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by Covalent
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.
Replies: 2029
Views: 137390

Re: Michael Masi. 1 Year on.

this puts 2021 AD into a new perspective FIA president being investigated for interfering with race result https://www.planetf1.com/news/fia-president-mohammed-ben-sulayem-investgiated-race-result Well he did slam the 2008 Renault F1 car in the wall in the same manner that Piquet did. So it's obvio...
by Covalent
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:00 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 323
Views: 16862

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

Jezza13 wrote:
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:06 am
Covalent wrote:
Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:04 am
JN23 wrote:
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:43 am
This might be our best chance of having an interesting title fight for a change. Assuming Mercedes doesn't develop the fastest car.
Is Max worth the Jos trouble though?
Yeah hopefully Jos realizes he's becoming baggage that harms his son's career.
by Covalent
Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:04 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 323
Views: 16862

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

JN23 wrote:
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:43 am
This might be our best chance of having an interesting title fight for a change. Assuming Mercedes doesn't develop the fastest car.
by Covalent
Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:59 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton Vs Teammates
Replies: 22
Views: 2152

Re: Hamilton Vs Teammates

Interesting data, thanks. Regarding Russell, I'm curious why the graph looks like George should be ahead, while your conclusion is that Lewis is (quite clearly) ahead?
by Covalent
Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 185
Views: 7738

Re: 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread

I'm looking forward to the first race, indeed, but I think you probably should have written >15, not really looking forward to that to be honest. It is looking close for the race for P2 today, Perez's school report probably says "must try harder", if he drops too far back I can see him being replac...
by Covalent
Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:44 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 181
Views: 8705

Re: 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Paolo_Lasardi wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:31 am
UnlikeUday wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:41 am
Some interesting scenes from the paddock:

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Very interesting.
:lol:
by Covalent
Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:57 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Max vs Teammates
Replies: 58
Views: 4169

Re: Max vs Teammates

Shame Perez has missed Q3 so many times, I'm guessing that Max will not have been pushing as hard in Q2 (why should he?) so the comparison to Perez may be skewed if/when not only counting the time Perez did make it to Q3. Of course I could be wrong, maybe someone can check if the difference between...
by Covalent
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 452
Views: 27854

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

The ones who were already convinced he was guilty (of... something?) will be so still, and accuse them of covering it up.
by Covalent
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Max vs Teammates
Replies: 58
Views: 4169

Re: Max vs Teammates

Shame Perez has missed Q3 so many times, I'm guessing that Max will not have been pushing as hard in Q2 (why should he?) so the comparison to Perez may be skewed if/when not only counting the time Perez did make it to Q3. Of course I could be wrong, maybe someone can check if the difference between ...
by Covalent
Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:08 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 1521
Views: 163893

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

JN23 wrote:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:04 pm
Covalent wrote:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:24 pm
My F1tv subscription price went up from €30 to €140.
Yikes! Is that like for like subscription and nothing different?
Should be like for like. 140 is still decent all things considered (and comparing to any alternatives I have) but the increase in percentage is quite dramatic nonetheless.
by Covalent
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 1521
Views: 163893

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

My F1tv subscription price went up from €30 to €140.
by Covalent
Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 F1 Pre-Season Testing Thread
Replies: 124
Views: 8868

Re: 2024 F1 Pre-Season Testing Thread

FormulaFun wrote:
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:18 pm
Those cooling pillars that run down the body of the Red Bull are HUGE
I'm struggling to not pronounce this like Trump would.
by Covalent
Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 F1 Pre-Season Testing Thread
Replies: 124
Views: 8868

Re: 2024 F1 Pre-Season Testing Thread

Are you there Unlike?
by Covalent
Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Boy/Girl is bit special
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: The Boy/Girl is bit special

Yeah Taponen has been the best driver on show which was a surprise after how dominant Barnard was in the initial races. Don't know how much of that is down to the car though. Even then I thought he showed a pace advantage over Stenshorne for the time they were teammates Yes the difference between t...
by Covalent
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Boy/Girl is bit special
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: The Boy/Girl is bit special

