F1 - GP (General Purpose)

Chode ^ | 8/5/2009 | Chode

[Chode]

This will be a general purpose thread for F1 news and pings that really don't require a thread of their own.

[Paal Gulli]

Rowan Atkinson (better known as "Mr Bean," below) had (underscore had) a McLaren F1.

Which he crashed.

And totaled.

Twice.

And each time he crashed it, he spent more to repair it than it cost him to buy.

Do you really think McLaren gives a rat's patootie who buys their cars, so long as the check clears?

[Paal Gulli]

There is relative unanimity in the blogosphere that Adrian Newey has submitted his written resignation to RBR, and that his lawyers are negotiating terms of his release.

His contract with RBR runs thru the end of 2026, and there’s a year’s “gardening leave” (non-compete agreement) after that, so Newey’s blood-sucking shysters will be keen to get those limits lifted. There is no consensus among the F1 press whether this is possible, but there sure are a lot of people cheering for him to go to Ferrari.

He supposedly spelled out why he’s leaving in his letter of resignation but all that’s leaked out is that his relationship with Horner is broken. If he’s leaving just because Horner refused to be bullied into leaving by F1’s Christine Balzy Fraud, I pray to heaven that she follows Newey wherever he goes, and she makes him her next victim.

Because the underlying plot to destroy Red Bull Racing, which now is almost assured of succeeding, will be the greatest sporting tragedy since Don King got inside Mike Tyson’s head and talked him into firing Bill Cayton and Kevin Rooney, transforming Tyson from best-ever to has-been in record time.

[Chode]

LOL!!! gave it tooo many Beans...

no they don’t, but they should

[Chode]

he should goto Audi...

[mabarker1]

Red Bull have announced that Adrian Newey is to leave the team, with the esteemed F1 designer departing after almost 20 years at Milton Keynes. Newey joined Red Bull ahead of their second F1 season in 2006 and has been instrumental in the squad’s success over the years, helping to turn the operation from midfield runners and points scorers into Grand Prix winners and world champions.

Indeed, Red Bull have claimed six constructors’ titles and seven drivers’ titles – between Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen respectively – with Newey-designed cars to date, and they are currently on course to do the double again in 2024. However, it has now been confirmed in the build-up to the Miami Grand Prix that Newey will be departing from his Chief Technical Officer role in the first quarter of 2025.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-red-bull-confirm-legendary-f1-designer-newey-is-to-leave-the-team.3zzQGetyOSLSxMH6QeeA2P.html

[BBB333]

“...Which he crashed and totaled...”

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Thus proving the old adage:

Just because a man drives a Ferrari it does NOT make him a Ferrari driver.

[Chode]

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[Chode]

LOLOL!!!

[Paal Gulli]

Or more appropriately, just because a man crashes his Ferrari, that doesn't mean he isn't a Ferrari driver.

If you drive at the edge, you're bound to fall off now and again. The only people who never crash are those who aren't pushing. If you're driving that sedately, anything more challenging to manage than a VW Beetle (air cooled) would be wasted on you.

[Chode]

Remembering The Legend - Ayrton Senna 30th Anniversary Tribute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZNZXG1aF6w

[Lockbox]

Yesterday was the anniversary of Roland Ratzenberger’s death and today the anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s death.

The Ayrton Senna Institute is Ayrton’s lasting achievement which has changed the lives of millions of Brazilian educators and students.

[Chode]

RIP...

[mabarker1]

RIP Gentlemen.

Black Sunday, it doesn’t seem like it’s been 30 years...

[mabarker1]

Miami Livery

[BBB333]

Nice pics!

[Lockbox]

Where’s Don Johnson? Paging Don Johnson……..

wild paint scheme

[Chode]

who?

[mabarker1]

RB have revealed an eye-catching “Chameleon” livery that will adorn the cars raced by Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo at this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix.

[mabarker1]

He lost the white jacket and his Partner had one of those Michael Jackson "chemical peel jobs."

[mabarker1]

Mighty flashy scheme.