2011 F1 Thread

[Nee-san]

Are you guys trying to lure him into some sort of rape ?

[This is Phil?]

Yes

[Beer Baron]

lol, leave the polish alone brisby. we don't have much to cheer about!

yeah DRS at the exit of radillion will mean some nice overtaking into les combes...

not sure it matters having the DRS detection before eau rouge as they are flat from la source all the way to eau rouge, up the hill and out the other side at radillon and all the way to les combes. so no one is passing anyone into eau rogue or through eau rogue for that matter unless we are talking RBR on a 2002 minardi...

[scarface_au]

kubica has more scheduled surgery this month, so he probably won't be back this year.

i'm in good spirits about spa, with all the updates the teams are bringing it will be good.

I sincerely doubt Kubica will ever be back. It's very rare for a driver to come back after such a severe injury, or to be competitive if he does. I genuinely hope I'm wrong, I like him, but I'll believe it when I see it.

[scarface_au]

Eau rouge between the drs detection and activation, should be interesting...

Surely Spa could have two DRS zones? It's got the layout to make it work

[scarface_au]

Random shopped images (not reposted to save space)

I lol'd

Edited August 23, 2011 by scarface_au

[tweety bird]

[Roy]

its held every year. they invite drivers from various disciplines - rally, F1, touring cars etc to compete on a mickey-mouse indoor track like a scaled down WRC Super special stage with various buggies and weird open wheelers like KTM X-bow.

What does Aus have to do to get an invite, with Dan and Webz would be good to see them fly the colours....though with the likes of Power, Briscoe etc seems odd we dont get to run....years ago Ireland got a spot ffs

Oh, and IMO Spa doesnt need DRS. They are such long straights that if your tyres are two laps older I think they are going to struggle to defend position into Les Combes and after the blast up through Blanchimont and into the chicane, hell if Baron can overtake GT3s in a lowly Exige at that part of the track then maybe Vettel can do it this year without punting someone

[dezz]

lol, leave the polish alone brisby. we don't have much to cheer about!

yeah DRS at the exit of radillion will mean some nice overtaking into les combes...

not sure it matters having the DRS detection before eau rouge as they are flat from la source all the way to eau rouge, up the hill and out the other side at radillon and all the way to les combes. so no one is passing anyone into eau rogue or through eau rogue for that matter unless we are talking RBR on a 2002 minardi...

I get the feeling you like saying the names of the corners

[JAS-25T]

He's trying to show off his intimate knowledge of the track.

beer fag.

[tweety bird]

nick Heidfeld gone and bruno senna's in for spa apparently, anyone else head this?

[ctjet]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

[wolverine]

I get the feeling you like saying the names of the corners

x13 lol

[wolverine]

Seriously, someone kill me....."stars"....like wtf.

Tom Cruise stars in secret Red Bull test 23 Aug 2011

Tom Cruise (USA) Actor. The new Red Bull Racing RB7. Formula One Testing, Day 1, Valencia, Spain, Tuesday 1 February 2011.

Red Bull have revealed that Hollywood legend Tom Cruise recently tried out one of their Formula One cars in a specially organised test in the United States. Cruise took a break from his current film project, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, to get behind the wheel at the Willow Springs circuit in California.

[sh@un]

Gaggin' for Spa

That DRS zone will guarantee bulk overtaking moves into turn 5, double whammy from the huge aero-tow out of Eau Rouge and all. Could end up being a bit too easy.

[mad082]

Seriously, someone kill me....."stars"....like wtf.

the guy that plays "McDreamy" on greys anatomy races in the american le mans series.

did remind me of when back in the day (mid to late 90's) one of the f1 teams (can't remember which) let mick doohen have a run in one of their cars. pretty sure that his top speed at the speed trap end of the straight was faster than the regular drivers. have to see if i can find the article in the magazine.

[wolverine]

the guy that plays "McDreamy" on greys anatomy races in the american le mans series.

You watch Greys Anatomy?

[N1GTR]

the guy that plays "McDreamy" on greys anatomy races in the american le mans series.

did remind me of when back in the day (mid to late 90's) one of the f1 teams (can't remember which) let mick doohen have a run in one of their cars. pretty sure that his top speed at the speed trap end of the straight was faster than the regular drivers. have to see if i can find the article in the magazine.

Please do

[tweety bird]

you missed

Tom Cruise - producer and star of mission impossible gp - which opens on December 21, took a break from post-production work to accept an invitation to test drive the Red Bull Racing Formula One car in Southern California on Monday, August 15. David Coulthard, a 13-time grand prix winner and former Red Bull Racing driver, served as Cruise’s instructor for the day with support from a 12-person crew, who flew in from Milton Keynes.

waiting for the video of him spinning wildly out of control.

Edited August 23, 2011 by tweety bird

[dezz]

Sounds like he goes alright, almost matching DC's top speed. Remember Hammond drove a Honda F1 ( I think it was the Honda) and didn't go hard enough to warm the tires.