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by iano
Fri Nov 05, 2021 7:15 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Mexican Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 99
Views: 11020

Re: 2021 Mexican Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Banana Man wrote:
Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:38 pm
I don’t think anyone would begrudge Checo a win here.
Hmm.... there is this guy called Max.....
by iano
Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:33 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Ricciardo done?
Replies: 214
Views: 30386

Re: Is Ricciardo done?

Good grief. In a slippery quali session where a Williams can plant their car third on the grid, proving its an unpredictable session, and you’re panning Danny Ric and saying he’s done? I don’t get the Danny Ric hate here. First people were putting the boot into him years ago with that BS “Max is ou...
by iano
Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:28 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 Russian Grand Prix
Replies: 80
Views: 7523

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 Russian Grand Prix

Norris can't be driver of the day. He was driver of the first 50 laps then made the biggest error of all. Though his team let him down and should have demanded it. Merc pretty much ordered Hamilton in. He took a gamble and lost. It could have easily have stopped raining. And if that happened he wou...
by iano
Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:19 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 Russian Grand Prix
Replies: 80
Views: 7523

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 Russian Grand Prix

There is a limitation in the voting system that if you 3 people who you feel were best, 2nd best and 3rd or 'honorable mention', all 3 get the same number of points. If everyone felt the same 3 drivers in the same order were the best 3, then they would tie, even if everyone agreed on which driver wa...
by iano
Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Netflix would consider 'buying' F1 to stream races
Replies: 7
Views: 1526

Re: Netflix would consider 'buying' F1 to stream races

pc27b wrote:
Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:32 pm
reports out there that saudi is talking to liberty about buying f1 also.

i agree with j man, not sure how Netflix would handle the sporting v entertainment part of it.
I think there is not real distinction. Sport is entertainment.

Although part of the entertainment is pretending it is more.
by iano
Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:50 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43737

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

Interesting figures, but scientific data suggests lockdowns themselves have increased the excess deaths: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7952324/ Which is correct and why? Explain your conclusion. Yes, lockdowns themselves have increased excess deaths. Also, in similar news, the occurr...
by iano
Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:30 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Who Drove the Sexiest F1 Cars?
Replies: 16
Views: 2447

Re: Who Drove the Sexiest F1 Cars?

2015 Lotus.
by iano
Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:17 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Ricciardo done?
Replies: 214
Views: 30386

Re: Is Ricciardo done?

As the expression goes, one swallow doesn't make a summer. If the beer is tasty enough, perhaps it can. Nah, you'd spend the rest of the year pining after the rest of the pint. Mind you, that's about the same as the British summer. British summer gets a bad rap. The time I spent summer in Britain i...
by iano
Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:53 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Nested quotes
Replies: 6
Views: 8752

Re: Nested quotes

@Andy_S

Perhaps what is needed is an alternate way to indicate the post being replied to.
by iano
Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:47 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Ricciardo done?
Replies: 214
Views: 30386

Re: Is Ricciardo done?

Asphalt_World wrote:
Sun Sep 12, 2021 4:40 pm
As the expression goes, one swallow doesn't make a summer.
If the beer is tasty enough, perhaps it can.
by iano
Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:29 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Belgian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 34259

Re: 2021 Belgian Grand Prix Race Thread

Anyone other than Verstappen or Hamilton would be good for adding variety.
by iano
Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:26 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Drivers not having the same cars - is this fair compared to other sports?
Replies: 42
Views: 4624

Re: Drivers not having the same cars - is this fair compared to other sports?

Hi guys, I'm a very casual F1 fan, I've always liked Ferrari but clearly it hasn't been great viewing for us Ferrari fans. Maybe I haven't understood it properly, but as I get it, not all the cars are the same. Some drivers have faster cars than others like for example I hear Lewis Hamilton has had...
by iano
Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:09 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 British Grand Prix
Replies: 38
Views: 3819

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 British Grand Prix

Räikkönen, Leclerc and Verstappen. I'm still a bit critical of Verstappen's aggression, but that's what it seems to take if you don't have the superior car. What did Verstappen do in the sixty seconds or so he was in the race to deserve driver of the day? Why, beat Hamilton, obviously. Didn't you n...
by iano
Mon Jul 19, 2021 7:09 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Verstappen British GP 2021 Collision Discussion
Replies: 690
Views: 65415

Re: Forum verdict on the Hamilton/Verstappen collision

Who was at fault. Or was it a racing incident. And please be civil, I imagine the mods will not thank me for starting this thread if we are not. Pity there was not option for 'both'. I think a racing incident does not always mean 'no fault', sometimes it means both at fault. I think both Hamilton a...
by iano
Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:42 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 French Grand Prix
Replies: 15
Views: 2382

