Formula 1 2021 - General Discussion Thread (Read 1st post rules)

Captain_Crash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117943008#Comment_117943008

Gasly won last season at Monza with AT, who were Toro Rossi before the rebrand.

flazio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117943042#Comment_117943042

We know, don't worry. 🙂 I'd love to take the time to count how many Grand Prix exactly between all those gaps but it's getting late and I've work in the morning.

Re the pitstop saga. Yes it's annoying now but just give it time to settle in.

quokula

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117928989#Comment_117928989

Nearly 20 years of technology advancement, billions of dollars spent, and we’ve ended up with cars that look and sound far less spectacular, are much bigger and therefore less suited to wheel to wheel action, and are only barely faster around a lap which is mainly thanks to ultra wide tyres and the qualifying format.

quokula

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117943042#Comment_117943042

Yeah I was talking about their last win prior to the recent one, in terms of measuring the gap between wins.

Captain_Crash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117943074#Comment_117943074

Ah sorry, I missed that… thought you meant the last win in general! Yeah it prob would have been then yeah

AMKC

lol

barryribs

I was only thinking yesterday, with the minor regulation changes at the start of this year, I think everyone expected another repeat of 2019, 2020 but this has been the best season since 2012 in my opinion. The midfield have closed the gap to the front two and there's nothing between the top two teams. I had Hamilton nailed on as world champion but his habit of making unforced errors (pit lane Q3, restart in Baku, Tosa in Imola) when he is under pressure has resurfaced again.

I am a little worried that Red Bull are putting everything into this year (and rightly so) to win the championship and have too much on their plate between the Honda withdrawal and reg changes for next year, but if you'd have offered me a season like this in March, I would have taken your hand off for it.

flazio

Just enjoy this one while you can and let next year sort itself out.

Captain_Crash

Agreed this season has been the best in years….! How many races have come down to the last few laps?!? It’s been brilliant to see and regardless of who wins out in the end it has been the best I can remember in a long time! Full disclosure I’m a big Vettel fan and am rooting for Max for the WC, But no matter what happens from here it’s been unreal!

Frank Bullitt

Here is on for yis...only one team has scored a 1-2 this year.

McLaren.

mickdw

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117949761#Comment_117949761

If Ric was matching Norris, McLaren would be having an amazing season.

klose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117953396#Comment_117953396

To be fair to ricciardo he has had good pace since the summer break, two p4s and a P1 with a p11 in Holland. Granted, Belgium shouldn't really count.

El_Duderino 09

I think it's telling that nobody really described this race as a breakout event for Norris. I think he's shown all season that he has the skill and the balls to compete at the front. I think people are seeing that Sainz was probably better than he got credit for by matching Leclerc at ferrari and norris pretty much matched him last year. And now he's comprehensively beating Ric this season.

I think he's already acknowledged as part of the group of top drivers and given the car, would probably have all it takes to compete for the championship

Joeface

Norris has been a class act this season . Even better for him Mclaren know they can lead races on merit which in turn helps us for viewing for the remaining races.

Cool_CM

Looks like we're going to Qatar in November.

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12421832/qatar-gp-joins-formula-1-2021-calendar-twilight-race-confirmed-for-november-to-complete-schedule

Was wondering about that 3 week gap just yesterday, especially with Brazil possibly making it a 4 week gap. Though it seems like for now even countries getting hit hard with Covid are just getting on with things.

klose

So that's Miami, Saudi Arabia and now Qatar all added to future calenders, I assume some races are going to be getting the snip, who will it be?

Jordan 199

Triple header in November (Mexico-Brazil-Qatar) if all those races go ahead.

antodeco

1 week to get from Brazil to Qatar they're Nealy the exact opposite of the world. Don't understand the logic of certain run of races sometimes.

Captain_Crash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117958858#Comment_117958858

They have “A”,”B” and sometimes even “C” rigs that leapfrog throughout the season! Basically they have two or three of everything so for example, when the Mexican GP finishes, everything you see in the pit Lane (with the exception of cars themselves and a small number of other items) will be packed up and shipped to Qatar and not Brazil and the stuff used in Brazil will be sent to whatever race is after Qatar so they only have a much smaller amount of gear to move quickly.

It’s the exact same way big bands go on a world tour with a number of stages all leapfrogging gig to gig

Dont be at yourself

https://the-race.com/motogp/motogp-riders-ultimatum-for-any-future-cota-races/

Lots of complaints from MotoGP about the state of the Austin track, with it being even more bumpy than usual. Would presumably favour the Red Bulls.

Jordan 199

Turkish Grand Prix this weekend 😎

Charlie-Bravo

It's Rawe Ceek!

Let's hope there's still a bit of slip in the tarmac in Turkey. It's a track that is seldom used so could be another fun watch!

Ultimate Gowlbag

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117974778#Comment_117974778

The whole track has been power washed for this weekend to make sure it isnt too much of a fun watch

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117972980#Comment_117972980

That turn 8...

ireallydontknow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117969905#Comment_117969905

I wonder what that bodes for Austin. I think they even resurfaced it but the sandy foundation meant it deteriorated quickly.

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975326#Comment_117975326

Sounds like it is to do with the foundations of the track being built for subsidence. Hardly a fix in place before F1?

El_Duderino 09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975338#Comment_117975338

Resurface it just before the race, like Turkey last year!

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975345#Comment_117975345

Resurface a whole track in a couple of weeks?

El_Duderino 09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975349#Comment_117975349

Yeah, in a joke anything's possible.

It was a joke based on the improbability of them doing it and the unexpectedly exciting race we got from Turkey when they resurfaced their track too close to the race last year. It wasn't a serious suggestion