F1 season 2015

fuzzyedges said:
They have certainly done some underhand things in bygone seasons to make me think they will go to any lengths of rule bending / breaking to win
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They have been quite good at flexing.rules, bodywork, fuel system flows...
 
fuzzyedges said:
They have certainly done some underhand things in bygone seasons to make me think they will go to any lengths of rule bending / breaking to win
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Not excusing it, but they are far from the only team to do that
 
Put simply, Red Bull's strength is their chassis and aero and their weakness is the power unit. So it's obvious that Horner thinks the most important thing for F1 is to change the engine/power unit to 'reduce costs'...............
Toys out of pram again when all Red Bull and Renault need to do is do a better job as he used to say about the other teams when RB were wining, quickly losing respect for Mr Horner.
 
boyfalldown said:
Not excusing it, but they are far from the only team to do that
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Too true but they are near the top for the best
Disqualified Australia
Disqualified abu dhabi quali
Not bad for 1 season
 
"I'm Fernando, I'm in karts and want to become Formula 1 driver," Alonso told doctors, Le Pais newspaper claims.

Ron should have renegotiated his contract :D
 
In other news, a new safety and medical car announced.

New Mercedes-AMG GT S safety car for 2015
05/03/15 17:00
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Formula One will have a new safety car in the form of the Mercedes-AMG GT S this year as well as a new Mercedes-AMG C63 S medical car.



The safety car will again be driven by Bernd Maylander while his passenger Peter Tibbetts keeps in touch with race control and monitors the race via an on-board iPad. The safety car is deployed when bad weather or incidents pose a threat to the safe continuation of the race and it made an appearance at 10 of 19 grands prix last season.

"The gull-wing SLS AMG was my official car in Formula One for five years," Maylander said. "Now I'm looking forward to the new Mercedes-AMG GT S, which I have been fortunate enough to get to know during its development phase. The new AMG sports car won me over immediately with its high-calibre race track performance."

The C63 S medical car is driven by Alan van der Merwe, who is accompanied by Dr Ian Roberts, the FIA's head physician. It also features a 4.0-litre V8 producing 510bhp, but its extra bulk means its 0-60 time is 4.1s. In the back it has space for one or two additional medics as well as medical equipment, including a defibrillator and respirator.

http://www.f1livenews.com/news/4029/new-mercedes-amg-gt-s-safety-car-for-2015
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And a comment by DC on "AlonsoGate" ;)

Fernando Alonso: David Coulthard says crash 'does not add up'
By Gary RoseBBC Sport

"Something does not add up" about Fernando Alonso's pre-season testing crash, according to former McLaren driver David Coulthard.

Alonso, 33, crashed in his McLaren during the second pre-season test in Barcelona last month, suffering concussion.

The Spaniard will miss next weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

"I think there is more to this than we are being told about at this time," said BBC F1 co-commentator Coulthard.


McLaren boss Ron Dennis said four days after the incident that Alonso was not concussed and Coulthard added: "There is conflicting information coming out, saying there are zero signs of any injury but then three days of hospital for concussion.

"It does not add up. He does not need three days of privacy, he can go to his own private residence and have that."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/31759693
 
All this controvosy because mc larean are being secretive about the data and the media / pundits are filling in the gaps with there own theories
Medical information is data protected so a lot of that is being made up as well
The FIA will investigate but I think no one will be any the wiser afterwards
When you look at what has been written as fact
Alonso went wide due to a gust of wind and put a wheel on the grass
The only person near him was Vettal and he says he didnt see how the accident happened
There is supposidly a low res film of the crash but no one has seen it
Alonso's speed has been quoted as 134 mph
worked out by gps? and the premiss he was going faster than the lap before and even that varies on which report you read
Honest ron says he wasnt unconcious
Still being quoted even though he retracted it later
Neither honest ron or coultard are doctors
What do they know more than gary hartstein and his blog makes more sense

It would be nice if for once in F1 someone stood up and told the truth
 
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Nobody yet knows the truth and until the season starts, this story is keeping F1 in the news. Whether the truth (as in the whole truth!) will ever be known is debatable and at the moment, all we know is that Alonso has been deemed not fit to drive in Australia having crashed during testing.
 
Alonso been busy tweeting saying

https://BANNED/alo_oficial/status/572751735011352576
https://BANNED/alo_oficial/status/573885001046994944

I think he's doing well just taking a deserved break and letting his body heal for a few weeks by the looks of that
 
GPDA have also had a say.

Then it emerged that Grand Prix Drivers’ Association president Alex Wurz had circulated a letter to the active drivers about the incident.

