Posted on 08/05/2009 7:57:45 PM PDT by Chode
This will be a general purpose thread for F1 news and pings that really don't require a thread of their own.
wow, didn’t realize that- So, because 5-6 women drivers can’t manage the most famous corner in racing, they are gonna ruin the corner instead of ban women drivers from racing that particular track because they apparently can’t drive as well as the men? (Yes, i know men crash there too- but these women all just flat out lost traction with no pressure on them liek in heavy tight racing- there was no excuse for them to slide that dramatically except that they didn’t know how to take that corner- the men when they crash dfo so either because of weather, chaingign rapidly, or beign pressured and bumped off track- some maybe from time to time losing traction because of hiutting side of track and losi9ng traction- - I have never seen the men all lose traction in similar fashion, like that on that corner=- )
Why don’t they just put in a straight stretch there for the women if they insist on driving spa instead of ruining htem ost famous corner on the tour-?
sheesh, i just watched it again, and every woman that crashed lost it on that corner, dry pavement, for no other reason than they didn’t know how to take it properly or keep their car under control with a crash up ahead— (maybe 1 or 2 lost control because they panicked seeing the other cars crashing- but still- they coulda kept it together and avoided because they were far enough back to slow enough to keep out of the path- They should tick to go carts if they can’t handle the power of the big cars- that was just pathetic-
LOL!!! 100% sad but true...
gotta tell ya, i’ve laughed more than once watching that clip...
some girls are “offended” at a separate W-class, but,
even with bought rides like Stroll, he’s still able to compete
yet not a single girl has had anybody willing to layout the kind of money it would take for a questionable if any return
can’t gender norm that.
Red Bull’s SECRET Engine Upgrades to Beat Mercedes | Formula 1 Engineering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzdV5lfMl7E
good stuff...
The amount of intricate engineering involved is amazing.
100% no equivalency diplomas in that crowd...
Certainly not in any decision making area.
Thanks for the calendar and the link.
I’ll watch it next week when we get ‘higher’ speed internet back.
Someone is building a house ‘across the street’ and once the roof sheeting got placed on our wireless internet dropped to a crawl. Our ‘antenna’ will be moved next week as we are unable to move the house and it’s foundation, etc.
It’s actually a good laugh here...
The 2021 US Grand Prix Was the Biggest F1 Race Ever
https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/42867/the-2021-us-grand-prix-was-the-biggest-f1-race-ever
Formula 1, like virtually all motorsports, is forever in flux. Rulesets change year to year as new cars and engines come and go. 2022 will see the introduction of the new ground effect cars, but the next big thing is the new engine formula, due for the 2026 season. Porsche has been carefully considering whether it will wade into the sport at that time, with conditions apparently looking more favorable, reports Autosport.
The 2026 engine rules have been the subject of much discussion and political wrangling between teams and the organizing body. Formula 1 itself is eager to attract a new manufacturer to the sport, with VW Group companies Audi and Porsche both involved in talks. With the series looking to slim down engine complexity and put more focus on hybrid technology, things have been going Porsche’s way.
As Formula One’s next generation of ground effect-enabled cars near us, attention is starting to shift to the horizon, where another iteration of F1 cars looms. Come 2026, F1 will have another new set of cars, possibly with new engines, and a further refined formula for their chassis. That, according to F1’s Managing Director of Motorsports Ross Brawn, could be a chance to make F1 cars smaller again—though not necessarily any lighter.
“We think with the spec that’s evolving for ‘26 there’ll be a very real chance of having a more compact car,” Brawn told RaceFans. “As you know, we’re looking at a new power unit for 2026, and a new car will go with it, and that’s some of the primary objectives: Can we save weight, which is challenging with a hybrid car and with the safety initiatives we’ve got on the cars these days; can we have a lighter car? Certainly can we have a smaller car, we believe we can.”
Five minute video from Driver61 with his thoughts on the matter:
major, industrial waste type, puke alert!!!
this thing should never have been there in the first place...
Man, motorsport does my head in. On the one hand, you’ll have people eulogizing about the rose-tinted good old days when everyone just stoically carried on the Grand Prix while their peers burned to death in their cars around them. Then, on the other hand, somehow we’re into, like, week three of a new phase of the culture war in which people ask: did Megan Thee Stallion diss Martin Brundle?
Martin Brundle is an ex-Formula 1 driver, now turned Sky Sports presenter. I’m old as hell so I can remember him racing (fondly, he was one of those drivers who never quite had a good enough car and was charmingly scrappy with it) and I’ve got a lot of respect for the guy. But frankly, if you don’t live on Weirdo Nostalgia Island where he’s one of the sportspeople deemed a national treasure, then you couldn’t be blamed for not knowing who he is. He retired from F1 before eight drivers on the current grid were even born, including title-leader Max Verstappen.
