F1 2020
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Limejuice
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They'll be putting pencil to fag packet while we wait for Ted.
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What to say? Greatest there’s ever been.
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It must be frustrating for all the other drivers on the grid - having to share the track during the Hammy epoch.
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Yes, at 4pm UK time.
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About 1/2 an hour then, that's good. I like the notebook
Your clocks change soon don't they?
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25 October.About 1/2 an hour then, that's good. I like the notebook
Your clocks change soon don't they?
I think that's over the Portugal GP weekend.
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Red Bull contacted Hulkenberg about driving for them at the Nurburgring
Nico Hulkenberg was at the Eifel Grand Prix on behalf of Red Bull Racing. At the Nurburgring circuit on Friday, it was uncertain as to whether Alexander Albon would be able to compete for the rest of the weekend. Helmut Marko explained the situation. "We were already talking to Hülkenberg on Friday," Marko reveals in the program at AvD Motorsport Magazine at Sport1. Albon's COVID test was inconclusive. "Alex had an uncertain, undefined test result. It could have been positive. Immediately after landing, I called Hulkenberg."
In the end, the test result turned out to be negative and Albon drove the car. The Red Bull didn't score any points because the 24-year-old British Thai retired after bits of gravel got into his radiator. The Honda engine couldn't be cooled properly anymore, so it had to be stopped as a precaution. Hulkenberg had a better Sunday afternoon. The German replaced the sick Lance Stroll at Racing Point and climbed up from last place to eighth. In the conversation Hulkenberg had, the Dutch-speaking driver also cautiously inquired about the chances of a 2021 seat at the Austrian race stable. However, Marko made it clear that Hulkenberg (for the time being) should not count on the seat next to Max Verstappen.
[Its interesting that the Hulk didn't mention that when interviewed. he said he would have been at the track working for RTE RV, no mention of having talked to Red Bull]
Red Bull know 3 of their drivers for 2021
Helmut Marko defended Alexander Albon after the Eifel Grand Prix. The 77-year old Red Bull Racing top man refuses to lose the teammate of Max Verstappen and states that the talented driver still has his chances for a 2021 seat in his own hands. In Istanbul, the Austrian formation wants to complete the full line-up for next year. "Albon must perform. Then he stays," Marko makes it clear once again in conversation with AvD Motorsport Magazine at Sport1. About the performance of the British Thai last weekend, the advisor of Red Bull is not dissatisfied. "At the Nürburgring he delivered a good performance."
In qualifying, the 24-year-old driver had to give up half a second on Max Verstappen. According to Marko that is respectable. "In general, I believe that hardly anyone can get closer to Max than three tenths of a second. Albon can do that on a good day," says the Austrian in the television broadcast. The 77-year-old man from Graz knows that outside the Red Bull ranks, Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez are also available. However, Milton Keynes seems to ignore the two experienced F1 drivers. "We've actually already decided on three positions. We want to decide on the fourth at the latest in Istanbul."
Kvyat or Tsunoda?
It is expected that there is a hole around the seat next to Pierre Gasly at AlphaTauri. Red Bull could choose to renew the contract with Daniil Kvyat again, but Yuki Tsunoda also has a good chance of making his debut in the royal class of motor racing. However, the Honda Protegé has yet to achieve a super license by finishing in the top four in the Formula 2 championship.
Nico Hulkenberg was at the Eifel Grand Prix on behalf of Red Bull Racing. At the Nurburgring circuit on Friday, it was uncertain as to whether Alexander Albon would be able to compete for the rest of the weekend. Helmut Marko explained the situation. "We were already talking to Hülkenberg on Friday," Marko reveals in the program at AvD Motorsport Magazine at Sport1. Albon's COVID test was inconclusive. "Alex had an uncertain, undefined test result. It could have been positive. Immediately after landing, I called Hulkenberg."
