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by Grizzly B
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Saving F1
Replies: 169
Views: 6482

Re: Saving F1

I've been a fan of the sport since 1993, and frankly have seen more dominant cars than the current advantage that Red Bull holds. But I have found my interest waning in the same way it waned when Schumacher dominated with a subservient team mate and in the same way when Vettel dominated with a team ...
by Grizzly B
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:22 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Silly Season 2025
Replies: 472
Views: 20337

Re: Silly Season 2025

In a hypothetical scenario where Verstappen leaves Red Bull and Perez becomes lead driver, RBR will know they need to develop a car that's at least four tenths quicker than whatever car Verstappen is in to win the championship. What's the better bet: Gamble that you can continue to produce a car th...
by Grizzly B
Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:55 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Budget Cap Breach Rumours
Replies: 1040
Views: 45912

Re: Budget Cap Breach Rumours

You start with not so but haven't you just confirmed my point then? That the teams get paid based on constructor points (other than Ferrari) not driver points. I know often they are the same but it’s important to differentiate for points deduction purpose. Loss of constructor points is meaningless ...
by Grizzly B
Tue Oct 11, 2022 6:42 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Budget Cap Breach Rumours
Replies: 1040
Views: 45912

Re: Budget Cap Breach Rumours

I know who people support is going to play a big part in what people think should be done about this, but break it down to the most basic elements - the team that won the Drivers Championship broke the Regulations to do so. The only way this doesn't cause other teams to do the same in search of the ...
by Grizzly B
Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:30 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How will Max and Lewis race each other for the rest of the season?
Replies: 139
Views: 13322

Re: How will Max and Lewis race each other for the rest of the season?

This incident was a boiling point for the Lewis/Max rivalry. Max has built his career as a driver that will put his car in a position where if the other driver doesn't back out they will have an accident, and he has been pretty successful because most drivers will back out. I do think the incident w...
by Grizzly B
Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:47 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton vs Schumacher and their contemporaries (split from Official Hamilton Thread)
Replies: 1662
Views: 122523

Re: Hamilton vs Schumacher and their contemporaries (split from Official Hamilton Thread)

Yeah that one race to put a career into context is a bit silly - but I disagree with your assessment of Hamilton coming out ahead. Hamilton has done what would be expected of any top driver driving the machinery he's had - I would be shocked if he *hadn't* got all the records he does. Even more sur...
by Grizzly B
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:25 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton vs Schumacher and their contemporaries (split from Official Hamilton Thread)
Replies: 1662
Views: 122523

Re: Hamilton vs Schumacher and their contemporaries (split from Official Hamilton Thread)

In the Hamilton vs. Schumacher debate, I think there is a case to be made for either. My own personal opinion is that Hamilton edges it based purely on his teammate situation, in both strength and equal standing in the team. The suggestion's that one exceptional race performance by an extremely tale...
by Grizzly B
Fri Nov 09, 2018 1:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: What if Hamilton stayed with Mclaren?
Replies: 27
Views: 11689

Re: What if Hamilton stayed with Mclaren?

I think personally if Hamilton doesn't sign for Mercedes in 2013 that Mercedes would have put the same agreement in place with Vettel that Ferrari eventually did and signs someone like Hulkenberg as a stop gap. Rosberg wins the title in 2014 and Vettel is still beaten by Ricciardo and activates the ...
by Grizzly B
Fri Oct 12, 2018 4:04 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Silly Season 2019 (Updated - RPFI confirms Stroll)
Replies: 1851
Views: 457656

Re: Silly Season 2019 (Updated - Russell joins Williams)

If Mercedes regarded Perez better than Bottas I think Ocon would already be in the Mercedes at the very least for next year, given how strong Ocon has shown himself against Perez over the last two seasons. If Ocon has opted against a Multi-Year deal with Williams in the hopes of getting in the Merce...
by Grizzly B
Mon Sep 03, 2018 11:31 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Silly Season 2019 (Updated - RPFI confirms Stroll)
Replies: 1851
Views: 457656

Re: Silly Season 2019

Now all we need to do is resolve the Stroll/Perez/Ocon situation and the grid should be pretty much complete.
by Grizzly B
Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:37 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Silly Season 2019 (Updated - RPFI confirms Stroll)
Replies: 1851
Views: 457656

