#motorsports
lethal steeple
alternative with TMN
i like how for each round they changed the secondary sponsor
of the PT Telecom brands - MEO, TMN, Sapo
Ok this is it, Portuguese liveries are underrated
wary sable
ugly
solar narwhal
hot
dire trellis
And Justin Allgaier wins Mid-Ohio after a pass on Austin Cindric with just 4 laps remaining
boreal tendon
thats good tpo watch thx
stoic steppe
first run
already rigged
God I love this series
stoic steppe
aasbo ran the sweep with a bigger gap in his chase
Everything else was about the same
white forum
that 206 is pretty sexy 😄
lethal steeple
yeah thats right
lethal yacht
looks like it's going to be another easy win for Marquez
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Yep
lethal yacht
scrap that
sacred grove
This was the first MotoGP race I watched and liked it.
lethal steeple
good
daring nacelle
dire trellis
Do you know how I would find motogp in the states?
I have never even seen it listed when I search for it on TV
I hear it's pretty good
trail siren
Me either, i dont think they broadcast motogp in the us
inland smelt
So for Le Mans I made a prediction website, I decided to extend it by the full WEC season so you can now predict for the 6h of Silverstone next weekend: https://lemans.whatan.app/
lethal steeple
@dire trellis bein sports supposedly airs motogp
but i've heard their contract ends soon
or something , didn't understand the gist of it
or perhaps it was a tv provider who was ending its contract with beinsports ?
dire trellis
Idek what bein sports is
It's kinda stupid.....motogp is the top in motorcycle racing. They even go to COTA! Yet we can't watch it in the US
sacred grove
I saw bein sports on my parents Spectrum cable package this morning, I never heard of it before but got to watch a MotoGP race live while on vacation.
copper belfry
it's operated by a spin-off of Al-Jazeera
lethal yacht
Yes these are channels of the Qatar govt
dire trellis
You people know how NASCAR does throwback liveries at Darlington right?
Imagine this for a throwback car
With Larson or something
trail siren
That would be something, imagine this
dire trellis
Imagine a throwback race for f1
Where teams get to run an old livery
But with the modern sponsors
Williams and Ferrari would have some cool schemes. Maybe the tiger stripes on renault
lethal yacht
Tobacco sponsorship is forbidden..
dire trellis
I know
I said that they could run with their current sponors, but a classic color scheme. Or a throwback to their current sponors using an old logo or something
Like this
trail siren
No, changing liverys is against the rules
safe mango
because F1 has done its best to hamstring teams in sponsor deals
dire trellis
Is there anything that's not against the rules @trail siren
trail siren
True
dire trellis
Unless you're Hamilton
wary sable
haha 
coarse vale
lethal steeple
@trail siren False
Teams are allowed to update/switch liveries as long as it's a title sponsor change/arrival
trail siren
Minor changes not full liveries
lethal steeple
They are also allowed to reimagine their current liveries for special circumstances (charity, retirement, etc) - e.g. Red Bull x Wings For Life
Yes full liveries
trail siren
Oh yeah
lethal steeple
E.g. Midland Spyker 2006
trail siren
Didnt brabham do that in 1992
lethal steeple
Also that
So did AGS
But most recently, Force India did it in 2008 and Midland in 2006
trail siren
As long as both cars run the same livery right
lethal steeple
Yes, as long as both cars get the same changes it's all fine
trail siren
Wait, mclaren honda 2015
trail siren
When was force indias?
lethal steeple
2008
trail siren
You talking about testing?
