F1 2022 Season

pauldyson1uk said:
not by much.
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Christ, they've just cut half of it off on the bottom.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
Will never happen, Monaco is F1, it is the blue ribbon race of the season.
Steeped in history, home track for many F1 drivers.
Part of The Triple Crown of Motorsport.
I agree the track is poor and most races are not that good , but there is to much history and yes money involved to be dropped.
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Funny because it is consistently the worst race of the season.
 
feck. monaco is literally f1. get rid of that and you may as well just decide whom wins the championship on a whim at the end of the season. crazy talk.
 
Sebastian Vettel will miss his second consecutive race of 2022, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the German still recovering from contracting Covid-19 ahead of the season-opening race in Bahrain.

The news means that, as in Bahrain, Nico Hulkenberg will be called up for Aston Martin, with the German having remained in the Middle East in case he was required to jump into the AMR22.

Hulkenberg will now get to experience the dramatic Jeddah Corniche Circuit for the very first time, following a difficult opening Grand Prix for Aston Martin in Sakhir, which saw neither Hulkenberg nor Lance Stroll score.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
Sebastian Vettel will miss his second consecutive race of 2022, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the German still recovering from contracting Covid-19 ahead of the season-opening race in Bahrain.

The news means that, as in Bahrain, Nico Hulkenberg will be called up for Aston Martin, with the German having remained in the Middle East in case he was required to jump into the AMR22.

Hulkenberg will now get to experience the dramatic Jeddah Corniche Circuit for the very first time, following a difficult opening Grand Prix for Aston Martin in Sakhir, which saw neither Hulkenberg nor Lance Stroll score.
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With how the AM looked last week I don't blame Seb for trying to miss the race.
 
Red Bull has officially confirmed that a fuel system vacuum issue caused the late retirements in last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.

Both drivers were in contention for a spot on the podium in the closing stages of F1's opening round at Sakhir.

Verstappen was ready to mount a challenge on race leader Charles Leclerc on the race's restart after a safety car period, but the Dutchman, who was also battling a steering issue, was forced to retire his car with four laps to go as his engine was starved of fuel.

The same fate befell Perez on the final lap, although the Mexican's power unit shut down instantly as he entered Turn 1, spinning the Red Bull into its DNF.

https://f1i.com/news/436048-red-bul...dfkyOXOBOYgKc69caXqgzkVFgHCiZlgHwnowPQht_yqbc
 
Mick Schumacher says he would be ready to substitute for either Charles Leclerc or Carlos Sainz should circumstances prevent either Ferrari driver from taking part in a race weekend.
Schumacher is one of the Scuderia's two reserve drivers, the young German splitting the role with former Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi.
The Haas charger was questioned about the eventuality of Ferrari drafting in its junior in light of the recent positive Covid-19 tests that hit McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo and Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel.
The recent relaxation of Covid restrictions in most countries, while fully justified, appears to have heightened the risk of contracting the virus for many individuals, and members of the F1 community remain vulnerable.

Schumacher says that he would be ready to swap teams if necessary and join the outfit with which his legendary father Michael Schumacher won five of his seven world titles.

"I'd be ready anytime," the Haas driver told the media. "I'm a racing driver, just like everybody else."


https://f1i.com/news/436032-schumac...vx-jtwqfsrEZbFa0eLHZA2qe5h2AGUVF2XOcLcA3LmLFs
 
pauldyson1uk said:
Red Bull has officially confirmed that a fuel system vacuum issue caused the late retirements in last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.

Both drivers were in contention for a spot on the podium in the closing stages of F1's opening round at Sakhir.

Verstappen was ready to mount a challenge on race leader Charles Leclerc on the race's restart after a safety car period, but the Dutchman, who was also battling a steering issue, was forced to retire his car with four laps to go as his engine was starved of fuel.

The same fate befell Perez on the final lap, although the Mexican's power unit shut down instantly as he entered Turn 1, spinning the Red Bull into its DNF.

https://f1i.com/news/436048-red-bul...dfkyOXOBOYgKc69caXqgzkVFgHCiZlgHwnowPQht_yqbc
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:lol: the failed part was designed by RedBull themselves.
 
Lewis Hamilton says all the right things, but of course he doesn’t do the right things. Hypocrite? To a certain degree, but we’ve seen it all before. Speaks about human rights and his responsibility, his ability to meet with officials if need be, like they would have any interest in meeting him anyway. Probably a bit more important stuff going on than meeting a noisy and self-obsessed race car-driver.

If you want to make a statement, stay at home and boycott the event entirely, don’t show up like you’re on the fecking catwalk and speak semi-ill of the regime once you’re safely in the paddock. Again, lots of words (from a guy driving a car) but absolutely no action. He thought more about that outfit than human rights before hopping on the jet to the Saudis that’s for sure.
 
James Peril said:
Lewis Hamilton says all the right things, but of course he doesn’t do the right things. Hypocrite? To a certain degree, but we’ve seen it all before. Speaks about human rights and his responsibility, his ability to meet with officials if need be, like they would have any interest in meeting him anyway. Probably a bit more important stuff going on than meeting a noisy and self-obsessed race car-driver.

If you want to make a statement, stay at home and boycott the event entirely, don’t show up like you’re on the fecking catwalk and speak semi-ill of the regime once you’re safely in the paddock. Again, lots of words (from a guy driving a car) but absolutely no action. He thought more about that outfit than human rights before hopping on the jet to the Saudis that’s for sure.
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I take it you’re not watching this weekends race then?
 
