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- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: New points system
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1042
Re: New points system
Im sorry, what is the purpose of the points if not to rank the teams across a season? They clearly are still able to get ranked without scoring points, it devalues the achievement of scoring points and has the feel of participation awards, everyone should be a winner. Uh, actually you can't rank te...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 781
- Views: 28938
Re: Silly Season 2025
This. It's probably been mentioned here about 8-10,000 times, & in motor racing circles about a couple of million times over the years, but when any driver joins a team, what is their #1 mission? It's to beat their teammate yeah? For all the reasons F1Merc mentioned above, I think joining RB as the...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:14 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: New points system
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1042
Re: New points system
I think points for all finishers, don't really understand why not it makes it incredibly hard to accurately score the lower midfield - ust going by their best finish when there's not any points is stupid- you can have the worst team absolutely fluke a few points due to DNFs or some stupid situation...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:49 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: New points system
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1042
Re: New points system
I think points for all finishers, don't really understand why not it makes it incredibly hard to accurately score the lower midfield - ust going by their best finish when there's not any points is stupid- you can have the worst team absolutely fluke a few points due to DNFs or some stupid situation...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 781
- Views: 28938
Re: Silly Season 2025
1782864722536112232 This is actually old news he said it at least 2 weeks ago. The wording at the end is strange, his debut would be at Imola because he would have just turned 18, the FIA wouldn't have to authorise it. Previously Saward said Monza which would be when Antonelli would turn 18. Now he...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:30 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: New points system
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1042
Re: New points system
I think points for all finishers, don't really understand why not it makes it incredibly hard to accurately score the lower midfield - ust going by their best finish when there's not any points is stupid- you can have the worst team absolutely fluke a few points due to DNFs or some stupid situation...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:27 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: New points system
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1042
Re: New points system
I'm hearing that the teams pay for every point earned so this enables the FIA to garner more money and this has come from the FIA itself, probably MBS, this follows on from an increase in fines into a system that I believe doesn't publish their yearly accounts since MBS took charge.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:56 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
- Replies: 630
- Views: 163053
Re: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
In terms of present day Bottas how can he be judged given the car he has had to drive these past 3 years, this year we have comical pitstops and when he has a chance to finish in the points his engine blew up, put him up against the Hulk and I'm not sure who comes out on top.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The big 6 then the rest?
- Replies: 920
- Views: 23483
Re: The big 6 then the rest?
Shocked Lewis has dropped with some and sainz risen after a few races. Sainz is driving a fast consistent car and lewis/george are driving a fairy cakes car. That explains the relative performances Top of the pile has to be Max. Rosberg sounded like an idiot having him in his top 5 GOAT list tho. L...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 781
- Views: 28938
Re: Silly Season 2025
This is actually old news he said it at least 2 weeks ago.
The wording at the end is strange, his debut would be at Imola because he would have just turned 18, the FIA wouldn't have to authorise it.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:23 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 781
- Views: 28938
Re: Silly Season 2025
Ignoring the fact that Max doesn't need a rear gunner, I just can't understand why Sainz would go to Audi. These are his prime years, unless Audi has a dominant PU then I don't see him winning races or contending for anything for years with that team. Maybe I'm completely off base and they will sur...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:14 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 781
- Views: 28938
Re: Silly Season 2025
This. It's probably been mentioned here about 8-10,000 times, & in motor racing circles about a couple of million times over the years, but when any driver joins a team, what is their #1 mission? It's to beat their teammate yeah? For all the reasons F1Merc mentioned above, I think joining RB as the...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 781
- Views: 28938
Re: Silly Season 2025
Ignoring the fact that Max doesn't need a rear gunner, I just can't understand why Sainz would go to Audi. These are his prime years, unless Audi has a dominant PU then I don't see him winning races or contending for anything for years with that team. Maybe I'm completely off base and they will sur...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 781
- Views: 28938
Re: Silly Season 2025
Sainz would be incredibly stupid to take the Audi drive over an absolute certain WDC shot in a Red Bull in 2025. If Audi don't get Sainz they'll likely pair 38 year old Hulkenberg with 36 year old Bottas. It's not like the Audi opportunity isn't going to come back around. I believe Ocon is in the r...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The big 6 then the rest?
- Replies: 920
- Views: 23483
Re: The big 6 then the rest?
Shocked Lewis has dropped with some and sainz risen after a few races. Sainz is driving a fast consistent car and lewis/george are driving a fairy cakes car. That explains the relative performances Top of the pile has to be Max. Rosberg sounded like an idiot having him in his top 5 GOAT list tho. L...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 781
- Views: 28938
Re: Silly Season 2025
Rumour has it that an offer to Sainz has already been made by Red Bull but the money side of it is a bit miserly and Sainz wants more. If Sainz turns down Red Bull because of money then we can't be to sad if he ends up with a midfield future at Audi, at least he will have plenty of money. Wow i can...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:12 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 781
- Views: 28938
Re: Silly Season 2025
Rumour has it that an offer to Sainz has already been made by Red Bull but the money side of it is a bit miserly and Sainz wants more. If Sainz turns down Red Bull because of money then we can't be to sad if he ends up with a midfield future at Audi, at least he will have plenty of money. We can be...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:54 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 781
- Views: 28938
Re: Silly Season 2025
Rumour has it that an offer to Sainz has already been made by Red Bull but the money side of it is a bit miserly and Sainz wants more.
If Sainz turns down Red Bull because of money then we can't be to sad if he ends up with a midfield future at Audi, at least he will have plenty of money.