In the end, the test result turned out to be negative and Albon drove the car. The Red Bull didn't score any points because the 24-year-old British Thai retired after bits of gravel got into his radiator. The Honda engine couldn't be cooled properly anymore, so it had to be stopped as a precaution. Hulkenberg had a better Sunday afternoon. The German replaced the sick Lance Stroll at Racing Point and climbed up from last place to eighth. In the conversation Hulkenberg had, the Dutch-speaking driver also cautiously inquired about the chances of a 2021 seat at the Austrian race stable. However, Marko made it clear that Hulkenberg (for the time being) should not count on the seat next to Max Verstappen.
[Its interesting that the Hulk didn't mention that when interviewed. he said he would have been at the track working for RTE RV, no mention of having talked to Red Bull]
Red Bull know 3 of their drivers for 2021
Helmut Marko defended Alexander Albon after the Eifel Grand Prix. The 77-year old Red Bull Racing top man refuses to lose the teammate of Max Verstappen and states that the talented driver still has his chances for a 2021 seat in his own hands. In Istanbul, the Austrian formation wants to complete the full line-up for next year. "Albon must perform. Then he stays," Marko makes it clear once again in conversation with AvD Motorsport Magazine at Sport1. About the performance of the British Thai last weekend, the advisor of Red Bull is not dissatisfied. "At the Nürburgring he delivered a good performance."
In qualifying, the 24-year-old driver had to give up half a second on Max Verstappen. According to Marko that is respectable. "In general, I believe that hardly anyone can get closer to Max than three tenths of a second. Albon can do that on a good day," says the Austrian in the television broadcast. The 77-year-old man from Graz knows that outside the Red Bull ranks, Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez are also available. However, Milton Keynes seems to ignore the two experienced F1 drivers. "We've actually already decided on three positions. We want to decide on the fourth at the latest in Istanbul."
Kvyat or Tsunoda?
It is expected that there is a hole around the seat next to Pierre Gasly at AlphaTauri. Red Bull could choose to renew the contract with Daniil Kvyat again, but Yuki Tsunoda also has a good chance of making his debut in the royal class of motor racing. However, the Honda Protegé has yet to achieve a super license by finishing in the top four in the Formula 2 championship.
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Red Bull are looking to take over Honda engine
As speculated above , Red Bull are looking to take over Honda engine according to news reports.
Red Bull says its preferred option for Formula 1 engines in 2022 is for it to take over the Honda project and run the power units itself. With Honda having announced that it is to quit F1 at the end of 2021, Red Bull is having to weigh up what it does for a power supply longer term. While Renault could be forced to supply Red Bull with engines as part of F1's sporting regulations, the team's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says that the Milton Keynes outfit is considering another option. It says that, providing the FIA agrees to an engine freeze from the start of 2022, which means Red Bull would not have to worry with developing the power unit, then it could take over the entire Honda project.
Marko suggests that factory space available near its factory, plus the close proximity of Honda's current UK facilities, make such an option realistic. Speaking to German channel Sport1, Marko said: "It's a very complex subject. Just as complex as these engines are. We would favour, provided the talks with Honda are positive, that we take over the IP rights and everything that is necessary, to then prepare and deploy the engines ourselves in Milton Keynes. But this is only possible on condition that the engines are frozen by the first race in 2022 at the latest. We cannot afford further development, neither technically nor financially. That is a prerequisite."
Marko said that Red Bull's preference to go down the Honda route was based on it feeling that its chances of fighting for the world championship would be compromised by taking customer engines. "All engine manufacturers have their own team and that means they develop the engine around their chassis," he said. "We would get something where we would have to adapt our chassis and our ideas secondary, and we would be confronted with a technical solution that we would have to accept. That's why the Honda solution is [our favourite]. Nevertheless, we are exploring all possibilities. According to the FIA regulations, every engine manufacturer has committed itself to supplying other teams. If something like this is to be a possibility for us, then it must fit the overall situation, and it must make us competitive. A happy forced marriage is not an issue for us."
Have Renault and other teams really made a step forward
I was having an interesting chat with friends about this very issue yesterday and I'm not convinced that other teams have moved forward, rather it is Ferrari having left a big gap at the front of the field and the lack of pace by Albon that has made it look like other teams have made developments. Both Mercedes and Max Verstappen are still far in front of everyone else, if you exclude engine problems and driver error.