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The car was very grey at the start of the season
and over time they added splashes of red thanks to Fly Kingfisher advertisement
trail siren
Ah yes, i remember that logo
lethal steeple
The long sharkfin also helped
A big change also Red Bull at Interlagos 2008
And I think this was the last occasion of two cars under one team with a different livery
lethal steeple
no
trail siren
You have a picture
trail siren
Oh okay
wary sable
kingfisher > mr loop
lethal steeple
eat a bagel idiot
wary sable
go eat a peugeot
trail siren
oh, french insults
dire trellis
supple ivy
yes please
for how much of a meme the man has become in F1, i'd love to see him in indycar
dire trellis
I wanna see him win Long Beach
And the Indy 500 of course. But that race is usually a crapshoot
naive ocean
Interesting
Especially the last one
(Its about no speed restrictions in pit lane)
weary stone
Twitter
tawdry dawn
Something that will be used when we go closed cockpit
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solar narwhal
sounds exciting I suppose
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dire trellis
Hold up
NO
NOT HARDING
DEAR GOD
Harding is like the slowest car other than Carlin
dire trellis
At least Harding can get into the top 10
tight mist
Aren't they getting support from Andretti tho
dire trellis
And with Alonso they might do well, but their only good results are on the ovals. They're really good on the low downforce body style
daring nacelle
yeah
dire trellis
RHR got a lucky win
Andretti should just leave to be an Uber driver or something
I'll be at Pocono on sunday
lethal steeple
that's his sponsor since the year started
there's nothing wrong this this
2 reactions my ass i'll translate it because 1. it's not as funny as you may think 2. it's literally just an ad.
Youse Trips is the #1 app in Brazil that defines your lines, accelerations and brakes with vehicular telemetry technology, similar to what our driver Sette Camara uses on his F2 car. Download the app.
daring nacelle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mflMNgI0esc gotta love david land
copper belfry
xd
lethal python
wary sable
meme?
daring nacelle
solar narwhal
ah yeah that one
lethal python
I knew he tested rally but I didn't think it was early as 86
wary sable
I wonder if he was any good at rally
lethal python
I mean he never did it, but afaik he tested well and enjoyed it
solar narwhal
👍
fair cliff
I can't hear anymore btw
Holy shit they are loud bois
The Porsche is somehow louder than everything else
inland smelt
quick repost: https://lemans.whatan.app 6h Silverstone predictions page
weary stone
tacit garden
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/203590782983077889/480089589755805701/20180817_201005.jpg
A Clio has spun into the spectator zone. Luckily it happened when not so many people were there
tacit garden
According to the people I've asked no major injuries but some broken bones
This year my friend and me decided to stand at another part of the stage but it happened pretty much where we were last year
solar narwhal
ouch
lethal steeple
Twitter
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Team boss Dale Coyne said he was "very by his professionalism and maturity" 
tight mist
Very by
formal jolt
oh my god
tight mist
Meme.
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safe mango
this can't end well for IndyCar
dire trellis
Ferrucci was shit
He crashed one race and did shitty the next
Also I fixed Marco Andretti's career
He looks happier as an Uber driver
lethal steeple
Uber Premium
tacit garden
So the injured spectators yesterday were injured while jumping away from the car apparently, according to the police they were not hit by the car
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coarse vale
sex
true osprey
“We were very impressed with Santino at Detroit this year, and not just by his performance behind the wheel, but also by his professionalism and maturity outside of the race car,” said Coyne.
I think I’ve lost all respect for Dale Coyne Racing.
lethal steeple
yes
quartz veldt
Anyone know where I can watch wec tomorrow
What channel it'll be on in the uk
Oh fuck, eurosport
lethal steeple
eurosport
trail siren
are there any illegal wec streams to watch because velocity isnt showing the whole race
inland smelt
I love this https://i.imgur.com/MmXETwz.png
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daring nacelle
nns you're not allowed to have fun or like WEC smh
midnight abyss
tawdry dawn
🤔
wanton garnet
Neuville had massive luck this morning, two drivers ahead of him dropped away, one with technical issues and other went off road
lethal yacht
To win titles you need a bit of luck
lethal steeple
originally from ron dennis
lethal yacht
I've heard Colin Chapman saying it as well, he knew very well what he was talking about
daring nacelle
holy fuck .
if anyone's watching indycar right now
prayers for Wickens.
they're not showing the car
lethal yacht
uh uh
lethal steeple
oh for fucks' sake
daring nacelle
he touched RHR's nosecone as RHR went around
and took off
straight into the fence
lethal yacht
Damn i thought it was Mario talking
Their voices are so similar, even without the accent
safe mango
I got a good shot of the 6 entry right then
dire trellis
I am at the track
lethal yacht
Oh this silence of the casters who have nothing to say
daring nacelle
it looks almost like the hans broke
safe mango
he hit the inside wall too, I didn't see that impact
daring nacelle
seeing a slowmo gif somewhere else
lethal yacht
I hope not
daring nacelle
he's hunched over in the car like ratzenberger
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The forces needed to break the hans ? With what it's intended to do ?
