Formula1 2017

[Cleoriff]

It's Alive. It's Loud

Mercedes firing up the engine for their 2017 F1 car

Make the most of it. It's only 48 seconds long....

http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/18599021/mercedes-fires-w08-first

[Please see related discussion for Formula one 2016 here]

[jonsie]

They don't mess about do they? 

Thanks @Cleoriff

[Cleoriff]

The FIA met today to discuss changes for next season

https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-8

Not much of a change to the stupid grid penalty system though...still the drivers being penalised...

A change to the power unit penalty system was also approved, whereby if a driver incurs a penalty exceeding 15 grid places he will be required to start the race from the back of the starting grid. If more than one driver receives such a penalty they will be arranged at the back of the grid in the order in which the offences were committed.

[Cleoriff]

Oh and costing £40,000 take a look at Lewis's steering wheel. All explained in the link ...Blimey

http://wescrutinize.com/tech-inside-lewis-hamiltons-f1-steering-wheel/#prettyPhoto

[Cleoriff]

F1 bosses vote for the top 10 drivers of 2017

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/top-10-grand-prix-drivers-team-principals-poll-986695/

Interesting to see Max beat Seb into 2nd place....

[Cleoriff]

Sports Personality of the year has been on BBC tonight. A very worthy winner with Mo Farah.

These are the voting results

Mo Farah: 83,524 votes

Jonathan Rea: 80,567

Jonnie Peacock: 73,429

Anthony Joshua: 73,411

Adam Peaty: 63,739

Lewis Hamilton: 60,627

Chris Froome: 47,683

Harry Kane: 18,759

Anya Shrubsole: 15,237

Bianca Walkden: 13,962

Johanna Konta: 7,591

Elise Christie: 6,504

So Lewis came 6th....Good fro him x