This brings in an issue raised in the story above, if Marko is really pushing for the FIA to freeze engine development from 2002, so Red Bull can use the Honda power unit without having to pay for development, what will F1 look like after 2022 until 2026? No engine unit development will mean that Mercedes will stay out front and the rest of the field will need to get better drivers or improve their aero package to move up the grid. Not sure that is good for F1 and I can't see the other engine suppliers going for that.
As speculated above , Red Bull are looking to take over Honda engine according to news reports.
Red Bull says its preferred option for Formula 1 engines in 2022 is for it to take over the Honda project and run the power units itself. With Honda having announced that it is to quit F1 at the end of 2021, Red Bull is having to weigh up what it does for a power supply longer term. While Renault could be forced to supply Red Bull with engines as part of F1's sporting regulations, the team's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says that the Milton Keynes outfit is considering another option. It says that, providing the FIA agrees to an engine freeze from the start of 2022, which means Red Bull would not have to worry with developing the power unit, then it could take over the entire Honda project.
Marko suggests that factory space available near its factory, plus the close proximity of Honda's current UK facilities, make such an option realistic. Speaking to German channel Sport1, Marko said: "It's a very complex subject. Just as complex as these engines are. We would favour, provided the talks with Honda are positive, that we take over the IP rights and everything that is necessary, to then prepare and deploy the engines ourselves in Milton Keynes. But this is only possible on condition that the engines are frozen by the first race in 2022 at the latest. We cannot afford further development, neither technically nor financially. That is a prerequisite."
Marko said that Red Bull's preference to go down the Honda route was based on it feeling that its chances of fighting for the world championship would be compromised by taking customer engines. "All engine manufacturers have their own team and that means they develop the engine around their chassis," he said. "We would get something where we would have to adapt our chassis and our ideas secondary, and we would be confronted with a technical solution that we would have to accept. That's why the Honda solution is [our favourite]. Nevertheless, we are exploring all possibilities. According to the FIA regulations, every engine manufacturer has committed itself to supplying other teams. If something like this is to be a possibility for us, then it must fit the overall situation, and it must make us competitive. A happy forced marriage is not an issue for us."
Have Renault and other teams really made a step forward
I was having an interesting chat with friends about this very issue yesterday and I'm not convinced that other teams have moved forward, rather it is Ferrari having left a big gap at the front of the field and the lack of pace by Albon that has made it look like other teams have made developments. Both Mercedes and Max Verstappen are still far in front of everyone else, if you exclude engine problems and driver error.
This brings in an issue raised in the story above, if Marko is really pushing for the FIA to freeze engine development from 2002, so Red Bull can use the Honda power unit without having to pay for development, what will F1 look like after 2022 until 2026? No engine unit development will mean that Mercedes will stay out front and the rest of the field will need to get better drivers or improve their aero package to move up the grid. Not sure that is good for F1 and I can't see the other engine suppliers going for that.
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I thought it had already been cancelled TBH.
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Vietnam Grand Prix cancelled
Organisers of the first ever Vietnam Grand Prix have cancelled the race due to the "uncertainty" over the coronavirus pandemic.
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Driver rumors
Pierre Gasly is being linked to Renault in the Swiss newspaper Blick, not sure how that would work as they have contracts with Alonso and Ocon for next season.
Is George Russell's race seat at Williams under threat? Could Williams go for Sergio Perez? Nicholas Latifi isn't likely to go as his father has paid for his seat with massive investment in the team. Perez was looking good for a seat at Haas but Nikita Mazepin looks to have brought that seat from under him. The 2nd seat at Haas is thought to be going to Callum Ilott or Robert Shwartzman.
Still lots to play for in the driver market for next season with both Hulkenberg or Perez still to find a seat.
