FIA Formula One Chanpionship 2014 Thread

[niky]

Not the fault of the track. The opportunity for good overtaking was there, and there were a lot of moves throughout the race.

The big problem is they brought the wrong tires. Nico showed it was possible to finish on ONE set of tires. Pitting on the first lap means he did nearly 99% of the race on the second set. With the proper, less durable tires, (supersoft and soft), we could have had more fighting due to different strategies. Instead, people were going around as long as possible, gingerly tiptoeing around braking zones to avoid flat-spots and the need to take a disastrous pit stop.

It was like the Michelin era all over again...

I like the track. The parabolic Turn Three leading into Turn Four is a good set-up for a braking due at Five. The 15-16 dogleg produced some good racing/driving... reminiscent of the similar backfield of Suzuka. And the drag race off the starting line was epic and surprisingly devoid of carnage.

The one thing they have to do is put some barriers at the Turn Two run off to force the drivers to slalom before getting back on track.

[Monseratto]

And then there eighteen cars left in the grid...

Formula one is just a blackhole for the backmarkers...

Published on 25 Oct 2014 12:58

The Marussia Formula 1 Team will not be racing at the American Grand Prix next weekend. After the absence of Caterham because of financial problems, it is now also confirmed that Marussia will stay at their headquarters.

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters: "Marussia and Caterham will not be racing in Austin."

Caterham has received dispensation of Ecclestone from racing in America and Brazil, whilst it's unsure of they will be in Abu Dhabi, for the last race of the season. Marussia's future is in doubt as well, due to financial problems.