F1 season 2017 comments here

[Sean197]

Who set fastest lap?

Verstappen, on brand new softs about 10 laps from the end I believe. He's admitted the only reason he stopped was so he could set the fastest lap.

 

[///M]

Verstappen, on brand new softs about 10 laps from the end I believe. He's admitted the only reason he stopped was so he could set the fastest lap.

Exactly!

Plenty of pace in that Red Bull. Renault have big upgrades to come for next year too. Could be a big test for Merc.

Funny about them not wanting him to come in even though he had a pit stop in hand. And then Martin (or Crofty, can't remember) let's it slip that he gets a bonus for fastest laps...

 

[Micah]

By far the highlight for me was Ted showing some nice photos on his phone of Hartley when he was a kid and he gets a text saying "COCK" live on air. Classic Ted moment and right up there with him struggling with the brolly in the wind! Piss funny.

No way?! I'm gonna have to find this!

Verstappen, on brand new softs about 10 laps from the end I believe. He's admitted the only reason he stopped was so he could set the fastest lap.

They were saying he gets a bonus for setting the fastest lap - probably a go on Ginger Spice.

 

[///M]

probably a go on Ginger Spice.

Maybe a few years back. But after Horner has been there... my god, I'd rather poke myself in the eye!

 

[///M]

No way?! I'm gonna have to find this!

Live on air!!!

Kravitz, turn your comms off you amateur!!!

 

[Micah]

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Live on air!!!

Kravitz, turn your comms off you amateur!!!

Priceless! [emoji23]

 

[Chris]

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Live on air!!!

Kravitz, turn your comms off you amateur!!!

Lmao

 

[Sean197]

Alonso completes WEC test in Bahrain - http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...etes-first-test-in-toyota-lmp1-car-in-bahrain He'll be at Le Mans next year, no doubt.

 

[///M]

Alonso completes WEC test in Bahrain - http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...etes-first-test-in-toyota-lmp1-car-in-bahrain He'll be at Le Mans next year, no doubt.

Talk of him doing a lot more than Le Mans too. Could be very interesting. I'm super keen to see him do the 24hr. And maybe two of them seeing as there will be two next season. Who knows. Looking forward to it.

 

[///M]

In other news, the new F1 logo is due to go live, possibly before the next race.

Three designs have been trademarked. All of them back of a spoon ugly if you ask me. The old one with the negative space "1" was superb I thought. Liberty are not exactly filling me with confidence so far...

 

[Sean197]

In other news, the new F1 logo is due to go live, possibly before the next race.

Three designs have been trademarked. All of them back of a spoon ugly if you ask me. The old one with the negative space "1" was superb I thought. Liberty are not exactly filling me with confidence so far...

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Shite!

 

[Jimmy]

In other news, the new F1 logo is due to go live, possibly before the next race.

Three designs have been trademarked. All of them back of a spoon ugly if you ask me. The old one with the negative space "1" was superb I thought. Liberty are not exactly filling me with confidence so far...

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Absolutely horrible, all three of them! Why change something that has been in place for so long, and is instantly recognisable! The new ones looks like somebody's graphic design homework for GCSE!

 

[Chris]

All the money in formula 1 and they employ an amateur to make there trademark logo.

 

[///M]

@Sean197 @Jimmy @Chris couldn't agree more guys. They're all terrible!

 

[Jimmy]

@Sean197 @Jimmy @Chris couldn't agree more guys. They're all terrible!

I think that with them trying to attract new, younger audiences to the sport, this just smacks of putting absolutely no effort in whatsoever. Bland, black and white logos that looked like they were designed on a 90's home computer!

 

[///M]

I think that with them trying to attract new, younger audiences to the sport, this just smacks of putting absolutely no effort in whatsoever. Bland, black and white logos that looked like they were designed on a 90's home computer!

Exactly mate. And you know they've spent a fortune to be spun a line from some marketing twats already!

 

[peter]

a couple of dutch internet sites confirm kubica at williams. for 2018 and 2019.

 

[Sean197]

a couple of dutch internet sites confirm kubica at williams. for 2018 and 2019.

I hope they've got a sympathetic insurer, given how many wrc cars he wrote off.

 

[///M]

a couple of dutch internet sites confirm kubica at williams. for 2018 and 2019.

It’s been looking more and more nailed on. I really hope it’s true and I hope he does well.

It’s clear they took a long time to think about him. Why? And Renault could have had him but didn’t. Why?

Like I say, really hope he does come back and does well. Always liked him and he was brilliant entertainment in WRC2. The onboard footage of him doing most of a stage with broken headlights at night is one of the best bits of rally footage I’ve ever seen!

As @Sean197 says though, he does have a lot of accidents. Most of them huge!

 

[peter]

trying not to be a cynical old bastard ... but maybe they (make that daddy stroll) have chosen kubica because he's the slowest of the candidates just to make lance look good.