Formula 1 2014

[Wt_know]

rosberg is hamilton's friend? not anymore ... lol

 

hard to have friend in F1 leh

 

alonso - hamilton = no friend

rosberg - hamilton = no friend

vettel - webber = no friend

alonso - massa = no friend

hamilton - button = no friend (i think)

vettel - ricciardo = no friend (somewhat sure)

alonso - kimi = no friend (quite sure)

 

One read: "Question: who are Hamilton's friends in the paddock? Answer: Rosberg and Glock. Strange what happened, hey?

Edited September 9, 2014 by Wt_know

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rosberg is hamilton's friend? not anymore ... lol

 

hard to have friend in F1 leh

 

alonso - hamilton = no friend

rosberg - hamilton = no friend

vettel - webber = no friend

alonso - massa = no friend

hamilton - button = no friend (i think)

vettel - ricciardo = no friend (somewhat sure)

alonso - kimi = no friend (quite sure)

Frankly speaking, in any sport, once you are in competition; where got such thing as friend? After the race/game, can be friends but not whilst competing and even then sometimes competition leads to disagreements and many a times, friendship goes down the drain unfortunately!

[Typhoonz]

rosberg is hamilton's friend? not anymore ... lol

 

hard to have friend in F1 leh

 

alonso - hamilton = no friend

rosberg - hamilton = no friend

vettel - webber = no friend

alonso - massa = no friend

hamilton - button = no friend (i think)

vettel - ricciardo = no friend (somewhat sure)

alonso - kimi = no friend (quite sure)

 

 

Think Alonso and Hamilton are ok since they are no longer team mates... Button too since they are both British...

 

 

 

Frankly speaking, in any sport, once you are in competition; where got such thing as friend? After the race/game, can be friends but not whilst competing and even then sometimes competition leads to disagreements and many a times, friendship goes down the drain unfortunately!

 

Friendship will be put to the test and very often broken due to competition... Like even family members would even to go court to fight for inheritance...

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Think Alonso and Hamilton are ok since they are no longer team mates... Button too since they are both British...

 

 

 

Friendship will be put to the test and very often broken due to competition... Like even family members would even to go court to fight for inheritance...

Well said bro esp on the family part. We live in a competitive world and sad to say alot of us have a "to each his own, winner takes all mentality".

Unfortunately, I can only see it getting worse down the road!

[Wt_know]

alonso-hamilton relationship had sour too deep when both in mclaren team

don't think both actually talk to each other liao

once broken cannot be fixed ...

 

button-hamilton ... although both are brit but AFAIK both don't like each other ... it's a brit thing ... lol

 

to be a champion ... you have no friend ... like vettel (for 4 years) ... muahahaha

 

 

Think Alonso and Hamilton are ok since they are no longer team mates... Button too since they are both British...

Friendship will be put to the test and very often broken due to competition... Like even family members would even to go court to fight for inheritance...

 

Edited September 9, 2014 by Wt_know

[Typhoonz]

alonso-hamilton relationship had sour too deep when both in mclaren team

don't think both actually talk to each other liao

once broken cannot be fixed ...

 

button-hamilton ... although both are brit but AFAIK both don't like each other ... it's a brit thing ... lol

 

to be a champion ... you have no friend ... like vettel (for 4 years) ... muahahaha

 

 

 

Can be fixed on the surface (for show) but deep inside is like what you say...

 

They say it's lonely being the best... But I don't think he was the best even thought he has 4 WDC titles... Look at him now... Being outdriven by his own rookie team mate...

[Vegas]

rosberg is hamilton's friend? not anymore ... lol

 

hard to have friend in F1 leh

 

alonso - hamilton = no friend

rosberg - hamilton = no friend

vettel - webber = no friend

alonso - massa = no friend

hamilton - button = no friend (i think)

vettel - ricciardo = no friend (somewhat sure)

alonso - kimi = no friend (quite sure)

 

alonso and hammy are playing best buddies in media. Ask either one who is best driver, each will reply the other... snubbing vettel.

 

i believe rosberg did make a mistake under pressure... monza is not a difficult track to overtake if can get a tow... with drs, looks pretty staright forward.. hammy closing gap to drs range make rosberg try to brake later and later... ask any driver to give up a place to a championship rival => confirm ans is wtf, u crazy?

