I think people are waiting for testing to be over. There seem to be a lot of problems with most teams. Also, I don't think very many people are willing to hitch themselves to Mercedes and/or LotusF1 yet.
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I think people are waiting for testing to be over. There seem to be a lot of problems with most teams. Also, I don't think very many people are willing to hitch themselves to Mercedes and/or LotusF1 yet.
Check that. 20 teams now. https://sites.google.com/site/2009fgp/teamsQuote:
Originally Posted by aryan
(Reuters) Slash LLC press release:
The big man himself told a group of reporters that he is very pleased with the performance of the team in winter testing.
The German continuedQuote:
"It is clear that I had unique insight into the workings at Grove with the Williams challengers."
He stopped short of revealing his source, and the existence of a romantic affair with Susie Wolf who apparently liked to talk....A LOT (but not too loudly) in the throes of passion.Quote:
"Let's just say a little bird gave me inside information."
Mr. Slash, as he likes to be called went on to express guarded optimism about his drivers:Finally Mr. Slash ended his interview with a rather cryptic message:Quote:
"Red Bull will eventually be there or there about with Danny collecting good points for the team. I don't think I need to go into detail about Nico, It is well understood around the paddock that he is the 2nd fastest driver in the field, and the fastest German.
I can also count on the Mercedes works team to carry their rather substantial weight.
I also believe that McLaren will disappoint its owners"
Quote:
"If any Johnny-come-lately tries to copy my freakin' team I am going to take you for champagne out of tall glasses."
Then expect sangria through a needle"
Team Owner Driver#1 Driver#2 Reserve Chassis Engine Bonus GP
Happy Bubble Racing Team jens Ricciardo Bottas Morbidelli Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes Canada
L A K K A pantealex Ricciardo Kobayashi Petrov Ferrari Ferrari Brazil
Slash LLC. Tazio Hulkenberg Ricciardo De Silvestro Mercedes Williams-Mercedes India
Team Loco Americano F1 airshifter Perez Maldonado de la Rosa Ferrari LotusF1-Renault USA
RedStar Team N. Jones Jr Raikkonen Chilton de la Rosa Marussia Ferrari Canada
Ford Focus F1 Team sponspored by Dominos rjbetty Magnussen Bottas Frijns Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes Monaco
Force Finland COD Ricciardo Bottas Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes Monaco
OxyClean POSF1 Sponsored by Lionel N. Jones Sr. Gutierrez Maldonado Pic Ferrari Ferrari Italy
Force Yorkshire Wasted Talent Ricciardo Bottas van der Garde McLaren Mercedes Monaco
Red Passion Team pino Ricciardo Magnussen Pic McLaren Ferrari Italy
Team Marlboro Koz Racing Koz Ricciardo Magnussen Villeneuve McLaren McLaren-Mercedes Belgium
Team Mia Witt & Tom Horn Mia 01 Raikkonen Maldonado Berggren Sauber Sauber-Ferrari Belgium
HennersF1 Racing henners88 Ricciardo Magnussen Vandoorne Force India Mercedes China
Aki's Hedgehog Racing Team steveaki13 Ricciardo Maldonado Kovalainen Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes Canada
warumnicht rensport scaliwag-2 Button Magnussen Vandoorne McLaren McLaren-Mercedes Canada
Hamilton Abbey call_me_andrew Hamilton Bianchi Leimer Williams McLaren-Mercedes China
ANFIELD's ASSASSINS anfield5 Hulkenberg gutierrez Kovalainen Ferrari Force India-Mercedes Belgium
Sinclair Single F1 Nick-aki13 Magnussen Maldonado Kovalainen Red Bull McLaren-Mercedes Singapore
Minardi Minardi Magnussen Maldonado Pic Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes Australia
Team 137 SkyTom Ricciardo Bottas Liuzzi McLaren Mercedes Belgium
KATZ Racing Nikki Katz Rosberg Kyvat da Costa McLaren Williams-Mercedes Italy
https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net...25927932_n.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
Happy Bubble Racing TeamTM wants to apologise for the delay and wants to inform that Mr Jens is not the team principal of the team since last year. He is actually in a new role there - the official cleaner.
