The F1 thread

euan

A lot of this is pressure on the FIA to deal with Verstappen's style of "racing". The FIA and Liberty want to prolong Hamilton's exit from the sport for as long as possible until they can have a star who even orbits his calibre

thumpingrug

euan said:

A lot of this is pressure on the FIA to deal with Verstappen's style of "racing". The FIA and Liberty want to prolong Hamilton's exit from the sport for as long as possible until they can have a star who even orbits his calibre

Could be waiting a while.

chillidoggy

I guess we'll never know.

goldtop

New FIA President showing how F1 should be done:

Simonh

Max comes out at No 3 in the list of most damage caused by crashes this year behind Mick Schumacher and Leclerk, even mazepin was only no 8!

mrkb

goldtop said:

New FIA President showing how F1 should be done:

Wow, he was doing fine until he tried to shift into second gear

Emiel

Simonh said:

Max comes out at No 3 in the list of most damage caused by crashes this year behind Mick Schumacher and Leclerk, even mazepin was only no 8!

And yet he became world champion and Mazepin finished bone last... what a shame 

DesVegas

Simonh said:

Max comes out at No 3 in the list of most damage caused by crashes this year behind Mick Schumacher and Leclerk, even mazepin was only no 8!

is that including practice and quali or just in races ??

Simonh

no idea tbh! 

https://www.planetf1.com/news/driver-crash-damage-costs-2021/

Simonh

for anyone who attend spa this year.

https://www.racefans.net/2021/12/21/spa-spectators-who-saw-no-racing-offered-prize-draw-for-2022-tickets/

just wow...

Haych

Simonh said:

for anyone who attend spa this year.

https://www.racefans.net/2021/12/21/spa-spectators-who-saw-no-racing-offered-prize-draw-for-2022-tickets/

just wow...

Saw this earlier on Twitter - Spa ‘21 is a joke that just keeps on giving! Pathetic!

chillidoggy

Before I make any comment I'd like to know how much money the circuit made after paying to host the GP.

stickyfiddle

Latifi has stepped away from the socials after a multitude of death threats following the AD race. Poor sod.

As for the Spa thing, I hope any circuits negotiating new deals ask for something to fix this sort of shit if F1 can't manage to put on a show. Maybe they just need a bunch of roadgoing cars that the drivers can be given that works in the wet. I'd be quite happy to see them in a grid full of 911s or Lotuses...!

goldtop

stickyfiddle said:

Latifi has stepped away from the socials after a multitude of death threats following the AD race. Poor sod.

As for the Spa thing, I hope any circuits negotiating new deals ask for something to fix this sort of shit if F1 can't manage to put on a show. Maybe they just need a bunch of roadgoing cars that the drivers can be given that works in the wet. I'd be quite happy to see them in a grid full of 911s or Lotuses...!

As you wish:



Some upstart won that one.

sinbaadi

It really just underlines the level of short sightedness and disdain that F1 as an organisation has for the plebs in the stands.  

The way races have been run this year is tarnishing the sport.  The fact that Spa went the way it did is just desperate, and there are several occasions since that follow suit to lesser but no less significant extents.

stickyfiddle

@goldtop yeah that's the stuff. Now work out a way to do it every time it's too wet to race F1 cars. And preferably in a way that can clear the track enough that they can then go and have an F1 race afterwards. 

Trouble is I suspect there's too much money in the sport from manufacturers to allow a similar thing. Whatever road car you picked you can't imagine getting Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Renault and Alfa all happy to see their drivers in it. Unless they went for something that's dead and gone.

Saab revival??

poopot

Rather watch this tbh!..

https://youtu.be/euyrdUVXY-M

Lebarque

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Cols

stickyfiddle said:

Latifi has stepped away from the socials after a multitude of death threats following the AD race. Poor sod.

As for the Spa thing, I hope any circuits negotiating new deals ask for something to fix this sort of shit if F1 can't manage to put on a show. Maybe they just need a bunch of roadgoing cars that the drivers can be given that works in the wet. I'd be quite happy to see them in a grid full of 911s or Lotuses...!

I can remember Nico Rosberg giving his opinion on how to decide the starting grid after torrential rain at one of the Far East Grand Prix cancelled qualifying.

”Easy”, he said.  “Everyone gets one lap in the safety car from a standing start.  Fastest guy takes pole.”

The lack of refunds for Spa is disappointing, but pretty much as expected.  The whole objective of the farce was to ensure that the money ended up in the right pockets at the end of the weekend.  The FIA get their race fee, the teams get their starting money and Liberty gets their TV money.  

Boromedic

Plus Max gets the title as well due to the Spa debacle, just to rub salt in the wound further. Bastards...