F1 2018
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1%er
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My old lady and I have just noticed something we both find very interesting. If we are thinking in Portuguese we come up with a different French translation than if we are thinking in English. We need to test this with friends we have decided 
Anyway that's me until next week, see you guys for the Red Bull Ring
Anyway that's me until next week, see you guys for the Red Bull Ring
Limejuice
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A la prochaine.My old lady and I have just noticed something we both find very interesting. If we are thinking in Portuguese we come up with a different French translation than if we are thinking in English. We need to test this with friends we have decided
Anyway that's me until next week, see you guys for the Red Bull Ring
1%er
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2021 engine rules to be announced this month
The FIA says it is on target to meet its deadline for the publication of the 2021 engine regulations at the end of June. The basic concept of the 2021 engine was outlined by the FIA and Formula One in November last year, but working towards a more detailed set of regulations has taken some time. However, FIA technical delegate Charlie Whiting is confident the regulations will be published by the end of this month.
F1 will still be racing with1.6-litre, V6 turbo hybrids in 2021, but they will feature a number of significant changes to reduce costs, boost power and improve the noise. Chief among those changes will be the removal of the MGU-H -- the part of the hybrid system that recovers energy from the turbo -- while fuel restrictions are set to be relaxed and the rev limit will be upped by 3,000rpm to 18,000 rpm to improve noise.
The FIA has been working with F1's four existing engine manufacturers on the new rules as well as a new manufacturer, believed to be Porsche. Whiting is confident the rule-making process is nearly finished after well over a year of meetings on the issue.
"The manufacturers are all involved in it so it is taking quite a long time because they are toing and froing. It is very complicated and there's been meeting after meeting after meeting on this so the reports I get on these appear to be very detailed. We are going into fine detail and I am fairly confident we are getting to the end of that process and at the end of that process we will have a far more detailed idea of what the power unit will be in 2021".
Red Bull will not use new MGU-K because of penalties
Red Bull Racing will not use a new 'MGU-K' unit supplied by Renault this weekend in Austria. Renault has been using the 2017 version of the energy recovery component so far this year, but that the new specification is finally ready. However, fitting the new unit will result in penalties for the Renault-powered drivers, including those at the works team, McLaren, and Red Bull Racing. "It will be available in Austria for all the cars that want it," said Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul. "It so happens that not all the teams have chosen to use the new specification, but it's something that we've been very much waiting for." It is believed Renault and McLaren will use the new MGU-K in Austria, but Red Bull Racing doesn't want to take penalties at its home race at the Red Bull Ring.
Knives out for Vettle in Italian press
The Italian press has lashed out at Sebastian Vettel for his "amateur error" in the French grand prix. The Ferrari driver had a one point lead heading into the Paul Ricard race, but Vettel admitted he was to blame for a crash with Valtteri Bottas that means he left France with a 14-point deficit to Lewis Hamilton.
"Vettel committed an amateur error and this time the consequences are serious. Despite its excellent car, for Ferrari it is once again a wasted opportunity. Vettel makes mistakes that he cannot afford if he wants to win another world title," wrote La Gazzetta dello Sport. "It was a great catch up drive, but also ten wasted points because of too much impulsiveness," according to La Stampa. I could go on but I thing you get the drift
Fernando Alonso is reported as saying "In the first lap and playing for the world championship, he ran quite a risk. It worked out ok for him but in the future it will not go so well". While Max Verstappen even poked fun at Vettel by suggesting the media should call for the German to "change his style" after what happened in France.
Possible new lay-out for Miami track.
Changes are being considered to the proposed Miami Grand Prix track. The race promoters have been forced to revise its original plan for a Miami Formula 1 track having been denied permission to use an area of public space known as ‘Parcel B’. The Miami Herald reported the new route will avoid both ‘Parcel B’ and the AmericanAirlines Arena to the north, and instead run through Bayfront Park to the south. The image below shows a potential route for the course based on the available roads through the park (in green, with the previous route shown in blue).
Formula 1 has indicated the proposed race could attract up to 200,000 spectators and will require 35,000 hotel rooms. It estimated the potential economic impact to the area as $700 milliona. The successful opposition to the use of ‘Parcel B’ for the F1 track was led by the country commissioner for District 3 of Miami-Dade country. However some significant local opposition to the race remains. A lawyer representing group of residents sent a letter last week ordering the city to cease its negotiations with F1, and promoters of other major events, due to the disruption they cause. Last month the City of Miami Commission passed a resolution to begin formal discussions over holding a round of the world championship from 2019.
The FIA says it is on target to meet its deadline for the publication of the 2021 engine regulations at the end of June. The basic concept of the 2021 engine was outlined by the FIA and Formula One in November last year, but working towards a more detailed set of regulations has taken some time. However, FIA technical delegate Charlie Whiting is confident the regulations will be published by the end of this month.
