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I dont see the need to remove the posts in the drive to survive thread. Of course they were nonsense theories but I don't see why absurd theories shouldn't be allowed, unless of course they contain serious allegations which run the risk of legal action, which I dont think those posts did anymore tha...

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Unsubstantiated conspiracy theories removed by moderators Netflix come to certain race weekends with certain teams being the focus, that's decided in advance. So naturally there will be some weekends that dont feature at all which deserve to, Turkey for example, and sometimes they won't be with the...

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General question - do you think anyone would watch this that doesn't already watch F1? I’ve seen various comments on Reddit which start something like ‘new to watching F1 after seeing DTS, how does X work?’ So yeah, it seems that they do. Well that's got to be good, so maybe the informed, hardcore ...

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For those who have already started the season: is this worth watching as an avid F1 fan? I watched a few episodes before but it never really captured me, partly because it felt more like a review of what I already saw. I'm going to give it another shot though considering how much people around rave...

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1: Mercedes
2: Red Bull Racing
3: McLaren
4: Ferrari
5: Aston Martin
6: Alpha Tauri
7: Alpine
8: Alfa Romeo
9: Haas
10: Williams

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Mercedes will be clear best, Red Bull clear second best. After that it gets interesting, the midfield was close enough last year that the small changes over the winter could have changed the pecking order. McLaren I feel could be the 3rd best team now with the move to Merc engines, and it's possible...

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1: Alpine Fresh, colourful, sleek design. 2: McLaren Still love the papaya and think the blue works really well. Would be top if not for the red 'Huski' bit on the back which clashes with the papaya and the slight rainbow part on the side which would look better blue. Dropping the rainbow of the ha...

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The thing is I don’t get what there is to like. It’s the same as the usual race but about a third of the distance. It seems pointless to me. I hated the reverse grid idea as well, but at least in that there was a difference to it then just being a standard race. In this there’s nothing other than t...

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Will Mercedes show us that they are quickest like last year or will they keep things more under wraps like 2019 to keep us guessing :D Since the cars are basically last years with some tweaks, surely they could be bottom of the time sheets and slowest in all the race sims and we still wouldn't be l...

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It seems pretty obvious the change to include pink on the AM livery was last minute following the BWT deal. All of the team gear and the safety car have the usual neon green highlights, as was likely planned on the F1 car initially. Shame as I think it would look a lot better, and I find it surprisi...

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It looks like one of the default liveries on Codemasters' My Team feature. Not a fan, TBH. My first thought too. I dont think it helps that it is a computer generated image, or if it's not the lighting very much makes it look like one. It also looks video-gamey due to the lack of sponsors, which is...

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Kind of disappointed tbh. It's not bad and it's nice to see colour, and a new colour at that, on the grid but it feels like a bit of a missed opportunity for a real stunner to me. Imo make it more green, less teal, replace the pink with that neon green AM use on their GT cars, add a stripe of it alo...

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AM has the potential to be the best livery but, ever the pessimist, I just have this feeling it's going to be a let down and the fan mock ups we get over the next few weeks will look way better. Hope I'm wrong though.

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Well, is it Black, or is it Silver? I agree with pc27b that the colors are not that complimentary. I understand the reasoning for the black, but in general I'm not a fan of black, as it is too difficult to see details in black. And with Renault (Alpine, or whatever they call themselves this week) a...

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2023 will mark the 50th anniversary since Ferrari Factory last raced at LeMans... Ferrari has always cared more about F1, so I don't see them investing the resources needed to run F1 AND WEC, too. I dont see them having the resources to do both - not necessarily financial, but organisationally. Thi...

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Alpine confirm jaw fracture but say they expect him to be ready for the season preparations.

Testing is in a month so it looks a bit tight to me for a fracture to heal sufficiently, but I guess as it's not a leg/arm theres a chance.

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And of course additionally to that I think 'sprint race' and 'Formula 1' are terms that should never go together. In my personal opinion, the modern Grand Prix is too short as is. I'd be more in favor of increasing the GP length than of adding an extraneous sprint race the day before. Grand Prix we...

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Top 10 salaries earned by F1 drivers for 2021: 1) Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes – £40m 2) Max Verstappen: Red Bull – £18.2m 3) Charles Leclerc: Ferrari – £10.19m 4) Daniel Ricciardo: McLaren – £10.19m 5) Carlos Sainz: Ferrari – £7.28m 6) Sebastian Vettel: Aston Martin – £7.28m 7) Fernando Alonso: Alpine...

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1 year deal says to me that they couldn't agree on terms but Hamilton wasnt going to turn down such a good opportunity for title number 8. With how good the Mercedes was last year and so much of the car having restricted development for this year it's a foregone conclusion, Lewis would have been mad...

