmarker 03/14/15 (Sat) 04:33:33 f622d6 No. 1377
We have worse reliability than in the 90s, but none of the speed. In season drama is good though.
Backmarker 03/14/15 (Sat) 05:36:55 d26c6e No. 1378
Qualifying predictions?
Backmarker 03/14/15 (Sat) 05:45:09 88821d No. 1379
>>1378 merc on pole. then ferraris williams and lotus.
Backmarker 03/14/15 (Sat) 07:20:51 88821d No. 1380
q1 and q2 were harrowing. The midfield teams were trying to save tires and mileage, and as such, all the fastest times were set at the end.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:10:57 d26c6e No. 1385
Bottas apparently not racing due to back injury. Williams dont seem to have a sub. Inb4 they put Susie Wolff in the car.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:19:45 2fc807 No. 1386
>>1385 How did he injure himself?
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:29:33 88821d No. 1387
>>1386 not clear, he claims he got a pain in the middle of q2 and got concerned.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:32:25 b50038 No. 1388
>>1387 >>1386 Accordin' to the med team it was a disc tear, and it's apparently the sort of injury that's just fuckin' bad luck and it wasn't anythin' to do with the bumpiness.
Watchin' Sky Sports because BBC a shit and don't have rights for most of the races.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:33:39 b50038 No. 1390
Aaaaand Magnussen's out with a smokey engine. This is gonna be a shitshow.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:35:56 d14639 No. 1392
>>1388 Oh shame, thanks for filling us in.
>>1390 Oh shit, so much for conservative engine tune.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:39:35 b50038 No. 1393
>>1392 I think Kvyat might be fucked as well. Stopped mid-track, no smoke.
Fuckin'.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:41:37 2fc807 No. 1394
>>1393 They suspect hydraulic issues.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:43:30 88821d No. 1396
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:43:54 95fc9b No. 1397
Anybody got a stream? My usual sites seem to be down right now.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:46:42 88821d No. 1398
>>1397 squirrelstreams.com is usually my go to.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:49:55 95fc9b No. 1399
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:50:43 88821d No. 1400
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:52:37 88821d No. 1401
Predictions from the armchair Team Principals?
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:54:36 d14639 No. 1402
>>1401 Suspect we may be surprised by Ferrari and lotus whole race pace.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 04:55:50 b50038 No. 1403
>>1401 Haven't kept up with shit behind the scenes.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:03:27 b50038 No. 1404
I really hope this isn't gonna be another Hamiberg wankfest, but it's looking it already.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:04:22 b50038 No. 1405
>>1404 Aaaand Crashdonado is at it again.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:05:12 2fc807 No. 1406
Yep. Crashtor does it again.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:08:10 88821d No. 1407
nasr hit maldonado
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:08:21 88821d No. 1408
wow, no cars are going to finish this race.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:10:33 b50038 No. 1409
13 left. That's shit we expected last year.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:10:35 2fc807 No. 1410
Let's see who grenades next.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:14:16 b50038 No. 1411
Massa and Nasr is gonna get fuckin' annoying.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:21:21 d14639 No. 1412
Do you notice how the FOM graphics are defaulting to yellow?
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:23:49 b50038 No. 1413
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:24:40 faa5f6 No. 1414
>>1412 I saw it during the safety car and assumed it was for that.
Either that or Maldonado crashed so hard he broke it.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:25:19 d14639 No. 1415
>>1413 For whatever reason, sometimes when the graphics show a comparison, or change to show a different statistic, the color slice is briefly the same yellow they use for lotus. It was happening earlier, they might have fixed it
JensenButtonBuster23 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:25:54 0685f5 No. 1416
Prediction:
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:26:07 d14639 No. 1417
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:27:20 2fc807 No. 1418
Nasr is doing his best Trulli Train impression.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:29:27 d14639 No. 1419
>>1418 Haha I was just going to say
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:29:59 b50038 No. 1420
>Marshall gets applause
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:30:40 d14639 No. 1421
>>1416 Jean todt, if you aren't safe, he'll murder you.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:31:35 d14639 No. 1422
>>1420 Hilarious. Was that a monkey seat or a floor piece?
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:32:12 88821d No. 1423
wow this is a fucking farce.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:32:17 b50038 No. 1424
>>1422 Dunno. Looked like floor from the replay.
Also Raikkonnen getting screwed over by other shit again.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:33:10 2fc807 No. 1425
>>1424 He's getting too old for this shit.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:42:38 443832 No. 1426
What are the chances of Renault bringing these back to become competitive again?
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:44:44 88821d No. 1427
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:44:55 b50038 No. 1428
Left rears a shit today.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:45:24 d14639 No. 1429
What is up with these botched pit stops?
