Gordon commented on the post, Why ‘full throttle’ doesn’t mean ‘full power’...
…and for current manufacturers to push onto more road cars. Plus, I actually like the sound of these new engines, especially hearing them power down when they stopped in the pit lane.
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Why ‘full throttle’ doesn’t mean ‘full power’...
Is there any chance that the unit could be back after it fails, say after a couple of laps of not working? Would have thought so providing the failure is only software related and not a hardware issue....
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Signs point to Williams-Martini deal
That and having a lower centre of gravity is beneficial to the vehicles cornering abilities.
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Raikkonen “more mature” since rejoining Ferrari
Aside from the (old) joke about Kimi at a bar, this comment is spot on. Even when asked about his opinion on DRS/tyres/etc. he is level headed and just says “well it’s the same for everybody”; no...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Williams can be second-fastest team – Massa
I fully agree with @Tophercheese21, there’s always something for people to complain about. Especially with how ‘powerful’ social media is these days, there’s a lot of jumping on the bandwagon (even...
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic 2014 Grand Prix of St Petersburg in the forum...
Like Keith mentioned in f1fanatic live, JPM seemed to be rather cautious and they also said he had some issues shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. Looking forward to him being further up the grid.
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic Driver weight loss becoming too much? in the...
I remember DC admitting that he used to be bulimic at one point in his career (correct me if I’m wrong) and Brundle said that he’d spoken to a driver just before this weekend that passed out in a press...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Massa defends decision to disobey team orders
Is Smedley on gardening leave?
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Massa defends decision to disobey team orders
Love the bluntness of his question(s). Did anyone else notice the way Claire Williams quoted Massa when Kravitz asked if Felipe had replied to that message? A mocking tone of voice which saying what he...
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic Driver weight loss becoming too much? in the...
But the weight could then be used for various parts of the car (in the power unit, suspension, chassis, etc.) and not just the ballast.
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Hamilton leads historic one-two for Mercedes
No matter what, fans will complain about something. I don’t get why people are sick of Mercedes when we’ve only just had the second race of the season. It could go either way, what if F1 was a complete...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Hamilton leads historic one-two for Mercedes
Also, Hamilton had much more ‘clean’ air from the beginning of the race which helps fuel efficiency.
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic Driver weight loss becoming too much? in the...
ME4ME I get your point, there have been times before where I’ve thought that too. But what I’m thinking is that even though there are other sports where athletes risk serious injury, they are...
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic Fuel usage chart idea in the forum Formula One
I thought they admitted to underfuelling their cars for this race? But that aside, am I the only one who isn’t really bothered by this new information on-screen? I somewhat like the idea of the mystery...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Hamilton leads historic one-two for Mercedes
Wow, hadn’t thought of that.
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Hamilton leads historic one-two for Mercedes
@fer-no65 That’s fair enough, I guess maybe people would get a bit fed up the last four years (myself not being one of them, yes, my interest dipped somewhat but what Vettel has achieved deserves...
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic Driver weight loss becoming too much? in the...
Iestyn, was that for the BBC pre-race coverage at Malaysia? Might have to check that out. I wonder who it was that passed out at that press event? Sutil and Hulk are two main possibilities. It seems...
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic Driver weight loss becoming too much? in the...
Even if Hulk is heavier than his team mate (this year: Perez), could it be that they’d modify his chassis to be slightly lighter? With some drawbacks, obviously. Look at the incident where Bottas hit...
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic Fuel usage chart idea in the forum Formula One
@steevkay Ah, I hadn’t realised that it was a percentage of 100kg, thought it was that of whatever they’d initially put in the car hence I was dubious about it. On second thoughts, although I stand by...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Frijns to make practice debut in Bahrain
At first I thought why choose Kobayashi over Frijns (even though I am glad he’s back in F1), but considering what the Caterham’s been like this year, I’d rather he comes into F1 next year maybe...
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic Driver weight loss becoming too much? in the...
@fastiesty Where did you hear about that? That is a significant saving for the chassis! I watched that BBC segment about MW and his race preparation, really dedicated. I like how before the last race...
