2007 F1 Season

[ctjet]

Ferrari accuse Stepney of criminal behaviour

:laughing-smiley-014:

.... typical, typical. typical

[Roy]

Real F1 cars...this guy has a bunch of great vids

[benm]

Plenty of 1980's highlights going around at the moment if you 'know how to find them'.

[m3gtr]

Plenty of 1980's highlights going around at the moment if you 'know how to find them'.

Thats right.

That clip is from lap of the gods. Great video although a little old now..

[Hardman69]

YouTube is sooooo good for burning HUGE amounts of time !

A night race in Melbourne would be AWESOME:

Honda's last V10: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyWP7mC1oX0

Not so high-output engine on a testbed:

V12:

Driving a prop:

And the GixxerKart, in case someone hasn't seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWT6xd3qvkg

Oh, better mention F1 2007 eh? ummm.. . Has there been any decisions yet, re: Aero rules for 08/09 ? All these winglets are getting absurd!

[Roy]

The classic footage is from the movie Grand Prix. Its better then Bullet

[m3gtr]

If thats true theyve ripped off Jackie Stewart for the helmet design..

the second part is, again, lap of the gods and its prost behind the wheel..

[djr81]

If thats true theyve ripped off Jackie Stewart for the helmet design..

the second part is, again, lap of the gods and its prost behind the wheel..

They didn't rip it off so much as tie it in to the narrative. If you watch the film you can play spot the F1 driver/team owner etc. The footage from Spa shows the complete lack of run off area/safety barriers, even seat belts....

[ctjet]

FIA unveils radical plans for 2011

The FIA expects to revise plans to introduce 2.2-litre 6-cylinder engines which in conjunction with these chassis reforms would lead to unacceptable straightline speeds. It is now estimated that engine capacity will be reduced to around 1.3-1.5 litre 4-cylinder engines, though no RPM or boost limits would be set.

[benm]

Wouldn't it be easier to just race Barina's around the tracks?

[sav man]

F1 racing have been speculating about these new plans. Is Max trying to ruen Formula 1, the whole idea of Formula 1 is to have every car diferent (Super Aguri, and Torro Rosso asside), I don't want homoligated parts on a car. it's not going to cut costs, teams will just thow heaps of money at other things.

[Kozeyekan]

I actually like the idea of a "B" team.

More cars on the grid means more drivers, and if they use the B teams as development teams, it means that there is an opportunity for the younger guys to showcase their skills without going to teams that are uncompetitive.

[benm]

Why can't the teams that want a "B Team" instead invest in a GP3 team so drivers can move up the ranks. Then allow more teams on the F1 grid (a solid 30 cars) with no more than 6 cars using the same brand engine.

[ctjet]

How's a Bourdais and Sutil STR line up sound for '08

... you heard the rumour here first

[djr81]

How's a Bourdais and Sutil STR line up sound for '08

... you heard the rumour here first

Sebastian sucks wang. You heard the reality here first.

[Roy]

Bourdais will go to Williams, replacing Wurz

[sav man]

poor Wurz just couldn't deliver this year.

[ctjet]

Sebastian sucks wang. You heard the reality here first.

in your opinion is he better than the current STR line up?

i think yes... so why not give him a go

[djr81]

in your opinion is he better than the current STR line up?

i think yes... so why not give him a go

Well he is no Takuma Sato.

I guess my opinion is formed by the thought that winning in Champcar these days doesn't prove alot. But he has done a few test days & Berger is not a fool by any means. So maybe. I just doubt it, is all.

Is he better than the current line up probably comes down to the size of the cheque he can write. I don't reckon the current drivers are too bad. Compared to the pair of twits at Jordan, um Spyker anyway.

Edited June 29, 2007 by djr81

[ctjet]

or Toyota for that matter...

i hope he makes an apperance in one team or another, be good to see a high profile-ish name join in the F1 festivities. The same old faces are starting to bore me and most of the civilised world with their lacklusture efforts to be honest