8 COVID positive tests now in F1
The results, stemming from the 1,506 tests conducted between October 9 and 15, include two Renault team members who were in Spain for Fernando Alonso’s filming day, and the second Mercedes team member confirmed during the Eifel Grand Prix. The first was included in last week’s figures. Concerningly, this is both the second-highest number of confirmed cases in a week, and the second-lowest number of tests performed since the F1 season began, although there is no indication that any drivers or upper-management have been affected. One of the first major sports to resume activities amid the pandemic, F1 has so far been very successful in controlling the virus, with 35 total cases across three-and-a-half months of races. Racing Point’s Sergio Perez is the only driver to have been diagnosed with the virus, having attained it on a personal trip to Mexico, after which he missed the British and 70th Anniversary Grands Prix.
Pierre Gasly is being linked to Renault in the Swiss newspaper Blick, not sure how that would work as they have contracts with Alonso and Ocon for next season.
Is George Russell's race seat at Williams under threat? Could Williams go for Sergio Perez? Nicholas Latifi isn't likely to go as his father has paid for his seat with massive investment in the team. Perez was looking good for a seat at Haas but Nikita Mazepin looks to have brought that seat from under him. The 2nd seat at Haas is thought to be going to Callum Ilott or Robert Shwartzman.
Still lots to play for in the driver market for next season with both Hulkenberg or Perez still to find a seat.
8 COVID positive tests now in F1
The results, stemming from the 1,506 tests conducted between October 9 and 15, include two Renault team members who were in Spain for Fernando Alonso’s filming day, and the second Mercedes team member confirmed during the Eifel Grand Prix. The first was included in last week’s figures. Concerningly, this is both the second-highest number of confirmed cases in a week, and the second-lowest number of tests performed since the F1 season began, although there is no indication that any drivers or upper-management have been affected. One of the first major sports to resume activities amid the pandemic, F1 has so far been very successful in controlling the virus, with 35 total cases across three-and-a-half months of races. Racing Point’s Sergio Perez is the only driver to have been diagnosed with the virus, having attained it on a personal trip to Mexico, after which he missed the British and 70th Anniversary Grands Prix.
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2021 leaked calendar
Below is reported to be a leaked copy of the 2021 F1 season calendar. For a start there is no Brazilian GP, iirc 2020 is the year the contract runs out for Sao Paulo and the circuit in Rio hasn't even been given the go ahead by the local government yet , also the season opener is Bahrain when I believe Australia has a deal with F1 that it hold the opening race (isn't MOTO GP held in late October downunder, I'm sure they wouldn't want them to clash). Spain who don't currently have a contract with F1 for 2021 is on the calendar as is Saudi Arabia, apparently taking the place of Brazil.
The official release of the calendar is meant to be in the next week or two so we'll see than if this really is a leaked copy, I hope it isn't correct as I'd hate for there to be no Brazilian race. I have a feeling that COVID may well change any provisional calendar F1 put out as it doesn't seem to be going away.
Below is reported to be a leaked copy of the 2021 F1 season calendar. For a start there is no Brazilian GP, iirc 2020 is the year the contract runs out for Sao Paulo and the circuit in Rio hasn't even been given the go ahead by the local government yet , also the season opener is Bahrain when I believe Australia has a deal with F1 that it hold the opening race (isn't MOTO GP held in late October downunder, I'm sure they wouldn't want them to clash). Spain who don't currently have a contract with F1 for 2021 is on the calendar as is Saudi Arabia, apparently taking the place of Brazil.
The official release of the calendar is meant to be in the next week or two so we'll see than if this really is a leaked copy, I hope it isn't correct as I'd hate for there to be no Brazilian race. I have a feeling that COVID may well change any provisional calendar F1 put out as it doesn't seem to be going away.
