Lawson did pretty well in the Red Bull
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Because K-Mag was taken out, in a crash that was 100% Ricciardo's fault. And Mick didn't even finish in the points. You're trying to make it out like Mick had a better weekend, even though his teammate got a sensational pole and scored a point in the sprint. Your bias is showing.
According to Szafnauer, Rossi apparently told Alonso and Ocon that if anybody else (in the team) had done what they did in Brazil, they would have been fired:
Formule 1 | Alpine F1 : Rossi a menacé Ocon et Alonso de licenciement (nextgen-auto.com)
Formule 1 | Alpine F1 : Rossi a menacé Ocon et Alonso de licenciement (nextgen-auto.com)
So basically he’s talking shit about nothing.
Danny Ric to become RB 3rd driver ie. test driver alledgly
Helmut Marko said this. That confirms it right?
BBC F1 quoted Marko, but damon hill has said it as well. Hill also thinks that perez will get dropped to reserve driver and danny ric will take his seat. I dont believe that just yet. If riccardo is quicker than perez in winter testing, then who knows.
Mick was easily on points with Vettel etc, just Haas messed up not pitting him under SC.
Perez has had a stinker in the second half of the season but Ricciardo should not be getting anywhere close to him in testing.
I have to agree with you here, I like Ricciardo, but his season has been dreadful for him.
Rewatching the highlights from last year and Perez fighting with Hamilton allowing Max to take 6 seconds off Lewis' lead...
Commentator "Perez playing the ultimate team game"
Commentator "Perez playing the ultimate team game"
Abu Dhabi FP1 FP2 tiesheets
Decent showing by both Mercedes in FP1 and 2
Max missed FP1, FP2 straight to P1.
Abu Dhabi GP Practice One Timesheet
Abu Dhabi GP Practice Two Timesheet
Max missed FP1, FP2 straight to P1.
Abu Dhabi GP Practice One Timesheet
| Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:26.633 |
| 2) George Russell | Mercedes | +0.220 |
| 3) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.255 |
| 4) Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.334 |
| 5) Liam Lawson | Red Bull | +0.568 |
| 6) Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +0.635 |
| 7) Robert Shwartzman | Ferrari | +0.796 |
| 8) Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +0.986 |
| 9) Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1.022 |
| 10) Alexander Albon | Williams | +1.207 |
| 11) Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +1.212 |
| 12) Estaban Ocon | Alpine | +1.258 |
| 13) Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.358 |
| 14) Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo | +1.431 |
| 15) Logan Sargeant | Williams | +1.465 |
| 16) Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.509 |
| 17) Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas | +1.571 |
| 18) Patricio O'Ward | McLaren | +1.717 |
| 19) Jaack Doohan | Alpine | +1.851 |
| 20) Felipe Drugovich | Aston Martin | +2.039 |
Abu Dhabi GP Practice Two Timesheet
| Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:25.146 |
| 2) George Russell | Mercedes | +0.341 |
| 3) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.453 |
| 4) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.615 |
| 5) Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.706 |
| 6) Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.786 |
| 7) Estaban Ocon | Alpine | +0.892 |
| 8) Fernando Alonso | Alpine | +0.897 |
| 9) Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +0.978 |
| 10) Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1.154 |
| 11) Lando Norris | McLaren | +1.231 |
| 12) Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +1.249 |
| 13) Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +1.333 |
| 14) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.401 |
| 15) Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.534 |
| 16) Alexander Albon | Williams | +1.604 |
| 17) Mick Schumacher | Haas | +1.693 |
| 18) Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.769 |
| 19) Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +1.890 |
| 20) Nicolas Latifi | Williams | +2.116 |
Perez I think is better than Ricciardo as of now
RIC beat Vettel at the time who was supposedly unhappy with the RB in the same way as RIC is currently with the McLaren. RIC was also challenging Max. Going to give him benefit of doubt, he was much faster than Perez and I think he still is if he can get back into a competitive car to get his mojo back. RB need a stronger second driver if it's close with Merc & Ferrari as they both have strong lineups.
