Ukraine’s conscription age is lowered to 25 not that it will help much as they don’t have a lot of people in that age group. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/ukraine-military-draft-age-law#:~:text=Ukraine's%20president%2C%20Volodymyr%20Zelenskiy%2C%20has,and%20in%20society%20at%20large....
Jump to postYep the RB Max package is unbeatable right now. Max preforms every race to the highest standards. His team mate is 0,5 sec off the pace and provides zero pressure. The mind games for RIC must be tremendous right now. I hope they promote YUK to RB next year and he beats Max every race! That would do ...
Jump to postKind of off topic but the hero of Jedda Bearman is currently 19th out of 22 drivers. And before you cry out, but he missed out on a race so did the 16th and 18th This is he’s second year of F2, the first year he finished 6th out of 22 16 Belgium Amaury Cordeel Ret Ret Ret 5 16 11 17 Mexico Rafael Vi...
Jump to postTo me it looks like RUS over reacted and crashed. He doesn’t get very close to ALO, maybe a couple of car lengths. If I remember correctly, the announcer thought RUS got into dirty air and lost it. vid and what they two said about it https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/russell-and-alonso-offe...
Jump to postGDB wrote:Update on the Sevastopol attack, two landing and logistic ships struck;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEEYCqLrJYA/
as for Yuki
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/auGjDexrThU
After the loss of two Patriot launchers, a HIMARS and some helicopters, Denys Davydov speculates that there may be a Russian mole in the Ukrainian military command. Go to 14:09: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOF2jmracx0&ab_channel=DenysDavydov If people have a problem on what others factually...
Jump to postThree Ukrainian transport helicopters (Mi-8/Mi-17) are seen landing at a Forward Arming and Refueling point, 45 km from the front. After their engines shut down, they're hit by a cluster munition (perhaps Tornado-S or Iskander). One of them was apparently able to fly away as only two are visible wh...
Jump to postHorner convinced him to leave McLaren and join RB using heaps of money. I’d say he was given free rain to build the team he needed to do what he’s done. I’m sure Horner is very competent manager and I’m sure you could find another one even outside of F1 who could manage the team well. The key engine...
Jump to postRevelation Regarding the rich kid aspect, it’s always been like that to a point. Back during the drink and smoke sponsor days more money was around to fund drivers. Agree on Lauda Lewis must be feeling gutted now knowing he’s not going to fight for anything. At least if Max had a teammate who could ...
Jump to postNiki Lauda paid for a F1 seat, preformed and got hired by Ferrari and the rest is history. His logic was why waste time in the JR formula with lunatics. I remember reading how Michael Schumacher bypassed F3000 and went to race in the World Sportscar Championship instead before getting his big break...
Jump to postSo far in 2024 he’s got a 16th and a 15th places in the first 2 F2 races He also qualified on pole for the Saudi F2 race, but obviously couldn't make the grid because he was in that Ferrari seat. I guess I find it strange that Ferrari would put a not very special guy in the car like that. I would t...
Jump to postRegarding Bearmas’s solid performance So far in 2024 he’s got a 16th and a 15th places in the first 2 F2 races In 2023 F2 he was 6th so not bad He’s part of the Ferrari Driver Academy but no doubt he’s paying for that privilege. Son of a billionaire. Niki Lauda paid for a F1 seat, preformed and got ...
Jump to postSome big losses for Ukraine over the past few days. 2 patriot launchers 3 S-300 launchers And Buk systems We’ll see if the Russians can take advantage of this. Also, another couple of ABRAMS losses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVT1YwOHgB4 Catastrophic Losses - THE TRUTH Behind This New Success -...
Jump to posthttps://asiatimes.com/2024/03/10m-abram ... an-drones/
$10m Abrams tanks no match for $500 Russian drones
i think these tanks have been in action for about a week now. So far three lost. Not much different to the t-72
Max is only 1,5 sec faster than the rest….