Re: Silly Season 2019

Could it be that Vergne has convinced himself never to drive for Red Bull again, and thus turned down a Red Bull/STR seat? It would explain why he dared to announced such a thing. That would also suggest that Red Bull would prefer a more experienced driver than Gasly to join Verstappen. I would hav...
by Grizzly B
Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:17 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Silly Season 2019 (Updated - RPFI confirms Stroll)
Replies: 1851
Views: 457656

Re: Silly Season 2019

Red Bull have just confirmed he's leaving! Now I can't help but wonder if the Ocon/Renault stuff was to throw everyone off the Ricciardo situation, or a way to pressure Ricciardo into making his decision sooner rather than later? Or maybe Ocon is going there too? IIRC Hulk's 3rd year is an option?
by Grizzly B
Wed Jul 04, 2018 12:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Silly Season 2019 (Updated - RPFI confirms Stroll)
Replies: 1851
Views: 457656

Re: Silly Season 2019

Horner says that Verstappen had no get out clauses on his original Red Bull contract, he talks of the contract being absolute. http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11011665/formula-1-who-is-under-contract-and-until-when That news story was before he signed his new deal in October. http://www.skys...
by Grizzly B
Tue May 01, 2018 6:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon
Replies: 66
Views: 22678

Re: Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon

Ocon is 21 and in his 2nd full F1 season, Perez is 28 and in his 8th full season and Ocon is a match for him. If you assume that Ocon can improve to the degree that most top level drivers do at Perez's age he will be quite a bit better. This is the reason Mercedes seem to rate him so highly.
by Grizzly B
Thu Apr 05, 2018 12:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Silly Season 2019 (Updated - RPFI confirms Stroll)
Replies: 1851
Views: 457656

Re: Silly Season 2019

Ricciardo is only going to have the option of Mercedes if Bottas has a poor season and Ocon does not develop the way Mercedes want, if not he will have a choice of staying where he is, potentially Renault and maybe McLaren if Alonso decides to go somewhere else.
by Grizzly B
Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:00 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Vettel's penalty - fair?
Replies: 131
Views: 34190

Re: Vettel's penalty - fair?

I could be wrong, but isn't a 10 second stop-go the most severe penalty that can be given out behind only disqualification? To be fair I think the only reason some people think the penalty wasn't harsh enough is due to the fact that Vettel finished ahead of Hamilton in the end, if Hamilton hadn't ha...
by Grizzly B
Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:55 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Silly season 2018
Replies: 1349
Views: 453068

Re: Silly season 2018

There is an article from lastyear ref: Ricciardo's contract. http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10315612/f1-news-daniel-ricciardo-extends-red-bull-contract-until-2018 Basically he signed a 5 year contract in 2014. So yes unlikely he has any performance based clauses within it, although the team ...
by Grizzly B
Mon Jun 19, 2017 2:12 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 90 days for Honda to show McLaren they can be competitive
Replies: 303
Views: 99952

Re: 90 days for Honda to show McLaren they can be competitiv

It's interesting because the general feeling seems to be that Honda will get it right sooner or later, but what if they don't? I mean they have had 3 years and haven't been able to build an engine that is either reliable or fast.
by Grizzly B
Fri May 26, 2017 11:29 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Criticism of Lance Stroll
Replies: 423
Views: 210260

Re: Criticism of Lance Stroll

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/11/03/williams-new-signing-stroll-splits-opinion/ The above seems a very balanced view of Stroll and his junior career and there are some mentions of his father putting additional money into the F3 Car etc... but nothing concrete. We can only really judge him on fact...
by Grizzly B
Tue May 02, 2017 11:56 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Williams in 2018
Replies: 67
Views: 29861

Re: Williams in 2018

2018 could be interesting, if Massa only comes back for one year, Kimi decides to retire, Alonso retires/moves to Renault and Bottas doesn't get another year at Mercedes there could be a seat at Williams, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren and even a seat at Renault if Alonso leaves the sport entirely.
by Grizzly B
Mon May 01, 2017 6:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Russian Grand Prix Race thread
Replies: 338
Views: 69288

