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Nixer
2774 Posts
What I wonder though is whether or not they'd still want to bring on Russel if Hamilton is still in that number one seat. While I don't think Russel would be able to fully challenge Hamilton, I don't think anyone is capable of that, he could perhaps upset the balance of a clear number 1 and 2 in the team. We'll see I suppose. I don't think you can outright say Bottas is gone next season, mostly because we're not exactly that deep into the current one. | ||
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Lmui
Canada6223 Posts
On April 19 2021 11:45 Nixer wrote: He's bound to make accidents like that, although you are right in saying that they're not exactly helpful. What I wonder though is whether or not they'd still want to bring on Russel if Hamilton is still in that number one seat. While I don't think Russel would be able to fully challenge Hamilton, I don't think anyone is capable of that, he could perhaps upset the balance of a clear number 1 and 2 in the team. We'll see I suppose. I don't think you can outright say Bottas is gone next season, mostly because we're not exactly that deep into the current one. I'd expect Russell to be Rosberg level or so. Close to Hamilton on a good day, and just as quick in 95% of scenarios. No doubt he's quick, and able to push Hamilton, but I don't see him overtaking Hamilton just yet. | ||
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
On April 19 2021 09:30 Nixer wrote: If you think come to the conclusion Bottas was at fault for that incident between him and Russell, you need a proper look at it again or new glasses. Yeah, upon seeing the onboards, the stewards' conclusion it was a racing incident seems reasonable. At first it looked like Bottas had moved over (Brundle even said as much during the broadcast), but seeing Bottas' onboard, it was obvious he was just sticking to the racing line. Several drivers watched the footage and also basically concluded the same or slightly blamed George for doing an overtake attempt that had little chance of working due to how wet most of the track was outside the racing line. I must say, Bottas handled the aftermath, especially talking to the media, much better than Russell did. Russell went straight into conspiracy mode and said some pretty wild accusations while Bottas didn't even seem all that bothered. Bottas' explanation for what set the event up made sense. He was on new, cold tires while Russell was on a several lap old, fully warmed up set with a full straight worth of DRS. Given how ridiculously strong that DRS zone was, it's certainly plausible. I think how Russell has handled the event and media has probably harmed his credibility. Toto Wolff's comments certainly suggest this. Wolff's quote that was basically "I told him if he drives well he'll be in a Mercedes next year, and if he drives poorly he'll be in a Renault Clio Cup. Right now he's closer to being in the Renault Clio Cup" cracked me up. | ||
TheEmulator
28102 Posts
Great race today though. I'm always happy to see Lando on the podium. | ||
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Excludos
Norway8278 Posts
Hamilton keeps proving that he's the luckiest man alive. That red flag just handed him like 1.5 minutes of racing time, allowing him not only to catch up, but also unlap himself. George did not have the best race. Tho the first was Hamilton's own fault, and the second was pretty much a racing incident, it still doesn't look well for Toto Wolf's boy to take out both Mercedes's. I didn't catch him talking to the media after, so can't really comment on that. But hey, Podium for my boy Norris! First place for my other boy Max! Hell yeah! | ||
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LennX
4572 Posts
I'm gonna start laughing if there are long SC breaks during the sprint race | ||
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mderg
Germany1740 Posts
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Lmui
Canada6223 Posts
I don't see Brazil going forward with their GP, even if the paddock is mostly immunized. The situation there isn't likely to get back under control any time soon. | ||
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bluzi
4703 Posts
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
On April 28 2021 02:52 bluzi wrote: Can anyone TLDR this , why would I want to organize the grid for the race , by doing another race ? this just kills the "normal" qualifying no ? poor Charles , no more starting on the front of the grid for him , also are we expecting risk taking here ? seems like less action on track , as risking a place during a race is important (usually) , while risking it for a place on the grid seems way less attractive. The structure is as follows: Friday: 1 practice and normal qualifying Q1, Q2, and Q3 that sets grid for Saturday sprint race. The only tires available for qualifying are softs now, no mediums Saturday: a practice session along with a 100km (so about 1/3 length) sprint race to set grid for Sunday. Sunday: the normal race. I can't honestly give you a reason why they want to do this. I don't know if they've ever given a reason why other than "it's new and shiny, therefore we want to do it". The teams have accepted this likely because they have been given a financial incentive to participate. I can't see why they would have otherwise. They're just risking parts for a race that only pays a small amount of points and is much less reliable than normal qualifying for grid positioning. It seems like the F1 people feel the need to change things up despite, if I remember right, their own polling suggested qualifying was quite popular as it was. Liberty seems so set on constantly changing things rather than waiting and seeing if their previous changes have worked at all. It's just silly. | ||
