New Grand Prix Season Is Almost Upon Us!!!

[Hertston]

Dunno about tyre pressure and such but I'd have disqualified him just for the haircut. [8|]

[Zap]

ORIGINAL: Orm

Keep 'em coming folks - there are so many good ones

I give it a go then.

I've wondered about those crash helmets. My job requires me to wear a rubber suit and a safety helmet with a flap down plastic visor. It is extremely uncomfortable as sweat rolls off down into my eyes and the visor fogs up and I can't see. These guys must experience something similar or do they have some kind of battery poweredair flow system in their helmet?

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Zap

ORIGINAL: Orm

Keep 'em coming folks - there are so many good ones

I give it a go then.

I've wondered about those crash helmets. My job requires me to wear a rubber suit and a safety helmet with a flap down plastic visor. It is extremely uncomfortable as sweat rolls off down into my eyes and the visor fogs up and I can't see. These guys must experience something similar or do they have some kind of battery poweredair flow system in their helmet?

Don't tell me - you work in a padded cell? [;)]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Zap

ORIGINAL: Orm

Keep 'em coming folks - there are so many good ones

I give it a go then.

I've wondered about those crash helmets. My job requires me to wear a rubber suit and a safety helmet with a flap down plastic visor. It is extremely uncomfortable as sweat rolls off down into my eyes and the visor fogs up and I can't see. These guys must experience something similar or do they have some kind of battery poweredair flow system in their helmet?

warspite1

Nico Rosberg confirmed the other day that he uses a tampon to soak up the sweat.....

[warspite1]

Two more faves from yesterjour. Both showing the great effect achieved by putting Red and White together.

Clay Regazonni's I liked as it reflected the Swiss national colours and indeed the white cross appears at the front.

As much as I could not stand Nelson Piquet, he had a very distinctive and striking teardrop helmet design.

[warspite1]

So Volkswagen - or one of their brands - will be entering F1 by buying the Red Bull team. Doesn't say what will happen to Toro Rosso.....

[Jagdtiger14]

Glad to hear VW will be in F1. This has been a rumor for years. They will probably be racing as Audi. If they buy both teams, perhaps they will have the other team race as Porsche...

[warspite1]

Yes it's been rumoured, but with Chairman Ferdinand Piech's known hostility to such a thing, there has never been any substance to the rumours. With Piech's recent resignation, things seem to have changed for the better.

[warspite1]

Looks like Mercedes are going to have some serious competition this weekend.....[&:]

[AndyG1]

If it happens VW making an engine, companies they own and could badge as are:-
Porsche, Audi, VW, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti, Seat, Skoda. I think that's it. But that engine could be 2018 debut apparently.

In the meantime, Lotus have 1 week to sort themselves out or tax people in UK will close them down. They've just been to court and been given 1 week only to pay tax etc they owe in UK - no more chances they've been told.

F1 is in a right mess at the moment if you ask me!

[Jagdtiger14]

Looks like the very vain Lewis' blonde hair due didn't work out so well...he should go natural: 70's afro.

Go Vettle...Ricardo...anyone!

[warspite1]

If Lewis cannot win today, I am desperate for Ricciardo or Kyvat to win. Why? Because the post race comments from Christian Horner and from Renault should be very interesting [:D].

On a more serious note a Renault win will hopefully help them decide to remain in F1.

[warspite1]

What a real shame - both for Lewis' title hopes and the race. Lewis was catching the front three fast - and with the fast tyres to come - when his engine failed [:(]

As I keep saying, this championship is nowhere near over yet....

[Poopyhead]

IIRC, Mercedes had a half dozen DNF's last year, so that is just something you have to live with. However, the more serious question is have they solved the "unknown" problem that dogged them during the quali in Singapore?

Suzuka will tell.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Poopyhead

IIRC, Mercedes had a half dozen DNF's last year, so that is just something you have to live with. However, the more serious question is have they solved the "unknown" problem that dogged them during the quali in Singapore?

Suzuka will tell.

warspite1

What happened last year is no guarantee for this year. The new engine had problems (for Rosberg) in Italy, and now for Lewis in Singapore.

Suzuka is now incredibly important. If they have lost their way in terms of speed (a la Brawn in H2 2009) then it's Vettel's championship to lose, particularly if the new engine is less reliable [:(]

[warspite1]

I wonder if VW's woes will make them reconsider an F1 entrance?

[Poopyhead]

What did you think of the "pedestrian" walking on the track? The first second I expected a dynamite vest to go off.

I think that it's against the law to be an idiot in Singapore, so I'm expecting his punishment to involve a cigarette and a blindfold.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Poopyhead

What did you think of the "pedestrian" walking on the track? The first second I expected a dynamite vest to go off.

I think that it's against the law to be an idiot in Singapore, so I'm expecting his punishment to involve a cigarette and a blindfold.

warspite1

a) He's not the first. There was the Irish priest Neil Horan a few years ago at Silverstone.

b) I think a lot of things are against the law in Singapore - I wish we could adopt some of their laws over here.... [;)]

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

I wonder if VW's woes will make them reconsider an F1 entrance?

It should make them re-evaluate it. It might still be the right thing to do but not reconsider it again seems like malpractice to me. But I suppose that is what they do there. [;)]

[Poopyhead]

More fast cars would be interesting. More slow cars being lapped twice and getting in the way would not be.

Mercedes still don't know (or won't admit) what caused the poor performance in Singapore. Tomorrow, free practice starts. Let's hope that tire PSI isn't the Silver Arrow's Achilles Heel.