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Posted by: PapaofGags
02-03-2024, 12:43 PM
Forum: 2024 Race Threads
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Remind me why Formula 1 & sport in general are going to Saudi Arabia?...    Sad

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Posted by: NeilP
26-02-2024, 12:54 PM
Forum: 2024 Race Threads
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Well, finally the season starts for real. First off I would rather start here than in Australia. Neither track does that much for me but I like night racing so its okay  I guess. The track is very uninspiring but at least does have plenty of overtaking opportunities.

Like all of you I am just hoping for some competitive racing. The very little I have read seems to think the gap between Red Bull and the rest of the field has closed somewhat. The questions I have are A) is that really true and B) by how much?

Obviously we do not know the teams true race pace but if testing in the past means anything I would suggest they are all hiding their true pace. I expect nothing other than what last season delivered, a Red Bull (Read Max Verstappen) victory and by a very comfortable margin. The question is who will be number 2.  Have Ferrari finally managed to produce a car that does not eat its tyres?  Have Mercedes finally made a move in the right direction, albeit 2 years too late?  Are McLaren really going to be Red Bulls closest rivals?

I am looking forward to catching up with most of you in Chat but especially Forza. This is quite possibly our last season to wind him up and next season as we all know a lot of us may be changing our allegiance over to the Red team as a certain driver is on the move. I am not as excited as I used to be about F1.  The direction it is heading has a probable time limit on it for me. Sure I will probably always watch it but from a certain distance. Over the years I have dipped in and out of following some sports. My lifelong love of Cricket and Soccer will always remain even though I bitch and complain about how soccer is both played and officiated these days I guess its a sign of my advancing years.

1) Verstappen 2) Leclerc 3) Norris that is my opening race prediction.

I hope you are all well and life is being kind to you and your families

Lets get this show on the road.

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Posted by: DifferentTurn
13-02-2024, 03:09 PM
Forum: F1 General Discussion Board
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Hi everyone! 

I would like to share with you the project that I was working for the last 4 months. This year, it will be precisely 25 years ago since Mika Hakkinen has won his second World Championship driving for McLaren Mercedes. Back in a day, only 6 places were awarded with points (10-6-4-3-2-1) at the end of the race. Nowadays, there are 10 positions (25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus possible extra point for the fastest lap of the race) who are getting awarded. Knowing that, let’s travel to an alternate timeline, where current points system and modern TV-graphics were in-use as well back in 1999 season. 

Buckle up and let’s begin our race! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCaaSRsy2PA

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Posted by: NeilP
05-02-2024, 10:38 PM
Forum: Team Gossip
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I have to say I totally love this look. That said I have always been a bit outrageous not just with my choice of colours!!!

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Posted by: PapaofGags
21-11-2023, 12:09 PM
Forum: 2023 Race Threads
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Only four points in it, whats worth more, the prestige & cash or the extra wind tunnel time?

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Posted by: PapaofGags
07-11-2023, 02:47 PM
Forum: 2023 Race Threads
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https://twitter.com/i/status/1721568433488400737  (1m 58s)

U2’s Bono jumps on F1’s Vegas bandwagon in cringeworthy clip.

Frontman Bono informed the crowd of the fact that he and the band won’t be performing again until early December, signing off at the end of Saturday’s show with a particularly cheesy speech about “giving Las Vegas back” in order to allow the sport to have its moment in the sun.

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Posted by: PapaofGags
31-10-2023, 02:16 PM
Forum: 2023 Race Threads
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F1 Brazilian Grand Prix weather forecast - storms threaten Sao Paulo weekend.

Friday

Friday currently holds the weekend's most concerning weather, with FP1 due to be held in 30 degree Celsius heat with a 40 per cent chance of thundery showers.

Being a sprint weekend, the one and only practice session will be vital for teams and drivers in their bid to gain as much data as possible.

In what could be a disrupted session, the skies also bring a threat of rain to qualifying, with a 37 per cent chance of precipitation expected in the final event of the day.

Saturday

Things should calm down as the weekend progresses, but scattered showers remain a threat for Saturday's sprint action.

The shootout currently has a 20 per cent chance of rain with slightly cooler temperatures of 27 degrees Celsius.
And although only marginal, the chance of rain increases for the sprint race itself, as drivers and teams keep tabs on their weather radars for what is set to be a 22 per cent threat of light showers.

Sunday

Sunday's feature race is, at the moment, set to be a clear day with no rain whatsoever expected to fall on the circuit for the weekend's conclusion.

Temperatures will also cool to just 23 degrees for lights out, with winds remaining very light at just eight miles per hour.

Although the main race may well be dry, fans could be treated to a jumbled-up grid for those who get their strategy right in what could be a chaotic qualifying on Friday.

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Posted by: PapaofGags
26-10-2023, 11:56 AM
Forum: 2023 Race Threads
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Red Bull to give Max Verstappen bodyguards at Sergio Perez’s home race, the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix.

Red Bull will reportedly give Max Verstappen two bodyguards to protect him this weekend in Mexico.

While his teammate Sergio Perez returns to home soil where he is idolised at the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix, it’s a different story for Verstappen.

Last weekend in Texas his victory was loudly booed by Mexican fans in attendance.

Red Bull will, therefore, take no chances this weekend when Verstappen steps onto Perez’s home turf.

Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko confirmed to F1-Insider the presence of two bodyguards tasked with protecting Verstappen.

“Max doesn't really want to do that and is relaxed,” Marko said.

“But we have a responsibility for him. That's why we just want to be on the safe side."

Threats via social media were a main reason why Red Bull opted for extra security, the report states.

Red Bull also reportedly expect Perez to minimise the hostility from fans aimed at Verstappen through a public statement.

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Posted by: PapaofGags
17-10-2023, 12:04 AM
Forum: 2023 Race Threads
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USA GP Prix weather forecast

Friday

FP1 gets underway at 12:30pm local time in what is set to be 28 degrees Celsius, with light winds from the north west blowing across the track.

The temperature then ramps up for Friday's qualifying – setting the grid for Sunday's race owing to the spring weekend format – with drivers bracing for 32 degree heat.

Saturday

The sprint festivities start early on Saturday afternoon, with the sprint shootout forecast to take place in a slightly cooler heat of 26 degrees Celsius.

The winds remain calm throughout the weekend, and in a similar theme to Friday, temperatures are once again due to climb, with some forecasts even predicting highs of 34 degrees on Saturday.

Sunday

Sunday brings more cloud coverage than any of the previous days across the weekend, yet the air temperature is not expected to relent.

Drivers can expect to be racing in conditions of 32 degrees Celsius as the lights go out, with track temperature no doubt ensuring that tyre strategy becomes a vital part of the weekend.

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Posted by: PapaofGags
03-10-2023, 01:43 PM
Forum: 2023 Race Threads
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Daniel Ricciardo is not yet fit enough to return for AlphaTauri at the Qatar Grand Prix, meaning Liam Lawson will again step in this weekend.

Red Bull reserve driver Lawson was drafted in to fill Ricciardo's seat after he sustained a hand injury during a practice session ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix.

Ricciardo had initially targeted a potential comeback in Singapore but upon further reflection then shifted his focus to climbing behind the wheel in Qatar.

However, journalist Chris Medland has reported that the Australian is making steady progress in the simulator but isn't yet at 100 per cent fitness.

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