| 1 | Bahrain GP (Bahrain) | 14 March |
| 2 | Vietnam GP (Hanoï) | 28 March |
| 3 | China GP (Shanghaï) | 11 April |
| 4 | Azerbaijan GP (Baku) | 25 April |
| 5 | Dutch GP (Zandvoort) | 2 May |
| 6 | Spanish GP (Barcelona) | 9 May |
| 7 | Monaco GP (Monte-Carlo) | 23 May |
| 8 | Canadian GP (Montreal) | 6 June |
| 9 | Austrian GP (Spielberg) | 20 June |
| 10 | French GP (Paul Ricard) | 27 June |
| 11 | British GP (Silverstone) | 11 July |
| 12 | Hungarian GP (Budapest) | 25 July |
| 13 | Belgium GP (Spa) | 29 August |
| 14 | Italian GP (Monza) | 5 September |
| 15 | Russian GP (Sochi) | 19 September |
| 16 | Singapore GP (Marina Bay) | 26 September |
| 17 | Japanese GP (Suzuka) | 10 October |
| 18 | Australian GP (Melbourne) | 24 October |
| 19 | US GP (Austin) | 7 November |
| 20 | Mexican GP (Mexico) | 14 November |
| 21 | Saudi Arabian GP (Jeddah) | 28 November |
| 22 | Abu Dhabi GP (Yas Marina) | 5 December |
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Lance Stroll tested positive for Covid-19
Lance Stroll has revealed he tested positive for Covid-19 following the Eifel Grand Prix weekend. The Racing Point driver did not participate in the last round due to illness. "I just want to let everyone know that I recently tested positive for Covid-19 after the Eifel GP weekend,” said Stroll in a statement. “I am feeling 100% and have since tested negative.” Stroll decided not to participate in the last race weekend 30 minutes before the start of the final practice session on Saturday morning. This was the first time F1 cars ran on the track after Friday’s running was disrupted by poor weather. “To fill you in on what happened, I arrived at the Nurburgring after testing negative in the normal pre-race tests,” said Stroll. “On Saturday morning I started to feel unwell and woke up with an upset stomach. I followed the FIA protocol and self-isolated in my motorhome and did not re-enter the paddock. I wasn’t fit to race so I flew home early Sunday morning. As I was still feeling under the weather I took a Covid test on Sunday evening. “The next day the results came back positive, so I stayed at home self-isolating for the next 10 days. Luckily, my symptoms were pretty mild. “I was tested again on Monday this week and my results were negative. I feel in great shape and I can’t wait to be back with the team and to race in Portugal.” Racing Point CEO Otmar Szafnauer said during the Eifel Grand Prix weekend that Stroll began to feel unwell while in Russia for the previous round of the championship, which took place on September 27th.
Two new drivers for HAAS
Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean have now been told they will not be re-signed by Haas for the 2021 season. Citing ‘a number of sources’, Ekstra Bladet newspaper claims the news should be announced ahead of this weekend’s race in Portimao. The small American team did not comment. But it is believed Haas will oust its current drivers and instead field the heavily-backed Russian rookie Nikita Mazepin alongside a Ferrari academy driver in 2021. Luigi Perna and Mario Salvini, writing in Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport, believes Mazepin’s teammate will be Mick Schumacher.
That is because Ferrari wants Alfa Romeo’s current driver Antonio Giovinazzi to stay next year, even though it had been rumoured that he would be replaced by Schumacher. “In 2021, the influence of Maranello guarantees him and Mick seats at Alfa Romeo and Haas,” the Italian correspondents wrote. With Kimi Raikkonen expected to also stay at Alfa Romeo, it puts in doubt the rumoured F1 debuts of Ferrari juniors Callum Ilott and Robert Shwartzman next year.
Haas boss Gunther Steiner told Sport1 that he wants the team’s 2021 drivers to also commit for 2022. “One of the things I want to be sure of is keeping the 2021 drivers in 2022 as well, because there will be completely new regulations,” he said. Ekstra Bladet’s sources believe Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez were never under consideration for seats at Haas. Hulkenberg is instead hoping for a seat at one of the Red Bull teams. Perez and his Mexican backers, meanwhile, are being linked with Williams, replacing the Mercedes development driver George Russell. Williams said it will not comment on rumours.
