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- Sun May 09, 2021 4:08 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 244
- Views: 24465
Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
The sad irony is that Bottas put up more of a fight this week when asked to let Hamilton by than he did last week when it was a genuine scrap for the lead.
- Sun May 09, 2021 3:45 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 244
- Views: 24465
Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
On a human level I can understand frustration on the part of Bottas. This could be his final chance to become a world champion, but it's slipping away fast. His qualifying pace is very respectable but whenever Hamilton outqualifies him, it seems to make him vulnerable to a 'Formula 1.5' car at the s...
- Sun May 09, 2021 3:17 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 244
- Views: 24465
Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
About as good as a Spanish Grand Prix as you are ever really likely to get in the dry at least. Very much a 2020 race really despite the similarities to Hungary 2019 with Mercedes looking the quicker and being able to dictate the strategy due to having two cars in the same pit window. It seemed like...
- Sat May 08, 2021 10:54 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 155
- Views: 16355
Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
The only thing that might rescue Mazepin from picking up race bans this season is the fact that car and driver are too slow to be regularly involved in wheel to wheel racing.
- Sat May 08, 2021 3:47 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 155
- Views: 16355
Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Did i just hear Tsunoda insinuating that his car may not be the same as Gasly!?... Oh boy...this guy has some nerves You heard correct. The basic understanding I took away from his comments is he suggested the team is giving him an inferior car setup & the errors are really not his fault. I think h...
- Sat May 08, 2021 3:44 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: FEEDBACK THREAD
- Replies: 3980
- Views: 1585983
Re: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
I can't believe the spamming troll hasn't been booted out yet but it is what it is I guess. An interesting qualifying session but brutal for Perez. Mercedes will again have two cars to attack with while Red Bull will almost certainly have only one in contention.
- Sat May 08, 2021 3:35 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Lewis Hamilton - 100 Poles Milestone Thread
- Replies: 59
- Views: 6927
Re: Lewis Hamilton - 100 Poles Milestone Thread
I never thought we'd see a driver achieve 100 poles, a quite remarkable achievement. It's difficult to compare him to great qualifiers of the past due to the changes in qualifying format, but it's not bad for a driver who didn't see himself as a guy who puts it on pole after he secured his first F1 ...
- Mon May 03, 2021 11:33 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Portugal 2021
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3280
Re: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Portugal 2021
This is very clear cut this time. I could only imagine there being even a hint of debate about Alpine and Aston Martin.
- Mon May 03, 2021 10:52 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Portugal Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 219
- Views: 22472
Re: 2021 Portugal Grand Prix Race Thread
It hasn't been an ideal start but it's early days. I remember some pretty similar things being said about Leclerc three races into his F1 career.Schumacher forever#1 wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 9:51 amWhen will the 'best rookie in years' get in a good performance anyways? The guy is riddled with mistakes thus far.
- Sun May 02, 2021 8:59 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Portugal Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 219
- Views: 22472
Re: 2021 Portugal Grand Prix Race Thread
That one had excitement of course but felt a bit more like an early 2020 race in that Mercedes looked that bit faster.Red Bull seemed to have some very surface specific difficulties though but they weren't a million miles off the pace. The fastest lap shenanigans were a bit undignified really on thi...
- Sun May 02, 2021 8:53 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Portugal Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 219
- Views: 22472
Re: 2021 Portugal Grand Prix Race Thread
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 406
- Views: 32308
Re: 2021 Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread
The first time two British drivers have been on the podium since Hamilton and Button at China 2012 apparently. Raikkonen has picked up some bizarre penalties since he joined Alfa.
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:27 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 406
- Views: 32308
Re: 2021 Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread
What a race that was. Verstappen flirted with disaster, while Hamilton was engaged in some serious heavy petting with it. Hamilton especially got away with one there. In the second race of the season in what looks set to be a hell of a battle, you can't be throwing away 18/19 points on the off chanc...
- Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:55 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 271
- Views: 28703
Re: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
The importance of having that other driver in contention really showed even though that botched Bottas pit stop stopped Mercedes reaping the full benefit. Pitting Bottas to threaten a second undercut stopped Verstappen getting an even bigger tyre offset from the very first stint where Max could sure...
- Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:34 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 271
- Views: 28703
Re: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
What an opener that was. Having races that aren't an absolutely nailed on one stopper helps enormously, but not as much as having a genuinely competitive fight between two teams. Early on last season, Verstappen would have been pretty satisfied with this result, but not now. The Red Bull isn't just ...
- Sun Mar 28, 2021 1:49 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 271
- Views: 28703
Re: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
The soft compound starters might well get saved by an early safety car. This already feels like a big race for Bottas so early in the season. A very competitive Red Bull is disastrous for him if he lags behind Hamilton in the first three races or so. It would possibly see him relegated to a support ...
- Sat Mar 27, 2021 7:20 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 237
- Views: 25199
Re: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
This will be difficult for Sainz and Tsunoda to swallow as both had looked quick this weekend but didn't produce laps when it really mattered. That's a whole lot better than being slow all weekend though. Perez being down in 11th really isn't ideal. Perhaps Red Bull should have had him on softs anyw...
- Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:26 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 237
- Views: 25199
Re: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
I have been trying not to get my hopes up about this Red Bull pace, but I think we can now start to get excited. Not so much that it's Red Bull or anything just that there is a challenge on.
- Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:43 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Murray Walker dies aged 97.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3361
Re: Murray Walker dies aged 97.
Very sad. Just an amazing commentator with an infectious level of enthusiasm for Motorsport. Not just the greatest Motorsport commentator of all time, but one of the greatest commentators in any sport. His excitement at key moments never sounded feigned.
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 1:28 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton signs for Mercedes
- Replies: 97
- Views: 8418
Re: Hamilton signs for Mercedes
So, Russell, Bottas and Hamilton all have contracts ending at the end of the upcoming season. Well done Mercedes for being very much on control of things for 2022. It looks bad when you put it like that, but something utterly extraordinary would have to happen to have two or even all three of those...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:55 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton signs for Mercedes
- Replies: 97
- Views: 8418
Re: Hamilton signs for Mercedes
A one year deal gives all parties a certain amount of flexibility. While having both drivers out of contract at the end of the coming season seems risky, they have Russell as a sure thing and they won't exactly be short of drivers willing to take a Merc seat. It now seems a near certainty that Georg...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:29 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Which drivers will we see full-time in F1 again?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3203
Re: Which drivers won't we see full-time in F1 again?
<t>I think Albon will probably end up back at Alpha Tauri at some point. He looks by far the most likely to get back into F1 full time. There's still an outside chance for Hulkenberg most likely back at Williams for 2022. <br/> <br/> I can't even imagine any of the others coming back. There are some...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:50 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: US election - prediction
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40755
Re: US election - prediction
Even taking away what happened at the capitol, there is absolutely no comparison. Trump pressured the Georgia secretary of state to "find him" 11,000+ votes. He tried to force the Vice President to throw out the Electoral college votes despite not having the constitutional power to do so. He has fi...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:48 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: US election - prediction
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40755
Re: US election - prediction
Hold on. Didn't we just go through 4 yrs of the Democrat's, their backers & supporters, all propped up by a hyper partisan mass & social media, constantly, day in day out, doing everything they could to undermine the validity of a government who also won a free & fair election? Ukraine Gate ? Russi...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:37 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: US election - prediction
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40755
Re: US election - prediction
[quote="Jezza13 " post_id=835566 time=1610103497 user_id=15002] [quote="Alienturnedhuman " post_id=835563 time=1610097329 user_id=2135] [quote="Jezza13 " post_id=835558 time=1610069310 user_id=15002] [quote="Banana Man " post_id=835556 time=1610053639 user_id=14845] I don't. They lost a free and fai...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 7:02 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: US election - prediction
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40755
Re: US election - prediction
I do sympathise a little with the protestors yesterday, and those who are generally against a Democratic party in what may be a term in which the party controls both the Senate and Congress . Looking at the outside in, I see America as the land of the free - where people are permitted to live their...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:08 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: US election - prediction
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40755
Re: US election - prediction
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 hap...
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:34 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: US election - prediction
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40755
Re: US election - prediction
Utterly disgraceful scenes. The legal challenges have been comically inept, and the allegations completely laughable. The consequences however are no laughing matter. A woman has apparently been shot and is in critical condition. Those Banana Republicans who have backed this brazen coup attempt shou...
