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You have to feel for the boys at Williams. 5 major shunts in the last two races and now a misjudgement of just a few mm by Colapinto means another huge rebuild. It has cost most of the team members all their days off since the last race…and the team upwards of £5 million….
Ask me how I know how they feel…..
Ask me how I know how they feel…..
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I wonder what time Colapinto would have achieved had he not brushed the first wall.
Good enough for Q3, perhaps?
As has been proven many times, if they are quick, they can mature into consistently quick.
See Vercrashem for details.
It can't be done the other way around. F1 is not a Stroll in the park.....
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Outstanding drive from Hamilton yesterday, without him messing up Q3 on Saturday could well have been a win. George was very solid from the front. Would be interesting to be a fly on the wall as Mercedes grapple with understanding why their car works when it's cold (or maybe it's that other cars perform less well when it's cold?). Their car looked vey quick all weekend. The quickest it's looked all year on a track that had very low grip levels too.
Solid 'big picture' drive from Max, did what he needed to. Congrats to him on a very solid season.
Lando and Oscar were less than stellar,
As for Ferrari, they just seem to still be lacking in terms of strategy and situational awareness. Calling Sainz in and then not having a set ready, calling him too late costing a place and earlier in the race not having an answer when the a driver asks about which strategy is best... Unbelievable that they are really not on the ball. Not the first time that the team has been lacking in this sort of thing either. Quite a shock coming for Lewis. I think he will be surprised, even dismayed at this 'Mario Kart' like approach from the red team. If Ferrari want championships, they really need to sort these issues out.
Anyway two more races to go, should be interesting to see how the 'constructors' works out. Somebody asked me if I thought that Red Bull were deliberately throwing the constructors so as to get more wind-tunnel time for next year....?
Solid 'big picture' drive from Max, did what he needed to. Congrats to him on a very solid season.
Lando and Oscar were less than stellar,
As for Ferrari, they just seem to still be lacking in terms of strategy and situational awareness. Calling Sainz in and then not having a set ready, calling him too late costing a place and earlier in the race not having an answer when the a driver asks about which strategy is best... Unbelievable that they are really not on the ball. Not the first time that the team has been lacking in this sort of thing either. Quite a shock coming for Lewis. I think he will be surprised, even dismayed at this 'Mario Kart' like approach from the red team. If Ferrari want championships, they really need to sort these issues out.
Anyway two more races to go, should be interesting to see how the 'constructors' works out. Somebody asked me if I thought that Red Bull were deliberately throwing the constructors so as to get more wind-tunnel time for next year....?
Hi,
Will be interesting to see how Mercedes do at the upcoming Qatar & Abu Dhabi races.
Both places will be much cooler than previous years - as the calendar has made them later than previously.
Doha is forecast to be 24 degrees C on Sunday (15 degrees at night).
One week later Abu Dhabi will probably be similar - or maybe a bit cooler.
It’s not unusual for it to rain in Abu Dhabi in early December (although not at the level we saw in the major storm earlier this year!!).
I live just a few minutes from the Yas Marina Circuit - but am always sad to see the driver’s championship is normally settled before the Abu Dhabi weekend.
Will be interesting to see how Mercedes do at the upcoming Qatar & Abu Dhabi races.
Both places will be much cooler than previous years - as the calendar has made them later than previously.
Doha is forecast to be 24 degrees C on Sunday (15 degrees at night).
One week later Abu Dhabi will probably be similar - or maybe a bit cooler.
It’s not unusual for it to rain in Abu Dhabi in early December (although not at the level we saw in the major storm earlier this year!!).
I live just a few minutes from the Yas Marina Circuit - but am always sad to see the driver’s championship is normally settled before the Abu Dhabi weekend.
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Ringside seat in ‘21 though eh?
Hope so!!
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I was staying in Khalifa City nearby and was lucky enough to get an invite to visit The Stables, an exotic car company that is situated within the circuit complex. Allegedly £millions worth of supercars and rare models I couldn't view under covers. But I did get to see a few in the workshop having ceramic coatings and pain correction done. Of all the supercars there, one little Toyota Yaris GP stood out among the Ferraris and McLarens.
Just a few pics of the ones that interested me. Too bad an SLS and McLaren P1 GTR were under tight covers to see.
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There is a wrapping company that operates throughout the year in the pit garages - but moves out during the Grand Prix week!
www.foilack-uae.com
They always work on a superb range of exotic cars - and it’s quite scary to see them strip off the bumpers and trim of brand new Rolls Royce, Bentleys, McLarens etc. whilst they are wrapping them!
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They always work on a superb range of exotic cars - and it’s quite scary to see them strip off the bumpers and trim of brand new Rolls Royce, Bentleys, McLarens etc. whilst they are wrapping them!
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All the money thats sloshing around that part of the world you would thing they could afford new traffic cones , or at least matching ones !! 
4 officials left or sacked by the FIA in the last 2 weeks and others before that.
The common denominator is the charming Mohammed Ben Sulayem. When does he get sacked so that the exodus stops and perhaps some that have left can come back again.
F1: Fired steward warns FIA is 'running out of people to do those jobs'
The common denominator is the charming Mohammed Ben Sulayem. When does he get sacked so that the exodus stops and perhaps some that have left can come back again.
F1: Fired steward warns FIA is 'running out of people to do those jobs'
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Indeed, even after watching it the outcome was hard to predict… Though I agree with the stewards.Cracking qualy this evening in Qatar, we really could not predict the final outcome
Strange and inconsistent penalties in today’s race!
Why did they leave that mirror on the track - racing line at end of start/finish straight?
Took two punctures to bring out safety car and clear the carbon fibre sharp debris
Why did they leave that mirror on the track - racing line at end of start/finish straight?
Took two punctures to bring out safety car and clear the carbon fibre sharp debris
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It was something of a sh!t show from race control. Not surprising I guess given the recent FiA ‘clearout’. A plethora of errors from Norris, Russell, Hamilton, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Albon, Perez (looks like he spun around on his own?)…
Why it took the race director so long to bring out the safety car so they could get rid of debris on the only part of the track that offered overtaking opportunities, is beyond me.
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Meanwhile…
www.planetf1.com
Esteban Ocon OUT, Jack Doohan IN early at Alpine for final F1 2024 race - report
Esteban Ocon is set to leave Alpine ahead of the final race of the F1 2024 season in Abu Dhabi ahead of his move to Haas for F1 2025.
www.planetf1.com
We really still do miss the experience and decision making of Charlie Whiting. I can understand the new race controller being somewhat overwhelmed by the number of incidents today, but it is no excuse for leaving debris on the circuit for so long.
The mass exodus of FIA personnel is to blame, but whether they jumped or were pushed remains unclear.
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For sure Charlie’s presence is greatly missed.
As for the recent clearout, I think at least some of them were pushed. A lot has happened since Muhammed Ben Sulayem was appointed as head honcho at the FiA. From what I’ve seen, not much of that has been for the better.
FIA chief blasts F1 stars: None of your business!
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has told Formula 1 drivers to mind their own business after they asked where money from race fines was going.
