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- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:09 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
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Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
The more the dust settles the less sure I am the stewards made the correct decision. Especially listening to comments from people like Hill. Trouble is Alonso faking a throttle problem shows that even he thought he was guilty of something. Makes it hard to mount a strident defence. I think what Alo...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
I don't think that has anything to do with it. Senna introduced the hard-nosed style racing as in "yield or we crash" and the sport was a lot less safe then. The baton was picked up by Schumacher before increased safety measures were introduced. The cars are much safer today of course and nobody wa...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:39 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
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Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
As little as possible, yes. Only when a driver clearly oversteps the mark should the Stewards intervene. Which quite frankly is the way it was in the 80s and the 90s before the nannies took over. Drivers were behaving differently. Braking unpredictably as well as moving unpredictably under braking ...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
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Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Fair enough. It is not okay to cheat on the track but it is fine to cheat off it. Gotcha! As for 2016, I have no problem with what Hamilton did, but then again I think a lot of on track actions are fine. What happened in 2021 has not changed my views at all, we should let the drivers race and whate...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:24 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
That is strange, 2009 did not happen on the track? Well, you could have fooled me. As for 2016, of course, it is Hamilton. 2009 on track Hamilton did absolutely nothing wrong, it was only later in the strwards room it became an issue. I think you know the difference. 2016 if you want to put that on...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:52 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
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Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
I think that brake testing and moving in braking zones should not be allowed. Fair enough, it is a valid stance in this discussion. I think unsettling another driver by lifting prematurely and putting down the throttle again should be part and parcel of a driver's arsenal. As for moving under braki...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 844
- Views: 36355
Re: Silly Season 2025
Marko doesn't have to sign for Mercedes for Verstappen to go there. clearly. at the moment there are all kinds of "reports" that Verstappen to Merc is a done deal. no way that has happened right now, for next year. how ugly do you think it gets if Jos tells RB his son wants out? I'm guessing it get...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 844
- Views: 36355
Re: Silly Season 2025
He can, Marko had the power to amend his contract with the consent of Verstappen, if Marko leaves then Verstappen can leave. marko just re upped. so he can’t sign with merc right now, as is being “reported” Marko doesn't have to sign for Mercedes for Verstappen to go there. clearly. at the moment t...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Im surprised parralells are being drawn between Hamilton and senna, schumi, verstappen. We learnt all we need to know about Lewis sportsmanship and whether or not he'd "cheat" to win during the last lap restart in 2021. He could have turned in on Max during the initial pass and then left his nose i...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:15 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Im surprised parralells are being drawn between Hamilton and senna, schumi, verstappen. We learnt all we need to know about Lewis sportsmanship and whether or not he'd "cheat" to win during the last lap restart in 2021. He could have turned in on Max during the initial pass and then left his nose i...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Im surprised parralells are being drawn between Hamilton and senna, schumi, verstappen. We learnt all we need to know about Lewis sportsmanship and whether or not he'd "cheat" to win during the last lap restart in 2021. He could have turned in on Max during the initial pass and then left his nose i...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:51 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
So how has the stewarding become political then in your view? Which decisions of the Stewards cannot be considered impartial but political in nature? There must be heaps of examples for you to take such a line without referring to a specific driver. Well, we recently learnt that the FIA president h...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:57 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Tell me that this is not targeted at Verstappen. “Something tells me, however, that Alonso wouldn't have raced as he did yesterday if stewards hadn't handed out free passes for political reasons in the past.” No, it is targeted at bad and political stewarding in the past. Remember when Alonso delib...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:34 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
It was clear I wasn’t talking about you personally. But perhaps it was not clear enough to you. Then the sense of your post remains a mystery. :lol: Maybe, you shouldn't answer to my post when you don't address my reasoning in any understandable way. Who is "us" and who is "them"? Why do you think ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:39 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Before it was Alonso and now it is Verstappen. It is not at all hard to see. Alonso was the villain for me? :lol: :lol: :lol: Next you call me a Vettel fan. You have no clue, really. But apparently you have a problem with consistent and measured reasoning. ;) It was clear I wasn’t talking about you...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:38 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
I like it how everything here gets framed in an us and them narrative. It is quite clear who you think the villain is. They should have punished him more! Who do you think is "us" and who is "them" here? Who do I think is the villain, according to your opinion, given that I want three different dri...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:26 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
From the FIA report . . . "This season, the FIA Formula 1 penalty guidelines, including for this breach have been reset and increased to a baseline of a 10s penalty." Can't really compare penalties this year to those in the (recent) past as the guidelines have been changed. Verstappen's transgressi...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:23 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Carlos Sainz Jr. Thread
- Replies: 244
- Views: 44366
Re: The Official Carlos Sainz Jr. Thread
No, I think his results would be worse. Russell is now outperforming Hamilton and that cannot be a good sign. If the car was far better perhaps Hamilton wouldn't be wasting Friday's on extreme set ups even then in the 2 races finished Hamilton was just 3 seconds and then 7 seconds behind Russell, t...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:17 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2440
Re: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024
So, Magnussen beats Hülkenberg in qualifying but falls behind him in the race because Hülkenberg pitted under VSC. Magnussen goes on to finish one place behind him. But Hülkenberg easily wins the TMW - okay ... ? I think that's probably a case of people not knowing that happened. :thumbup: ... and ...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:56 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 844
- Views: 36355
Re: Silly Season 2025
Looking at the ages posted by DOLO... The day Antonelli was born, Alonso was driving in the Friday free practice of the 2006 Turkish GP, which was the 14th race of the 18 race season where Alonso claimed his second WDC. As much as I like Alonso, I do think it is high time for him to retire. Obvious...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:51 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Carlos Sainz Jr. Thread
- Replies: 244
- Views: 44366
Re: The Official Carlos Sainz Jr. Thread
I said because of his age probably not, beyond that I don't really have a reference point. OK so you agree he's probably declined then. So why are you arguing against people saying exactly that? I would argue about the level of decline based on just 3 races, let's face it if Hamilton was beating Ru...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:25 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 844
- Views: 36355
Re: Silly Season 2025
As much as I like Alonso, I do think it is high time for him to retire.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:34 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 844
- Views: 36355
Re: Silly Season 2025
Come on then, let's have your predictions for 2025 Alpine: ? & ? Aston Martin: Stroll & ? Ferrari: Hamilton & Leclerc HAAS: ? & ? Mercedes: Russell & ? McLaren: Norris & Piastri Red Bull: Verstappen & ? Stake.Kick.Sauber WhatThreeWords F1: ? & ? Visa Cash Ap.. I'm sorry I just can't do it bring bac...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2440
Re: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024
Declaring a driver that didn't participate in the race winner against his team mate is making a mockery of this thread. These votes of sympathy will affect and thereby devalue the accumulated results of this thread throughout the season. I therefore suggest that Sargeant be removed as a voting poss...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:52 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2440
Re: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024
So, Magnussen beats Hülkenberg in qualifying but falls behind him in the race because Hülkenberg pitted under VSC. Magnussen goes on to finish one place behind him. But Hülkenberg easily wins the TMW - okay ... ?
