dessiato
🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
I don't give a shit what colour he is. He's a twat.Barring mistake I think Verstappen would have had pole and likely the title.
The black lad from Stevenage
F1 2021
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Verstappen a good bloke?
They are all (talented driver) twats but a lot of people seem to single Hamilton out for doing the same every other driver did and does?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
because perhaps he's the only driver they've heard of
dessiato
🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
I've been following F1 since the 1970s, in my opinion Hamilton does not merit all the accolades he is given. Yes he's good, but he's not great. If he were then Russell couldn't have been as good as he was in Hamilton's car. Hamilton's ability is flattered by the Merc
1%er
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Max P3 I think
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
ah you could same the same for any racing driver who end up in a big team, the cream rises to the top and get the best teams and cars
saying that aside from Schumi in the last twenty years who has left one team with a world championship and won again with another manufacturer
few drivers are good in other cars well aside from Alonso he good in any old piece of shit you let him drive,
shame he was as much of dick as he was in his early career or he have more silverware than Vettel
Max could go this route
saying that this year could be the making of Max as a future Champion learning when to push and well to hold back
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Ax^
Silly Rabbit
Still think it might do him well to lose it in this fashion
will be a learning experience for him, will give him maturity and understanding of his race craft and ability
while Rosberg is a massive dick he did admit that beating Lewis in one year was enough to get him to walk away from the sport due to the effort
will be a learning experience for him, will give him maturity and understanding of his race craft and ability
while Rosberg is a massive dick he did admit that beating Lewis in one year was enough to get him to walk away from the sport due to the effort
souljacker
innit
That is absolute nonsense. A 'good' driver in a fast car won't win 7 championships. In fact, Max's troubles at the end of this season prove that. Max is a fantastic driver in a very fast car but he may lose the championship due to his lack of concentration and lack of experience. Lewis on the other hand has gone about the business of finishing the season with maturity and a knack of doing what's required. That's not the car that is making the difference, it's the driver.
Well played
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
One Radio conversation i'd of love to hear this weekend is Red Bull asking Perez if he would give Max a Tow
My reaction would of been "Fuck off mate when has he help me, in any session this year"
but in nicer spanish clearly
if he learns to be a team player instead of think his team mates are disposable
he has more than one drivers WC in his future
My reaction would of been "Fuck off mate when has he help me, in any session this year"
but in nicer spanish clearly
if he learns to be a team player instead of think his team mates are disposable
he has more than one drivers WC in his future
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1%er
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To appeal or not to appeal
Helmut Marko
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has stated that the team are appealing the stewards' decision not to penalise Lewis Hamilton over an alleged yellow flag breach at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Hamilton allegedly failed to respect double waved yellow flags in Saturday evening's session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, but was cleared after the stewards recognised a marshalling system error. However, speaking on Austrian TV after qualifying, Marko declared a Red Bull appeal, referring to the five-place grid penalty Max Verstappen received last time out in Qatar for his own yellow flag transgression.
"We have appealed against this decision," Marko told Servus TV. "In Qatar, Max gets a five-place grid penalty. Here, suddenly a yellow is no longer a yellow."
Red Bull team
Red Bull have confirmed that they won't be appealing against the stewards' decision not to penalise Lewis Hamilton for failing to slow for yellow flags during final practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Hamilton was summoned at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit after allegedly failing to slow for double waved yellow flags, but the stewards ultimately decided not to take any further action.
[Someones going to look very silly and my bet is that person will be Helmut Marko, the guy is an absolute arsehole, I wouldn't employ him to run a bath never mind sit in the top management of an F1 team, I've come across many people like him in my business life and they always end up fucking things up in a massive way at some point]
Helmut Marko
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has stated that the team are appealing the stewards' decision not to penalise Lewis Hamilton over an alleged yellow flag breach at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Hamilton allegedly failed to respect double waved yellow flags in Saturday evening's session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, but was cleared after the stewards recognised a marshalling system error. However, speaking on Austrian TV after qualifying, Marko declared a Red Bull appeal, referring to the five-place grid penalty Max Verstappen received last time out in Qatar for his own yellow flag transgression.
"We have appealed against this decision," Marko told Servus TV. "In Qatar, Max gets a five-place grid penalty. Here, suddenly a yellow is no longer a yellow."
Red Bull team
Red Bull have confirmed that they won't be appealing against the stewards' decision not to penalise Lewis Hamilton for failing to slow for yellow flags during final practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Hamilton was summoned at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit after allegedly failing to slow for double waved yellow flags, but the stewards ultimately decided not to take any further action.
