The F1 Thread

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I like it

 

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Still not a fan of the white.

 

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Next week is an extra week of testing because of all the regulation changes.  Williams cant even get their car ready for it.

 

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The white accent is ok but that’s way too much white for a Ferrari.    
 

Seeing the front wing move on the active aero really brings it home for me how different things are going to be.   This is a completely different car that will bring about a whole new type of racing.  Smaller cars, better aero into corners, push to pass.  I’m more excited than I’ve been in years to see how this season plays out.    

As much as things change, Williams is still going to Williams.    Honestly, wouldn’t shock me to see them find multiple podiums.   It’s that wide open.  

Edited January 23 by Hongbit

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WTF is going on at Williams. 

Their in person event to show their livery has been cancelled and will now be a virtual event. 

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Sounds like a PE firm that’s spent way more than they wanted on an investment and are trying to spend as little as possible before getting out.

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This is why Larry paid him the big bucks.  Newey comes to the table with something completely different than anyone else. 

Alonso in a great car would be one of the best things that could happen to F1.   

 

 

 

Edited January 29 by Hongbit

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The tech in these cars is off the charts cool and amazing. I hope people realize this also helps us mortals. Like the things we learned from space travel but these machines don't get off the ground. 🙂

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When it does run properly it could be a fearsome machine?  Did I accidentally stumble into the Lions forum?  

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Absolutely no truth to the rumors that Ferrari will use the blue light during the season.

 

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C’mon man! 🤦🤦🤦

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She would have been the last person I guessed he would date.  

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I like that it's asymmetrical.  We can place bets on which side is showing when Bottas puts it into the wall.

 

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Max is not happy with the new cars and even mentioned retirement.

Some people are saying that during qualifying, you will have guys lifting and coasting to harvest energy.  That isn't racing.

 

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Twitter translated it for me so I will past what the Tweet says.

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Fernando Alonso says that the new F1 cars are no longer challenging to drive: "Here in Bahrain, we're going 50 kilometers per hour slower through corner 12 than we used to. Just to save energy for the straights. Even our chef in the kitchen could drive these cars." #F1 #F1Testing

 

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Daytona is today.  Think it starts around 2PM.

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Fun finish.  MJ is the owner of the winning car.  Guess he is a better NASCAR owner than NBA owner.  

 

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I was at a Daytona party and kinda watched it. Another wreck fest, even on the last lap. Imagine that. NASCAR has a NASCAR problem. I think I read they gave up the Chicago street race, which was stupid to begin with. There are better races during rush hour. They have too many road courses. That's fine for F1, that's what they do. People don't want to watch a stock car on a road course. Then they came up with the 3 stage thing, and the playoff horse**** at the end of the year.

Their ratings are going the wrong way. Might want to reinvent the wheel.

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Pretty odd timing.

 

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I can only imagine what the weekly press events are going to be like with Angry Max in a mid car.   He will explode before they get to the summer break.