2014 Japanese Grand Prix + Couch Discussion Thread

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 02 Oct 2014, 20:37

Meatwad wrote:They could be called the The Tailenders!

Fixed that for you.

eytl · Post by **eytl** » 02 Oct 2014, 22:35

I've been away for a few days so I'm late to the discussion about couches. But I tend to watch GPs from the comfort of my Lovesac which Jamie gave me as a wedding present.

Yes, you heard it right, my Lovesac. No ... get your minds out of the gutter ... it's not what you think. http://lovesac.com.au/

Meanwhile, having not really paid any attention to the Silverstone tests earlier this year or to Renault 3.5s, I must confess to having never heard of Will Stevens ...

But can you imagine the hits that the Backrow Boys (Chilton, Ericsson, Stevens, maybe throw in Merhi for the Latino looks) could generate?

"I'll Never Break Your Front Wing"
"Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lapped Again"
"Shape Of My Wallet"
"As Long As You Blue Flag Me"
"The Call" (a.k.a. "Box Box Box")
"Straight Through My Run-Off Area"
"I Want It That Way" (a.k.a. "Tell me why, ain't nothin' but 19th place")

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 02 Oct 2014, 22:46

eytl wrote:I've been away for a few days so I'm late to the discussion about couches. But I tend to watch GPs from the comfort of my Lovesac which Jamie gave me as a wedding present.

Yes, you heard it right, my Lovesac. No ... get your minds out of the gutter ... it's not what you think. http://lovesac.com.au/

Meanwhile, having not really paid any attention to the Silverstone tests earlier this year or to Renault 3.5s, I must confess to having never heard of Will Stevens ...

But can you imagine the hits that the Backrow Boys (Chilton, Ericsson, Stevens, maybe throw in Merhi for the Latino looks) could generate?

"I'll Never Break Your Front Wing"
"Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lapped Again"
"Shape Of My Wallet"
"As Long As You Blue Flag Me"
"The Call" (a.k.a. "Box Box Box")
"Straight Through My Run-Off Area"
"I Want It That Way" (a.k.a. "Tell me why, ain't nothin' but 19th place")

That's too long too sig, but defenitely one of the posts of the year

Kobacrashi · Post by **Kobacrashi** » 02 Oct 2014, 23:49

eytl wrote:I've been away for a few days so I'm late to the discussion about couches. But I tend to watch GPs from the comfort of my Lovesac which Jamie gave me as a wedding present.

Yes, you heard it right, my Lovesac. No ... get your minds out of the gutter ... it's not what you think. http://lovesac.com.au/

Meanwhile, having not really paid any attention to the Silverstone tests earlier this year or to Renault 3.5s, I must confess to having never heard of Will Stevens ...

But can you imagine the hits that the Backrow Boys (Chilton, Ericsson, Stevens, maybe throw in Merhi for the Latino looks) could generate?

"I'll Never Break Your Front Wing"
"Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lapped Again"
"Shape Of My Wallet"
"As Long As You Blue Flag Me"
"The Call" (a.k.a. "Box Box Box")
"Straight Through My Run-Off Area"
"I Want It That Way" (a.k.a. "Tell me why, ain't nothin' but 19th place")

Hopefully they could do some covers!

Would love to hear their version of renegade master!

"D4 damager, power to the people, lapped once again, at least I'm faster than pastor"

F1000X · Post by **F1000X** » 03 Oct 2014, 05:17

Kobacrashi wrote: Hopefully they could do some covers!

Would love to hear their version of renegade master!

"D4 damager, power to the people, lapped once again, at least I'm faster than pastor"

You just made my day.

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 03 Oct 2014, 05:42

Yup, this Practice Session is cursed. Suzuka is not messing around.

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 03 Oct 2014, 06:45

Typhoon? Crikey, I take my comments regarding the official sites weather reporting back. For now.

Also, Will who?

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 03 Oct 2014, 10:43

CoopsII wrote:Typhoon? Crikey, I take my comments regarding the official sites weather reporting back. For now.

Also, Will who?

