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[jimjimjeroo]

Is it worth having an "in other news" thread for stories that aren't big stories? Some posts last 4-5 comments and disappear.

Just seen a story about Toto Wolff busting his arm, not worth a thread IMO but some may find it interesting... Thoughts...

[Gilles4Ever]

Bianca Garloff @bgarloff

“@MercedesAMGF1: A bit of a carambolage during yesterday's bike ride resulted in a fractured shoulder, collar bone, elbow and wrist...”

 

MERCEDES AMG F1 @MercedesAMGF1

Half man, half machine: it's not just Arnie any more! The #Totonator has joined the club

 

[ollebompa]

I heard Seb is taking legal steps against a reporter who took areal photographs of his home.

I'll update with a link later.

[Exb]

Ah, a perfect thread for this non-story (which I found quite amusing)

http://www.gpupdate....lo-and-ferrari/

 

 

Niki Lauda has apologised to Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo after his rather blunt description of the team's 2014 Formula 1 car.
In an interview with Spanish newspaper El País over the German Grand Prix weekend, Lauda branded the Maranello team's F 14 T as "s**t" and he also said the same about the McLaren MP4-29.
It is not clear if he has yet spoken to McLaren CEO Ron Dennis or anyone else at McLaren to make a similar apology.
 

[Ross Stonefeld]

When I read that my first thought was "Surely Lauda said something as bad when he was at Ferrari in the 90s?"

[sabjit]

Good idea 

 

This thread could be useful.

 

 

Ah, a perfect thread for this non-story (which I found quite amusing)

http://www.gpupdate....lo-and-ferrari/

 

 

Niki Lauda has apologised to Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo after his rather blunt description of the team's 2014 Formula 1 car.
In an interview with Spanish newspaper El País over the German Grand Prix weekend, Lauda branded the Maranello team's F 14 T as "s**t" and he also said the same about the McLaren MP4-29.
It is not clear if he has yet spoken to McLaren CEO Ron Dennis or anyone else at McLaren to make a similar apology.
 

 

 

Why should he apologize? It's an accurate description.

Edited by sabjit, 23 July 2014 - 14:32.

[03011969]

Well, it's 4th out of 11. It might not be ****, but it sure ain't great.  I presume Nikki will confirm Mercedes previous F1 cars were ****.

 

He apologised, rather unnecessarily IMHO.

 

 

Here's another one for not worth a thread:  Is Lewis better than Nico?  How do we think Marco Mattiacci is doing so far?

Edited by 03011969, 23 July 2014 - 15:26.

[Ross Stonefeld]

Can't say I notice that Domenicali or Whitmarsh or gone. Though it probably takes more time for the impact to show itself.

[chunder27]

Anyone v anyone else end of

[jstrains]

Toto Wolff crash caused by Paddy Lowe

http://formulafreak....rash-1609471950

[Imateria]

I wonder if Paddy want's to be the sole Team Principle?

[ollebompa]

Well, it's 4th out of 11. It might not be ****, but it sure ain't great.  I presume Nikki will confirm Mercedes previous F1 cars were ****.

 

He apologised, rather unnecessarily IMHO.

 

 

Here's another one for not worth a thread:  Is Lewis better than Nico?  How do we think Marco Mattiacci is doing so far?

I think Mattiacci looks as if he has gained weight since he got the job.

Edited by ollebompa, 23 July 2014 - 18:45.

[djned]

i see the OP's point, but just to represent the opposite point for argument's sake...isn't one of the key functions of a forum that popular topics get floated to the top?  if people want to talk about a certain story, it will stay on the front page of the forum, if not it will naturally move downwards and shuffle off to the forum afterlifee.  if autosport has deemed a story worthy of publication, i'd say it's worthy of its own thread.  excessive moderation (closing) of relevant topics isn't needed when a forum will self-moderate itself by keeping popular topics going.  if something's really important, there's always the sticky function, which i think is used well here.

[DCult]

Paddy Lowe has blamed Toto for the crash: "I had the cycling line. These young cyclists are too impatient" 

[LORDBYRON]

This thread is pointless  unless a mod makes it pinned as it will get lost,

 

then know one will know.

Edited by iii, 23 July 2014 - 19:43.

[Nustang70]

I agree with others.  I'd rather have short-lived threads than need to check this thread for something interesting every time I come on. 

[Richard T]

Paddy Lowe has blamed Toto for the crash: "I had the cycling line. These young cyclists are too impatient" 

 

Yeah, if you got the line you got the line.. It's not rocket science.
5 place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident Toto

Edited by Richard T, 23 July 2014 - 20:34.

[pacificquay]

Oh dear, we're back to the "opening a new thread is a cardinal sin" attitude on here.

 

Individual stories should have individual threads - they live or die by their popularity

[DampMongoose]

Can't wait to trawl through all the responses on topics not worthy of their own thread to find a reply to the one topic that interests me...

[jimjimjeroo]

This started as a question in paddock club, I came back and found it moved to racing comments....

[Dmitriy_Guller]

Toto Wolff crash caused by Paddy Lowe

http://formulafreak....rash-1609471950

Who knew that Mercedes intra-team rivalry would result in a crash?

[akshay380]

Totonator. LMAO  

[Kristian]

 if something's really important, there's always the sticky function, which i think is used well here.

 

The irony is that I never notice a thread if its sticky 

[Gilles4Ever]

Must have been quite a pile up, Jock Clear has supposedly got broken ribs

 

http://www.motorspor...n-cycling-crash

[BobbyRicky]

Must have been quite a pile up, Jock Clear has supposedly got broken ribs

 

http://www.motorspor...n-cycling-crash

 

"In a team-building exercise"

 

[BRG]

"In a team-building exercise"

 

Sounds more like a team-demolishing exercise.  

[Farhannn15]

Alexander Rossi becomes Marussia's reserve driver

[BRG]

Why move from one also ran team to another?

[Prost1997T]

Why move from one also ran team to another?

 

Same reason Frijns was Caterham reserve. There are no better options available, at least not without paying serious money.

[crbassassin]

IMHO, the Schumacher accident isn't worthy of a thread.

[Schumacher7]

IMHO, the Schumacher accident isn't worthy of a thread.

Umm...it was pretty big news man...

The fact it has seventy odd pages suggests it probably is as well.

[Gilles4Ever]

After much thought and discussion it has been decided this thread goes against what the forum should be, Individual threads will die or float depending upon how interesting people find the topic.