Troy Maskell Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Jules Bianchi has lost his fight and passed away after his crash last year. He never regained conciousness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUKIE Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 18, 2015 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 This is the absolute worst thing to wake up to. Just awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 It's been expected, but still not nice. So sad to have such a talented young person pass away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA! Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Absolutely devastated. Jules was a talented guy destined for better drives, and he fell victim to a freakish set of circumstances.It's the first death since Ayrton in 1994 too (which is weird feeling personally since I started watching F1 the race after his death purely by happenstance). Formula 1 has come a long way in terms of safety, to the point where cars have mounted each other at high speeds and both drivers haven't even been bruised from it, but this goes to show the dangers involved. They've already put in measures to prevent that scenario happening again but sadly it normally takes an unforeseen incident to bring in preventative measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Such awful news, first thing I saw when I woke up this morning. It's taken the wind right out of my sails ahead of what is/was going to be a busy and fun day.You could kind of tell it was coming when his father spoke a few days ago, but it doesn't make it any less horrible. He's only 25 years old, and it's just so tragic. I shed a tear watching the news report on it just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 It's sad to think how long his family had to go through such an ordeal over the last few months, and it's terrible that it ended this way. As much as safety measures in the sport have come on since the deaths of Ratzenberger and Senna in 1994, I must admit that I've still always been on edge when I witness a big crash, and this is the sort of eventuality I dread when watching. Thankfully, these kinds of consequences are rarer than ever before, but that still doesn't diminish the tragedy of what befell Bianchi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Fuck...I have nothing else to say except, fuck.Terrible news. just no words can make this news feel less terrible. I just hope Jules has found eternal peace, and his family can hopefully let go of the most horrible thing that can happen to a parent.He was only 25 too, just ripped away from the world. Any sort of death is terrible, but it has only compounded the tragedy of it all.RIP Jules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 20, 2015 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 The FIA have retired the #17 car out of respect to Jules Bianchi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 21, 2015 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Formula 1 will run only two tests in total throughout 2016, both at Barcelona and in pre-season, AUTOSPORT has learned.With a record-breaking 21-race calendar for next year on the cards, a decision has been taken to limit the overall number of test days over the course of the campaign.In stark contrast to recent seasons when three or four four-day pre-season tests have been held, the 10 existing teams and newcomer Haas will now have only eight days to prepare their cars before the season-opening grand prix in Australia on April 3.Both tests will take place at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, with the first from March 1-4 and the second running from March 15-18.In addition, and for the first time since 2011, there will be no in-season testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FestiveJack Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Is there a reasoning behind that? (although costs does come to mind...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 22, 2015 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Increased race calendar, costs, usual reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 I still don't understand why they have not just tacked an extra day on to some of the races (say Thursday or Monday) and allow all teams to utilise that for testing :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 22, 2015 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 They have! They had one earlier this year; all the teams barring Manor participated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 I mean more regularly! Also ban the top teams to allow the others to catch up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 22, 2015 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 That would be akin to turkeys voting for Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 23, 2015 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Valtteri Bottas says he needs to wait before finalising his future in Formula 1, and he does not know if he will stay with Williams for next season. The Finn is one of the drivers at the centre of the 2016 driver market, and there has been speculation he could be on his way to Ferrari next year to replace Kimi Raikkonen. Sauber has confirmed Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson will again drive for the Formula 1 team in 2016. Brazilian Nasr and Swede Ericsson joined Sauber at the start of the current campaign, and so far they have scored 16 and five points respectively. And, Fabio Leimer is to make his Formula 1 debut on Friday with a run out for Manor in first practice ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Leimer, GP2 champion in 2013, was signed by Manor early in June as the team's reserve driver to Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi.Renault appears set to land a significant financial incentive by being declared an historic team should it decide to again become a works marque in Formula 1, AUTOSPORT can reveal.Discussions as to Renault's future direction in F1 remain ongoing, with the French manufacturer looking at whether to quit altogether at the end of 2016, continue as an engine supplier or return to the grid as a full manufacturer entry.The final option, via a buy-out of Lotus, is being evaluated in depth, with one of the conditions being Renault joins Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Red Bull and Williams in receiving additional revenues from Formula One Management.At present FOM distributes 65 per cent of underlying revenues among the qualifying teams, with 15 per cent of that going to the five aforementioned teams in the form of a premium payment.By virtue of its history in F1 - Renault has been involved in all bar five seasons since 1977 - its executives believe it is also deserving of a premium payment.Commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed to AUTOSPORT Renault would be in line for such a bonus if it decided to again take on works status.Asked if Renault would be considered a historic team, Ecclestone replied: "Yes. If they take over Lotus and do exactly what Mercedes and Red Bull did, that would be it, so yeah, sure."They [Renault] have talked about perhaps taking over Lotus, so there is a way in for them, and we'd love to have them on board."It is understood for Renault to receive the premium payment unanimity from all the other teams is required, which would include current power unit customers Red Bull and Toro Rosso, who face being without an engine from 2017.Ecclestone, however, has suggested otherwise, adding: "If they [Renault] do what they have to do to be in line with those people I don't think we would need anybody to agree. I think we could deal with it easily enough."Speaking to AUTOSPORT, Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul said: "We know the sport well enough - we've been a part of it for 38 years - that without proper funding in place there is no story, no performance."One thing we need to be mindful of, and is part of the evaluation we are doing - which is a constant evaluation - is to make sure there is sufficient financial resources in place to satisfy the expectations at the top level."We have absolutely no intention of participating, like we are doing now, of making up the numbers on the grid."Given the legacy we have in the sport, any project of Renault in Formula 1, would have to be a top-performing one."Any financial recognition of the value of Renault in Formula 1, not just as an engine supplier but more specifically as a team, is clearly going to assist."It's not just money which is a crucial element in Formula 1, because there are always other issues to deal with, but certainly money is necessary."So this type of comment from Bernie is obviously a positive one." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Ok, I can see why Williams, McLaren and Ferrari are in those 5, Mercedes at a push (in the sport in the early days and have then been involved every year since 1995), but Red Bull don't belong, Sauber have essentially been a team for a longer period of time and why aren't Lotus included, they have such heritage in the sport. Essentially, Red Bull?! Historic?! WTF?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 23, 2015 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Yeah, you can only trace Red Bull as far back as Stewart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 If we are going down that route, Force India have been around longer as they are essentially Jordan under another guise (so 1991) and then Torro Rosso even further back to 1985 and the Minardi's In fact screw it, bring back Paul Stoddart and Minardi back to the grid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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