Forum F1 fantasy league off season chat 2014-5

[Topper]

There was an awful lot of Shampoo being delivered to their garage!

Well I can understand why because if Marussia beat Caterham again this year to 10th place they will get column one and columns two payments from Bernie amounting to some £49 million pounds as opposed to last year's £14 million meaning 8 bottles of champers is literally a drop in the ocean.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-what-are-the-rewards-per-race-and-per-season

 

[Lazarus]

Does that depend upon whether Bernie is "at liberty" ................................... ;)

 

[Topper]

Does that depend upon whether Bernie is "at liberty" ................................... ;)

Hardly, he is so old someone probably already has LPA over his affairs, financial and personal

 

[woborny]

No F1 this weekend - but it is Le Mans...
Already one HUGE accident :
the aftermath :

report: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...session-for-the-le-mans-24-hours-9530053.html

Webber is in this years race....

 

[pgh13]

In the words of Rob Smedley following the Canadian GP;

Perez's brake issue was "a fairly f*****g terminal problem" before adding "why you leave a car out when you've got that sort of problem is beyond me."

I'm missing the Smedley words of wisdom this year

 

[woborny]

Hmmm Tanja

 

[Analoguesat]

I rather enjoyed Austria - nice track, with plenty of overtaking opportunities. Shame the lap isnt a bit longer though, as a 70 second lap is more like a big Scalextric track!

Red Bull wont be impressed losing 3 of their 4 sponsored cars as the 3 retirements

 

[Topper]

There is some irony with this lol

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/28344335

 

[Lazarus]

Hungaroooooaaaaring!

Fabulous entertainment.

 

[woborny]

Just checked the league after the last race -
holy crap - I am leading!!!!
others must have had a shocker!

Half way point....

 

[Analoguesat]

Big accident at the final corner of the first race of the new Formula-E championship

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/29171184

 

[sonnetpete]

Was watching that earlier......a bit eerie just hearing a high pitched whine.....and no, it wasn't Bernie....

 

[woborny]

Something tells me I have lost my lead this weekend.....

 

[woborny]

Wow - even tho Nico did not compete - I am still leader - just....did not expect that...

 

[woborny]

No point in saying much about the race today until we hear more about Jules, as race results just don't matter at the moment.

 

[Analoguesat]

Ive just seen some video of Bianchi's crash. Its a bloody miracle hes still alive as the impact lifted the tractor rear end a good few feet up into the air, and moved the tractor at least 6 feet laterally.

In my own opinion the enclosed cockpits being discussed atm wouldnt have done much to lessen the severity of this particular incident.

 

[woborny]

It is a horrific video to watch and as you say a miracle he is alive - especially the speed he hits, where he hits, the amount of movement of the tractor.... and if you look closely, the marshal behind the tractor also very lucky. Testament to the crash helmets, as it looks from the photos as if he has no actual injury on his head - but unfortunately it is brain damage -
"the 25-year-old Frenchman remains in intensive care at the Mie General Medical Center in Yokkaichi in a critical but stable condition, it has been confirmed that he has suffered a diffuse axonal injury.
Such an injury is usually the consequence of the forces of a rapid acceleration or deceleration of the head and affects the nerves in the brain."
It's also been said that 90% people with this type of injury don't usually regain consciousness - and those that do are usually in some kind of vegetative state unfortunately.

Also, Andrea De Cesaris - has a motorcycle accident this weekend and died.
Whilst racing F1 he was known as Andrea De Crasharis due to the amount of accidents he had.

 

[sonnetpete]

Note to Santa dispatched.......

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20141010-the-300000-slot-car-track

 

[woborny]

Probly more exciting than a Sochi F1 race....