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Post by probably on May 24, 2022 12:59:03 GMT
Some interesting politics going on with some teams wanting an increase to the budget cap this season due to inflation. Interestingly and not surprisingly, the bigger teams seem to be the ones in favour of an increase. Alpine are one team against it, saying they allowed for inflation. Horner reckons some teams might have to miss 4-5 races. A couple of weeks ago, the Ferrari boss was saying Red Bull may already have exceeded the cap (I don't know if it was tongue in cheek). I like Alpine's stance on this one. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/61551759I, too, read somewhere that Red Bill were frighteningly close (if not over) the spend cap and that they can’t offer any more upgrades to the car as we know it now. Going forwards, this probably means the Red Bulls form now is a bit of a red herring, as Ferrari and Mercedes have a small gap to upgrade as Mercedes already have. Imagine what that silver arrow is going to be like in another two or three races time? They’ve got further upgrades coming for Monaco next week where they’ll probably win (or come close) their first GP of the year.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on May 24, 2022 13:45:13 GMT
Some interesting politics going on with some teams wanting an increase to the budget cap this season due to inflation. Interestingly and not surprisingly, the bigger teams seem to be the ones in favour of an increase. Alpine are one team against it, saying they allowed for inflation. Horner reckons some teams might have to miss 4-5 races. A couple of weeks ago, the Ferrari boss was saying Red Bull may already have exceeded the cap (I don't know if it was tongue in cheek). I like Alpine's stance on this one. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/61551759I, too, read somewhere that Red Bill were frighteningly close (if not over) the spend cap and that they can’t offer any more upgrades to the car as we know it now. Going forwards, this probably means the Red Bulls form now is a bit of a red herring, as Ferrari and Mercedes have a small gap to upgrade as Mercedes already have. Imagine what that silver arrow is going to be like in another two or three races time? They’ve got further upgrades coming for Monaco next week where they’ll probably win (or come close) their first GP of the year. Ferrari and Red Bull may rue their non-finishes so far, and it'd be great to have three teams regularly challenging for wins. Ferrari are good at throwing away the championship in recent years - they started the season with the fastest car in at least two of the Mercedes/Hamilton dominating years. If Mercedes recover enough ground (I don't think they will but who knows), I could see them losing out on the driver's title due to Russell being allowed to compete with Hamilton more than the 'second' drivers are at Red Bull and Ferrari.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on May 24, 2022 14:41:43 GMT
I, too, read somewhere that Red Bill were frighteningly close (if not over) the spend cap and that they can’t offer any more upgrades to the car as we know it now. Going forwards, this probably means the Red Bulls form now is a bit of a red herring, as Ferrari and Mercedes have a small gap to upgrade as Mercedes already have. Imagine what that silver arrow is going to be like in another two or three races time? They’ve got further upgrades coming for Monaco next week where they’ll probably win (or come close) their first GP of the year. Ferrari and Red Bull may rue their non-finishes so far, and it'd be great to have three teams regularly challenging for wins. Ferrari are good at throwing away the championship in recent years - they started the season with the fastest car in at least two of the Mercedes/Hamilton dominating years. If Mercedes recover enough ground (I don't think they will but who knows), I could see them losing out on the driver's title due to Russell being allowed to compete with Hamilton more than the 'second' drivers are at Red Bull and Ferrari. The thought of watching the Red Bulls get slowly less competitive as the season rolls on is a tantalising prospect, can you imagine the shit Max would give his team over the radio as the season progresses!
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on May 24, 2022 14:52:10 GMT
Ferrari and Red Bull may rue their non-finishes so far, and it'd be great to have three teams regularly challenging for wins. Ferrari are good at throwing away the championship in recent years - they started the season with the fastest car in at least two of the Mercedes/Hamilton dominating years. If Mercedes recover enough ground (I don't think they will but who knows), I could see them losing out on the driver's title due to Russell being allowed to compete with Hamilton more than the 'second' drivers are at Red Bull and Ferrari. The thought of watching the Red Bulls get slowly less competitive as the season rolls on is a tantalising prospect, can you imagine the shit Max would give his team over the radio as the season progresses! I like Perez, so what'd be funnier is if Verstappen had reliability problems with Perez winning. I don't dislike Verstappen, but he's in danger of becoming too much like Christian Horner who seems a bit childish for a team principle.
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on May 24, 2022 19:25:51 GMT
They should add a "Manager" award for best managed team given the monetary cap then. Winner could be given some percentage relief above the following season's cap. Not sure how finances are judged, most under budget wins? Never mind, stupid idea.
