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On the other side, giving up Renault/Alpine to chase shadows at McLaren was his own choice...

Harpo

Love the flow of Zandvoort, but F1 cars are too big for the track. They are too big for any track (or all tracks, depends whether the FIA checks the wording). Years ago at Monaco Historical Races, Ickx had to drive a Porsche he won Le Mans with, around the track at a "decent" high speed. The organi...

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F1_Ernie wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 28, 2022 3:56 pm
Max will win in Zandvoort and Monza.

At least...

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mikeyg123 wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 26, 2022 3:25 pm

Harpo wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 26, 2022 3:14 pm
What team will want to test and grind Audi engines before Red Bull get them ?
Porsche are going to be buying into Red Bull with Porsche taking over RB powertrains.

It was just a bad joke about McLaren putting up the problems for Red Bull...

Harpo

What team will want to test and grind Audi engines before Red Bull get them ?

Harpo

So what went wrong? Given Ricciardo's past record, for Norris to have beaten him so clearly makes Norris a potential world champ. Is that the truth, or has Ricciardo declined? Seidl has said: "We simply didn't manage as a team to make him feel fully comfortable in the car, especially when it came t...

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So what went wrong? Given Ricciardo's past record, for Norris to have beaten him so clearly makes Norris a potential world champ. Is that the truth, or has Ricciardo declined? Seidl has said: "We simply didn't manage as a team to make him feel fully comfortable in the car, especially when it came t...

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So what went wrong? Given Ricciardo's past record, for Norris to have beaten him so clearly makes Norris a potential world champ. Is that the truth, or has Ricciardo declined? Seidl has said: "We simply didn't manage as a team to make him feel fully comfortable in the car, especially when it came t...

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So what went wrong? Given Ricciardo's past record, for Norris to have beaten him so clearly makes Norris a potential world champ. Is that the truth, or has Ricciardo declined? Seidl has said: "We simply didn't manage as a team to make him feel fully comfortable in the car, especially when it came t...

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Back at McLaren when they lose the case and Piastri is sidelined for a year... Do you think that's a possibility? 15 days ago, Alpine looked like they wanted the case to go to the court (or at least to an organised fist fight of barristers behind closed doors) and very sure to win the argument. I w...

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Reading the official comments, you wonder why they split up...

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Back at McLaren when they lose the case and Piastri is sidelined for a year...

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This ?

After it, not much...

Harpo

There is still the possibility that, despite his tweet, Piastri does end up taking the vacated Alpine seat. If only Piastri himself had realized that, now it may be too late. I don't think it'll be a drama. At the end of the day, if Piastri needs a drive & he's the best driver available, Alpine wil...

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There is still the possibility that, despite his tweet, Piastri does end up taking the vacated Alpine seat. If only Piastri himself had realized that, now it may be too late. I don't think it'll be a drama. At the end of the day, if Piastri needs a drive & he's the best driver available, Alpine wil...

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Daniel Ricciardo has until September to take up his option with McLaren for 2023. This means Ricciardo has one month to find another team before putting his future in McLaren's hands... I hope next year Alpine F1 is a front runner With Alonso's luck it is almost guaranteed that they will be better ...

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Daniel Ricciardo has until September to take up his option with McLaren for 2023. This means Ricciardo has one month to find another team before putting his future in McLaren's hands... Does that means it's up to Ricciardo to decide to stay or leave ? If so, he'd better decide to stay. Or he'll get...

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Where will Piastri end next year ? 1- Alpine endurance racing seat 2- McLaren racing seat 3- Latifi's racing seat at Willliams 5- Indycar racing seat 4- Simulator seat anywhere 6- Bus driver seat in Sidney 7- Simulator seat at the bus factory PS : the first time since many many years that I want to ...

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JN23 wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 03, 2022 11:00 am
Williams are making an announcement at 3pm today. My guess is that they’ve extended Albon for another year?

They surely will announce Piastri for 2023...

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Is it also in the strategy calls that Sainz’s pitstops are too often slow stops? I find the country game too easy ”oh they are both spaniards so they must be conspiring together”, even more so as A) Strategy is/should be a team game and B) they are generally underwhelming for both drivers. I find t...

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On a side note, may I say that a lot of my fellow forumers are massively underestimating Ocon ?