daring nacelle
idk thats just what it looked like
safe mango
I don't think so
lethal yacht
Not trying to be rude, but you better be wrong 😛
daring nacelle
i hope so as well
safe mango
Better than going straight in a single hit
daring nacelle
it was pretty much straight in
the catchfence took the front of the car which is why it started rotating
safe mango
the DW12 is a strong shell
lethal yacht
That replay from last year's crash at Indianapolis
safe mango
Which one?
lethal yacht
Even if we know the chassis are very solid and safe for the drivers, seeing this crash and him just walking out of his car
Dixon
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Last year
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its been confirmed that he will be airlifted
lethal yacht
When he got airborne
trail siren
lethal steeple
OK
wary sable
pretty big crash
safe mango
Whiplash if anything
daring nacelle
ok i said i wouldnt put pics in here out of respect for what may be happening but nice
trail siren
Lets hope🕯
safe mango
hopefully the HANS did work
trail siren
Still nothing
wary sable
I think he's ok
lethal yacht
We won't have news till at least 20 30 mins
lethal yacht
wait, did poles from the catch fences fall ?
daring nacelle
yes
wary sable
safe mango
yes
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Yes
safe mango
Usually it takes a NASCAR to break them
safe mango
and the nose of that Dallara took a bunch of them out
trail siren
Didnt brack come back?
wary sable
that number 6 car was super close to Wicken's head
trail siren
Wickens is in the number 6
daring nacelle
brack came back 2 years later
trail siren
Okay
lethal steeple
...
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Oildry
lethal yacht
its to absorb oil
safe mango
yeah
wary sable
I see
daring nacelle
sato said he got soaked in it
safe mango
you see it in America a lot
floral cedar
semic u are
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RHR's roll hoop got damaged
lethal yacht
he is a unique speciman
wary sable
I have never watched Indy sooo
daring nacelle
i'd be surprised if hinch isn't injured too
lethal yacht
But Wickens seemed ok
daring nacelle
so much debris on the helmet cam there
lethal yacht
When the car was on the tow truck
safe mango
I'm hoping a lot of the energy ended up in the bodywork that went flying everywhere
lethal yacht
the roll hoop i mean
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@daring nacelle he had a wrist injury
safe mango
Who, when? @trail siren
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Hinch
daring nacelle
hinch during that
safe mango
OK
daring nacelle
they showed the helmet camera for him
debris everywhere
got out of the car holding his hands up
lethal steeple
Twitter
daring nacelle
i feel like if he ends up alright they're going to stick it in the trailer like the dixon crash
trail siren
There goes the helicopter
daring nacelle
yep
trail siren
Hope he is okay
safe mango
ping me when there's important news
lethal yacht
lights ?
daring nacelle
i dont think it does
safe mango
^^^^
tight mist
oh my god that crash
daring nacelle
one of the worst accidents since wheldon
he was apparently awake when he was transferred by heli so 🙏
lethal steeple
@safe mango Robert confirmed alive and awaken
safe mango
aye
safe mango
Rossi was the one that told Andretti, he was on his phone
solar narwhal
whew
trail siren
Thank god hes okay
tacit garden
can confirm
lethal yacht
Neat, eas there a race today ?
tacit garden
its especially cool because there are so many different sounds
lethal yacht
Which track ?
daring nacelle
new angle sorry for interruption https://i.4cdn.org/sp/1534707293963.webm
fair cliff
I saw Button's engine blow and roll up opposite to me :DDD
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oef
fair cliff
I have never experienced heartbrake in motorracing as much as this weekend
Look at this sad boye
daring nacelle
i can say the same for wickens rather than button mind
tight mist
sad, Button's a legend
supple ivy
the sound of the porsche is just 100% 👌
daring nacelle
thankfully pietro fittipaldi is fine as well
fair cliff
Noice
daring nacelle
he just came back from the leg injury to have a head on crash in indycar
bad times
supple ivy
never have i wanted to watch an indy race live as much as now
daring nacelle
well there's no race going on right now but here's a link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Uvr2RBWtE
if its not blocked
for you
fair cliff
Yeah pop the sound of the porche deafens the LMP cars, it's crazy
supple ivy
ayy it works
inland smelt
yeah the people that bet on my website have also generally shat the bed today
supple ivy
i've seen the GTE winner from this year, but sadly never heard it
wary sable
from your twitter it was great @fair cliff
fair cliff
Ferrari won GTE 
supple ivy
it wasn't running at CHPG sadboi
fair cliff
Kill me
supple ivy
hoh
lethal yacht
haha
wary sable
this is so sad
fair cliff
Ye
supple ivy
wait they've only raced for half a lap?