 

unless merc theathen rosberg to tear up his new contract

[Vega]

ferrari beh sai liao .... for the last 4 years V8 lost to red bull vettel

now 1.6L V6 turbo ... winless and probably end the season without win

ferrari no V10 no talk ... hehe

 

Ferrari's fall in F1 causing corporate concern

Heads start rolling liao in Ferrari.....

no wonder he and Alonso hug so warmly at Monza.

 

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/9/16334.html

 

Di Montezemolo to step down from Ferrari role

 

 

Luca di Montezemolo is to leave his role as Ferrari chairman, it was announced on Wednesday.

 

The Italian, who has served the car company and Formula One team for more than two decades, indicated his decision was prompted by the flotation plans of the Prancing Horse's parent company the Fiat Chrysler Group.

 

Di Montezemolo, 67, is expected to be replaced by Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of parent company Fiat.

 

"This is the end of an era and so I have decided to leave my position as chairman after almost 23 marvellous and unforgettable years, in addition to those spent at Enzo Ferrari's side in the 1970s," Di Montezemolo said.

 

"Ferrari is the most wonderful company in the world. It has been a great privilege and honour to have been its leader.

 

"Ferrari will have an important role to play within the FCA Group in the upcoming flotation on Wall Street. This will open up a new and different phase which I feel should be spearheaded by the CEO of the Group.

 

"I wish the shareholders, particularly Piero Ferrari who has always been by my side, and everyone in the company the many more years of success that Ferrari deserves."

 

Di Montezemolo, who took over as chairman in 1991, paid tribute to the Ferrari staff who had worked with and alongside him, adding: "My thanks, first and foremost, to the exceptional Ferrari women and men from the factory, the offices, the race tracks and the markets across the world. They were the real architects of the company's spectacular growth, its many unforgettable victories and its transformation into one of the world's strongest brands.

 

"My thoughts go also to our fans who have always supported us with great enthusiasm especially through the Scuderia's most difficult moments.

 

"I devoted all of my enthusiasm and commitment to [Ferrari] over the years. Together with my family, it was, and continues to be, the most important thing in my life."

 

Speculation about Di Montezemolo's future had intensified at Monza last week, with the team in the midst of a disappointing campaign.

 

Fernando Alonso has scored the Scuderia's only two podiums this year, but currently sits fifth in the drivers' championship, with just over half the points of Mercedes' Nico Rosberg. Kimi Raikkonen lies ninth.

 

Ferrari slipped to fourth in the 2014 constructors' standings, behind Williams, following last weekend's Formula 1 Gran Premio d'Italia 2014.

 

[Wt_know]

Montezemolo had to go la ... disastrous result for 4-5 years liao

if i'm ferrari f1 team sponsor ... long ago already fire this guy

 

Heads start rolling liao in Ferrari.....

no wonder he and Alonso hug so warmly at Monza.

 

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/9/16334.html

 

Di Montezemolo to step down from Ferrari role

 

 

[Typhoonz]

Montezemolo had to go la ... disastrous result for 4-5 years liao

if i'm ferrari f1 team sponsor ... long ago already fire this guy

 

 

 

 

For F1 he didn't really do a good job especially for the past 5 years... But as a company I think he brought up the brand very well...

[Kac]

Sir Jackie Stewards shares the same conspiracy theory. He's ex F1 champ

 

No disrespect to Sir Jackie, but...considering he's the only one in the paddock who raised this and that LH surpassed him in the number of wins..People do crack under pressure..

[Kac]

 

Till now I think no one knows why Timo slowed down right? Or was it reported because I didn't read it...

 

Sibeh exciting that race...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsLX2Uen2dc

How does DRY tyres on a WET track sound? MAS, RAI, ALO, VET, HAM were all on intermediates. GLO was not.

 

GLO's team-mate was on the same sector (3) timing as him..It was Toyota that made a mistake not bringing them in..and just happen they were in that position..

 

Edited September 11, 2014 by Kac

[Typhoonz]

How does DRY tyres on a WET track sound? MAS, RAI, ALO, VET, HAM were all on intermediates. GLO was not.

 

GLO's team-mate was on the same sector (3) timing as him..It was Toyota that made a mistake not bringing them in..and just happen they were in that position..

