The F1 (Formula One) Thread
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Wyvern
Khaleesi
This league still doesnt exist for me
Ike_009
Assassin of Accountants
Same here.
Ike_009
Assassin of Accountants
So qualifying was interesting
The pole and top 3 caught me by surprise, I'm not complaining I just Ham keeps it up there. I'm just certain it's gonna be an awesome race, time to set the alarm so I don't sleep in.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/26533871
The pole and top 3 caught me by surprise, I'm not complaining I just Ham keeps it up there. I'm just certain it's gonna be an awesome race, time to set the alarm so I don't sleep in.
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BeoTeK
New member
Thanks for the update. Appreciated!
AlienTaker
Whale Masseur
I'll have to check this but so far it's been a disaster for me missed my first team pick so i'm getting 0 and in my predictions well that's also screwed
Edit: Ma julle is dan in ons is 4 in altwee leagues
Wyvern
Khaleesi
I'll have to check this but so far it's been a disaster for me missed my first team pick so i'm getting 0 and in my predictions well that's also screwed
Edit: Ma julle is dan in ons is 4 in altwee leagues
Dit het nie my loudouts gesave nie - so ek het niks gekry nie
the superbru one went ok, i managed to score a few points there
DieGrootHammer
Daddy TK
So happy Ricardo had a good race. Seems it's going to be an interesting season, with some of the "big boys" struggling with pace and reliability.
Wyvern
Khaleesi
Hammer, even tho he had an amazing race he was disqualified due to a fuel flow issue. Red Bull is appealing it tho.
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FROM DELIGHT TO DISMAY FOR DANIEL AND THE TEAM
March 16, 2014
It was a case of delight and then huge disappointment for The Team at the Australian Grand Prix as home hero Daniel scored his first podium finish with a superb drive to second place, only for the result to be excluded by the FIA's stewards hours after the race.
Daniel's first race for the team saw him deliver a charging, though always measured, performance that ended in him becoming the first Australian driver to stand on the podium at his home grand prix. At the start he held on to his starting place of second while around him the lead changed hands, with Nico Rosberg leaping from third to first after pole winner Lewis Hamilton got away badly.
After that the bulk of the remaining laps were about race management for Daniel and the pit wall, and even when he came under pressure from McLaren rookie Kevin Magnussen in the closing stage, the unflappable Daniel didn't put a foot wrong.
However, the riotous celebrations on the podium and in the grandstands were soon muted as the news filtered through that the FIA was investigating a possible transgression regarding fuel flow. The sport's new rules call for fuel use to be carefully regulated to 100kg/h during the race and according to officials Daniel's car was believed to have gone beyond this tolerance.
Some four hours later the race stewards eventually delivered their verdict – Daniel was disqualified from the result. The team announced its intention to immediately appeal. The verdict was a painful end to the opening race day of the season, especially as Sebastian Vettel's championship defence also got off to a rocky start when he was forced to retire from the race after just five laps with a power unit issue.
Just before the race start, on the second formation lap (which had been necessitated by Marussia's Jules Bianchi failing to get away from the grid), Sebastian complained that his RB10 was down on power and the problem persisted through he opening laps of the race. Seb pitted on lap five but failed to emerge again.
Despite disappointment at the early end to his own race, Sebastian reserved his sympathy for his team-mate, saying "I feel very sorry for Daniel, as there isn't anything better than a good race result at your home GP".Of his own problems during the race Seb said: "We don't know why it happened and we don't understand the problem yet. Everything is linked, so in the beginning I thought I just had no power from the battery, but it turned out that the engine failed in some way. It's complicated how everything works together, but in the end, the overall effect is that you have to stop the car."
I knew Vettel was gonna stop when I heard the radio messages at the start. At least Lewis had to stop first
Otherwise it was an interesting race, the Ferrari's felt like they could have done better but something was just off, Kimi was sad case - he just doesnt look like he is comfortable at all.
The Lotuses lasted longer than I expected. The Torro Rosso's looked good, and I have to say Magnusen impressed me. As well as Bottas and Button looked ok but I think he lost his will to drive.