James Peril said:
Lewis Hamilton says all the right things, but of course he doesn’t do the right things. Hypocrite? To a certain degree, but we’ve seen it all before. Speaks about human rights and his responsibility, his ability to meet with officials if need be, like they would have any interest in meeting him anyway. Probably a bit more important stuff going on than meeting a noisy and self-obsessed race car-driver.

If you want to make a statement, stay at home and boycott the event entirely, don’t show up like you’re on the fecking catwalk and speak semi-ill of the regime once you’re safely in the paddock. Again, lots of words (from a guy driving a car) but absolutely no action. He thought more about that outfit than human rights before hopping on the jet to the Saudis that’s for sure.
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He would them be breaking his contract.
So what if he dresses like a cnut, so what if he looks like a clown.
What about the other drivers ? None of those come out and say anything, none of those have in your words boycotted the race, what does that say about them ?
Easy to hate on Lewis, but what have the other driver come out and said or done ?
I have to be honest I dont really see the point of your post, just more Lewis bashing.
Please dont start with Lewis fanboy shit, show me what other drivers have done different , action I mean , not words and how they dress.
 
James Peril said:
Lewis Hamilton says all the right things, but of course he doesn’t do the right things. Hypocrite? To a certain degree, but we’ve seen it all before. Speaks about human rights and his responsibility, his ability to meet with officials if need be, like they would have any interest in meeting him anyway. Probably a bit more important stuff going on than meeting a noisy and self-obsessed race car-driver.

If you want to make a statement, stay at home and boycott the event entirely, don’t show up like you’re on the fecking catwalk and speak semi-ill of the regime once you’re safely in the paddock. Again, lots of words (from a guy driving a car) but absolutely no action. He thought more about that outfit than human rights before hopping on the jet to the Saudis that’s for sure.
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sun_tzu said:
le clerc just chucked in fastest lap i think

merc in 9th and 15th ... only FP1 but certainly not looking like chainsawing the spoiler has made a huge difference
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Yeah did , on a new set of softs, but not much faster, will be interesting to see what Max does on a new set.
The chainsaw to the wing has not helped Mercedes by the looks of it.
 
Red Bull and Alpha Tauri look rapid in a straight line. I'm inclined to believe that the Honda engine might be the most powerful on the grid.

Mercedes on the other hand, I think not enough has been made of the engine. Yes the porpoising is an issue, but it's also the case for other teams. I don't believe it's a coincidence that the teams struggling are Mercedes customers. I think the engine is much weaker this year but I doubt any team will admit that at this stage.
 
telstar96 said:
Red Bull and Alpha Tauri look rapid in a straight line. I'm inclined to believe that the Honda engine might be the most powerful on the grid.

Mercedes on the other hand, I think not enough has been made of the engine. Yes the porpoising is an issue, but it's also the case for other teams. I don't believe it's a coincidence that the teams struggling are Mercedes customers. I think the engine is much weaker this year but I doubt any team will admit that at this stage.
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I actually think it's the Ferrari. Top speed isn't just affected by engine
 
telstar96 said:
Red Bull and Alpha Tauri look rapid in a straight line. I'm inclined to believe that the Honda engine might be the most powerful on the grid.

Mercedes on the other hand, I think not enough has been made of the engine. Yes the porpoising is an issue, but it's also the case for other teams. I don't believe it's a coincidence that the teams struggling are Mercedes customers. I think the engine is much weaker this year but I doubt any team will admit that at this stage.
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There have been a lot of rumours that Mercedes are struggling to adapt the engine to the new fuel for this season. Pretty stark when they were more or less a minute off Ferrari and Red Bull and the bottom 6 teams were all Mercedes powered in Bahrain.
 
There’s reportedly been a ballistic missile attack 11km from the race track and you can see the smoke as they drive around - target was an Aramco depot who sponsor this race…There was a similar attack last week I think.

 
TheMagicFoolBus said:
There have been a lot of rumours that Mercedes are struggling to adapt the engine to the new fuel for this season. Pretty stark when they were more or less a minute off Ferrari and Red Bull and the bottom 6 teams were all Mercedes powered in Bahrain.
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I think maybe portions of the media haven't come to terms with the idea that Mercedes may not be in a title fight this year. Seen a lot suggesting they develop the car back into contention.
 
telstar96 said:
Red Bull and Alpha Tauri look rapid in a straight line. I'm inclined to believe that the Honda engine might be the most powerful on the grid.

Mercedes on the other hand, I think not enough has been made of the engine. Yes the porpoising is an issue, but it's also the case for other teams. I don't believe it's a coincidence that the teams struggling are Mercedes customers. I think the engine is much weaker this year but I doubt any team will admit that at this stage.
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Totto Wolff thinks the engine is as good as the rivals. The porposing and the sacrifices being made to deal with it are making cars running that engine look slower.
 
dinostar77 said:
Totto Wolff thinks the engine is as good as the rivals. The porposing and the sacrifices being made to deal with it are making cars running that engine look slower.
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There is definitely something up with the engine this year as you would think at least 1 of the teams running it would look decent, is it possible that the tighter design of the engine is at cause for the porposing as the weight distribution is a bit fecked
 
dinostar77 said:
Totto Wolff thinks the engine is as good as the rivals. The porposing and the sacrifices being made to deal with it are making cars running that engine look slower.
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I think this is more the problem, the new fuel should not be a problem to them.
Aero is the problem , porpoising needs to be sorted, get that right and they will be challenging I think.
 
Mickeza said:
There’s reportedly been a ballistic missile attack 11km from the race track and you can see the smoke as they drive around - target was an Aramco depot who sponsor this race…There was a similar attack last week I think.

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Jesus Christ
 
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