F1/ Formula E/ Motorsport Thread

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/62400513

Or not...?

 

Really cranks up the rumour mill. Riccardo out - but surely in somewhere else? I can't see him back at Renault. The only other one I can think of that could do with a fresh team is Pierre Gasly as it looks improbable he'll regain that Red Bull place.

Then Alpha Tauri need someone... again would Ric go back? Might be his only option.

Latifi is having a dreadful time of it but nobody will drop to that level so imagine he stays or a rookie comes in.

Haas and Alfa Romeo look very solid so I don't expect movement there.

 

Good to see Mercedes in the mix, it seems they are figuring out the strategy for the new cars, whilst Ferrari have the car but terrible strategy. Only Red Bull seem to have both sorted, although I think the races so far have been much closer than the results show.

We could be in for a proper 3 way battle next season.

 

If the Merc has to completely reconfigure their car, and RB use the rest of the season to test next years car, I think they'll be further ahead than you think (hope I'm wrong).

Also, blowing up on Twitter. Alpha Tauri told Tsunoda to leave the pitlane and stop on track, forcing the safety car, rather than him stopping in the pitlane (and the pitlane being shut) when Max wanted to stop.

I doubt there is any conspiracy between AT and RB beyond AT not wanting to get in RBs way, as there is no need for them to cheat with the title wrapped up, but it was either very dodgy or very incompetent by AT, and brings the fairness of second teams into the spotlight (especially given increasingly dodgy stoppings forcing safety cars this season)

https://twitter.com/F1_Jordan/status/1566445852088242176?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1566445852088242176|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=

 

But why, typical bbc article where the headline is not explained in the body.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/62853204

 

Period of national mourning innit. No time for fripperies like matching article content to headlines.

 

I swear since the moment she kicked the can, the transfer gossip section on BBC football hasn’t been linked in the main stories as usual. Like, the trivial football rumor isn’t appropriate at such a time. Jokers.

 

So Max to hunt down Charles within say 15 laps tomorrow? Unless there’s some carnage at the start.

 

Really dull race. I’m only watching still to see if DeVries holds on for points, Zhou needs to f**k off please.

 

Dreadful race finishing in a dreadful manner.

Well done Nick

 

One rule for Verstappen and another rule for others

 

Horner: “Nobody wants to see a race end under the safety car” Haha

 

Getting a bit boring isn't it? Similar to previous years where Hamilton has dominated.

 

Bored without surprises? I like just watching the race, even though I don't do it very often.

 

Nanny state F1 has decided racing in full wets is too dangerous these days.

 

Feels like we're now only a couple of years away from them deciding racing itself is too dangerous and best done behind the safety car at all times.

 

Haha. That was like Johnny Herbert got to personally award the world championship at the end there. Another finish to a title race / season that's probably indecipherable for anyone other than regular viewers. F1 deserves this for the mess it's making of its regulations etc.