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Jun 17, 2022 19:34:11 GMT
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Post by rivival on Jun 17, 2022 20:23:31 GMT
Problem is we haven't got a list of all the drivers who are suffering with the porpoising, as usual the media are trying to lay ALL the blame on Hamilton alone. If it is causing damage to drivers spines, which I expect it is then clearly it needs to be sorted. Is it fair that this may advantage Mercedes and others? No, but when the hell is life fair?. Drivers health and safety must take priority on all decisions no matter who cries about it. What really stinks here is the restrictions imposed on all teams limiting testing and wind tunnel time which imo would have precluded most of the problems. Perhaps the wealthier teams could be released from the limitations to find an answer then share their findings publicly in the best interest of the sport. Then the cow will fly over the moon and Putin will get the Nobel peace prize =)
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Jun 18, 2022 9:45:28 GMT
Does it advantage Mercedes in any way?
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Post by rivival on Jun 19, 2022 0:49:22 GMT
Does it advantage Mercedes in any way? Yes. their drivers will drive better if they are not in pain. Then again ,NO as this years Mercedes is a bag of spanners and I doubt anything would help it. What's clear is no one give a dam about driver discomfort while designing the new cars. They were an after thought. You would think the Crash Test Dummy used to measure the forces in the cockpit would have picked up on thee problem. However "Comfy Bums" seem to have been missed out =) "For the frontal dynamic test, the chassis is mounted onto a trolley and fired at a solid wall and for the side and rear tests a heavy trolley is run into the chassis at force and a crash test dummy is also used to measure what happens to a driver in extreme deceleration. The dummy’s chest must not exceed 60g for more than 3 milliseconds."
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jun 19, 2022 11:50:31 GMT
Hamilton trying to get out of his car reminded me of Mansell back in the day, who once passed out trying to push his car over the finish line, completed a race while suffering second-degree burns from a fuel leak in his car, trialled for F1 and raced with not fully healed broken backs and a neck, and won his World Championship by racing all season with a broken foot!
I'm not saying the current F1 bouncing isn't shocking though - apparently, Hamilton suffered a vertical g-force of 10! Maybe he's going for a role in the next Top Gun film. I'm sort of with what Verstappen has said publicly - that if Mercedes raise their chassis, the pain caused won't be a problem. But then again, I don't think an F1 car that's within the rules should cause such pain to a driver.
An interesting qualifying session yesterday. If Alonso doesn't overtake Verstappen at the start, it'll probably be an easy day for Verstappen (assuming reliability) with Alonso backing up the rest.
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Post by rivival on Jun 19, 2022 14:03:48 GMT
I never quite understood why they gave them DRS to help overtake and then KERS to stop them overtaking. Ban KERS the overtaking will be easier and the Alonso mobile chicane a thing of the past.
He did drive well in quali though in what were tough conditions for all of them
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jun 20, 2022 8:41:51 GMT
I have no problem with the FIA introducing a Technical Directive for vertical oscillations, part way through a season, it's clearly a safely issue and it puts the onus on the teams with the worst problems to get it sorted. The fact that such a directive helps Red Bull displeases me, but they designed the best non-bouncing overall package, within the rules, so fair play to them.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Jun 20, 2022 14:58:23 GMT
I never quite understood why they gave them DRS to help overtake and then KERS to stop them overtaking. Ban KERS the overtaking will be easier and the Alonso mobile chicane a thing of the past. He did drive well in quali though in what were tough conditions for all of them It's always the bloody bankers fault. (I am very sorry).
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jul 2, 2022 13:04:26 GMT
I'm watching the W Series on Channel 4 which Jamie Chadwick is absolutely smashing (in mechanically identical cars). She won the first two titles and has won the first 4 races this year (6 wins in a row counting the end of last season).
Yet she didn't get the funding for a drive in F2 or even F3 this season. It seems to be confirming my fears that the best female drivers still won't get the best drives as a progression towards F1. And you need to compete against the best to be the best. Surely the prize for a W Series title should be an F3 drive? Otherwise, what's the point?
The cynical me says I imagine W Series will want to keep their champion drivers for sponsorship reasons, especially as Chadwick is driving for Caitlyn Jenner's team this season.
I suppose it's still progress in that it's giving more female drivers the opportunity to race in a single-seater series and as a support race to F1.
