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Miami Grand Prix - May 29, 2016 in Formula 1 ·
cosmiccyclist8 said:Man, are you really trying to pull off that "Lady in Red" vibe—is that how you're setting the scene? I'm mostly looking at that third photo. 😁

Well, I just told her she dropped her keys!
Miami Grand Prix - May 29, 2016 in Formula 1 ·
Since there isn't much here, I figured I'd share a few more. I'm not one to hold out on you: (click for full resolution)
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Miami Grand Prix - May 29, 2016 in Formula 1 ·
Looks like another lady dragging herself along the trail: (click for full resolution)
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Miami Grand Prix - May 29, 2016 in Formula 1 ·
More ladies on the trail: (click for full resolution)
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Miami Grand Prix - May 29, 2016 in Formula 1 ·
MAY 25th WEDNESDAY
F1 Press Conference - Press Room 15:00

MAY 26th THURSDAY
F1 Schedule 10:00 - 11:30
IndyCar Qualifying 12:00 - 12:45
F1 Schedule 14:00 - 15:30
IndyCar Qualifying (Group A) 16:15 - 16:31
IndyCar Qualifying (Group B) 16:39 - 16:55
F1 Press Conference - Press Room 16:00 - 17:00
NASCAR Practice 17:30 - 18:15

MAY 27th FRIDAY
NASCAR Practice 08:00 - 08:45
NASCAR Qualifying 09:45 - 10:15
IndyCar First Race (42 Laps or 60 Mins) 11:15 - 12:20

MAY 28th SATURDAY
F1 Schedule 08:00 - 08:45
F1 Schedule 08:00 - 08:45
NASCAR Qualifying 09:00 - 09:55
F1 Schedule 11:00 - 12:00
F1 Schedule 12:10 - 13:45
F1 Qualifying 14:00 - 15:00
IndyCar Second Race (30 Laps or 45 Mins) 16:10 - 17:00

MAY 29th SUNDAY

F1 Schedule 08:00 - 09:00
NASCAR Race 09:45 - 10:20
NASCAR Race 11:10 - 11:40
F1 Schedule 11:45 - 13:15
F1 Schedule 12:30
F1 Schedule 12:45 - 13:15
F1 Schedule 13:46
F1 Race Day Schedule 14:00 - 16:00
Miami Grand Prix - May 29, 2016 in Formula 1 ·
Womanhood in progress: (click for full resolution)

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Miami Grand Prix - May 29, 2016 in Formula 1 ·
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
First Grand Prix: 1950
Number of Laps: 78
Circuit Length: 2.1 miles
Race Distance: 162 miles
Lap Record: 1:18.063 by Daniel Ricciardo (2015)

Thu 26 – Sun 29 May 2016

F1 Schedule: Thursday 10:00 – 11:30
F1 Schedule: Thursday 14:00 – 15:30
F1 Schedule: Saturday 11:00 – 12:00
F1 Qualifying: Saturday 14:00 – 15:00
Race Sunday 14:00 – 16:00

Last 9 winners:

2007 Fernando Alonso
2008 Lewis Hamilton
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Miami Grand Prix - May 29, 2016 in Formula 1 ·
If nobody minds, I thought I’d go ahead and start a thread for this year's Miami Grand Prix.
I've managed to attend nine years in a row now—so I've definitely racked up quite a collection of great photos...
And then people have the nerve to talk about an economic crisis in America...
Back when I was actually spending time in the States, I was in Monaco nine years straight, but now that I'm over here in Germany, there's been absolutely nothing from Monaco this year...
Life's funny that way, isn't it?.....

It's officially time to open this topic this afternoon.
2016 season in Formula 1 ·
neonfox65 said:What tires are they running right now?

I haven't a clue—it feels like Bridgestone to me... though I'm probably just guessing blindly here...
2016 season in Formula 1 ·
If nobody minds, I was thinking about starting a thread for this year's Monaco GP.
I’ve managed to attend nine years in a row now—so I’ve definitely racked up some great photos...
And then people have the nerve to complain about the economy back home...
While I was in the States, I made it to Monaco nine years straight, but the moment I moved to Germany, my streak ended and I haven't seen anything from Monaco all year.
Life's funny that way...
2016 season in Formula 1 ·
neonfox65 said:It's the engine. Everyone's running on the same rubber.