Yeah Taponen has been the best driver on show which was a surprise after how dominant Barnard was in the initial races. Don't know how much of that is down to the car though. Even then I thought he showed a pace advantage over Stenshorne for the time they were teammates Yes the difference between t...
by Covalent
Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Boy/Girl is bit special
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: The Boy/Girl is bit special

Yeah Taponen has been the best driver on show which was a surprise after how dominant Barnard was in the initial races. Don't know how much of that is down to the car though. Even then I thought he showed a pace advantage over Stenshorne for the time they were teammates Yes the difference between t...
by Covalent
Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:06 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Boy/Girl is bit special
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: The Boy/Girl is bit special

mikeyg123 wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:37 pm
Covalent wrote:
Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:16 pm
Taponen just won the FRMEC championship (rookie and proper) with two races to spare :thumbup:
It's about time we had the next Fin show himself.
Indeed.
by Covalent
Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Boy/Girl is bit special
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: The Boy/Girl is bit special

Taponen just won the FRMEC championship (rookie and proper) with two races to spare :thumbup:
by Covalent
Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:11 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
Replies: 472
Views: 21224

Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season

Not really important but that transcript that is referred to as ‘an interview in 2015’ isn’t actually an interview from 2015. Matt Bishop did an article recently in which he recounted a conversation he had with Lewis in 2015 (the conversation you can see in the tweet) which he had not previously sh...
by Covalent
Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Car Launch Thread
Replies: 17
Views: 751

Re: 2024 Car Launch Thread

Strider wrote:
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:57 pm
See quite a few cars have been launched but we don't seem to have a thread for it yet - where is UnlikeUday with the pictures and the launch thread? :D
Similar to Perez it seems like UnlikeUday is underperforming ;)

Sadly this is another example of the slow dying of discussion forums.
by Covalent
Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:33 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
Replies: 472
Views: 21224

Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season

Hamilton's move to Ferrari wasn't a sudden quick decision... 1756960262966358485 Well it's not like Fernando could have known that. https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/a-great-way-to-end-my-f1-career-when-hamilton-revealed-his-ferrari-plan/ Matt Bishop: "Soon he and I foun...
by Covalent
Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:48 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 452
Views: 27854

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

I don't buy the Verstappen's being the masterminds behind all this, why rock the boat that's doing all the winning? That said, it smells of something larger going on behind the curtains and not just some disgruntled employee. I agree with this sentiment. Even of Jos Verstappen held a grudge against...
by Covalent
Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:38 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
Replies: 452
Views: 27854

Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread

I don't buy the Verstappen's being the masterminds behind all this, why rock the boat that's doing all the winning? That said, it smells of something larger going on behind the curtains and not just some disgruntled employee.
by Covalent
Fri Feb 09, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)
Replies: 336
Views: 30612

Re: The 100 Greatest of All Time (Update)

So here goes - Remember this is just a bit of fun. We can quibble with odd positions (I swap certain names around regularly) but I'll be interested to here if anyone thinks I've got anything way out and will use contributions to reassess my list. Here we go again... 1 - Michael Schumacher 3 - Juan ...
by Covalent
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:33 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Boy/Girl is bit special
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: The Boy/Girl is bit special

Could Antonelli suffer Vandoorne's fate if he's fast tracked to F1? Has someone followed both of their junior careers and can comment how they compare? IIRC Vandoorne was not nearly as young as Antonelli would be next year.
by Covalent
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 1521
Views: 163893

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

Couldn't they use the Q1 results as the starting order of the sprint? That way they could still have two practice sessions.

Friday: FP1, FP2
Saturday: Qualifying, sprint shootout
Sunday: GP
by Covalent
Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:05 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: FEEDBACK THREAD
Replies: 3980
Views: 1568813

Re: FEEDBACK THREAD

As someone who's colorblind, I've struggled for years to follow who said what in nested quotes as I found it real difficult to differentiate between the shades of the quotes. This is a brilliant change. So easy to see now. Thanks heaps. Yes kudos from another colour blind person :thumbup: The only ...
by Covalent
Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton vs Leclerc
Replies: 300
Views: 8608