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Post by rivival on Jul 2, 2022 20:00:28 GMT
I'm watching the W Series on Channel 4 which Jamie Chadwick is absolutely smashing (in mechanically identical cars). She won the first two titles and has won the first 4 races this year (6 wins in a row counting the end of last season). Yet she didn't get the funding for a drive in F2 or even F3 this season. It seems to be confirming my fears that the best female drivers still won't get the best drives as a progression towards F1. And you need to compete against the best to be the best. Surely the prize for a W Series title should be an F3 drive? Otherwise, what's the point? The cynical me says I imagine W Series will want to keep their champion drivers for sponsorship reasons, especially as Chadwick is driving for Caitlyn Jenner's team this season. I suppose it's still progress in that it's giving more female drivers the opportunity to race in a single-seater series and as a support race to F1. I used to spend about £200 a week when I was racing radio controlled cars. which was a lot of money for me. I won a round of the British Championship got my piccy in RC Magazine and thought here I go. WRONG at 25 I was told I was far too old for sponsorship and that's when I quit. Taking the next step to go Karting I imagine is a leap most just can't afford, yet that is entry level for motorsport. flowracers.com/blog/is-karting-expensive/ It doesn't matter to me if they are boys or girls until we stop driver sponsorship and set a clear path to each next level ie finishing in the top 3 at the level below. Then daddy's little boy will be able to buy a seat at any level of the sport and we will never get to see the best drivers boys or girls. Coulthard is running a scheme to find a female driver to be world champion in F1 with a schedule of 8-10 years however, for me as I've said the fault lies at the grass roots of motorsport. There simply is no way in for normal boys and girls imo. racingnews365.com/coulthard-launches-initiative-to-find-first-female-f1-champion
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jul 3, 2022 10:36:31 GMT
That's cool from Coulthard. I didn't know he had two sisters that died. How sad, and one of them he thought had more racing talent than him: "I always believed my sister Lynsay Jackson had more natural racing talent than me, but I was given the support towards a Formula 1 journey and she was not," the 13-time F1 race winner said.
"To succeed, talent needs early nurturing and I’d like every 'Lynsay' out there to have the same opportunities as men in the fight to reach Formula 1 and win."
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Formula 1
Jul 3, 2022 14:11:14 GMT
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Post by questionable on Jul 3, 2022 14:11:14 GMT
In the corner of the screen thought I’d seen a car on its roof flying into the barrier, hopefully he’s OK
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Jul 3, 2022 14:13:37 GMT
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Post by andystokey on Jul 3, 2022 14:13:37 GMT
In the corner of the screen thought I’d seen a car on its roof flying into the barrier, hopefully he’s OK Definitely seemed to be upside down
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Post by somersetstokie on Jul 3, 2022 14:17:44 GMT
Young driver Zhou involved. Now seen moving and on a stretcher. Race suspended.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jul 3, 2022 14:23:46 GMT
A horrible crash - it looked like his helmet was scraping against the ground, so thankfully it sounds like he's okay. There's this view from behind:
Replays on Channel 4 now - his car bounced over the tyre wall!
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Jul 3, 2022 14:28:38 GMT
Folks in the seats got a scare as well.
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Post by marylandstoke on Jul 3, 2022 14:32:08 GMT
A horrible crash - it looked like his helmet was scraping against the ground, so thankfully it sounds like he's okay. There's this view from behind: Replays on Channel 4 now - his car bounced over the tyre wall! Just said on our coverage that, basically they would show the replays until they knew he lived. An amazing testament to the car builders. I’m so old I remember when sex was safe and car racing was dangerous.
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Jul 3, 2022 14:46:23 GMT
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Jul 3, 2022 14:49:33 GMT
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Post by noustie on Jul 3, 2022 14:49:33 GMT
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Post by hotterpotter on Jul 3, 2022 14:58:33 GMT
Crowd must have shat themselves!
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Jul 3, 2022 15:38:23 GMT
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Post by andystokey on Jul 3, 2022 15:38:23 GMT
Always gives does the British GP. Lewis might just do this today 🤞
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Jul 3, 2022 16:12:15 GMT
Bonkers!
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Jul 3, 2022 16:16:19 GMT
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Post by andystokey on Jul 3, 2022 16:16:19 GMT
Fabulous GP
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Jul 3, 2022 16:17:40 GMT
An absolute epic!
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jul 3, 2022 16:20:32 GMT
Great racing and a miracle escape from a horror crash. It’s all you need
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