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by FrogInARaceCar
Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:14 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2023 Singapore Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 360
Views: 8012

Re: 2023 Singapore Grand Prix Race Thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-KvaeOO0f0 Seems like Perez hit albon earlier too. Incredibly careless. What he did on Tsunoda actually doesn't look quite as bad as I thought, but it still resulted in retirement for tstnoda. The fact neither of these were investigated is crazy. Messy race from Per...
by FrogInARaceCar
Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:07 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The illustrious five second penalty
Replies: 75
Views: 3170

Re: The illustrious five second penalty

The ineffectiveness of the 5s penalty that seemed to be given in response to any misbehaviour is a big part of why 2021 got so messy. The crime was worth the time, particularly in the context of a two horse race. They've ended up in the opposite place of the late 2000s, where the only penalty availa...
by FrogInARaceCar
Sun Jul 16, 2023 7:45 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: de Vries sacking - Fair or not?
Replies: 30
Views: 1970

Re: de Vries sacking - Fair or not?

I mean, I didn't particularly rate NdV based on his performance against Vandoorne, who IMO outperformed him at Mercedes EQ. But if you're going to sign a new driver, at least give him a season to find his feet.
by FrogInARaceCar
Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:02 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: It's finally happened... (losing interest in F1 thread)
Replies: 535
Views: 20875

Re: It's finally happened...

Edit - And I can see why someone, having toiled through the 7 years of Merc, would feel like giving up after being flung almost straight back into what looks like another era of domination. Especially given the one buffer season finished in highly unsatisfactory circumstance. I suppose we had last ...
by FrogInARaceCar
Wed May 10, 2023 10:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: It's finally happened... (losing interest in F1 thread)
Replies: 535
Views: 20875

Re: It's finally happened...

The other reason for me to lose interest was that I was really hoping that the cost cap would close up the field and end this pattern of one team winning everything. That's... not what's happened.

The last time that either the WDC or WCC wasn't won by a car from Team Brackley or Red Bull was 2008.
by FrogInARaceCar
Tue May 09, 2023 11:20 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: It's finally happened... (losing interest in F1 thread)
Replies: 535
Views: 20875

Re: It's finally happened...

2021 did a lot of damage to my enthusiasm for F1. It wasn't just the fiasco in Abu Dhabi, the whole back half of the season was a complete breakdown in rules enforcement leading to a bitter, mean-spirited mess. In retrospect it reminds me a lot of 1994 minus Imola. The cost cap revelations in 2022 m...
by FrogInARaceCar
Mon Oct 10, 2022 6:55 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Budget Cap Breach Rumours
Replies: 1040
Views: 45677

Re: Budget Cap Breach Rumours

Why can't they announce the penalty at the same time as announcing the breach? It's hardly unforeseeable. As for the penalty... They have a golden oppertunity to be harsh on a minor breach without actually effecting a championship. They could take 150 points off Red Bull for both 2021 and 2022 and ...
by FrogInARaceCar
Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:39 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Japanese Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 366
Views: 16850

Re: 2022 Japanese Grand Prix Race Thread

If that rules surprise about the points awarded had changed the result of the championship it would have been a near Abu Dhabi-level fiasco
by FrogInARaceCar
Thu Oct 06, 2022 8:49 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Budget Cap Breach Rumours
Replies: 1040
Views: 45677

Re: Budget Cap Breach Rumours

I was thinking of Max Mosley this morning. He didn't run things perfectly either but you could definitely have faith that the FIA would not consider the effect on the show if it had to make any rulings any his stewardship. The good and the bad can be seen in the Ferrari bargeboard fiasco if 99. Fer...
by FrogInARaceCar
Sat Sep 10, 2022 10:29 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Parkgate: Tsunoda told to "go out, pit exit, and stop".
Replies: 186
Views: 11369

Re: Parkgate: Tsunoda told to "go out, pit exit, and stop".

The Alpha Tauri/Red Bull relationship has always been problematic and open to abuse, and sending a car out of the pits to immediately retire it on the road is deeply odd... but the conspiracy theory makes no sense. As others have said, they probably would have won the race even without the VSC, and ...
by FrogInARaceCar
Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:12 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Effect of 2021 on Max Verstappen's Legacy
Replies: 626
Views: 25575

Re: The Effect of 2021 on Max Verstappen's Legacy

Examples of Masi incompetence. Well there’s a few to chose from 1.2020 Turkish GP Qualifying. Resending the cars back out on track after a red flag when there was a recovery vehicle still on track in wet conditions. We all remember what can happen in that situation unfortunately from 2014. 2.2020 I...
by FrogInARaceCar
Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:23 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Alonso joins Aston Martin for 2023 [merged]
Replies: 79
Views: 4591

Re: Alonso joins Aston Martin for 2023 [merged]

I've always admired Fernando's unwavering commitment to the art of terrible career moves, so I'm obviously on the edge of my seat to see how things will go at Aston Martin. It looks like it's not the case this time, reading the article on the F1 Official site, Alpine didn't see a long term future f...
by FrogInARaceCar
Mon Aug 01, 2022 6:23 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Alonso joins Aston Martin for 2023 [merged]
Replies: 79
Views: 4591

Re: Alonso joins Aston Martin for 2023 [merged]

I've always admired Fernando's unwavering commitment to the art of terrible career moves, so I'm obviously on the edge of my seat to see how things will go at Aston Martin.
by FrogInARaceCar
Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:08 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Track limits poll
Replies: 58
Views: 3106

Re: Track limits poll

I voted zero-tolerance, but I don't mind if they don't do precisely that. What matters to me is that they pick a rule and stick with it rather than chopping and changing.

