F1 Thread

[G]

The Toro Rosso nose is awful



And the Sauber one! Oh FIA what have you done!

[RichC]

Oh dear!!!! They're both terrible.

[Daniel 7]

Torro Rossi looks like last year's car with a dildo stuck on the front, ffs

[RichC]

it's ****ing bizarre I know that!

[meffin]

The Ferrari,best nose so far but still looks like a duckbilled platypus.

[G]

Some good changes regarding qualifying

Formula 1 qualifying format changes get teams' approval
By Jonathan Noble Friday, February 28th 2014, 15:28 GMT

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Bahrain F1 test, February 2014

Formula 1 teams have approved plans to tweak the qualifying format for 2014 in a bid to spice up the spectacle of Q3.

As AUTOSPORT revealed earlier this month, F1 team managers were called to a meeting with the FIA in Bahrain last week to discuss ideas to improve qualifying.

The meeting was put together because of concerns that too many drivers were electing to sit out the final qualifying session in a bid to save tyres for the race.

The proposed revisions featured drivers starting races on their Q2 tyres rather than Q3 rubber, extra tyres being provided for Q3 only, and Q1 being reduced from 20 to 18 minutes with Q3 lengthened to 12 minutes so that drivers can all complete two runs.

Those ideas were duly debated during Friday's meeting of F1's Strategy Group and AUTOSPORT has learned that they were approved.

The matter now needs to go to a vote of the FIA's World Motor Sport Council to be ratified before being put into the regulations in time for the Australian Grand Prix.

The support of the governing body will be a formality though, with FIA president Jean Todt having told AUTOSPORT recently that he fully backed the changed.

"It's constructive to have a little review of qualifying. Some people say, 'no we cannot go out in Q3 because we don't have enough tyres,'" he said.

"We are not talking about getting involved in a revolution. By doing a little refinement, a little finetuning, we can get at something [better]."

Teams also discussed potential revisions to the engine homologation regulations, in light of Renault's problems, but these were rejected.

A push by Bernie Ecclestone to expand the controversial double points rule for the final three races of the season, rather than just the season finale, was also voted down.

[BobTheCharmer]

Lets hope the red bull really is as **** as its looked in pre season. Can't wait to see that couple of smug cunts, horner and vettel struggling.

[RichC]

Dear me, not one lap completed today by Red Bull. It's not looking good for them for the start of the season.

[G]

Good, had enough of their domination!

[RichC]

It's going to be an interesting first race in Melbourne

[G]

Definitely, all the Renault teams suffering, all the merc teams looking good.

[RichC]

I fancy the young lad at McLaren might have a good season.

[G]

Yeah he's looked good. Hope they are back up at the top this year after the nightmare of last season

[RichC]

So do I. Factory is about a 5 minute drive from me so always good to see them do well.

[G]

Jordan GP was my team but I like to see Ferrari do well cos Alonso is my favourite driver,I do like to see McLaren up there where they belong.