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Siao7

I completely understand that but if anyone thinks 10-15lbs makes that much of a difference they live in disillusioned land. The cars today vary in weight to some degree. They make the cars to more or less meet the weight requirement considering both of their drivers and then adjust from there, but ...

Siao7

Personally, I think that this is the fall-out from a political-maneuvering power struggle in Red Bull Racing for a good two / three years. Horner is one of the most successful TPs in the history of the sport and, whilst all good things must come to an end, one would have thought (before the whole w...

Siao7

Mintzlaff was known for frequently firing the head coach - like many football managers do. I am also not sure about his racing competence. But he seems to be the big man for the younger owner generation. I see, I wasn't aware that he was involved in football, thank you. Sounds like he's a tough one...

Siao7

I don't think you can assume that Australia plays out the same way had Senna not been DSQ'd in Japan. He'd just suffered probably the greatest injustice in F1 history and the championship was over. I suspect he would have been somewhat less reckless with the championship on the table and without th...

Siao7

You said that Balestre talked bs whe he said he helped Prost to the title in 1989, the title was won in Japan and not with Senna's crash in Australia, would we be looking to say that Balestre didn't help Prost to the title because Senna crashed in Australia. Balestre generally talked a lot of bs. T...

Siao7

The football manager ... I'm probably missing the joke, but what do you mean? Mintzlaff was known for frequently firing the head coach - like many football managers do. I am also not sure about his racing competence. But he seems to be the big man for the younger owner generation. I see, I wasn't a...

Siao7

1945123851412677079 The football manager ... I'm probably missing the joke, but what do you mean? Mintzlaff was known for frequently firing the head coach - like many football managers do. I am also not sure about his racing competence. But he seems to be the big man for the younger owner generatio...

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Paolo_Lasardi wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 16, 2025 7:42 am

UnlikeUday wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 16, 2025 2:29 am

The football manager ...

I'm probably missing the joke, but what do you mean?

Siao7

But it does seem that your recollection of the events is a bit off; all of what you said makes sense, except that you have made the incorrect assumption that this happened AFTER qualifying. No, the discussion happened BEFORE qualifying so nobody was doing this to benefit Senna - it was to benefit t...

Siao7

Not wanting to be "that guy" (but going to sound like him anyway... 😂) but isn't this the 'F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread'? There's probably a more appropriate thread in the forum to have a discussion about how much drivers weighed several decades ago. Sorry. I'll shut up again. And in that sp...

Siao7

Not for a lack of trying ; he contacted the stewards to get Senna disqualified, but the stewards told him they didn't have grounds to do so after Prost had cynically tried to take Senna out at Suzuka the previous year. Not the right thread for this, but you're also clearly forgetting how the reques...

Siao7

Apparently Marko was in the meeting where it was decided Horner was going to be sacked and it happened before Silverstone and he was informed on Monday and Tuesday was his farewell speech, his last day in the office. To me it seems the Austrian side did not like Horner, it was a political decision ...

Siao7

perez to cadillac is all over the internet. Perez and Mick Schumacher would make an interesting team. Perez and Bottas I am not fond of; I would prefer to see Bottas at Alpine, teaming up with Gasly. I agree with this. I'd prefer to see Mick back, give him another chance, rather than two older driv...

Siao7

That's quite an accusation you write there. What gave you the idea that Prost and Balestre were friends? Secondly, I believe the FIA only introduced combined driver+car weight in 2019, some 11 years after Balestre died, and some 27 years after he left office. Looking forward to an enlightening answ...

Siao7

How is any of this indication or even evidence that the Red Bull is less instable/unpredictable than the Ferrari? Probably more relevant than your evidence that RB is not unstable because of random opinions on Verstappen ;) Ah, we are entering the personal attack area. ;) Watch the onboards and gen...

Siao7

Interesting, do tell us about the FIA rules that were changed after Prost's retirement. And about how Prost supposedly cheated his way to a 4th world title. If necessary, start a new thread, because I am really interested to learn about all the things that I never understood. You wouldn't happen to...

Siao7

I clearly referred to other conversations (which easily can be found on this forum) with the examples of busted Verstappen myths. ;) Being skeptical about the Verstappen hyperbole was usually countered with terms like "disingenuous" or "willfully cover your eyes", etc. - "arguments" that turned out...

Siao7

The problem with assessing anything about Verstappen at Red Bull is that there's pretty obviously something weird going on at that team with the second seat. Now, I'm no fan of Verstappen, and I think that's pretty obvious. He is a very talented driver. As a complete package, he's probably the best...

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As Badger rightfully emphasizes stability/predictability is not the only factor determining "fast". I mentioned other factors with respect to Perez and Tsunoda - and again these are not the only factors, of course. How fast an individual driver can drive a specific race car is a multi-factor thing....

