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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 8, 2019 9:20:39 GMT
So apart from the crazy final run.. or non-run can somebody explain to me why Vettells first quali run was not invalidated for exceeding track limits? It seemed pretty clear to me and I do wonder if any other team would have been given the benefit of the doubt in the same way as Ferrari at their home GP 🤔
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Post by Mitch on Sept 8, 2019 11:25:39 GMT
Apparently from other angles like the onboards the rim of the wheel is still in the white line 😂 Rules don't specify if it's tyre or wheel rim apparently. So like Bottas' keeping his Q3 time despite the red flag, Monza is showing up all the stupid little rule quirks.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 8, 2019 11:47:05 GMT
Apparently from other angles like the onboards the rim of the wheel is still in the white line 😂 Rules don't specify if it's tyre or wheel rim apparently. So like Bottas' keeping his Q3 time despite the red flag, Monza is showing up all the stupid little rule quirks. Surely only the tyre can count otherwise it's way too ambiguous... Stupid!!!
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Sept 8, 2019 11:55:57 GMT
Apparently from other angles like the onboards the rim of the wheel is still in the white line 😂 Rules don't specify if it's tyre or wheel rim apparently. So like Bottas' keeping his Q3 time despite the red flag, Monza is showing up all the stupid little rule quirks. Surely only the tyre can count otherwise it's way too ambiguous... Stupid!!! A penalty for Ferrari at Monza? ? 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 29, 2019 13:54:22 GMT
Thoughts on today's race guys.
Ferrari team orders... How would the race have played out without Vettells problem... Best drives of the day... Have Haas made a mistake resigning Grosjean... Magnusson.. was the penalty he got right or wrong... Magnusson, like him or dislike him... Renault, where do they go from here...
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Post by Mitch on Sept 29, 2019 14:25:01 GMT
Didn't mind that race to be honest, had stuff to talk about all the way through. The Ferrari team orders are just that, they've always done them and it always backfires. Driver of the day has to be Alvin for me, great drive after a crappy weekend prior and with a suspected break issue. Kmags penalty was a bit harsh, especially when other people were skipping over the kerbs without taking that escape road and got away with it. Grosjean... Eh? He was a bit unfortunate today, but that seems to be most days at the moment.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 29, 2019 14:49:59 GMT
Didn't mind that race to be honest, had stuff to talk about all the way through. The Ferrari team orders are just that, they've always done them and it always backfires. Driver of the day has to be Alvin for me, great drive after a crappy weekend prior and with a suspected break issue. Kmags penalty was a bit harsh, especially when other people were skipping over the kerbs without taking that escape road and got away with it. Grosjean... Eh? He was a bit unfortunate today, but that seems to be most days at the moment. The Grosjean question wasn't to do with this race but just in general. He seems to still get involved in far too many incidents for me. Misfortune can only account for so much before you have to start looking at the driver. I get the feeling that at times he just panics and at those times his decision making is very poor.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Sept 29, 2019 15:29:41 GMT
Thoughts on today's race guys. Ferrari team orders... How would the race have played out without Vettells problem... Best drives of the day... Have Haas made a mistake resigning Grosjean... Magnusson.. was the penalty he got right or wrong... Magnusson, like him or dislike him... Renault, where do they go from here... I thought it was an exciting race, not so much overtaking but a high speed chess match, I firmly believe that we would have won the race if without Sebs failure but that doesn’t really matter and we can speculate about that till the cows come home, Ferrari have a culture of fingerpointing and blowing up internally and this will continue, they should have told Le Clerc to shut up and get on with the Race rather moaning plus they would have scored the same points regardless of who came 1st or 2nd at that point. HAAS have signed Grosjean because he has money and they need more budget plus he is backed by some companies that want their name on that car where as Hulkenberg wanted too much money and they couldn’t afford his wage. Renault have spent an awful lot of money on their infrastructure, they pay good money and have some good people over there plus they offer large ‘Golden Handshakes’ for employees joining from other teams (especially ours) so they’ll be looking to improve and get on top of the midfield and start knocking on the door of the top 3
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 29, 2019 15:39:14 GMT
Thought that was what they were meant to be doing this season 😉 Definitely underperformed and I'm sure Danny Ric is already exploring his options in case things don't make a drastic improvement in the second year of his contract.
Haas have attended a bit and haven't made the progress after a strong first season. Not easy with the likes of McLaren and Renault with their money fighting in that midfield area but I thought wth Gene Haas's backing they might have made more strides by now.
