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Post by bodacious benny » Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:27 am

Guess it doesn’t really matter as max has won the championship anyway.
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Post by overseasTOON » Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:13 am

It's a bit damp in Singapore before the race.

It'll drain quickly but bugger all chance of the track drying out so most likely an inter start

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Post by bodacious benny » Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:35 am

They’ll be swimming the way it is at the moment.
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Post by bodacious benny » Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:47 pm

That could’ve been much worse (Stroll / Alonso).
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Re: The F1 Thread

Post by overseasTOON » Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:58 pm

FIA and Red Bull have agreed an acceptable punishment sounds weak.

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Post by bodacious benny » Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:06 pm

For a minor breach I think reduction in wind tunnel time is a fair and appropriate punishment, along with the fine.

Losing wind tunnel time will affect future developments for them.
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Post by overseasTOON » Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:36 pm

Agree that nothing too hefty in terms of a punishment but why does the punishment have to be agreed between the two parties?

The FIA is the controlling authority and should be able to apply a punishment. If the team don't agree with it then it goes to a court of arbitration.

It just fuels the fire that they've come to an agreement in severity.

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Agree that nothing too hefty in terms of a punishment but why does the punishment have to be agreed between the two parties?

The FIA is the controlling authority and should be able to apply a punishment. If the team don't agree with it then it goes to a court of arbitration.

It just fuels the fire that they've come to an agreement in severity.
True, when the cost cap was brought in the punishment should have been documented e.g. if it's a minor then X will happen, if it's a major then X/Y/Z are the punishments.

Sounds like the punishment is negotiable, so if a team with less clout the Red Bull breach the same way that Red bull did could they get a heftier punishment as might not have the resources to fight it?
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Post by bodacious benny » Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:02 pm

Decent qually - max has an answer to everything and everyone.
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Re: The F1 Thread

Post by overseasTOON » Sun Oct 30, 2022 11:29 am

Bodacious Benny wrote:
Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:02 pm
Decent qually - max has an answer to everything and everyone.
Let's see if Max can cope with George going into turn 1 <laugh>

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Post by bodacious benny » Sun Oct 30, 2022 11:55 am

overseasTOON wrote:
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Bodacious Benny wrote:
Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:02 pm
Decent qually - max has an answer to everything and everyone.
Let's see if Max can cope with George going into turn 1 <laugh>
That’s mercs only hope <laugh>
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Post by bodacious benny » Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:31 pm

Antiques Roadshow earlier was more interesting than this race.
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Post by bodacious benny » Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:05 pm

What a great moment for Haas!
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Post by bodacious benny » Sun Nov 13, 2022 8:02 pm

Fantastic for Russel, he dominated the weekend (sprint and race). Really deserves that after being super consistent all season. Hopefully Merc bring their second half of season form into next season to challenge Red Bull. If Ferrari can sort out their strategists/reliability then could have three teams in the mix.
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Post by Blue & Maroon » Sun Nov 13, 2022 8:15 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote:
Sun Nov 13, 2022 8:02 pm
Fantastic for Russel, he dominated the weekend (sprint and race). Really deserves that after being super consistent all season. Hopefully Merc bring their second half of season form into next season to challenge Red Bull. If Ferrari can sort out their strategists/reliability then could have three teams in the mix.
Yep George was magnificent this weekend. Hard to see how anyone could have stopped him.

Fingers crossed it's a resurgence for them as 3 teams up for the title would be epic.

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Re: The F1 Thread

Post by overseasTOON » Sun Mar 05, 2023 1:27 pm

Looks like Aston Martin have a good car this season and have been touted as challengers. Liked that Alonso has played it down stating wait and see how many mistakes we make <laugh>

Q1 had all 20 cars within 1.1 seconds of each other which bodes well for a some big midfield tussles this season.

Still think Red Bull will waltz it this season to driver's and constructors titles. The only thing possible to hold them back is reliability and we'll see how that pans out this season. Last season they started with some failures but got it all under control later.

If, and a big if, Ferrari can finally get strategy calls right then they may just stay in the hunt a bit longer. Two strong drivers with a good car and a new team lead.

Mercedes seem to have removed porpoising but still can't extract full pace out of the car. It's a bit squirmy in low speeds but they'll get thier act together at some point and hopefully soon enough to challenge Ferrari.

As an aside, the Alfa looks bloody stunning. Performance wise - alongside the AlphaTauri, Haas, Alpine and McLaren - not too much between them.

Williams to me are still an unknown. Slightly higher up in qualification at present due to some outside factors but seem to be a team now who start the season with the car that will finish the season and upgrades never seem to provide additional performance in comparison to those around them.

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Post by bodacious benny » Sun Mar 05, 2023 1:49 pm

Yeah can’t see anything other than a verstappen title but nice if Aston can mix it up for podiums every now and again.
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Post by Blue & Maroon » Sun Mar 05, 2023 3:43 pm

Will this is a bore

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Post by Blue & Maroon » Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:53 pm

Perez pole after Max had car troubles.

This season would be so tight if we could just get rid of red bull <laugh>

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Post by bodacious benny » Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:54 pm

Haha yeah, sadly it’ll be a verstappen rampage to the title.
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