Gazz Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Horner makes you horny, admit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Quite like Ricciardo though. Grosjean and Maldonado are the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 2, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Pirelli will get the opportunity to test its 2014 tyres on current-spec cars after the FIA agreed it would be beneficial for the sport, considering their last attempt during Brazil's free practice was rained off. Only a handful of laps were completed on the prototype tyres, leaving Pirelli will insufficient data to aid development of the new compounds which will have to cope with a massive increase in torque thanks to the new engines. The details of the test have been kept private, but it will take place within the next two weeks at the Bahrain International Circuit and 2013 cars will be used. Pirelli has, as per the FIA's request, invited all the teams to participate, but only Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes have agreed due to the costs associated with running a car during what is thought to be a three-day test. Pirelli is hoping to avoid a repeat of the dramas it suffered this season after several tyres failed at the British Grand Prix. A change in structure was then introduced mid-season which is thought to have favoured one or more teams. All the teams will get the chance to try the new tyres at the first pre-season test in Jerez on January 28th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Live breaking news on SSN, Hulkenburg has re-joined Force India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Red Bull - Vettel / Ricciardo Mercedes - Hamilton / Rosberg Ferrari - Alonso / Raikkonen Lotus - Grosjean / Maldonado McLaren - Button / Magnussen Force India - Hulkenberg / TBA Sauber - TBA / TBA Toro Rosso - Vergne / Kyvat Williams - Bottas / Massa Marussia - Bianchi / TBA Caterham - TBA / TBA That's what we have confirmed so far. Perez is expected to join Hulk at Force India, meaning that Sutil is probably off to Sauber. Kovalainen pretty much confirmed that he would drive for Caterham in 2014 while Chilton's money will almost certainly give him a second year at Marussia. That would just leave one seat at Caterham (VDG?) and another at Sauber for either Gutierrez or Sirotkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 5, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Apparently Gutierrez has visited the Caterham factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 9, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 The Williams Formula 1 team has announced it has strengthened its aerodynamics department with the arrival of two new recruits from Lotus and Red Bull. Dave Wheater will join the Grove-based squad from Lotus to become head of aerodynamic performance. He will report to head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville. Shaun Whitehead, who previously worked at Red Bull, joins Williams as head of aerodynamic process. Williams had originally targeted Dirk de Beer, who opted to join Ferrari instead. Wheater was de Beer's deputy at Lotus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Just seen this at the top of the BBC Sport page, I'm sure there's more to come: Double points are to be awarded at the final race of the season, a change to the scoring system that will begin in 2014. What the FUCK. I hate gimmicks that are just for spectators and can possibly screw over a driver or a team's entire season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 9, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooboy. Formula 1 will award double points for its final round from the 2014 season in an effort to keep championship battles open longer. The move was agreed by the F1 Strategy Group and the Formula One Commission at a meeting in Paris on Monday. It will automatically become part of the regulations as the FIA World Motor Sport Council agreed last week to give the Strategy Group and Commission a mandate to agree rule changes on this occasion. An FIA statement said that the change had been agreed "in order to maximise focus on the championship until the end of the campaign". It applies to both the drivers' and constructors' championships, and means that the winner of the final grand prix next year will get 50 points, with 36 for second place and so on through the top 10. Had that system been in place in recent years, it would have changed the outcome of both the 2012 and '08 title fights. Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton won those crowns respectively by claiming sufficient minor points to stay ahead of rivals Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. But under the new system, Alonso's second place at Interlagos last year would have given him enough points to leapfrog Vettel, while Massa's 2008 Brazilian GP victory would have denied Hamilton the championship on that occasion. Permanent driver numbers will become a reality from the 2014 Formula 1 world championship, the FIA has confirmed. As AUTOSPORT revealed last month, the item was tabled for discussion for F1's Strategy Group meeting on December 9. The group and Formula One Commission has approved the change, which becomes effective immediately and will therefore be implemented ahead of the 2014 season. The FIA gave the Strategy Group and Commission a one-off mandate to impose rule changes at its World Motor Sport Council meeting last week. While #1 will be reserved for the current world champion - should he choose to use it - every other driver will be asked to