MikeO Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, Gwlad all over said: That was a laugh Mazepin v Stroll to give their boys a crack in f1!! What a sad reflection on the current state of F1. Zoo 2.0, Gwlad and Romey 1878 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Loving the new Aston Martin, I'm a sucker for a car in British Racing Green, shame it has a pair of numpties behind the wheel or I'd be right behind them. Gwlad, Romey 1878 and Bailey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, MikeO said: Loving the new Aston Martin, I'm a sucker for a car in British Racing Green, shame it has a pair of numpties behind the wheel or I'd be right behind them. This. 100000%. Love Aston Martin, love the racing green, love the brand, love that they're British, love that they're a new team. Think their drivers and owner are idiots so sadly won't be backing them. Just hope that somehow the ownership changes alongside the drivers so that I can really get behind them. Gorgeous car though. MikeO and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Mazepin at Haas launch (unlike the Aston a horrible looking car).. "Graduating to F1 and being an F1 driver means all of a sudden you become a sort of example to a lot of young kids who are aiming to get to the same championship. "So with that you have to be a certain way. I haven't done it instantly. I was too late to realise that unfortunately. "And in regards to what I've learned, it is quite clear the behaviour you are meant to bring with yourself and how you are meant to act on social media and off social media." So what he did would have been OK if it wasn't for the fact he suddenly got a high profile? And "he would not say whether he had apologised to the women in the video for his actions" which means he hasn't. Hope he crashes and burns, not literally obviously. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 It’s just last seasons car with the necessary aerodynamic changes. They’ve give up on the new season already and are working on the car for the season after. Tin pot team with a tin pot driver. I’m going to enjoy watching them scramble round at the back again and really hope Williams step up and beat them. Zoo 2.0, MikeO and Gwlad 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 Is it just me or does the new Williams look like it's made out of Lego? Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 56 minutes ago, MikeO said: Is it just me or does the new Williams look like it's made out of Lego? I just thought it looked shit but now I can’t not see Lego MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 Lando second fastest in testing today behind Verstappen, I know everyone says testing times should be ignored but when Jenson went fastest in the Braun it worked out OK. pete0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, MikeO said: Lando second fastest in testing today behind Verstappen, I know everyone says testing times should be ignored but when Jenson went fastest in the Braun it worked out OK. It was a close shave though. Zoo 2.0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: It was a close shave though. Oops Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 hours ago, MikeO said: Oops I’ve had my own fuck ups today so I needed to get someone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 McLaren looking good today as well so far. Brundell said he thinks the teams looking most "comfortable" out of the box are McLaren, Red Bull and AlphaTauri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Excited about the new season, hoping Hamilton wins but following a challenge rather than a canter this year. Red Bull have always been fast with laughable reliability, and fighting with just one driver after the shite of Albon. I think that they could be a major challenge if they've sorted their issues out, especially as they now have both Max and Perez who can challenge. McLaren look to be back, flirted with podiums and now have a new diffuser and Mercedes engine under the hood, I expect them to be the 3rd best on the grid but without flirting with podiums, they challenge for wins. Ricciardo and Norris are two drivers that I think are genuinely capable of fighting at the front, so whereas they won't challenge for the WC will give Mercedes and the Bulls something to think about. Ferrari I think will be poor again, just because I think they're still a circus behind the scenes but because of the above I think this season could be exciting. Hamilton to seal it on the last race would be the dream scenario, with the Red Bulls in the fight right to the end as opposed to just Bottas limping alongside. I wonder how the end of the season will pan out with the contract situations too, bit of an added layer when you consider Hamilton could be fighting for the title with no guarantees about his seat (again). MikeO and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Times from first practice Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:31.394 Bottas (Mercedes) +0.298 Norris (McLaren) +0.503 Hamilton (Mercedes) +0.527 Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.599 Perez (Red Bull) +0.677 Gasly (Alpha Tauri) +0.801 Sainz (Ferrari) +0.972 Ricciardo (McLaren) +1.040 Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) +1.392 Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) +1.74 Vettel (Aston Martin) +1.763 Stroll (Aston Martin) +1.839 Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) +1.935 Ocon (Alpine) +2.134 Alonso (Alpine) +2.478 Russell (Williams) +2.733 Latifi (Williams) +2.946 Schumacher (Haas) +3.107 Mazepin (Haas) +3.581 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Particularly happy with who is right at the bottom. MikeO and Gwlad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 12 and 13 ain't bad either!! Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: Particularly happy with who is right at the bottom. He stayed there in FP2. Pretty stellar start for Tsunoda, and it actually looks like we may finally have a competitive season on our hands! Second session Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:30.847 Norris (McLaren) +0.095 Hamilton (Mercedes) +0.235 Sainz (Ferrari) +0.28 Bottas (Mercedes) +0.371 Ricciardo (McLaren) +0.383 Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) +0.447 Stroll (Aston Martin) +0.546 Gasly (Alpha Tauri) +0.636 Perez (Red Bull) +0.656 Ocon (Alpine) +0.754 Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.765 Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) +0.893 Vettel (Aston Martin) +0.922 Alonso (Alpine) +0.923 Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) +1.015 Russell (Williams) +1.484 Schumacher (Haas) +2.45 Latifi (Williams) +2.553 Mazepin (Haas) +2.602 Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Very pissed off Sky have decided to put ads in between qualifying sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Just now, MikeO said: Very pissed off Sky have decided to put ads in between qualifying sessions. Money-grabbing bastards that they are have put their bills up on everything going as well. I am happy to see Vettel going out in the first qualy though. Nice to see things not improving for him whatsoever . MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Pole for Verstappen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Romey 1878 said: Pole for Verstappen. Wasn't expecting Leclerc to be so high up but him apart the sharp end is pretty much what I expected, though Perez is a bit out of place due to poor tyre gamble. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Really happy to see Max on pole (and what a lap it was!) as I said earlier the perfect season for me is Lewis winning on the final day, after a close battle with as many Constructors as possible. I was quietly hoping that Red Bull's pace in testing was genuine and that certainly seems to be the case, disappointing that Perez fucked up with his tyres as it'll mean that Mercedes can gang up on Max and probably take the win, but promising that we've got a second team that can genuinely challenge. Mazepin has really won no friends with his antics, spinning twice with the second after queue jumping ahead of the likes of Vettel. Being a dick so early in your career is just going to end in tears but I think he'll be around for a while (like Stroll) as I think the long term plan is for his Dad to buy out Gene Haas, who if you've watched the ''Drive to Survive'' series clearly doesn't have a great deal of interest in F1 anymore. Frustrating that the likes of Lance and Nikita have drives but it is what it is. Good to see Ferrari in the mix, good lap from Leclerc and of course good to see McLaren edging their way back to where they belong. Hopefully on the rare occasion that Mercedes/Red Bull DNF they can flirt with winning races, and at the very least podiums. Insane lap (and session) from Pierre Gasly too in what seems like a lightening quick AlphaTauri, disappointing that Tsunoda couldn't add to what was a very good Q1, limping out in the next session but the early signs are that he's going to be very, very quick. My prediction is that the two Mercedes will be too much for Max on his own, but today has shown that the ingredients are there for a very good season so I'm pretty excited about what's ahead. I think we're probably looking at the below in terms of wheel to wheel battles; 1 - Mercedes/Red Bull 2 - McLaren/Ferrari/AlphaTauri 3 - Alpine/Aston Martin/Alfa 4 - Williams/Haas Gwlad and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted March 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 Fingers crossed for Max today, Perez needs to make up places from 11th but won't be easy given the cars ahead. Tsunoda looks an interesting one to watch and good on Ricciardo (sorry Mike!). Just hope for a competitive season to really get us fans interested and engaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, Gwlad all over said: Fingers crossed for Max today, Perez needs to make up places from 11th but won't be easy given the cars ahead. Tsunoda looks an interesting one to watch and good on Ricciardo (sorry Mike!). Just hope for a competitive season to really get us fans interested and engaged. No need to aplogise, I like the guy. Love Vettel starting fifteenth "because of yellow flags" but then getting shifted to the back by a grid penalty for "ignoring yellow flags" Romey 1878 and Gwlad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 Mazepin out straight away . MikeO and Gwlad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 Hell of a race that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, MikeO said: Hell of a race that. It was. Again it shows that Hamilton is in a completely different league to Bottas - not a chance he holds Max off in that situation. I think we’re in for an exciting season if this race is anything to go by. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted March 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 Mazepin, you couldn't make it up. Wouldn't put it past Merc doing a Marko and dumping poor old Valtteri in favour of Russell if the going gets tough against Red Bull later in the season. Romey 1878 and Zoo 2.0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, Gwlad all over said: Mazepin, you couldn't make it up. Wouldn't put it past Merc doing a Marko and dumping poor old Valtteri in favour of Russell if the going gets tough against Red Bull later in the season. They should have done it between seasons. He’s a handy driver to have when it’s just Mercedes fighting themselves because he’s never going to beat Hamilton, but when it’s a fight with other teams as well you know he’s not going to much help at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 Fun fact: Nikita Mazepin has completed more formation laps than race laps. Romey 1878 and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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