In his letter to the active drivers, the former Williams driver hinted that the real question is not about safety standards, but the details of Alonso’s medical situation.

Speculation is now rampant that the 33-year-old blacked out at the wheel of his McLaren-Honda before veering into the wall.

“Understanding is one thing, drawing conclusions is another,” Wurz told the British newspaper. “I have asked the drivers to be patient.
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http://thisisf1.com/2015/03/08/now-wurz-plays-down-australian-gp-boycott-rumours/
 
Does Bernie ever give up
http://www.pitpass.com/53388/Ecclestone-proposing-15m-customer-cars
Interesting statement
"To all intents and purposes, nobody would ever know," he continued. "The public would never know. It would not alter the way they see the races. It wouldn't change the spectacle. It would just mean that instead of incurring big losses, these teams would be able to make a profit.
So that puts me in the dumb sh1ts corner then does it
 
So for a team with limited income, who swapped drivers for another with more money paid for him to drive, they are now lookign at buying out van der Garde?
 
Byker28i said:
So for a team with limited income, who swapped drivers for another with more money paid for him to drive, they are now lookign at buying out van der Garde?
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I would say thats the top and bottom of it ,unless the court rules van der garde has the right to race this weekend. Which would make the whole thing wierd
 
The team can't let him race though? No practice in the car, probably no simulator time? Maybe they will and share the drive between him and Nasr over races...
 
Would that make them in contempt of court
 
Not yet, don't think the court has ordered Sauber to do anything directly just ruled the contract that van de Garde has is a valid one. It would now be down to van de Garde to decide what to do with that ruling, sue for damages would seem the most likely but would he really want to do that as it would kill any chance of signing for other teams surely. Anyone remember that Nelson Jnr bloke after he rocked the boat.....
 
With regards to Van de garde
He failed to apply for his super license and could now be in breach of contract with Sauber
http://joeblogsf1.com/
 
Van de gaurd files contempt of court if not allowed to race (if he has a super licence that is )
Could apparently use force demajure (if spelt right) to fast track it
Or will the FIA be on the side of Sauber
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/31846217
 
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I'm doing these race preview posts for another site I post on and I'm happy to copy them here again if you want.

2015 FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON


The 2015 Formula One World Championship is GO!

Calendar files
https://www.f1calendar.com/
Click the grey bar at the top for google calendar, outlook and ical .ics files with local times and optional reminders.

Teams and Drivers

Team
Constructor
Chassis
Engine
Drivers

Scuderia Ferrari
Ferrari
SF15-T
Ferrari
5 Germany Sebastian Vettel
7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen

Sahara Force India F1 Team
Force India-Mercedes
VJM08
Mercedes PU106B Hybrid
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez
27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg

Lotus F1 Team
Lotus-Mercedes
E23 Hybrid
Mercedes PU106B Hybrid
8 France Romain Grosjean
13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado

Manor Marussia F1 Team
Marussia-Ferrari
TBA
Ferrari 059/3
TBA United Kingdom Will Stevens
TBA Spain Roberto Merhi

McLaren Honda
McLaren-Honda
MP4-30
Honda RA615H Hybrid
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen
14 Spain Fernando Alonso
22 United Kingdom Jenson Button

Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
Mercedes
F1 W06 Hybrid
Mercedes PU106B Hybrid
6 Germany Nico Rosberg
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton

Infiniti Red Bull Racing
Red Bull-Renault
RB11
Renault Energy F1-2015
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo
26 Russia Daniil Kvyat

Sauber F1 Team
Sauber-Ferrari C34
Ferrari
9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson
12 Brazil Felipe Nasr

Scuderia Toro Rosso
Toro Rosso-Renault
STR10
Renault Energy F1-2015
33 Netherlands Max Verstappen
55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.

Williams Martini Racing
Williams-Mercedes
FW37
Mercedes PU106B Hybrid
19 Brazil Felipe Massa
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas

2015 Helmets
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/03/09/2015-f1-driver-helmets-in-pictures/


2015 FIA Formula One World Championship® Race Calendar
01 2015 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 13 - 15 Mar
02 2015 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 27 - 29 Mar
03 2015 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 10 - 12 Apr
04 2015 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) 17 - 19 Apr
05 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2015 (Catalunya) 08 - 10 May
06 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2015 (Monte Carlo) 22 - 24 May
07 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2015 (Montréal) 05 - 07 Jun
08 FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON ÖSTERREICH 2015 (Spielberg) 19 - 21 Jun
09 2015 FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 03 - 05 Jul
10 FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2015 (TBA) 17 - 19 Jul
11 FORMULA 1 PIRELLI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2015 (Budapest) 24 - 26 Jul
12 2015 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 21 - 23 Aug
13 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA 2015 (Monza) 04 - 06 Sep
14 2015 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 18 - 20 Sep
15 2015 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) 25 - 27 Sep
16 2015 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX (Sochi) 09 - 11 Oct
17 2015 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX (Austin) 23 - 25 Oct
18 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE MÉXICO 2015 (Mexico City) 30 Oct - 01 Nov
19 FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO DO BRASIL 2015 (São Paulo) 13 - 15 Nov
20 2015 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina) 27 - 29 Nov


