Formula 1 - 2010 Season

[Lightman]

hardware meaning the sheer amount of computational power it would need to do the calculations in sensible timeframe

That's easy, just ask nicely some folding guys to participate ...
It's like public F1 team :smile:

On another note I would like to see StefanGP on the grid in Bahrain. Toyota chassis wasn't bad on every track! Only on some of them. Properly developed they could be close to what Sauber is showing now. (I know first tests can't be used for predicting performance but even considering they were running on almost empty tanks they still managed to put solid times on the clock)

 

[Bludd]

StefanGP at Bahrain in place of who, Lightman?

 

[Lightman]

StefanGP at Bahrain in place of who, Lightman?

There always was/is hope Campos won't make it.
I know they still are saying they 100% on the grid, but till they financial situation is not sorted then it's 0% from my POV.

Anyway FIA should allow 14 teams anyway

 

[Bludd]

There always was/is hope Campos won't make it.
I know they still are saying they 100% on the grid, but till they financial situation is not sorted then it's 0% from my POV.

Anyway FIA should allow 14 teams anyway

But don't you think Adrian Campos is more credible than Stefanovic?

Anyway, 10 worst F1 careers at ESPN racing.
http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/8178.html

 

[Davros]

Love this one :

Luca Badoer
As a result of his poor performances the British press saddled him with the nickname Look-How-Bad-You-Are.

 

[Lightman]

But don't you think Adrian Campos is more credible than Stefanovic?

Anyway, 10 worst F1 careers at ESPN racing.
http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/8178.html

Yes, I agree, but still I would like to see Toyota remains stand up from grave.

That's way I wanted 14 teams on the grid ... No one would need to be disappointed (except maybe few bigger team boses).

 

[infinity4]

More cars on the grid = More hassel during Q1 qualifying.

 

[Bludd]

Yes, I agree, but still I would like to see Toyota remains stand up from grave.

That's way I wanted 14 teams on the grid ... No one would need to be disappointed (except maybe few bigger team boses).

The problem is that there isn't a 14th entry. FIA can't just make one out of thin air. There has to be a change in the regulations and the Concorde agreement, both aren't trivial.

The only way for StefanGP to get on the grid is to buy an existing entry, but why if the money was there, why didn't they buy the Toyota entry? Sauber has that entry now, btw.

 

[Bludd]

Look like the Petrov money is not as solid as one would have thought. The belief that the money was solid sponsorship money seems to be wrong and it is in reality a big bank loan.

 

[chavvdarrr]

Look like the Petrov money is not as solid as one would have thought. The belief that the money was solid sponsorship money seems to wrong and it is in reality a big bank loan.

Depends.
His father knows Gref, Gref knows Putin ... so these money ARE as solid as they can be
http://vyborgshipyard.ru/rus/about/directors/

 

[Bludd]

Depends.
His father knows Gref, Gref knows Putin ... so these money ARE as solid as they can be
http://vyborgshipyard.ru/rus/about/directors/

Did you read the blog post? Why would Petrov need to get a bank loan? Wouldn't he be able to get the money as sponsorship? It doesn't make sense.

 

[Lightman]

Did you read the blog post? Why would Petrov need to get a bank loan? Wouldn't he be able to get the money as sponsorship? It doesn't make sense.

I thinks his father really loves his son, or he hopes to make lots of money when Petrov starts winning races.
This or the other way I think if he performs on the track Renault will keep him.

 

[Bludd]

I thinks his father really loves his son, or he hopes to make lots of money when Petrov starts winning races.
This or the other way I think if he performs on the track Renault will keep him.

But wasn't Petrov going to have solid sponsorship backing and not just a bank loan by way of his father? Whatever, I don't know. I just hope Lopez don't destroy the racing team and factory at Enstone.

 

[Kaotik]

All the big russian companies that were supposed to sponsor him backed off, he's now looking for sponsors in finland too, but reportedly the one company that would have been willing also required him to get finnish nationality, too

 

[Bludd]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81365
First picture of the Lotus car from the "secret" shakedown at Silverstone.

 

[Kaotik]

McLaren makes sure they'll win all the races this season by using this tool to chop other drivers heads off

 

[Bludd]

It is a towel rack.

 

[DJ12]

So, as I'm sure everyone (really) suspected Ferrari are way off the pace with a reasonable fuel load.

And it seems Williams "hybrid" system is finding it's way into the 911 GT3 race car.

http://www.attwilliams.com/downloads/pdf/11_02_10_Porsche_GT3_Hybrid_final.pdf

Kudos to them. Without even being used in anger they've impressed Porsche with it.

 

[Bludd]

I love jumping to conclusions too, DJ12!

 

[itsmydamnation]

i love this time of year, last year ferrari were the clear:

So, as I'm sure everyone (really) suspected Ferrari are way ahead of the pack


look how well that turned out........