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Yee, was the one time I've really respected anything Nico has done. That said, I think Lewis would've come back and crushed Nico to reestablish dominance, which I would've enjoyed. Ferrari always whining. McHonda needs to do something, whether that will do enough to get them on pace, IDEK.
I expect Honda to make up a lot of ground. Being able to shed the shackle of the tokens will make a huge difference. 2016 was always gonna be a lost cause because with tokens they couldn't fix the fundamental flaw of the PU. The turbo was too small and they couldn't move it out of the V.
we're under a flash flood warning, debating using this as an excuse to go home before trafficgeddon
Charlotte, NC got a dusting of snow Friday evening. The grocery store shelves were bare by Friday morning and a state of emergency was called for all 100 counties by 5PM. By Sat afternoon, the snow had ceased and most of what fell had melted. The news anchors were out in the field showing the puddles in the street - the aftermath of a whopping 0.5".
Charlotte, NC got a dusting of snow Friday evening. The grocery store shelves were bare by Friday morning and a state of emergency was called for all 100 counties by 5PM. By Sat afternoon, the snow had ceased and most of what fell had melted. The news anchors were out in the field showing the puddles in the street - the aftermath of a whopping 0.5".
It's worse here. We put snow in the forecast 5 days out and the schools start calling us about cancelling. Hell they cancel school when it gets too cold here sometimes. Yet Mon when I had a low of 9 they didn't cancel school.
CRV has plenty of clearance should be fine to cross that stream across the roadway
just kidding we already have at least 1 dead from this
This is not directed at you but it's amazing how much people underestimate the power of water. 6 inches of moving water can move vehicles, even larger vehicles with good clearance.
This is not directed at you but it's amazing how much people underestimate the power of water. 6 inches of moving water can move vehicles, even larger vehicles with good clearance.
Couldn't find the first part of the video where a shallow wall of water (probably 4-6") that was the leading edge of a flash flood pushed this cement mixer down the Los Angeles River.
Vasseur worked with Renault F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul on a major restructuring and recruitment drive to help it move forward in the longer term.
During the middle of the campaign, Vasseur was made team principal, with Abiteboul moving to a factory role at Enstone to help guide the operation.
However, it is understood that Vasseur had differences of opinion with senior management figures about the direction the outfit needed to take, and felt it better that he no longer stay on board.
"After a first season spent relaunching and rebuilding its Formula 1 team, Renault Sport Racing and Frederic Vasseur have agreed by mutual consent to part company, effective as of today," a statement said.
I know Flavor Flav said he wouldn't come back to F1 but Never Say Never?
Edit - Is it me or is there a nip slip there and Flav is staring right at it?
This is a blow to Renault as Vasseur is a very capable manager. And it would appear to suggest that politics have got in the way with this team. It was always an uncomfortable arrangement for Cyril Abiteboul to be in charge, based in Viry and Vasseur to be in charge based at Enstone, but then they swapped over. And when a team principal isn’t based where his team is based you begin to wonder.
Vasseur is an expert at running racing teams. Abiteboul is a Renault executive, very bright and an excellent communicator, but also quite political. His experience of running F1 teams is limited to a spell in charge of Caterham, which ended badly. Whoever comes in to run the team will have to fit with Abiteboul and also Stoll, who heads the division.
Renault has to step up on every level over the next few years. The noises around the engine are that it has taken a good step and Red Bull hopes that will be enough to let them take on Mercedes. For the works team there is the added pressure of being up against one of the very best teams aerodynamically with the same engine. They will have their work cut out to beat Red Bull under those circumstances at any time in the coming years, especially if you add in the fact that Red Bull have two of the best drivers in the field.
And if you consider that Toro Rosso will also be powered by Renault this season, then they are the team Renault must beat in 2017, otherwise it starts to look a bit embarrassing. Hulkenberg and Palmer is an adequate driver line up, but this year will be all about development and then finding real ambition in 2018 to go after a champion driver or an aspirant champion and to push to join the competition at the front.They are capable of that, but a strong leader like Vasseur will be critical to that and he’s now gone.
01-10-2017, 10:56 AM
Re: The Official Formula 1 2017 Season Thread