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:47:04 d14639 No. 1430
>>1426 3.5 liter f1 formula ftw
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:50:34 88821d No. 1431
shit, the off season has been brutal to Force india
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:54:46 88821d No. 1432
raikkonen is hot shit right now
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 05:59:13 2fc807 No. 1433
RIP Verstappen's engine.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:00:14 d14639 No. 1434
FIA reality check when? These engines man.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:02:19 b50038 No. 1435
>>1434 At this rate there isn't gonna be any engines left for half the field by the end of the season.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:07:51 2fc807 No. 1436
>>1434 >Being sensible
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:10:07 b50038 No. 1437
What the fuck.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:10:29 1b243e No. 1438
:(
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:10:39 88821d No. 1439
AHAHHAH MCLAREN MIGHT JUST SCORE POINTS
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:11:46 88821d No. 1440
>>1437 agreed. this is fucking amateur hour. Entertaining to watch though
>>1434 pls change formula FIA
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:12:06 2fc807 No. 1441
This race is fucking retarded.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:14:22 88821d No. 1442
>>1377 >"We have worse reliability than in the 90s, but none of the speed. In season drama is good though." Right now this comment looks prescient.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:14:55 b50038 No. 1443
The new unsafe release rules are some hot bullshit.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:37:03 b50038 No. 1444
Same three faggots on the podium.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:38:03 d14639 No. 1445
>>1444 Couldn't have said it better myself.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:42:43 2fc807 No. 1446
>>1444 2016 will be the start of the next Vettelreich
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:47:02 88821d No. 1447
what a shame that they fucked giedo out of Nasr's seat this race.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:47:07 b50038 No. 1448
Well, either way, it's bedtime since the old man has taken control of the box. Night, fellow Backmarkers. Here's hoping the next race is less of a shitshow.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:47:45 d14639 No. 1449
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 06:50:59 1b243e No. 1450
lol at the booing guy
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 08:27:08 16cfe8 No. 1453
>60 posts for the race
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 08:28:07 88821d No. 1454
>>1453 thread was better than the race.
Post last edited at 03/15/15 (Sun) 08:28:30
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 08:31:02 16cfe8 No. 1455
>>1454 I might actually cross post here as well then next race if there are actually people posting here.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 08:34:54 d14639 No. 1456
>>1455 During a race the board is actually pretty fast.
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 08:35:49 16cfe8 No. 1457
>>1456 Well where the fuck are all these people when there isn't a race?
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 08:36:22 88821d No. 1458
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 08:41:24 16cfe8 No. 1459
>>1458 I just want my post race bants and wag discussions while we wait for the next race.
;_;
Backmarker 03/15/15 (Sun) 08:45:28 88821d No. 1460
>>1459 make a thread and they will come.
Backmarker 03/16/15 (Mon) 03:43:22 16cfe8 No. 1462
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Alright guys, I've had time to think about the race yesterday and have since come to this conclusion.
Backmarker 03/16/15 (Mon) 10:34:48 e5455f No. 1463
Wow, who wants to F1 nowadays ? There are too much money involved and too much régulations, it kills the sport.
Backmarker 03/16/15 (Mon) 19:01:19 88821d No. 1464
>>1463 If there were more ways to compete (engine development, more chassis freedom, less obsessively regulated aero) teams wouldnt be encountering diminishing returns in performance for dollar spent. In large part the cost cutting measures have made very marginal cost savings, but made running a competitive team or moving up the grid far more expensive.
F1 right now has a disrespect for the way economics work on a very basic level. We should seriously look at every rule made since 1994 and start striking them down. Also the team payouts need to be more fairly distributed.
Backmarker 03/16/15 (Mon) 19:08:18 d14639 No. 1465
>>1463 You're right, but the thing that scares me is that people think that "the sport" and "the show" are separate. In f1 half the sport is in the freedom to develop the cars in a limited restriction formula 1. This inherently produces good racing and consequently, a good show. FOM, the FIA, many fans, and the news commentators seem to think that adding more rules will improve things when it is the opposite. Those fake sparks looks ridiculous, drs and kers are extremely gimmicky and cheap concepts that take a lot of skill out.
Backmarker 03/17/15 (Tue) 01:30:50 16cfe8 No. 1466
>>1463 If you can't pay the bills, get out of the sport. Plain and simple. Makes room for more proper, relevant companies like Toyota and potentially Audi to get into F1, where we can have more battles rather than backmarkers shitting up the grid.
Backmarker 03/17/15 (Tue) 02:14:24 d14639 No. 1467
>>1466 And while you're not wrong in saying that unprofessional outfits shouldn't be in the top level of motorsport. The quest for lower speeds, overzealous safety measures, and draconian rules has disinterested manufacturers in taking the place of these backmarkers.
Michelin runs a wec program and has said several times that they don't want to make tyres that are regulated as heavily as they are, and with forced degradation.
Toyota runs a very successful wec program and will only run one effort of that level. It cost them far less to have this great pr in wec than it did for their mediocre team in f1.
Audi it seems only has a likely chance of joining f1 if Volkswagen group decides its Porsches turn to dominate wec.
Backmarker 03/31/15 (Tue) 21:26:08 3c7b21 No. 2166
>>1465 I totally agree. I believe that F1 is supposed to be the entry door for people discovering the Automobile World (at least in Europe since USA have much more different and fun auto competitions) , and therefore F1 should be fun to watch, exciting and gathering supporters. But F1 is failing at this task.
Good example: Moto3, 125cc bikes for everyone, 30+ riders, 7-8 riders in the same second at the starting Grid, not a single lap without overtake…and I could go on.
>>1466 Audi making AWD F1 to promote their Quattro ? Sounds fun.
Backmarker 03/31/15 (Tue) 22:30:52 88821d No. 2167
>>2166 The key thing to f1 though is not to be gimmicky. F1 has to have good racing because of open and consistent rules, not retarded shit like reverse grids, spark making titanium blocks, drs, kers, double points, etc.
Backmarker 03/31/15 (Tue) 22:49:35 88821d No. 2168
>>2166 you're right in pointing out that motogp and its series are definitely something to learn from.