2014 F1 Season.
Posted by: BigH47 on 06 January 2014
Posted on: 24 May 2014 by Mike-B
NR has been cleared
Race stewards said they could find "no evidence of any offence".
SpecSavers comes to mind
Roll on the first corner tomorrow
Posted on: 24 May 2014 by Chris Dolan
I didn't see it - but I hope that it was deliberate - even if they can't prove it.
Posted on: 24 May 2014 by JamieWednesday
Originally Posted by Chris Dolan:
I didn't see it - but I hope that it was deliberate - even if they can't prove it.
Asked about comparisons with Prost and Senna, Lewis said he '...liked the way Senna dealt with it'. Yep that first corner will have a lot of cameras on it...
Posted on: 25 May 2014 by rackkit
Originally Posted by Chris Dolan:
I didn't see it - but I hope that it was deliberate - even if they can't prove it.
Eh?
Posted on: 25 May 2014 by Paper Plane
Fantastic result for Caterham, 11th & 13th!
steve
Posted on: 25 May 2014 by rodwsmith
Brilliant atmosphere. Terrible race. Well, not a race at all.
But brilliant atmosphere!
Actually there were moments when the atmosphere was less brilliant:
Posted on: 25 May 2014 by rodwsmith
But they're so quiet. Unbelievably quiet. No ear plugs needed at all, and you could have a conversation with them passing right by. Just not right.
I went a few years ago and accidentally had the plugs out when they went past, and it felt like my ears had started to bleed and my head was about to explode.
Posted on: 22 June 2014 by BigH47
Jim Bamber famous for his F1 cartoon/caricatures in Autosport has passed away. He died from cancer at 66 years.
R.I.P. Jim, always the first thing to look at was his pics in Autosport.
Some images:: https://www.google.co.uk/searc...biw=1698&bih=996
Posted on: 22 June 2014 by Tony Lockhart
That's sad. He also did rallying cartoons. Too young to go in his mid-60s, but it seems to be quite a common age at the moment.
Posted on: 05 July 2014 by GraemeH
Interesting grid for tomorrow. Should make a good start at the very least.
What was LH thinking?
G
Posted on: 05 July 2014 by BigH47
Originally Posted by GraemeH:
Interesting grid for tomorrow. Should make a good start at the very least.
What was LH thinking?
G
I don't think he was!
Posted on: 06 July 2014 by Paper Plane
Didn't matter in the end...
Good performance from Bottas and Raikkonen was verrrrry lucky.
steve
Posted on: 06 July 2014 by GraemeH
4 points will make for an interesting home turf for Nico this time...
G
Posted on: 06 July 2014 by BigH47
Originally Posted by BigH47:
Originally Posted by GraemeH:
Interesting grid for tomorrow. Should make a good start at the very least.
What was LH thinking?
G
I don't think he was!
......but he was on Sunday. Shame we didn't get the head to head, but much better for Lewis' championship chances.
Posted on: 07 July 2014 by David S Patterson
So pleased for Williams and Bo77as. I hope they can keep the momentum to get to 3rd in constructors and 4 the in WDC
Posted on: 08 July 2014 by BigH47
So the next stupid FIA idea is out, 18" wheels. Oh goody perhaps some could fit 22'' ones with spinners maybe some lights under the cars?
Most (all) of a F1 cars suspension is actually the flexing of the sidewalls so the high profile tyres are vital to the design.
Of course it won't cost anything to change to 18" rims, like the change in engine regs did increase costs?
Posted on: 08 July 2014 by Bruce Woodhouse
Does anyone know if worldwide audiences are slipping for F1?
I just sense that people are nowhere near as interested as they were. I'm surely not.
Bruce
Posted on: 08 July 2014 by Tony Lockhart
Germany and Italy are losing audiences, oooo I wonder why, uk audiences are increasing.
Howard. I think the current 13" wheels look stupid now. Try and find any half decent car with smaller than 15" wheels now! Pirelli's Hembury reckons 19 or 20" is the way to go. And, if that means less give in the sidewalls, they'll just make the suspension control it. I'm sure a designer of F1 chassis would rather deal with carbon fibre than rubber, what with its changing properties during a race.
However. We shall see what Lotus and Pirelli think after tomorrow.
Posted on: 08 July 2014 by Tony2011
I don't see the problem. It's been done before!
Posted on: 08 July 2014 by Bruce Woodhouse
Caterham Seven handles best on 14 inch wheels. Chapman knew a bit about reducing unsprung weight. Modern big rims/lowprofile tyres are generally fashion over function. The proportions of current F1 cars already look so wrong they cannot possibly get worse unless they choose to have all 4 wheels different sizes. Not even Bernie could do that.
Posted on: 08 July 2014 by GraemeH
It was nice to see these elegant cars running at the weekend. G
Posted on: 08 July 2014 by Tony Lockhart
Originally Posted by GraemeH:
It was nice to see these elegant cars running at the weekend. G
Yep. And that's why I go to the Brands' Masters Historic meeting, and watch them racing flat out. Great stuff. Not enough room for company logos though
Posted on: 08 July 2014 by Tony Lockhart
Originally Posted by Bruce Woodhouse:
Caterham Seven handles best on 14 inch wheels. Chapman knew a bit about reducing unsprung weight. Modern big rims/lowprofile tyres are generally fashion over function.
I agree that most cars currently running 18" or larger wheels are doing it just for looks, but I've heard designers say they're relieved that alloy wheels are so cheap now, otherwise the brakes required to haul today's lard-barges down from motorway speeds would have nowhere to fit. Not a problem the Caterham has!
Posted on: 08 July 2014 by winkyincanada
Originally Posted by Tony Lockhart:
Howard. I think the current 13" wheels look stupid now. Try and find any half decent car with smaller than 15" wheels now! Pirelli's Hembury reckons 19 or 20" is the way to go. And, if that means less give in the sidewalls, they'll just make the suspension control it. I'm sure a designer of F1 chassis would rather deal with carbon fibre than rubber, what with its changing properties during a race.
However. We shall see what Lotus and Pirelli think after tomorrow.
Agreed. Are there any other classes that run tyres as odd as F1? Where the car designers are allowed latitude, they choose larger wheels and lower-profile tyres. Much better for the suspension to do the work, rather than the sidewalls (up to a point, of course - you need some compliance in the tyres).
Apart from reduced sidewall deformation, the other advantage is that you can get big brakes in them.
Posted on: 08 July 2014 by BigH47
Originally Posted by Tony Lockhart:
Germany and Italy are losing audiences, oooo I wonder why, uk audiences are increasing.
Howard. I think the current 13" wheels look stupid now. Try and find any half decent car with smaller than 15" wheels now! Pirelli's Hembury reckons 19 or 20" is the way to go. And, if that means less give in the sidewalls, they'll just make the suspension control it. I'm sure a designer of F1 chassis would rather deal with carbon fibre than rubber, what with its changing properties during a race.
However. We shall see what Lotus and Pirelli think after tomorrow.
No I'm sorry it's not a fashion item. Only 14' on my Mazda just like the Caterham. 
Most modern sports cars especially have much to big wheels. Road cars of course have proper suspension, no need to keep a level and constant body to road gap, for the aerodynamics.
Yet another solution to a non-existent problem.
