The F1 thread

Cols

"Nice of you to drop in, Mr Horner..."

chillidoggy

Cols said:

"Nice of you to drop in, Mr Horner..."

Or - 

"Aah, Mr. Horner. I've been expecting you." (strokes white, furry, lap-cat).

euan

I’m sure Toto can just change the terms of the tour half way through and take him to the local Mercedes dealer instead 

skullfunkerry

chillidoggy said:

Cols said:

"Nice of you to drop in, Mr Horner..."

Or - 

"Aah, Mr. Horner. I've been expecting you." (strokes white, furry, lap-cat).

"Place Mr Horner on a surface that is completely flat. After a while, move him somewhere slightly dimpled. If that doesn't kill him, feed him to the sharks" (yes, I stole that - I think from Eddie Izzard).

Changing the subject - any Fernando Alonso fans on here might be interested to watch Fernando on Amazon Prime. Nine episodes, covering the end of the McLaren stint, the years away from F1 and the return. It was very interesting, I enjoyed it a lot.

Nitefly

I see Lando has signed to stay at McLaren until 2025:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/60307585

stickyfiddle

He's obviously getting a lot of free Lego

fretmeister

That lego set is £159.

I looked because I thought about getting one.

stickyfiddle

11.1p per piece is a little high, presumably because there are so many logos on there. By comparison the big Ecto-1 and '89 Batmobile are 7.4p and 6.6p respectively. The Technic Defender is 6.8p (all at UK RRPs - we pay more here )

mrkb

stickyfiddle said:

11.1p per piece is a little high, presumably because there are so many logos on there. By comparison the big Ecto-1 and '89 Batmobile are 7.4p and 6.6p respectively. The Technic Defender is 6.8p (all at UK RRPs - we pay more here )

How much is the Lego anorak?

stickyfiddle

mrkb said:

stickyfiddle said:

11.1p per piece is a little high, presumably because there are so many logos on there. By comparison the big Ecto-1 and '89 Batmobile are 7.4p and 6.6p respectively. The Technic Defender is 6.8p (all at UK RRPs - we pay more here )

How much is the Lego anorak?

They don't make those yet, but you can get shoes...

stickyfiddle

Anyway, back on track while we wait for the RB launch. Ferrari going black & red post-PMI split? 

https://twitter.com/ScuderiaFerrari/status/1491389157809463302

Boromedic

I'm really hoping Ferrari can give Charles and Carlos a car worthy of their skills this year, someone else for Max to fight with and lose. Mind you I'm also hoping RB go backwards at the expense of last year's shenanigans.

stickyfiddle

Boromedic said:

I'm really hoping Ferrari can give Charles and Carlos a car worthy of their skills this year, someone else for Max to fight with and lose. Mind you I'm also hoping RB go backwards at the expense of last year's shenanigans.

Yup me too. I reckon the overall best pairing this year should be Ferrari or Merc, depending on how quickly George gets up to full speed. I don't always want them to win, but I really like both Ferrari guys and really want them fighting at the front. 

Emiel

Ferrari had comfortably the third best car in the second half of the 2021 season. Their supposedly much improved engine might put them in championship contention for 2022, if not, I still believe they will be closer than last season.

Let's hope it will be a tight battle, no matter what car or driver comes ahead.

Simonh

I sincerely hope this is a fabrication...

https://twitter.com/f1_jordan/status/1491184614345707520

stickyfiddle

I thought they played all of that on TV at the time tbh.

Makes no difference what the teams said anyway - Masi applied one rule specifically for the cars between Ham & Max, and another rule for those behind. 

Simonh

first time I have seen it but it does make it look like RB made a suggestion and MM carried it out...

TimmyO

stickyfiddle said:

I thought they played all of that on TV at the time tbh.

same

Cols

stickyfiddle said:

Anyway, back on track while we wait for the RB launch. Ferrari going black & red post-PMI split? 

https://twitter.com/ScuderiaFerrari/status/1491389157809463302

FFS.  Now the Marlboro money has gone, what's wrong with going back to Ferrari scarlet?

stickyfiddle

Cols said:

stickyfiddle said:

Anyway, back on track while we wait for the RB launch. Ferrari going black & red post-PMI split? 

FFS.  Now the Marlboro money has gone, what's wrong with going back to Ferrari scarlet?

This already looks a darker shade than the last few years' team kit.  I like the stripes representing Monaco & Spanish flags