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by Lt. Drebin
Thu Jul 25, 2019 12:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 German Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 168
Views: 33000

Re: 2019 German Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Thanks for sharing Unlikeday,

With the effort I am actually not impressed. What, an old logo and inscription in the old fonts, change half of the car in white, and that's it? I have not seen a stunning livery in F1 for ages.

I hope it will not glow on the TV screen.
by Lt. Drebin
Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:04 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Where would you like to see Vettel in 2020?
Replies: 49
Views: 12847

Re: Where would you like to see Vettel in 2020?

In Bahrain, the car broke, so it was not good enough or capable. In Baku, very questionable to judge according to FP's, surely Leclerc was not good enough to keep away from barriers and Mercedes had party mode anyway. In Canada, the stewards had their say and Vettel while won, lost at the F1 office...
by Lt. Drebin
Thu Jul 25, 2019 9:40 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 German Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 168
Views: 33000

Re: 2019 German Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Chance of a wet one. An opportunity for Vettel to exorcise his demons? I'm guessing that will be the last thing that Vettel wants to see? :thumbup: :nod: I don't think that Ferrari has an even amount of downforce compared to Mercedes, so I guess it's an old sickness of Ferrari's car in general. But...
by Lt. Drebin
Thu Jul 25, 2019 9:35 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Where would you like to see Vettel in 2020?
Replies: 49
Views: 12847

Re: Where would you like to see Vettel in 2020?

In Bahrain, the car broke, so it was not good enough or capable. In Baku, very questionable to judge according to FP's, surely Leclerc was not good enough to keep away from barriers and Mercedes had party mode anyway. In Canada, the stewards had their say and Vettel while won, lost at the F1 office...
by Lt. Drebin
Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:08 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Where would you like to see Vettel in 2020?
Replies: 49
Views: 12847

Re: Where would you like to see Vettel in 2020?

Yeah, it's because those guys around think he is finished. Not in the least. Seems like they are taking advantage of the situation he has with uncompetitive car. Are you saying Vettel has an uncompetitive car? Yeah I thought it was an interesting observation. They've been a hairs breadth away from ...
by Lt. Drebin
Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Where would you like to see Vettel in 2020?
Replies: 49
Views: 12847

Re: Where would you like to see Vettel in 2020?

You do realize that his contract is not up until AFTER next season, don't you? He won't be driving for another F1 team next year and I can't see him in Indycar or WEC either. I think he's going to be at Ferrari and that's where I would like him to be. Win or lose, he should finish out this era with...
by Lt. Drebin
Wed Jul 24, 2019 12:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Where would you like to see Vettel in 2020?
Replies: 49
Views: 12847

Re: Where would you like to see Vettel in 2020?

You do realize that his contract is not up until AFTER next season, don't you? He won't be driving for another F1 team next year and I can't see him in Indycar or WEC either. I think he's going to be at Ferrari and that's where I would like him to be. Win or lose, he should finish out this era with...
by Lt. Drebin
Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Vettel finished?
Replies: 211
Views: 39600

Re: Is Vettel finished?

The guy got a pole and won in Canada, only for some inept dudes to take that away from him, and now, six weeks after, he is finished? I guess you missed the bit about that race having yet another mistake by Vettel, he shouldn't have given the stewards the problem of whether to penalise him or not. ...
by Lt. Drebin
Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:38 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Vettel finished?
Replies: 211
Views: 39600

Re: Is Vettel finished?

The guy got a pole and won in Canada, only for some inept dudes to take that away from him, and now, six weeks after, he is finished? I guess you missed the bit about that race having yet another mistake by Vettel, he shouldn't have given the stewards the problem of whether to penalise him or not. ...
by Lt. Drebin
Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:53 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Vettel finished?
Replies: 211
Views: 39600

Re: Is Vettel finished?

I will continue to attest to my controversial opinion that Vettel has never really been an elite quality driver. Did you ever consider his record-breaking nine straight victories in 2013 as of any importance or not? Hamilton was never able to do anything close to that, not even in the highly domina...
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jul 14, 2019 10:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Vettel finished?
Replies: 211
Views: 39600

Re: Is Vettel finished?