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:31 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Brake test or whatever, its poor from a pro driver in that scenario to panic at the helm and go off..he wasnt that close In other news, alonso gets twice the penalty that max got for jeddah 2021, a far more obvious amd dangerous move. Alonso did similar in defense on hamilton hungary 2021 turn 1 ex...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Brake test or whatever, its poor from a pro driver in that scenario to panic at the helm and go off..he wasnt that close In other news, alonso gets twice the penalty that max got for jeddah 2021, a far more obvious amd dangerous move. Alonso did similar in defense on hamilton hungary 2021 turn 1 ex...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:17 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Brake test or whatever, its poor from a pro driver in that scenario to panic at the helm and go off..he wasnt that close In other news, alonso gets twice the penalty that max got for jeddah 2021, a far more obvious amd dangerous move. Alonso did similar in defense on hamilton hungary 2021 turn 1 ex...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:10 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:27 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2270
Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix
:?: RB are what the team formerly known as Alpha Tauri are now called. Making the abbreviation of Red Bull to RB confusing. But I do think it was obvious about which team I was talking, wasn't it? Bitching about abbreviations doesn't carry a strong point, IMO. It was. TBF I don't think Hogweed was ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Why didn't Sainz drive fastest lap in the late stages of the race? He had the freshest tyres, didn't he? He said on a radio message with a few laps left that the tyres were starting to struggle. Although he stopped later than Leclerc? True, maybe he used more of the tyres earlier in the stint but I...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:04 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Although he stopped later than Leclerc?JN23 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:02 pmHe said on a radio message with a few laps left that the tyres were starting to struggle.Paolo_Lasardi wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:41 pmWhy didn't Sainz drive fastest lap in the late stages of the race? He had the freshest tyres, didn't he?
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:02 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Carlos Sainz Jr. Thread
- Replies: 244
- Views: 44366
Re: The Official Carlos Sainz Jr. Thread
Did Maranello let the wrong driver go for 2025?? Carlos has beaten Charley in both races that he contested this year. Charles said today (Australian GP) that Carlos was faster all weekend. It will be interesting to watch the team mate battle at Team Red this year. Sainz always had periods where he ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:41 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 15265
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Why didn't Sainz drive fastest lap in the late stages of the race? He had the freshest tyres, didn't he?
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:35 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2270
Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix
Not hard to beat an RB with a ferrari at all ;) most drivers beat at least one of them. Maybe harder beating a red bull, but not so much when it isn’t verstappen driving it and when the ferrari is arguably as good too. Well, there is only one driver who has beaten RB to a GP victory in the last 26 ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:27 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2270
Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix
The RB beater! Not hard to beat an RB with a ferrari at all ;) most drivers beat at least one of them. Maybe harder beating a red bull, but not so much when it isn’t verstappen driving it and when the ferrari is arguably as good too. Well, there is only one driver who has beaten RB to a GP victory ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:22 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 844
- Views: 36355
Re: Silly Season 2025
Sainz is in a slight predicament imo.... I wonder if Mercedes is worth going to considering their yearly struggles to understand their car. Red Bull seat no. 2 is the sole seat in the top teams made for a no.2 driver as per position in the team. Even if Sainz is given an equal opportunity, getting ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2270
Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix
The RB beater! Not hard to beat an RB with a ferrari at all ;) most drivers beat at least one of them. Maybe harder beating a red bull, but not so much when it isn’t verstappen driving it and when the ferrari is arguably as good too. Well, there is only one driver who has beaten RB to a GP victory ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Carlos Sainz Jr. Thread
- Replies: 244
- Views: 44366
Re: The Official Carlos Sainz Jr. Thread
Did Maranello let the wrong driver go for 2025?? Carlos has beaten Charley in both races that he contested this year. Charles said today (Australian GP) that Carlos was faster all weekend. It will be interesting to watch the team mate battle at Team Red this year. Sainz always had periods where he ...