lethal yacht
who is they#
supple ivy
indy
daring nacelle
that goes up whenever there's an ad break
daring nacelle
idk its probably on there
but its tiny.cc/bsracing2
the guy has the same short link every week
supple ivy
neat
i had given up on following the race calendar, since i couldn't really watch it
or so i thought
supple ivy
AYY, IT'S MY COUNTRYMAN
supple ivy
then so are you
fair cliff
I mean I'm like 6'3
supple ivy
oof that replay from the barrier
sacred geyser
Who’s this guy on the right. I know the guy from the left being a legendary McLaren driver
supple ivy
lmao
fair cliff
Also I got to see Mick Schumacher
supple ivy
oh nice
fair cliff
Won his first race, was weird hearing "And there's Schumacher, 1st place going into Stowe"
fair cliff
Yea was going to tbh
The contact lenses were good
Really uncomfortable but looks better
lethal yacht
what you need is shades at your sight
(is it properly said ? like with proper lenses for your eye deficiencies_
fair cliff
I have those but I didn't want to wear them for the picture
fair cliff
Heh
tacit garden
oh you were at silverstone?
fair cliff
Yeet
tacit garden
thats awesome
lethal steeple
pin that shit chief
fair cliff
But I met the god emporor Koboyashi
fair cliff
He wasn't standing 😩
lethal steeple
ok so he was short
fair cliff
They were sat down, obviously wanting it to be done asap
fair cliff
I told everyone good luck but Buemi 😎
fair cliff
Hell yes
fair cliff
He is
wary sable
usually drivers are like jockeys
fair cliff
Awkward moment when people were quoting his stream stuff though
wary sable
do not want
lethal steeple
oof
daring nacelle
also drivers were blaming will power for checking the field up and the guy went and outed his speed telemetry to prove them wrong
legendary
sacred geyser
Who Power?
supple ivy
will power
sacred geyser
Bloke
wary sable
Will Power
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Rebellion looks like an R18
fair cliff
That was Lopez
lethal steeple
what is lopez listening to fellas?
fair cliff
I asked Koboyashi who was listening to it, he just pointed at Lopez and laughed
wary sable
which
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top right cover
wary sable
who
fair cliff
Yea
I think that's why he laughed
Oh I also
Saw Maldonado spin at Becketts
I feel so blessed to have witnessed him bin it
I inhaled his tyre smoke
Naked ByKolles
Before death
They are underwhelming in every sense
Speed, sound and even pit
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indycar going green
soon
this is their excuse for fence repair
it took them over an hour to do
some protest
wary sable
looks worse than it probably is
wary sable
agreed
fair cliff
Jesus that looks like some BTEC safety railing
daring nacelle
hopefully nobody tests it
you cant help but feel if a wickens crash happens again thats really just
not on
daring nacelle
its the catchfencing they have on the straights i believe
that they've put in the repair
same type
i think its more modern which is why it looks so out of place
tacit garden
https://imgur.com/a/Bv31OP1 some of my pictures from WRC
tired cargo
Tanak!!!! Gooo
solar narwhal
^^^^
trail siren
Nothing is happening at pocono
tacit garden
rip alonso
tacit garden
what did they do
sacred geyser
skid block infractions.
weary stone
Oh fuck
daring nacelle
some sick guy edited wickens' wikipedia to add his death as today
got removed right quick but just
why
lethal steeple
oh god
tired cargo
the one that sparks?
