Formula 1

[Pajo]

Who missed the incident:

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[Shaun]

Glad Fernando is alright. He's one of the very few drivers in formula 1 I still like. Not the only big crash he has been in as I still remember that crash with Webber at Brazil in the rain which ended up with Fisichella somehow winning in a fucking Jordan

 

[ElDuccio]

the yellow renauts reminds me of the jordans.. they are yellow and shit.

 

[Shaun]

I used to love Jordan. Especially when they had the shark themed nosecone. Anyway, I'm a supporter of more colour in F1. It's been pretty bland the last few years

 

[Howl]

Rosberg just announced his retirement from F1 :serious: Guess he wants to go out on a high as world champion and focus on his family, but he's only 31 and in his best form. I'm sure he'll probably make a comeback in the future.

Thats Massa, Button and Rosberg all retiring in one season. I'm guessing Alonso might be replacing Rosberg as Vettel still has some time left on his Ferrari contract.

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Rosberg just announced his retirement from F1 :serious: Guess he wants to go out on a high as world champion and focus on his family, but he's only 31 and in his best form. I'm sure he'll probably make a comeback in the future.

Thats Massa, Button and Rosberg all retiring in one season. I'm guessing Alonso might be replacing Rosberg as Vettel still has some time left on his Ferrari contract.

 

[ScottishInterista]

I imagine hulkenburg or another German goes there, seems like a bitch way out though by not bothering to defend the title at his age

 

[Pimpin]

do you guys know what it means to chase this dream ever since being a little kid? Rosberg was racing ever since he was a little kid, worked so hard to arrive here, maybe he has no motivation left, i dont blame him tbh

 

[Howl]

True, but you'd think he'd want to defend it and go for more titles seeing as he is in a Mercedes car that is in a league of its own.

I'm a Ferrari fan, but I'd want Vettel to go to Mercedes just to stop that whiny cunt Hamilton from winning anything.

 

[ElDuccio]

There is no competition between his Mercedes and the other cars. Its only him vs Hamilton, maybe thats the problem. Where should he get motivation to continue? Formula 1 now is only a Marketing thing. I see no fun for the fans but also not for the drivers if you already know that Mercedes will win.

 

[firmino]

I guess Rosberg simply chose the family over everything else. He mentioned his wife and his baby girl in his farewell to f1, that's where his thoughts are. He isn't the first in the world of racing who made this choice. A similar (although far less famous) case was Poggiali, who left motor racing after two titles and he clearly said how he didn't feel like racing anymore after his first kid was born; and of course, a less similar but more famous case was stoner. I don't know if it is the fear of dying on the asphalt or simply the need to leave a job that takes away so much time, or both, but to some people racing and having a family just don't blend.

 

[ScottishInterista]

I see no fun for the fans but also not for the drivers if you already know that Mercedes will win.

Doesnt sound at all like football in Italy

 

[ElDuccio]

Doesnt sound at all like football in Italy

Its more likely that Juventus will stop wining then someone will change the rules from F1. (dont allowing Hybird motor like 5 years ago)

 

[Il Drago]

The F1 2017 season is starting this weekend. I don't know how popular this sport is among the members of FIF but i'm making a preview of the 2017 cars, drivers and calendar for anyone who is interested.

Mercedes W08 EQ Power+
44. Lewis Hamilton
77. Valtteri Bottas

Red Bull RB13
3.Daniel Ricciardo
33. Max Verstappen

Ferrari SF70H
5. Sebastian Vettel
7. Kimi Raikkonen

Force India VJM10
11. Sergio Perez
31. Esteban Ocon

Williams FW40
19. Felipe Massa
18. Lance Stroll

McLaren-Honda MCL32
14. Fernando Alonso
2. Stoffel Vandoorne

Toro Rosso STR12
26. Daniil Kvyat
55. Carlos Sainz Jnr

Haas VF-17
8. Romain Grosjean
20. Kevin Magnussen

Renault R.S.17
27. Nico Hulkenberg
30. Jolyon Palmer

Sauber C36
9. Marcus Ericsson
94. Pascal Wehrlein

F1 2017 Calendar

March 26 - Australia (Melbourne)
April 9 - China (Shanghai)
April 16 - Bahrain (Bahrain)
April 30 - Russia (Sochi)
May 14 - Spain (Barcelona)
May 28 - Monaco (Monte Carlo)
June 11 - Canada (Montreal)
June 25 - Azerbaijan (Baku)
July 9 - Austria (Spielberg)
July 16 - Great Britain (Silverstone)
July 30 - Hungary (Budapest)
August 27 - Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
September 3 - Italy (Monza)
September 17 - Singapore (Singapore)
October 1 - Malaysia (Sepang)
October 8 - Japan (Suzuka)
October 22 - USA (Austin)
October 29 - Mexico (Mexico City)
November 12 - Brazil (Sao Paulo)
November 26 - Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi)

 

[firmino]

I used to love it as a kid. It's not fun how it used to be. Over the years, the f1 circus has done anything in their power to make this sport as boring as possible. They are well aware of that but don't seem to care. However, my favorite pilot is Raikkonen, I find him an interesting person, he doesn't talk like a diplomat.

 

[Howl]

The new Torro Rosso looks sick.. even the force india car is quite nice looking

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I used to love it as a kid. It's not fun how it used to be. Over the years, the f1 circus has done anything in their power to make this sport as boring as possible. They are well aware of that but don't seem to care. However, my favorite pilot is Raikkonen, I find him an interesting person, he doesn't talk like a diplomatic.

Same.. He has the most entertaining 5 second interviews ever

 

[Pimpin]

you guys should check mikas hakkinen interviews, favorite driver ever

 

[ScottishInterista]

From pre season testing it looks like the racing will be more even with less pit stops for tires, im looking forward to it

 

[firmino]

I wish it wasn't on a pay TV. Not because you have to pay to watch it, but because the moment it happened, F1 stopped being a popular topic in bars, something many people would talk about while sipping a coffee. I mean, it was never as popular as football (I'm talking about Italy), but it used to be very popular and a topic in bars. I hope I don't sound like a negative Nancy here, I just miss a bit that atmosphere.

 

[ScottishInterista]

Same happened here, went from council TV so everyone could watch it to being on sky where it was no where near as good

 

[Adriano@10]

Same happened here, went from council TV so everyone could watch it to being on sky where it was no where near as good

Thats why i love the swiss national tv chanell. Every f1 race live Cl on tuseday and on wednesday live as well as every major atp final and a couple of other sports events live.