Formula 1 2015: General Discussion Thread

There are rumours both Hulkenberg and Button are in the running for the Williams seat, and an added rumour that Button might be doing Le Mans for Porsche next year.

Button is tailor made for LeMans or any type of endurance racing.

I hope they have a low-key gesture before the race and get on with racing and celebrate his life by having a proper champagne celebration afterwards!

There will be a minutes silence before the race to remember Jules.

http://formulaspy.com/formula-1/formula-1-news/minutes-silence-confirmed-by-hungarian-race-organisers-16887

It's really noticeable the hole left by not having a German GP, 3 weeks gap before Hungary and then the 4 week summer shutdown.

Saw these on the Sauber website:

1993 Sauber C12 and 2015 Sauber C34 steering wheel comparison.

1993 Sauber C12 and 2015 Sauber C34 nose and front wing comparison.

JacquesSon wrote: »

When unlikely events converge to produce a beneficial outcome for all parties, I'm naturally suspicious.

F1 is criticised for being uncompetitive and suddenly you have the most eventful and competitive race in years.

Hamilton was so bad in Hungary, I almost reached for the tin hat.

Instead I'm hopeful the Ferraris are genuinely competitive. I'm tempted to put some money on Vettel for the title. He's a pedigree champion and there's Senna-Mansell gap in class between him and Hamilton. Second half of the season could be epic.

I think a lot of the excitement was caused by the bad start of the Mercedes and Lewis blackouts that threw him back. Mercedes was still far faster than Ferrari, especially Hamilton, but what became obvious was that Rosberg cannot compete with Vettel, he is simply no championship winning driver. He will be remembered as someone like Berger, Coulthard, Irvine, Barichello, Massa. Good enough for race wins but in the deciding moments champions like Hamilton, Alonso or Hakkinen will take initiative and take the risk or stay safe. Personally I thought when he argued against the team for the harder compound he wanted to do the same as Hamilton did in Silverstone and make the right choice at the right time. Imo the safe option, but why then fight Riccardo hard if he is clearly faster?

And for all excitement I want to pinpoint that Allison cars usually work best in the heat, Raikönnen at Lotus was shining mostly when the race track was hot. Ferrari might snitch one or two more race wins, but overall I would wonder if Hamilton does not become world champion as the Mercedes is the overall better car, and have not pulled engine development tokens during the season compared to Ferrari. Also I think Rosberg will then break down as he will realise himself that he cannot beat Lewis in normal race conditions and he might look for another cockpit, maybe at RedBull or McLaren to circumvent Lewis.

I'm sure that manufacturer bonus would be an extra sweetener for Renault.

The virtual safety and safety car scenarios are beginning to play on mind on how much more beneficial it is to have VSC during a race in lieu of the SC which seems to neutralise a lead-gap advantage.

Having a VSC does mean cars will slow to a delta. During this period the cars might have the option of making a pit stop and less likely losing more places as you would in normal racing. So is it useful to pit during a VSC, and would it be worth while having a VSC for a specified period which will not allow any gain for those who are at the right point of the track. What I mean is, have it exactly for a minimum of 1 lap allowing anyone who wishes to pit to do so!?

JB rumoured to co host Top Gear.