The guy got a pole and won in Canada, only for some inept dudes to take that away from him, and now, six weeks after, he is finished?
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jul 14, 2019 6:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 399
Views: 73063

Re: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread

Don't be sarcastic. Bianchi killed himself by going fast in the yellow zone, hate to say but its so, and the rain played a big role in his slide. There was no rain today, and section is pretty straightforward with breaking zone to put the speed down anyway. That is bordering offensive! He didn't ki...
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jul 14, 2019 4:00 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 399
Views: 73063

Re: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread

Had they left it, either Max or Seb would have hit it. So no, it was safer to remove the car. Although VSC would have been fairer. I don't know why they can't shut the pitlane under VSC? Just a yellow flag on that corner, and ahead of it, would have do it. There was nothing on the racetrack itself....
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jul 14, 2019 3:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 399
Views: 73063

Re: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread

OK so they still aren't even lined up and the car has been cleared. So why on earth was it not dealt with under the VSC! Why not just leave the car there in the first place? It's not in a dangerous place; the only thing that makes its place dangerous is retrieving it. Since there's no reason for do...
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jul 14, 2019 2:56 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 399
Views: 73063

Re: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread

pokerman wrote:Bottas only had Hamilton covered because it's so difficult to pass, in raceable cars Hamilton would have won easily as he showed by setting fastest lap on tyres much slower than Bottas had on.
How on earth was Bottas in front of Hamilton, then? Because he is slow?
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jul 14, 2019 2:47 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 399
Views: 73063

Re: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread

Solid 7/10 for a race itself, but much damaged by the amazingly bad TV directing. Bottas again lacking luck, Hamilton taking all of it. Vettel, well, what to say, hope he does better next time. Max and Charles are the future of the sports. Gasly finally doing good. At the back, Mclaren showing Rena...
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jul 14, 2019 2:46 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 399
Views: 73063

Re: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread

And someone should have shown that guy with the flag how to wave it correctly. He looked like he does not know what he is doing.
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jul 14, 2019 2:43 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 399
Views: 73063

Re: 2019 British Grand Prix Race Thread

Solid 7/10 for a race itself, but much damaged by the amazingly bad TV directing. Bottas again lacking luck, Hamilton taking all of it. Vettel, well, what to say, hope he does better next time. Max and Charles are the future of the sports. Gasly finally doing good. At the back, Mclaren showing Renau...
by Lt. Drebin
Fri Jul 12, 2019 5:20 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 British Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 108
Views: 26044

Re: 2019 British Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Threa

Kubica beating Russell, Gasly beating Verstappen. Nice news, congrats to both.
by Lt. Drebin
Wed Jul 10, 2019 5:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Worst drivers so far this season? 2019
Replies: 65
Views: 17333

Re: Worst drivers so far this season? 2019

Todd wrote:I just read an article stating that Gasly will now be using Verstappen's setup as a baseline. How is this possibly something that they're only trying now?
Yes, seems that they are coming very late to this decision.
by Lt. Drebin
Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:46 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Should Verstappen get a penalty for his overtake on Leclerc?
Replies: 393
Views: 87098

Re: Should Verstappen get a penalty for his overtake on LeCl

Even if I am siding here with Verstappen, it looks like that he profited from the harsh penalty given to Vettel.
by Lt. Drebin
Tue Jul 02, 2019 2:20 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Worst drivers so far this season? 2019
Replies: 65
Views: 17333

Re: Worst drivers so far this season? 2019

I see some people mentioning Vettel. The guy has won in Canada, only to be stripped of a victory by the bastewards. More often than not, he seems to be the faster guy compared to Leclerc. He was even gaining on him in Austria.
by Lt. Drebin
Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:15 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Worst drivers so far this season? 2019
Replies: 65
Views: 17333

Re: Worst drivers so far this season? 2019

Sorry to say, he has been on for a very bad ride in his life, but it's Kubica. Gasly is also there, as well as Giovinazzi. I will not place Magnussen there at all, the guy was 5th in the qualy and occasionally lands a solid drive when the car allows. Don't be fooled by the present HAAS problems with...
by Lt. Drebin
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:24 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Austria 2019: Did Ferrari/LEC lose it or Red Bull/VER win it
Replies: 20
Views: 5858

Re: Austria 2019: Did Ferrari/LEC lose it or Red Bull/VER wi

Ferrari lost it - yes, because they were unaware of the Max danger, and did tell Charles to push and build a gap. Leclerc lost it - yes, his defending was girlish, just sitting there on his line doing nothing. No aggression, not even a slight attempt to keep Max back. Red Bull won it - yes, they had...
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:13 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 362
Views: 67108

Re: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread

shoot999 wrote:And I think Leclerc believes he has the measure of Vettel at Ferrari.
I don't think that he can think that way. Vettel was in more races better than him.
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Should Verstappen get a penalty for his overtake on Leclerc?
Replies: 393
Views: 87098

