Stroll has improved a lot and must have a certain level of competence to be in the car. Daddy's deep pockets are still his strongest asset though.
Formula 1 2020 (Will Contain Race Day Spoilers)
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What is it with this thread and acronyms?
Do people find lewis Hamilton(LH), valtteri bottas(VB), roman grosgrean(GRO) etc etc to difficult to spell?
This isn't a timing screen.
Then there's the surname rule?? Alonso, stroll, vettel etc etc but never räikkönen, always Kimi.
Please, we aren't friends with these people(maybe one member is) call them by their full names instead of trying to pretend your in with them, make an effort.
We aren't limited to 27 characters per message, we aren't in the 80's
It annoyed me year, and its starting again.
Rant over....carry on
Do people find lewis Hamilton(LH), valtteri bottas(VB), roman grosgrean(GRO) etc etc to difficult to spell?
This isn't a timing screen.
Then there's the surname rule?? Alonso, stroll, vettel etc etc but never räikkönen, always Kimi.
Please, we aren't friends with these people(maybe one member is) call them by their full names instead of trying to pretend your in with them, make an effort.
We aren't limited to 27 characters per message, we aren't in the 80's
It annoyed me year, and its starting again.
Rant over....carry on
Well, thanks for that....What is it with this thread and acronyms?
Do people find lewis Hamilton(LH), valtteri bottas(VB), roman grosgrean(GRO) etc etc to difficult to spell?
This isn't a timing screen.
Then there's the surname rule?? Alonso, stroll, vettel etc etc but never räikkönen, always Kimi.
Please, we aren't friends with these people(maybe one member is) call them by their full names instead of trying to pretend your in with them, make an effort.
We aren't limited to 27 characters per message, we aren't in the 80's
It annoyed me year, and its starting again.
Rant over....carry on
Just for clarity, I will write what and how I like within the rules of the forum. When you join the staff, become a moderator and change the forum rules, I will do my best to comply with the changes. Until then...
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What is it with this thread and acronyms?
Do people find lewis Hamilton(LH), valtteri bottas(VB), roman grosgrean(GRO) etc etc to difficult to spell?
This isn't a timing screen.
Then there's the surname rule?? Alonso, stroll, vettel etc etc but never räikkönen, always Kimi.
Please, we aren't friends with these people(maybe one member is) call them by their full names instead of trying to pretend your in with them, make an effort.
We aren't limited to 27 characters per message, we aren't in the 80's
It annoyed me year, and its starting again.
Rant over....carry on
Get used to it. It's been done like this for years both at trackside pitboards and on the forum.
BTW, it's Grosjean not Grosgrean
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What is it with this thread and acronyms?
Do people find lewis Hamilton(LH), valtteri bottas(VB), roman grosgrean(GRO) etc etc to difficult to spell?
This isn't a timing screen.
Then there's the surname rule?? Alonso, stroll, vettel etc etc but never räikkönen, always Kimi.
Please, we aren't friends with these people(maybe one member is) call them by their full names instead of trying to pretend your in with them, make an effort.
We aren't limited to 27 characters per message, we aren't in the 80's
It annoyed me year, and its starting again.
Rant over....carry on
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Apparently they do.
And it appears first character capitalisation of names can be a bit of a challenge at times as well.
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Yes, same as you do, too not to as well.
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If we're being picky, plurals don't have an apostrophe. It's 80s plain and simple.
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^^Oh dear
Watching a Grand Prix must drive you up the wall then
I agree with GJW, AMGd, HT73, DYC, PMCGS and SM above
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Russell confirmed along side Latifi for 2021
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Williams confirm George Russell, Nicholas Latifi again for 2021 F1 season
Russell and Latifi confirm 2021 stays at Hungarian GP; Bottas expected to be announced at Mercedes again soon
It'll be interesting for all parties to have VET operating a Mercedes engine and giving feedback to Brixworth. Mercedes-AMG definitely need a viable back up option should HAM walk into the sunset come a seventh WDC.
This may well have some legs, or at least a pair of trainers!
I think it will probably come down to semantics and lawyers. I understand that some of the brake duct parts on the pink Mercedes may have actually shared the same tooling to make some of the basic structure, but differ in detail.
Do bear in mind that the front wheel assembly is all wrapped in exactly the same tyre, on very similar wheels (or at least sharing some of the same tooling) with mostly the same brake callipers and again most teams using similar (if not the same) wheel bearing.
Uprights do tend to be different as the geometry dictates, but there is only so much room in a 13" front rim and certainly the solutions found by F1 teams are tending to the same thing.
I wish I had the time and inclination to read through all the mountainous F1 regs, but I suspect this one could be a close call.
Unless, magically, as in the Ferrari engine case last year, there is absolutely nothing to be found........