Re: 2017 Russian Grand Prix Race thread

The BBC are reporting not a single overtake after the start in Russia. I am not sure if it was due to them not being able to or it was a track with such little tyre degradation that the cars basically qualified in speed order and the difference between a car being quick on one lap and a race was no...
by Grizzly B
Wed Apr 12, 2017 10:31 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Fernando Alonso rumour
Replies: 408
Views: 113743

Re: Fernando Alonso rumour

Jenson Button to race at Monaco then?
by Grizzly B
Wed Mar 01, 2017 12:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Pre-Season Testing Thread
Replies: 947
Views: 221902

Re: 2017 Pre-Season Testing Thread

Stroll has parked it in the gravel today, not good news for the rookie so far. That was yesterday actually. It was not a big off, and he was really unlucky that just an off (hitting nothing) resulted in damage to the front wing. If you look at Bottas' little adventure of yesterday, that could have ...
by Grizzly B
Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:51 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Pre-Season Testing Thread
Replies: 947
Views: 221902

Re: 2017 Pre-Season Testing Thread

From Autosport: Latest from Honda on today's problems: "We lost power to the power unit. At the moment we don't know what has caused the issue. We are currently changing the power unit in order to investigate fully and identify the cause. We will update you when we have further information." Lawren...
by Grizzly B
Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:25 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: McLaren MCL32 Unveiled!
Replies: 197
Views: 53179

Re: McLaren MCL32 Unveiled!

Really like it. Car looks really interesting in terms of Aero too.
by Grizzly B
Wed Feb 22, 2017 3:11 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 News, F1 Car Launch Dates, Helmet & Livery Thread!
Replies: 304
Views: 79180

Re: 2017 F1 Car Launch Dates, Helmet & Livery Thread!

Perez and Ocon Helmets https://cdn-4.motorsport.com/images/mgl/0kPQdMV2/s8/f1-sahara-force-india-f1-vjm10-launch-2017-the-helmet-of-sergio-perez-sahara-force-india-f.jpg Source - http://www.motorsport.com https://cdn-8.motorsport.com/images/mgl/YpvedwW0/s8/f1-sahara-force-india-f1-vjm10-launch-2017-...
by Grizzly B
Wed Feb 22, 2017 3:08 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 News, F1 Car Launch Dates, Helmet & Livery Thread!
Replies: 304
Views: 79180

Re: 2017 F1 Car Launch Dates, Helmet & Livery Thread!

The nose is just awful... I really thought that loophole had been closed!
by Grizzly B
Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 News, F1 Car Launch Dates, Helmet & Livery Thread!
Replies: 304
Views: 79180

Re: 2017 F1 Car Launch Dates, Helmet & Livery Thread!

owenmahamilton wrote:Cyril said that this is not the car that will be in Barcelona so what was the point in showing this car.
Livery launch?
by Grizzly B
Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:52 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Lewis doesn't want to share data with Bottas
Replies: 274
Views: 60433

Re: Lewis doesn't want to share data with Bottas

I understand what Lewis is getting at, he want's each driver to win or lose on their own merit and through their own skill. However being a team sport it is inevitable that for the good of the team they should put both drivers data together to get the best set-up for the car and thus maximise the re...
by Grizzly B
Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:12 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 News, F1 Car Launch Dates, Helmet & Livery Thread!
Replies: 304
Views: 79180

Re: 2017 F1 Car Launch Dates, Helmet & Livery Thread!

This is probably intentional, but to me it doesn't look all that different from the 2016 car... I am guessing come testing it will look quite different?
by Grizzly B
Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Teammate Duels 2017
Replies: 23
Views: 5191

Re: Teammate Duels 2017

Mercedes - Hamilton - I think Bottas will surprise everyone but Hamilton will ultimately come out on top. Red Bull - Ricciardo - This will be very close, but I think Ricciardo's consistency will give him the edge. Ferrari - Vettel - Again this one will be very close, the new cars will suit Kimi I th...
by Grizzly B
Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:54 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Bottas officially signed with Mercedes AMG Petronas
Replies: 70
Views: 18715

Re: Bottas officially signed with Mercedes AMG Petronas

I fear a little for Bottas. They are not announcing the length of the deal which suggests it's a 1 + 1 deal, which means he basically has until mid-season to prove he deserves to be there next year as the likes of Vettel and Alonso wont want to wait until the end of the season before making a decisi...