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[Ark]

Alonso is now going to Caterham to turn them into a championship winning team and prove himself, I can exclusively reveal.

Along is quoted as saying: "How did you get this number? Stop calling me" but I can add that he said he liked the phallic shape of the car nose, or would have if the call had not been mysteriously cut off.

Rebecca Brooks is that you.

 

[operon]

Eddie saying mclaren were contenders stap plz

 

[Mastah]

Adam Cooper ‏@adamcooperF1 51m51 minutes ago

Caterham has confirmed that @robertomerhi will drive in FP1 in Japan, and @kamui_kobayashi will get to race at home after all

Good.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Sounds like Honda and McLaren may already be fucked.

Honda delay could thwart Alonso switch?

...but according to Italy's Corriere dello Sport, the spanner in the works of Alonso's sensational switch to McLaren could be some alarming rumours emerging from Japan.

The report claims Honda is about three months behind schedule in the development of its first turbo V6 'power unit', having encountered problems even greater than those struck by Renault as the troubled French marque prepared for 2014.

The specialist Autosprint said Honda's development V6 currently consumes too much fuel and produces too little power.

"To try to recover," the report explained, "Honda is investing massively and mobilising people and businesses around Japan."

 

[ConstructMe]

its clearly italian media bs trying to get him to stay i reckon.

 

[DrM]

Italian media is very unreliable when it comes to news about non-Italian teams

 

[navanman]

Looks like Honda are going to reveal their engine this weekend.
There is a photo and illustrations of it on the Honda website this morning.

 

[Addnan]

Looks like Honda are going to reveal their engine this weekend.
There is a photo and illustrations of it on the Honda website this morning.

Looks like an engine.

 

[DrM]

There is a typhoon nearing Japan and it could hit on race day, but it still too early to predict exact route. But even if it misses mainland it could bring lots of rain to the circut

 

[Hasney]

There is a typhoon nearing Japan and it could hit on race day, but it still too early to predict exact route. But even if it misses mainland it could bring lots of rain to the circut

BBC should just run a repeat of 2009's Saturday qualifying show to save costs.

 

[Zeknurn]

I'm getting a Sutil-Dolphin vibe from these.

 

[DrM]

I'm getting a Sutil-Dolphin vibe from these.

Separated at birth

 

[DBT85]

Looks like an engine.

Looks underpowered.

Spoiler

lol

 

[mrklaw]

EJ's comments about a change of management at McLaren and bringing both Vettel and Alonso sounds far-fetched. You'd pretty much be making it a Honda works team for that to happen and I'm not sure Honda would want to make quite that level of investment into the team.

 

[Alebelly]

As much as Jenson argues that Honda needs an 'experienced' driver to help develop the engine, he is the black hole of understanding the car and the cars around him

Would be amazing if Honda can persuade Alonso to come on board

 

[Hasney]

As much as Jenson argues that Honda needs an 'experienced' driver to help develop the engine, he is the black hole of understanding the car and the cars around him

Would be amazing if Honda can persuade Alonso to come on board

Hey now, Jenson knows when they didn't get the balance of the car right AKA most weekends.

 

[Alebelly]

Hey now, Jenson knows when they didn't get the balance of the car right AKA most weekends.

And he enjoys talking it up, weeks before the race, who is good and who is bad, only for it to be the exact opposite, including his own car, reminds me of Gary Busey in some respects

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Looks like an engine.

That's pure filth, Honda will release a video on the 6th detailing it. I hope we get to see it on the dyno at full chat like previous engines.

 

[kiyomi]

Looks like an engine.

It looks like a guy wearing white gloves blowing a pea shooter.

Spoiler

or a cock

 

[Alebelly]

So areo, so dynamic

 

[Zeknurn]

It looks like a guy wearing white gloves blowing a pea shooter.

Spoiler

or a cock

Well that's what I'm going to see from now on. Thanks.

 

[ajpw]

no way the engine actually looks like that

 

[frey]

It looks like a guy wearing white gloves blowing a pea shooter.

Spoiler

or a cock

Can't unsee

 

[Lach]

I'm not sure how, but I feel we'll get some use of this picture

[edit: rehosted]

 

[Psychotext]

Needs bigger watches.