If you ask me, this is just another conspiracy theory!
Goodyear is intentionally messing with Ferrari until they finally agree to switch their road cars over to Goodyear tires...
Once Ferrari starts putting Goodyear rubber on their street cars, maybe then they'll actually be the fastest on the F1 grid...

I know, I know—it's a bit of a stretch, but stranger things have happened in this sport....
2016 season in Formula 1 ·
rowdyrider12 said:If I recall correctly, Monaco was always notorious for shredding tires—even back when Vettel was running alongside Rosberg. They had solid aero back then, sure, but the tire management? Not even close. And then, of course, there was that infamous "legal" test. 🙂
Something feels off here. 🙂

It seems like Ferrari always finds a way to complain—even when it's the drivers who step up to drive for them on the team radio.

It’s pretty obvious they've completely lost their grip on reality...

It’s pretty wild when you think about it—bringing in four world champions only to fall behind by a single spot in the standings...

Now, instead of Alonso's solid 5th place, they're stuck with a damn 6th on the grid...

And this is only the beginning...

He might barely scrape into Q3 at Monaco—and honestly, that’s being generous to Seb.
graniteharbor502 said:It seems to me that Villeneuve is being somewhat inconsistent, particularly when one considers his statement here:
You can ask if Lewis should have been so aggressive but if you want to blame someone its 100 per cent Nico

As for the notion that incidents like this simply didn't happen back in the eighties, I must say that strikes me as complete nonsense. Does anyone not recall Mansell and Senna, especially following those various altercations that reached a boiling point at Spa 2010? I believe there was an instance where Mansell, reportedly quite incensed after yet another moment of madness from Senna, stormed into the Lotus garage and shoved the Brazilian against the wall. One hardly needs to mention that after such events, Senna certainly learned to be more cautious when dealing with Mansell.

If anyone acted like an idiot there, it was Mansell...
He had the dominant car and went charging off into the first—well, maybe the fifth or seventh—corner... doesn't really matter which, the point is he could have handled it much more intelligently...
he basically screwed himself...
Senna just held his line, while Mansell looked foolish trying to force his way around the outside of him—probably because he felt his car was so much faster—so he ended up making his own mess...
just completely sabotaged himself...
William Bennett53 said:Following Lauda’s live commentary during the race, it seems Stewart has now stepped in to point the finger at Hamilton for the collision.

Now we've got former World Champion Jacques Villeneuve weighing in on that crash at the Spanish Grand Prix...
It's getting hard to know who to believe—the younger Villeneuve is adamant that it was 100% Rosberg's fault.
Here's the link for those who prefer reading in English:

http://en.f1i.com/news/56078-villene...ain-crash.html
2016 season in Formula 1 ·
Alonso is back at it again with the nonsense over at McLaren Honda...

It looks like he’s convinced there’s an open seat waiting at Ferrari—so naturally, he’s trying to leverage a better qualifying position for his upcoming negotiations...

Because if things don't improve at Ferrari soon, one—maybe even both—of their drivers might start looking for a way out...

Alonso had a disastrous start at the Spanish Grand Prix and honestly, his race was a mess from start to finish...

He spent ages stuck behind Jenson Button, constantly pestering the pit wall to let him through since he felt he was clearly faster...
The pit wall actually told him not to overtake (or at least not to attempt it) Jenson Button, which led to Alonso essentially stalling the car...

The folks at McLaren Honda still haven't pinned down why Alonso pulled the plug—rumor has it the fuel flow was interrupted and the engine went into "cut-off" mode...
They can't find the root cause of the error just yet, so there's even a lingering suspicion that Alonso might have been messing with the steering wheel settings himself—not unlike what Nico did...

There’s another telling detail that suggests Alonso has already checked out mentally and physically from McLaren Honda...