Harpo

Is Piastri burning his ship before even getting on board ? Even Alonso is not that fast. If he ever gets a F1 seat next year, he better be astounding from day one. It's too bad for him. If I was at the head of Alpine, I would sideline Alonso till 31st of december and put the reserve driver in the ca...

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It's believed Piastri's contract with Alpine expired on 31st July. Alpine wanted Alonso to renew for 1 yr as a "seat-warmer" of sorts for Piastri who would join in 24'. Alonso is savage because Alonso announced his Aston Martin move the very next day..... 8) When Alpine told Alonso had his napkin r...

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UnlikeUday wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 02, 2022 4:27 pm
Piastri joins Alpine - official.

Looks like it was "official" as soon as Alonso's move was known...

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Just like Schumacher got a WDC in 1994 and won his first WDC in 1995, Verstappen got one in 2021 and will win his first in 2022...

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Paolo_Lasardi wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:40 am

pokerman wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:35 am

Paolo_Lasardi wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:11 am
I would rather like to see new talent on the grid.
You are, Piastri is basically replacing Vettel.
I would rather see two new talents.

Alonso is every year a new talent !

Harpo

Not surprised, but horrible news to wake up to. There was something clearly not right at Alpine with Alonso. Either Alonso saw it coming, or was pushed out. It's certainly simpler : If he had a 2 or more years offer from Aston Martin, asked Alpine to align themselves with the length of the AM propo...

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The 2 cars are so evenly matched we should have a cracking championship on our hands. But it looks like the only way Ferrari will prevent RB from winning this year is if they gift the F1-75 blueprints to Mercedes. Vowles has made plenty of mistakes over the years, no guarantees there. RB are a cut ...

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Just one question now that another championship is thrown into the bin : When does Binotto (and a good part of the race staff) follow the championship ? Not going to happen as Binotto is the brain behind the engine resurgence. Of course they won't throw him into the bin. He is not the one in charge...

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Just one question now that another championship is thrown into the bin : When does Binotto (and a good part of the race staff) follow the championship ?

Harpo

Only 2 drivers make sense, Aston Millar and Matt Martin...

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Fair point but in my mind it amounts to the same thing - it's clear the Championship is possible and Leclerc is carrying that during the race - whether the issues are in the cockpit or on the the pit wall. I do think there's a perception that he is error prone when as you say, more points have been...

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Mercedes-Benz wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 27, 2022 2:17 am

UnlikeUday wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:27 am
Rain is forecasted for Saturday & Sunday.
lol Ferrari need a normal weekend. In dry they can get 1-2 here but if it is damp or wet then anything can happen.

A normal week-end for Ferrari is one that ends badly. They need an exceptional one, I'd say.

Harpo

:( Hoping France was just a blip.... In my opinion the pressure on Leclerc, if it ever was the reason of his French GP blunder, is not coming from "the stress of a potential WDC", but from the "stress of having to make do with all the points evaporated because of Ferrari's management"... Fair point...

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Russell and Norris are I think at a very similar level - and always have been. Where they are in relation to the "big 3" I don't know. For me, Max and Lewis are still out front because they have proven this time and time again - there are no question marks. Leclerc this year is starting to do the s...

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Russell and Norris are I think at a very similar level - and always have been. Where they are in relation to the "big 3" I don't know. For me, Max and Lewis are still out front because they have proven this time and time again - there are no question marks. Leclerc this year is starting to do the s...

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Obviously a handful of Hamilton followers, eager for settling Russell's case, mistook this poll for the French GP teammate wars poll...

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The races Leclerc didn't finish by his own fault at the place he should have reached (Imola 6th instead of 3rd or 2nd, France DNF instead of 2nd or 1st) are not enough to consider he is "dropping the ball". All the other points lost are attributable to Ferrari (stupid strategies and engine failures)...

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Is it only on PF1 forum that Sainz is not driver of day (of the day... qualifications took place on another day) when he is the only one deserving it ?

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Has anyone seen a plausible suggestion from Ferrari on their strategy in in France? How on earth did that make sense? If you get a plausible suggestion for any Ferrari strategy since Binotto is at the helm (though I suppose he is not the only "stragegist" involved), please let us know... Exchanges ...

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