Gwlad Posted November 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 That's a joke, 10 place grid drop for Sainz. The track was to blame for power unit and floor damage. Stewards are as farcical as VAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 17 minutes ago, Gwlad said: That's a joke, 10 place grid drop for Sainz. The track was to blame for power unit and floor damage. Stewards are as farcical as VAR. It's not the stewards fault at all, it's the stupid rules that they have to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted November 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 I think discretion was in order as presumably track causing damage is not in the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Gwlad said: I think discretion was in order as presumably track causing damage is not in the rules. They said that they tried not to give then penalty but the rules don't allow for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 I enjoyed that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 38 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: I enjoyed that one. Got up, watched four laps, Lando crash, went back to bed. Romey 1878, Palfy and Gwlad 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted November 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 Cutting through the theatre it was a good race, better than I expected. Watched at 'normal GP time', getting up at 0430 a non-starter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 Stroll outpaced by reserve driver Felipe Drugovich in P1, what's it going to take for daddy to pull the plug? Romey 1878 and Gwlad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Lewis Hamilton pulls up in the pits and says "there's something seriously wrong with the car". "What seems to be the problem?" Asks the mechanic. "Well it started with a constant whine in the cockpit and went on from there" said the car. Gwlad and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted November 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 I really thought he might announce his retirement after the race. No wins in 2 years, Russell the future of Mercedes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Not F1 but this'll be interesting next year... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/67727343 Anyone have any idea who has the TV rights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 40 minutes ago, MikeO said: Not F1 but this'll be interesting next year... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/67727343 Anyone have any idea who has the TV rights? Pretty sure it's Eurosport. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted December 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.sauber-new-team-name-stake-f1-team-kick-alfa-romeo.3ExVqWTCT8pd7MEd71V5DK.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted January 24 Author Report Share Posted January 24 https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13054847/alphatauris-new-name-f1-team-rebrands-as-visa-cash-app-rb-in-big-change-ahead-of-2024-season Romey 1878 and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 25 minutes ago, Gwlad said: https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13054847/alphatauris-new-name-f1-team-rebrands-as-visa-cash-app-rb-in-big-change-ahead-of-2024-season Visa Cash App RB, what a poetic and evocative nod to the romantically named teams of the past! Maserati, Lotus, Brabham, Lindwall, Hesketh, Jordan, Brawn, Jaguar, Ligier, Visa Cash App RB...rolls off the tongue doesn't it? Romey 1878 and Gwlad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Should've just been called Cash Grab RB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Interesting thought. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68163799 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 9 minutes ago, MikeO said: Interesting thought. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68163799 Sky Sports have confirmed it. Didn't see that coming and now he's even less likeable for it . Gwlad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 5 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: Sky Sports have confirmed it. Didn't see that coming and now he's even less likeable for it . Being talked about as a done deal npw. Won't make him less likeable for me, if anything some grudging respect for making the move so late in his career. Ferrari still the pinnacle of F1 for many so can see the attraction of going there, if he gets a decent car. Not going to like the traditional Italian strategy fuck-ups though, could be some tasty in car radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted February 1 Author Report Share Posted February 1 I thought it was February Fool's Day when I read the headline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 3 hours ago, Gwlad said: I thought it was February Fool's Day when I read the headline. Confirmed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Personally, I hope he falls flat on his face there and Mercedes comfortably outperform them. I can't stand Ferrari and never want them to win anything. Gwlad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted February 1 Author Report Share Posted February 1 Just wonder how Sainz will feel now. Hope he does well and Ferrari look idiots. Norris to Merc, Mike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 24 minutes ago, Gwlad said: Just wonder how Sainz will feel now. Hope he does well and Ferrari look idiots. Norris to Merc, Mike? Absolutely not. Could see Sainz going the opposite way though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Gwlad said: Just wonder how Sainz will feel now. Hope he does well and Ferrari look idiots. Norris to Merc, Mike? Would likely be a backward step, think McLaren will be faster than Mercedes this year...and Lando has just signed a contract extension anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 10 minutes ago, MikeO said: Would likely be a backward step, think McLaren will be faster than Mercedes this year...and Lando has just signed a contract extension anyway. Really wish he'd do something about that terrible fluff on his face . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 28 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: Really wish he'd do something about that terrible fluff on his face . +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 2 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: Personally, I hope he falls flat on his face there and Mercedes comfortably outperform them. I can't stand Ferrari and never want them to win anything. I didn't say I wanted him to succeed there (heaven forbid), I can just understand why he did it. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 He’s desperate for that 8th championship so he can finish his career having won the most in his own right. He’s leaving Mercedes for Ferrari because their car his dropping further down the ranks, so he’s hoping Ferrari can give him a car to win that 8th championship. So he sees 2025 with Ferrari as his best chance to get that 8th title, otherwise why leave So for me I don’t have a problem with someone trying to reach their goal, so he’d taking the gamble because staying at Mercedes he wasn’t going to win that 8th title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 1 hour ago, MikeO said: I didn't say I wanted him to succeed there (heaven forbid), I can just understand why he did it. They're both entitled, therefore the perfect fit? 47 minutes ago, Palfy said: He’s desperate for that 8th championship so he can finish his career having won the most in his own right. He’s leaving Mercedes for Ferrari because their car his dropping further down the ranks, so he’s hoping Ferrari can give him a car to win that 8th championship. So he sees 2025 with Ferrari as his best chance to get that 8th title, otherwise why leave So for me I don’t have a problem with someone trying to reach their goal, so he’d taking the gamble because staying at Mercedes he wasn’t going to win that 8th title. Unless they make a huge jump then he's got no chance of winning another title there. McLaren look like the ones that will challenge. He's going there for the prestige of saying he drove for Ferrari, the romance of it all. Like Vettel found when he did the same thing, it could quickly turn into a nightmare and I hope it does. I also hope Sainz has a brilliant last season for them to really stick it to them because they've done him dirty big time. They were clearly dragging their heels on his new deal because they'd been talking to Hamilton in secret. It's funny that when Hamilton signed his recent contract he said he'd always been in the Mercedes family right from the start and he wanted to end that way too. So maybe he already knows this years Mercedes is going to be a bag of shite again so is going to risk going elsewhere. And a risk is exactly what it is if he's looking for another title. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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