Chester-gate returns!!!

Although, to be honest, I share the sentiment...

EDIT: Just looked up his Wikipedia page, and it turns out he was born in the same town as my sister...

Jocke1 · Post by **Jocke1** » 03 Oct 2014, 10:47

Chilton and Minardi gets shoutouts!

http://youtu.be/RCVCkFgqsgM

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 03 Oct 2014, 10:50

dr-baker wrote:
CoopsII wrote:Typhoon? Crikey, I take my comments regarding the official sites weather reporting back. For now.

Also, Will who?

Chester-gate returns!!!

Although, to be honest, I share the sentiment...

EDIT: Just looked up his Wikipedia page, and it turns out he was born in the same town as my sister...

Rochford? I loved that Cuddly Toy song they did. More seriously, random drivers seemingly plucked from obscurity is a bit like the old days. I blummin love it. See Bernie? THIS is why we need the smaller teams.

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 03 Oct 2014, 12:15

If Sundays race gets typhooned away what's the offical ruling? Are they in a position to race the next day? Will they give points out based on qualifying?

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 03 Oct 2014, 12:19

CoopsII wrote:Will they give points out based on qualifying?

By Captain Hammer's logic, nothing.

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 03 Oct 2014, 12:36

Ooh, it might be held on Saturday!

How very exciting!

Post by **Ataxia** » 03 Oct 2014, 13:03

FP1 pretty much confirms Verstappen's ready. He's got the pace already, so I think he'll be just fine when next season comes around.

Nin13 · Post by **Nin13** » 03 Oct 2014, 15:18

Qualifying will be important. There is good chance race starts behind SC. And we know what happened in 2007 at Fuji. 19 laps behind SC .

And last year at WEC at Fuji same thing happened and race started and finished behind SC. Top 2 cars pitted and joined back of queue and 3rd car won as race Could not be started.

If they can't complete 75% laps they will give half points.

Effectively means one who gets pole will win.

Ed24 · Post by **Ed24** » 03 Oct 2014, 15:27

Pretty sure points aren't awarded if there isn't at least one racing lap (as in WEC Fuji 2013)

The race won't be on Saturday as Honda don't want to give refunds to all those with Sunday tickets.

Nin13 · Post by **Nin13** » 03 Oct 2014, 15:44

Ed24 wrote:Pretty sure points aren't awarded if there isn't at least one racing lap (as in WEC Fuji 2013)

The race won't be on Saturday as Honda don't want to give refunds to all those with Sunday tickets.

Laps behind SC are considered . and last year at Fuji half points were given. just confirmed on wec website.

If race is totally suspended then no points.

But if even 2 lap is raced be it behind SC then rule says half points.

http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/rules ... 1/fia.html

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 03 Oct 2014, 15:47

Nin13 wrote:
Ed24 wrote:Pretty sure points aren't awarded if there isn't at least one racing lap (as in WEC Fuji 2013)

The race won't be on Saturday as Honda don't want to give refunds to all those with Sunday tickets.

Laps behind SC are considered . and last year at Fuji half points were given. just confirmed on wec website.

If race is totally suspended then no points.

But if even 2 lap is raced be it behind SC then rule says half points.

http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/rules ... 1/fia.html

I hope Abu Dhabi ends up half-points... After just 2 safety car laps!

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 03 Oct 2014, 16:00

Now the threat of the typhoon has shifted to Monday with Sundays weather expected to be somewhat better.

I sense Bernie's hand in all this...

LionZoo · Post by **LionZoo** » 03 Oct 2014, 23:27

CoopsII wrote:Now the threat of the typhoon has shifted to Monday with Sundays weather expected to be somewhat better.

I sense Bernie's hand in all this...

Egads! Bernie controls the weather?

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 04 Oct 2014, 05:24

Props to Ericsson for outqualifying both his teammate and the Marussias. Its another example of a great result boosting confidence levels and improving subsequent results (Ericsson beat both Marussias in Singapore) so well done to him. Well done Williams, if you outpace Red Bull this badly on this weekend maybe you can close on them for 2nd, but I think it is unlikely that Williams will do that.

