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[dl77]

Hopy my boy Kubica impresses enough to replace Palmer.

Well that ain't gonna be hard.

 

[Lima]

Hamiltons new hair though.

 

[Chanser]

Kubica coming back to F1, nice!

 

[Tempy]

Matsushita to test for Sauber in Hungary. So is that Sauber-Honda deal still a thing or what?

 

[Aiii]

Matsushita to test for Sauber in Hungary. So is that Sauber-Honda deal still a thing or what?

Rumor is 2018 Ferrari engines and Leclerc alongside Ericsson.

 

[GrimmGrinn]

Why Ericsson tho? Thought Pascal was doing better than him

 

[Aiii]

Why Ericsson tho? Thought Pascal was doing better than him

Because why buy a team for your driver and then immediately replace that driver?

 

[kiyomi]

Why Ericsson tho? Thought Pascal was doing better than him

$$$$$

 

[xrnzaaas]

Hamiltons new hair though.

Only hair?

 

[Aiii]

I don't understand fashion.

 

[Lima]

If that's fashionable then the homeless guy I meet every day on my way to work is a fashionista. Wears almost the same outfit (though I'm sure Hamilton's outfit is worth 5000 times more but still ends up looking about the same).

But hey he rocks that with confidence. Can't really hate on that.

 

[JadedWriter]

Only hair?

That shirt is very Schumacher-esque.

 

[Spades]

I don't understand fashion.

Kubica getting all the headlines today.

Hamilton: Hold my beer.

 

[valkyre]

Only hair?

what the actual fuck...

This is doing worse damage to young people, than what Vettel did in Azerbaijan!

 

[brotkasten]

Only hair?

Hahahaha, that's pretty awesome. Good for him.

 

[Mohonky]

As a Hamilton fan, I cannot defend that outfit.

Nithung wrong with the hair, but that short and pants....I think he's lost it. Maybe that bump from Vettel has effected him more than suspected

 

[JadedWriter]

@adamcooperF1
now
Confirmation from @RenaultSportF1 that Robert Kubica will drive the current car in Hungary on August 2

Note: The in-season test, not race-weekend.

<Insert nervous picture of Palmer here>

Presumably they'd run Sirotkin next to him.

Palmer going to have a blue screen of death like Theon Greyjoy...

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

I saw that photo on my instagram feed... wtf is that?

 

[krang]

Hahahaha, that's pretty awesome. Good for him.

I mean, that's the only thing I can say about it. There's so (so so so) many weird things to point out about that outfit, but why bother? Dude wears it with confidence, so fair play.

 

[Grug]

Palmer going to have a blue screen of death like Theon Greyjoy...

Fuck, did I just get spoiled in a Formula 1 thread of all places?

 

[cromofo]

And our driver line-up for the post-#HungarianGP test?
Robert #Kubica and @NicholasLatifi

What a beautiful sight

LOL the team's PR replies to this tweet:

https://twitter.com/RenaultSportF1/status/889412087818194944

 

[valkyre]

Fuck, did I just get spoiled in a Formula 1 thread of all places?

And you chose to repeat it just to make sure the rest of us did as well?

On a more related note: Kubica should shave his head already... I've been saying this for years, he really needs to get rid of those hairs.

 

[Grug]

And you chose to repeat it just to make sure the rest of us did as well?

It was three posts and 8 minutes before my post. Jesus. Hardly a bump from nowhere is it?

 

[JadedWriter]

Fuck, did I just get spoiled in a Formula 1 thread of all places?

It's not spoiling what you think it is.

 

[Grug]

It's not spoiling what you think it is.

Cool.

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Matsushita to test for Sauber in Hungary. So is that Sauber-Honda deal still a thing or what?

This Matsu test is seperate according to Japanese F1 media

Sauber engineers visited Honda Racing in UK on July 12th to talk about the 2018 car.

But Honda could officially cancel the deal before Hungary, they are not happy that the new owners of Sauber want to change details after they agreed on engine, gearbox, driver and working together outside of F1.


Paddy Lowe wants talks with Honda but Yamamoto is not interested - the Williams Honda dream is dead &#128557;

 

[M52B28]

what the actual fuck...

This is doing worse damage to young people, than what Vettel did in Azerbaijan!

The hair is cool, but the outfit is a bit questionable.

 

[DD]

Found this on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAHLRVTWoRU

I think that these are songs made for Fuji TV to cover F1 in the past.

EDIT: this one is dedicated to Ayrton Senna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSsxgIRMGj8

 

[Aiii]

Found this on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAHLRVTWoRU

I think that these are songs made for Fuji TV to cover F1 in the past.

The only true F1 song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_uuYCRUhV8

 

[DD]

The only true F1 song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_uuYCRUhV8

This is the Yas Marina of the F1 songs.

 

[Zaru]

The only true F1 song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_uuYCRUhV8

Man I knew what the video would be before I even opened the link.
That song was pre-"installed" on my first MP3 player for reasons unknown.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Spoiler

all credits goes to Fakes Forge

 

[DBT85]

Pleased to see they are putting Kubica in the test.

