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Apple planning to buy McLaren?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/21/apple-in-talks-to-buy-mclaren/

That could be the start of a major shake-up, not just for McLaren but maybe for F1 (30 years from now maybe they'll be racing electric cars rather than petrol engines?)

 

McLaren's denying it.

 

Apple, and Apple fanbois, can **** right off.

McLaren is an innovator and a leading edge engineering firm, car maker, and race operator. Why they'd ruin that to be part of a bunch of arrogant, paternalistic ****s whose founder died from karma is beyond me.

Ramza Edit: Please don't deliberately work around the word filter.

 

Hamilton is out with a blown engine, and Rosberg can't stay off the Ferraris and has a 10-second penalty for the second incident.

In short, LOL @ Mercedes.

 

DANIEL RICCIARDO.

 

Vettel has been handed a three-place grid penalty for Japan for the contact with Rosberg. Also, Haas has been fined 5,000 euros for the wheel failure on Gutierrez's car, but Gutierrez will not be hit with a grid penalty for the incident.

http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/h...ded-grid-penalty-for-causing-start-crash.html

 

Yeah ok, that's a fair penalty for Haas. Not their best weekend, with Romain's brakes just not working at a turn.

I felt so bad for Lewis Hamilton; that team radio "no! Nooooo!" was anguished, and you could see as he got out of the car he felt that. He's a prat, but that was not fair. Especially if Nico is like his father and wins not by being the best driver, just the luckiest. Nico Rosberg does not deserve a title. Well, no. When he learns racecraft, sure.

Vettel's penalty is fair. He's not been on form this season, and maybe the bitter disappointment of a hopelessly **** Ferrari is getting to him.

Also.

Daniel.

****ing.

Ricciardo!

 

I hope Ferrari doesn't alienate another great driver. Losing Alonso hurt IMO, and the team is still feeling the pain.

Lewis Hamilton

 

Yah Ferrari putting Seb on notice is ridiculous. Give him a good car first guys...

Formation lap time - get in there Red Bull.

 

Well, barring some unexpected reversal of fortunes, it looks as though Rosberg is actually going to be world champion at the end of the season. I never thought he had it in him...

But fair play to him. He's driven well this year (after a mid season wobble) while Lewis has completely lost the plot - Hard to know what's going on there.

 

http://www.markwebber.com/news/2016...-motorsport-to-take-on-new-role-with-porsche/

Webbsy retires from WEC racing.

 

Nico Hulkenberg to join Renault F1.

 

ugh pls

 

Yeah, no. Sorry Lewis. I'm not convinced that you're a badass. I believe you think are though.

On a seperate note...Interesting

 

Beautiful, beautiful sight - the podium at Texas with two Union Jacks (albeit one smaller), and God Save The Queen playing. It's so wonderful!

As always, CotA delivers in spades. A phenomenal track and with Taylor Swift and Usher headlining the post-race concerts, a phenomenal event.

Red Bull's position was probably going to be 3 and 4 but Max's stopping position didn't help us with Mercedes having a free pit.

In 1982, Didier Peroni retired from racing 5 races before the season ended, on 39 points. He crashed at practice at Germany, breaking both his legs and never being able to race again. The title then was won on 44 points to the least deserving world champion to date - Keke Rosberg.

It's good to see that Nico is continuing the family tradition.

 

Disasterous showing by Ferrari for Kimi. First they mess with his strategy and put him on a three stop when it was clear during practice and qualifying that they weren't quick enough even with Super Softs, and then that pit stop. Good grief, end the season already.

Ender Sai I know Nico isn't likable, but he has still put in some quality performances. LH is his nemisis for sure and he can't pass him if his life depended on it, but he has remained consistent. LH is still complaining about reliability, but he neglects to dicuss his disasterous starts.

 

Keep in mind that the FIA mandated changes to the clutch controls for this season. Maybe we're just finally seeing the fact that Lewis lacks the skill to take standing starts effectively when you take away his crutch of the old double clutch (heh).

 

Yes but even then that's not actually hurt him as much. In that he's also started from the pitlane and finished, what, third? How many cars would Rosberg hit on his way through the field?

If there had been distributed reliability woes or the same reliability across both, Hamilton would be ahead.

 

I'm going to pretend that isn't true.

 

Pretty disappointing race. Max deserved that penalty but Ferrari/Vettel getting away with that conduct is indefensible.

 

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126920/vettel-loses-podium-with-mexican-gp-penalty

Revised Mexican grid:

1. HAM
2. ROS
3. RIC
4. VES
5. VET

 

Williams sign Canadian driver Lance Stoll to replace Massa:

 

Something else to cheer for.