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:56 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread
- Replies: 5307
- Views: 1365673
Re: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread
So, in short - he has demonstrated his talent in a lesser car. Well, lesser by some very lofty standards. Hamilton has never spent a season in a car incapable of winning a race on merit -- something that precious few other WDCs can say. The stats bear that out. Hamilton has won at least one race ev...
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:22 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: US election - prediction
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40755
Re: US election - prediction
2 Republicans die and go to heaven.
They ask God if he'd answer one question.
"Of course," God says.
They ask how the Democrats rigged the election in 2020.
"It wasn't rigged," God replied.
Republicans look at one another and say, "This conspiracy goes higher than we thought!
They ask God if he'd answer one question.
"Of course," God says.
They ask how the Democrats rigged the election in 2020.
"It wasn't rigged," God replied.
Republicans look at one another and say, "This conspiracy goes higher than we thought!
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:49 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2021 - Exciting lineup & intra-team battles!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3596
Re: 2021 - Exciting lineup & intra-team battles!
There are some interesting little subplots here. Perez and Sainz, two drivers seen as midfield generals have chances to prove they can be more than that. Carlos Sainz had it all his own way at McLaren really. The team had pitifully low expectations when he arrived and he was up against a rookie team...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:12 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Rare, Funny & Interesting F1 Pictures
- Replies: 1869
- Views: 889264
Re: Rare, Funny & Interesting F1 Pictures
None of them are going to be able to get a clean lap in with so little time left in the session.JN23 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 3:04 pmJust seen this on Reddit. Baku turn one at night when there is no Grand Prix happening:
https://amp.reddit.com/r/formula1/comme ... ssion=true
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:09 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread
- Replies: 5307
- Views: 1365673
Re: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread
It's very likely that Hamilton's tax situation was looked into by HMRC before giving him the honour. David Beckham was rumoured to have missed out on a knighthood because of a tax dodging scheme.
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:06 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is Mercedes unbeatable?
- Replies: 104
- Views: 17503
Re: Is Mercedes unbeatable?
The turbo hybrid era has certainly been tough for Mercedes rivals. Ferrari and Red Bull have 17 wins each over these 7 seasons. There have only been two seasons in that period where it even looked remotely likely that we could see a non Merc world champion. Before this era, Ferrari had 20 consecutiv...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:06 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread
- Replies: 5307
- Views: 1365673
Re: The Official Lewis Hamilton thread
Also, I'd like to start an official petition to get Lewis Hamilton to go by Carl Davidson just so we can have a different World Champion in 2021. Who's with me... I'm hearing a seat has opened up at Haas. Go on Lewis, you know you want to! Please don't! I'm still recovering from when some thought S...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:45 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Most underrated driver 2000-2020
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5321
Re: Most underrated driver 2000-2020
Fisichella definitely deserves a mention. He produced some eye catching drives even before the qualification period in this thread and looked excellent at times to the point where after Hakkinen retired and before Raikkonen and Alonso really came to prominence, some considered him to be the second b...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 6:33 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Nikita Mazepin social media video incident
- Replies: 156
- Views: 23365
Re: Nikita Mazepin social media video incident
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'...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:59 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Nikita Mazepin social media video incident
- Replies: 156
- Views: 23365
Re: Nikita Mazepin social media video incident
Yep I tend to agree with you. Also 'Cancel Culture' is just a buzz word much like 'Virtue Signaling', sometimes it's justified and sometimes it's sanctimonious as Black_Flag_11 suggests. IMO, 'Cancel Culture' is mostly a term used by those who wish for a return to the days when a company or a perso...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:29 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread
- Replies: 5307
- Views: 1365673
Re: The Official Lewis Hamilton thread
Ah. What an unfortunate result for Tyson Fury. He was hoping to not see an official vote reveal to him how he isn't quite the People's Champion after all. LOL. (And I'll be rooting for Fury vs Joshua when it happens.) Basically the opposite for me. As much of a kn*b head as Fury can be, and he has ...
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 12:57 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Curious Case Of Jacques Villeneuve.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4702
Re: The Curious Case Of Jacques Villeneuve.
I've seen it theorised that Jacques lost his edge after the Melbourne crash in 2001 that killed a marshall. It's difficult to know for sure with that sort of thing. Even so, he is probably one of the weakest world champions. One time champs like Farina, Alan Jones, Denny Hulme, Mansell, Damon Hill, ...