2014 USA GP Thread

[dj_bytedisaster]

I never said I wanted them gone or didn't care. I just won't miss them. It's not like the battle for 20th gets a lot of TV time, does it?

Perhaps you did not read my entire post.

You will miss them when that 3-car dreck is put in action and we get to see three Mercedes on the podium every other week.

[Tazio]

And against this backdrop today we have:
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/G...F1-Jacobs.aspx
Interesting times ahead for U.S. open wheel racing, I guess we'll see if Gene has crystal balls

[Tazio]

The Boss wearing a silly hat (IMO) on The Today Show this morning!

http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com...f1-in-the-u-s/

[Duncan]

And against this backdrop today we have:
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/G...F1-Jacobs.aspx
Interesting times ahead for U.S. open wheel racing, I guess we'll see if Gene has crystal balls

...and a couple of drivers with big brass ones.

[Duncan]

Just finished watching free practice one from turn 12 here at COTA. Great place to sit- you can see about half the track from here. Very noticeable how much quieter the cars are now...

Lotus are trying out an alternative to the bonkers double nose. Didn't seem to help much. Mercedes fast all session, along with McLaren and Ferrari. Williams surprisingly nowhere all session.

[Duncan]

Hamilton spent much of FP2 in the pits with some kind of issue, but still posted the fastest time of the session. Williams started to look better, and Kvyat was impressive again.

Also notable that both Lotus cars seemed to be running brakes hotter than everybody else. For the most part I only saw glowing brake discs from Grosjean and Maldonado.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

A hydraulic issue for Hamilton. Mercedes over a second faster than everyone else.

[Tazio]

Hamilton spent much of FP2 in the pits with some kind of issue, but still posted the fastest time of the session. Williams started to look better, and Kvyat was impressive again.

Also notable that both Lotus cars seemed to be running brakes hotter than everybody else. For the most part I only saw glowing brake discs from Grosjean and Maldonado.

Hope you're having a ball Dunc'!!

[Duncan]

Hope you're having a ball Dunc'!!

Oh yeah. Nothing quite like seeing the cars up close... :-)

[steveaki13]

Now talk of F1 having only 14 cars next year and protests and Sauber, Lotus & Force India muting a withdrawal and their co owner saying F1 2015 will have to be different.

Worrying times for F1.

I wonder if when Bernie goes something will change to make F1 easier for new teams/smaller teams