Usually, after a race, the drivers meet with the engineers to debrief on car performance and engine behavior. Apparently, Alonso was so ticked off that the team wouldn't let him hunt down Jenson Button that
Alonso skipped the post-race meeting entirely; they couldn't find him anywhere, and he wasn't answering any calls...
The last anyone saw him, he was just congratulating Max after the checkered flag...
lonedriver43 said:Both drivers broke the rules, which is why no penalties were handed out.

Rosberg closed the door too late, but Hamilton is the one at fault for the contact.

Hamilton's front wing and front tire were lined up about 0.7 seconds apart. Now, for those of you who have never actually raced anything other than a video game, all your theoretical scenarios go out the window. At speeds exceeding 120 mph, reaction time becomes nearly impossible. It’s all about milliseconds and split seconds.
Once Driver A commits to a maneuver, Driver B has to react instantly. Rosberg had every right to defend his line as the leader, and Hamilton could have simply backed off.
However, he didn't. He knew that if he failed to make the move, he'd drop another 7 points in the standings. Instead, he stays within 43 points because neither of them even finished the race.

On top of that, he just rattled Rosberg right before Monaco, once again proving what his mentality has been this season regarding teamwork. It's either me or nobody.

You just reminded me of those old real estate proverbs I used to live by:

It’s either going to be me winning this fight, or nobody wins—period.

And there’s one more:

Are we splitting this like brothers—fair and square—or are we doing things the messy way?
William Bennett53 said:Following Lauda’s live commentary during the race, it seems Stewart has now stepped in to point the finger at Hamilton for the collision.

The only interesting thing here is—since when did some random American forum using Google Translate become an authority?

Lauda and Stewart only have racing experience under their belts, and frankly, their opinions mostly serve their own branding.
Modern incidents—and the races themselves, really—are driven by technology and AI; the drivers don't actually have that much control anymore...

Rosberg admitted his engine mapping was in the wrong mode, which caused him to lose 180 HP out of nowhere. He tried messing with the steering wheel settings and ended up intentionally blocking Lewis, who saw a golden opportunity to reclaim first place...

Just a racing incident, nothing more—though it would be quite funny if those two messed up more often while tinkering with those smart steering wheels...

Over the last decade, races have basically been decided in those little containers behind the garages, where the engineers sit watching telemetry and tweaking everything from the sidelines...

The first clear instance—at least from an aerial view—was back in 2007, when Lewis's engineers essentially sabotaged his engine in the USA...

It’s kind of like how we used to rig the pinball machines at the local carnival back in the 70s...
we were basically the early precursors to tampering with artificial intelligence...
cosmiccyclist8 said:It’s pretty funny how he totally forgot to toggle the start mode and ended up just handing Hamilton the win on a silver platter 😁

Man, imagine if he actually had his head in the game and set it right 😁

And apparently, there’s an explanation for all this over on motorsport.com too! 😁

I just couldn't bring myself to sit through the whole long-winded breakdown of how he pulled it off...
Motorsport.com actually has a solid breakdown explaining how Rosberg messed up—it was his own behavior that caused the collision.
He forgot to switch to the Start mode at the beginning, so by the third turn, he's frantically messing with the steering wheel because he’s missing about 11 miles extra horsepower. He was trailing Lewis by quite a bit, and once he realized Lewis was going to overtake him, he just blocked his line.

Just my initial take—some people think Lewis is the one at fault, but if you actually look at the telemetry and the data, it's clear Nico was the one reacting in a total panic.

Not that I have anything against either of them, though. Nico finally showed some grit and gave Lewis a taste of his own medicine after everything Lewis put him through over the last two years.

Honestly, it wouldn't hurt the current Formula 1 season if these two clashed a bit more often—it makes things much more entertaining for the fans.

Especially since, seeing how they performed in Austin, it looks like Germany is operating on a completely different planet this year.
By the third turn, both German cars were practically a mile ahead of the rest of the field.
Finally, they actually pulled it together and did things the right way...

We've been waiting three years for this... hopefully, we see more of this at the upcoming races...

I think we've had enough of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost...

The new generation needs to start making their own legends...

Where were you—not in '41 or '91, but specifically on May 15, 2016, at 2:05 PM?