Dj_bereta · Post by **Dj_bereta** » 04 Oct 2014, 05:48

good_Ralf wrote:Props to Ericsson for outqualifying both his teammate and the Marussias. Its another example of a great result boosting confidence levels and improving subsequent results (Ericsson beat both Marussias in Singapore) so well done to him. Well done Williams, if you outpace Red Bull this badly on this weekend maybe you can close on them for 2nd, but I think it is unlikely that Williams will do that.

Very unlikely. I think Williams will outpace Red Bull in Austin and in Interlagos, but Red Bull will be strong in Abu Dhabi and with the double points... no chance for Williams.

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 04 Oct 2014, 06:09

So Basically

17. Grosjean
18. Ericsson
19. Bianchi
20. Kobyaashi
21. Chilton
22. Maldonado with 5 grid spots to be lost at Sochi?

Apparently it carries over from what I read. Can anyone confirm?

Waris · Post by **Waris** » 04 Oct 2014, 06:37

If I were Gene Haas, I'd sign Jean-Éric Vergne up for 2016 already.

By the way, I'm watching from a bed, but sitting up with my feet on the ground. I dunno if that counts for anything, but it's quite difficult to fall asleep this way.

Post by **mario** » 04 Oct 2014, 07:02

Dj_bereta wrote:
good_Ralf wrote:Props to Ericsson for outqualifying both his teammate and the Marussias. Its another example of a great result boosting confidence levels and improving subsequent results (Ericsson beat both Marussias in Singapore) so well done to him. Well done Williams, if you outpace Red Bull this badly on this weekend maybe you can close on them for 2nd, but I think it is unlikely that Williams will do that.

Very unlikely. I think Williams will outpace Red Bull in Austin and in Interlagos, but Red Bull will be strong in Abu Dhabi and with the double points... no chance for Williams.

It's essentially impossible for Williams to beat Red Bull to 2nd in the WCC - the gap is 118 points with a maximum of 150 available, so it's very unlikely that will happen. Still, Williams will probably be able to put Red Bull under pressure in some of the closing races if they remain dry - I suspect that Red Bull still has an advantage in wet weather conditions.

Jocke1 · Post by **Jocke1** » 04 Oct 2014, 07:15

Waris wrote: sitting up with my feet on the ground. I dunno if that counts for anything, but it's quite difficult to fall asleep this way.

http://youtu.be/tik9ZEL7iAA?t=4m17s

LionZoo wrote:
Egads! Bernie controls the weather?

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=111&p=248231#p248231

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 04 Oct 2014, 09:37

JEV according to F1's twitter site is now starting 21st due to an engine change.

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 04 Oct 2014, 12:07

Jeez, who has Vergne upset up there?

Yannick · Post by **Yannick** » 04 Oct 2014, 12:10

eytl wrote:I've been away for a few days so I'm late to the discussion about couches. But I tend to watch GPs from the comfort of my Lovesac which Jamie gave me as a wedding present.

Yes, you heard it right, my Lovesac. No ... get your minds out of the gutter ... it's not what you think. http://lovesac.com.au/

Meanwhile, having not really paid any attention to the Silverstone tests earlier this year or to Renault 3.5s, I must confess to having never heard of Will Stevens ...

But can you imagine the hits that the Backrow Boys (Chilton, Ericsson, Stevens, maybe throw in Merhi for the Latino looks) could generate?

"I'll Never Break Your Front Wing"
"Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lapped Again"
"Shape Of My Wallet"
"As Long As You Blue Flag Me"
"The Call" (a.k.a. "Box Box Box")
"Straight Through My Run-Off Area"
"I Want It That Way" (a.k.a. "Tell me why, ain't nothin' but 19th place")

Brendon Hartley has been touring the Endurance Circuit with his own version of Backrow Boys since even before there ever was a group called Backrow Boys ;-)

And who can forget the Godfather of this style, James Hunt? Whoever has seen "Rush" (2013) surely can't.