If Sainz turns down Red Bull because of money then we can't be to sad if he ends up with a midfield future at Audi, at least he will have plenty of money.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:49 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
- Replies: 630
- Views: 163053
Re: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
It's contract time and it looks like Bottas has upped his level and putting the kind of manners on Zhou he should have been doing all along according to some, however it might already be to late for his F1 future, I guess teams might be wise to that kind of behaviour.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Hamilton doing Hamilton things. Guess Russell is being smart... 1781592723671191595 Brainless he can't except the limitations of the car, no matter how many times it goes belly up for him he keeps on doing it. Like they say you cant put lipstick on a pig. His experiments just do not work so stop al...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:55 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The big 6 then the rest?
- Replies: 920
- Views: 23483
Re: The big 6 then the rest?
Probably on present form although I hear he's to nice the be world champion.
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:46 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Sorry. I'm not usually this grumpy. I didn't sleep well last night. ... visions of Dino locking you out of the house at night ... (I know, I'm showing my age! :D ) :lol: WILMA!!!!!!!! :) Actually ~"ALICE!!!!!!" ;-0 - if you go back to the 1950s origins ("The Honeymooners"). In some ways, it's nice ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 66
- Views: 1981
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Race Thread
Not sure what was wrong with Hamilton. He was good in Sprint race but in today's race he was competing in the midfield. Midfield is getting more interesting, Alpine seems to have better pace this weekend. But I think Bottas and Hulk were the best among midfield drivers. Ricciardo has a good record ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 781
- Views: 28938
Re: Silly Season 2025
No he's done.UnlikeUday wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:29 amIs anyone expecting Vettel to return to F1 with Mercedes?
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 66
- Views: 1981
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Race Thread
Not sure what was wrong with Hamilton. He was good in Sprint race but in today's race he was competing in the midfield. Midfield is getting more interesting, Alpine seems to have better pace this weekend. But I think Bottas and Hulk were the best among midfield drivers. Ricciardo has a good record ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:09 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 66
- Views: 1981
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Race Thread
Some spicy comments from Ricciardo - “I slowly started to calm down and then I was told what Lance thinks of the incident,” he stated. “Apparently, I'm an idiot and it was my fault, so that made my blood boil because it's clear as day and it's also behind a safety car. “The only thing you've got to...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 66
- Views: 1981
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Race Thread
Not sure what was wrong with Hamilton. He was good in Sprint race but in today's race he was competing in the midfield. Midfield is getting more interesting, Alpine seems to have better pace this weekend. But I think Bottas and Hulk were the best among midfield drivers. Ricciardo has a good record ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
- Topic: 2024 Pick 10 Competition
- Replies: 166
- Views: 7260
Re: 2024 Pick 10 Competition
That's a decent result I'll take that.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:51 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Ocon vs Gasly
- Replies: 69
- Views: 9662
Re: Ocon vs Gasly
What’s going on here then? It was as good as even last season (with Gasly on a slight edge on points) and most expected Gasly to kick on and beat Ocon this season. But it’s currently 5-0 to Ocon in qualifying (5-1 if you include sprints). Ocon has been the better driver in races too. I think Ocon h...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:49 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
WILMA!!!!!!!!FredFlintstone wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:22 pmFiki wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:24 am... visions of Dino locking you out of the house at night ... (I know, I'm showing my age! )FredFlintstone wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:43 amSorry. I'm not usually this grumpy. I didn't sleep well last night.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:12 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
It wasn't the bad setup that cost him though. He had pace. He just made a mistake. In the statement he said it made the car worse, he also I believed blamed the mistake on the set up, the self harm is painful to watch I would say for Hamilton fans, also as I said before if not for the Ferrari contr...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:48 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Hamilton doing Hamilton things. Guess Russell is being smart... 1781592723671191595 Brainless he can't except the limitations of the car, no matter how many times it goes belly up for him he keeps on doing it. It wasn't the bad setup that cost him though. He had pace. He just made a mistake. In the...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Hamilton doing Hamilton things. Guess Russell is being smart... 1781592723671191595 Brainless he can't except the limitations of the car, no matter how many times it goes belly up for him he keeps on doing it. It wasn't the bad setup that cost him though. He had pace. He just made a mistake. In the...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
I was thinking this morning, outside of brazil, does lewis have a thing with sprint weekends where everytime he does well in the sprint qualy or sprint, his next session falls apart. Dudes lacking top end consistency these days, albeit looks like more experiments with setup... They experimented wit...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:02 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Brainless he can't except the limitations of the car, no matter how many times it goes belly up for him he keeps on doing it.UnlikeUday wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:21 amHamilton doing Hamilton things. Guess Russell is being smart...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:59 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
well, that qualifying compared to yesterday was a shocking performance from hamilton. Another brainless qualifying strategy focusing more on saving tyres than actually getting through the session, Hamilton has to bear responsibility for this given the amount of last minute attempts we see to get th...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
If sainz doesn't get a penalty for that, it will be because it was between teammates. He certainly should get one Just watching it back. Nothing wrong with any of it. Good hard racing. Alonso. Sainz and Leclerc It's how racing should be. I think it was poor by both Alonso and Sainz, Sainz was actua...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:53 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Frustrating to see Alonso and Hamilton not even try to race Verstappen. Neither of the moves he made on them were gimmies and overtaking was hard today. It's only a sprint at least actually give it a try. I think Hamilton would be just relieved of the points given his season thus far plus a sprint ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:29 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
I think they did the right thing reinstating Norris' lap but that being said it's only sprint qualifying so it's no biggie anyway.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:45 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4072
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
I assume Tsunoda has never driven this track before, definitely not in an F1 car. Oh yeah...good point. But it's true also that Ricciardo has gotten a new chassis too. Ricciardo was close to Tsunoda last time out which I thought already debunked the rogue chassis angle, when Ricciardo was beating V...