The F1 thread

TimmyO

rlw said:

Sad to say that i have got so bored with the whole F1 thing that I don't give a shit anymore.  

I think that had been a record for the thread  - 2 pages without a protestation of boredom with F1.

Teetonetal

Boromedic said:

Well if Vettel has his way (which he might!) it'll be Massa all over again!! Although if that's the case all he has to do is look good and outpace Vettel occasionally, bide his time and then he'll be number one once Vettel gets bounced. 

If vettel doesn't win this year's championship, on arguably the best car, he will be under huge pressure next year. If LeClerc then pushes him and beats him, it could be a lot of fun

Boromedic

Garthy said:

rlw said:

Sad to say that i have got so bored with the whole F1 thing that I don't give a shit anymore.  Kimi and Ricciardo are the only two with any real personality and talent to thrill and they seem to be going backwards now.

I'm the exact opposite. In 10-20 years time people will be talking about 2018 like they talk about 1986 now. Its a classic season in a new golden era.

Agreed, it's been awesome I think personally, building to a nice finale as well!

Boromedic

Teetonetal said:

Boromedic said:

Well if Vettel has his way (which he might!) it'll be Massa all over again!! Although if that's the case all he has to do is look good and outpace Vettel occasionally, bide his time and then he'll be number one once Vettel gets bounced. 

If vettel doesn't win this year's championship, on arguably the best car, he will be under huge pressure next year. If LeClerc then pushes him and beats him, it could be a lot of fun

Agreed, here's hoping LeClerc can get to him!

Boromedic

When he overtakes him next season do you think he'll be saying:

Ah ha, it is I, Le Clerc!! 

Lol sorry, couldn't resist......

Nitefly

Good work, @Boromedic ;

Heartfeltdawn

sinbaadi said:

LeClerc isn't a risk, he's just green.  Nobody will expect him to beat Vettel any more than Kimi couldn't, but if you'd watched him in F2/GP2 whatever they call it now, you'd know why Ferrari are prepared to give him a chance.

This is what you want the big teams to do; not get some safe top 4 driver to be a dutiful number 2, but try to find the next Hamilton.  

Daniil Kyvat was far less green than Leclerc with two seasons in the bag when he moved to Red Bull. They weren't afraid to pull him out when they felt MV was a better talent and that Kyvat might be a bit of a liability. 

Heartfeltdawn

Garthy said:

rlw said:

Sad to say that i have got so bored with the whole F1 thing that I don't give a shit anymore.  Kimi and Ricciardo are the only two with any real personality and talent to thrill and they seem to be going backwards now.

I'm the exact opposite. In 10-20 years time people will be talking about 2018 like they talk about 1986 now. Its a classic season in a new golden era.

It's been more interesting but it's far from a golden era. The safety car has been as important as the silver and red ones this year...

Boromedic

Nitefly said:

Good work, @Boromedic ;

Fretwired

Garthy said:

rlw said:

Sad to say that i have got so bored with the whole F1 thing that I don't give a shit anymore.  Kimi and Ricciardo are the only two with any real personality and talent to thrill and they seem to be going backwards now.

I'm the exact opposite. In 10-20 years time people will be talking about 2018 like they talk about 1986 now. Its a classic season in a new golden era.

I agree ... the Hamilton/Vettel duel is absorbing and there's action lower down the grid ... there's been some great racing.

Fretwired

Teetonetal said:

Boromedic said:

Well if Vettel has his way (which he might!) it'll be Massa all over again!! Although if that's the case all he has to do is look good and outpace Vettel occasionally, bide his time and then he'll be number one once Vettel gets bounced. 

If vettel doesn't win this year's championship, on arguably the best car, he will be under huge pressure next year. If LeClerc then pushes him and beats him, it could be a lot of fun

Maybe he needs to get 'in' the car .. ;-)

I agree with you .. I think Ferrari may bin him when his contract runs out and get Hamilton.

Fretwired

Heartfeltdawn said:

Garthy said:

rlw said:

Sad to say that i have got so bored with the whole F1 thing that I don't give a shit anymore.  Kimi and Ricciardo are the only two with any real personality and talent to thrill and they seem to be going backwards now.

I'm the exact opposite. In 10-20 years time people will be talking about 2018 like they talk about 1986 now. Its a classic season in a new golden era.

It's been more interesting but it's far from a golden era. The safety car has been as important as the silver and red ones this year...

In the same way the lack of car reliability affected the 'golden era' .... cars are faster and more reliable and safety has been improved. The safety car is just part of the modern era and creates excitement.

Fretwired

Driver market twist .. Mick Schumacher to Toro Rosso in 2019?

https://www.gpfans.com/en/articles/2577/report-mick-schumacher-a-target-for-toro-rosso/

Ferrari could be looking at Schumacher to replace Vettel down the line if he matches his father for speed and race craft.

Cols

Evidently Toro Rosso have been shamed into action by McLaren and Ferrari promoting rookies and have decided against digging up the seasoned pairing of Kvyat and Buemi.

stickyfiddle

Speaking of Toro Rosso drivers, I saw Brendon Hartley earlier , souvenir shopping on Haji st in singapore. 

He’s really tall for a racing’s driver - definitely over 6’. I was quite surprised!

Cols

stickyfiddle said:

Speaking of Toro Rosso drivers, I saw Brendon Hartley earlier , souvenir shopping on Haji st in singapore. 

He’s really tall for a racing’s driver - definitely over 6’. I was quite surprised!

On the other end of the scale you have the Alonso types.  I saw him in the pits in Silverstone  last year; his bio says he’s 5’7”, but I’m 5’8” and he looked like he’d barely come up to my chest.

stickyfiddle

Cols said:

stickyfiddle said:

Speaking of Toro Rosso drivers, I saw Brendon Hartley earlier , souvenir shopping on Haji st in singapore. 

He’s really tall for a racing’s driver - definitely over 6’. I was quite surprised!

On the other end of the scale you have the Alonso types.  I saw him in the pits in Silverstone  last year; his bio says he’s 5’7”, but I’m 5’8” and he looked like he’d barely come up to my chest.

Yeah, that’s what I expected. People talk about Webber and Hulk but Hartley’s the same height and never gets a mention

LoFi

stickyfiddle said:

Cols said:

stickyfiddle said:

Speaking of Toro Rosso drivers, I saw Brendon Hartley earlier , souvenir shopping on Haji st in singapore. 

He’s really tall for a racing’s driver - definitely over 6’. I was quite surprised!

On the other end of the scale you have the Alonso types.  I saw him in the pits in Silverstone  last year; his bio says he’s 5’7”, but I’m 5’8” and he looked like he’d barely come up to my chest.

Yeah, that’s what I expected. People talk about Webber and Hulk but Hartley’s the same height and never gets a mention

He looks smaller because he's further away down the grid...

stickyfiddle

More from Singapore...

Some dudes building a racetrack



Some guy watching the safety car & medical car get some practice in...



And our view for dinner... (between turns 9 and 10!)

stickyfiddle

Sadly I don’t have tickets for the race - have to fly home, but will stream as much as I can from the airport!