Jump to postYou can't trust anything Reddit says about Alpine. That didn't age very well. And so it begins.. Only fp1 but still surprising to see the vcarb’s at the top and not Max Haas and alpine look dreadful Today's grid: https://i.redd.it/6246ytzqvrlc1.jpeg Ref: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F...
Jump to postnow down to 29 2nd abrams gone https://twitter.com/giK1893/status/1763172052226232562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1763172052226232562%7Ctwgr%5E0eb593b75215014af7f017afbacddf1fb31dfb7e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Frdrama.net%2Fh%2Fslavshit%2Fpost%2F249778%2F9th-day...
Jump to postAnd so it begins.. Only fp1 but still surprising to see the vcarb’s at the top and not Max Haas and alpine look dreadful F1 FP1 Results: Bahrain Grand Prix 2024 1. Daniel Ricciardo [VCARB] - 1:32.869sec 2. Lando Norris [McLaren] - +0.032sec 3. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.244sec 4. Yuki Tsunoda [VCA...
Jump to postRegarding the ABRAMs tanks, I thought these were delivered at least a year ago but the internet says October 23 so only four months ago. This guy says they were saving the best for the offensive. They only have 30 tanks and now they might be getting desperate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCDSxDt...
Jump to postThe USA made ABRAMS tank gets called up for battle and gets smoked! This is the first time I’ve seen videos of the tank in action, anyone know why it’s use in battle was delayed so long? I read that they can’t be used in the snowy conditions, but that’s just an comment on youtube. Also, I believe th...
Jump to posttomcat wrote:UK is getting one step closer to bombing Houthi milicia:The Houthis then controlled about 25% of Yemen's territory, which is a country as large as France.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/7/ukraine-aims-to-bolster-troops-with-new-law Looks like conscription is near "Kyiv has kept its military losses secret, but the latest US estimates published in August put the death toll at nearly 70,000 and the number of wounded at up to 120,000." ht...
Jump to postI don’t think money has anything to do with the changing of teams. LH has loads of money and I think he’s looking for a new challenge and a chance to drive for Ferrari. The only ones who know how much LH is getting is LH, his manager and a small group of people at Ferrari. I would not be surprised ...
Jump to postFerrari and Merc are pretty much even on points for 2023 with Ferrari taking a win and Merc not. It’s a lateral move to a legendary team so why not. RB is miles away right now and maybe Ferrari convinced LH that they have a way to catch RB.
Jump to postI don’t think money has anything to do with the changing of teams. LH has loads of money and I think he’s looking for a new challenge and a chance to drive for Ferrari. The only ones who know how much LH is getting is LH, his manager and a small group of people at Ferrari. I would not be surprised i...
Jump to postUkraine Is Losing the Drone War https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukraine-losing-drone-war Slovak PM: Ukraine must give up territory to end Russian invasion https://www.politico.eu/article/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-ukraine-cede-territory-russia-moscow-invasion-nato-entry/ Slovakia Wou...
Jump to postDo you want to discuss drivers ? 17 Daniel Ricciardo Sorry but his comeback was weak. One good result then I think his “Honda pays the way” teammate out drove him. 18 Zhou Guanyu Boring Chinese pay driver 19 Kevin Magnussen His long on tooth teammate preformed far better, bring up someone else pleas...
Jump to postLast time an Andretti was in F1 it didn’t work out so well. Americans will tune out if they are dead last. His father is a legend though.
Jump to postI’ve read that like 1/3 are just for parts but I’ve not seen any sources to back that up. The "parts" scenario only applies in peace time when cost/budgeting keeps maintenance activities within individual countries. In times like these, parts can definitely be sourced from the American F-...
Jump to postleader1 wrote:[quote="mad99”]AKA this war will be over in less than 6 months..[/quote]
Do you have proof of this or are you talking out of your ass?[/quote]
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-06/danish-f-16-jets-to-ukraine-will-be-delayed-berlingske-reports According to Blomberg the Danish F-16 will take another 6 months to be delivered. AKA this war will be over in less than 6 months.. While the delivery of F-16's will be another setback ...
