Like I said, to the uninitiated, uranium raises certain flags. Obviously DU doesn’t pose That risk.

stunning shot

For Renault it makes sense to pull out for a year, but what happens in the mean time? To Lotus for example? They can’t continue for another year in the doldrums with their cash flow problems. Mercedes want those engines in the Marussias, as Toto has already accounted for the Enstone outfit belonging to Renault again…

I’ve only spoken what a great many feel. And about how the rest of the paddock feels I can sort of agree. What gets lost in the whole affair is that it’s the bobbleheads we see on the telly who give off the vibe that F1 for them is just a shop window, whilst the guys who do all the hard work, say in the pits and at…

it was bound to happen. It sure highlights the dangerous game RBR have played in burning all bridges with Renault before having any alternative. What worries me is the fate of all that top notch F1 infrastructure and very qualified people down at Milton Keynes if RB really do pull the plug on their F1 involvement.…

It pleases me to know that they can unwind for a short while. I wonder what sort of things they joke about.

I can imagine. Not to mention all the other world leaders present.

was this the chopper shown in Angels and Demons?

Gotta love the detailing.

security in NY must be off the charts for this mass gathering at the UN. I bet a fair few heads of security details will be unwinding for a well earned drink once the thing goes off well and they’re all back home.

I pity the poor soul who made that infographic. It sure is detailed but wow is it difficult to make sense of. Great find though!

There’s a Machiavellian part of me that thinks that Christian Horner and Helmut Marko had the smiles wiped off their faces once they saw the diesel-gate scandal truly get out in the open.

Exactly. Mounting some sort of offensive down the canal would only make sense in the realm of the A-Team.

kinda wish India had plumped for it. It would sure help them fill a capability gap (don’t think the INS Jalashwa counts seeing as it can’t be used in combat?!?). It would help them meet their much vaunted target for vessels. It would avoid the endless dithering and delay associated with defence projects on the…

speaking of defending the Suez, surely it’s still narrow enough for the majority of its’ defence to be conducted using land based platforms? Not really a marine battlefield the canal.

Of course this is all hypothetical but I wonder if going with the Yak method the JSF would’ve been cheaper. Surely strengthening the deck for the added heat would be a much simpler solution than the finagling involving the lift fan in many hundreds of units (that isn’t to mention what concurrency would do in this…

I wonder if using two small lift jets like in the Yak instead of the big old lift fan would’ve been better for the F35? Could it possibly have allowed for a narrower fuselage? And would it be simpler than the fan?

while I like what you’re trying to do with the Mordor Isis analogy, let’s be glad in reality they don’t have Uruk Hai!

there’s an excellent 3 part BBC documentary on the Ottoman Empire which does a great job at explaining quite a few issues currently faced in the Middle East from a historical perspective.

Does the US maintain a fleet of say Air Force 1 Lites to ferry around their top diplomats? Do these jets have nicknames?