F1 Official Thread - Grand Prix of Britain

Sinner · Sep 9, 2012

@ Louis' gif execution.

ddouble ~ With each race the teams are getting a better understanding of the tires... operating temps as well as deg. I think they said after Friday that 1-stopping was definitely do-able, so I guess that what most ended-up doing.

Shame the Tifosi had to booo Lewis on the podium.

Classy.

flashout01 · Sep 9, 2012

Cheko smoked his future employers :x :lol:

RBR = DNF :x :lol:

im glad i put some dough on my guy now on the come up :smokin

Sinner · Sep 9, 2012

Don't see this often.

Sinner · Sep 9, 2012

Thierry Henry · Sep 9, 2012

Jean Eric Vergne was actually complaining about back pain right after he hit those kerbs. He'll be alright though

:smokin

iceman3699 · Sep 9, 2012

Amazing how in 2 races the drivers championship does a full 360 in forecast.

zk1mpls · Sep 10, 2012

In other news... Ralf Schumacher, former F1 driver and Michael Schumacher's brother unknowingly caused an incident in the pits after his pit stop.

Looks like he injured about four guys there. Swept them off their feet -literally. That's really unfortunate. :\

Sinner · Sep 10, 2012

Oh wow... you always see mechanics pull the air hoses back when a car behind exits its pitbox and that's precisely why! Scary! Ralf just running too close there!

Thierry Henry · Sep 10, 2012

Has anybody played the F1 2012 demo yet?

I love how they have upgraded the whole feel of the game. The physics are a bit more realistic now. For example, if you take too much kerb on a corner chances are you're going to spin out. The young driver's test game mode is also a nice bonus.

donlesh · Sep 11, 2012

The F1 2012 Demo seemed to make the car a bit more unstable but I haven't changed the advanced tuning settings yet.

zk1mpls · Sep 11, 2012

It isn't out yet on PC. Trying it out after the new BF3 Armored Kill DLC comes out later today. :pimp:

Hopefully this has better handling. Can't stand the lack of FFB and that steering deadzone in F1 2011. I have pretty low expectations for this one, as it will be most probably a console port yet again. :rolleyes

One thing I noticed... compared to racing sims, F1 2011's cars feel like they have a lot more grip -enabling you to attack corners, and not just try to go smoothly through them. Saves you about 3-4 seconds a lap.

Sinner · Sep 11, 2012

PS3 demo comes out on Wed...

Thierry Henry · Sep 11, 2012

DonLesh said:
The F1 2012 Demo seemed to make the car a bit more unstable but I haven't changed the advanced tuning settings yet.

That's why it feels more realistic. You have to get the correct car set up if not the car is unstable.

zk1MPLS said:
It isn't out yet on PC. Trying it out after the new BF3 Armored Kill DLC comes out later today.

Hopefully this has better handling. Can't stand the lack of FFB and that steering deadzone in F1 2011. I have pretty low expectations for this one, as it will be most probably a console port yet again.

One thing I noticed... compared to racing sims, F1 2011's cars feel like they have a lot more grip -enabling you to attack corners, and not just try to go smoothly through them. Saves you about 3-4 seconds a lap.

SinnerP said:
PS3 demo comes out on Wed...

Xbox360>>>> :smokin

zk1mpls · Sep 12, 2012

Taking it out for a spin later. ISP's a bit slow at the moment.

Sinner · Sep 12, 2012

louislagerfeld said:
SinnerP said:

PS3 demo comes out on Wed...

Click to expand...

Xbox360>>>>

Haha, fanboy.

Actually, I've never owned any X-product!

zk1mpls · Sep 12, 2012

Just played the demo for about an hour or so. Handling has definitely improved, but there's still somewhat of a deadzone with the G27. Really feels unnatural to drive. Missed apexes everywhere. Braking is hard to judge, too. You can't really feel the brakes. You can't do much in the demo. No car setups. AI is pretty reasonable, although dumb at times. They give racing room when you overtake. They also drive really fast. The Young Driver Test is just a novel game mode. Gets old quick. Graphics are marginally improved, but still far from realistic, even on Ultra settings on PC. Still get the feeling they half-@$&ed this title yet again. Quite impressed at how the rules are enforced in this game, though. When you make an illegal overtake, for instance, you have about 5 seconds to give the place back, or risk a penalty. You also (finally) get a penalty if you rejoin the track from the pit lane too quickly (Crossing the Pit Lane Line). :smokin

Menus have improved, and you can adjust your brake bias somewhat for every corner (FRONT/NEUTRAL/REAR).

Anyway, doing some more driving tomorrow. Hopping on BF3 Armored Kill for the rest of the night.

Sinner · Sep 12, 2012

RIP Professor Sid Watkins.

zk1mpls · Sep 13, 2012

SinnerP said:
RIP Professor Sid Watkins.

Wow. RIP.

Definitely revolutionized safety in motorsport. Hope he's in a better place now.

