Official Formula 1 thread - Page 254 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Stephen W. · 02-22-2023, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

LS got really lucky. Preseason training killed Nicky Hayden.

Tragic to be sure but it wasn't preseason. They had just finished the fifth event (10th race) of the 2017 season in Italy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

Pretty sure I met him (NH) once early in his career. I've been told he was a nice guy. A number of the elite bike racers were/are. I spent a bit of time in the pits with Freddy Spencer, Doug Polen, and met Colin Edwards a couple of times as their stars were climbing. Good guys.

Met the Hayden brothers at a special meet and greet at the Toronto Motorcycle show just as they were getting a name for themselves. Funny thing is kept bumping into them at races and events for years after that. Nicky knew my face but never remembered my name. Tommy would if I mentioned Toronto.

Capt Spaulding · 02-23-2023, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

Tragic to be sure but it wasn't preseason. They had just finished the fifth event (10th race) of the 2017 season in Italy.

Met the Hayden brothers at a special meet and greet at the Toronto Motorcycle show just as they were getting a name for themselves. Funny thing is kept bumping into them at races and events for years after that. Nicky knew my face but never remembered my name. Tommy would if I mentioned Toronto.

Thanks for refreshing my timeline. I had it happening preseason. I hope Lance is okay. I was really skeptical when he came into the sport. To a degree I still am. He has had moments of competence that take some of the edge off my skepticism.

But mostly, given the amount titanium reinforcement that I carry around, there aren’t many people on whom I’d wish the same. He’s not one of them.

Spencer, Polen, and Kevin Schwartz all came through the Central Roadracing Club in Texas during a time when I was a field filler in their races. A good friend was one of the perennial 750 and open class winners. I met them through that connection.

The Red One · 02-25-2023, 04:53 PM

After watching some of the test sessions in the past few days I find the Rake of these 2023 cars a lot less aggressive than last year.

RB especially had the rear end so jacked up last year it was almost a caricature.
All looks very level and even goes negative in the rear at speed when down force does its thing.

About the AM driver MIA even the commentators don’t seem to know how bad Stroll’s fall was, commenting that its maybe broken
wrists or clavicle, (I don’t think so). Why the privacy, it will come out eventually?

Even thought Felipe Drugovich looks to have done ok new rumours of Vettel’s for replacement driver for the first race have started..

NoHaveMSG · 03-03-2023, 03:54 PM

The green RB looks to be performing pretty well for Alonso.

NoHaveMSG · 03-04-2023, 01:42 PM

Welcome back Hulk. Q3 and P10 first qualy.

spcmafia · 03-05-2023, 11:21 AM

Holy shit, what the hell did they do to those Aston Martin. Alonso is on absolute FIRE. Superb drive.

Takumi788 · 03-05-2023, 01:48 PM

Redbull aero and MB powertrain is a good recipy

Martinius · 03-06-2023, 10:01 AM

Well, it looks like this season will be a snooze fest with Red Bull domination, but hopefully Aston Martin will make the fight for the podium interesting every race.

The Red One · 03-06-2023, 06:12 PM

Excuse me while I be a bit irrelevant…

Wonder how long the complicity between Alonso & Stroll will last, Will ALO have to step on his bad toe every race or so
as a formality so STR can race the next one competently while crying in pain ?

They will have to furnish bigger podium Bottles for Fernando he seems to really like that stuff as most of it was not wasted on the floor..

Both Williams in midfield was nice! Was it because of that Duracell battery on top of the air intake?

Ricardo must have been giggling inside after his old team’s fiasco on this opener…

RB kind of forgot they were in the same race, beside the view of the start, pits, & last lap I even forgot they were even competing.
This will be a long season for the rest of the non RB fan club members.
They were never really challenged so we never really saw the real MAXimum pace.

Merc team seem to be demoralised so much I had a hard time detecting any complaints happening from HAM.

Ferrari was, well Ferrari: nothing changed much since last season, Great drivers but they need some
dependable support from both the team & the car to actually step up to that podium.

Ocon: Everybody has a real bad day at the office where the boss yells at you, your customers yell at you
your equipment fails you, you keep doing basic mistakes.
He did equal a record set by Pastor Maldonado in 2015 and that comparison does not go down good at all.

Spuds · 03-06-2023, 07:53 PM

Was hoping to see Haas running a bit higher after qualifying. Looks like race pace is still slow.

NoHaveMSG · 03-06-2023, 07:56 PM

Hopefully Alonso being Alonso will continue to make things interesting.

The Red One · 03-06-2023, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Hopefully Alonso being Alonso will continue to make things interesting.

As much as he is entertaining with some good racing savvy something inside me thinks he’s just like a (political) time bomb and AM is the place it will go off…

Waiting for a face-off between him & Sr STR…
... but acknowledge I may be wrong.

spcmafia · 03-07-2023, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Hopefully Alonso being Alonso will continue to make things interesting.

Painfully true for McLaren, so much that it hurts. I wish to see Lando fighting for podium finishes just like he was prior to the new rules.

spcmafia · 03-07-2023, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Red One

Excuse me while I be a bit irrelevant…

Wonder how long the complicity between Alonso & Stroll will last, Will ALO have to step on his bad toe every race or so
as a formality so STR can race the next one competently while crying in pain ?