Siao7

The problem with assessing anything about Verstappen at Red Bull is that there's pretty obviously something weird going on at that team with the second seat. Now, I'm no fan of Verstappen, and I think that's pretty obvious. He is a very talented driver. As a complete package, he's probably the best...

Siao7

The problem with assessing anything about Verstappen at Red Bull is that there's pretty obviously something weird going on at that team with the second seat. Now, I'm no fan of Verstappen, and I think that's pretty obvious. He is a very talented driver. As a complete package, he's probably the best...

Siao7

And yet, that was what Schumacher did on his very first F1 race. So who knows, perhaps Franco is also on his way to 6 driver titles... And if he is to be replaced, I feel Jack Doohan should be given a decent second chance. Even an overrated driver like Prost "won" 3 (thanks to the unfair FIA rules ...

Siao7

I understand that and why you Verstappen fans think so. Of course, I looked at both cars to derive a judgement. Tsunoda's and Perez' cars looked comparatively predictable/stable (compared to the Ferrari's). Perez just never managed to adapt to the style of Verstappen and Leclerc to drive the corner...

Siao7

In Silverstone, the Ferrari, the Red Bull, and the Mercedes looked equally unstable. Maybe Verstappen is much better at keeping an unstable car under control? Perhaps the Ferrari and Mercedes would look much more stable in his hands? I understand that and why you Verstappen fans think so. Of course...

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Removed by mods Not that I like Wolff much but Merc definitely looks more promising than RB after Horner, especially with the coming engine and car changes. Hard to expect RB to settle things down and come up witg a good car in '26. Yes, I agree. Toto seems fair to his drivers and having a Merc eng...

Siao7

Looks like Max to Merc is done deal now ? Is this based on the tweet/x of them both (reportedly) being in Sardinia? Or has there been more news, or rumors, to come out since then? Not trying to question you just curious if this is you reading the tea leaves from earlier or if you've heard something...

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I have intensively studied onboards from qualifyings and races - and I think that is a myth. The Red Bull looks quite stable whereas especially the Ferrari looks rather unpredictable and unstable. That was already the case last seasons and it is very much so this year. Don't agree on the Red Bull l...

Siao7

I would be very surprised if it isn't directly linked to Max's future. Either Max's team have said he's off to Merc if Horner remains in charge, or maybe they've already decided to go there and losing him is the final straw and what has resulted in Horner getting canned. I agree it has taken someth...

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I wonder if it is the case from last year, Max possibly going away, or RB's bad performance of recent months . It may be a combination of everything I guess. The bits in bold are very likely highly correlated, and the second likely causal to the possibility of the first. Perhaps a shoe dropped rega...

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UnlikeUday wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 09, 2025 1:01 pm

"Left"?

Siao7

I have to say it would be pure guesswork on my part, don't have nearly enough insight into the inner working of the teams to know which team principal is doing a good job as it's such a team effort to get good results in F1. Of course the TP has an influence on what kind of people the team consists...

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lucifers wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 09, 2025 10:38 am
i hope his not ferrari bound

Me too. I bloody hope so, although, he has brought results as a TP.

Just unlikeable

Siao7

I wonder if it is the case from last year, Max possibly going away, or RB's bad performance of recent months. It may be a combination of everything I guess.

Siao7

If this rumour is true, his days are really numbered because burning of the clutch by a F1 driver doesn't shed a good light on the driver's skills & doesn't help justify his place on the F1 grid. And yet, that was what Schumacher did on his very first F1 race. So who knows, perhaps Franco is also o...

Siao7

Problem with the wets is they are too good. Its either raining so hard continuously that it is genuine red flag conditions, or the tyres clear so much water the visibility reduces and the track drys quickly rendering them sub optimal. I do wonder if a slightly more aggressive inter should become th...

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Covalent wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 08, 2025 8:02 am
Loved how Hulk responded to Piastri in the cooldown room. Oscar was clearly trying to get some sympathy for his penalty during the SC and Nico said something like he almost ran into the car in front of him because of the braking.

Nico is the epitome of cool!

Siao7

Nico, I think this one is fairly easy

Siao7

Thank you P-F1 Games Master!

Siao7

Seems like we have another candidate for BS's position!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/ar ... 9zrk83g42o

I don't know who Tim Mayer is, but hey, at least Ben Sulayem is not just going to win unopposed.

Siao7

1940719249665782174 This super/hyper cars of late are just so UGLY... Don't see new generation falling in love with these, just because they go fast. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think that's a stunning looking car. Gorgeous from the side and like a beefier McLaren F1 from the front. Agr...

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