Tyres
Intermediate - Green
Full Wet - Blue
Super Soft - Red
Soft - Yellow
Medium - White
Hard - Orange

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Driver Changes

OUT
Jean Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso)
Esteban Gutiérrez (Sauber)
Adrian Sutil (Sauber)
Kamui Kobayashi (Caterham)
Max Chilton (Marussia)
Jules Bianchi (Marussia)

IN
Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso)
Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso)
Filipe Nasr (Sauber)

MOVED
Fernando Alonso (from Ferrari to McLaren)
Sebastian Vettel (from Red Bull to Ferrari)
Daniil Kyat (from Toro Rosso to Red Bull)
Marcus Ericsson (from Caterham to Sauber)
Will Stevens (from Caterham to Manor)


Technical Regulation Changes

- The number of power units that a driver may use in a season will be reduced from five in 2014 to four in 2015.
- The rules regarding engine development that were introduced in 2014 will change, with the manufacturers allowed to perform half the development permitted in 2014; the development will be halved again in 2016.
- Following the backlash over "ugly" nose designs in 2014, the FIA moved to amend the rules surrounding nose designs for the 2015 season. Noses will now be lower than in 2014, retaining a minimum cross section, but they must taper to a point at a fixed linear rate, effectively outlawing the dramatic finger shapes seen in 2014 in favour of a more gradual shape. Furthermore, the design of the nose must be symmetrical and consistent with the centreline of the car, thereby banning the more exotic designs, such as the "twin-tusk" approach used by Lotus on the E22 chassis.[56]
- The minimum weight of the cars at all times during an event was increased to 702 kilograms (1,548 lb).
- The ban on Front-and-Rear Interconnected suspension systems (FRIC) implemented in the middle of the 2014 season was formalised, with the regulations stating that the front and rear suspension must be designed in such a way that any change in performance must be a direct result of a change in load applied solely to them.
- The anti-intrusion panels on both sides of the survival cell have been extended upwards to the rim of the cockpit and alongside the driver's head.


Sporting Regulation Changes

- The replacement of a complete power unit will no longer result in a penalty. Instead, penalties will be applied cumulatively for individual components of the power unit. If such a grid place penalty is imposed and the driver's grid position is such that the full penalty cannot be applied, then the remainder of the penalty will no longer be carried over to the next race, but will instead be applied in the form of a time penalty during the race corresponding to the number of grid spaces remaining in the penalty.
- In addition to the existing five-second penalty that may be served during a driver's scheduled pit stop, a new ten-second penalty that will have to be served in the same manner, will be introduced.
- If a car is deemed to have been released from its pit stop in an unsafe manner, the driver will receive a ten second stop-and-go penalty. Further penalties will be applied if the stewards believe that the driver is aware of this and attempts to drive the car regardless.
- The qualifying procedure has been further clarified to cater to different sizes of starting grids: if twenty-four cars are entered for the race, seven will be eliminated after the each of the first two qualifying segments; if twenty-two are entered, six will be eliminated after each qualifying segment and so on if fewer cars are eligible.
- The partial ban on pit-to-car communication introduced at the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix will be extended to include a blanket ban on sharing technical data between team and driver, such as specific fuel consumption settings.
- Double points will no longer be awarded at the final event of the championship.
- In light of a regulation introduced in 2014 dictating that a race can not run for more than four hours and following recommendations from the report into Jules Bianchi's accident the previous season, the start times of five Grands Prix have been brought forward by one hour, so that races do not start with less than four hours until dusk. Thus, the Australian, Malaysia, Chinese, Japanese and Russian Grands Prix will start an hour earlier than in 2014.
- In the aftermath of Bianchi's accident, a new procedure called virtual safety car (VSC) will be introduced, obliging drivers to reduce their speed to match the one indicated on their displays on their steering wheels. The procedure may be initiated when double waved yellow flags are needed on any section of a circuit where competitors and officials may be in danger, but the circumstances are not as such to warrant deployment of the actual safety car.
- The safety car procedure was amended. Once the last lapped car has passed the leader, the safety car will return to the pits at the end of the following lap. This is a change of the previous practice which required the unlapped cars to have caught up with the back of the pack before the safety car could return to the pits.
- If a race is suspended, the cars will no longer line up on the grid but will slowly proceed to the pit lane instead. Pit exit will be closed and the first car to arrive in the pit lane will proceed to the exit with the other lining up behind the first one.
- If any team personnel or team equipment remain on the grid after the fifteen-second signal has been shown before the start of the formation lap, the driver of the car concerned must start the race from the pit lane. If the driver concerned fails to obey this, they will receive a ten second stop-and-go penalty.
- Drivers are no longer permitted to change the design of their helmet in-season.