Sinner · Sep 13, 2012

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/09/13/uk-motor-racing-watkins-idUKBRE88C00C20120913

Sid Watkins, F1 doctor who tended to Senna, dies

(Reuters) - Professor Sid Watkins, the Formula One doctor who tended to Ayrton Senna after his fatal crash at Imola in 1994 and who saved the lives of countless others through his work on safety, has died at the age of 84.

As word spread around Formula One of his death late on Wednesday, confirmed by a source close to the family, tributes poured in from drivers and all whose lives were touched by the wise-cracking neurosurgeon with a love of cigars and whisky.

They included Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, who suffered a huge crash on the same San Marino Grand Prix weekend that claimed the lives of Senna and Austrian Roland Ratzenberger.

"It was Sid Watkins that saved my life in Imola 94. great guy to be with, always happy...tks for everything u have done for us drivers. RIP," Barrichello said on Twitter to 1.7 million followers.

"RIP Prof. Sid Watkins. Sad news for us who stay behind," said Senna's nephew Bruno, who now races for the same Williams team that triple champion Ayrton was with when he crashed on a sunny afternoon in May 1, 1994.

Senna remains the last driver fatality in a Formula One race and much of the credit for the survival of others can be laid at the door of Watkins, known simply as 'Prof' by paddock regulars and 'Sid' by closer friends.

Northern Ireland's Martin Donnelly, Finland's double champion Mika Hakkinen, Austrian Gerhard Berger and F1 team founder Frank Williams all owed much to his quick response and care after life-threatening accidents.

Triple champions Jackie Stewart, another safety pioneer before Watkins came along, and Austria's Niki Lauda counted him as a friend.

"Today the world of motor racing lost one of it's true greats," said McLaren chairman and former team principal Ron Dennis, whose cars took Senna to all of his titles, in a statement.

"No he wasn't a driver. No he wasn't an engineer. No, he wasn't a designer. He was a doctor and it's probably fair to say that he did more than anyone, over many years, to make Formula One as safe as it is today.

"Many drivers and ex-drivers owe their lives to his careful and expert work, which resulted in the massive advances in safety levels that today's drivers possibly take for granted."

Watkins was brought in to the sport by Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone in 1978, shortly before the death of Swedish great Ronnie Peterson at Monza in September of that year.

The Briton worked closely with former International Automobile Federation head Max Mosley to improve track and car safety, stepping down as medical officer only in 2004 but continuing to play a role at the governing body as first president of its foundation.

In his book 'Life at the Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One" Watkins wrote of Senna's final days and how distraught the Brazilian was at Ratzenberger's death in qualifying.

Advising Senna not to race, he added: "In fact, why don't you give it up altogether? What else do you need to do? You have been world champion three times, you are obviously the quickest driver. Give it up and let's go fishing".

Senna's reply, the last words he spoke to Watkins, was simple: "Sid, there are certain things over which we have no control. I cannot quit, I have to go on."

(Editing by Greg Stutchbury)

robsheedwallace · Sep 13, 2012

RIP Sid.

Have they released what caused his death?

Thierry Henry · Sep 13, 2012

^ it was probably just due to his age RIP 'Prof'

robsheedwallace · Sep 13, 2012

Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo has told Sky Sports that next season is "too early" for rising Sauber star Sergio Perez to be handed a race seat at Ferrari.

The 22-year-old Mexican has persistently been tipped as a strong candidate to replace Felipe Massa alongside Fernando Alonso at the Scuderia for 2013 should Ferrari decide to finally dispense with the Brazilian stalwart's services at the end of the season.

Perez appeared to further strengthen his case for any vacancy at Ferrari's home race at Monza last weekend with another storming race performance which saw him overtake both Massa and Alonso to finish a close second to Lewis Hamilton.

However, despite the result having renewed speculation that a move for the Mexican could be afoot, it appears not to have alterted di Montezemolo's view first expressed earlier in the season that, while improving all the time, with just two seasons in F1 under his belt Perez remains too inexperienced to race for the sport's most successful team.

"Next season is too early," he said in an interview with Sky Sports News' Rachel Brookes when asked about Perez.

"I'm very pleased for him because first of all it showed that our choice when we picked up him as a young driver was good. Then it is thanks to Sauber, thanks to the Ferrari Academy, he grow up.

"To put a young guy to Ferrari with the pressure of Ferrari, you need more experience."

Ferrari, who were known to talk to Mark Webber about joining them for 2013 prior to the Australian committing to Red Bull for a further season, potentially face a quandary over who to partner Alonso with next season given that, if reports from the Italian media are to be believed, reigning double World Champion is said to have signed some sort of pre-contract agreement to join the team from 2014.

Although all parties involved have played down that speculation since the initial reports broke several months ago, di Montezemolo is set to further fuel the conjecture having now revealed that Vettel is the driver on the grid he would most like to see at Ferrari in the future.

Drawing a comparison between Vettel at this stage of his career with the German's countryman and friend Michael Schumacher, who joined Ferrari as a two-time title winner aged 27 in 1996, Montezemolo told Rachel: "I think that Vettel is more or less in the condition like when Michael was in Benetton [in the mid-1990s].

"He's young, he's a very good driver and he's making a very good experience. So this could be, of course in the theory, but if you have to ask me the name I have to tell you this name."