 

[Ark]

I wonder if Rosberg would be in front of he was still leading the title?

 

[Shaneus]

I'm not sure how, but I feel we'll get some use of this picture

[edit: rehosted]

"Is it because I is black?"

 

[Hasney]

"Is it because I is black?"

Said Rosberg

 

[Alebelly]

It is interesting how Micheal was casually faster than Nico, yet ...

Regardless, these cars are driven at a maximum, well beneath the drivers abilitys

F1, my favorite sport on earth, is a sham

 

[cmr-94]

Etienne Dokkum ‏@Etienne_Dokkum 5m5 minutes ago
BREAKING: #Caterham factory seized by bailiff and police. As of yet no official confirmation. More too follow soon. #F1LiveStream

what

 

[Risgroo]

What the fuck?
Koba

 

[duckroll]

What the hell is going on there.

 

[Psychotext]

Wow.

 

[DrM]

What the hell is going on there.

Well, if you haven't pay your bills and you are evading payment, that is the next step...

 

[DBT85]

Damn.

 

[Zeknurn]

Well, if you haven't pay your bills and you are evading payment, that is the next step...

Yep seems like this is the case even though the new owners said they had solved everything.

 

[brotkasten]

I'm not sure how, but I feel we'll get some use of this picture

[edit: rehosted]

I can see why Mercedes would want to ditch Hamilton. He really doesn't fit into that style they want to advertise. /s

 

[TarpitCarnivore]

Something weird happening at Caterham

https://twitter.com/TomWilkinsonF1/status/517342222468272128

#F1 Breaking, workers at Caterham Leafield have been asked to shut down servers & systems. It is believed police & bailiffs are on site.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Niiice

 

[duckroll]

Yep seems like this is the case even though the new owners said they had solved everything.

Maybe they have. This could be the "solution".

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

WTF @ caterham news!!!!

 

[Psychotext]

Man. This fucking sucks. Looks like we're going to be a team down for Japan.

 

[brotkasten]

Man. This fucking sucks. Looks like we're going to be a team down for Japan.

Just when it was announced that Kamui would race. :/

 

[Fox Mulder]

Man. This fucking sucks. Looks like we're going to be a team down for Japan.

well they're shit anyways and apparently don't pay their bills. I've had bored cops show up at my door for a $500 credit card bill.

 

[kiyomi]

In news that we can gather from a credible source that isn't a random account on Twitter, it looks like Simone de Silvestro can't pay for her drive any time soon. Shame because I always thought she had a better chance of being in F1 next year than Suzy Wolff ever has.

 

[Zeknurn]

Good news: Kimi says that Singapore was the first time the FIAT didn't feel like complete dogshit. Just in the nick of time for the season to start wrapping up.

 

[Zeknurn]

Caterham F1 Team statement

2 October 2014

There have been unfounded and unsubstantiated rumours concerning actions against 1MRT, the entrant and owner of CaterhamF1.

An action was threatened yesterday against a supplier company to 1MRT. This company is not owned by 1MRT and it has no influence over the entry of CaterhamF1 or the entrant.

Also contrary to uncontrolled rumours, all operations are currently in place at Leafield and the race team is doing its preparation in Japan.

http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/843201/01f9077329/ARCHIVE

http://www.caterhamf1.com/news/2014/team-statement,-2-october-2014

 

[Psychotext]

Cool. I hope that's not just damage control.

 

[Mastah]

By order of The Sheriffs Office, authorised High Court Enforcement Officers, we hereby announce the impending sale of goods seized and removed from a Formula One team.

The goods include but are not limited to:

Caterham F1 test car (2013)
Caterham F1 car parts (due for Japan 2014)
Full size 6 DOF motion platform F1 simulator
Caterham F1 steering wheels
F1 wheels with tyres
High quality drilling & machining equipment
Caterham & Lotus F1 memorabilia
Various pit lane equipment including jacks, pumps and starters
TVs, monitors and other goods and equipment

http://thesheriffsoffice.com/articl...g-sale-of-a-formula-one-vehicle-and-equipment

 

[cmr-94]

what a mess