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White64Goat · 03-14-2015, 05:19 PM

Well, that was actually pretty cool. Racing was tight and the cars are pretty evenly matched. Changing cars at midway point when the batteries run down was really different, but I wonder what the costs are for having to run 2 cars at each race is.

Was surprised top see some big name owners involved in this and some big name drivers from other auto series driving.

Some of the owners: Michael Andretti, Alain Prost, Richard Branson

Drivers: Nelson Piquet Jr., Scott Speed, Nick Prost, Jean-Eric Vergne, Bruno Senna, Jarno Trulli, Nick Heidfeld

Next race April 4 at Long Beach.

Silver Ignition · 03-14-2015, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by White64Goat

Well, that was actually pretty cool. Racing was tight and the cars are pretty evenly matched. Changing cars at midway point when the batteries run down was really different, but I wonder what the costs are for having to run 2 cars at each race is.

Was surprised top see some big name owners involved in this and some big name drivers from other auto series driving.

Some of the owners: Michael Andretti, Alain Prost, Richard Branson

Drivers: Nelson Piquet Jr., Scott Speed, Nick Prost, Jean-Eric Vergne, Bruno Senna, Jarno Trulli, Nick Heidfeld

Next race April 4 at Long Beach.

Told ya! As corny as it is, it's really fun to watch

jdmblood · 03-15-2015, 01:40 AM

Gp Australia is a disappointment. No Fernando Alonso and already motor failure for the Honda...

who will be able to keep up with Hamilton??

kasikuusi · 03-15-2015, 02:15 AM

Rosberg

finch1750 · 03-15-2015, 02:45 AM

That race made me sad =(

kasikuusi · 03-15-2015, 02:49 AM

Böring. Nothing to see here. F1 as we knew it is gone.

Dvipercop · 03-15-2015, 06:48 AM

That wasn't even a race after the first lap. When are they going to realize the more and more restrictions they put on (fuel, KERS, etc) the less exciting the racing becomes? I miss the scream of those old engines, the races that actually had a chance at a different winner every now and then. Seems this year the only thing to watch is whether Hamilton or Rosberg will win. No one else even seems to be in their class. And here I was excited that Vettel made the jump to Ferrari...

Lunatic · 03-15-2015, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Silver Ignition

Anyone staying up late to watch the race tonight? Lights out at 1am EDT, so I'll be watching live despite having to be up at 6 tomorrow for the AutoX season opener

Yes, we stayed up. We watch all of the races live. Disappointing for us as our favorate Terry Bottas couldn't race.

Lunatic · 03-15-2015, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Dvipercop

That wasn't even a race after the first lap. When are they going to realize the more and more restrictions they put on (fuel, KERS, etc) the less exciting the racing becomes? I miss the scream of those old engines, the races that actually had a chance at a different winner every now and then. Seems this year the only thing to watch is whether Hamilton or Rosberg will win. No one else even seems to be in their class. And here I was excited that Vettel made the jump to Ferrari...

Our feelings also. I have not found a single person that likes the new turbo V-6. Really miss the good old days.

White64Goat · 03-15-2015, 11:47 AM

Just watching the DVR now. Sucks that 3 cars are out before the race even started...........

Well, there's still the Nascar race this afternoon and NHRA drag racing tonight......

alxtheoreo · 03-15-2015, 12:58 PM

Damn, it's that bad? I might as well watch the Campingworld.com 500. Lol

Dvipercop · 03-15-2015, 02:57 PM

I'll still keep watching F1 because I can't stand NASCAR, but I'm certainly not AS excited about this season as I was last year. I am still excited for LeMans, hopefully that doesn't dissapoint.

Black Tire · 03-15-2015, 03:30 PM

After taking last year off from watching Formula 1 (mostly), I a quite interested after the first race. I haven't seen attrition like this since the olden days; it is nothing new, just something that has been missing for a while that adds a new dimension to this era. Yes, Mercedes won today, but there was a lot of potential seen in the rest of the field, and some exiting new drivers. Single team domination? Yep, seen that before too, and you can still have good racing for the other places.

I always thought the engineers and especially the designers made the difference with dominant cars, but I am beginning to suspect that Niki Lauda is the one in the Mercedes team that is taking them from great to ridiculously good.

headlikeahole · 03-15-2015, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lunatic

Our feelings also. I have not found a single person that likes the new turbo V-6. Really miss the good old days.

There's nothing wrong with turbo 6 idea. The problem is with the restrictions on the fuel flow and engine durability.

BMWs M12 engine was a turbo 4 cylinder. It sounded beastly and in qualifying spec could make 1400 hp... The difference between then and now is they get 5 engines for the year, where the M12 would do 10 quali laps then explode.

Those, my friends, were the good old days.

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03-14-2015, 05:19 PM	#1163
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Well, that was actually pretty cool. Racing was tight and the cars are pretty evenly matched. Changing cars at midway point when the batteries run down was really different, but I wonder what the costs are for having to run 2 cars at each race is. Was surprised top see some big name owners involved in this and some big name drivers from other auto series driving. Some of the owners: Michael Andretti, Alain Prost, Richard Branson Drivers: Nelson Piquet Jr., Scott Speed, Nick Prost, Jean-Eric Vergne, Bruno Senna, Jarno Trulli, Nick Heidfeld Next race April 4 at Long Beach.

03-15-2015, 01:40 AM	#1165
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03-15-2015, 02:49 AM	#1168
kasikuusi Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2014 FRS Location: San Diego Posts: 66 Thanks: 4 Thanked 31 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Böring. Nothing to see here. F1 as we knew it is gone.

03-15-2015, 06:48 AM	#1169
Dvipercop Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Subaru BRZ 6MT Location: Oregon City, OR Posts: 212 Thanks: 55 Thanked 85 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That wasn't even a race after the first lap. When are they going to realize the more and more restrictions they put on (fuel, KERS, etc) the less exciting the racing becomes? I miss the scream of those old engines, the races that actually had a chance at a different winner every now and then. Seems this year the only thing to watch is whether Hamilton or Rosberg will win. No one else even seems to be in their class. And here I was excited that Vettel made the jump to Ferrari...

03-15-2015, 11:47 AM	#1172
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Just watching the DVR now. Sucks that 3 cars are out before the race even started........... Well, there's still the Nascar race this afternoon and NHRA drag racing tonight......

03-15-2015, 02:57 PM	#1174
Dvipercop Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Subaru BRZ 6MT Location: Oregon City, OR Posts: 212 Thanks: 55 Thanked 85 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'll still keep watching F1 because I can't stand NASCAR, but I'm certainly not AS excited about this season as I was last year. I am still excited for LeMans, hopefully that doesn't dissapoint.

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