Love Magnusson though, he makes me chuckle with every interview and love his no nonsense style.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Sept 29, 2019 15:49:29 GMT
Thought that was what they were meant to be doing this season 😉 Definitely underperformed and I'm sure Danny Ric is already exploring his options in case things don't make a drastic improvement in the second year of his contract. Where can he go? I’m not sure he’d be too welcome back at Red Bull, there’s no seat for him at ours or at Ferrari (for the time being) McLaren have a strong lineup so I’m sure he’ll have to suck it up for now or until 21 when the next regulation change comes and we’re back to square one again
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 29, 2019 18:39:08 GMT
Thought that was what they were meant to be doing this season 😉 Definitely underperformed and I'm sure Danny Ric is already exploring his options in case things don't make a drastic improvement in the second year of his contract. Where can he go? I’m not sure he’d be too welcome back at Red Bull, there’s no seat for him at ours or at Ferrari (for the time being) McLaren have a strong lineup so I’m sure he’ll have to suck it up for now or until 21 when the next regulation change comes and we’re back to square one again 21 is when I'm talking about. He is signed up to Renault for 20 but not beyond that. Bottas is only signed up for next year so a seat could be up for grabs there.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Sept 29, 2019 19:00:45 GMT
Where can he go? I’m not sure he’d be too welcome back at Red Bull, there’s no seat for him at ours or at Ferrari (for the time being) McLaren have a strong lineup so I’m sure he’ll have to suck it up for now or until 21 when the next regulation change comes and we’re back to square one again 21 is when I'm talking about. He is signed up to Renault for 20 but not beyond that. Bottas is only signed up for next year so a seat could be up for grabs there. I doubt that Valterri will be going anywhere for the foreseeable future, he’s highly rated both by the race team and at the factory and he’s perfect for Lewis, so the grown ups won’t want to upset the balance and equilibrium, Danni Ric would want to push for number 1 status which is a risk to the Constructors Championship. Same story at Ferrari where for the time being they have Seb and Charlie won’t be replaced any time soon
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 29, 2019 19:16:26 GMT
21 is when I'm talking about. He is signed up to Renault for 20 but not beyond that. Bottas is only signed up for next year so a seat could be up for grabs there. I doubt that Valterri will be going anywhere for the foreseeable future, he’s highly rated both by the race team and at the factory and he’s perfect for Lewis, so the grown ups won’t want to upset the balance and equilibrium, Danni Ric would want to push for number 1 status which is a risk to the Constructors Championship. Same story at Ferrari where for the time being they have Seb and Charlie won’t be replaced any time soon Providing Lewis is still there of course 😉 He may want a new challenge at Ferrari, that's the big one that would put the seal on his career. I would love to see him there tbh but he may be put off by their decision making as much as anything else. Two years is a long time in F1 no guarantees outside of LeClerc who will be in the top seats then.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Oct 13, 2019 1:20:35 GMT
Well that was a messy start to the quali session in Japan!! I'm hitting the sack.. if I'm awake for the start of the race i'll watch it but that's unlikely seeing as it's only in 4 hours time 😞😴.
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Post by hurtmagurt on Oct 13, 2019 1:32:39 GMT
Watching quali as well. Race is 1 to 3am my time. Going to attempt to stay up.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Oct 13, 2019 17:06:06 GMT
Watching quali as well. Race is 1 to 3am my time. Going to attempt to stay up. I caught the early teplay and finished watching it on the extended highlights this afternoon.
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Post by boothy116 on Oct 22, 2019 20:19:50 GMT
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Oct 22, 2019 21:15:34 GMT
Boothy , if I’d known you were going you could’ve taken some car parts with you 😉👍🏻
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Oct 31, 2019 11:30:18 GMT
Will - BIGWILL369 - McLaren New rules for the 2021 season are out tonight. There's a show on the f1 channel 10.30pm uk revealing all. I’m afraid that these new aero regs will not provide the racing that people expect, I’ve seen data and analysis that shows as before cars won’t be able to follow as closely as is hoped, and this budget cap idea which is difficult to administer and police isn’t going to bring the midfield teams closer and will effectively open the gap to the top 3. We’re investing millions on infrastructure before the door shuts and I know that our friends in Milton Keynes and Maranello are doing the same, Liberty Media have seen what’s happened in Indycar with spec chassis and 2 engines, spec parts etc and want to turn F1 into the same show where almost anyone can win on the day, but this isn’t what Formula 1 is about and they risk turning the sport into show business
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Post by boothy116 on Oct 31, 2019 12:45:09 GMT
Liberty Media have seen what’s happened in Indycar with spec chassis and 2 engines, spec parts etc and want to turn F1 into the same show where almost anyone can win on the day
This is what it should be anyway really because atleast then only talented people get into F1 not pay drivers and it'll make for better racing if they can follow a bit.
I much prefer F2 to F1 the last few years.
I expect to be highly disappointed anyway by these rules tbh.
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