Too bad for the Iceman #kimi7
I thought this was a win for him.
Definitely my fave gp of the season so far
#ripjules

Points finishes for both McLaren/Honda cars, Alonso (5th) and Button (9th) :ahwow: IMO most exciting race of the year

This was probably the best race of the season(so far)! A great start by the two Ferrari's made this a great race. I hope the Ferrari's can keep up with the brilliant starts and Merc to be dropping the ball, so it will make future races entertaining ;)

They really put in a show for Jules and everyone showed their respects to Jules and his family.

Can't wait for Monza/Spa!

:fulloffuck:


Robbers used anesthetic gas to knock out F1 driver and rob him

meh race today, im surprised vettel is stirring the pot over Pirelli though, after all they were trying to do 30 laps on those tyres, how can you really blame Pirelli


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fan taking a snooze due to the race

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Not as exciting as the Hungarian and British GP for sure but it was pretty decent.

I'm not a huge fan of Vettel, but he does have the right to voice his displeasure. Pirelli stated that the tires are safe up to 40 laps and after 30 or so laps (75% of what Pirelli considered safe) the tire disintegrates in such a spectacular fashion.

While on the topic of tires, I was surprised that Bottas was putting up decent lap times with the mismatched tires!

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Not sure if it belongs here..but IndyCar driver Justin Wilson dies at 37 from the injuries he suffered in Pocono Raceway this weekend

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/motorsport/34037413 for backstory

40? i thought they said 22 laps

Pirelli says it was ignored over tyre rule request | Formula 1 news | Motorsport.com

oh wow, that's terrible! he was an F1 driver too for a time iirc
edit: yea from your article too rip

At the post race interview, Paul Hembery said that he expected that most of the team would be 2 or 3 stopping during the race. He also noted that the wear life is around 40 laps.

Based on McLaren's qualifying performance, Arai, Honda's F1 boss.. seems to be smoking some weird stuff!

Honda reckons its F1 engine is 25 horsepower ahead of Renault - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

Boring race but DRAMA Mercedes cheating with tyre pressures on Hams car

hopefully that happens or it's GG for Rosberg since he went up in flames


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Grid Girls!



Also I didn't know Alonso got himself a new girlfriend, until today, her names Lara Alvarez, would recommend Google Image Searching her :) (can't post em in here)

Fucking Raikkonen!

so, im going to go to either the singapore gp or japan gp, ive always wanted to go to suzuka but most tickets are sold :eek: with the singapore gp, the atmosphere they're promoting, concerts, events, etc. are really appealing to me :/

any suggestions?

would love to but dont have the time for it, even going to one is a chore to setup :(

The engine may actually be 25 hp more than Renault's ICE, but I think the main issue with Honda's PU is the ERS deployment and recharge mapping. When the ERS cannot recharge the battery fast enough, the car loses the 160hp electrical power it desperately needs to keep up.

With Spa and Monza being both power circuits, the McHondas are basically always down on power because they've depleted the battery charge long before they're finished with the DRS straights and failed to charge back up in subsequent laps, hence a downward spiral of poor performance.

Circuits like Singapore will help McHonda because low power emphasis and high down force for the slow corners help with recharging. (These V6T era cars have about 1.5G of deceleration from lift and coast alone due to aero and MGU-K according to Racecar Engineering)

The lack of usable power throughout the circuit means they had to compensate with aero and chassis. I wonder if this was the reason why the T1 nose returned in Monza to further cut downforce that the short nose could otherwise generate...

I considered going to Singapore GP last year via HK. Ultimately I opted not to because I concluded the track layout doesn't really offer the greatest racing views that I'd be looking for. Nothing but straights and 90 degree turns. On the other hand, the surrounding concerts are pretty cool, no question. If you do go for it, I suggest going for tickets at the entrance to turn one, giving you a view of the front straight, turn 1 and pit lane exit. Availability may be tough however at this point.

I haven't researched it very much but Suzuka offers better views of racing I believe, however one thing to note is getting to/from the circuit can be an ordeal given its location in the countryside as opposed to Singapore's dt location. Japan also can be a pricey country to visit, especially with the exchange rates at the moment. Anyways, I decided to save the cash and wait for the opportunity to visit one of the traditional European circuits.

Ive decided on Singapore! :) mainly because according to expedia, there are like 0 hotels available during the GP in Japan, without a 2hr train ride that is, the same goes for race tickets :/

with singapore, there are plenty of hotel options still available as well as tickets (turn 2 or turn 3) turn 2 supposedly has the best views but turn 3 offers a padded seat and free meals (2 meals 2 snacks, for each day) but the view for turn 3 seems a bit awkward

so ive booked everything! singapore turn 2 it is (turn 3 premium was sold out by the time i decided on everything!)

flying taiwan's eva air, never flew them before, everyone else doesn't work with the schedule, from the photos/videos i've seen they seem a bit rickety :/ anyone fly with them before?

omw tonight and Singapore is smog ridden, in the 'unhealthy' range -_-

Safe travels StylinRed and take lots of pictures!

Have a great time. EVA is a decent airline. I wouldn't worry about it!

Jealous!