Zero-tolerance also requires a solution for what happens when a car gets pushed off the track.
by FrogInARaceCar
Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driving Standards 2022
Replies: 277
Views: 20301

Re: Driving Standards 2022

Eh, best not to worry if you don't like this version of the rules for overtaking , there'll be another one invented in a few races time.
by FrogInARaceCar
Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:28 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 583
Views: 25855

Re: 2022 British Grand Prix Race Thread

I was there in person. One thing that I think has been missed was that the safety car was completely avoidable. Ocon's engine was gone by the exit of Luffield, but he then cruised down the old pits straight and parked on the entry to Copse. He could very easily have just pulled into the old pit entr...
by FrogInARaceCar
Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driving Standards 2022
Replies: 277
Views: 20301

Re: Driving Standards 2022

Yeah, I don't understand why Perez was allowed to keep that. Leclerc left him room to make the corner at Vale (much more he gave Charles at the exit of Stowe), but he chose instead to shortcut the first apex of Club, drove all the way across while rejoining and in doing so stayed ahead of Leclerc (e...
by FrogInARaceCar
Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:29 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rosberg vs Hamilton 2013-2016 Revisited
Replies: 80
Views: 5173

Re: Rosberg vs Hamilton 2013-2016 Revisited

But with no other competition it's a really narrow circumstance your being tested in. Does the best driver make the best benchmark? At the end of the day it's still only one driver, which is unusual for someone who had a career as long as Rosberg's. Good question here - who on the current grid is t...
by FrogInARaceCar
Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:28 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
Replies: 186
Views: 17248

Re: What can be done to eliminate porpoising

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has accused rivals of pushing for drivers to "bitch" about issues related to porpoising. Asked what he would do as team principal if his drivers were driving a car with such violent porpoising, he replied: "Tell them to bitch as much as they could over the r...
by FrogInARaceCar
Sun Jun 12, 2022 10:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Grosjean vs Magnussen 2017-2020 Revisited
Replies: 11
Views: 2017

Re: Grosjean vs Magnussen 2017-2020 Revisited

Grand Totals Adjusted qualifying: 35-31 to Grosjean. Adjusted races: 39-34 to Magnussen. Both Grosjean and Magnussen were evenly matched across their four seasons together with Grosjean holding a slim edge over one lap and Magnussen having the advantage in the race. However, the trend is clear: Gro...
by FrogInARaceCar
Mon May 30, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rare, Funny & Interesting F1 Pictures
Replies: 1869
Views: 876490

Re: Rare, Funny & Interesting F1 Pictures

Found this while digging through a box of old stuff...

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by FrogInARaceCar
Sun May 29, 2022 9:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Should the Monaco GP stay on the calendar forever?
Replies: 71
Views: 5698

Re: Should the Monaco GP stay on the calendar forever?

Monaco has been an anachronism for at least 30 years. The current track works for Formula E but F1 cars are big and fast enough to need a new layout, including at least one usable DRS zone. I'd look to retain the segment from Beau Rivage to the swimming pool, but the rest is up for grabs. I'd leave...
by FrogInARaceCar
Sun May 29, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Should the Monaco GP stay on the calendar forever?
Replies: 71
Views: 5698

Re: Should the Monaco GP stay on the calendar forever?

Monaco has been an anachronism for at least 30 years. The current track works for Formula E but F1 cars are big and fast enough to need a new layout, including at least one usable DRS zone. I'd look to retain the segment from Beau Rivage to the swimming pool, but the rest is up for grabs. I'd leave ...
by FrogInARaceCar
Tue May 10, 2022 10:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Thoughts on Miami then?
Replies: 84
Views: 5045

Re: Thoughts on Miami then?

Race was OK, pity the surface was so bad offline. The surrounding faff was a bit much but the live event seemed to be a big success.
by FrogInARaceCar
Sun Apr 10, 2022 6:45 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2022 Australian Grand Prix
Replies: 26
Views: 1996

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2022 Australian Grand Prix

Albon, Leclerc, and for reasons that made sense in my head, Bottas.

