April 11, 201412 yr Excellent news! I wish some wealthy and technically powerful team helps to spicy up things.
April 11, 201412 yr I have high hopes Mikey. Haas runs a pretty successful NASCAR team and has pretty deep pockets.
April 14, 201412 yr Unfortunately the car is a turd already, and the new manager will hardly be able to improve it enough to be competitive against Mercedes or RB.
April 14, 201412 yr http://en.espnf1.com/ferrari/motorsport/story/125309.html Well, it looks like they didn't fire him, he "stepped down"..... http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2028419-stefano-domenicali-reportedly-resigns-from-ferrari-latest-details-and-reaction The sad thing is the new guy is not only also Italian but he comes from sales.... hunker down Tifosi, it's going to be a bumpy ride.
April 14, 201412 yr Unfortunately the car is a turd already, and the new manager will hardly be able to improve it enough to be competitive against Mercedes or RB. Or Williams, btw. China GP will be 4 a.m. Brazilian time, another sleepless night. Hope it´ll be as good as the last one. Nico has 1 win on this track, Lewis 2, but Alonso pulled an unexpected win last year, when he was also the underdog. Sounds promising. Marco Mattiacci, Ferrari North America, sales expert, no experience whatsoever in car racing, is what they are saying here. Tifosi will have to sit and wait one more year, at least...
April 14, 201412 yr I hope Mattiacci is a good manager. But my suspicion is that if Enzo ever found out a guy from Sales was heading the race team, he'd need a rev limiter in his grave.
April 17, 201412 yr And today's rumor is that Mattiacci is a temporary manager and that Ferrari is trying to woo Ross Brawn out of retirement. Sounds doubtful but I can dream, can't I?
April 17, 201412 yr Strange, to me, is the fact that the company do not have a member of the current staff, tried and used in F1 circus, able to do a better job than a complete stranger. ´cause a salesman from US is nothing but a stranger in a (very) strange land. Edited April 17, 201412 yr by Mario_Fpolis
May 24, 201412 yr Montercarlo's qualifying in 20 minutes. Will there be surprises? I don't think so, yet...
May 24, 201412 yr Author Really hoping for a "clean" race this year. The last 2 have been one mess after another IMHO. I gotta say that I'm lovin' the inter team fighting this year.
May 25, 201412 yr Think it is going to a a close and tense season for Mercedes this season. Various frustrations around the track for several teams. Too bad for Kimi - had a good race ahead of him, and Alonso always seems to be there way outdriving his car.
May 25, 201412 yr Yup, Kimi had a great start, and bad luck too. Like Vettel, the Spanish TV announcer said Sebastian inherited Weber's bad luck . The Mercedes kids are behaving pretty well, I was expecting some aggressive take over try by Louis, but he stood calm. However the feeling I have is that he'll settle accounts somewhere else. It's a pity Ferrari can't give Fernando a really competitive car. Maybe with a good car his qualities wouldn't show as much as they're showing now. I mean he'd be heading the championship with the same kind of boring repetition as Vettel did past years.
May 25, 201412 yr Author Seems like the drivers are still not as confident with these new cars as with the old formula. There wasn't much of that delicate dancing through the left/right complexes that I'm used to seeing. Maybe the throttle response just isn't there with the turbo? Maybe they're braking instead of tapping the throttle? (Talk about a wild ass guess!)
June 9, 201412 yr Author That was pretty awesome for sure! I really found myself rooting for Williams and Force India but once the smoke cleared and I saw that Riccardo had a shot, I couldn't help but grin right along with him! All that technical stuff is super interesting but it always comes down to the human interest for me. The kinda stuff that makes this sport amazing!
June 16, 201412 yr Author Schumacher out of coma! Next thing we'll know, he'll be joining the Swiss ski jumping team! http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/6/15951.html Edited June 16, 201412 yr by ironbut
June 21, 201412 yr When did they set track limit violations? Do they have in Austria turns that you cannot as fast as you can?
June 21, 201412 yr It is not a new rule, there is always a thin line between going as fast as possible and keeping it on the track. Two wheels slightly off is fine, four is not but maybe I am wrong. Could be track specific, and if it is, the drivers are well aware of that. It applies during racing as well, although usually they only get a few warnings. Edited June 21, 201412 yr by padam
June 21, 201412 yr Oh, I misunderstood it. I was thinking about a speed limit, not the keeping wheels into the track rule, which you're right, applies at every circuit
June 26, 201412 yr FIA now officially shows they have their heads up their asses: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/6/16003.html Discuss. Shame for those bastards who have to restart in the marbles (clag per Mr. Hobbs). Unless it's Rosberg.
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