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.
there it is...
Unfortunate for Nyck, but he signed with the original Bond villain Marko - you sign, you have to produce, NOW!
Good break for Danny - hopefully he’ll be able to help push that AT tractor around enough to help with rebuild being planned for next year.
(I really should read down the posts more before asking an answered question, eh?)
no worries we all it...
British GP 2023 | Highlights | Formula 1 Animated Comedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_xbINC5Z0w
Mclaren is freaking evetyone out, they somehow hacked their way up old school style. Their cars are faaaast too.
Williams too.
i’d like to know what was in their last upgrade...
From what I’ve been able to tell, it’s mostly aero. I heard Mclaren poached a body guy from RBR.
Williams too was tweaking their aero.
Williams new Gulf livery is beautiful...
LOL! Thx.
welcome...
Most fans favorite, including mine. I've collected nearly every Hot Wheel ever made with it.
Thanks for the link. I really like these.
On the lighter side we had a hot air balloon land in front of our house this morning — right on our street — around 8:00 AM. 8 to 10 folks on board plus the pilot...as they were decending the pilot was shouting (or using a radio) to the ground crew to call: John Smith (not the real name of the owner of the neighbors property) to get permission to land.
The owners rent the home out 10 months of the year and Mrs. BBB333 property manages it during that time...
We informed them that Mrs. BBB333 was the property manager and they, indeed, had permission to land.
‘Mr. Smith’ would not have answered any call as he is in a hospital in Sacramento, CA after having a hip replacement yesterday (it went well).
We forwarded photos of the landing to them — they got a kick out of it!
lol damn
permission...
he had a choice???
Daniel Ricciardo will make a sensational return to front-line Formula 1 racing at the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix, with the Australian set to replace Nyck de Vries at the AlphaTauri team for the rest of the season.
Ricciardo was in action today at Silverstone, driving Red Bull’s current RB19 car in a Pirelli tyre test.
READ MORE: Ricciardo makes Red Bull return at Silverstone test
But it’s now been announced that Ricciardo – currently Red Bull’s third driver – will take the place of De Vries from Hungary onwards at AlphaTauri.
That said, there are quirks in any car to learn, so he might need to sneak up on some of those. Also, the media pressure will be on, which might be a good thing.
Also, the AT car (while improving) won't put him ahead of the RBs or Mercs without some amazing strat and luck.
Already looking forward to the race.
he’ll have to earn his seat, but i don’t see that as a problem
it’s still a shame he couldn’t mate wi the McLaren
Piastri is a good driver, but why not wait until Riccardo's contract was up and then make the switch? From Riccardo's history, he just might have caught the momentum and done quite well for the team.
I still like the team, but I do believe they made a tactical and public relations error, and fans have pretty long memories.
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