[Someones going to look very silly and my bet is that person will be Helmut Marko, the guy is an absolute arsehole, I wouldn't employ him to run a bath never mind sit in the top management of an F1 team, I've come across many people like him in my business life and they always end up fucking things up in a massive way at some point]
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
I take it Max has damaged his gear box so appealing lewis
will no longer help Max as much as it would prior to the tank slapper in quali
unless Merc lodge a complain after it is granted
that or Perez has been dragged to the stewards as well for impending
which would be fair after review of the session
will no longer help Max as much as it would prior to the tank slapper in quali
unless Merc lodge a complain after it is granted
that or Perez has been dragged to the stewards as well for impending
which would be fair after review of the session
Limejuice
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Marko is a loudmouth, arrogant bully. His continual instinct when he's on a losing side is to try to recruit someone bigger and stronger to fight his fights. He does Red Bull F1 no favours whatsoever.
Whinger, for all his pink-skinned sunbathing under Max's rectum, can actually run a team, and has won world championships.
With Marko, I struggle to think of any issue that he was on the right side of.
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
1%er
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Strategies for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
A street circuit usually favours track position, and the newest one on the calendar is no different, so we take a look at what that means for the different strategic options that are available to the teams ahead of today’s inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. It's a pretty simple equation for most of the cars at the front, with the medium compound the starting tyre and a one-stop strategy the aim. By starting on the medium tyre, the teams have opened up more flexibility for their first stint, with an ideal pit window of between Lap 21 and 26 before switching to the hard tyre and going to the end of the race. The flexibility comes as a result of the hard being predicted to be able to do more than that distance, so if there is an incident that necessitates a stop after Lap 15, we could well see the hards put on at that early stage.And an incident could well be likely on the street circuit, where the chances of a Safety Car are higher. We have no historical data for an F1 race in Jeddah, but Saturday’s two F2 races both required Safety Car interventions. While an early Safety Car might make the hard stint a longer one, the frontrunners all have a second set of mediums tyres (or a set of softs) available to use at the end of the race if there's a late interruption that offers a free pit stop. Only Lando Norris definitely has to do something different out of the top 10, as he was the only driver to reach Q3 on the soft compound, and therefore starts on that set. Norris needed the softs to be sure of a spot in the top 10, but the downside is he doesn't have the flexibility that the cars around him have for his first stint. Norris will need to do some tyre management to try and make his softs last until around Lap 17, when he could aim for a one-stop strategy switching to the hard compound. He should get a bit of a gain off the line that could help his track position, but his first stint pace could take a hit. A different strategy Norris does have open to him – although it's unlikely – is soft-medium-medium, as he has two sets of medium tyres left for the race. The two-stop is not likely to be the initial plan for anyone as they prioritise track position, but Norris could also go soft-hard-medium if there's an early Safety Car, taking advantage of the chance to get rid of his soft tyres at the first chance.
The medium tyre is still likely to be the preferred starting compound even for those outside the top 10, because of the flexibility mentioned above. Teams with a free choice of tyres often want to do something different from those ahead, especially where overtaking is difficult, in order to try and gain track position through strategy. But the soft requires too much pace management on high fuel, and the warm-up on the hard tyre would make the first few laps difficult for anyone in the pack. The likes of Aston Martin might well consider the hard tyre to start on, however, because they have little to lose and potentially a lot to gain. The opening couple of laps would be tough but once the tyre gets up to temperature it is a very consistent compound to run on, and both Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll – 17th and 18th respectively – have very little track position to lose at the start.
The consistency and longevity of the hard would let them run long and gain positions as other drivers have to make pit stops before them, plus any surprises in terms of tyre life would be less costly as they’d be planning to make a pit stop anyway, whereas those running the hards to the end would be desperate to avoid a second stop. That's an important consideration given the lack of long running that now takes place on a Friday, which means the longest stint seen on the hard tyre so far is 19 laps, and anything beyond that is an educated guess. With every driver having two sets of mediums available as well, an early Safety Car could see the hards ditched at the first chance to run two stints on mediums – of around 20-25 laps each – and the need to run two compounds successfully achieved.
1%er
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Verstappen set to escape gearbox grid penalty
Max Verstappen looks set to avoid taking on a new gearbox and being hit with a subsequent grid penalty for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Verstappen crashed out of Saturday's qualifying session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit while pushing for pole position, leaving him third on the grid, behind Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Given the angle of impact, concerns were raised over Verstappen's freshly-fitted gearbox which, if replaced, would earn him a five-place grid penalty and put him back to eighth position. However, the unit is understood to be in working order, meaning a replacement is not required for Sunday's race. The news has not been officially confirmed by the FIA, which will publish the usual pre-race documents later on Sunday - including the final starting grid.