 

 

Well for every explaination there will always be a whole load of rebutts... Anyway over liao but that race was sure exciting...

 

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How does DRY tyres on a WET track sound? MAS, RAI, ALO, VET, HAM were all on intermediates. GLO was not.

 

GLO's team-mate was on the same sector (3) timing as him..It was Toyota that made a mistake not bringing them in..and just happen they were in that position..

Fully agreed on this so that's why I believe nothing sinister on this.

 

To be fair to Toyota, there were not many laps left so to bring him in and out again with intermediates would have made them lost more time so they thought that he could tip-toe his way for the last few laps but a rampaging Hamilton made sure it was a cruel ending for Massa!!

[Spring]

Interesting article on what Button feels about Hamilton:

 

http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report/12433/9463364/jenson-button-hails-lewis-hamilton-as-one-of-the-quickest-drivers-ever-in-f1

 

I also feel Hamilton is the fastest in F1 today, real speedster but then again you need more than raw speed to win. Have to use brain and strategy plus discipline plays a part as well!!

[Vega]

Interesting! wonder "Hammer Time" is still allow?

 

FIA clarifies radio transmission restrictions.

 

Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, has provided the teams with a detailed list of the types of pit-to-car radio messages that will and won’t be allowed from this weekend’s 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix onwards.

It follows last week’s directive which advised that any radio transmissions including information related to the performance of the car or driver would be considered a contravention of Article 20.1 of the sporting regulations. This states that "the driver must drive the car alone and unaided”.

The move follows recent media scrutiny about the amount of information being given to drivers by their race engineers, particularly in terms of how they can gain lap time.

Among the message types now banned - either by radio or pit board - include information about a competitor’s sector times, information on the level of fuel saving needed, any coded messages, and answering a direct technical question from a driver such as "Am I using the right torque map?"

Certain message types, such as information on tyre pressures and temperatures and brake wear and temperatures, will only be prohibited from the next round of the championship in Japan in order to give teams time to adapt to the changes.

The full list is as follows:

Message types allowed
- Acknowledgement that a driver message has been heard.
- Lap or sector time detail.
- Lap time detail of a competitor.
- Gaps to a competitor during a practice session or race.
- "Push hard", "push now", "you will be racing xx" or similar.
- Helping with warning of traffic during a practice session or race.
- Giving the gaps between cars in qualifying so as to better position the car for a clear lap.
- Puncture warning.
- Tyre choice at the next pit stop.
- Number of laps a competitor has done on a set of tyres during a race.
- Tyre specification of a competitor.
- Indication of a potential problem with a competitor's car during a race.
- Information concerning a competitors likely race strategy.
- Yellow flags, blue flags, Safety Car deployment or other cautions.

Message types not allowed
- Sector time detail of a competitor and where a competitor is faster or slower.
- Adjustment of power unit settings.
- Adjustment of power unit setting to de-rate the systems.
- Adjustment of gearbox settings.
- Learning of gears of the gearbox (will only be enforced from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards).
- Balancing the SOC [state-of-charge of batteries] or adjusting for performance.
- Information on fuel flow settings (except if requested to do so by race control).
- Information on level of fuel saving needed.
- Information on tyre pressures or temperatures (will only be enforced from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards).
- Information on differential settings.
- Start maps related to clutch position, for race start and pit stops.
- Information on clutch maps or settings, e.g. bite point.
- Burn-outs prior to race starts.
- Information on brake balance or BBW (brake-by-wire) settings.
- Warning on brake wear or temperatures (will only be enforced from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards).
- Selection of driver default settings (other than in the case of a clearly identified problem with the car).
- Answering a direct question from a driver, e.g. "Am I using the right torque map"?
- Any message that appears to be coded.

 

[Typhoonz]

Interesting! wonder "Hammer Time" is still allow?

 

FIA clarifies radio transmission restrictions.

 

 

"Push now" means Hammer time lor... Anyway they will find ways to go around the rules with more codes... Good example are the codes from Red Bull Racing and the infamous "Multi 21" at Sepang in 2013...

[Wt_know]

the more FIA want to control the less exciting F1 is

nikki lauda said FIA has gone control freak of the sport

Edited September 16, 2014 by Wt_know