July 12, 20205 yr 9 hours ago, pops said: Vettel is being a cunt... and not sure I blame him, but no reason for him to even try this season. They should cut him a check and have their third driver in the car. Vettel has nothing to prove and will sign a huge deal for next year. Hamilton was on another level today. Circa 2000 tiger woods. Racing point is fun as hell. And just like that Vettel & LeClerc make contact in the first couple of seconds. Edited July 12, 20205 yr by PittsburghTiger
July 12, 20205 yr And just like that Vettel & LeClerc make contact in the first couple of seconds.... And just like that, Seb takes a seat for the rest of the race.
July 12, 20205 yr hat tip to all of us, myself included, who said that Ferrari was heading towards a catastrophic 2020.
July 12, 20205 yr Just now, RamjetFDO said: 2 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said: And just like that Vettel & LeClerc make contact in the first couple of seconds. ... And just like that, Seb takes a seat for the rest of the race. Wow, at least from Vettel's perspective this one is not on him.
July 12, 20205 yr “A really disappointing day,” seethed Binotto after qualifying. “We have to accept that the stopwatch doesn’t ever lie. In two qualifying sessions, albeit in different conditions, we have not been competitive, not only against those who have been our closest rivals over the past few years, but also against others, who up to yesterday were generally behind us. “We worked very hard to bring updates to the car earlier than planned, but they didn’t show their worth on track,” he added. “We have to work out why and change this state of affairs, which is just not good enough for a team by the name of Ferrari. We mustn’t get het up about it, but we cannot ignore the facts.” https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.not-good-enough-for-a-team-by-the-name-of-ferrari-binottos-scathing.7tzV5egNxlI9meTzvICbP6.html
July 12, 20205 yr Nice to see Magnussen is only 64 seconds behind the leader halfway through the race.
July 12, 20205 yr Is racing point going to finish fourth this season? Beat mclaren?They look stronger than ever.
July 12, 20205 yr Norris with 5th!!! That was a great drive by him all the way to the end. [emoji122][emoji122]
July 12, 20205 yr That was fun. Mercedes is still too far ahead, even for Red Bull. But the guys just behind have really picked it up. Four Mercedes engines in top-10 Three Renault engines in top-10 Three Honda engines in top-10 Zero Ferrari. 28 minutes ago, texas08 said: Is racing point going to finish fourth this season? Beat mclaren? They look stronger than ever. 2 minutes ago, Goofyboy said: Norris with 5th!!! That was a great drive by him all the way to the end.
July 12, 20205 yr Also, I guess they are moving forward with the Hungary race. There will not be a 3rd Austrian race.
July 12, 20205 yr I like the trophy bots. Great stuff by Hamilton, Lando, and Perez today! This is fantastic
July 12, 20205 yr 13 minutes ago, texas08 said: Renault feeling it. Protesting the legality of the Racing Points. What is the issue with Racing Points?
July 12, 20205 yr Basically a direct copy of last years Merc. Yeah, what Hawndoh said. Edited July 12, 20205 yr by mcbrisket
July 12, 20205 yr They have virtually copied last year's Merc. Against the spirit of the "design your own car" rules of F1. Not sure the protest will hold up since apparently RP did all their copying from careful analysis of photographs of the Merc and had no direct sharing of tech with Merc. At least from what I remember reading. Teams had similar problems with Haas being essentially a Ferrari. They only stopped trying to protest Haas when Haas became non-competitive. RP being fast is what really brings the protests.
July 12, 20205 yr 58 minutes ago, mcbrisket said: Basically a direct copy of last years Merc. Yeah, what Hawndoh said. 57 minutes ago, Hawndoh said: They have virtually copied last year's Merc. Against the spirit of the "design your own car" rules of F1. Not sure the protest will hold up since apparently RP did all their copying from careful analysis of photographs of the Merc and had no direct sharing of tech with Merc. At least from what I remember reading. Teams had similar problems with Haas being essentially a Ferrari. They only stopped trying to protest Haas when Haas became non-competitive. RP being fast is what really brings the protests. Thanks. That’s what I thought I had heard before. I wasn’t sure if there was some other issue.
July 12, 20205 yr Author 2 hours ago, Hawndoh said: They have virtually copied last year's Merc. Against the spirit of the "design your own car" rules of F1. Not sure the protest will hold up since apparently RP did all their copying from careful analysis of photographs of the Merc and had no direct sharing of tech with Merc. At least from what I remember reading. Teams had similar problems with Haas being essentially a Ferrari. They only stopped trying to protest Haas when Haas became non-competitive. RP being fast is what really brings the protests. Or at least nobody's admitting it.
