F1 Thread, 2015 season, sponsored by MardyBum

[tikay]

1pm uk. Nbc in the us.

Thanks Tighty, though I'm not sure I can get NBC in my room, & the Media Centre does not open until 9am.

I'll have a look to see if NBC stream it, Online.

[TightEnd]

lol

Toto Wolff on pit bluff: "I got a text - are you guys trying to bluff us or what?” From whom? “My wife. I'm having an Indian alone tonight”

[Karabiner]

Did Rosberg have a chance of winning if he'd stayed out on the intermediate tyres?

[TightEnd]

Did Rosberg have a chance of winning if he'd stayed out on the intermediate tyres?

stayed out on the hard dry tyres you mean?

no, it rained too hard for ten laps

lewis made the right call, at exactly the right time, but it was close. could easily have been a lap too early

[Rod]

Did Rosberg have a chance of winning if he'd stayed out on the intermediate tyres?

stayed out on the hard dry tyres you mean?

no, it rained too hard for ten laps

lewis made the right call, at exactly the right time, but it was close. could easily have been a lap too early

He was more forced to make the call than making the right call at the right time I think. The fact he ran wide at Copse had killed the heat in his tyres whilst Rosbergs were up to temperature due to having to get past the Williams'. Rosberg was going to overtake him anyway in those conditions and then would have had the option on making the first pit stop putting Hamilton in trouble potentially. As it worked out it was the correct decision but yes, it could easily have cost him.

[TightEnd]

2016 RACE CALENDAR: Here's the provisional list of 21 #F1 races, including Baku >> http://f1.com/1Ml2ijR 

[TightEnd]

is Valtteri Bottas set to replace Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari in 2016?

according to corriere della sport, the deal is done

 http://bbc.in/1CA7IHy 

[Tal]

A Statement from the Bianchi Family
Nice, France

Saturday 18 July 2015
02.45hrs France │ 01.45hrs UK

It is with deep sadness that the parents of Jules Bianchi, Philippe and Christine, his brother Tom and sister Mélanie, wish to make it known that Jules passed away last night at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) in Nice, (France) where he was admitted following the accident of 5th October 2014 at Suzuka Circuit during the Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix.

“Jules fought right to the very end, as he always did, but today his battle came to an end,” said the Bianchi family. “The pain we feel is immense and indescribable. We wish to thank the medical staff at Nice’s CHU who looked after him with love and dedication. We also thank the staff of the General Medical Center in the Mie Prefecture (Japan) who looked after Jules immediately after the accident, as well as all the other doctors who have been involved with his care over the past months.

"Furthermore, we thank Jules’ colleagues, friends, fans and everyone who has demonstrated their affection for him over these past months, which gave us great strength and helped us deal with such difficult times. Listening to and reading the many messages made us realise just how much Jules had touched the hearts and minds of so many people all over the world.

"We would like to ask that our privacy is respected during this difficult time, while we try to come to terms with the loss of Jules.”

[tikay]

That's too sad.

Safety in F1 is one of those modern day miracles that gets taken for granted - I think Jules might be the first F1 race fatality since Senna, over 20 years ago. Given the proximity & velocity of current F1 cars, that's extraordinary.

No comfort to Jules family, of course.

RIP

[TightEnd]

Jules Bianchi's passing, 21yrs 3mths after the deaths of Senna & Ratzenberger, end's an unprecedented era in F1 race safety for drivers.

RIP

[tikay]

Jules Bianchi was laid to rest yesterday.

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[tikay]

Hard to remember a more exciting start to a F1 race than that,

[DungBeetle]

That one at Spa when the entire field collided was better as was the one in Melbourne where Ralf Schumacher used the back of Barrichello's Ferrari as a launch ramp.

[tikay]

That one at Spa when the entire field collided was better as was the one in Melbourne where Ralf Schumacher used the back of Barrichello's Ferrari as a launch ramp.

Apologies, I meant this season.

[DungBeetle]

If we're talking about starts this season Tikay, before today I've seen more exciting queues getting out of Tescos carpark.