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This is my absolute favourite one – it just evokes such wonderful memories, and I can hear Murray Walker and James Hunt’s voices reeling off the grids as I listen to it. Superb!
Just a thought…if Alonso goes to McLaren, it’s quite likely he’ll be bringing some Santander sponsorship. Now I know that it is highly unlikely that Santander will become title sponsors for McLaren, but they may have some sway in the design of the McLaren livery.
As Santander’s colours are white and red, and so are the racing colours of Honda, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that we might see something along those lines yet…
What do you all think?
I reckon if F1 had double points at prestigious races such as Monaco, Monza, (Silverstone?) and Spa, as well as the season-ending race (wherever that is), it could work quite nicely. To be perfectly frank, I don’t understand or agree with the hostility to having double points at all! One of the things that has turned a lot of people off F1 recently is the lack of spectacle – hopefully this will rectify things!
I know I won’t be popular for saying this, but this is my opinion. I think that IndyCar has the right idea in having several races with double points, and I would happily see F1 adopting a similar strategy.
Mine would have a matt black base, with a silver streak about a hand’s width going centrally up from the ‘mouth’ area up to a wider round section at the top of the helmet. That silver streak would also have a 3mm band of white outlining it, and a 3mm band of red beyond that, representing the Polish flag. My number (7) would be on the top of my helmet, and the back of the helmet would have the combination of the British and Polish flags that you see in my avatar.
All in all, fairly simple to look at (although pretty tough to describe!)…
As a Christian, I get annoyed when people say ‘[such and such] happened for a reason’. We have free will – no-one forced Schumi to go skiing, and it is certainly illogical to put so much emphasis on this happening in order to ‘show his character’. An accident is an accident, and (like all true fans of the sport) I wish Schumi a full and speedy recovery, and I wish the media would leave him and his family alone, and that people would stop sticking their oar in (in whatever way they do it)…after all, Schumi retired from motorsport, but also from such a public life, so he could spend more time with his family.
There is a full summary on my website: http://fantasyf1uk.wordpress.com/
Basically, you choose two drivers from the main grid, a reserve driver, a chassis and an engine within a 65m Euro budget.
I run a league (and have done so for the last few years) by email – last year we had 23 entrants, but I am looking to expand that. I am setting up a website to deliver the results, but am still ironing a few creases out. If anyone is interested, please either message me on here or by email at pjcotterill@live.co.uk.
I hope to hear from some of you! Many thanks, Peter.
Likewise, @funkyf1 – I will reserve judgement until the Renault-powered cars have gone through the gremlins that have been afflicting them thus far.
I’m kind of torn…as much as I would love to see Williams with the classic Martini livery, if the team can do something late-80s-to-early-90s-ish with the Banco do Brasil sponsorship, that would really do it for me.
I actually like the spartan look of the new McLaren (shape and all), and think that, evolutionarily, the new Lotus livery is very good. The biggest surprise (so far) is the livery from Force India – and I really like it! I don’t want to speak too soon, but I think I’m going to like the look of the grid this year!
Whoops…I forgot about that! Thanks, @rjoconnell! And that’s true – I’d love to see people make the move from IndyCar to F1.
I love Silly Seasons – in fact, the main reason I joined F1F was to comment on the 2011 Silly Season (I believe).
Early indications for me:
Infiniti Red Bull Racing – Renault
– Sebastian Vettel: Contracted until the end of 2015. After that, who knows?
– Daniel Ricciardo: Likely to have second year against VET after a year of ‘settling in’.Scuderia Ferrari
– Kimi Räikkönen: With the well-documented forecasts of frictions between ALO and RAI coming to pass, the former leaves to join McLaren in the hope of better things.
– Nico Hülkenberg: Finally gets his break with a big team.Mercedes AMG F1 Team
– Lewis Hamilton: No real change – still feels Mercedes the strongest bet for Championship success.
– Nico Rosberg: Likewise.McLaren F1 Team – Honda
– Fernando Alonso: As predicted, he gives in to Ron Dennis’ cajoling and returns to McLaren.
– Kevin Magnussen: Having impressed in his first year, Magnussen carries on with the team.Telmex Force India F1 Team – Mercedes
– Sergio Pérez: Bringing title sponsorship to FI can only be a good thing for Pérez – working with Hülkenberg in 2014 does a lot of good for the team and for himself, too.
– Esteban Gutiérrez: With Carlos Slim’s money coming in, and with his sponsors wishing to advance Mexican motorsport further, GUT joins the team.PDVSA Lotus GP – Renault
– Romain Grosjean: The stronger of the two drivers in 2014 – he is beginning to look a little restless in the team, however.
– Pastor Maldonado: Bringing title sponsorship, Maldonado carries on with Lotus.Sauber F1 Team – Ferrari
– Jules Bianchi: A completely new line up in 2015, after SUT is given the boot. Bianchi gets promoted by Ferrari and brings an engine subsidy.
– Sergey Sirotkin: With the departure of Telmex money, Sirotkin brings in some much-needed sponsorship, and hopes to make his mark on the team.Williams F1 Team – Mercedes
– Felipe Massa: With his enthusiasm for the sport fading, Massa makes this his ‘make-or-break’ year.
– Valtteri Bottas: With the midfield having become a lot closer in 2014, Bottas impresses again, but is unable to find a gap in a higher team, therefore he remains with Williams for 2015.Scuderia Toro Rosso – Renault
– Daniil Kvyat: Impresses in his rookie year, and shows great potential.
– Antonio Félix da Costa: Finally gets his long-awaited break in F1…time to live up to the hype!Marussia F1 Team – Ferrari
– Kamui Kobayashi: (May end up at Marussia because of Ferrari links – also fast and fun driver who can bring in sponsorship).
– Max Chilton OR another driver who can bring stronger sponsorship and race pace.Caterham F1 Team – Honda
– Marcus Ericsson: Kept by Caterham for second year because he brings sponsorship. Also, a second year may offer him the time to shine.
– Stoffel Vandoorne: The much-vaunted Vandoorne is placed at Caterham by McLaren and brings with him an engine deal with Honda as a sweetener.LIKELY: Haas GP – Ferrari
– Fabio Leimer: Yet another strong season in GP2 brings him into F1 with Haas.
– Alexander Rossi: Has a strong 2014 in GP2…and he’s American, so that kind of helps, too…Another team? I don’t know yet – it’s a bit too early to say, really.
Yep – which means we’re now all holding our breath to see what the final team’s line-up will look like.
If, as I have been led to believe, they will announce it today, it’s especially good for me as I run a Fantasy F1 league, and I can get the guide finished off and sent out extra early this year! (Maybe even early enough to bring in some more teams, too!)
[CHEEKY PLUG: If anyone is interested in joining, please message me.]
I am excited about the idea of having a fuller grid again – even possibly bringing back pre-qualifying…a pain, though it was. I wonder: which team would become the Andrea Moda of the modern era?
Mine is a combination of the British and Polish flags – I’m British and my girlfriend is Polish – and the number 7 is for my favourite driver on the grid, Kimi Raikkonen.