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 French Grand Prix

I think the teams were caught out by the tyre degradation and just how much faster it was to do a later pit stop or a second stop. So some drivers may have been looking like stars when really it was just better strategy. Yes, drivers often get credit for results that are not down to them. On this r...
by iano
Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:52 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 220
Views: 19874

Re: 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Looks like Bottas is stuck at the airport in Finland? Will george get another shot in the merc? Being reported on various bews outlets. I hope it wasn't for the reason that his plane when exiting for the runway got a puncture & they couldn't remove the wheel!!!!!! Could be trouble with the wings. I...
by iano
Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:48 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 220
Views: 19874

Re: 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Toto has said the layout of the Baku circuit doesn't suit the W12 car's traits. Love when Toto is so honest & humble......... https://www.planetf1.com/news/mercedes-w12-baku-weakness/ Trying to remember the last time any track suited the Merc cars, according to Toto - the last 8 years have been tot...
by iano
Fri May 28, 2021 10:12 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Where will Bottas be next year?
Replies: 95
Views: 10693

Re: Where will Bottas be next year?

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by iano
Fri May 28, 2021 8:50 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official Daniel Ricciardo Thread
Replies: 540
Views: 159572

Re: The Official Daniel Ricciardo Thread

Just thinking about Ricciardos age and the contract/driver market. If he can't get up to Landos current level this could be a career-ending move. I think the contract is through to 23 so the pressure isn't immediate but if next time Ricciardo is on the market he is 34 (I think) and has been spanked...
by iano
Fri May 28, 2021 8:19 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How to solve a problem like Monaco...
Replies: 85
Views: 8577

Re: How to solve a problem like Monaco...

[cell][/cell] My first instinct to solving the Monaco problem is to reduce the size of the cars to what they were about 30 years ago. https://i.ibb.co/kxP9LTr/dzcbf2trrzd21.jpg Source: https://i.ibb.co/kxP9LTr/dzcbf2trrzd21.jpg Reduce both the width and the length. Even going back 12 years. Cars di...
by iano
Fri May 28, 2021 8:03 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official Daniel Ricciardo Thread
Replies: 540
Views: 159572

Re: The Official Daniel Ricciardo Thread

Just thinking about Ricciardos age and the contract/driver market. If he can't get up to Landos current level this could be a career-ending move. I think the contract is through to 23 so the pressure isn't immediate but if next time Ricciardo is on the market he is 34 (I think) and has been spanked...
by iano
Sun May 23, 2021 12:18 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Monaco 2021 - Qualifier of the Day
Replies: 20
Views: 2135

Re: Monaco 2021 - Qualifier of the Day

Crazy that I'm the only one who voted Verstappen. He was on it all day. Do we really think anyone would beat him today in the same car? I love how a 1 second gap to Perez is seen as a normal performance for Verstappen, it was the same in Spain. Verstappen has the highest standards on the grid That'...
by iano
Fri May 14, 2021 8:17 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Replies: 10
Views: 2206

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 Spanish Grand Prix

Went with the flow but shout out to Ricciardo too, who finally had the measure of Norris, albeit in a less than spectacular weekend for McLaren. It is so hard to know. Ricciardo seemed to look better, but to what extent did Norris have a weekend where things just didn't come together, given it was ...
by iano
Tue May 11, 2021 9:04 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Where will Bottas be next year?
Replies: 95
Views: 10693

Re: Where will Bottas be next year?

I was hoping for more options other than F1 teams. What would Bottas do if he is not in F1 I think it the question. One problem with leaving Mercedes, is there are few places where you have any chance of enjoying even close to the same success, and I do not see him at Red Bull etc. I wonder what his...
by iano
Mon May 10, 2021 6:33 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021
Replies: 1450
Views: 146867

Re: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021

There is so much debate between those supporting Max and Lewis about who has the fastest car, yet it seems logical that Perez vs Bottas should figure strongly in determining which car is faster. So far, Bottas is outscoring Perez, and I do not thing Bottas is believe to be a substantially better dri...
by iano
Sun May 09, 2021 7:15 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 244
Views: 22853

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread

Funny grid pattern. Half of the teams having one driver directly behind the other, and another two teams having the second driver two places behind the other. Only the teams starting with Alpine and Alpha Romeo have their drivers on opposite sides of the grid. Wonder if all these nose to tail combin...
by iano
Fri May 07, 2021 8:23 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 155
Views: 15070

Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

I hope the rain forecast is accurate for Sunday, might make it more interesting. I think there's been two races here in the hybrid era that haven't been bad and one of them was thanks to the two Mercs taking each other out. The worry is they are quite a way from the plain. Seems unlikely there will...
by iano
Sat May 01, 2021 2:04 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 calendar
Replies: 73
Views: 11201

Re: 2021 calendar

Japan will be fine if the Olympics goes well, and that is uncertain, but for that Australia race to take place following Brazil a few things will need to change over the next few months.
by iano
Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:52 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Anyone still on here from 9 years ago?!
Replies: 355
Views: 71563

Re: Anyone still on here from 9 years ago?!