F1 will still be racing with1.6-litre, V6 turbo hybrids in 2021, but they will feature a number of significant changes to reduce costs, boost power and improve the noise. Chief among those changes will be the removal of the MGU-H -- the part of the hybrid system that recovers energy from the turbo -- while fuel restrictions are set to be relaxed and the rev limit will be upped by 3,000rpm to 18,000 rpm to improve noise.
The FIA has been working with F1's four existing engine manufacturers on the new rules as well as a new manufacturer, believed to be Porsche. Whiting is confident the rule-making process is nearly finished after well over a year of meetings on the issue.
"The manufacturers are all involved in it so it is taking quite a long time because they are toing and froing. It is very complicated and there's been meeting after meeting after meeting on this so the reports I get on these appear to be very detailed. We are going into fine detail and I am fairly confident we are getting to the end of that process and at the end of that process we will have a far more detailed idea of what the power unit will be in 2021".
Red Bull will not use new MGU-K because of penalties
Red Bull Racing will not use a new 'MGU-K' unit supplied by Renault this weekend in Austria. Renault has been using the 2017 version of the energy recovery component so far this year, but that the new specification is finally ready. However, fitting the new unit will result in penalties for the Renault-powered drivers, including those at the works team, McLaren, and Red Bull Racing. "It will be available in Austria for all the cars that want it," said Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul. "It so happens that not all the teams have chosen to use the new specification, but it's something that we've been very much waiting for." It is believed Renault and McLaren will use the new MGU-K in Austria, but Red Bull Racing doesn't want to take penalties at its home race at the Red Bull Ring.
Knives out for Vettle in Italian press
The Italian press has lashed out at Sebastian Vettel for his "amateur error" in the French grand prix. The Ferrari driver had a one point lead heading into the Paul Ricard race, but Vettel admitted he was to blame for a crash with Valtteri Bottas that means he left France with a 14-point deficit to Lewis Hamilton.
"Vettel committed an amateur error and this time the consequences are serious. Despite its excellent car, for Ferrari it is once again a wasted opportunity. Vettel makes mistakes that he cannot afford if he wants to win another world title," wrote La Gazzetta dello Sport. "It was a great catch up drive, but also ten wasted points because of too much impulsiveness," according to La Stampa. I could go on but I thing you get the drift
Fernando Alonso is reported as saying "In the first lap and playing for the world championship, he ran quite a risk. It worked out ok for him but in the future it will not go so well". While Max Verstappen even poked fun at Vettel by suggesting the media should call for the German to "change his style" after what happened in France.
Possible new lay-out for Miami track.
Changes are being considered to the proposed Miami Grand Prix track. The race promoters have been forced to revise its original plan for a Miami Formula 1 track having been denied permission to use an area of public space known as ‘Parcel B’. The Miami Herald reported the new route will avoid both ‘Parcel B’ and the AmericanAirlines Arena to the north, and instead run through Bayfront Park to the south. The image below shows a potential route for the course based on the available roads through the park (in green, with the previous route shown in blue).
Formula 1 has indicated the proposed race could attract up to 200,000 spectators and will require 35,000 hotel rooms. It estimated the potential economic impact to the area as $700 milliona. The successful opposition to the use of ‘Parcel B’ for the F1 track was led by the country commissioner for District 3 of Miami-Dade country. However some significant local opposition to the race remains. A lawyer representing group of residents sent a letter last week ordering the city to cease its negotiations with F1, and promoters of other major events, due to the disruption they cause. Last month the City of Miami Commission passed a resolution to begin formal discussions over holding a round of the world championship from 2019.
1%er
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Has the silly season started early
F1 news today appears to be dominated by two stories, the first is Marko seems to have sent out a press release to everyone saying Danny Ric has little chance of signing anywhere other than Red Bull and the signing of a new contract is close, the other story is about Lewis, nothing to do with racing but that he is XNDA the singer and co-writer of the song Pipe on the new album Liberation (do they still have albums?) from someone called Christina Aguilera.
In other silly season news Kimi is now linked with a drive for 2019 for McLaren, next season Red Bull will be sponsored by two car companies and called "Aston Martin Red Bull Honda" (I think this could be true). Force India news Andretti Autosport have shown some interest but are waiting for news of a budget cap, also Castle Harlan a private equity firm based in New York are noising around (but I think this is linked to the Andretti bid), there are also stories that the Stroll and Toto Wolff are looking at buying the team. That isn't the end of it, it is also reported that David Sullivan and David Gold owners of The Sport and Sunday Sport newspapers as well as West Ham United have links to the energy drinks company Rich Energy are also interested in buying the team, that just leaves the consortium headed by Badgers, Limejuice and 1%er to announce their bid LOL
The strangest rumor is that Cyril Ramaphosa the President of South Africa and reportedly great friend of Bernie
is a massive F1 fan and wants to bring a race back to Kyalami, in an effort to show the country is open for business, I have to say I didn't notice that it has closed for business
F1 news today appears to be dominated by two stories, the first is Marko seems to have sent out a press release to everyone saying Danny Ric has little chance of signing anywhere other than Red Bull and the signing of a new contract is close, the other story is about Lewis, nothing to do with racing but that he is XNDA the singer and co-writer of the song Pipe on the new album Liberation (do they still have albums?) from someone called Christina Aguilera.
