racinfarmer Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 1 minute ago, Biggie Smails said: I was referring to the competitiveness of the Williams Team. Well, it is better than the McLaren team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 3, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 3, 2017 Just now, racinfarmer said: Well, it is better than the McLaren team! Absolutely and I just checked...they are 5th in constructor points so not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awful knawful Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 6 hours ago, racinfarmer said: I wonder how much it cost his old man to put him in that Williams seat. I bet quite a bit. Unfortunately in F1 the "backing" of the drivers, especially on the smaller teams, seems more important than talent at times. All season Massa has been getting more out of the car. Not a very good car this year. On par with Toro Roso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokemerc Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 7 hours ago, racinfarmer said: I wonder how much it cost his old man to put him in that Williams seat. 7 hours ago, Biggie Smails said: Hopefully not much. This is from an article I found back in the spring. Pocket change for this guy. Lawrence Stroll is the entrepreneur behind global fashion brands Tommy Hilfiger and Michael Kors. Though none have seen the receipts it is estimated the cost to Stroll in bankrolling his son’s career totals $40 million to date, including ownership of the victorious Prema Power F3 team. Doubtless dad’s cash was persuasive in the agreement that sees him rolled out in a Williams at Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix season opener alongside Felipe Massa. But that does not make him a bad driver. Stroll has been on the young driver radar since Ferrari signed him to their junior programme aged 11. Money might get the boy in a seat but it does not propel the car. This Stroll has managed with some success, but not enough to cut the cord attaching him to his father. Thus Formula One becomes not only an examination of his ability but an opportunity to become himself, to establish a reputation above and beyond his father’s reach. Family bullion has brought him to this point, but no pocket is deep enough to keep him here if the talent runs out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 3, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 3, 2017 40 million.....wow. Good start to the race. Bottas passing cars with precision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 3, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) Ocon hanging on in 4th. Edited September 3, 2017 by Biggie Smails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awful knawful Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Ocon has really impressed me. #1 driver over Perez. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 3, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 3, 2017 Wow...Team Williams asked Jacques Villanueve to stay away because of his constant criticism of Lance Stroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awful knawful Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, Biggie Smails said: Wow...Team Williams asked Jacques Villanueve to stay away because of his constant criticism of Lance Stroll. Really? Never saw that. Alonso is pissed today. McLaren will announce engine supplier this week. Renault? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 3, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 3, 2017 11 minutes ago, awful knawful said: Really? Never saw that. Alonso is pissed today. McLaren will announce engine supplier this week. Renault? They said it about ten minutes ago and MCLaren is just awful...I would be pissed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 3, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 3, 2017 Awesome pass by Ricciardo! Favorite F1 driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awful knawful Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Ricciardo is always smiling. Happiest guy on grid by far. Put him in a Mercedes and watch out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokemerc Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 5 minutes ago, Biggie Smails said: Awesome pass by Ricciardo! Favorite F1 driver. You drink from boots as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 3, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, 2strokemerc said: You drink from boots as well? I haven't but willing to give it a go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awful knawful Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 2 retirements for McLaren.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awful knawful Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Hamilton Bottas Vettel Ricciardo Raikonen Ocon Stroll Massa Perez Verstappen Hamilton takes point lead. Good for Williams and Force India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 3, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 3, 2017 27 minutes ago, awful knawful said: Hamilton Bottas Vettel Ricciardo Raikonen Ocon Stroll Massa Perez Verstappen Hamilton takes point lead. Good for Williams and Force India. Yessir...very good day for both those teams and good thing there was some good racing back in the field because up front was a snoozer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 2 hours ago, Biggie Smails said: 40 million.....wow. Good start to the race. Bottas passing cars with precision. One number I had read was double that, or more. 2 hours ago, Biggie Smails said: Wow...Team Williams asked Jacques Villanueve to stay away because of his constant criticism of Lance Stroll. I think he is going to be a love him or hate him guy in F1. I think I've decided that Riccardo, Kimi, and Vettel are my F1 guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awful knawful Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Kimi is so dry. No emotion. "Kimi. You missed Pele's thing. Where were you?". " Yeah. I was having a shit!". Lol On live TV!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 3, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 3, 2017 57 minutes ago, racinfarmer said: One number I had read was double that, or more. I think he is going to be a love him or hate him guy in F1. I think I've decided that Riccardo, Kimi, and Vettel are my F1 guys. Ricciardo is definitely my guy and I don't know much about Stroll but fuck he is only 18 and Villeneuves yapping must have been pretty bad for Williams to tell him to go fuck off somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 24 minutes ago, Biggie Smails said: Ricciardo is definitely my guy and I don't know much about Stroll but fuck he is only 18 and Villeneuves yapping must have been pretty bad for Williams to tell him to go fuck off somewhere else. Always liked Villeneuve....Especially when he did this. And this...mind you this was more Schumacher... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 I'm going with Truex, Kurt Busch and Kenseth for today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 3, 2017 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 3, 2017 5 minutes ago, ckf said: I'm going with Truex, Kurt Busch and Kenseth for today. Good picks...still thinking about it. Hamlin, Harvick, Truex, Larson, Jamie Mac....a lot of good choices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Fuckface....Amirola...and has a ride because of daddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted September 3, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 3, 2017 Larson, Blaney, A Dillon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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