Retro-Virus wrote:
Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:05 am
Bump. Any oldies here ? Eurytus, h_nair47, melkor (Awooga), Blake, Well, Zero, FIki, Lucy_lou (Gemma southwood).
What qualifies as an 'oldie' now,,,, is it still from 2003-2004?
by iano
Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:12 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 18" tyres tested.
Replies: 15
Views: 2960

Re: 2022 18" tyres tested.

But less sidewall means the sidewall has to have more give per cm, so i do not see that it is certain they they would be stronger. Of course, being a smaller target may help.
by iano
Wed Mar 31, 2021 4:49 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Replies: 52
Views: 6473

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix

The votes are for the people who did not seem to deserve them are telling. As I write this: 2 For Bottas and Mazepin. 1 For Riccardo and Vettel, Alonso. I can see no reason any of these drivers earned a vote. Sure, Riccardo may have had floor damage, and Alsono's car failed which means making they m...
by iano
Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2020 Russian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 155
Views: 12411

Re: 2020 Russian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

I think even if Hamilton ends this race in P19, it would do little to reignite a title race.
by iano
Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:21 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Bold Prediction : Hamilton out, Vettel in
Replies: 46
Views: 8415

Re: Bold Prediction : Hamilton out, Vettel in

I believe Lewis is moving to Racing Point (Aston Martin) next year because he's enjoying driving this years Mercedes so much. Although that's techically not possible, change of regs. ;) Yes, can't make an exact copy anymore. Besides, they would at least need to give his current car a new paint job.
by iano
Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:37 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Second Red Bull seat
Replies: 36
Views: 7027

Re: Second Red Bull seat

If it was me I'd put Perez in the Red Bull for a season and run both Gasly and Albon in AT. I'd look at how close Perez could get to Verstappen and make a judgement on Albon and Gasly from that. Also it would be useful to Red Bull to see a direct comparison between Gasly and Albon. I this this is a...
by iano
Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:44 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix
Replies: 44
Views: 7497

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix

Vettel was strong this race I think. He lost nearly 10 seconds in his pit stop and there was nothing later in the race that made up for that. He finished in a realistic position despite his bad luck and destroyed Leclerc.. Vettel destroyed Leclerc? How do you.figure that one out? Leclerc was comfor...
by iano
Sun Jul 19, 2020 8:29 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 126
Views: 20150

Re: 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Thread

Harpo wrote:
UnlikeUday wrote:Hamilton will probably win. Excited to see what Racing Point can do.
For now they are doing today the times Mercedes was doing last year...
Interesting if true. The suggestion is they are effectively driving the last years Mercedes car... but to match the speed the drivers must also be equal.
by iano
Wed May 13, 2020 6:01 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sebastian Vettel to leave Ferrari at end of season
Replies: 189
Views: 35103

Re: Sebastian Vettel to leave Ferrari at end of season

The personality of Ricciardo can be a great team asset, but may also be more threatening to Leclerc. The Ferrari long term commitment is to Leclerc, so it could be Leclerc who gets the final say. Interestingly it feels like Verstappen is really hoping he does not have to compete with Ricciardo in a ...
by iano
Tue Mar 17, 2020 9:27 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official Coronavirus Discussion thread
Replies: 464
Views: 118218

Re: Official Coronavirus Discussion thread

The good news is that it is becoming clearer and clearer that diagnosed cases of Covid-19, represent just a fraction of the number of people infected with the virus. This is good news because it means the spread will not keep growing for as long as previously thought, and deaths will be less than t...
by iano
Tue Mar 17, 2020 12:55 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official Coronavirus Discussion thread
Replies: 464
Views: 118218

Re: Official Coronavirus Discussion thread

Incidentally the UK Government has now said that herd immunity isn't their strategy and the press has misreported it. Which is even more incompetent because many British people are saying how if herd immunity is the plan they are going to try and catch it early to get it out the way before the hosp...
by iano
Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:02 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official Coronavirus Discussion thread
Replies: 464
Views: 118218

Re: Official Coronavirus Discussion thread

The good news is that it is becoming clearer and clearer that diagnosed cases of Covid-19, represent just a fraction of the number of people infected with the virus. This is good news because it means the spread will not keep growing for as long as previously thought, and deaths will be less than t...