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Formula 1 the 2015 edition ****Mercedes is suing their Senior Engineer**** (post 172)

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Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, has revealed details of a new Super Licence points system, making it harder for drivers to become eligible for F1 competition.

From 2016, drivers must have accumulated 40 points over a three-year period, with points allocation based on which other motorsport series they have participated in and the level of results they achieved.

Drivers will have also have to be at least 18-years old, have spent at least two years in junior single-seater categories, hold a valid road driver's licence and pass a test on the Formula One sporting regulations. The existing requirement of completing 300 kilometres in a recent F1 car also remains.

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If such a system had been in place ahead of 2015, new Toro Rosso signing Max Verstappen would be ineligible to race in F1 this year, having accrued just 20 points by finishing third in the 2014 FIA F3 European championship - the 17-year-old's only season of car racing to date.


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http://www.formula1.com/news/head...16755.html
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Formula 1 schedule for 2015


Sun, Mar 15 - 2:00 AM ET Australian Grand Prix - Albert Park


Sun, Mar 29 - 4:00 AM ET Grand Prix of Malaysia - Sepang International Circuit


Sun, Apr 12 - 3:00 AM ET Grand Prix of China - Shanghai International Circuit


Sun, Apr 19 - 8:00 AM ET Grand Prix of Bahrain - Bahrain International Circuit


Sun, May 10 - 8:00 AM ET Grand Prix Of Spain - Circuit De Catalunya


Sun, May 24 - 8:00 AM ET Grand Prix Of Monaco - Circuit De Monaco


Sun, Jun 7 - 2:00 PM ET Grand Prix Of Canada - Gilles Villeneuve Circuit


Sun, Jun 21 - 8:00 AM ET Austrian Grand Prix - Spielberg


Sun, Jul 5 - 8:00 AM ET British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit


Sun, Jul 19 - 8:00 AM ET German Grand Prix - Hockenheimring


Sun, Jul 26 - 8:00 AM ET Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring


Sun, Aug 23 - 8:00 AM ET Belgian Grand Prix - Circuit Of Spa Francorchamps


Sun, Sep 6 - 8:00 AM ET Italian Grand Prix - Autodromo Nazionale Di Monza


Sun, Sep 20 - 8:00 AM ET Singapore Grand Prix -Singapore Street Circuit


Sun, Sep 27 - 2:00 AM ET Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka International Racing Course


Sun, Oct 11 - 7:00 AM ET Russian Grand Prix - Sochi International Street Circuit


Sun, Oct 25 - 4:00 PM ET United States Grand Prix - Circuit Of Americas


Sun, Nov 15 - 11:00 AM ET Grand Prix Of Brazil - Autodromo Carlos Pace


Sun, Nov 29 - 8:00 AM ET Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina Circuit



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R1Budha
01-22-2015 at 10:08 AM.
01-22-2015 at 10:08 AM.
Also, interestingly, Honda has vetoed plans for Alonso to race in a Porsche at Le Mans.
http://www.gptoday.com/details/vi...r_Le_Mans/

(it's rumored Mark Webber got Fernando the invitation to begin with)
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01-22-2015 at 11:11 AM.
01-22-2015 at 11:11 AM.
Quote from R1Budha :
because it would be impossible to have an automatic speed limiter for yellow flag areas.... oh wait they already do that for pit lane.
The problem with that is the driver would have to know there's an issue on track and hit the button, it's not automatic despite the name. And from what they've recommended, as far as having the races start earlier, they must think Jules didn't see the yellow flag warning.
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01-22-2015 at 06:02 PM.
01-22-2015 at 06:02 PM.
when they were in Austin, one driver from each team participated in a 'virtual safety car' test after one of the practice sessions, which I believe involved more stringent control of speed in a particular session, without a safety car directly in front.

IIRC, they had discussed being able to send out maximum speed limit signals to the cars, but there were issues with when they would hit the cars - no F1 driver wants to have power taken away without warning, especially if it were to happen during some traction critical event like cornering.
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01-22-2015 at 07:24 PM.
01-22-2015 at 07:24 PM.
And in other news...


FIA president Jean Todt and medical chief Gerard Saillant are planning legal action against former Formula 1 driver Philippe Streiff over comments relating to the Jules Bianchi crash investigation.



Streiff, who is confined to a wheelchair as the result of an F1 testing accident in Brazil in 1989, has been widely quoted in French media as suggesting the panel that looked into Bianchi's Japanese Grand Prix accident was put together simply to exonerate the FIA of any blame for what happened.


