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- Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:53 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2025 British Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 159
- Views: 3379
Re: 2025 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Just a couple of thoughts: Re the first safety car I’m sure Brundle mentioned something like; the safety car was called for reasons of visibility rather than surface condition therefore flagging the race or switching to wets would be questionable as the safety car period would help clear the track (...
- Thu Jun 19, 2025 8:38 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2025 Canadian Grand Prix
- Replies: 125
- Views: 8584
Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2025 Canadian Grand Prix
Russell would be if he wasn't such a weasel. I am pretty sure that is a minority opinion here. Really? I think most people don't like Russell. That may be so, I did not consider it to be fair. I’m a bit late to the conversation on this one but did people have the same apparent dislike of Russell’s ...
- Fri May 23, 2025 6:00 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2025 Monaco Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 211
- Views: 16081
Re: 2025 Monaco Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
If anyone wants a good laugh and is not easily offended then search YouTube for:
'Rocket powered mohawk - this is why people hate you Stroll'
You're welcome

- Tue May 20, 2025 8:18 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2025 Dell'Emilia-Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualy Thread
- Replies: 87
- Views: 9484
Re: 2025 Dell'Emilia-Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualy Thread
I know he's the master of his own destiny but this is a tough watch. Even openly admitting he probably can't win the race. He's 4th on the grid for gods sake, not 14th. He's starting to look broken. 1WYCAbRGf88 This is painful to watch. Does he not have some kind of a trainer/mentor ? I was thinkin...
- Sat Apr 19, 2025 6:23 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 108
- Views: 13923
Re: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Sat Apr 19, 2025 6:19 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 108
- Views: 13923
Re: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
FFS, I'm old enough to have been a DC supporter back in the day - Supporting Norris (as I do) is starting to become equally as frustrating....
- Sat Apr 19, 2025 6:02 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 108
- Views: 13923
Re: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
As I've said before, this championship is probably going to be about mental composure more than outright pace....
- Sat Apr 12, 2025 5:32 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 69
- Views: 7914
Re: 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Yep, I'm a Norris supporter but this is getting frustrating. On the other hand Piastri has one of the most unflustered and compassed temperaments on the entire grid (IMO), which really emphasizes Norris's vulnerability.
- Fri Apr 11, 2025 12:09 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Who is favourite for the championship?
- Replies: 119
- Views: 20632
Re: Who is favourite for the championship?
I’d love to vote Norris, but of the three he seems slightly more fragile. He needs to step up his race craft to maintain any advantage over Piastri, who only seems to be getting stronger. Verstappen is going to be right in the mix and I suspect McLaren’s team strategy will likely help Max more than ...
- Thu Apr 03, 2025 7:35 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: How will Tsunoda fare in Japan Qualifying?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5277
Re: How will Tsunoda fare in Japan Qualifying?
I think a significant goal is to be consistently quicker than the Racing Bulls, and I'm not convinced that will be very easy.
- Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:22 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
- Replies: 3192
- Views: 373050
Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Lawson has had two pre-season test days and two (or two-and-a-half) races - that's insufficient time for him to get to grips with what appears to be a fundamentally difficult car to get on top of. If we're seriously making an argument for him to be replaced already, perhaps we should move the discu...
- Mon Mar 24, 2025 8:48 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Liam Lawson Thread
- Replies: 305
- Views: 31880
Re: The Official Liam Lawson Thread
This rumour of a Japan swap and Max's comments about the Bull being" quicker "..got me thinking. Could RB risk that? They make the swap and Lawson ends up ahead of Yuki in the "wrong" car. What kind of message would that give out? How would they manage that? Was thinking exactly the same, whether t...
- Mon Mar 24, 2025 12:00 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Liam Lawson Thread
- Replies: 305
- Views: 31880
Re: The Official Liam Lawson Thread
Anyone know the reason why Lawson wasn't testing in the old car over the winter break? Given broadly similar handling characteristics it seems like a no-brainer. I read that Antonelli had numerous tests over the winter.
- Thu Mar 20, 2025 10:15 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Eddie Jordan has passed away.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4279
Re: Eddie Jordan has passed away.
Aw that's really sad, I never miss the FFS podcast with EJ and DC, and I did wonder how he was as he'd not been on for a few weeks. He did seem to be active and enjoying himself right up to the end though, which is something we can all wish for. If you've not watched the podcast I would recommend it...
- Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:01 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Liam Lawson Thread
- Replies: 305
- Views: 31880
Re: The Official Liam Lawson Thread
Post AU GP I’m more than happy to give Lawson the benefit of the doubt considering he was right there with Yuki last year in his first half year with no testing and very little prep compared to Yuki’s four full seasons. He humbled Perez and some others last year and demonstrated a fire in his belly ...
