The F1 Thread 2015 Season

That was actually great driving from Alonso because if he didn't come off the brake pedal who would have wiped out half his crew.
 
gormless said:
Just got in and saw a video of the Alonso retirement. Never quite appreciated the amount of balls being a front jack man requires
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The irony is that if he actually had big balls he would probably lost them there. Fair play to the guy.
 
Rosberg has enough to pace to cover him off, he might get within 10 seconds but that's about it. Vettel cooked his afternoon.
 
Class drive form Nico, shame we don't see him doing this more often.
 
Would have been fascinating to see Rosberg on a 2 stop vs Hamilton on a 3 stop if Hamilton had cleared Vettel after the first round of pit stops. Great weekend for Nico though, if Ferrari are as far behind as they looked this weekend then the championship needs him to keep that up.
 
Nico pretty faultless today. Hamilton did well to recover after his very poor start; thought he would push those Medium tyres and test Rosberg, but his team didn't want him to which is kind of understandable. Not what the fans like to hear, and Brundle highlighted this also.

Funniest of all, the front jacks today :lol:
 

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Looking at the results, I am glad I didn't watch the race. The Barcelona races are always a bit shit.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
and yet another place down the league for me .
pretty tight at the top.

1st eric cartman Cartman 435
2nd screech44 Redfish-Alfa 433
3rdl eg-end Better Call Bernie 411
4th pauldyson1uk Billy Jack Racing 408
5th hp88 hp88 376
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Nice one Cartman:). Rosberg getting pole and winning the race was a killer for me - bastard. All to play for - Rosberg's usually quite good for street circuits- so Monaco's probably a good shout for him, but I can't stand him so won't pick him (yet):D.
 
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Red Bull going to quit unless they get a better (Audi) engine
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/32688667
Red Bull say they will pull out of Formula 1 if either they cannot get a competitive engine or Audi do not join forces with the team.

Red Bull are frustrated with partner Renault's failure to master the hybrid engines introduced into F1 last year.

Motorsport adviser Helmut Marko said Red Bull were interested in doing a deal that would see Audi enter F1.

"If we don't have a competitive engine in the near future, then either Audi is coming or we are out," said Marko.

But he denied Red Bull had already been in formal talks with the German company, which is part of the Volkswagen Group.

Marko told BBC Sport: "There are so many rumours. Officially there was no request or talks. The VW Group first has to sort out who will be the new chief of support, who will run the brand of VW, and when they have sorted all these things maybe then they can think about what they are doing in motorsport.

"I was on the phone but not to the people you think."

Like all teams, Red Bull have a contractual commitment to race in F1 until 2020. They also have a contract with Renault at least until the end of the 2016 season.

Marko's remarks are a reference to a power struggle taking place at the very top of the VW Group, which also has Porsche, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Skoda and Seat among its brands.

Helmut Marko has been rumoured to be in talks with Audi

Ferdinand Piech, who had led the German giant for more than 20 years, resigned as chairman last month.

The 78-year-old was a staunch opponent of any of VW's brands entering F1, partly because of his personal antipathy towards F1 commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

Uncertainty continues to surround the senior management of Audi as a replacement for Piech has not yet been announced. His two nieces were appointed to the board to replace him and his wife, who resigned at the same time.

Senior sources in the German car industry believe Audi chairman Rupert Stadler is keen on an F1 entry, but that idea was vetoed in January by Piech.

The team had further trouble with their Renault engines at the Spanish Grand Prix last weekend.

Reliability problems mean Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo has already used four engines this season - which is as many as each driver is allowed to use throughout the year.

Red Bull, whose other driver Daniil Kvyat has also suffered engine failures, know it is inevitable they will be hit by grid penalties for using extra engines.

Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, by contrast, have used only one engine for all five races so far.
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Interesting they feel the need to go public with this, almost like a last resort to heap pressure on the situation. Looks like they aren't getting their own way behind closed doors.

I am all for Audi joining, the more manufacturers the better. Shame Renault got caught out and now look completely inept, I wonder if they have already decided to pull out...
 
Excellent news, shame it's not coming back next year.

I wonder if they've made or are set to make any big steps in safety, considering that was a big concern in the first instance?
 
Just actually read the article, so the 100kg fuel limit will stay, so the savings will only come from carrying less weight?

Also:

There will also be higher revving and louder engines and changes aimed at making cars "five to six seconds a lap faster", governing body the FIA said.

For 2016, bosses have approved a plan to allow teams free choice of the four available tyre compounds for each race.
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Higher revs and free tyre choice is good.
 
Seems like a good set of rules to bring in. The hybrid engines are here to stay so allowing for more power with the higher revs is a good idea. Quite like the sound of the new engines, when they change gear it makes a lovely noise. Bit worried about how they are going to change the sound, just banging on an air filter seems stupid if that is the option they take. Tyre choice will be a good move for the whole, unless someone is just burning a set of super-softs in qualifying to get up the grid.
 
Wicked_Badger said:
Good news:

Formula 1: Refuelling to return from 2017 season http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/32751118

No more (or certainly less) fuel saving!

5 or 6 secs faster should bring them back to early 2000 speeds? Still hope they toughen up the tyres a bit so drivers can go full pelt on them for an entire stint.

Good moves imo
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I think it means 5 or 6 seconds faster in the race, not necessarily their overall speed so basically the times they do in quali now will be what they aim for in the race. Obviously that pace will increase further with higher rev limits and free tyre choices but they aren't going to be anywhere near as fast as the V10 era again.

F1 getting faster is always better though.
 
It's a step in the wrong direction, maybe it'll be different with Pirelli tyres and DRS but refuelling led to some incredibly boring races in the past, races were usually much duller than most of the ones over the past couple of years. More strategy and less racing isn't exactly going to make the sport more exciting, I don't see how they can think that. Plus there's the added cost which smaller teams might struggle to cope with, and the inherent danger that comes with refuelling in the pit lane.
 
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