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic Motorsport Manager in the forum F1 Games
This looks brilliant, can’t wait to try it out. I agree with what you say about “free games” on smartphones, I’d happily pay for a well-made and enjoyable app.
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Red Bull “have a fantastic car”– Hamilton
I’ve never been a fan of DRS but this weekend there was one particular occasion where the car just got alongside the other and the rest was up to the drivers; that’s how it should be but realistically...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Rate the race: 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix
I think he should get a race ban like Grosjean did for colliding and launching over Alonso in Spa.
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Did the stewards get Maldonado’s penalty right?
Definitely, either that or a race ban like Grosjean had in Spa because of his incident with Alonso.
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Team orders row “won’t happen again”– Williams
You make a good point, especially about all the bad press F1 gets whether it’s tyres (last year), noise, double points, changing the rules, etc. Like some commenters on here have said regarding new...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Team orders row “won’t happen again”– Williams
*of Also, is there any analysis of viewing figures on here? (On my phone and I can’t search for it on F1F.)
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Double points finale could be scrapped – Todt
Re: COTD – it’s just all PR to pull in manufacturers & about “road relevance”. Regarding “someone” putting together the necessary documents detailing why Lewis was so fast in Malaysia is very...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, FIA accepts Haas team entry, considers Forza Rossa
The biggest problem with USF1 was Anderson being convinced that designing and building their own chassis in-house was their best bet instead of going with Dallara like Windsor wanted. That and many...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, FIA accepts Haas team entry, considers Forza Rossa
Maybe the Kolles led team?
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Haas has big plans for his F1 team – Busch
Well spotted, didn’t know about the previous Haas team.
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Haas want ‘experienced driver plus young American’
I agree with you regarding Jaime but I think he wants a driver that has experience with the current regulations which Jaime just doesn’t have. I’m thinking Sutil/Kobayashi + Rossi/Daly (though I have a...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Mercedes demand tough stance from FIA on Red Bull
David Brabham raises a good point, Senna was a true great and tragic loss but no recognition of Roland’s death seems rather disrespectful to be honest. I can see why his death was/is overshadowed by...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, "It was hard to distinguish one bit of awesome...
That was a brilliant read. Ron made a good point about Ayrton’s greatness ending abruptly and not having anything tarnishing his image; I never really looked at it that way.
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Renault could halt engine supply to late-payers
It’s great that Sky are showing qualifying on Sky1 today, great way to reach a new audience.
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Renault could halt engine supply to late-payers
Yeah that is true, but it’s good to see that they are seeing the benefit of it enough to at least show qualifying on sky1 (but no race on sky1 though).
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic GP2 2014 teams and drivers in the forum GP2
I personally don’t see all the hype around Nasr, seeing as this is his third year in GP2 and has only just had his first win. He’s definitely got some talent though.
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic GP2 2014 teams and drivers in the forum GP2
@wsrgo I didn’t manage to catch the GP2 race on Sunday so I’ll just have to take your word for it but I did catch the Saturday race and I watched most of the GP2 races last year where he just seemed to...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Rosberg as tough a team mate as Alonso - Hamilton
While I do somewhat agree, that’s harder to say since the Mercedes cars of ’10-’12 weren’t very good and he didn’t have as strong of a team around him as he did at Ferrari. Hypothetically, if they had...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Maldonado eager for closer competition
Maldonado/Crashtor/[etc.] jokes in 3… 2… 1…
View ArticleGordon started the topic Caterham for sale... in the forum Formula One
Looks like Fernandes has finally had enough. This won’t be helped by the fact that Marussia just scored their first points. I wonder if anybody will be just buying off the F1 team (separate from...
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, Fernandes to put Caterham Group up for sale
But as someone else has already mentioned, making losses in F1 is ‘normal’, besides the buyer will get an F1 entry without having to go down the route with the FIA like Haas did. I’m thinking the...
View ArticleGordon replied to the topic New Indy Lights chassis revealed in the forum...
That looks really good, I like the look of the rear wing especially with its narrow mounts.
View ArticleGordon commented on the post, FIA 'approves entry' for 13th F1 team
Don’t forget the fact that he tried to blackmail Toto Wolff. One of the more memorable mistakes he made before the demise of HRT was not guaranteeing a budget for Geoff Willis for the development of...
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