Katsuya Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Lol, Hamilton is out again. Power unit failure, which could mean another big change which will mean more penalties now...and Hamilton could be in a lot of trouble later in the year if they're going through so many power units now. Another interesting point: Rosberg had the lion's share of reliability issues last year at Merc. They swapped Rosberg and Hamilton's engineers around this year... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Can't say i'm dissapointed to see Hamilton have issues again. And I think he'll still be in for a podium spot despite starting 10th (or lower, depending on potential penalties). With Vettel dropping five spots from the gearbox change, this makes it a Finnish Starting 3, with Rosberg, Bottas, and Raikkonen. But again, I don't see anyone challenging Rosberg unless something happens to his car because that Merc is just too damn fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) 1st lap and Hulkenberg, Haryanto, and Vettel are already out, Vettel getting assassinated by Kvyat. Total chaos and safety car out. https://streamable.com/azte Edited May 1, 2016 by Jasonmufc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 If we actually want to see a championship, Lewis needs his car to be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Red Bull have demoted Kvyat to Toro Rosso and Max will be in the Red Bull for the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 13 minutes ago, Katsuya loves Oslo said: Red Bull have demoted Kvyat to Toro Rosso and Max will be in the Red Bull for the rest of the season. Me thinks Seb got in Horner's ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, Permanent Rich said: Me thinks Seb got in Horner's ear Or Ferrari got in Max's and Red Bull have had to respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted May 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 39 minutes ago, Katsuya loves Oslo said: Or Ferrari got in Max's and Red Bull have had to respond. Why not both? Anyways, this is yuge news. This is the first time ever where Red Bull has done an in-season swap of drivers between their two respective teams. Also, this muse be a fucking throat punch for Kvyat's F1 dreams, because nobody wants to touch him with a ten foot pole now. He's damaged goods. Needless to say, as a Dutchman I am absolutely HYPE! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted May 5, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Wasn't expecting to read this over my Frosties. Huge news. Kvyat will be out of F1 next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 TBF, Perez did just fine bouncing back from the McLaren fiasco in the end. I think that Kvyat has a *chance*, maybe, with Haas or Renault further down the line. If he can outperform Sainz and Max doesn't manage well against Ricciardo, then I'd say it'll make him look a bit better. Seems to be a lot of people who think it's quite unfair on Kvyat too (which it is), so I wouldn't rule him completely damaged goods yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Aye neither would I, Jenson Button even tweeted his dismay at it not long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 Fucking hell, Max is flying so far in Quali. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted May 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 23 minutes ago, Katsuya loves Oslo said: Fucking hell, Max is flying so far in Quali. Daniel out-quali'd him on his only lap, but jeez the Red Bulls were spectacular, and Max might be in for a podium tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FestiveJack Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 Kinda hope Kyvat beats him tbh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted May 14, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 That Verstappen boy is special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 2 hours ago, Mad Jack said: Kinda hope Kyvat beats him tbh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted May 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 It's really surreal to see Verstappen do so well, since as a Dutchman i'm conditioned to know we Dutch are shit at motorsports and will never have a successful driver. Now you have an 18 year old kid who has driven less than four hours in the Red Bull car, and he comes in fourth in the qualification, beating out his teammate in all but the final quali sessions, and beating the Ferrari's and all but his teammate and the Mercedes'. As a dutchman it's insane, and as a racing fan it's even more insane. He has no right to be this good already, he has no right to adjust to a new car so quickly. Every time former drivers and experts talk about him, they liken him to Senna and Schumacher, and every single time he does something like this I believe it a little bit more. Brundle told something about how Schumi came into the sport, where he drove for Jordan F1 once before jumping up into the top flight Benneton car and never looked like he was out of his elements or needed some time to adjust, it just worked immediately, and Max Verstappen showed that very same adjustment period as a guy like Schumacher. And whilst this doesn't mean Max is a future seven time world champion, it does pose the question to how high his sealing lies, because by his standards he is inexperienced and could use more growth, whilst for other standards he's already a great driver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 What a start. Right after Mercedes announce that both drivers are staying on, and then they wreck. Verstappen could realistically win his first race here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugobomb Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Lewis and Nico hit each other and are out!! By the sounds of it, it was Lewis' fault but I fully expect people to blame Nico for it because Lewis can do no wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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