solar narwhal
yes
tired cargo
dang
solar narwhal
it being worn too much was why Michael Schumacher got disqualified from the 1994 Belgian Grand Prix, for example
tired cargo
rip toyoder
daring nacelle
solar narwhal
hopefully it's not true
naive ocean
what happenned
naive ocean
my god
naive ocean
terrifying
daring nacelle
indeed
it took 2 hours or so for them to repair the fence
well red flag was about that long
naive ocean
this track looks old
daring nacelle
was opened in 1971
justin wilson was killed here 3 years ago
admittedly via freak accident but like
it's not a safe circuit really
they're doing around 225
naive ocean
mph?
daring nacelle
yes
naive ocean
dear god
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top speeds
naive ocean
its like 370 normal units km/h
daring nacelle
it's a hard track as ovals go
each turn is modelled after one from another track
so that makes setups hard to do
its also bumpy
some of the track has old catchfencing
like the bit where wick crashed
thorn inlet
It looks like they have barb wire fence at Pocono........ Def needs to get removed.
trail siren
Imagine if rebellion make a hybrid system
lethal steeple
no
tawdry dawn
weary stone
Hope he'll have a full recovery
lethal yacht
tawdry dawn
Who would have ' predicted ' that
lethal yacht
Why were they DQ though ?
sacred geyser
skid block infractions.
fair cliff
It's the same as Rebellion at Spa
lethal yacht
this is silly lol
inb4 they're doing like Buemi last year
"it's too easy to win the title so i'll just be DSQ and not attend to some meetings"
sacred geyser
Lmao
lethal yacht
ITS A CONSPIRACY FROM THE FIA AND THE ACO REEE
They never accepted Alonso was the best driver on earth, better than Michael Schumacher, and have kept on tryna destroy his career since 2007 😤
tawdry dawn
Twitter
lethal yacht
tawdry dawn
Twitter
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Toyota galaxy brain
copper belfry
tbh taking so goddamn long to decide is shitty
like yeah yay rebellion won
but what will they get
fuck all
at most they'll get a 2003 Brazilian gp thing
where they'll get the trophy in the next race
das it
this makes the whole Lewis entered the pits thing look fast af
at least do it straight after
fucking incompetent twats
wary sable
ok
copper belfry
no wonder the series is dying
copper belfry
leave me alone 😭
supple ivy
legit not sure if you're memeing or not rn
copper belfry
why can't I complain about something 😭
tribal arch
supple ivy
tbh that felt more like a rant than a complaint
but i was really referring to that 180
fair cliff
That's not why the series is dying you actual moron
The general attendance has been in decline since 2016
Also this isn't anything about incompatency. It took a day for the Rebellion #1 to be DSQ at Spa for the same reason and no one complained
It takes so long because it's after the cars have been checked over and double checked to make sure they comply with the regulations
Actually, attendance was up 10k this year compared to last
Hurr durrr series is dying muh alonso!!!!
Stick to F1
copper belfry
ok
fair cliff
Worst driver worst autograph SMH
lethal yacht
i thought wprst driver was buemi ??
lethal steeple
nakajima > buemi
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shit i'ù too used to qwerty layouts now, i keep on mqking typos in azerty
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resting bitch face buemi vs angel nakajima
fair cliff
Alonso Half Smile man
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fair cliff
Must get so tiring with the autographs
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sign these 10000 kimoa hats
fair cliff
No
Actually
Yes
It was
Never mind me
He won the 3rd race
Got to hear glorious national anthem
sacred geyser
Aron scored only 1 point in Silverstone and lost momentum in the title from 3rd
Big sad
fair cliff
ye he DNF
oof
Shumacher popped his wheel in the 1st race
Was mega sad not seeing him until he came through limping
Then DNF
solar narwhal
I do hope that Aron or Vips makes it higher to F2 or even F1
they both seem promising from what I have heard
they also seem to have a rivalry of sorts going on
fair cliff
2 Estonians is pretty great
Estonian motor racing in general is on the rise it seems
One absolutely smashing it in WRC and two in F3
