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- Sat Aug 06, 2022 7:37 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Effect of 2021 on Max Verstappen's Legacy
- Replies: 626
- Views: 26386
Re: The Effect of 2021 on Max Verstappen's Legacy
Silverstone, Hamitlon doesn’t get time to size up what might happen as it’s impossible to know which line Verstappen will take by which point it is too late for Hamilton to do anything about it. I do not agree with this at all. In any collision in such a general situation, Hamilton's front wheel (o...
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 8:58 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Effect of 2021 on Max Verstappen's Legacy
- Replies: 626
- Views: 26386
Re: The Effect of 2021 on Max Verstappen's Legacy
2021 is very important for defining Verstappen's eventual legacy. He beat Hamilton head to head in a marginally lesser car. If not for misfortune he would have likely won with rounds to spare. That removes any potential doubt as to how he stacks up against the previous generation. If the regulations...
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 8:23 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 136
- Views: 8157
Re: 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Well it's been a nice 9ish months of not seeing a Mercedes in P1, hopefully we get another 9 now ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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- Fri Jul 29, 2022 8:40 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Official Max Verstappen thread
- Replies: 489
- Views: 126001
Re: Official Max Verstappen thread
Max now in top 10 wins list. Could well be well be 7th or even 6th by the end of the season. I think he'll be 1st by the time he retires. I also think there's a chance he breaks the wins record this season. So with 10 races left, Verstappen needs to win 6 of them to equal the record of 13 wins in a...
- Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:35 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Official Sebastian Vettel thread
- Replies: 1007
- Views: 366814
Re: Official Sebastian Vettel thread
Would love to see him at Le Mans in a year or two if he gets the itch to get back behind the wheel.
Ferrari redemption on the cards?
Ferrari redemption on the cards?
- Tue Jul 26, 2022 7:37 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is Leclerc dropping the ball?
- Replies: 103
- Views: 6139
Re: Is Leclerc dropping the ball?
He does need to cut out mistakes like France and Imola, and I agree with the point made about him not having that leadership quality some of his peers have. I think you could make the case he would have benefited from more years to find his feet in F1 before getting the Ferrari drive. But I will say...
- Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:55 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: How Long Does Formula 1 As A Sport Have Left???
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2716
Re: How Long Does Formula 1 As A Sport Have Left???
I don't think the Formula E contract will be a hurdle if the time comes that F1 wants to go electric. For one, we don't know the exact wording, and there's bound to be some wiggle room in there for lawyers to get their hands dirty in. Also we have the following from 2018: Formula E CEO Alejandro Aga...
- Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:20 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: You can't "award" Pole!!!!!!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1465
Re: You can't "award" Pole!!!!!!
I'll inject my own pedantic opinion here, and grouch that 'Pole Position' is a starting position on the grid, not the achievement of setting the fastest time in qualifying. Verstappen has earned Pole Position for the dreadful 'Sprint', but whoever wins that farce will start in Pole Position for the...
- Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:11 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 Austrian Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 221
- Views: 12459
Re: 2022 Austrian Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
That was unbelievable. How close were those three, Sainz again out of nowhere puts himself in there Looks to me that Red Bull are working as hard to make the RB18 to Verstappen's liking as Ferrari are to make the F1-75 to Sainz's. Leclerc can't leave fast enough. Yeah I don't understand it tbh. Lec...
- Thu Jul 07, 2022 12:21 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Flexi-floor controversy
- Replies: 160
- Views: 15633
Re: Flexi-floor controversy
But what if they aren't doing it and built a really fast car without it? If they aren't, I'll be very surprised. They run their car at a collossal rake and ride height already which to me suggest they'll need to run lower in France and may encounter bad bouncing as a result. Where have you seen tha...
- Thu Jul 07, 2022 12:07 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Flexi-floor controversy
- Replies: 160
- Views: 15633
Re: Flexi-floor controversy
Wait. We are aware Red Bull and Ferrari are doing it. That much has been confirmed. What we aren't aware of is why they think it's acceptable and if it's clearly against the rules or if the FIA test weren't thorough enough to deal with it. Do you have a source confirming it? All I've come across is...
- Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:03 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driving Standards 2022
- Replies: 277
- Views: 20548
Re: Driving Standards 2022
I was pretty disappointed with the stewarding at Silverstone tbh, they said they would clamp down on pushing people off track and they simply haven't so this will no doubt lead to more inconsistency and confusion in future Perez not getting a penalty for cutting the corner to push Leclerc off track...
- Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:19 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driving Standards 2022
- Replies: 277
- Views: 20548
Re: Driving Standards 2022
I was pretty disappointed with the stewarding at Silverstone tbh, they said they would clamp down on pushing people off track and they simply haven't so this will no doubt lead to more inconsistency and confusion in future Perez not getting a penalty for cutting the corner to push Leclerc off track...
- Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:42 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 British Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 583
- Views: 26456
Re: 2022 British Grand Prix Race Thread
I disagree with the assertion of poster named Black Flag. The difference bewtween Hamilotn and Verstappen in 2021 and Hamilton and Leclerc this year (2022) in Corpse is that Leclerc is not driver who drives without consideration of the other driver. Hamilton drove the same way last year except Vers...
- Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:53 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 British Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 583
- Views: 26456
Re: 2022 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Happy for Sainz but man what a mess that was from Ferrari.
They don't have the pit wall to win championships, and if they want to make the most of this set of regulations where they appear to be in with a shot of titles in the near future, they need to make some changes.
They don't have the pit wall to win championships, and if they want to make the most of this set of regulations where they appear to be in with a shot of titles in the near future, they need to make some changes.
- Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:50 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 British Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 583
- Views: 26456
Re: 2022 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Leclerc and Hamilton shown how copse could be taken for the 2nd year in a row against Verstappens exploits last year in taking himself out. Leclerc appeared to leave less space than Verstappen left last year. The difference between the two incidents was that Hamilton's driving was better in this in...
- Fri Jul 01, 2022 11:50 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Bad Stuff Piquet Has Said
- Replies: 258
- Views: 18070
Re: Bad Stuff Piquet Has Said
While the racial aspect is clear cut, the homophobia isn't. I don't think he's insinuating Hamilton is gay, or making a derogatory statement about homosexuals in general. When he says he was getting f'ed in the donkey during that time he's saying he was getting bad luck. It's a fairly common thing t...
- Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:47 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: FEEDBACK THREAD
- Replies: 3980
- Views: 1572019
Re: FEEDBACK THREAD
I just replied to someone in the Piquet v Mansell thread, but think it's a little off topic. So maybe the 'bad stuff Piquet has said' posts should be moved to a separate thread in case discussion of that takes over, which is definitely a possibility with the stories doing the rounds in F1 media at t...
- Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:42 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Bad Stuff Piquet Has Said
- Replies: 258
- Views: 18070
Re: Mansell vs Piquet 1986-1987 Revisited
For me, it is not possible to take a restrospective view of Piquet without taking into consideration what a very, very unpleasant human being he was when racing and, by information in the public domain, remains. On the other hand, in the spirit of fairness, it is also not possible to take a restros...
- Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:05 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
- Replies: 186
- Views: 17541
Re: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
Has anyone seen the stories about the Mercedes second stay and how it appeared straight after the Technical Directive was issued? Other teams seem to have cried foul, especially because of the fact that the ex Mercedes employee Shaila-Ann Rao just so happened to be appointed recently as the interim...
- Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:13 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
- Replies: 186
- Views: 17541
Re: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
It seems the FIA TD has had an effect on Toto and he has raised the rear of the Mercedes. He says that by looking at the Red Bull, rake seems to be part of the solution, so they have increased the rake on the Mercedes - which is what the FIA was threatening to make them do. https://www.youtube.com/...
- Sat Jun 18, 2022 10:33 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 251
- Views: 15475
Re: 2022 Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Hamilton seems surprisingly upbeat about that qualifying. Considering they are still 1.5s off and 4th sounds good on paper but with Leclerc and Perez out of contention on the final runs, isn't that the minimum you would expect? Perez crashed and looked slow anyway. My point isn't on driver performa...
- Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:49 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 251
- Views: 15475
Re: 2022 Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Hamilton seems surprisingly upbeat about that qualifying. Considering they are still 1.5s off and 4th sounds good on paper but with Leclerc and Perez out of contention on the final runs, isn't that the minimum you would expect?
- Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:30 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 251
- Views: 15475
Re: 2022 Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Sainz failed badly there. Russell too if that was his decision to go out on those tyres. Sainz said that he knew he was down on Verstappen so he just went for it going through the last chicane but got it wrong losing him half a second and P2 to Alonso. Yeah it's harsh to say he bottled it. He wasn'...
- Sat Jun 18, 2022 12:32 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 251
- Views: 15475
- Thu Jun 16, 2022 6:14 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
- Replies: 186
- Views: 17541
Re: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
Any word on when the enforcement of this comes into effect?
- Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:36 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
- Replies: 186
- Views: 17541
Re: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
hamilton could tell the team to raise the ride height "x" amount, run some laps, if it is still porpoising, raise it another "x" amount, until it stops. if it is a bit slower, so be it. he could refuse to drive the car if they don't raise it I think it's important we remember this isn't drivers vs ...
- Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:48 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
- Replies: 186
- Views: 17541
Re: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
hamilton could tell the team to raise the ride height "x" amount, run some laps, if it is still porpoising, raise it another "x" amount, until it stops. if it is a bit slower, so be it. he could refuse to drive the car if they don't raise it I think it's important we remember this isn't drivers vs ...
- Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:08 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Enough street tracks!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2158
Re: Enough street tracks!
Agreed, I like variety in the F1 calendar and don't mind street races in general, but about 1/3 of the calendar is the limit for me, with 2/3 on purpose built circuits.
- Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:36 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
- Replies: 186
- Views: 17541
Re: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
I think that given some teams seem to have hardly any porpoising (such as alfa romeo) it shows that many teams have failed to get it under control. I think the teams should be able to do something, but if it effects their speed, I don't think they should be allowed to tweak other areas to compensat...
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 9:13 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
- Replies: 186
- Views: 17541
Re: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
I think that given some teams seem to have hardly any porpoising (such as alfa romeo) it shows that many teams have failed to get it under control. I think the teams should be able to do something, but if it effects their speed, I don't think they should be allowed to tweak other areas to compensat...
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 9:00 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
- Replies: 186
- Views: 17541
Re: What can be done to eliminate porpoising
If it can be accurately measured and monitored as was suggested in another thread on here, then the FIA could impose penalties or disqualifications if they exceed a set tolerance. That will force teams to raise their ride heights, which they and their drivers won't like, since it will make them slow...
- Mon May 30, 2022 8:03 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 797
- Views: 30154
Re: 2022 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Regarding Albon's explanation for the incident with Leclerc, here is a copy-paste of what I posted on RaceFans: This is a pretty disingenuous explanation from Albon. If he had much more pace, he wouldn’t have been holding Leclerc up at all. I can see why he didn’t yield for the first corner or two,...
- Mon May 30, 2022 7:20 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 797
- Views: 30154
Re: 2022 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Regarding Albon's explanation for the incident with Leclerc, here is a copy-paste of what I posted on RaceFans: This is a pretty disingenuous explanation from Albon. If he had much more pace, he wouldn’t have been holding Leclerc up at all. I can see why he didn’t yield for the first corner or two,...
- Mon May 30, 2022 5:22 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 797
- Views: 30154
Re: 2022 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Not even a replay, how ridiculous.
All for Monaco staying on the calendar but they absolutely need to lose their TV direction control.
- Mon May 30, 2022 2:36 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 797
- Views: 30154
Re: 2022 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Here is Albon's take - https://www.racefans.net/2022/05/30/albon-didnt-let-leclerc-lap-him-because-it-was-quicker-for-both-of-us-if-i-stayed-ahead/ Interesting. He still should have been penalised for ignoring blue flags. But the explanation makes more sense than him doing it because of some sort o...
- Sun May 29, 2022 11:26 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2022 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 797
- Views: 30154
Re: 2022 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Pretty good race as Monaco GPs go. Annoyed they delayed/red flagged/drove around behind the safety car until it was dry enough to be the crossover point between inters and wets. Really feels like we could just get rid of the full wet tyres these days, and these new race directors seem to be even mor...
- Sun May 29, 2022 10:37 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2022 Monaco Grand Prix
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2947
Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2022 Monaco Grand Prix
I voted Checo and Gasly, forgetting that Checo also escaped a penalty for crossing the pit entry line. Wish I’d only voted Gasly. It was Max not Checo that crossed the pit lane exit and didnt get punished. Checo would have definitely got punished for it. I haven’t seen the footage of Checo doing it...
- Tue May 24, 2022 9:01 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Daniel Ricciardo Thread
- Replies: 540
- Views: 161089
Re: The Official Daniel Ricciardo Thread
Latest news: In an interview today with Sky TV, Zac Brown said that apart from Imola last year and a few other races Ricciardo has under performed, shots fired? Depends on the tone/context. He could actually be saying it to protect him. Saying that he is underperforming suggests he has it in him to...
- Tue May 24, 2022 3:05 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Daniel Ricciardo Thread
- Replies: 540
- Views: 161089
Re: The Official Daniel Ricciardo Thread
Latest news: In an interview today with Sky TV, Zac Brown said that apart from Imola last year and a few other races Ricciardo has under performed, shots fired? Depends on the tone/context. He could actually be saying it to protect him. Saying that he is underperforming suggests he has it in him to...