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Beleriand_K

We take for granted that Newey will either stay in formula 1 or retire, but there is another possibility. He could take his God given talent somewhere else. Here is a quote from 2014, when Newey engaged himself in America's Cup: "Newey has long talked about the America's Cup as a challenge that stim...

Beleriand_K

This is massive if true. If this happens, I can see Verstappen leave Red Bull too. 1783494391702683656 How about Verstappen following Newey to Ferrari with Leclerc suddenly being free on the market alongside Sainz? Verstappen and Hamilton of all people as teammates in Ferrari. Wow. No, that isn't g...

Beleriand_K

The 9-6-4-3-2-1 system also included dropped rounds, normally a season was 16 rounds but only 11 rounds counted, they decided that all the rounds should count and then added an extra point for a win emphasising the importance of winning races. I'd luckily forgotten about the dropped rounds. But loo...

Beleriand_K

Miami

Verstappen
Leclerc
Norris
Alonso
Hamilton
Albon
Tsunoda
Ocon
Hülkenberg
Guanyu

Beleriand_K

Miami

Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez
Charles Leclerc
Lando Norris
Carlos Sainz Jr.
Oscar Piastri
Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton
George Russell
Lance Stroll

Beleriand_K

I think it really comes down to what you want the points system to be used for. Do you want it to be a "reward" system? In that case making it hard to achieve makes sense, and the bottom 4-5 teams will only score when they beat Lance Stroll or other drivers from top teams have off weekends or DNFs ...

Beleriand_K

China

Verstappen
Leclerc
Norris
Alonso
Hamilton
Albon
Ocon
Tsunoda
Hülkenberg
Guanyu

Beleriand_K

China

Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez
Charles Leclerc
Lando Norris
Carlos Sainz Jr.
Fernando Alonso
Oscar Piastri
Lewis Hamilton
George Russell
Lance Stroll

Beleriand_K

It never cease to amaze me how ANY subject can end up being about Hamilton and 2021.

Beleriand_K

Declaring a driver that didn't participate in the race winner against his team mate is making a mockery of this thread. These votes of sympathy will affect and thereby devalue the accumulated results of this thread throughout the season. I therefore suggest that Sargeant be removed as a voting poss...

Beleriand_K

Declaring a driver that didn't participate in the race winner against his team mate is making a mockery of this thread. These votes of sympathy will affect and thereby devalue the accumulated results of this thread throughout the season. I therefore suggest that Sargeant be removed as a voting possi...

Beleriand_K

Japan

Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez
Charles Leclerc
Lando Norris
Carlos Sainz Jr.
George Russell
Lewis Hamilton
Fernando Alonso
Oscar Piastri
Lance Stroll

Beleriand_K

Japan

Verstappen
Leclerc
Norris
Russell
Alonso
Ocon
Albon
Tsunoda
Guanyu
Hülkenberg

Beleriand_K

Siao7 & t2jd1967>You're talking about what feels right, and whos fault it is, but those arguments don't have any value in this situation. Formula 1 is big business, and just like it's the managements job to make unpleasant decisions about their employees in any other business, it is also the William...

Beleriand_K

Williams don’t have a spare chassis following Albon’s big shunt in practice. From the tweet below looks like they’ll be using Sargeant’s car for Albon for the rest of the weekend. https://x.com/phortonf1/status/1771095697401446462?s=46&t=ogYVTvP780Kb_NbBode63w Not sure how I feel about that. That's...

Beleriand_K

Is Appendix surgery the most frequent single cause of drivers missing races apart from injuries sustained whilst driving? Off the top of my head over the last 30 years I remember Hakkinen, Irvine, Albon and now Sainz missing a race due to the particularly pesky organ. Interestingly their replacemen...

Beleriand_K

Is Sainz fit to drive? That will be decided thursday, when he has to pass an FIA-test. This is from msn.com: On Thursday at Albert Park, the Spaniard is due for the FIA’s mandatory medical evaluations, which include a crucial driver extraction exercise. This test is quite demanding as it requires t...

Beleriand_K

Australia

Verstappen
Leclerc
Norris
Russell
Alonso
Ocon
Albon
Tsunoda
Guanyu
Hülkenberg

Beleriand_K

Australia

Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez
Charles Leclerc
Lando Norris
George Russell
Carlos Sainz Jr.
Lewis Hamilton
Fernando Alonso
Oscar Piastri
Lance Stroll

Beleriand_K

A lot of non-F1 UK media (Sky News, The Sun, Daily Mai, Daily Telegraph) reporting that Horner’s accused has been suspended. Nothing from F1 media as far as I can see. Without some context/a statement from Red Bull, that is really not a good look for them (Red Bull). Red Bull is heading for a PR di...