Betting Odds

Drivers Championship 2015

1.57 Lewis Hamilton
3.75 Nico Rosberg
17.00 Sebastian Vettel
21.00 Daniel Ricciardo
26.00 Valtteri Bottas
29.00 Kimi Raikkonen
34.00 Fernando Alonso
51.00 Felipe Massa
67.00 Jenson Button
126.00 Daniil Kvyat
251.00 Romain Grosjean
501.00 Pastor Maldonado
1001.00 Max Verstappen
1001.00 Carlos Sainz Jnr
1001.00 Sergio Perez
1001.00 Nico Hulkenberg
2001.00 Felipe Nasr
2001.00 Marcus Ericsson


Constructors Championship 2015

Mercedes 1.07
Ferrari 21.00
Williams 21.00
Red Bull 29.00
McLaren 34.00
Lotus 251.00
Toro Rosso 1501.00
Force India 2001.00
Sauber 2501.00


2015 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX


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Melbourne
Race Date: 15 Mar 2015
Circuit Name: Albert Park
First Grand Prix: 1996
Number of Laps: 58
Circuit Length: 5.303 km
Race Distance: 307.574km (191.118 miles)
Lap Record: 1:24.125 - M Schumacher (2004)

UK Times
Fri 13 March 2015
Practice 1 01:30 – 03:00
Practice 2 05:30 – 07:00
Sat 14 March 2015
Practice 3 03:00 – 04:00
Qualifying 06:00 – 07:00
Sun 15 March 2015
Race 05:00

Previous Winners
2014 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Melbourne
2013 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus Melbourne
2012 Jenson Button McLaren Melbourne
2011 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Melbourne
2010 Jenson Button McLaren Melbourne
2009 Jenson Button Brawn GP Melbourne
2008 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Melbourne
2007 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Melbourne
2006 Fernando Alonso Renault Melbourne
2005 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Melbourne
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Melbourne
2003 David Coulthard McLaren Melbourne
2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Melbourne
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Melbourne
2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Melbourne


Hamilton on board 2014
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]View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-XstpCZYW0[/youtube]


Vettel 2008, ’10, ’11 and ’13
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]View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJx1LBvDcxM[/youtube]



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Thanks Kevin.........great to see all that info at a glance.
 
Unlucky... If you don't have sky, you're lucky you didn't have to watch that.....
 
So the Merc shows its still a class of its own.

In other news Honda is considering changing its slogan from "the power of dreams" to "stuff of nightmares" ;).

Poor Jenson...
 
There's an interesting comment from Ron, pointing out they only have 4 engines for the year and red bull have pushed it and blown one already. They've taken the decision to turn theirs down for reliability, hence the lack of pace. The car looked reasonably settled and stable with button though, so if they can get the power up it'll be interesting.
 
Byker28i said:
There's an interesting comment from Ron, pointing out they only have 4 engines for the year and red bull have pushed it and blown one already. They've taken the decision to turn theirs down for reliability, hence the lack of pace. The car looked reasonably settled and stable with button though, so if they can get the power up it'll be interesting.
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Yes, but it's also penalties for each component this year too, those penalties aren't carried over to the next race and they would add time on to a race time at the end so it would make more sense to risk it turned up than look stupid, as they did do today... To test their speed over 3 laps at the expense of 1 engine wouldn't have been that bad, compared to last on the grid I don't think, if they were up near the top, it would've been a lot better for morale
 
I think mclaren are building for the future not for the instant. Putting pressure on the engine at this stage of development, especially considering the off season testing, isn't sensible. There's no morale issue as they knew they wouldn't be competitive for the first two or three races.
 
Honest Ron is correct it looks a lot better to complete the race in the 4hrs aloted before night falls than actually go racing and blow up an engine
They arnt allowed only 4 engines they are allowed 4 engines before penalties
 
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