choose their race number, between #2 and #99. If more than one driver selects the same number, priority will be given on last year's championship order. The changes therefore mean Sebastian Vettel will have the option of competing as #1 next year, with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso having the second pick of numbers. The new F1 system is similar to that used in motorcycle racing, where riders stick with numbers for a whole career, such as Valentino Rossi's iconic #46, and can choose whether or not to switch to #1 when champions. In American motorsport, it is teams rather than drivers that usually run permanent numbers and champions switching to #1 has become a rarity. A budget cap will be introduced in Formula 1 from the start of 2015. The move was agreed at a meeting of the F1 Strategy Group and the F1 Commission in Paris today. A working group will be established to finalise the regulations governing the cost-cap regulations. This group, which will include representatives of the FIA and of the commercial rights holder, as well as F1 team members, will be tasked to finalise these regulations by the end of June 2014. It is not clear how the budget cap will be structured, although previous proposals have included exemptions for marketing and driver wages. A budget cap has been under discussion in F1 on and off for several years and with the majority of teams struggling financially the need to take action to cut costs has become urgent. Then-FIA president Max Mosley attempted to introduce a budget cap of £30 million for 2010. This was later increased to £40 million before being dropped amid opposition from teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA! Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 They can quadruple the points for all I care -- no one will still give a shit about Abu Dhabi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 That new ruling, much like this entire sport is becoming, is a complete farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 The double points thing is ridiculous and the permanent numbers thing is also a bit strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKA Castroneves Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Yeah it's all a bit desperate isn't it? Vettel and Red Bull are dominating so much I guess the viewing figures must be giving Bernie's pocket a reason to itch... At least they haven't gone back to the idea of giving out medals for Gold/Silver/Bronze for coming 1/2/3 in a GP and then adding them up to have a World Champion at the end of the year, I hated that idea with a passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 9, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 All that you can really hope is that 2015 and that this will likely never happen because it is Formula One and nothing is ever unanimously agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 10, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 On the plus side, Formula 1 teams have overwhelmingly rejected the proposal to make a minimum of two pitstops mandatory rule for 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Paul Di Resta is the first to pick his number, he'll be driving #45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 10, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 What Formula is that going to be in then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Vettel, perhaps speaking on behalf of a lot of drivers as he's pretty much bulletproof, has already come out and said the double points are bullshit. "This is absurd and punishes those who have worked hard for a whole season," said the 26-year-old, who won the final nine races in 2013. Other teams and drivers are yet to comment on the plans following a meeting of the F1 Strategy Group and the Formula One Commission in Paris on Monday. Red Bull driver Vettel would have lost the 2012 title to Fernando Alonso if such rules had been in place and is far from happy. "I value the old traditions in Formula 1 and do not understand this new rule," he told German newspaper Sport Bild. "Imagine, in the last Bundesliga [football[ match of the season there was suddenly double points." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 What Formula is that going to be in then? The tweet I read said he was going to get the P45. It only just clicked. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainiac Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 It's not often I'll agree with Sebastian Vettel, but he's completely right in this case, it's a ridiculous idea. They clearly haven't thought it through enough either: say, I dunno, Pastor Maldonado (god forbid) is 2nd in the championship to, let's say Vettel for instance by under 50 points going into the last race of the season, and let's say Maldonado is in 2nd place overall due to taking 2nd & 3rd places throughout the year, without ever actually winning a Grand Prix. If he were to win that final race in Abu Dhabi & Vettel was to not finish at all, Pastor Maldonado would be world champion despite only winning one grand prix all season. I know that scenario is unlikely but that's not the point. Theoretically it could happen and therefore this is a ridiculous ruling designed to artifically create some drama at the end of the season. Problem is, the fans don't watch for artifically created drama, they watch it for the thrill of watching the best drivers in the world compete. This idea is a slap in the face to most of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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