2016 Formula 1 Season

[OBEEWON]

I thought there was a thread for this but I don't see it.

Almost halfway through the season this has been pretty dramatic.

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So far I am most impressed with Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, and Esteban Gutierrez. Those guys are super fast. Kyviat looks like he is imploding on himself. Rosberg sucks in the rain, Ferrari is losing all the ground they made up.

This past weekend I was super disappointed in the start of the race. Rain always makes it extra fun but that was nullified by the 5 lap safety car start and then pits straight onto inters. Definitely a reaction to Jules Bianchi's death. F1 was really to blame for that and they are being way too safe now.

Mercedes is like a soap opera. The radio ban is stupid but they blatantly broke the rules. I hope they change the rules but they were lucky to get away with a 10 second penalty. The stewards are being super lenient on the top drivers.


Baku is dope. Love the new track.


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Interested to hear you guy's thoughts.

[RB25GUY]

Its honestly crazy how hamilton has gained so much ground being only one point away from nico at this point, im not really into the drivers bitching about safety, act like you dont know what you signed up for, back to nico that move he did at the Austrian GP was such a cheap move homie you had the whole inside no excuses for that contact... its been a crazy start to the 2nd half of the season for sure i cant remember when i was this excited to catch F1 races...

[OBEEWON]

Agree. I hope they don't do the halos. Definitely guilt over not stopping that race in Suzuka.

Verstappen is a monster.

[soryu]

Well massa is back.

[RB25GUY]

Well massa is back.

Man how left field was that

[soryu]

Hope he gets some podiums.

[240KA]

you guys notice hamilton standing at the very front with the big wigs during the abu dhabi national anthem as well as the brazilian? any particular reason? i coulda sworn he was back in line with the other racers during the anthems in most of the previous races. just thought it was kinda weird.

[jdmblood]

I wonder who is going to fill rosberg's shoes

[deolio]

I wonder who is going to fill rosberg's shoes

bottas supposedly

[JadedNazgul]

Yeah, so it seems Bottas is heading to Mercedes and Massa is un-retiring and making a comeback for another year.
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/massa-accepts-offer-to-stay-at-williams-in-2017-860616/

What do you guys think? Massa is one of my favorite drivers but if the car is not competitive then what's the point.

[deolio]

i think williams is close to being competitive. they do have the mercedes power unit and hopefully all of the aero and tire changes next season shake things up a bit.

[iwishiwas-all*]

This thread gives me life.

[Mintyboy]

Who's ready for the new season to start? lol. The aero designs should make this season interesting. :2f2f:

[gbaby2089]

Lewis will crush Bottas.

[inuyasha3466]

The new cars are nuts. Cant wait to see what Red Bull does this year. Those two are my favorite drivers.

[pacotaco345]

I like the new cars for the most part but I hate those stupid vertical fins that run along the spine of the car... Also those stupid pre-wings that funnel air into the main wing, it should be against the rule book to make the cars look stupid

[soryu]

Looks like stroll will crush himself.
Woah.

[Mintyboy]

I like the new cars for the most part but I hate those stupid vertical fins that run along the spine of the car... Also those stupid pre-wings that funnel air into the main wing, it should be against the rule book to make the cars look stupid

I agree, it does look stupid. But, aren't the fins beneficial to allow the car to corner better? As much as they would like the car to look good, their number 1 agenda in mine is to get faster lap times. And I think Mercedes minimized their fin design, last I saw.

[pacotaco345]

I agree, it does look stupid. But, aren't the fins beneficial to allow the car to corner better? As much as they would like the car to look good, their number 1 agenda in mine is to get faster lap times. And I think Mercedes minimized their fin design, last I saw.
The fins and flaps improve aerodynamics, yes, but the rules these days are so constrictive that the manufacturers have to resort to these shark fins and random doo dads while looking for some sort of edge that they're not gonna find. The mercedes might not have that ugly rudder but they do have some stupid pre T-wing that sits in front of the rear spoiler. I hope that thing comes off for the regular season or gets banned, because Hamilton and Bottas look like they're about to go chasing tornadoes with all the antennas and flaps hanging off their cars.

[Mintyboy]

What did we think of the race?

[-kenny-]

What did we think of the race?

it is true less overtaking. but hell to the new car. looks great and fast through the corners.
btw I like how the Ferrari fighting back after 2 years.

[RB25GUY]

First time in a while the good guys won! Haha I was amazed after the 15th lap the gap was only 1.5 was usually 5 plus if this was last year! i love how Merc is just making up excuses as to why they performed the way they did!

[soryu]

Too many dnfs but looking forward to China.

[jdmblood]

Hamilton was having grip issues and still came in second. I think the only reason vettel won that race is because of the early pit by mercedes. And mclaren was a dissapointment

[-kenny-]

First time in a while the good guys won! Haha I was amazed after the 15th lap the gap was only 1.5 was usually 5 plus if this was last year! i love how Merc is just making up excuses as to why they performed the way they did!


well looked back at it Merc lost due to bad timing for stuck behind Red bull. by all mean, Vettel did an awesome job. flat out we don't know for sure who is faster. good job on the team timing to get him in front and stay in front.

[-kenny-]

Hamilton was having grip issues and still came in second. I think the only reason vettel won that race is because of the early pit by mercedes. And mclaren was a dissapointment

let's not talk about Honda
sadly Alonso haven't been in a good car

[Mintyboy]

Hoping for red bull to come out strong for China! Sucks that Riccardo couldn't give the crowd a good run.

[inuyasha3466]

Hoping for red bull to come out strong for China! Sucks that Riccardo couldn't give the crowd a good run.

Exactly what I was going to say. :bigok:

[soryu]

Oh redbulls, turning up.

[jdmblood]

Race was pretty boring

[-kenny-]

Race was pretty boring


still better than first race. teams still learning to push their limits. but it's nice to see Red bull fighting. btw Max owns the rain

[Mintyboy]

still better than first race. teams still learning to push their limits. but it's nice to see Red bull fighting. btw Max owns the rain

"Nico" pushed his limits a little too much when the safety car was out. :tardrim:

[inuyasha3466]

Bottas really felt bad and knew he messed up big. Anyone else think Daniel was being a team player and didn't push max the way he could have?

[drift freaq]

Race was pretty boring

Hmm boring the Verstappan went from nearly dead last to 3rd place on the podium? Boring that Vettel passed Riccardo in spectacular fashion going wheel to wheel , boring that Hamalton and Vettel went down to the wire?
Boring that teammates on Ferrari and Red Bull were passing each other.


Ah not , it was a pretty exciting race considering how one sided races have been in the last couple of years. This is shaping up to be an awesome season.
It could have been a lot worse in the terms of what boring F1 races usually are.

[-kenny-]

"Nico" pushed his limits a little too much when the safety car was out. :tardrim:

lol that wá funny

[Mintyboy]

http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/mclaren-puzzled-by-functioning-formula-one-car-1794491457

How interesting.