I'll miss his radio messages :(
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I'll miss his radio messages :(
Did quite well to do those Netflix funnies and thus stay on years after the last time I can remember either of their cars doing anything.
Why has testing been so pared back in recent years? Is it a cost cap thing? Used to love a bit of proper pre-season testing, particularity the one without much coverage at all. It was like a leap back in time to the teletext days. Three line reports of a surprisingly rapid Brawn emerging on the wires.
Had a beer (he had a coke) with a young Viet-Aussie who will be racing Formula 3 this season. Nice lad and seemed super excited to possibly racing Spa. 16yrs old, but he looked 12 :D Seemed like he had a sensible head on his shoulders.
Drinking with 16 year olds the norm for you?
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Originally Posted by Waffdon
Carlos Sainz winning the Dakar Rally (no prizes for guessing who hosted it) at age 61 is mental.
He'd be on my driving Mount Rushmore.
Yep: Clark, that Italian on bikes (not Rossi), Sainz, whoever the best oval person is.
Agostini's records are absurd. Didn't even spot he'd given cars a go as well.
Earnhardt or maybe Gordon for tintop ovals, single seaters is a bit of a wasteland in north American once you get into the 90s. AJ Foyt seems a better choice than anyone recent, I can't bring myself to recommend Scott Dixon or Newgarden who are amongst the best current drivers.
I would've had Richard Petty down as the NASCAR guy. Nobody's near him in terms of wins.
No but only because he raced for a thousand years back when they had about five a week and he could afford to go to them all.
Roundabouts :drool:
The American drivers are going to be so confused. Assuming we have any by then.
Catalunya was a pretty dull track but I'd rather race there than at a street circuit.
Give it a few years and it will be 100% street circuits.
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Fuck it just give me a PR job already.
Neom even kinda sounds like a race car going past you. The perfect meeting of the utterly vaccuous.
And they can call it Formula 1's first drag stip.
Visa Cash App RB taking on Stake F1 Kick Team Sauber this year. How exciting.
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Shockingly bad.
I'm not having Brundle declaring, at some point, Yuki Tsunoda to be the 'meat in a Visa Cash App RB Sandwich'.
I'll do us a F1 2024 thread when the unveilings start, then I'm out. Sport has truly gone to the dogs now.
Chocolate Eclair jas signed a new deal with Ferrari.
I have the next week off with almost nothing to do, I'll do the new one if you dont want to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben
Yeah go for it, I'm not a gatekeeping cunt like Ian.
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Andretti has been rejected. Apparently he doesn't bring enough value to the brand.
But Visa Cash App RB Stake Racing Bulls F1 Team definitely does.
Pack of cunts.
That's a watershed moment in terms of them blowing all the gains that have been made in the last 4-5 years.
How can an American team not add "value"? What "value" do "Hass" or "Kick Sauber" (lol) bring.
Mercedas Petroleum sponsor want to bring back Malaysia. I remember when Vettel cooked Webber at that track.
Great track, especially when compared to today's shite. They had money troubles though and I can't see them being able to compete with these street circuit mongs.
Sport is just going to the highest bidders. Cant they just make new tracks, but just copy old ones? Or just make a track that involves the best corners.
First sector of Suzuka, followed by second sectors of UK, Brazil and Monaco followed by the final turn of Monza or something.
The actual reason is because it adds another split to the pie of revenue. James Vowles of Williams has openly said as much. They believe a few of the teams might move to the brink of it being unfeasible(they're just greedy).Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
Big time silly season rumour is that Hamilton has seen the new seasons car isn't going to get him wins, so he'll be off to Ferrari in 2025.
BBC are running with it. :drool:
There's a non-sequitur if ever I saw one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gray Fox
If it is true, it puts Mercedes in a tricky spot. McLaren just announcing a Lando extension removes the obvious replacement. I also don't think they'd just swap it to put Sainz in the car.
Of the current grid maybe Albon would be the best bet, assuming Alonso doesn't wheel and deal his way into the seat.
Hamilton is Plan A. But they're always on Plan D/E so in that case, doubtful.
Sky are running it as if it's a done deal already. What is going on?
They all want to drive the red car one day.
:cab:
But Ferrari and their infinite plans are wank.
Drivers dont care. Ferrari will pay you a lot and you get to drive the red shiny car. He is already seven time world champion. Might as well give it a go.
The earnest F1 fan in my office (I hide my liking for the sport so I don't have to talk to him) has gone mental about this news. THIS IS FUCKING MASSIVE! I WONDER IF IT'LL BE IN THE NEXT SEASON OF DRIVE TO SURVIVE?
Burn it all down.
When this becomes official it will be like seeing Fernando Torres holding up his new Chelsea shirt, for me.
You have to think that's the case. This years car is still a bit of a dog him and RB just don't work and it's jump into the next best car and hope he can win one more title in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gray Fox
I wonder if it would be Sainz to Red Bull as Perez will be done there after this season. He's good enough to win races but isn't going to push Verstappen too hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gray Fox
:d
Absolute madness. Will be an interesting dynamic for this season with a full years notice that he’s off. Wouldn’t surprise me if this caused a bit of tension.
As for the Merc, reckon it’s between Albon, Sainz and if he impresses this season, Andrea Antonelli.