" (…) The race will take place on a semi-permanent track around the IFEMA convention centre, close to Barajas Airport. The deal will be for 10 years."...
Mercedes will be rueing what could have been. Looks like the one stop strategy didn’t do Danny ric any favours but he’s going to have to do more to prove he deserves a seat.
It still irks me that people think those upset by the 2021 finale are so because Hamilton didn’t get his 8the world title. In all fairness, Red Bull made the right call to pit at the SC, and if the race would have restarted correctly would have had a fair shot at winning.
Problem is that Massi threw away the rulebook by letting only the cars between Hamilton and Verstappen overtake. If he wanted an epic last 4 lap, then red flag the race, let everyone change tires and see two of the greatest drivers ever in F1 duke it out on track.
Now we got a sour end to an epic season, with many people turned off by the sport and there will always be a footnote with Max’s first WDC.
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll escaped a severe crash at the final corner of Singapore’s street circuit in qualifying, and was picked up by the medical car for precautionary checks
After the whole shitstorm that was Totos and Hamiltons comments on Max and Redbull, it made me wonder: did the opposite ever happen? Horner is well known to be a shit stirrer, but I personally don’t ever remember him dismissing or questioning Hamiltons or Mercedes achievements. I obviously can be wrong, so please correct me if...
Not to mention Horner boasting in drive to survive that “it’s only fun if Toto gets riled up”
Honestly to me it’s a bunch of millionaires and billionaires taking stabs at each other. I don’t care and I don’t understand why people like to play offended in their stead.
I think Hamilton didn’t expect Piastri to be there anymore.
Coulthard immediately said that it was Hamilton’s fault, but also that a more experienced driver would have recognized the place was lost and avoid the incident.
[@ErikvanHaren] Max Verstappen responds to Lewis Hamilton’s statements about teammates: “Maybe Lewis is a little jealous of my current success. I think it’s hard for Mercedes to deal with a loss after all these years of winning so much.”
Do you mean like the shit stirring master Christian Horner, who told in drive to survive ice cold that “it’s only funny when Toto gets riled up”? Because compared to that Mercedes is absolutely down right civil.
Sure it sounds a bit moany, doesn’t mean he isn’t right after ha ing paired with 3 world champions. Not to mention to have his 8th world title to be stolen (not just by the bullshit call in the last 3 laps of the last race) but also by max just crashing him out when max couldn’t compete.
Helmut Marko also just say what’s on his mind, do you see that as childish jabs as well?
Maybe try not to take the little jabs from millionaire drivers amongst each other as personal insult and just enjoy the sport.
I don’t think they have any other valid options currently, who could they sign at the moment? RBR has made Max their number 1 to such an extend that nobody could compete in that team. So the pilots that can compete with Max seem to rather stay at their own teams, hoping that they will close the gap sooner or later and actually fight with Max. The drivers that aren’t able to compete know that it is career suicide as they will compare badly against max and moving back to a back marker team might be a very cold shower after driving a race winning car. And RBR has all but ended their driver academy, so no new talent will be flowing in from that pool either (and looking at the last 3 guys sacked by Marko, who would want to).
The only possibility seems to be Ricciardo, but he might not be back up in time.
[Joe Saward] It will soon be announced that Madrid has won the deal to host the Spanish Grand Prix from 2026 onwards. (nitter.1d4.us)
" (…) The race will take place on a semi-permanent track around the IFEMA convention centre, close to Barajas Airport. The deal will be for 10 years."...
F1 Las Vegas GP: FP1 cut short for circuit repairs after Sainz hits drain (www.autosport.com)
The next Mass Effect isn’t expected until 2029 or later, report claims (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Verstappen: Las Vegas F1 race "more for the show than the racing itself" (www.autosport.com)
Better to have no sprint races than reverse grids - Wolff (www.racefans.net)
Leclerc disqualified from US GP (lemmy.world)
Hamilton disqualified from US GP (lemmy.world)
Race Highlights | 2023 United States Grand Prix (www.youtube.com)
Mercedes will be rueing what could have been. Looks like the one stop strategy didn’t do Danny ric any favours but he’s going to have to do more to prove he deserves a seat.
The Audi F1 project taken over by Porsche? (f1i.autojournal.fr)
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Daniel Ricciardo to drive in U.S. Grand Prix (theathletic.com)
Marko about Perez: "He needs a team change" (www.oe24.at)
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2023 Qatar Grand Prix - [POST RACE] discussion thread
ROUND 18: 🇶🇦 FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX 2023...
[@F1] OSCAR PIASTRI IS A WINNER IN FORMULA 1! The Rookie keeps his cool in a chaotic Sprint in Lusail (lemmy.world)
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FIA says Verstappen penalty let-off was error (www.the-race.com)
Carlos Sainz wins the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix (lemmy.world)
Image source: twitter.com/F1/status/1703406569973555312...
Lance Stroll will not participate in Sunday's race in Singapore (www.astonmartinf1.com)
Stroll fit to race in Singapore after severe crash (www.espn.com)
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll escaped a severe crash at the final corner of Singapore’s street circuit in qualifying, and was picked up by the medical car for precautionary checks
Carlos Sainz will drive 2 Ferraris (and probably manage the strategy from the pit wall) (i.redd.it)
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Did Horner, Max or Helmut ever question Hamiltons achievments?
After the whole shitstorm that was Totos and Hamiltons comments on Max and Redbull, it made me wonder: did the opposite ever happen? Horner is well known to be a shit stirrer, but I personally don’t ever remember him dismissing or questioning Hamiltons or Mercedes achievements. I obviously can be wrong, so please correct me if...
Hamilton and Piastri make contact (dubz.co)
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[@ErikvanHaren] Max Verstappen responds to Lewis Hamilton's statements about teammates. (twitter.com)
[@ErikvanHaren] Max Verstappen responds to Lewis Hamilton’s statements about teammates: “Maybe Lewis is a little jealous of my current success. I think it’s hard for Mercedes to deal with a loss after all these years of winning so much.”
Decision by the stewards: Sainz and Leclerc did "not drive unnecessarily slowly" (i.redd.it)
[@SkySportsF1] "In my personal opinion Valtteri, and all my teammates have been stronger than the teammates Max has had." Strong words from Lewis Hamilton. (twitter.com)
Pérez goes off, picture by XPBImages (imgur.com)
F1 news: Aston Martin silly season rumour starts (www.planetf1.com)
I do enjoy this part of the year. Anyone have any wild predictions?