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Not knowing who Megan Thee Stallion is would just be embarrassing, however.
So was it surprising when he came up to ask Megan Thee Stallion to do an impromptu rap about F1 on the grid, that her security went “you know what, maybe this isn’t ideal” and shut down what looked like some old dude asking her weird things? No. Megan was there with Red Bull as they share a partner (Cash App) and it’s not like anyone tunes in to the F1 grid walk for the in-depth celebrity insights. At least, if that’s what you’re there for, then this might be a rare instance in which I gatekeep both celebrity stanning and F1.
I should add here, before I really get into this, that Brundle took the whole thing well and didn’t seem at all pressed himself. His grid walks are legendarily awkward and usually involve him trying to identify a celeb (he did know who Megan Thee Stallion was) and then getting rejected for an interview with them. It’s happened with everyone from Hollywood stars to sports personalities and, for viewers, it’s kind of part of the tradition and charm.
That didn’t stop every fragile man on the internet coming out of the woodwork to cape for the huge insult that had been grievously inflicted on him by getting turned away by a security guard. Y’know, like you after your third margarita on half-price Wednesdays; we’ve all had it happen.
Jokes aside, sometimes interviews go wrong. Sometimes people don’t speak to you. Sometimes they’re monosyllabic or uncooperative—especially on a race grid, this is not a new experience or anything egregious. Sometimes PRs shut you down or you get blanked entirely or whatever. I dunno, getting snubbed in motorsport is nothing new for most of us, it just is, as the drivers repeat often, what it is.
According to Sky F1 U.K.’s coverage over the Mexico City Grand Prix, however, there’s been a rule change that means celebrities are not allowed to bring bodyguards onto the grid in case they hurt anyone’s feelie-weelies. In the world of ever-shifting F1 regulations, that’s right up there with sprint qualifying in terms of “things anyone needed.”
During the broadcast, Brundle described the new rule and said “It must be the ‘Brundle clause.’ I sort of like it if they ignore me, to be honest.” He added that he likes to “call out some of the celebs” who he thinks would be “using the grid a little bit,” saying he believed “they don’t really have a passion.”
I don’t really wanna get into who’s a real fan here but in marketing terms, of course, it’s actually F1 using the celebs in order to get publicity and attention on the sport from celebrities’ fanbases. WAP, the seminal (or maybe vaginal) anthem that Meg appeared on with Cardi B, has had 427 million views on YouTube, whereas F1 gets about 87.4 million people tuning in per Grand Prix.
Brundle said he liked to poke the celebs because he felt he was representing F1 fans. “I know there are millions of fans at home going ‘I should be on that grid. I’m a massive Formula 1 fan, not them.’” Then he incorrectly recounted being ignored by Megan, who actually was perfectly polite to him until her “man mountain” security guard intervened.
“I put out a simple tweet about it and got five million impressions,” boasted Brundle. “I don’t understand any of that, to be honest.” Which is fair, because no sane person does—it’s just that we’ve reached such an advanced stage of discourse that this spun into think pieces about respect and the vomit-inducing concept of who deserves to be at the world’s most expensive motorsport spectacle for a fortnight. And it’s still going on.
After videos have gone ‘round social media today of Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris getting mobbed like boyband members at Sao Paulo airport, it’s fair to say that women F1 fans aren’t exactly doing themselves any favors in terms of looking like they understand boundaries. But to be honest, as a woman who’s frequently in paddocks, I’d be delighted to have someone following me around telling people they couldn’t speak to me. It’ll be fascinating to find out if, say, Mohammed Bin Salman is subjected to the same rules if he takes to the grid in Saudi Arabia or, perhaps, in that instance, interviewers will have to show a bit of respect the other way.
Martin did know who Megan Thee Stallion was Because it was mentioned to him..... Austin handed out many comp packages to stars. Blonde must have been her manager, what an a hole!
damn, nothing more than pollution... like American thugs will be impressed
There’s a reason I call them celebritards.....
100%
Lewis: “Holy crap! was that Megan Thee Stallion!?” Martin: “Yep! and I got her room number for ya Lewis. I figured you must be tired of bangin’ all that gorgeous AAA-List model stuff you get!” Lewis: “Oh yeah, right, I wanna roll’s me some 300 pound ugly ass freakazoid tonight!” Martin: “Well, be careful Lewis, she just might break your scrawny little butt in two and then where would you and your pal’s ‘We race as one’ crap be then, without you to ramrod that entire blm, white guilt mess of yours”! Lewis: “Yeah, I see your point. I AM needed....maybe I’ll just slide on by for a BJ”!
Ooooo sh!t... LOLOL!!! 100%
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