Though he needs to sort his hair out, and those clothes man. sheesh.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/130890/fia-imposes-fresh-f1-oil-burn-limits

Also, FIA sets a new limit on oil consumption because the oil burning as fuel thing. From 2018 it has to be less than 0.6l per 100km. From Italy this year it has to be under 0.9l per 100km.

However, mindful that some manufacturers could struggle to get within that limit with current engines, there has been no push to strictly limit oil use up until now.

Having analysed the engine situation over the first half of the year, the FIA has now ruled that any new power unit introduced from the Italian GP will have to adhere to a limit of 0.9 litres of oil use per 100km.

"We have accepted that some competitors may have difficulties in adhering to the 0.6l/100km limit this season and a tolerance is being applied to all power units currently in use," wrote FIA technical delegate Marcin Budkowski.

"However, we will expect the oil consumption of any ICE [internal combustion engine] element of the power unit introduced from the 2017 Italian GP onwards to be less than 0.9l/100km, any consumption above this will be considered suspicious and hence investigated as a potential breach of the technical regulations."

 

[Zeknurn]

Mercedes has announced it will quit DTM at the end of the 2018 season, as well as confirming a Formula E entry in 2019.

This ain't good news for DTM. Perhaps they should be looking at adopting electrical power units to retain BMW and Audi?

 

[Tempy]

Mercedes has announced it will quit DTM at the end of the 2018 season, as well as confirming a Formula E entry in 2019.

This ain't good news for DTM. Perhaps they should be looking at adopting electrical power units to retain BMW and Audi?

Wasn't there an Electric Touring Car series being planned? http://www.electricgt.co/

 

[FrankCanada97]

Mercedes has announced it will quit DTM at the end of the 2018 season, as well as confirming a Formula E entry in 2019.

This ain't good news for DTM. Perhaps they should be looking at adopting electrical power units to retain BMW and Audi?

DTM has survived with only two manufacturers before. But with this year's dramatically decreased grid size, the future isn't looking bright for DTM.

Great news for Kubica, he will surely perform better in the test than Latifi. I guess this means Sirotkin is out from Renault?

 

[Jezbollah]

Is there an opportunity for teams to run Mercedes DTM cars without official support?

Kind of like how Prodrive Racing run Ford Falcons in Supercars?

 

[Juicy Bob]

The Kubica story is amazing.

From YOLOing a rally car into a fucking barrier and almost losing his hand to being in genuine contention to return for F1.

Metal as fuck.

 

[cromofo]

The Kubica story is amazing.

From YOLOing rally car into a fucking barrier and almost losing his hand to being in genuine contention to return for F1.

Metal as fuck.

One of the greatest comebacks in history, not just F1. If it happens ofc.

But still admirable even if it doesn't go further.

All the best Robert.

 

[Zeknurn]

The new Indycar design has a nice flow to it.

http://www.indycar.com/News/2017/07/07-24-New-car-unveil

And they've done what F1 should do.

Drivers have been asking for the car to generate more downforce from underneath the car instead of on top using the wings. Now, 66 percent of the generated downforce will be at the bottom of the car in road course/short oval configuration, an increase of 19 percent.

Reducing the dependency on topside downforce has eliminated the need for many of the extra aero kit pieces, which added to the turbulent air an Indy car leaves in its wake. At a recent short oval test where some of the new kit's components were affixed to a current car, the following distance for a trailing car was cut in half, improving maneuverability. If it's easier to follow, it should be easier to pass, creating an opportunity for tighter, more exciting racing.

 

[DBT85]

Wy do they go to so much effort to cover the rear tyres but not the front? Is it aero or to stop wheels rolling over one another at 200mph?

There's been talk about doing that in F1 but teams, including RB were against it because it would cost so much as they know so much about over body and comparitivly so little about under body.

Also, if your DF is generated under body its possible to suddenly lose it if you hit a bump or debris or something I think. I think that's part of the FIAs excuse for limiting it as much as they have over the years.

 

[FrankCanada97]

I love it, so happy they returned to having a roll hoop in place of an airbox. They also ditched the bumpers. Can't wait to see the road course version and what it looks like with a shield.

 

[Humidex]

For a second there, honestly thought that was Jaden Smith.

 

[ElTorro]

The new Indycar design has a nice flow to it.

http://www.indycar.com/News/2017/07/07-24-New-car-unveil

And they've done what F1 should do.

But does that not also make the car more dangerous? Bumps in the road have a higher chance of taking away the majority of the car's downforce in an instance.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Sad to hear about Mercedes DTM program, I wish Opel or Ford would join the fight but they have their own issues right now.

 

[FrankCanada97]

Whatever happened with the plans to merge the DTM and the GT500 Super GT regulations? Would be fun to see some GT-R's or NSX's mix it up with the DTM cars.

 

[Loris146]

Only hair?

Is this real?

 

[Jezbollah]

He looks like a lobster.

 

[DJMicLuv]

Only hair?

Which one of Kris Kross is this and when is he going to make me jump jump?

 

[stryke]

Haha didn't realise Sauber never finalised the deal with Honda.