Jump to posthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... ke-reports
According to Blomberg the Danish F-16 will take another 6 months to be delivered. AKA this war will be over in less than 6 months..
Good points. But how long does it take to train a SU-29 pilot to be a F-16 pilot? At the end of the day I don’t think it would take too long, I’d guess a few months. Why would you start by teaching them English - just get a translator. I get specs in German and translate them to English on line for...
Jump to postA reasonable question raised in a recently deleted post was how long fighter pilot training takes. For the USAF, I see some variation in what different sources tell prospective pilots (USAF, ROTC, Air National Guard), but it appears 2-1/2 to 4 years is typical. This is a busy time. One ROTC source ...
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:Be careful out there, you’re needed back at home.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebanke ... e765f2894d
I bought a Tesla model 3 a month ago. If you would have told me 4 months ago that I would buy an American electric car I’d say you’re insane. I read loads of reviews and the Tesla comes out on top always. Here in Spain with the government incentives the base model is 35,400 all in. The home charger ...
Jump to posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pckz1K8Ou3w Every week the Russians advance a little more. Still sticking with the Belarusian who sells pro-invasion (Z-themed) T-shirts via his Youtube channel, I see. As a reminder, 2 months ago you claimed a Russian breakthrough at Avdiivka based on Military Summa...
Jump to posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0qzJys953o
Interesting interview on Ukraine law and the Russian language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pckz1K8Ou3w
Every week the Russians advance a little more.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/13/poli ... index.html
“as long as it takes.” changes to “as long as we can.”
An update on the crossings of the Dnipro river, based on a combination of ISW and other pro-Ukraine sources, and the handful of Russian telegram channels I periodically check. These are in approximate order of Ukraine's first presence: ⋅ Antonivsky Bridge area - Ukrainian presence remains...
Jump to postMany, but nowhere near "most". 1. Ford F-Series (573,370 units sold) 2. Chevy Silverado (403,403 units sold) 3. Ram Pickup (332,440 units sold) 4. Toyota RAV4 (302,831 units sold) top 4 cars sold in the USA https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g43553191/bestselling-cars-2023/?utm_source=goog...
Jump to postMost Americans drive F150 or similar that get maybe 18mpg or 13.1 l/100km and that’s horrific. Many, but nowhere near "most". 1. Ford F-Series (573,370 units sold) 2. Chevy Silverado (403,403 units sold) 3. Ram Pickup (332,440 units sold) 4. Toyota RAV4 (302,831 units sold) top 4 cars sol...
Jump to postQuestion for the OP, Mohawk Weekend: have you ever driven an EV? Because let's be honest: the thing that is getting in the way of broader EV adoption is misinformation. It became a political issue in the culture wars, and as we all know, a lie travels halfway around the world before the truth can g...
Jump to postCDG used to be the worst airport in the world, now I love it.
All Delta usa lounges are crap and useless
Best plane to fly on is the CRJ
Well that’s sad.
His posts put things into perspective. You think you’ve got problems ….
I agree that Perez had a lackluster year but I don't know who you replace him with. We don't know if Riccardo will be much better. It's interesting that not much was made about TSU doing better than RIC in both quali and on race day this weekend. TSU brought home some points for the team, RIC broug...
Jump to postAnd so, the 2023 season comes to a close as it opens, with a Red Bull victory. Not the greatest F1 season on the record if you're not a Red Bull fan, but you'll have to admit that: ⋅ RBR thad been utterly dominant, winning all but 1 race in the season, with Max Verstappen breaking the rec...
Jump to post. Since this has become a war of attrition, how does Ukraine win? they don't. i've sean several vids of dead woman in the trenches. I’ve read that they will change the call up ages 17 – 60. Despite the west’s press saying Ukraine is/will win the reality is very different. Russia is advancing albeit...
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