Auto Racing Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 15,339]

  On 3/20/2016 at 7:42 AM, gvaisakh said:

 

Oh.. I didn't know that

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Team bosses all voted for that this morning, the F1 Commission is likely to ratify the change in the next days. 

[gvaisakh 23]

  On 3/20/2016 at 7:43 AM, heywoodu said:

Team bosses all voted for that this morning, the F1 Commission is likely to ratify the change in the next days. 

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Just saw the news in bbc

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/35850766

[heywoodu 15,339]

I'm still not over how incredibly frustrating this race was, I can't wait for the next one  

[heywoodu 15,339]

I can also still hardly believe how good we are suddenly (since 1-2 years) going in motorsports 

 

We have Max Verstappen who is widely tipped as a very, very big talent and someone who has a huge chance to start winning races in the next few years.

Then there's Michael van der Mark winning the World Supersport title in 2014, reaching some podiums in WSBK last year and already 3 podium finishes in 4 races this year.

And now we have Bo Bendsneyder who destroyed the field in the Red Bull Rookies Cup last year and is looking very promising in Moto3 so far this weekend.

 

Good years are coming, finally  

[Gianlu33 4,734]

  On 3/20/2016 at 7:53 AM, heywoodu said:

I'm still not over how incredibly frustrating this race was, I can't wait for the next one  

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My waiting times are minor , there is first the motorbike 3  

[heywoodu 15,339]

  On 3/20/2016 at 7:57 AM, Gianlu33 said:

My waiting times are minor , there is first the motorbike 3  

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I know, you have no idea how much I am looking forward to Moto3 

 

Moto3 is almost always the best race of the weekend (Moto2 is often pretty boring and MotoGP is only sometimes interesting) so I always like it the most. However, this year it's even better because we finally have a real talent! I wish the clock would go faster  

[Federer91 2,895]

  On 3/20/2016 at 7:56 AM, heywoodu said:

I can also still hardly believe how good we are suddenly (since 1-2 years) going in motorsports 

 

We have Max Verstappen who is widely tipped as a very, very big talent and someone who has a huge chance to start winning races in the next few years.

Then there's Michael van der Mark winning the World Supersport title in 2014, reaching some podiums in WSBK last year and already 3 podium finishes in 4 races this year.

And now we have Bo Bendsneyder who destroyed the field in the Red Bull Rookies Cup last year and is looking very promising in Moto3 so far this weekend.

 

Good years are coming, finally  

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Don't forget motocross  Jeffrey Herlings should have been a 4 time champion in MX2 if it wasn't for the injuries. 

[heywoodu 15,339]

  On 3/20/2016 at 8:16 AM, Federer91 said:

 

Don't forget motocross  Jeffrey Herlings should have been a 4 time champion in MX2 if it wasn't for the injuries. 

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Oh yeah, there's him too, but somehow I can't get very interested in motocross  

[heywoodu 15,339]

Verstappen was asked "at least you got a point, is that something positive?"

His answer: "I don't give a crap about that point."  

 

Also: "The team told Carlos to let me pass, but that didn't happen...I know enough."

 

[heywoodu 15,339]

As for more motorsports, this morning I saw a fantastic Race 1 at the V8 Supercars in Symmons Plains, Tasmania. Especially the fighting between Shane van Gisbergen, Jamie Whincup and Will Davison was wonderful! Tomorrow morning (07.30 CET I believe) we'll have race 2