They will have to furnish bigger podium Bottles for Fernando he seems to really like that stuff as most of it was not wasted on the floor..

Both Williams in midfield was nice! Was it because of that Duracell battery on top of the air intake?

Ricardo must have been giggling inside after his old team’s fiasco on this opener…

RB kind of forgot they were in the same race, beside the view of the start, pits, & last lap I even forgot they were even competing.
This will be a long season for the rest of the non RB fan club members.
They were never really challenged so we never really saw the real MAXimum pace.

Merc team seem to be demoralised so much I had a hard time detecting any complaints happening from HAM.

Ferrari was, well Ferrari: nothing changed much since last season, Great drivers but they need some
dependable support from both the team & the car to actually step up to that podium.

Ocon: Everybody has a real bad day at the office where the boss yells at you, your customers yell at you
your equipment fails you, you keep doing basic mistakes.
He did equal a record set by Pastor Maldonado in 2015 and that comparison does not go down good at all.

That Duracell livery has got to be the coolest thing I've ever seen lol. Every time the camera focused on the Williams I just chuckled.

03-05-2023, 11:21 AM	#3548
spcmafia Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Drives: 2018 Subaru BRZ Location: Stonington, Connecticut Posts: 3,287 Thanks: 1,519 Thanked 4,144 Times in 1,989 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Holy shit, what the hell did they do to those Aston Martin. Alonso is on absolute FIRE. Superb drive. __________________ “God gave me an okay mind, but a really good ass, which can feel everything in a car.” Nikki Lauda

03-06-2023, 07:53 PM	#3552
Spuds The Dictater Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: '13 Red Scion FRS Location: MD, USA Posts: 9,433 Thanks: 26,120 Thanked 12,434 Times in 6,149 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Was hoping to see Haas running a bit higher after qualifying. Looks like race pace is still slow. __________________ If a picture is worth a thousand words, a model is worth ten thousand pictures. Also: "Build Thread"

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Official What are you listening to thread?	TRDMAN	Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS]	2323	04-05-2024 07:34 AM
Official San Antonio , TX Thread!!	track_warrior	Southwest	3762	03-28-2019 02:03 PM
FORMULA D Round 1 Long Beach 2012 Discussion Thread	Kids Heart	Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS]	0	04-08-2012 02:43 AM
Official 2011 Formula 1 Season Thread	Shevon	Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions	22	05-17-2011 03:37 AM
Official MMA Thread	zigzagz94	Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS]	11	12-15-2009 10:59 PM

02-25-2023, 04:53 PM	#3545
The Red One Planning summer road trip Join Date: Jun 2019 Drives: 2019 Sport-tech RS. City car: GD3 Location: Mtl south shore Posts: 663 Thanks: 893 Thanked 884 Times in 459 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	After watching some of the test sessions in the past few days I find the Rake of these 2023 cars a lot less aggressive than last year. RB especially had the rear end so jacked up last year it was almost a caricature. All looks very level and even goes negative in the rear at speed when down force does its thing. About the AM driver MIA even the commentators don’t seem to know how bad Stroll’s fall was, commenting that its maybe broken wrists or clavicle, (I don’t think so). Why the privacy, it will come out eventually? Even thought Felipe Drugovich looks to have done ok new rumours of Vettel’s for replacement driver for the first race have started..

03-06-2023, 10:01 AM	#3550
Martinius Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2014 WRB BRZ ST Location: GTA Posts: 268 Thanks: 56 Thanked 156 Times in 91 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well, it looks like this season will be a snooze fest with Red Bull domination, but hopefully Aston Martin will make the fight for the podium interesting every race.

03-06-2023, 06:12 PM	#3551
The Red One Planning summer road trip Join Date: Jun 2019 Drives: 2019 Sport-tech RS. City car: GD3 Location: Mtl south shore Posts: 663 Thanks: 893 Thanked 884 Times in 459 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Excuse me while I be a bit irrelevant… Wonder how long the complicity between Alonso & Stroll will last, Will ALO have to step on his bad toe every race or so as a formality so STR can race the next one competently while crying in pain ? They will have to furnish bigger podium Bottles for Fernando he seems to really like that stuff as most of it was not wasted on the floor.. Both Williams in midfield was nice! Was it because of that Duracell battery on top of the air intake? Ricardo must have been giggling inside after his old team’s fiasco on this opener… RB kind of forgot they were in the same race, beside the view of the start, pits, & last lap I even forgot they were even competing. This will be a long season for the rest of the non RB fan club members. They were never really challenged so we never really saw the real MAXimum pace. Merc team seem to be demoralised so much I had a hard time detecting any complaints happening from HAM. Ferrari was, well Ferrari: nothing changed much since last season, Great drivers but they need some dependable support from both the team & the car to actually step up to that podium. Ocon: Everybody has a real bad day at the office where the boss yells at you, your customers yell at you your equipment fails you, you keep doing basic mistakes. He did equal a record set by Pastor Maldonado in 2015 and that comparison does not go down good at all.

User Name		Remember Me?
Password