However, Happy Bubble Racing Team has appointed Mr Jens as the interim PR and communications manager before getting new one, so he has now got the rights to answer the request.
Jens feels very welcome about being invited to the party to discuss the wind tunnel usage. Without a better deal currently in sight, we are seriously considering the option of renting the desk top fan. We propose using a trial day for the desk top fan to find out, how it functions, because Mr Jens and certainly not the chief car designer Vyatcheslav Zaitsev have never seen a wind tunnel, so we are interested in finding out, how does air flow actually influence the car. Power is not really here the issue, because with slower air flow we can actually analyze the air flow better! If air flow is too strong, we are afraid we do not have the tools and experience to really understand, what is going on.:)
If asked, how did we design the car if we do not understand or know about air flow (or at least didn't understand do far), the answer is that we roughly designed a racing car, which about looks similar to the rest of the field. "Copy from the best and you'll be right up there with them too," was the motto of the design team. However, with access to wind tunnel we can stop copying and now really work out our own ideas to implement on the car!
Here's my Entry N. Jones:
Team: NSA Team Mt. Damavand F1 Racing
Engine: Mercedes
Chassis: Mercedes
Driver 1: Bottas
Driver 2: Ericsson
Driver 3: da Costa
Bonus GP: Melbourne
Our title sponsor this year is the US National Security Agency (NSA). They are trying to re-brand their image and become a bit more friendly to citizens world over. Of course with them as the title sponsor, you guys can rest assured that we already have access to all of your drawings and designs and wind tunnel data! :D
We had to turn down an offer from Vladimir Putin for the title sponsorship, which wanted to use this opportunity to broadcast a message of peace and love to the world! Of course now that he has lost this sponsorship race, he might just invade Ukraine to prop up his ego again! ;)
As much fun as it was eating crow for an hour while I listened to Firstgear bragging about his free lunch and beating my FGP team last year... I; like the best F1 team ever; will never loose hope!
Down with all of the turncoats and fair weather fans... Who ever said loyalty is dead?
Team Name:
" McLaren Forever"
Chassis: McLaren (of course)
Engine: Mercedes (of course)
Driver #1: Kevin Magnussen (of course)
Driver #2: Pastor Maldonado (Would have been Button if I had the cash)
Driver #3: Stoffel Vandoorne (of course)
Bonus GP: Russia
Team sponsor: Sam Adams Boston Lager...the best way to dull the pain of braggarts.
Hold the phone!!!
I didn't catch the 'chassis engine combo'!!!!
There is balance in the force once again...Yippy
Team Name:
'McLaren Forever'
Chassis: McLaren 14 Mil
Engine: McLaren-Mercedes 11 Mil
Driver #1: Jensen Button 14 Mil
Driver #2: Kevin Magnussen 8 Mil
Driver #3: Stoffel Vandoorne 1 Mil
Total = 48 Mil
Bonus GP: Russia
Team sponsor: Tanqueray Gin... great when enjoyed with your lady friend!!!
Loyalty restored...
You and scaliwag-2 have the same team except for bonus gp.
Good Luck!
You will lose to Firstgear again :burp: :sailor:Quote:
Originally Posted by Extremerevs
What was I saying about fair weather fans... Firstgear and Ferrari, then Renault...what will it be this year? I know, him paying for lunch!
Scaliwag-2, you my friend have great taste!
Ya''awl boys are gonna' get whupped. :stareup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Extremerevs
I just hope my choice of the shunned Ferrari pulls me out of the muck at the bottom.
I'm deeply concerned that two weeks out from the start of the season we have 22 entrants.
Where are these people?
