Danny Ric set to win the prestigious Lorenzo Bandini trophy in August: http://www.inautonews.com/ricciardo-to-win-bandini-trophy#.U5WS0HKSy0o
Okay, not F1 related, but how the hell did Loic Duval get out of this wreckage alive? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs0Ay4RjTog No actual footage of the crash, but Autosport do have this picture please log in to view this image
Benson strikes again! Interesting that apparently Helmut thinks Vettel's ego is too big. Thought he was 'down to earth boy'?
Off topic but tempted to do the same at silverstone in my corsa [video=youtube_share;Wh4lan5mpAA]http://youtu.be/Wh4lan5mpAA[/video]
Muzz606 had a forced migration from lefora to yuku last year. I hate their new forum software, I find it nearly impossible to use. Even just posting the interforum league results is a major pain in the ass. They've also had a name change to "garagistasf1" but haven't changed the url.
Absolutely ridiculous. Safety cars should be just what they were designed for, a way to throw track-wide cautions to allow safe work on track. They're not a way to add drama to the race! A bad start and your 30 second lead could easily become 4th place. Really not a fan. The only good I can see coming out of this is that it limits the laps lost by safety car periods. Unless the crash is on the start finish straight, presumably the safety car would only bring them round to the grid, costing a lap or two at most.
It's another bollocks idea. Will do nothing to actually spice up the racing on the track, if indeed it needs improving. Some of the dicing for positions this year has been very good. Unfortunately most people are just blinkered to this because all they see is Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes.
FRIC ban may end Mercedes dominance 9 July, 2014 26 Comments Mercedes W05 suspension technical detail Mercedes W05 suspension detail If the latest developments in Formula 1 are any indication, the Mercedes’ utter dominance might not last for too much longer. Last year, we reported that a secret under the skin of the silver car is: FRIC – standing for front and rear interconnected. Emulating active suspension, the system is now widespread up and down the pitlane, but the FIA’s Charlie Whiting has sent a letter to teams warning that FRIC’s legality could be called into question. An immediate ban is reportedly on the cards. And that is not all. The Spanish sports newspaper Marca reports that the FIA is also considering clamping down on the rate and flow of hybrid power from the new 2014 V6 turbo power units. A source was quoted as saying that while the actual combustion engines produced by Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault this year are remarkably close in performance, the big advantage enjoyed by Mercedes is in the ‘hybrid’ areas. The source said Mercedes’ advantage could be as much as “between 110 to 130 horse power on the straights”. Finally, Mercedes could be set to lose a first-lap advantage over its rivals, after Williams’ Felipe Massa complained about the behaviour of the silver cars on the formation lap at Silverstone. “I had to stop twice, pulling in the clutch,” the Brazilian is quoted by Spain’s sports daily AS. “They’re doing it [driving slowly] for some reason. We always complain, and Charlie said that he was going to fix it, but no one has been penalised yet,” Massa added. (GMM)