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 04 Oct 2014, 13:35

The typhoon has been upgraded to Super Typhoon status. No idea what that means, but it sounds bad. NBC is reporting that paddock rumors are 2 laps behind the SC then everybody goes home.....

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 04 Oct 2014, 13:59

Wallio wrote:The typhoon has been upgraded to Super Typhoon status. No idea what that means, but it sounds bad. NBC is reporting that paddock rumors are 2 laps behind the SC then everybody goes home.....

Then the field would get half-points. That would give Rosberg a 0.5 point advantage over Hamilton, right?

Post by **tommykl** » 04 Oct 2014, 14:17

Wallio wrote:The typhoon has been upgraded to Super Typhoon status. No idea what that means, but it sounds bad. NBC is reporting that paddock rumors are 2 laps behind the SC then everybody goes home.....

Well, I heard that the typh-aherm, Super Typhoon will only hit at the end of the day, but rain should still hit the track. I wonder how this is going to work out...

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 04 Oct 2014, 14:52

Wallio wrote:The typhoon has been upgraded to Super Typhoon status. No idea what that means, but it sounds bad. NBC is reporting that paddock rumors are 2 laps behind the SC then everybody goes home.....

Damn. It's now a SOOPAH TYPHOON. Well, that should disrupt travel to Sochi.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 04 Oct 2014, 14:59

Wallio wrote:The typhoon has been upgraded to Super Typhoon status. No idea what that means, but it sounds bad. NBC is reporting that paddock rumors are 2 laps behind the SC then everybody goes home.....

Wikipedia wrote:From 2009 the Hong Kong Observatory started to further divide typhoons into three different classifications: typhoon, severe typhoon and super typhoon. A typhoon has wind speed of 64-79 knots (73-91 mph; 118–149 km/h), a severe typhoon has winds of at least 80 knots (92 mph; 150 km/h), and a super typhoon has winds of at least 100 knots (120 mph; 190 km/h). The United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) unofficially classifies typhoons with wind speeds of at least 130 knots (67 m/s; 150 mph; 241 km/h)—the equivalent of a strong Category 4 storm in the Saffir-Simpson scale —as super typhoons. However, the maximum sustained wind speed measurements that the JTWC uses are based on a 1-minute averaging period, akin to the U.S.' National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center. As a result, the JTWC's wind reports are higher than JMA's measurements, as the latter are based on a 10-minute averaging interval.

Fetzie · Post by **Fetzie** » 04 Oct 2014, 18:25

Wallio wrote:The typhoon has been upgraded to Super Typhoon status. No idea what that means, but it sounds bad. NBC is reporting that paddock rumors are 2 laps behind the SC then everybody goes home.....

Super Typhoon sounds like one of those disaster movies that go straight to DVD, and are so bad that they are hilarious.

Oh, and

Kobacrashi wrote:
Hopefully they could do some covers!

Would love to hear their version of renegade master!

"D4 damager, power to the people, lapped once again, at least I'm faster than pastor"

You owe me a new keyboard

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Oct 2014, 20:18

The FIA has now acknowledged that the typhoon is a "massive threat" to the race. Their contingency plan: What contingency plan? The race will start at 3 pm anyway because bathplug common sense. Looks like Mercedes could lead from start to finish again... with Bernd Maylander. :roll:

Dj_bereta · Post by **Dj_bereta** » 04 Oct 2014, 20:27

I hope FIA will let the drivers race in extreme wet conditions, but I'm dreaming too much.

Post by **Londoner** » 04 Oct 2014, 20:36

I hope we get more than two laps of cars moving tomorrow morning - just so I can justify getting up at half 6 to watch said procession. What? I'm a student, that time should legally not exist. :evil:

Nin13 · Post by **Nin13** » 04 Oct 2014, 21:06

We will have top 3 Mercedes drivers then.

Jan Magnussen · Post by **Rob Dylan** » 04 Oct 2014, 23:01

Mercedes will test the concept of three-car teams this race with guest star Bernt Maylander.