Full story:
http://www.autosport.com/news/rep.../id/117431
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02-11-2015 at 04:47 PM.
02-11-2015 at 04:47 PM.
Formula 1 schedule for 2015


Sun, Mar 15
2:00 AM ET Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park



Sun, Mar 29
4:00 AM ET Grand Prix of Malaysia
Sepang International Circuit



Sun, Apr 12
3:00 AM ET Grand Prix of China
Shanghai International Circuit



Sun, Apr 19
8:00 AM ET Grand Prix of Bahrain
Bahrain International Circuit



Sun, May 10
8:00 AM ET Grand Prix Of Spain
Circuit De Catalunya



Sun, May 24
8:00 AM ET Grand Prix Of Monaco
Circuit De Monaco



Sun, Jun 7
2:00 PM ET Grand Prix Of Canada
Gilles Villeneuve Circuit



Sun, Jun 21
8:00 AM ET Austrian Grand Prix
Spielberg



Sun, Jul 5
8:00 AM ET British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit



Sun, Jul 19
8:00 AM ET German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring



Sun, Jul 26
8:00 AM ET Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring



Sun, Aug 23
8:00 AM ET Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit Of Spa Francorchamps



Sun, Sep 6
8:00 AM ET Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale Di Monza



Sun, Sep 20
8:00 AM ET Singapore Grand Prix
Singapore Street Circuit



Sun, Sep 27
2:00 AM ET Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka International Racing Course




Sun, Oct 11
7:00 AM ET Russian Grand Prix
Sochi International Street Circuit



Sun, Oct 25
4:00 PM ET United States Grand Prix
Circuit Of Americas



Sun, Nov 15
11:00 AM ET Grand Prix Of Brazil
Autodromo Carlos Pace



Sun, Nov 29
8:00 AM ET Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit
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02-11-2015 at 07:32 PM.
02-11-2015 at 07:32 PM.
I might give in to TWC's constant mailings about cheap cable offers so I can actually watch F1 again this year, rather than relying on less than legal internet streams and the rare broadcast race...
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02-13-2015 at 09:37 AM.
02-13-2015 at 09:37 AM.
btw here are links to press photos of some cars:
McLaren
http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/the...1682510729

Sauber:
http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/sau...1682760602

Ferrari:
http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/fer...1682750508

Force India (with a little Williams thrown in there too):
http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/thi...1680876452
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02-25-2015 at 01:27 PM.
02-25-2015 at 01:27 PM.
Alonso crashed last weekend in testing, they said he was unhurt but concussed and was being kept in 'overnight' as a precaution. However he was just released from the hospital today and will miss the four days of testing that start tomorrow. So there's something to the story that they aren't telling us.


http://www.sport24.co.za/Motorspo...l-20150225
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03-02-2015 at 11:08 AM.
03-02-2015 at 11:08 AM.
Red Bull car in full livery for 2015 - From Jalopnik
(Shoulda kept the camo look and just gone all dazzle colorized with it.)


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03-02-2015 at 11:15 AM.
03-02-2015 at 11:15 AM.
Has Maldando crashed today?
http://hasmaldonadocrashedtoday.com/
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03-02-2015 at 11:52 AM.
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Quote from R1Budha :
Has Maldando crashed today?
http://hasmaldonadocrashedtoday.com/
LMAO
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03-02-2015 at 04:41 PM.
03-02-2015 at 04:41 PM.
Quote from R1Budha :
Has Maldando crashed today?
http://hasmaldonadocrashedtoday.com/
LMAO sad, but true.... even Lotus' excellent social media feed is getting tired of all the Pastor crashing jokes, but it would be easier on them if it didn't feel so true Doh
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03-03-2015 at 08:38 AM.
03-03-2015 at 08:38 AM.
McLaren announced today Alonso is going to the miss season opening race in Oz to continue to recover fully from the concussion he suffered in testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 22nd.
Full text from McLaren
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Having performed an exhaustive series of tests and scans – some of them as recently as yesterday evening – McLaren-Honda driver Fernando Alonso's doctors have informed him that they find him asymptomatic of any medical issue; that they see no evidence whatsoever of any injury; and that they therefore describe him as entirely healthy from neurological and cardiac perspectives alike.

However, Fernando's doctors have recommended to him that, following the concussion he sustained in a testing accident at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 22nd, for the time being he should seek to limit as far as is possible any environmental risk factors that could potentially result in his sustaining another concussion so soon after his previous one, so as to minimise the chances of second impact syndrome, as is normal medical procedure when treating athletes after concussions.

My guess is they know the still have huge problems with the Honda power unit so why risk him when you can just throw K-Mag in there and get someone that has race experience and car experience and knows how to communicate that his engine blew up just as much as Alonso does.
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laugh out loud
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03-03-2015 at 04:22 PM.
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Quote from R1Budha :
McLaren announced today Alonso is going to the miss season opening race in Oz to continue to recover fully from the concussion he suffered in testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 22nd.
Full text from McLaren



My guess is they know the still have huge problems with the Honda power unit so why risk him when you can just throw K-Mag in there and get someone that has race experience and car experience and knows how to communicate that his engine blew up just as much as Alonso does.
laugh out loud
it'll ruin all of the broadcaster's storylines about the glory of the Senna era, though Doh
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