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FIA Formula One 2019 |OT| Oil Mining vs. Energy Drinks vs. Big Tobacco, pick your poison
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Ok this makes sense. I remember his Ocon clashes way more than his Button clashes, though I think Button got on the radio once complaining about him if I remember right...probably a Monaco or something.
Amazing. "I'm the Asian Tom Cruise so give me a follow."
Vietnam track update. I hadn't seen the layout for this track but it looks like it might actually be pretty good? Long track, couple long straights, essess opening up at the end. Seems like it'll be pretty fun to watch.
Oh really? Boo. Guess my ability to judge tracks is still in its infancy.
Anyone have any advice or tips on attending the Bahrain GP? I've been looking online and there isn't too much info for next season's GP.
They're not all terrible tracks or have terrible races, they just all end up having the same elements (some straights, a circle thingy, all broken up by some twisty stuff).
Since I've been reading this thread the only Tilkedromes that have received anything close to praise is the Turkey track and COTA. Going by what I've watched this season that's been a relatively accurate view (COTA was only ok IMO) so my hype levels took a pretty big nosedive. Hope it's good though!
There's no scale on the map so I can't see how long the sections are but it looks like there's at least 2, possibly 3 overtaking spots. Hopefully it'll be decent but in terms of aesthetics I imagine it's going to be another Azerbaijan or Valencia, flat with lots of concrete walls and wire fencing.
Bahrain, Sepang, COTA, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Sochi. Those are the courses I can think of off the top of my head.
I don't think he will be for long. He will be for Mercedes what Leclerc is for Ferrari.
Sepang was rather well liked. And the Hockenheim-rebuild is actually pretty dope. Old Hockenheim sucked.
Wow, Sepang circuit seems really unique. Wish I didn't have to buy F1 TV to watch old races or I'd check it out -_-
I'm calling it now. If Lando or Sainz continue at McLaren, Mercedes will replace Bottas with Russell.
He's too good to be in the worst car.
I am very late in replying to this but yes, PIP is a great idea for that.
Bottas is almost certainly out in 2021, and if Max isn't taking that spot (if Lewis decides to stay on) then Russell is the obvious candidate.
Lewis will not quit until he's got his 7th or realized that 7th is not possible.
You mean the Hockenheim that's perfectly flat and really only added one unnecessarily long straight, a hairpin and the classic Tilke 'slower that it looks or has any right to be considering the width of the track' chicane/corner as a corner exit?
Would much prefer the Nurburgring.
I really don't get the hate Hockenheim gets. Name me one dull race there from the last decade... Every time we have a race there, some very momorable stuff happens. Massa gets his win taken away by Nando, Vettel crashing from the lead, Hamilton unlapping himself from Vettel, to Seb's great frustration. That AND the great overtakes we get in the hairpin and the next corner(s).
Hockenheim is great!
Hockenheim is great!
The problem with Hockenheim isnt the circuit. It's the fact its in Germany. I don't think given how heavily involved Germans (be it brands, or drivers) are in F1, it's popularity has ever reached the levels of the Schumacher days.
MotoGP is way more popular, and on a much smaller circuit in Sachsenring. I suspect theres also a DTM aspect takeing market share too.
MotoGP is way more popular, and on a much smaller circuit in Sachsenring. I suspect theres also a DTM aspect takeing market share too.
I often don't give a shit about things like this but this is fucking hilarious.
Where were the crowd shots? How was I supposed to know how to react or who's supermodel girlfriend was there?
Really though that start was amazing. Natural sprinklers!
FW43 chassis will be an improvement.
Let's face it, how can it be worse than the current one?! That's like saying to a homeless person living under a piece of cardboard that their next home will be an improvement.
Let's face it, how can it be worse than the current one?! That's like saying to a homeless person living under a piece of cardboard that their next home will be an improvement.
Yes, that one. Indefinitely better than ye olde "the only interesting section is the Motodrom, so let's send the cars into the forest for three quarters of the lap" version.
Well let's wait and see. As much as I would love to see Williams back in at least the midfield I wouldn't put it past them to be even worse next season.
On another note, the Hamilton time trial DLC in GT Sport is really enjoyable. Watching his replays it's insane how smooth he is with the wheel and throttle.
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I don't see why anyone would trust Claire on her word.
I also don't think they can be much better unless Latifi's pay (to Williams) is significantly higher than Kubica, because as much as this seems like a management issue, I bet it's just as equally a lack of funds problem.
The only benefit they have next year is that there's no major rule changes and they can try and copy other chassis from last year.
Honestly don't see them moving up the rankings next year either. HAAS are basically a Ferrari B-team and Alfa are basically Sauber, who were always pretty good with the budget they had.
if he nails a 7th in 2020 would he retire matching the record? Would he want 8?
Retiring with 7 just before the potentially wild card 2021 season where it may take a few years to understand the top cars and some moving around may make 8 difficult and therefore retiring at the end of this current 'era' could make sense.
I mean it still doesn't make it a better substitute than the Nurburgring for the German GP regardless. It's still a supposedly meh layout developed into a slightly less meh but still meh layout.
I prefer the old Hock just because it provides something of a unique challenge for the teams to face. If current cars ran on the old layout we probably wouldn't have seen a comfortable Mercedes win, which is something right?
I don't really think the new layout is particularly awful. It's just not above par in any way, and the best bit is what was left of the old circuit.
I reckon it depends on how well Mercedes do next year and how much they show him they're working on the 2021 car with the new regs. I don't see him going to Ferrari, I think this talk we're hearing will just be a way to strengthen his hand when negotiating his new contract hence all the "It's great to see teams appreciating you...." stuff he's saying.
As much as people like to shit on Ferrari, it's still the most winning team in the history of the sport, with prestige that goes even beyond Williams and McLaren, and even their failure of a year like this one was worth them a shockingly low 2nd place in the constructors. No top driver is gonna ignore Ferrari tbh.
British media never accepted that a small italian firm built from nothing in Maranello near Modena became the most important car manufacturer in the world and the best racing team of all time.
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Eh? What's this got to do with specifically British media?
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