[Its interesting as Mazepin’s father was reported to have brought his son a seat at Williams, I'm sure Mercedes as the engine supplier will be applying pressure on Williams to keep their young driver George Russell at the team, but there are loads of rumours claiming that Sergio Perez will get the Williams seat as he brings so much sponsorship with him]
Could Mercedes win the constructors championship this weekend?
Well they could but only of Red Bull don't score 5 points or more and Mercedes finish 1 & 2 and take the point for fastest lap (or 1 & 3 if Red Bull don't score any points) . It is possible as Max can get excited and fly off the track somewhere, it is a new track for him and Albon isn't in the best form. Don't put money on it, but stranger things have happened in F1
Lance Stroll has revealed he tested positive for Covid-19 following the Eifel Grand Prix weekend. The Racing Point driver did not participate in the last round due to illness. "I just want to let everyone know that I recently tested positive for Covid-19 after the Eifel GP weekend,” said Stroll in a statement. “I am feeling 100% and have since tested negative.” Stroll decided not to participate in the last race weekend 30 minutes before the start of the final practice session on Saturday morning. This was the first time F1 cars ran on the track after Friday’s running was disrupted by poor weather. “To fill you in on what happened, I arrived at the Nurburgring after testing negative in the normal pre-race tests,” said Stroll. “On Saturday morning I started to feel unwell and woke up with an upset stomach. I followed the FIA protocol and self-isolated in my motorhome and did not re-enter the paddock. I wasn’t fit to race so I flew home early Sunday morning. As I was still feeling under the weather I took a Covid test on Sunday evening. “The next day the results came back positive, so I stayed at home self-isolating for the next 10 days. Luckily, my symptoms were pretty mild. “I was tested again on Monday this week and my results were negative. I feel in great shape and I can’t wait to be back with the team and to race in Portugal.” Racing Point CEO Otmar Szafnauer said during the Eifel Grand Prix weekend that Stroll began to feel unwell while in Russia for the previous round of the championship, which took place on September 27th.
Two new drivers for HAAS
Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean have now been told they will not be re-signed by Haas for the 2021 season. Citing ‘a number of sources’, Ekstra Bladet newspaper claims the news should be announced ahead of this weekend’s race in Portimao. The small American team did not comment. But it is believed Haas will oust its current drivers and instead field the heavily-backed Russian rookie Nikita Mazepin alongside a Ferrari academy driver in 2021. Luigi Perna and Mario Salvini, writing in Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport, believes Mazepin’s teammate will be Mick Schumacher.
That is because Ferrari wants Alfa Romeo’s current driver Antonio Giovinazzi to stay next year, even though it had been rumoured that he would be replaced by Schumacher. “In 2021, the influence of Maranello guarantees him and Mick seats at Alfa Romeo and Haas,” the Italian correspondents wrote. With Kimi Raikkonen expected to also stay at Alfa Romeo, it puts in doubt the rumoured F1 debuts of Ferrari juniors Callum Ilott and Robert Shwartzman next year.
Haas boss Gunther Steiner told Sport1 that he wants the team’s 2021 drivers to also commit for 2022. “One of the things I want to be sure of is keeping the 2021 drivers in 2022 as well, because there will be completely new regulations,” he said. Ekstra Bladet’s sources believe Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez were never under consideration for seats at Haas. Hulkenberg is instead hoping for a seat at one of the Red Bull teams. Perez and his Mexican backers, meanwhile, are being linked with Williams, replacing the Mercedes development driver George Russell. Williams said it will not comment on rumours.
[Its interesting as Mazepin’s father was reported to have brought his son a seat at Williams, I'm sure Mercedes as the engine supplier will be applying pressure on Williams to keep their young driver George Russell at the team, but there are loads of rumours claiming that Sergio Perez will get the Williams seat as he brings so much sponsorship with him]
Could Mercedes win the constructors championship this weekend?
Well they could but only of Red Bull don't score 5 points or more and Mercedes finish 1 & 2 and take the point for fastest lap (or 1 & 3 if Red Bull don't score any points) . It is possible as Max can get excited and fly off the track somewhere, it is a new track for him and Albon isn't in the best form. Don't put money on it, but stranger things have happened in F1