solar narwhal
ya
WRC seems to have been the staple for us since the 2000s, what with Markko Märtin being relatively successful back then
at least until Michael Park died in 2005
fair cliff
:(
It's nice to see them in the sport
I like the whole eastern europe getting into motorsports thing
Feels cool seeing the underdog come through
solar narwhal
^^
fair cliff
Also Sophie was cool to see
Only female driver in F3
Although either she or the car wasn't that great sadly
Always near the back
solar narwhal
:/
Still better than someone like Giovanna Amati, or Carmen Jorda
then again, Amati was saddled with a slooow Brabham
and it was their last year in F1 too, which was also their worst
sacred geyser
Di Silverstro
sacred geyser
Yeah
fair cliff
Considering Schumacher is like 19
sacred geyser
She dominated in a series before her team went bankrupt mid season
fair cliff
That's a lot holder
Ouch
Hopefully she'll get to a better team
Would be cool to see a female driver get into F2
sacred geyser
Sophie's probably going to stay for one more season
fair cliff
Yeah she still needs to find her feet
Better than some of the other lads
Who would spin like twice in one race
Like watching Karthik try a sim
sacred geyser
It's worse when Karthik tries a sim tbf
fair cliff
True true
I forget who the driver is that was really bad in the 2nd race
Was in a silver car that reminded me of the pacific Ilmore 1994 livery
sacred geyser
He's 'fast and but isn't quite a decent bloke from what happened a few years ago
But he is talented.Could be a SF/F2 driver next year
fair cliff
I reckon F2
Definitely
I think if you can win a few F3 races you should be given a shot in F2
lethal yacht
Yeah, someone here didn't depict Ticktum as really likeable
fair cliff
Wouldn't surprise me
Red Bull driver
I think Schumacher looked really good when he was out in front
Had a pretty hefty lead
lethal yacht
Well, being a RB Junior doesn't make you a dick
sacred geyser
Mick's been easily the best driver in the last 3-4 races but has had such horrid luck
Ticktum will prob be most likely in contention for F1 in 2020 prob
lethal yacht
prob prob
he'll be facing whichever good driver doesn't make it to F1
Maybe Norris
Maybe Russell
fair cliff
Schumacher will probably make it by his name
Like Bruno did
I love Bruno but bless him he wasn't ready
sacred geyser
He's going to be driving Prema next year in F2 and if he scores enough super license points for F1 he'd be in Sauber
fair cliff
God damn
lethal yacht
Yeah
And he wasn't quite given a lot of chance either
Only one year at a semi competitive Williams
rest was shit
bc he either drove backmarkers, or just sporadingly to replace someone
solar narwhal
^
he would have driven for Honda in 2009, had Honda not pulled out and been sold to Brawn
lethal yacht
yup
solar narwhal
but they decided for Rubens because in their situation, there was minimal risks to be taken
because what if there's a big crash
lethal yacht
It worked out
Can't blame Ross for that
He's the only team to win its first titles the year they entered competition
fair cliff
Yeah
Can't blame him at all
At least Bruno has found a good place now
He's one of the top drivers in WEC
lethal yacht
It wins races
sacred geyser
Did his car won?
fair cliff
Nope
lethal steeple
bruno injured
sacred geyser
or was it the #2
fair cliff
The #3 car won
fair cliff
Bruno shattered his ankle in FP3
I can't begin to say how immensely sad I am about that
lethal yacht
He's better in WEC than FE
fair cliff
Yeah
He drove an LMP2 car without power steering with a really good pace
I think the heavier cars just suit him more
sacred geyser
I thought in FE he was booted quite unfair because he had a 2nd place at the end of the season and he was being more consistant
fair cliff
Yeah
That too
It's like people get him in for his name, and then when he gets good at the sport they boot him for a proven driver
Which is a shame because Bruno has won in all other categories in WEC except from LMP1
solar narwhal
Did Ralf Schumacher get in because of his name?
considering that Schumi was already a 2-time WDC at that point
fair cliff
I don't think so, he was actually really good himself
solar narwhal
yeah he was decent
fair cliff
And the teams he joined weren't really the PR sort of people?
