Is it April 1st already?

[Bill Boddy]

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/289728/november-date-for-14-russian-grand-prix/

According to the article the average temperature at Sochi is 10 deg C and can go below freezing. So we get a race where no-one gets a single set of tyres up to temperature during the whole weekend.

Surely this has to be a joke.

 

[Mephistopheles]

No

 

[Mephistopheles]

I have heard a rumour that Pirelli have both studded and chain covered tyres in the pipeline....

 

[Greenlantern101]

how cool ...(no pun intended) would it be to see F1 cars with a set of these on.
Bring it on I say.

 

[Speshal]

November! that's just silly

 

[Bushi]

F1 on winter tyres. Hmm, why not?

 

[racecub]

That should sort the men from the boys!!

 

[mjo]

I'd hate to be a spoilsport but Sochi is about as far South in Russia as you can go, and a quick look on Wikipedia says that average daytime temps are around 15 degrees (albeit with a good chance of rain). But I suppose it'll be a unique challenge, as one of the coldest races on the calendar.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

It looks like it'll only be a one off mind, with it moving to a sensible date in 2015. I think it'll be interesting to see how F1 cars go on gritted roads, I'm sure that Bernie will make sure the race is safe. .

 

[GeoffP]

So - will Ross Braun's loophole of using Huskies be more effective than Adrian Newey's limit flexible snow plough with forward focus road heater?

 

[racecub]

I'd like to see the Huskies

 

[Kamui-FastestChefInTheWorld]

Nah, Top Gear has taught us that cars are faster than huskies...

 

[racecub]

But Huskies are cuter

 

[GeoffP]

Let's face it, McLaren will be way out it front on their hi tech skis, but the race will escape them after a miscalculated early stop to change for Bermuda shorts and a snorkel

 

[RasputinLives]

Its Snow joke Bill!

thank you thank you I'll be here all week.

 

[canis]

So, Mercedes show off their new signings for the team....

 

[racecub]

Oh absolutely gorgeous!!! I'll try to dig out a picture of my Samoyed when he was a puppy. Sadly he's not alive anymore

 

[canis]

racecub digging out that picture online reminded me how much I miss ours, so just persuaded the wife we can go and buy 3 at the weekend

 

[Bill Boddy]

Are you going to Sochi to buy them when you visit the Russian GP?

 

[racecub]

Three!!!! you are so lucky!

This is my dog Roscoe, he's the little one, this is just before we brought him home. (leiws Hamilton now has a gorgoeus new puppy bulldog called Roscoe, how about that!)

And here he is a tiny bit bigger. He was the most fantastic dog, so gentle, he would let you do anything with him.I miss him lots. I want a Pug puppy now but not sure it would be fair to the dog with current lifestyle committments.