Unfortunately for Perez he doesn't like the car setup in the way Max likes it.
Unfortunately for Perez he doesn't like the car setup in the way Max likes it.
People use car set ups as an excuse for both Ricciardo and Perez but you'd have to say there's less excuses for driving the best car on the grid poorly than a bit of a semi-shitbox like that McLaren has been.
Still, Perez has been there or thereabouts in most races, fighting for podiums and picking up a few wins. Far off Verstappen, of course, but he is also a phenomenal driver. Ricciardo has been nowhere, while Norris has consistently scored points for McLaren.
Just watching a you tube compilation of the 10 most dramatic moments from last season, it was so exciting we need at least two teams being competitive for the whole season I can't really recall any dramatic moments this season
There was lots of clean drama in the first half of the season, just it means nothing now because the title was decided so early.
That's the trouble it just gets forgotten when the title is a foregone conclusion. I know the last race was so controversial last season but after such a fantastic battle between the 2 all season to have them going into the last race level on points was so good from a fan's perspective
We might be getting wheel arches for extreme wet races to control tyre spray. F1 evaluating..
https://the-race.com/formula-1/f1-evaluating-wheel-arches-as-option-for-wet-races/
https://the-race.com/formula-1/f1-evaluating-wheel-arches-as-option-for-wet-races/
anything that makes racing in the rain safer, can only be good for the sport.
I dont remember races being disrupted, so much before. This season seems like the worst its been for a long time.
Only problem is what happens when the rain stops and the track starts going to inter/slick conditions.
Larger tyres, more surface area, more grooved extreme wets and much more water displacement off the tyres. I think its an idea worth trying.
If teams can replace front wings in 10 seconds I’m sure they could be designed to be easily attachable / detachable?
To improve wet racing, the first thing they can do is improve on the full wet tyres. In Japan, no one used them when it was wet because it's such a poor compound, and risked it on inters. Open up some testing for Pirelli on those wet tyres to improve the compound and then look towards gimmicks like wheel arches if it actually adds benefit.
they should just have a big umbrella over each car and problem solved. the technology exists, the fia just don’t want to fix the problem.
I mean who could have foreseen that letting the cars suck themselves to the ground could also lead to water being sucked from said ground
I'm in favor of anything that leads to more racing in the wet. The great drivers shine the brightest in difficult conditions.
they should just have a big umbrella over each car and problem solved. the technology exists, the fia just don’t want to fix the problem.
Apparently they don't want to use this because Red Bull doesn't want to cover his sponsors on the car. Another Red Bull cover up.
Naughty boy Hamilton overtaking 2 cars (potentially) under red flag. Under investigation.
Looked like a yellow flag it he will get a grid penalty for that as well.
Verstappen being careful not to be faster than Perez here
Hamilton won’t get a penalty, he lifted as soon as he saw the red flag which was approaching T4, he was on a push lap and couldn’t have braked in time to not overtake the last car.
Non-issue, onboard is clear.
Non-issue, onboard is clear.
if someone told me 10 years ago that these two would be up there with my favourite drivers I would have laughed in their face. I guess opinions change
Watching these two fight it out was probably the last time I enjoyed an F1 rivalry. They were both competitive and determined to win, rather than just being a cnut like the friendless blobfish and his equally shithead dad.
Possibly the worst F1 rivalry ever. One was competitive and determined to win, the other had an illegal engine for a bit and choked both seasons by the midway point.
Massive crash in F2 ,nobody hurt.
This was my thoughts also.
Would add to a wet/dry race, who ever pitted first to remove the wet running stuff, would gain an advantage.
F2 sprint delayed by over an hour, could affect Q1 start time.
I just want them to be able to race in the rain, they used to and it brings such exciting unpredictable races, now it feels like if it's more than drizzle they don't go out
The days of Senna, Prost,even before that, wet races were always the best.
Senna at Donnington in 93 was epic, one of the best laps ever seen.