Re: Should Verstappen get a penalty for his overtake on LeCl

There is an entire generation of F1 fans brainwashed to think that every little incident needs to be penalized. True. Yet the worst part is that the younger drivers tend to cry "foul". Hamilton did it in Canada, Norris today and Leclerc after him. Pussycats, crybabies. But at the end of the day, ev...
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jun 30, 2019 3:54 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 362
Views: 67108

Re: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread

The meeting of Max with the FIA inquisition is at 18:00 CET (in six minutes).
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jun 30, 2019 3:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 362
Views: 67108

Re: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread

Just a few thoughts: - Hard to remember race as good as this one in years. Spectacular comeback by Verstappen, incredible, don't remember seeing this in recent times. - Vettel lost the podium by the bellow amateur level handling of the team. - Amazingly bad decision to punish Magnussen for what look...
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jun 30, 2019 3:14 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 362
Views: 67108

Re: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread

The race was 10/10. If the stewards touch the result it will fall down to 1/10. At what point does it become ok to penalise a driver for race winning decision then? If he piledriveres him off the track with a stupid dive down the inside would that still be okay? Max stayed on the track, had inside ...
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 362
Views: 67108

Re: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread

The race was 10/10.

If the stewards touch the result it will fall down to 1/10.
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:40 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 362
Views: 67108

Re: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread

Asphalt_World wrote:Well, the stewards were able to give a penalty for a final lap incident on the slowing down lap. That's the kind of quick thinking we need. Are the the same as those who decide on F1?
F3, you want to be more spectacle than F1? That's a 5 second penalty for you. :lol:
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:13 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 362
Views: 67108

Re: 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread

How bad is the state of F1 when the main talk for several races are the legal matters, not racing, engines, track, drivers.
by Lt. Drebin
Fri Jun 28, 2019 3:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Bad runs from great drivers
Replies: 40
Views: 11431

Re: Bad runs from great drivers

That 1980 spotted some of the most beautiful F1 cars ever, and became known as well for the dawn of the great pilots: Andretti, Fittipaldi, Scheckter, all of them had abysmal season. Reutemann and Watson too, for their standards.
by Lt. Drebin
Tue Jun 25, 2019 11:35 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Who should replace Bottas at Merc
Replies: 67
Views: 18288

Re: Who should replace Bottas at Merc

Pascal Wehrlein.
by Lt. Drebin
Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Anyone have any radical ideas to fix F1?
Replies: 463
Views: 120053

Re: Anyone have any radical ideas to fix F1?

One of the hopes is that big sponsors will start leaving F1, and induce a crisis after which F1 will get back to its roots. However, I don't see any hint of that.
by Lt. Drebin
Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Anyone have any radical ideas to fix F1?
Replies: 463
Views: 120053

Re: Anyone have any radical ideas to fix F1?

One of the problems is that F1 has become very slow in solving their own problems. For example, last year was the first French GP at Paul Ricard after a long time. As the race came closer, the idea emerged that it would be better to remove the chicane. The late Charlie Whiting said, that's not possi...
by Lt. Drebin
Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:49 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread
Replies: 5307
Views: 1349610

Re: The Official Lewis Hamilton thread

Wow Hamilton keeps getting better. Best driver on the grid and one of the greatest of all time, surely. He ticks all the boxes apart from one. And like Schumacher he has no control over that one. Hunt/Lauda ; Senna/Prost. Hamilton/???? Not sure I'm following shoot999. Were Lauda/Hunt ever team mate...
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jun 23, 2019 8:15 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2019 French Grand Prix
Replies: 41
Views: 10715

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2019 French Grand Prix

I am glad to see Stroll currently seventh in the standings. He finally gets some recognition.
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jun 23, 2019 7:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 French Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 229
Views: 50446

Re: 2019 French Grand Prix Race Thread

Hamilton has an opinion about Ricciardo penalties: https://www.gpfans.com/en/articles/41303/hamilton-on-ricciardo-incident-that-s-not-a-penalty/ Hamilton then came out in defence of Ricciardo, a move made all the more intriguing as the Mercedes man seemed resolute in his opinion that Sebastian Vette...
by Lt. Drebin
Sun Jun 23, 2019 6:04 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2019 French Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 229
Views: 50446

Re: 2019 French Grand Prix Race Thread

I just don't know why is Ricciardo upset about the penalties. He was so clearly out of track in both cases.