Beleriand_K

A lot of non-F1 UK media (Sky News, The Sun, Daily Mai, Daily Telegraph) reporting that Horner’s accused has been suspended. Nothing from F1 media as far as I can see. Without some context/a statement from Red Bull, that is really not a good look for them (Red Bull). Red Bull is heading for a PR di...

Beleriand_K

EPROM: You are undoubtably the best qualified on this site within the statistical univers, so you are very welcome to use this thread as a platform for presenting ideas and numbers that you find interesting. That was bacically the purpose of this thread when I started it a little more than four yea...

Beleriand_K

A guy from a country with little motorsport heritage, and coming from a culture where the norms (and what's seen as acceptable) of conducting business/life are quite different from the west.... Controlling a sport that is predominantly based and watched in the west..... What could go wrong? I lived...

Beleriand_K

@mikeyg123 If you decide to run against Ben Sulayem you've got my vote.

Beleriand_K

Here's a thought to get this thread living up to its title - let's say Perez isn't able to repeat his result from the first race and ultimately ends up needing to be replaced. Meanwhile Jos has Max hotfooting it to Merc meaning Red Bull need not one, but two new drivers for 2025. Neither Tsunoda no...

Beleriand_K

A single race isn't much to base a judgement on, but the result in Bahrain give a few indications about changes in the pecking order compared with the end of 2023. Red Bull finishing 1-2 obviously raised their Elo-score, which was already on a different level compared with the rest of the teams. It'...

Beleriand_K

EPROM: You are undoubtably the best qualified on this site within the statistical univers, so you are very welcome to use this thread as a platform for presenting ideas and numbers that you find interesting. That was bacically the purpose of this thread when I started it a little more than four year...

Beleriand_K

t2jd1967 wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:38 pm
One would almost think that the lack of competition on the track for the WDC needs to be offset with as many scandals as possible.

In that case Formula 1 are doing very well indeed

Beleriand_K

With nearly 75% of the current grid yet to be confirmed for 2025, the performance of a lot of drivers across the season is going to have a huge bearing on who ends up where next year. With that in mind I thought I'd start a new series of threads. I probably won't do these after every race - aside f...

Beleriand_K

It's hard not to think that the 'Max could go to Mercedes' rumour isn't just another ploy to try and exert pressure on Horner to quit, but if it does actually have some substance and he does have a way out of the contract, it would be astonishing to see him go to Merc. I would also assume that Red ...

Beleriand_K

I feel like it depends on the quality of racing. I much preferred 2019 - 2020 to 2014 - 2016 for example. Purely because the racing was so much better. Excellent response. The real answer of course is "it depends." T he reality is that the majority of seasons are not incredible exciting from a spor...

Beleriand_K

I feel like it depends on the quality of racing. I much preferred 2019 - 2020 to 2014 - 2016 for example. Purely because the racing was so much better. Excellent response. The real answer of course is "it depends." T he reality is that the majority of seasons are not incredible exciting from a spor...

Beleriand_K

I answered two driver fighting for the WDC, but basically the poll doesn't make sense. It's like asking if you want to see someone compete, or if you would rather have the winner declared in advance. The answer is quite obvious. What I want is a season like 2012, when the first seven races was won b...

Beleriand_K

We all talk about how strong Verstappen is compared with Perez, and the difference between them is a fact. But based on my Elo-score it's only the second biggest difference in strength between team mates at this moment. The biggest difference is between Albon and Sargeant. Unfortunately for Albon no...

Beleriand_K

Saudi Arabia

Verstappen
Leclerc
Norris
Russell
Alonso
Ocon
Albon
Tsunoda
Guanyu
Magnussen

Beleriand_K

Saudi Arabia Max Verstappen Sergio Perez Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz Jr. Lando Norris George Russell Lewis Hamilton Fernando Alonso Oscar Piastri Esteban Ocon It's very tempting to move Sainz up and Ocon down, and that might happen soon. But several team bosses said after Bahrain that it won't be b...

Beleriand_K

Bahrain

Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez
Charles Leclerc
Carlos Sainz Jr.
Lando Norris
Lewis Hamilton
Fernando Alonso
George Russell
Oscar Piastri
Esteban Ocon

Beleriand_K

I agree though, if Red Bull are dominant in the first third of the season, I expect there to be some regulation changes for 2025 to try and cut the advantage. They've won 32 of the last 34 races. I imagine Liberty, who love the 'show', are very concerned about that behind closed doors. No idea what...

Beleriand_K

I know we’re likely not going to be in for a very competitive season, but shouldn’t Red Bull be applauded for taking quite a big risk with a heavily revised concept? When was the last time a team took a dominant car and did not merely evolve its design? Yes -'that's why I called RB the best team ev...

Beleriand_K

Verstappen and Hamilton Verstappen is a no brainer, but with Hamilton I disagree with some of the other voters. I don't think Hamilton will loose concentration this season and just make it a write off before going to Ferrari. You don't become a multiple WDC without being passionate about winning eve...

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