Not clear what Perez did that was special given Verstappen retired from ahead of him.
by FrogInARaceCar
Sat Apr 02, 2022 2:34 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Ideal Three American Circuits
Replies: 21
Views: 1865

Re: The Ideal Three American Circuits

I'd love to see Sebring. It's long, it's wide, there's a good mix of corners and there are some obvious DRS zones, but there would no longer be any way to avoid the resurfacing debate. COTA is a good track and should be kept. I think Indy should get another go. The memories from the 2000s aren't gre...
by FrogInARaceCar
Thu Feb 24, 2022 12:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Turkish Grand Prix being lined up to replace Sochi
Replies: 28
Views: 3161

Re: Turkish Grand Prix being lined up to replace Sochi

I can't imagine European and US-based F1 teams going to Sochi this year given recent events.
by FrogInARaceCar
Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42303

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

The issues with Masi didn't start in Abu Dhabi 2021, that was just the final straw. I'm pleased to see the FIA accepting the need for reform and look forward to seeing the changes work in practice.
by FrogInARaceCar
Tue Feb 15, 2022 12:06 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The bad luck debate
Replies: 110
Views: 8217

Re: The bad luck debate

I think it's possible to have this debate on this topic, but this thread is about pushing an agenda rather than having an actual conversation.
by FrogInARaceCar
Sun Feb 13, 2022 11:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021
Replies: 1450
Views: 146139

Re: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021

"Team X's drivers were faster on more weekends than Team Y" does not prove "Team X's car was better than Team Y's".
by FrogInARaceCar
Wed Feb 09, 2022 10:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?
Replies: 699
Views: 57764

Re: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?

Well, those messages do not show Masi in a good light. He shouldn't be letting competitors manipulate him and especially not at a time like that.
by FrogInARaceCar
Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:37 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank the teams 2021 performance
Replies: 13
Views: 1942

Re: Rank the teams 2021 performance

It's also worth noting that Alfa do not have a driver of the calibre of Russell. Latifi is probably more comparable to Kimi and Gio and he has usually been behind both of them and was outqualified by both of them. Russell has the highest qualifying average of the four but he's by far the best quali...
by FrogInARaceCar
Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Will Hamilton compete in 2022?
Replies: 215
Views: 21168

Re: Will Hamilton compete in 2022?

I think the answer is that while Masi's actions were unprecedented and represented a drastic break from previous practice, the stewards (or FIA appeals court) were never going to overturn them because: a) there's enough wiggle room in the badly-written regulations to just about justify Masi's decisi...
by FrogInARaceCar
Sat Jan 01, 2022 11:54 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Rank the teams 2021 performance
Replies: 13
Views: 1942

Re: Rank the teams 2021 performance

I don't really see a reason to deviate from the WCC rankings to be honest. They measure whole-team performance including car, both drivers and general team operations, and I think they do a pretty good job.
by FrogInARaceCar
Thu Dec 30, 2021 3:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Best drivers for team-mates?
Replies: 15
Views: 1446

Re: Best drivers for team-mates?

I ended up on Hakkinen and Lauda. Both fast, both technically strong, both low on drama. Alonso, Vettel, Senna and Piquet (EDIT and probably Prost) are all too much trouble. Verstappen currently looks like he has similar issues (and is also early in his career so we don't know whether he'll retain h...
by FrogInARaceCar
Thu Dec 30, 2021 2:39 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton replacement
Replies: 56
Views: 7817

Re: Hamilton replacement

mikeyg123 wrote:
Wed Dec 29, 2021 9:59 pm
SlipstreamF1 wrote:
Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:59 pm
I think the media blackout and unfollowing everyone is his way of retiring.
Nah, this isn't his first rodeo on that front.
Yeah I read it as "I need to be away from all this nonsense for a while to get my head sorted out".
by FrogInARaceCar
Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:14 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Latifi recieves death threats
Replies: 39
Views: 4677

Re: Latifi recieves death threats

That's awful and the people doing this are awful. Horner's jokes on the topic ("Thank you Nicholas Latifi for that safety car." and "He'll be getting a lifetime supply of Red Bull for sure.”) were also highly unhelpful and probably contributed.
by FrogInARaceCar
Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:15 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021
Replies: 1450
Views: 146139

Re: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021

May I kindly ask you not to make any statements about what and how I would post on your fantasy events? It’s pretty obvious from your posts :nod: I get it, you love Lewis and you dislike Max. But sadly none of that will change the fact that Max beat Lewis this season with a marginally inferior car,...
by FrogInARaceCar
Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021
Replies: 1450
Views: 146139

Re: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021

Pirelli gifted Hamilton a free win in Baku, but Lewis himself had other ideas. :) From memory was it not Perez that lines up on poll and you're talking rubbish yet again in terms of handed out wins and it was nothing like this weekend? Perez couldn’t even weave to heat up his tyres on the formation...
by FrogInARaceCar
Sat Dec 18, 2021 10:51 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Who's been the better teammate in helping Max/Lewis to become WDC
Replies: 14
Views: 1777

Re: Who's been the better teammate in helping Max/Lewis to become WDC

I think Bottas had a better season than Perez - he scored more points than Checo given cars that seemed very evenly matched. However thinking specifically of the drivers' title, Bottas wasn't nearly as useful to Hamilton as Perez was to Verstappen.