Yeah, I think it depends on whether VW/Audi/Porsche want to field their own team or just supply the engine to an existing one.'03ag said:
I think think there'd have to be another engine manufacturer come in. Which it's sounding more and more likely that Audi and/or Porsche will join when the new engine regs take effect.
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I am reading that Perelli and FIA didnt know there was going to be kerbs added this weekend. I am a huge fan of 'something' to slow down the drivers if they 'exceed track limits'.. however these things are intense!
The kerbs they had at Cota literally broke the back of a driver in F4 and a driver in the W series.
Both incidents happened in Turn 1 where we were sitting. Terrible.
Both incidents happened in Turn 1 where we were sitting. Terrible.
Dang, Really?
I can already hear in my head the Mercedes' race engineer telling Lewis to stay off the kerbs
tk for tu juan said:
I can already hear in my head the Mercedes' race engineer telling Lewis to stay off the kerbs
Tires are gone, man.
Copy that Lewis, stay off the curbs.
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Norris and Leclerc in the press conference together:
— Autosport (@autosport) December 9, 2021
Tom: "Lando...how are you going to beat this guy?"
Lando: "I can try brake testing him! It's only a 10 second penalty..." 😅#F1 #Formula1 #AbuDhabiGP 🇦🇪
Meanwhile, over on Red Bull radio ...WC87 said:tk for tu juan said:
I can already hear in my head the Mercedes' race engineer telling Lewis to stay off the kerbs
Tires are gone, man.
Copy that Lewis, stay off the curbs.
"cxvmnbcxmbnmbxbvhbvmxbukcxukbuxc,bvjhx"
Copy that Max, please avoid the curbs if you can.
The intensity of the voices during a race is one of the best things. This is the only live sporting event where you can hear the 'players' (drives in this case) in real time.
AgGrad99 said:
Dang, Really?
Yeah they removed them for the F1 race.
https://us.motorsport.com/w-series/news/eaton-left-with-compression-fracture-after-hitting-ridiculous-cota-kerb/6711417/
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Fellow driver Fabienne Wohlwend was also launched by one of the kerbs at Turn 1 on the opening lap of race two, but these were removed ahead of the Formula 1 race.
Eaton wrote: "What a rubbish weekend! Ran wide and went over one of the HUGE sausage kerbs that launched me into the air giving me a compression fracture at T4 vertebrae.
"Not ideal! Also found out one of the F4 drivers also did the same and has the exact same injury. Ridiculous! No need for them at all.
Thank you, @ValtteriBottas. 💙🙏 Now, let's go make this a weekend to remember. 💪 pic.twitter.com/W8KgkRGgwf
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) December 9, 2021
Where's Horner telling max that they're headed off to the stewards to complain about Mercedes?
I bet no complaints this weekend. It's all focus.
It'll be interesting to see who will try 2 stop strategy. Does Max start on softs to gain track position early but plan on 2 stops?
It'll be interesting to see who will try 2 stop strategy. Does Max start on softs to gain track position early but plan on 2 stops?
NewOldAg said:
Where's Horner telling max that they're headed off to the stewards to complain about Mercedes?
Close enough, right?
Christian Horner to Karun Chandhok: “Apparently you took away every corner that Mercedes didn’t like!” #F1 #AbuDhabiGP #Verstappen #MaxVerstappen pic.twitter.com/SQJerHzcyu
— Mr Matthew F1 (@NotMrMatthewF1) December 10, 2021
At least Haas is able to keep a sense of humor. Now if they could just build a car with some pace...
New car 🙏🤞 pic.twitter.com/G1wrBqoDFa
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) December 10, 2021
That's funny.
At what point does something change with HAAS? Gene has had a lot of success in NASCAR, etc....but he's the worst in F1. Is it financially feasible for him to continue to place last?
At what point does something change with HAAS? Gene has had a lot of success in NASCAR, etc....but he's the worst in F1. Is it financially feasible for him to continue to place last?
Gene is saving money by not flying to see the team:
Our class of 2021 📸😊
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) December 10, 2021
A challenging year but a massive thank you to our entire team for all the hard work - both at track and back at base 🙌#HaasF1 pic.twitter.com/iPNwAAaomL
Ay😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/hWUq2ixGzS
— HIGH I'M HI (@awdiiiiii) December 10, 2021
I read an article the other day about how Mazepin's dad was going to offer employees an incentive bonus for staying with the team. Apparently there have been quite a few folks leave Haas for other racing teams. I will try to find the link.
I think it will depend on what the team is able to do with Mazepin's money and the new regs starting next year. They said last season, or early this season, they were not going to do much of any development on this year's car and focus on the next year's car.
I would imagine that Gene will sell the team if they still suck and are way off the pace like they are this year. If they are showing improvements, but still at the bottom of the pack, and so long as Mazepin is backing the team, they could be around for a few years. Or Dmitry just buys the team to keep funding Nik's hobby.
I would imagine that Gene will sell the team if they still suck and are way off the pace like they are this year. If they are showing improvements, but still at the bottom of the pack, and so long as Mazepin is backing the team, they could be around for a few years. Or Dmitry just buys the team to keep funding Nik's hobby.
Haas doesn't want to be in F1. He told Gunter last season he was prepared to shut the team down if things didn't improve (hell, I think it was shown on Drive to Survive when he said it). Then Mazapin shows up this season. I'm betting Haas is out in the next 2 years.
It made a lot of sense for Haas to chalk this year to focus on next year. They would have been stuck with much of the Ferrari 2020 car that was a complete dog, which wasn't worth the effort to develop. I think they made the right move for their future, but I'd suspect Mazepin just buys the team outright anyway. (Perhaps with William Story to keep that drama going).
Lol, that would be wild.
Excited for Sunday.
Want a Max victory but not very optimistic. Lewis and Merc have the momentum so far. Pretty sure games are being played in practice so may skip P3 and watch qualifying.
Want a Max victory but not very optimistic. Lewis and Merc have the momentum so far. Pretty sure games are being played in practice so may skip P3 and watch qualifying.
Yeah today was really weird. I'll be surprised if Hamilton doesn't win it
planoaggie123 said:
Excited for Sunday.
Want a Max victory but not very optimistic. Lewis and Merc have the momentum so far. Pretty sure games are being played in practice so may skip P3 and watch qualifying.
Were you already planning to be awake at 4am? Unless you are hunting, fishing, or working at that time what else would you do?
Busy morning with work, appointment followed by kids basketball followed by "early Christmas" with my parents. Going to be hard to find time to just watch recorded qualifying much less P3.
I always watch qualy, even if it's only the last 2 minutes of each session. Often the last 2 minutes of q3 is the most exciting racing of the year.
And I always ALWAYS pray for rain.
And I always ALWAYS pray for rain.
Whatching F1 qualifying and oh look the session has been red flagged, now nobody jump to conclusions there's no tel . . . . pic.twitter.com/ifM22tBeZT
— Texas Aggie Meltdown Show (@MeltdownAgs) December 11, 2021
Some towing going on for Red Bull in Q3
It got them half a second. Max P1
Love Norris at P3!
Wonder why we don't see that strategy more often?
Great strategy and teamwork by Red Bull.
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