July 12, 20205 yr Author No penalty for Stroll. So I guess now if you want to overtake, all you have to do is make a late lunge and drive off the track, forcing the other guy off. Unbelievable.
July 12, 20205 yr Author 5 hours ago, Goofyboy said: Norris with 5th!!! That was a great drive by him all the way to the end. 3 minutes ago, elfenix said: I literally love lando norris Yep ... Seems like a good guy, and he's 20. Hopefully lots more good stuff to come from the kid.
July 12, 20205 yr Thanks. That’s what I thought I had heard before. I wasn’t sure if there was some other issue.On the broadcast they mentioned that the FIA had gone to Silverstone and Brackley with the blueprints and OK'd the pink arrows.
July 12, 20205 yr On the broadcast they mentioned that the FIA had gone to Silverstone and Brackley with the blueprints and OK'd the pink arrows.Yep. I assume this will end similarly to the DAS protest.
July 12, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, wood said: No penalty for Stroll. So I guess now if you want to overtake, all you have to do is make a late lunge and drive off the track, forcing the other guy off. Unbelievable. Ric got screwed. Did some great defensive driving for 15 laps or so. Pink arrow should be fair game. If teams can reverse engineer from photos etc and make it themselves so be it. Good to see the midfield be stronger and have variety, and would negate some of the big teams development/ money discrepancy.
July 12, 20205 yr Cars 3-14 (merc,will,hass, Alfa excluded) seems like the most competitive I’ve seen in the last couple of years.
July 12, 20205 yr Midfield is great this year so far. Awesome to see. Merc is just a step ahead. Lewis had an agenda today. Will be interesting to see how the new regs affect them in 2022. I'm an F1 newbie... only got into it in the last 8 years or so, but for some reason it is so satisfying to see the shit show at Ferrari. And I dig leclerc. Why is haas even there?
July 13, 20205 yr Author 1 hour ago, pops said: Midfield is great this year so far. Awesome to see. Merc is just a step ahead. Lewis had an agenda today. Will be interesting to see how the new regs affect them in 2022. I'm an F1 newbie... only got into it in the last 8 years or so, but for some reason it is so satisfying to see the shit show at Ferrari. And I dig leclerc. Why is haas even there? For me, I have mixed emotions about the Ferrari shitshow, and I like Leclerc as well, and Binotto, who was one of the people I met in Austin when I was doing the Shell thing. Everyone there lives for Ferrari 24/7. I've never been totally convinced Charles is what they think he is though. Edited July 13, 20205 yr by wood
July 13, 20205 yr Can haas at least dump grosjean. They have to have a junior driver that can at least do what gro does and may have upside. Was an entertaining race
July 13, 20205 yr Author 1 hour ago, Updawg said: They have to have a junior driver that can at least do what gro does and may have upside. I'm not sure they have any at all.
July 13, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, wood said: I think they already have one foot out the door. I have a friend who is friends with Gunther. I will have to ask him how miserable Gunther has been of late.
July 13, 20205 yr I would think they are done unless they get an incentive. That’s why I don’t understand putting out gro unless there is no one else.
July 14, 20205 yr Well this is interesting, man (if true). https://www.bild.de/bild-plus/sport/motorsport/motorsport/formel-1-noch-ferrari-pilot-vettel-vor-wechsel-zu-aston-martin-71894538,view=conversionToLogin.bild.html
July 14, 20205 yr Here in English with Berger talking. https://f1i.com/news/377323-berger-convinced-aston-martin-deal-in-the-works-for-vettel.html Ex-F1 driver Gerhard Berger believes a deal between Sebastian Vettel and Aston Martin Racing for 2021 is currently being negotiated by the two parties. Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the year and the German driver's options for next season appear limited, but Racing Point, which will switch its name to Aston Martin Racing in 2021, has apparently captured Vettel's interest. Berger had his ear to the ground last weekend in Austria, and what he heard in Spielberg tells him that a deal between the pink outfit and the four-time world champion is in the works.
July 15, 20205 yr 7 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said: Stroll goes? You really think daddy would fire his son?
July 15, 20205 yr 42 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: You really think daddy would fire his son? No chance
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