Dr Giacomo Rappaccini
gloomyDAY
truefan72
EuroTroll
Divina Galica
ojciec dyrektor
Zico
Ari33
Warriwa
Duncan
LoaLita
PrancingHorse
Rica
AlexRider
Integrale
teamleader
chequered flag
yodasarmpit
Bartek
gm99
seb_sh
Shifter
webber
curry
jens
Robinho
P3ws
pantealex
Order_&_Khaos
Team: Bobby's Bits
Engine: Williams Mercedes - 6m
Chassis: Williams - 6m
Driver 1: Bottas - 6m
Driver 2: Rosberg - 21m
Driver 3: Stoddart - 1m
Bonus GP: Melbourne
Total 40m, leaving 8m in the kitty for a season long bribery campaign
Aka "Mr Alcatraz", aka "Mr Alca-Tazizzle", present and accounted for, and currently using the nom de guerre "Sleazio" sir! :sailor:Quote:
Originally Posted by N. Jones
But thanks for caring! :dork:
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I think I was 2nd to enter.Quote:
Originally Posted by N. Jones
Smart move, corruption is one of the few constants in F1. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Robinho
Jens has entered too. Happy Bubble Racing.
I'll be entering in the next few days, now that the testing is done.
LolaLita
PrancingHorse
Rica
AlexRider
Those four are my wife & kids. The boys will be entering, as they watch all the races with me & enjoy doing the pickems as well.
I'm assuming my wife & daughter will want to enter again as well.
I have no idea what my team is going to look like yet, but I think I'm going to have to include Mercedes somehow.
Predictions for the family (it seems to be the same every year):
The boys will include Button & Rosberg.
Wifey will want to include Alonso before realizing he's too expensive.
My daughter will choose Germany as her bonus (her favorite composers) and finish near the bottom. On second thought, she's getting into jazz now so I may be wrong on that one.
Oh, there you are! How many names are you going to go by? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
FYI - I looked up the Dr. tag you used and now I have to find that book!
Oh.... L A K K A pantealex Ricciardo Kobayashi Petrov Ferrari Ferrari BrazilQuote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
There you are! hee hee :erm: sorry!
Oh boy.... no wonder... I'm losing my mind! :dog:Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
As Mr. Jones has already started to miss me (thanks for that!), finally here is my team:
(after the disastrous season I've had last year I chose to go with a new name)
Team Name: GP Stood Guard
Driver #1: Ricciardo $ 9 m
Driver #2: Magnussen $ 8 m
Driver #3: Van der Garde $ 1 m
Chassis: Mercedes $ 20 m
Engine: Force India - Mercedes $ 10 m
Bonus GP: Melbourne
I like it!!Quote:
Originally Posted by gm99
But you will lose ;)
[quote=N. Jones]Oh, there you are! How many names are you going to go by? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
FYI - I looked up the Dr. tag you used and now I have to find that book![/quote:1eoevep1]
It's a short story and you probably won't like it unless you're into 19th century romantic science fiction.
First Gear has the perpetual trophy book I won for ruling ;) pickems last season. I suggest you be ready for when he has his contest for that book....plus I'd like to keep it on this continent as long as possible :r2d2:
Or you could just buy it, because it is a facinating collection of interviews.
I'm pretty sure I spent more for shipping than the cost of it being bought and delivered from Amazon. But that is precisely why the one I left in perpetuity to the forum has intrinsic value beyond that of the current market value :ohplease: (especially considering how it is coveted across the pond) :ohplease: :| :hmph: :| :ohplease: :ohplease: :dozey:
I can't imagine how angryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy yyyyyyyy they are for letting it be fairly taken in a match of wits to the USA in the first place :p :angel:
:fasttalk: ...and then the bloody haters descended :smash: :champion: :champion:Quote:
Originally Posted by Retro-Tazio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1FQgTJE2CM
It's a short story and you probably won't like it unless you're into 19th century romantic science fiction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
First Gear has the perpetual trophy book I won for ruling ;) pickems last season. I suggest you be ready for when he has his contest for that book....plus I'd like to keep it on this continent as long as possible :r2d2:
Or you could just buy it, because it is a facinating collection of interviews.
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I read a short synopsis of the story and I am intrigued.