Re: Hamilton vs Leclerc

I have always felt Leclerc is a bit overrated and wouldn't count out Lewis on either Saturdays or Sundays, of course it's hard to estimate how long it will take for him to adapt to the new car.
Voted Equal on Sat and Sun but early in the season Leclerc should have the advantage.
by Covalent
Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:26 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
Replies: 472
Views: 21224

Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season

When Hamilton joined Mercedes in 2013 many thought it was a bad move. I wonder if Hamilton has seen something we haven't or he has the confidence to turn things around. He's even getting some folks from Mercedes to Ferrari to help Ferrari reach the summit. Newey to Ferrari, you heard it here first.
by Covalent
Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:16 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
Replies: 472
Views: 21224

Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season

mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:10 pm
The money talk is pointless because we have know idea if Hamilton is being paid a billion dollars a year or if he's driving for a chocolate hob knob and a happy ending from Fred.

Anyone reporting anything on the subject is doing nothing but total guess work.
:lol:
by Covalent
Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:40 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season
Replies: 472
Views: 21224

Re: Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 Season

Alonso gobbled up Massa and Räikkönen without any trouble and quite honestly Vettel was far from an improvement as his successor at Ferrari. Hamilton lost out to Button and 2022 was also not great, all champions have had a few seasons hardly worth remembering. Edit: grammar. Massa who got beat by B...
by Covalent
Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Silly Season 2025
Replies: 664
Views: 24771

Re: Silly Season 2025

Alonso to Mercedes
Sainz to Red Bull
Perez and Antonelli (on loan) to Aston Martin
by Covalent
Fri Feb 02, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?
Replies: 323
Views: 16862

Re: So... who replaces Lewis at Mercedes?

Edit: Moved to silly season thread
by Covalent
Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Madrid then... Thoughts?
Replies: 33
Views: 5593

Re: Madrid then... Thoughts?

Monaco. Yes for historical value. Azerbaijan. Yes. Its the 2nd one. Singapore. Yes. 1st night race. Everything else. NO. in a 25 race season. Street tracks will be 25% of the entire season. This is not what f1 is about and gors against the entire deal of the sport. We may as well just bring in 2 or...
by Covalent
Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:52 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Boy/Girl is bit special
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: The Boy/Girl is bit special

I'm going to go with Tuukka Taponen, the finnish Ferrari Academy driver. Currently he leading the Formula Regional Middle East championship as a rookie, and after two rounds (six races) he's started stronger than Antonelli last year. This weekend (round two) he absolutely destroyed everyone else, be...
by Covalent
Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: FEEDBACK THREAD
Replies: 3980
Views: 1568813

Re: FEEDBACK THREAD

I noticed the colors, and had to do a double take since the first thing I saw highlighted in yellow was my post inside a nested quote! At first I thought it was calling me out specifically, but it certainly seems easy to differentiate the nested quotes to these young eyes. Yes the quote within the ...
by Covalent
Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:50 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: FEEDBACK THREAD
Replies: 3980
Views: 1568813

Re: FEEDBACK THREAD

I noticed the colors, and had to do a double take since the first thing I saw highlighted in yellow was my post inside a nested quote! At first I thought it was calling me out specifically, but it certainly seems easy to differentiate the nested quotes to these young eyes. Yes the quote within the ...
by Covalent
Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official Charles Leclerc Thread
Replies: 254
Views: 106677

Re: The Official Charles Leclerc Thread

tootsie323 wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 9:16 am
Covalent wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:32 am
You guys should introduce "meanian"® which would be the mean of the median and mean scores. :D
Would this meanian report to Gro..?
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by Covalent
Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official Charles Leclerc Thread
Replies: 254
Views: 106677

Re: The Official Charles Leclerc Thread

You guys should introduce "meanian"® which would be the mean of the median and mean scores. :D
by Covalent
Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:48 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Female Racing Drivers
Replies: 3320
Views: 713330

Re: Female Racing Drivers

Another all-female F4 Championship to launch this year . USA this time, by "Exclusive Racing", the people behind Formula Pro USA. Titled Formula Pro WRS, the plan is for a 6 weekend series of double-headers. It will use 2.0L, non-turbo 160HP Ligier F4 car. Aged 14+ but , and here's comes the eyebro...