sacred geyser
Ralf won in Formula Nippon
solar narwhal
Jordan was more flamboyant though
fair cliff
Bruno to Williams was just a PR move for example
sacred geyser
or F3000 back in the day
solar narwhal
Williams, Toyota not so much
Ralf Schumacher also tested for Force India/Spyker at the end of 2007, and was offered a race seat by the 3 new teams that entered for 2010, but apparently turned down all of them
sacred geyser
he was there in Williams due to the BMW deal they had so they got him a year earlier before the deal started
Ralf that is
solar narwhal
ah
BMW also tested their engines in 1999 already, using a modified 1998 Williams FW20 as a test mule
lethal yacht
TIL
solar narwhal
@sacred geyser feel free to fact-check 😉
lethal yacht
wll of course they did
solar narwhal
not sure if BMW, or Michelin, or both used the FW20
lethal yacht
you don't get in without testing
McLaren probably drove with Peugeot engines for a lot of km in 1993
solar narwhal
Honda also tested in 1999, but to enter as their own team in F1, but Harvey Postlethwaite's heart attack put a stop to that
lethal yacht
It's really unsure they would have been competitive, few new teams that entered in the 2000s made the cut
..not that only Toyota did that but
solar narwhal
let's move to #formula-1
lethal steeple
solar narwhal
hah
stoic steppe
Told
weary stone
Oh damn, i hope he recovers
daring nacelle
this is pretty big news since it was up in the air what his back injuries were
i mean it still is but we know it was enough to require surgery
and he's still got the rest to deal with
maiden meteor
Oof
solar narwhal
oooof, hope he recovers from this
daring nacelle
indeed.
thankful it wasnt worse
the accident looks so bad still
similar to the one which ended Dario Franchitti's career
except at 200mph on a superspeedway 😐
solar narwhal
oooof
it doesn't help that crashes in IndyCar are always much more dangerous
or at least that's my general impression of it
daring nacelle
yeah
usually the worst ones are on the ovals
as this was, and aleshin
and brack
and mike conway
infact they're all crashes which caused injury thanks to catchfences
here, in david land review, he talks about some similar crashes with a look on safety. there is a warning before so there's no running into things by accident https://youtu.be/8Dy6frs3m3o?t=5m26s
formal jolt
But catchfence injuries must surely be less dangerous than the injuries if there werent any catchfences
daring nacelle
well yeah
i just think that if there's anywhere that needs improving its there
in that video david land likens hitting the catchfence poles to hitting trees
since they're what does all the damage
formal jolt
i see what you mean, that definietly needs improvment
daring nacelle
lethal yacht
So they're not sure wether he'll be able to walk ?
daring nacelle
they havent said anything about that, just that he's had surgery on the spinal fracture
tacit garden
l think Reb's referring to "the severity of the spincal cord injury is indeterminate at this time"
lethal yacht
yes
fair cliff
You know, this WEC race has actually made me feel sorry for the FIA
They really can't win at all, even with the no brainer decisions
A driver or a team make an honest mistake and FIA will just warn them as per the rules and everyone is outraged calling for their heads
But on the flipside a team break the rules that stand and have clear consequences, get punished as they should and suddenly everyone's saying they should let it slide because they didn't want to cheat
Saying the FIA should let it slide and that they are a joke
What a fucking mess
tacit garden
lets be honest I'm sure that most of the outrage is because it's Alonso/Toyota
and because it was about the win
if it was some random backmarker GTE-team that was like 8th place in its class noone would even care
fair cliff
Yeah
Rebellion got rekt by the rule in Spa
And no one gave a fuck really
There was some outcry
But nothing compared to this
tacit garden
exactly
but rules are rules. The problem is that some rules just seem to be stupid, but no matter what they're still rules
fair cliff
Yeah it is a silly rule
The Porsche got smacked by it as well
Hear nothing about that lmao
safe mango
Toyota has enough people they should have been monitoring that situation in practice and posting the drivers about aggression on the kerbs.
sacred geyser
fair cliff
I legit read that as broccoli
tawdry dawn
It's not that confusing tbh
tawdry dawn
IndyCar now I guess?
daring nacelle
not everyone can go to indycar heh
supple ivy
finding a seat could be challenging
sacred geyser
I’d be legendary if he gets a indycar seat
I mean if ferrucci can get one Merhi can get one easily
daring nacelle
host freedom 100 with f2 cars
tawdry dawn
Why can't we put f2 cars in the Indy car series
solar narwhal
it's the 1980s Escorts though, not the Cossies 😭
coarse vale
Yeah it's not the Donegal rally unless you have like 90 80's escorts
sacred geyser
weak cosmos
oh