- Mon Mar 17, 2025 11:09 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2025 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 261
- Views: 14199
Re: 2025 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Just wanted to jump in quickly to say a massive shout out to Lewis Hamilton's father for taking it upon himself to console Hadjar when everyone else was just pointing cameras at him and Helmut was calling him embarrassing. Not a Lewis fan but that was just pure goodness from his dad! He also drew e...
- Sun Mar 16, 2025 11:14 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2025 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 261
- Views: 14199
Re: 2025 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Just wanted to jump in quickly to say a massive shout out to Lewis Hamilton's father for taking it upon himself to console Hadjar when everyone else was just pointing cameras at him and Helmut was calling him embarrassing. Not a Lewis fan but that was just pure goodness from his dad!
- Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:24 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Re: Formula 1 Fanbase Debate [split from F1 gossip]
- Replies: 118
- Views: 9099
Re: Re: Formula 1 Fanbase Debate [split from F1 gossip]
One thing that strikes me is; it’s not just about ‘F1 losing long-term fans’, I suspect many of us ‘committed’ fans are also being turned into casual fans e.g. I do not consume anywhere near the content as I used to, rarely watch the pre/post shows and will often settle for highlights. Also the past...
- Mon Dec 23, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Which driver(s) / team(s) will you support in 2025?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 10994
Re: Which driver(s) / team(s) will you support in 2025?
I'm not particularly tribal with my support so:
Teams in order: McLaren, Williams, Red Bull/Ferrari
Drivers: Norris, Sainz, Verstappen, Leclerc, Albon, Lawson (and the rookies)
Teams in order: McLaren, Williams, Red Bull/Ferrari
Drivers: Norris, Sainz, Verstappen, Leclerc, Albon, Lawson (and the rookies)
- Mon Dec 02, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Qatar Grand Prix 2024 Free Practice, Sprint & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 164
- Views: 6501
Re: Qatar Grand Prix 2024 Free Practice, Sprint & Qualifying Thread
Peter Windsor's take on the Verstappen penalty was interesting. He pointed out that the FIA document that explained the penalty stated that Verstappen was on a cool down lap when he was on a warm up lap and there are obvious differences between the two. He also had some interesting speed comparisons...
- Sun Dec 01, 2024 7:15 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Qatar Grand Prix 2024 Race Thread
- Replies: 126
- Views: 12789
Re: Qatar Grand Prix 2024 Race Thread
Why did Norris think it was fine to just straight up ignore a yellow flag? I get a stop/go seems harsh but he can't have missed it. I do think drivers making an active decision to ignore safety rules should be dealt with harshly. It was a bit confusing from the Sky replays as they were showing a di...
- Sun Nov 03, 2024 10:11 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix Free Practice, Sprint & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 365
- Views: 10043
Re: 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix Free Practice, Sprint & Qualifying Thread
Looks like quali is about to start 10:30 GMT
- Thu Sep 26, 2024 6:30 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Daniel Ricciardo - the best driver to retire without a WDC since?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Re: Daniel Ricciardo - the best driver to retire without a WDC since?
Unfortunately Ricciardo's peak years coincided with an era of unprecedented dominance and stagnation. This was the biggest problem. Normally, F1 dominance only lasts a few years. Red Bull have dominated for two years and now McLaren have the best car and Norris has a huge shot at the title. But Mer...
- Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Swearing then..
- Replies: 166
- Views: 44500
Re: Swearing then..
I can't believe it's beyond the wit of F1 broadcasters to be able to bleep it out - it's 2024 FFS! :-) I seem to remember a period when many younger/incoming drivers were so media trained that every interview was repetitive and boring. Quite honestly this overall generation of drivers 'appear' more ...
- Fri Sep 20, 2024 2:05 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: FIA clamping down on flexi-wings after Monza
- Replies: 184
- Views: 24920
Re: FIA clamping down on flexi-wings after Monza
Some of my faith in the FIA is restored. Of course this comes a day or two after saying it passed the load test and is therefore legal, and now they are saying the exact opposite. They can't even make a decision without looking like amateurs. Just a thought...... In the scenario where the FIA deems...
- Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Newey Officially Announced At Aston Martin
- Replies: 54
- Views: 7290
Re: Newey Officially Announced At Aston Martin
Will be interesting to see how this goes.
Purely from my own emotive point of view I feel Aston Martin lacks a real likeability factor so I'm not particularly excited about this.
Purely from my own emotive point of view I feel Aston Martin lacks a real likeability factor so I'm not particularly excited about this.
- Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Who wins the 2024 WDC?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 18945
Re: Who wins the 2024 WDC?
While I would like to see a Norris/McLaren WDC I don't think McLaren will adopt the ruthless strategy required to give this a fighting chance.
- Mon Sep 02, 2024 5:20 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: McLaren
- Replies: 170
- Views: 31559
Re: McLaren
Whilst I remain frustrated with McLaren’s ineffectual strategy, I do think having a teammate like Piastri could ultimately do Norris more good in the long run than someone more submissive. He surely realises that he either toughens up and addresses his issues or else his stock declines. I don’t agre...
- Sun Sep 01, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 213
- Views: 45221
Re: 2024 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Sun Aug 25, 2024 5:21 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Dutch Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 144
- Views: 19305
Re: 2024 Dutch Grand Prix Race Thread
I don’t normally do this on this forum but my take-aways from this race are….. Firstly: Norris’ start was actually decently encouraging i.e. his initial release reaction time was equal to Max, his first-phase clutch deployment was equal to Max and Piastri and it was only the second-phase clutch depl...
- Mon Jul 22, 2024 9:28 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Was Norris right to give Piastri the position?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 14818
Re: Was Norris right to give Piastri the position?
On balance I think he was correct to play the team game. I know people talk about winning mentality and quote Vettel, Verstappen, Schumacher etc. but IMO it’s quite a different situation as all of these ‘ruthless’ drivers were clearly number 1 with weaker team mates at the time. I think the area tha...
- Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 2793
- Views: 174684
Re: Silly Season 2025
Saw Magnussen is confirmed to be leaving HAAS, assuming the Ocon announcement is imminent. Not convinced that's a significant upgrade but let's see. I would put Ocon as being better than KMag, I would have been happy to see the back of KMag after last year. I'd pay good money to see Ocon and K-Mag ...
- Sun Jul 07, 2024 5:54 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 British Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 324
- Views: 21926
Re: 2024 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Great race, happy for Lewis. Another own goal for McLaren, I've said it before but they seem very timid with their strategy calls. Today' they were defensive rather than attacking even though they likely had the tyre advantage. Also felt the calls to give Lando the type decision was poor and unneces...
- Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:17 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Austria '24 Norris/Verstappen
- Replies: 119
- Views: 8852
Re: Austria '24 Norris/Verstappen
After watching pre-Silverstone interviews I'm personally glad that Max and Lando spoke early on the Monday morning and sorted things out between themselves (sans hyperbole) and came to the conclusion that last week was a stupid touch and they are both happy to continue racing each other hard in futu...
- Sun Jun 23, 2024 9:05 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 219
- Views: 12049
Re: 2024 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
McLaren seem a little bit stilted on strategy compared to RB, which is understandable. Getting closer though. Good stuff today – enjoyed that race!
- Tue Jun 11, 2024 9:01 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: FIA's 2026 F1 Car
- Replies: 96
- Views: 6263
Re: FIA's 2026 F1 Car
I have always thought that the Age of Enlightenment was going to rid humanity of false beliefs. Boy, was I wrong there. What you failed to account for is that a hundred years of proven science that's been used to build literally everything we rely on today is only equal in value to any random perso...
- Tue Jun 11, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Should WDC be decided in a Play-Off?
- Replies: 103
- Views: 6002
Re: Should WDC be decided in a Play-Off?
There have been lots of crazy/terrible ideas mooted in the past but this must be the worst by a country mile. The phrase that springs to mind is; ‘final nail in the coffin’
- Sat Jun 08, 2024 9:45 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 282
- Views: 14312
Re: 2024 Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Pretty good quali and grid lineup for tomorrow, hoping for an interesting race and as an aside I must admit I do enjoy Villeneuve's punditry
- Wed May 22, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Official Lance Stroll Thread
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5651
Re: Official Lance Stroll Thread
Dragging up an old thread but this had me crying with laughter... https://youtu.be/f2Ic0H6XMBo?si=JCZmw83HFcEGWmvc Ha ha brilliant, need to subscribe to this guy. that cheered me up on a dull wet Scottish summer morning :lol: Was this the same guy that shared something about a funny Ryanair tweet t...
- Sat May 18, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Dell'Emilia-Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix FP/Qualy Thread
- Replies: 123
- Views: 7517
Re: 2024 Dell'Emilia-Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix FP/Qualy Thread
I hope this guy commentating with Chandhock isn't doing it all weekend. He's flipping useless/clueless. He's here all weekend I will be doing a number of races this season. He seems good to me. My main objection to him is that he's a decade younger than me. Yep, considering it was his first go with...