It's called " Rappaccini's Daughter"
It's a short story and you probably won't like it unless you're into 19th century romantic science fiction.Quote:
Originally Posted by N. Jones
First Gear has the perpetual trophy book I won for ruling ;) pickems last season. I suggest you be ready for when he has his contest for that book....plus I'd like to keep it on this continent as long as possible :r2d2:
Or you could just buy it, because it is a facinating collection of interviews.
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Perhaps you should give it a go, I certainly shouldn't discourage you. I'm a huge fan of Hawthorne, and think he is one of our greatest national treasures.Quote:
Originally Posted by N. Jones
"The Birthmark" is a similarly themed story of his, and It's shorter :devil: :evil:
Also in the late 40's and early 50's he drove for Veritas :laugh: :beer:
Here we go
TEAM SANDANCER
DRIVER 1: Lewis Hamilton (£26million)
DRIVER 2: Valtteri Bottas (£6million)
RESERVE DRIVER: Susie Wolff (£1million)
CHASSIS: Williams (£6million)
TEAM-ENGINE: Marussia-Ferrari (£5million)
DOUBLE POINTS RACE: Canada
TOTAL: £44MILLION
You are definitely invited to in season parties Dazza. £4 million spare.Quote:
Originally Posted by DazzlaF1
Ok, Happy Bubble Racing Team undergoes a bit of a more serious analysis before the season now.
We made our picks before winter tests. It was Feb 14. I don't remember, on which day the tests exactly started, but nevertheless there wasn't a lot of deep evidence at the time. We are not going to change our picks, just share a bit of how we feel about our picks.
Mercedes - good one
McLaren-Mercedes - well, could go either way in a long season, but decent enough.
Ricciardo - clearly the trickiest. At the time of hiring we were unsure between Magnussen and Ricciardo. As the season unfolds, Magnussen could easily get more points. Yet McLaren isn't bullet-proof either and Magnussen is even more unproven than Ricciardo and could flop like his dad. Let's put it this way, while Ric was a bargain, he is the biggest gamble too. On him the season depends.:D We never expected him to be a WDC contender, but as long as he beats Magnussen and doesn't score too much below 100 points in the end, he'll have done fine for the FGP team.
Bottas - looks even a better choice now than by the time of hiring based on how good Williams looked at tests.
Team Name: 3-2-1 Ray Sing
Driver #1: Bottas 6
Driver #2: Ericsson 3
Driver #3: Kovalainen 1
Chassis: Mercedes 20
Engine: Mercedes 18
Bonus GP: China
Soooooo what do you think first the prize shoud be for 2014....................;....................Picke ms has one McBro? :p: ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Firstgear
Mark, you can't expect Nick Jones to do everything!!!!!
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http://i.imgur.com/aBmAP6U.jpg
Dudes in F1
- Driver: Ricciardo 9
- Driver: Bottas 6
- Res Driver: di Resta 1
- Chassis: McLaren 14
- Team-Engine: Mercedes 18
- Bonus GP: Spa
Total: 48
What do I think?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
I think I will vote for Tazio as New el Presidente of pickems.
Hope it's not too late for you to get everything organized & running for Oz. :D
Would that I could, For starters I probably need all participants to send me all of their money, OK? :rolleyes: :vampire: :bandit:Quote:
Originally Posted by Firstgear
Here are my predictions for this season:
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Ha ha. FGP is enough thank you!
Team Name Paul McCartney Gives You Wings
Driver Kobayashi 4
Driver Chilton 3
Driver Paul McCartney 1
Chassis Red Bull 22
Engine Mercedes 18
Bonus GP Canada
Team Name AMG FGP Racing
Driver Maldonado 6
Driver Chilton 3
Driver The Stig 1
Chassis Mercedes 20
Engine Mercedes 18
Bonus GP Monaco
Failure to secure the deal with Quantum has forced a reshuffling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koz
The Official Entry for Team Marlboro Koz Racing:
Driver: Rosberg
Drivers: Button
Chassis: Williams
Engine Willaims
Head cheerleader, mascot and reserve driver: Jaques Villeneuve
Bonus GP: Bahrain