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Lmui
Canada6223 Posts
You'd have qualifying on Friday, sprint race Saturday and race Sunday. There's action throughout the weekend besides practices which should increase viewership. In other series, similar formats nearly doubles numbers compared to normal f1 schedules | ||
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ChristianS
United States3304 Posts
The changes might still be interesting strategically. If I understand the parc ferme changes correctly I think they’ll have a lot more freedom to have a different setup for qualifying and race conditions? But it seems like the sprint races would be even more prone to being parades with no overtaking than the normal race, no? I haven’t read the detailed changes too closely so maybe I’m missing something. | ||
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
On April 28 2021 03:33 ChristianS wrote:But it seems like the sprint races would be even more prone to being parades with no overtaking than the normal race, no? I haven’t read the detailed changes too closely so maybe I’m missing something. Yeah my concern is that teams will want to emphasize not taking risks during the sprint race since they'd risk their starting position for the actual race that gives points. The only positions in the sprint race that provide points are first, second, and third, which give 3, 2 and 1 point respectively. I'm keeping an open mind about this thing. There are a lot of questions they need to answer about how it's going to work though. I guess one other thing to keep in mind is that this sprint race stuff will only be at 3 races this year, and they've indicated that, if they choose to continue with it in the future, it will also only be at certain races that are big events like Monza or Silverstone. | ||
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Peplum
2 Posts
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
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Excludos
Norway8278 Posts
And ending with another round of track limit bullshittery where they've told the teams "We won't be checking track limits on these turns", and then removing Verstappen's fastest lap for going outside on one of those turns. These rules needs to change. Just check track limits on every turn, always. Stop with this bullshit of "not checking some turns unless we change our minds halfway through the race, so we can randomly to punish some people at random times" | ||
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LennX
4572 Posts
The 20th placed driver (19th in the race so far) has annoyed 4 drivers so far. Just 15 more drivers to go. We may be able to see a black flag this season | ||
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
In case anyone didn't notice, by the end of the race Mick Schumacher was either about to lap or was in the process of lapping his teammate. Mick had made a gap of over 70 seconds ahead of Mazepin a few laps from the end. That's a pace differential of over a second a lap. What a waste of a seat. People used to dunk on Stroll constantly, but at least he could at least somewhat keep pace with the field. Mazepin is literally putting in 1990s pay driver-level performances. And that's not even getting into his on-track conduct. And yeah, what can even be said about track limits at this point that hasn't already been said. They need to stop with the inconsistency. Either police all the turns the same or don't at all. Don't suddenly start policing track limits half way through the race. edit: Just realized Spain's the next race. Great. Fantastic. | ||
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LennX
4572 Posts
On May 03 2021 01:42 Ben... wrote: edit: Just realized Spain's the next race. Great. Fantastic. Look at the bright side. It is Monaco 2 weeks after Barcelona. Once we are done with Monaco, we go to Baku | ||
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Excludos
Norway8278 Posts
On May 03 2021 01:42 Ben... wrote: And that's not even getting into his on-track conduct. Or worse: His conduct off the track On May 03 2021 03:05 LennX wrote: Look at the bright side. It is Monaco 2 weeks after Barcelona. Once we are done with Monaco, we go to Baku I might just tune out of F1 for the next month then | ||
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