danasgoodstuff Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) If we're doing Le Mans and other long-distance closed wheel sports cars now, this is what a proper race car looks like: For some reason I associate this car, a Ferrari P3/4 with the Miles Davis 2nd quintet which was its contemporary. Edited July 19, 2022 by danasgoodstuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted July 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 16 minutes ago, danasgoodstuff said: If we're doing Le Mans and other long-distance closed wheel sports cars now, this is what a proper race car looks like: You'll get no argument from me on that. That Ferrari is gorgeous. All those curves. Yowza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 37 minutes ago, HutchFan said: You'll get no argument from me on that. That Ferrari is gorgeous. All those curves. Yowza. It helps that it's shot at exactly the right angle. Not just pretty, 1-2-3 at Daytona in '67 after the Fords broke. Many drivers did both this series and F1 back then, I think that's less common now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Did 23's AC break down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 50 minutes ago, JSngry said: Did 23's AC break down? Some were built open, some closed. There are some racers who have run at Bonneville at 200+ mph with the AC on, P3s & P4s didn't have any and reputedly don't make good street cars, although some have tried to use them that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted July 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 hour ago, danasgoodstuff said: It helps that it's shot at exactly the right angle. Not just pretty, 1-2-3 at Daytona in '67 after the Fords broke. Many drivers did both this series and F1 back then, I think that's less common now. Yeah, I think the only driver who's currently driving for an F1 team who has also done these sorts of endurance races is Fernando Alonso. He's won the F1 championship twice, and I know that he's also won the 24-Hours of Le Mans twice (2018 & 2019). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/11/bernie-ecclestone-charged-hmrc-cps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted July 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 12 hours ago, BillF said: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/11/bernie-ecclestone-charged-hmrc-cps Yeesh. He's filthy rich -- but he'd rather break the law than pay his taxes. And for what? Is there even any practical difference in how you live when you're at the very tippy-top of the wealth pyramid? He's made billions. Literally! How much is enough?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 13 hours ago, BillF said: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/11/bernie-ecclestone-charged-hmrc-cps Richly deserved IMO. And a lot of it's dirty kleptocrat money he acquired by making F1 one of the world headquarters of sportswashing (granted the IOC, FIFA, etc. are right up there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 That's how a Jeffrey Epstein type story gains traction and then goes off into the goofyshpere of Q-Anon, just like that. These are not good people. But they are given power and privilige anyway, because let's face it, it's the choice that too many people would make for themselves if given the opportunity, so they allow it in hopes that it will rub off/filter down on/to them. Fucking pigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jul/24/tamara-ecclestone-offers-6m-reward-for-recovery-of-stolen-jewels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted August 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) McLaren has terminated Daniel Ricciardo's contract. He'll be gone at the end this season: https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/ricciardo-mclaren-part-ways-2023/10357166/ It'll be interesting to see where Ricciardo lands next year. Presumably, he'll be back at Alpine/Renault -- assuming Oscar Piastri is able to move on. Another thought: If Piastri is unable to disentangle himself from Alpine, who will McLaren go after to fill Ricciardo's seat? Edited August 24, 2022 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 I wonder when energy crisis will become a topic also here .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Anyone know how or where to watch this afternoon's race? We have ESPN on the Hulu app, but we are not seeing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Have you tried The Ocho? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted October 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 5 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: Anyone know how or where to watch this afternoon's race? We have ESPN on the Hulu app, but we are not seeing it. Just now seeing this, TTK. It was on ABC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Yep, ABC. The F1 races held in the US are typically aired on one of the major networks instead of ESPN. TTK, if you do bittorrent, there's almost always a torrent of the UK Sky broadcast available for any given F1 race. Send me a PM if you'd like a pointer in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 19 hours ago, HutchFan said: Just now seeing this, TTK. It was on ABC. 19 hours ago, Dave Garrett said: Yep, ABC. The F1 races held in the US are typically aired on one of the major networks instead of ESPN. TTK, if you do bittorrent, there's almost always a torrent of the UK Sky broadcast available for any given F1 race. Send me a PM if you'd like a pointer in the right direction. Thank you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 24, 2023 Report Share Posted July 24, 2023 Bump. Is Formula 1 still on ABC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 29, 2023 Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 Watching now on ESPN 2. The race is delayed because of rain. The wet roads remind me of the artwork on my Aurora Model Motoring set I got for Christmas in 1969! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted July 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) Max Verstappen won again today, taking first place in the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps. That makes 8 GP wins in a row -- and 10 wins out of 12 races for the season. If Verstappen wins one more, he will tie Sebastian Vettel for the most consecutive wins in F1 history. At this point, he seems unbeatable. Edited July 31, 2023 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted August 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 Verstappen won the Dutch GP today. He's now tied Vettel's record for nine consecutive F1 wins. I'd be shocked if Verstappen doesn't break the record at Monza next week. I'm not even particularly a fan of Verstappen -- but he's so dominant right now that the storyline for every race is about who's going to finish second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 33 minutes ago, HutchFan said: Verstappen won the Dutch GP today. He's now tied Vettel's record for nine consecutive F1 wins. I'd be shocked if Verstappen doesn't break the record at Monza next week. I'm not even particularly a fan of Verstappen -- but he's so dominant right now that the storyline for every race is about who's going to finish second. Is that the race that was on at 8am EST today? I thought there was another race following, but I couldn't find it on ESPN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted August 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 11 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said: Is that the race that was on at 8am EST today? I thought there was another race following, but I couldn't find it on ESPN. Yes. The F1 race was this morning (on US east coast). No other F1 races today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, HutchFan said: Yes. The F1 race was this morning (on US east coast). No other F1 races today. Thanks. The Forumula 1 site indicated two races today, one for late morning. Are races scheduled and then cancelled for some reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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