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The longer it drags on the more it appears obvious that there are some serious issues holding this up in the negotiations. Neither party would want to be without an agreement heading into February. I find it hard to believe Hamilton wouldn't at least commit himself to a 1 year deal though, even if M...

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Is it too early for a 2022 season thread? Report in an Italian newspaper that F1 is considering delaying the new regulations again to 2023, but a spokesperson for F1 has said this is not true. https://twitter.com/chrismedlandf1/status/1349294277864677376?s=21 Glad to hear F1 have denied it. Another...

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Um....yeah https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/76367/you-can-hardly-believe-it-rich-energy-returns-to-formula-1.html I'm not totally convinced tbh. In the video itself he never actually says that they will be, he says he is looking forward to it and thanking the fans that have been in contact wanting th...

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It's interesting, and encouraging IMO, to see high ranking Republican figures making some pretty damning statements against Trump in the wake of this. Even as much as congressmen calling for his cabinet to declare him unfit, invoke the 25th amendment, and remove him from office. I dont see that happ...

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I'm not usually a fan of the "where is all the tear gas?" line of argument when right wing protests appear to get an easier time of it than left wing from law enforcement. Mainly because protests are difficult to compare and without being there its difficult to say with certainty what caused things ...

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Signing this lad seems like a case of Haas really shooting themselves in the foot. They have signed Mick Schumacher, the son of a driver a lot of people consider to be the best ever, that's an absolute PR gift. After a miserable couple of seasons on and off track and the Rich Energy humiliation, it...

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Wed Dec 23, 2020 1:05 pm

Surprised, with the silence from Haas & various bio changes etc I expected a different announcement.

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Thanks for your service!

So do we get a Scooby-Doo style unmasking?

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Yeah just to clarify, though I'm not sure it should need clarification to be honest, sexual assault is a horrible thing and a very serious matter. That's not what's being debated here. I apologise for derailing this slightly by using the term cancel culture, it is a buzz term as people have rightly ...

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Seems to be gaining traction. I have mixed feelings, on the one hand I dont feel I've seen anything from him to say he is deserving of the seat over other drivers and he clearly has it because of money, which is an aspect of the sport I dont like. So looking at it from that perspective it wouldn't b...

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I think Max has more raw potential, but it will be interesting to see, and will obviously depend on a few things. How will Perez adapt to the Red Bull? Which we have seen from Gasly and Albon is a tricky car to handle, while Verstappen seems to thrive with it. I think could be particularly important...

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I don't know at what point it has to be announced but last weekend Craig from Sky had an interview with Toto and Toto said that he would need to test negative by Thursday if I remember rightly, so if that's true then we may get some news tomorrow.

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The blurred video properly stitches him up tbh. Does not give an accurate representation of what happened. I'm surprised at the puritanical response in some quarters to a bit of consensual horse play. Was it professional to publish it? Obviously not but some F1 figures almost tripping over themselv...

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Before logging on here I saw the outrage and the video, my initial thought was that it seemed like horseplay between friends with the way she reacted, showing her middle finger to the camera etc, and that people should be careful about trying to read too much into a 10 second video without knowing t...

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It wouldn’t completely offset, they would have to pay Bottas his 2021 wages (maybe more for break of contract) and then pay Williams to break George’s contract. Williams demanded $12 million to break Bottas’ contact back in 2017 and Mercedes paid it. I imagine George would be that amount or more. S...

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Russell deserves a Mercedes seat next year, and we deserve to see it. That was the plan but it got blocked by Claire Williams looking to maximise the sale of her team. I think Mercedes could make it happen if they really wanted to. Would it cost them? sure, but I'm willing to bet George would take ...

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I hope this race will show the powers that be that not every track needs a 90 second lap and 18+ corners. Sometimes simple works and a wide variety is a good thing to aim for. Yeah I'd take the outer layout again next year, nice to have some variety in the calendar like you say. The F2 here was inc...

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A great race in the end and a great performance from Russell, so impressive to step in and match Bottas. It has raised more questions than given answers, we really need round 2 of this match up in AD. Would Bottas have caught Russell? Who actually had the better race pace? It’s a shame we did not r...

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Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:48 pm
Why are the commentators not mentioning just how good this drive was? From last place to the win.

Yeah it's strange. I think he would have got more credit had he not inherited the win and finished P3 ironically.

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Russell deserves a Mercedes seat next year, and we deserve to see it.

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Is it too late for Aston Martin to keep Perez for next year?

Is it too late for Mercedes to call George Russell up for next year?

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