It's just fatigue from a fan perspective. 7 months is long and even though qualifying & races are no more than 4 hours of your time it's still a very long season.
Genuinely curious as to how much of a fight it's going to be this year. Last years Mercedes was unbeatable in the races where they got it properly dialled into the track. If they can iron out it's few kinks and ally it to their new engine, which I'm fairly sure will break the 1000hp mark this season, then it could be another steamroller year for them.
I'd love to see Merc, Ferrari, RB & especially McLaren (well, Alonso!) all fighting it out at the front end but I'm not hearing anything on the grapevine that'll upset the status quo. Fingers crossed Renault can make an engine reliable enough that it can operate at full power this year.
Especially with rumors that Ferrari will have a longer wheelbase car and Mercedes staying with their concept from this year
Was it? I mean, sure, Merc had the higher peak potential on most tracks, but the way things turned out, they weren't always capitalizing on it. Without that string of bad luck in Asia, Vettel would be ahead or at least deliver a nailbiter to the end.I fell out after about 5 weeks last year because the writing was on the wall.
I fell out after about 5 weeks last year because the writing was on the wall. Hopefully Red Bull has a better year.
Oh no I forgot about the halo.
Is it still going exclusively to Sky next year in the UK? Can't say that will encourage me to keep interested.
Both Hockenheim and Nürburgring didn't want to host yearly for financial reasons, so they alternated. Then Nürburgring gave up completely and Hockenheim wasn't prepared to do it either - The result is that there was no German GP in 2015 and 2017.Why did Nurnburg GP get bannd? Can find anything when googeling.
It's not exclusive to Sky - there are a few races live on Channel 4...
Thanks! To bad. Always fun to watch races on tracks you have driven countless laps on in-game. That fucking first hairpin..Both Hockenheim and Nürburgring didn't want to host yearly for financial reasons, so they alternated. Then Nürburgring gave up completely and Hockenheim wasn't prepared to do it either - The result is that there was no German GP in 2015 and 2017.
I'm talking 2019. From what I can see Sky have committed to 'free to air' highlights and the British GP, but no details on whether the free broadcaster would be Sky or someone else
The current F1 games are pretty damn enjoyable, so you can get used to the current tracks.Thanks! To bad. Always fun to watch races on tracks you have driven countless laps on in-game. That fucking first hairpin..
It is something that will actually affect the racing, too. But boo hoo, the halo ruins F1 or something.Three engines a season is so fucking dumb. Way worse than the halo.
Like to drive a little slower.. GT-R style or somthing, F1 to fast. At least we got Sao Paulo this time, fun track!The current F1 games are pretty damn enjoyable, so you can get used to the current tracks.
I wonder how Circuit Paul Ricard will play in the games.
Yeah not particularly excited for the penalties this will result in this year.Three engines a season is so fucking dumb. Way worse than the halo.
Just play McLaren in career mode.Like to drive a little slower.. GT-R style or somthing, F1 to fast.
Magnussen? He got a 2nd place podium in his very first race and it's been kinda downhill since then. Strongly placed in the lower half of the driver grid.Nice to see we got a new scandinavian in little danish boi. Is he any good?
So I've been seeing this in more and more places. 3M looking into copyright claim over new F1 logo
I don't know if 3M has much here. There is a similarity but I could see it settling if anything.
Plus he's probably the most hated driver by the other drivers of the field. He plays rough on and off the track. D:Magnussen? He got a 2nd place podium in his very first race and it's been kinda downhill since then. Strongly placed in the lower half of the driver grid.
I thought that was only in the wet
Yeah, I have no problem at all with the Halo, I hope it proves itself on the first day of racing, so everyone can shut up about it.Three engines a season is so fucking dumb. Way worse than the halo.
I know the engine related cuts have been to reign in budgets to help the mid and low tier teams. As such has there been any estimation how much it'll save these teams in expenses Year of Year?
I honestly cannot imagine engine parts lasting 7 race weekends(!) or more without severely turning down power, but they'll need to. The only way I can see that working is if Mercedes has room to spare like in 2014-2016 or if a Merc customer runs in a highly conservative mode. Probably Williams.
The lower price at which engines will be sold in the future has not been made public at this stage.
The FIA was aiming at a figure in the region of £7.9m to £9.5m, down from the current cost of around £13.8m to £17.7m, and it is believed this target has been reached.
Sorry, just for clarification is that range the cumulative engine cost for 2018? Thanks.
Alain Prost said current price of engines is in the range 12 to 14 million euros per unit in Auto Plus (sorry i don't have access to the subscription content for the direct source).
Reducing number of engines means less units to spread Research and Development costs to anyway...
Mercedes engines division spent 83.4 Million euros in 2016 in R&D. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/12/25/mercedes-f1-engines-drive-110m-investment-uk/
WE IN HERE! Can't wait to see the races this season.
Where will this air in the US?
"Per unit"- my goodness! I was unaware that a single engine could cost that kind of money. Thank you for information.
So, same as last season. Cool. Thanks.I believe NBC still has the rights to FIA broadcasts, so you can watch on NBC Sports (or other NBC sister sites when pre-empted)
Luckily, the Winter Olympics will be done by the time testing starts
Nope. On the ESPN family now.I believe NBC still has the rights to FIA broadcasts, so you can watch on NBC Sports (or other NBC sister sites when pre-empted)
Luckily, the Winter Olympics will be done by the time testing starts
I know the engine related cuts have been to reign in budgets to help the mid and low tier teams. As such has there been any estimation how much it'll save these teams in expenses Year of Year?
Sorry, just for clarification is that range the cumulative engine cost for 2018? Thanks.