He's had a lot of bouncing/vibration, if they sort that out he'll be chasing pole tomorrow for sure as that could easily be worth a few tenths.
We HAM and egging it out here? Don't believe Ondore's lies.
Max will get his special setup ready in time.
Max will get his special setup ready in time.
Not as easy when both Buemi and Dennis are in Shanghai for Formula E this weekend.
That will come in handy when the Leclerc curse sets in and he eventually ends up in the wall.
Max will just cancel a single IRacing race and get in the simulator himself.
Just saw this on F2
Sweet mother that was close
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It was indeed. Brown trousers all round.
Can I just remind everyone that you can post F2 and F3 here, but please chuck it in a spoiler tag for at least 48 hours. Some here will want to watch it all themselves but might not get a chance on the day.
Post FP2 Lewis was saying they still need to "iron out the balance" ..it's like watching a horror movie
Oh my God. That is a weapons grade butt puckerer.
That would have been a horrific crash given the spot and the angle. Hitting the tires like that there would have likely flipped him directly into the wall at top speed.
That would have been a horrific crash given the spot and the angle. Hitting the tires like that there would have likely flipped him directly into the wall at top speed.
Been a while since I watched Iron Man 2, but shouldn't that race have been instantly red flagged as soon as there's a man on track? That he has electrowhips and is clearly hostile just makes it worse.
I had this exact thought once I saw the thumbnail earlier today and remembered the scene. I'm going to now assume he took out all the marshals on that part of the track first.
maybe the people who hosted the historic GP are about as competent as the FIA, so it could take a couple of mins for the flag to be deployed
Not so sure this time.
This might be Leclerc's day on Saturday and Sunday.
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Listening to him there he really doesn't sound that different to now.
It the difference in looks that gets me. He looks nothing like the Lewis of today.
But I guess that is what a weapons grade fashionista makeover and a few hundred million dollars can do for you.
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He was a Mclaren Junior, under Ron Dennis there was only one way, and it was his way.
Heh... If you had told all those people that kid was going to be a seven-time champion...
I still remember him showing up on Top Gear as a rookie. They treated him like an anomaly. Just a passing fad.
Boy we're they wrong lol
It was a different time for sure. I assume Ron Dennis forced him to do shit like this:
View: https://youtu.be/v-8l-lojz7g?si=M4KklF6fVWZFCqT_
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F1 discussing new team $600 million dilution fund formula
www.autosport.com
In news that shocks nobody.
I don't get it. I really don't
Who turns up day one in a brand new sport and takes any meaningful prize money from the other teams? unless you're so shit you don't even earn the crumbs from the table that are automatically granted.
the rest is 'but what if they eventually do better than me wah give me money' which is again fucking stupid. The sport is growing, revise your payout profile and share more of the revenue rather than circle wagons to protect against a very low risk
or just say no prize money for 5 years - for most teams you're not expecting to earn that much so it's less than $600 bloody million, and after 5 years sod the rest of them
Who turns up day one in a brand new sport and takes any meaningful prize money from the other teams? unless you're so shit you don't even earn the crumbs from the table that are automatically granted.
the rest is 'but what if they eventually do better than me wah give me money' which is again fucking stupid. The sport is growing, revise your payout profile and share more of the revenue rather than circle wagons to protect against a very low risk
or just say no prize money for 5 years - for most teams you're not expecting to earn that much so it's less than $600 bloody million, and after 5 years sod the rest of them
It's not about prize money, it's about the worth of a team. There are currently 10 teams, so they are valued on that basis. If someone wants to buy their way on the grid they pay that price. Introduce a new team and a new slot opens, meaning the teams are now worth slightly less as there are hypothetically more options and offers. Same goes with sponsors etc.
its positioned like its about prize money but your explanation makes more sense. But removing them from prize money for x years would calm a lot of that?
and they've had more than ten teams up to pretty recently - some of the current teams on the grid wouldn't be here if there wasn't a larger grid before. Its crazy
But isn't the idea that another team, in this case an American team, brings in more revenue to F1 which in turn can increase the prize pool and more sponsors. It wouldn't work for just any team, but a name like Andretti is sure to get more State-side eyes on the sport.
I think historically speaking we've seen that the ONLY way to get the teams to do anything outside their own established comfort zone is to force it on them as they're screaming and kicking all along the way.
Not consistently of late, don't think they've had a driver win the title since 2012.
It's really been Chip Ganassi Racing vs Penske.
With that said, they have been able to pull off a handful of Indy 500 wins.
Yeah I suspect the reason they are not allowed in is money, but also a competitive issue. However it's mostly money
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Wtf is going on. I've asked for a title change twice.
Can't disagree there either. But it's usually the FIA doing the dragging.
What's the alternative you believe they have? Doing as they're told and waiting until 2028 and jumping through all the new hoops and the new 1 billion fee with a high chance of still getting told "nah, we won't let you in?"
Or "just buy another team" as the team principals once again said yesterday. "Audi did it" and apparently "it's the right way to go about it."
I think Andretti is fighting the only way they can, by fighting the rules and not the people. It's not their fault the teams and Liberty in particular are being a cartel.
You would imagine that, indeed. But I think they are just looking at a spreadsheet of worth. One day your team is worth $1.88B (that's apparently the average worth of a F1 team?), and the next day there is x million dollars gone. I mean, it's all just imaginary money on some level. But someone has it on their spreadsheet of assets they own and they just look at it like 'If I say yes, it costs me x millions of dollars with no immediate benefits. Fuck that!'
F1 discussing new team $600 million dilution fund formula
In news that shocks nobody.
I remember saying they'd raise it to $600 million like a year ago and everyone said I was crazy. I think even if they did though Andretti would find a way to pay it.
That said though…if Andretti has met all the requirements now and F1 won't let them in I'm not sure this changes anything. They just won't let them in then either.