From the photos I've seen on t'internet, the 'cake tin' and control arm looks subtly different, but some details look the same. I don't know how different things need to be in order to be considered different under the regulations. My view is that as long as Racing Point can demonstrate that they created their own drawings, they are probably in the clear.This may well have some legs, or at least a pair of trainers!
I think it will probably come down to semantics and lawyers. I understand that some of the brake duct parts on the pink Mercedes may have actually shared the same tooling to make some of the basic structure, but differ in detail.
Do bear in mind that the front wheel assembly is all wrapped in exactly the same tyre, on very similar wheels (or at least sharing some of the same tooling) with mostly the same brake callipers and again most teams using similar (if not the same) wheel bearing.
Uprights do tend to be different as the geometry dictates, but there is only so much room in a 13" front rim and certainly the solutions found by F1 teams are tending to the same thing.
I wish I had the time and inclination to read through all the mountainous F1 regs, but I suspect this one could be a close call.
Unless, magically, as in the Ferrari engine case last year, there is absolutely nothing to be found........
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Well the Hungary practice has started and it just gets worse for the other teams,LH and VB have been on soft and medium the usual trying out things they are at or near the top of the times,and then just before the end of the 1st practice LH posts 1.16 on hard tyres and none of the others with soft or medium can get near it,raining for second practice LH has not bothered as of yet to go out,do not blame the team.
During the wet practice which I did not watch to the end,I noticed how badly the Alfa Romeo was handling,that car is unbalanced,it was so twitchy in all sorts or places in the lap of course in the rain,others did twitch a little but that Alfa must be a hard car to drive well.
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FP2 wasn't really worth watching as half the drivers did not go out, mainly because they only have 3 sets of full wet tyres for the weekend and there is a 50-50 chance Qualy will be wet again (yipee!).
One thing I did note from the two practise sessions was that the Red Bull seemed off the pace in both the dry and the wet. Max did a lap towards the end and it was only 7th fastest. I know there are a lot more variables in practise than in Qualy but both RB drivers did say the car is a bit unpredictable.
One thing I did note from the two practise sessions was that the Red Bull seemed off the pace in both the dry and the wet. Max did a lap towards the end and it was only 7th fastest. I know there are a lot more variables in practise than in Qualy but both RB drivers did say the car is a bit unpredictable.
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Well that was an interesting Qualy.
MB as you were - no surprise except maybe the gap to their rivals
Ferrari actually doing better than Red Bull
Red Bull doing worse than Ferrari
The Pink Mercedes/Tracing Point locking out the 2nd row
Both Williams into Q2 <-- Russell did a stonking lap, well done!
Alfa Romeo doing worse than Williams
1st time Kimi has qualified last in his career of over 300 races by pure pace (or lack of), so not including damage/breakdowns/penalties etc
MB as you were - no surprise except maybe the gap to their rivals
Ferrari actually doing better than Red Bull
Red Bull doing worse than Ferrari
The Pink Mercedes/Tracing Point locking out the 2nd row
Both Williams into Q2 <-- Russell did a stonking lap, well done!
Alfa Romeo doing worse than Williams
1st time Kimi has qualified last in his career of over 300 races by pure pace (or lack of), so not including damage/breakdowns/penalties etc
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VB (for that person who dislikes initials ) must be asking himself what does he have to do to beat LH (while some say that NR retired because he was exhausted the year he beat LH, although LH had car issues - and a storming performance by LH for his 90th pole. Great performance by the Merc engined cars. Fair play to Stroll. I know a few people dislike him because of his Dads connections but he earned it today. SV ahead of CLC - who'd of thought of that outcome.
GR pulled an impressive drive and I'd really like to see LN do well and keep his place in the WDC points position. Overall I loved it. Unless something goes really bad for the Merc tomorrow - fingers crossed, I'm really looking forward to Silverstone.
Some people say that F1 is boring. In the last few years I think it has become more interesting.
I'd like to see SV in F1 next year but not at the expense of either RP drivers.
) must be asking himself what does he have to do to beat LH (while some say that NR retired because he was exhausted the year he beat LH, although LH had car issues - and a storming performance by LH for his 90th pole. Great performance by the Merc engined cars. Fair play to Stroll. I know a few people dislike him because of his Dads connections but he earned it today. SV ahead of CLC - who'd of thought of that outcome.GR pulled an impressive drive and I'd really like to see LN do well and keep his place in the WDC points position. Overall I loved it. Unless something goes really bad for the Merc tomorrow - fingers crossed, I'm really looking forward to Silverstone.
Some people say that F1 is boring. In the last few years I think it has become more interesting.
I'd like to see SV in F1 next year but not at the expense of either RP drivers.
Lance (my mate...) did a great job today beating Sergio (also my mate, well I have met him). George put in an excellent lap that woke people up throughout the grid. Really interesting qually, enjoyed it. As for Lewis, he pulled out a brilliant lap... again.