In other silly season news Kimi is now linked with a drive for 2019 for McLaren, next season Red Bull will be sponsored by two car companies and called "Aston Martin Red Bull Honda" (I think this could be true). Force India news Andretti Autosport have shown some interest but are waiting for news of a budget cap, also Castle Harlan a private equity firm based in New York are noising around (but I think this is linked to the Andretti bid), there are also stories that the Stroll and Toto Wolff are looking at buying the team. That isn't the end of it, it is also reported that David Sullivan and David Gold owners of The Sport and Sunday Sport newspapers as well as West Ham United have links to the energy drinks company Rich Energy are also interested in buying the team, that just leaves the consortium headed by Badgers, Limejuice and 1%er to announce their bid
LOLThe strangest rumor is that Cyril Ramaphosa the President of South Africa and reportedly great friend of Bernie
is a massive F1 fan and wants to bring a race back to Kyalami, in an effort to show the country is open for business, I have to say I didn't notice that it has closed for business 
Force UrbaniaI've just received a postal order for 2/6d, if that helps!
'Force Urban' has a ring to it.
1%er
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'Force Urban' has a ring to it.
We could call it Forza Urbana and nick some of the disgruntled Ferrari fans
Meanwhile back in the semi real world, a story apparently going around the paddock in Austria is that Charles Leclerc could be swapped with Kimi Räikkönen at Ferrari from the Belgian Grand Prix as preparation for a full 2019 F1 campaign as team-mate to Sebastian Vettel
(iirc Kimi started his F1 career at Sauber so it would be a tidy end )Also that there will be no German Grand Prix in 2019 ( thus opening the door for Miami without extending the calendar, if they can get out of Court before then). It seems that the powers that be at Hockenheim have been unable to come to an agreement with Liberty Media about race fees for 2019. Clearly Liberty could try and go back to Nurburgring but if Hockenheim are unable to make money from a GP there, it is likely to be the same case at other tracks in the country.
1%er
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Charles Leclerc to Ferrari in 2019
La Gazzeta dello Sport and the BBC are both reporting that Charles Leclerc has signed a contract to drive for Ferrari next season. It is believed to be a 2 year contract, it is thought to be worth €2M in 2019 and €3M the year after, with an official announcement scheduled between the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix. If the deal is confirmed, it would mean the end of 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen's five-year stay at Ferrari.
Leclerc, who comes from Monaco and is a member of the Ferrari driver academy, is the reigning Formula Two champion and was given his Sauber seat this year with the intention of blooding him for a future at Ferrari. After a shaky start to the season with mistakes in the first three races, Leclerc took a step forward at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in April, where he took the unfancied Sauber to sixth place.
Sauber boss Fred Vasseur recently confessed that he expected to lose Leclerc to Ferrari sooner rather than later, but denied however reports in Austria that the switch could come in-season and as early as Spa.
La Gazzeta dello Sport and the BBC are both reporting that Charles Leclerc has signed a contract to drive for Ferrari next season. It is believed to be a 2 year contract, it is thought to be worth €2M in 2019 and €3M the year after, with an official announcement scheduled between the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix. If the deal is confirmed, it would mean the end of 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen's five-year stay at Ferrari.
Leclerc, who comes from Monaco and is a member of the Ferrari driver academy, is the reigning Formula Two champion and was given his Sauber seat this year with the intention of blooding him for a future at Ferrari. After a shaky start to the season with mistakes in the first three races, Leclerc took a step forward at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in April, where he took the unfancied Sauber to sixth place.
Sauber boss Fred Vasseur recently confessed that he expected to lose Leclerc to Ferrari sooner rather than later, but denied however reports in Austria that the switch could come in-season and as early as Spa.
This is Hamilton's pole to lose
1%er
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We are on a very long road trip starting next week for 3 or 4 weeks, so I'm not sure where we will be for the British GP and the German GP. We hope to be back by the time of the Hungary GP. Looking at the map we will cover around 18,000KMJust made it back in time to catch Q3
Alonso
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Woah
1%er
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Woah for sure we reckon at least 300 hours behind the wheel divided by 4 driversWoah