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FROM DELIGHT TO DISMAY FOR DANIEL AND THE TEAM
March 16, 2014
It was a case of delight and then huge disappointment for The Team at the Australian Grand Prix as home hero Daniel scored his first podium finish with a superb drive to second place, only for the result to be excluded by the FIA's stewards hours after the race.
Daniel's first race for the team saw him deliver a charging, though always measured, performance that ended in him becoming the first Australian driver to stand on the podium at his home grand prix. At the start he held on to his starting place of second while around him the lead changed hands, with Nico Rosberg leaping from third to first after pole winner Lewis Hamilton got away badly.
After that the bulk of the remaining laps were about race management for Daniel and the pit wall, and even when he came under pressure from McLaren rookie Kevin Magnussen in the closing stage, the unflappable Daniel didn't put a foot wrong.
However, the riotous celebrations on the podium and in the grandstands were soon muted as the news filtered through that the FIA was investigating a possible transgression regarding fuel flow. The sport's new rules call for fuel use to be carefully regulated to 100kg/h during the race and according to officials Daniel's car was believed to have gone beyond this tolerance.
Some four hours later the race stewards eventually delivered their verdict – Daniel was disqualified from the result. The team announced its intention to immediately appeal. The verdict was a painful end to the opening race day of the season, especially as Sebastian Vettel's championship defence also got off to a rocky start when he was forced to retire from the race after just five laps with a power unit issue.
Just before the race start, on the second formation lap (which had been necessitated by Marussia's Jules Bianchi failing to get away from the grid), Sebastian complained that his RB10 was down on power and the problem persisted through he opening laps of the race. Seb pitted on lap five but failed to emerge again.
Despite disappointment at the early end to his own race, Sebastian reserved his sympathy for his team-mate, saying "I feel very sorry for Daniel, as there isn't anything better than a good race result at your home GP".Of his own problems during the race Seb said: "We don't know why it happened and we don't understand the problem yet. Everything is linked, so in the beginning I thought I just had no power from the battery, but it turned out that the engine failed in some way. It's complicated how everything works together, but in the end, the overall effect is that you have to stop the car."
I knew Vettel was gonna stop when I heard the radio messages at the start. At least Lewis had to stop first
Otherwise it was an interesting race, the Ferrari's felt like they could have done better but something was just off, Kimi was sad case - he just doesnt look like he is comfortable at all.
The Lotuses lasted longer than I expected. The Torro Rosso's looked good, and I have to say Magnusen impressed me. As well as Bottas and Button looked ok but I think he lost his will to drive.
DieGrootHammer
Daddy TK
OMG!! No that would suck! Shame and that at his home ground. Honestly, all these new FIA rules are just plain ridiculous. Seems every year they come up with a new way of making the sport suck. What ever happened to F1 being the pinnacle of performance and technology? It's a crying shame
Weasley
New member
that why they have the fuel limit. they want the engineers to be smart and get us better more fuel efficient engines. To keep F1 relevant to current trends in the car industry. Yes its bad if for Danial but red bull is a big team they should have that covered.
Wyvern
Khaleesi
Yeah its a shame
Im hoping that they will win the appeal tho. It is going to be an interesting season with loads of drama.
Ike_009
Assassin of Accountants
Well we have new cars and new system with the FIA trying to stay relevant, I doubt this will be the last we will hear of fuel management issue this year.
I think with all the issues of fuel economy and greenhouse gases in the motor industry F1 has to show that they still care about the future and this is the best way they can. Hopefully we see some great advances though which will be carried forward to the motor industry (as done previously) which will prove that F1 is still a techno powerhouse in Motorsport.
AlienTaker
Whale Masseur
worst start t oa weekend for me ever i didn't get to pick my team so now i'm never going to catch you guys
Wyvern
Khaleesi
worst start t oa weekend for me ever i didn't get to pick my team so now i'm never going to catch you guys
The one you linked broke for me, I can't even log in :S But I did good in the Superbru one
AlienTaker
Whale Masseur
well you scored points on both I think and scored well 
but try it again and see if it works now
but try it again and see if it works now