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Formula 1 2018: General Discussion Thread

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Probably time to open a new thread for the 2018 season?

Silly season is still in full swing as we all know with Williams and Sauber not having confirmed their line ups as yet.

What are people's opinions on the Halo and Alfa Romeo for 2018?

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El_Duderino 09

AMKC wrote: »

You forgot one so I put it in for you.

We all know Renault do not want to supply Red Bull anymore as the relationship with them is not good and they are not getting anything out of it anymore.
I think Renault will do there best not to renew there contract with Red Bull and Red Bull will have Honda engines next year. Not that there's anything wrong with that Toro Rosso seem to be doing quiet good this year with them.

The Honda is ok but it’s hard to imagine that it’s even as good as the Renault. Hopefully Honda can get it’s act together next year and produce an engine that can match/nearly match merc and Ferrari. Because it needs to be that good to allow red bull to compete for the championship.

I don’t see it happening. But there does seem to be diminishing improvement in engines and closing gaps between them. Hopefully that can lead to RB fighting for more races.

AMKC

Harika wrote: »

Rumours again:
Alonso and Flavio were seen talking with Ferrari
McLaren wants to pair up with an existing Indycar team for 2019 and then go alone in 2020
Alonso is still rumoured to be the main driver
Bottas is said to have signed a contract for 2019 with Mercedes
Kimi is set to retire to Rally racing
Force India to be taken over by Rich energy
Red Bull to have Honda engines

You forgot one so I put it in for you.

We all know Renault do not want to supply Red Bull anymore as the relationship with them is not good and they are not getting anything out of it anymore.
I think Renault will do there best not to renew there contract with Red Bull and Red Bull will have Honda engines next year. Not that there's anything wrong with that Toro Rosso seem to be doing quiet good this year with them.

skipper_G

Harika wrote: »

Rumours again:
Force India to be taken over by Rich energy

The Rich energy one has been doing the rounds for a while, doesn't seem to be much substance behind them. Nevertheless the situation at Force India is pretty desperate by all accounts. VJ and his buddy are trying to hold out for a higher price and the team needs investment just to survive at this point. If that doesn't happen and a buyer can't be found soon, administration is increasingly likely. We're talking a matter of weeks not months.

chicorytip

Harika wrote:

Rumours again: Alonso and Flavio were seen talking with Ferrari McLaren wants to pair up with an existing Indycar team for 2019 and then go alone in 2020 Alonso is still rumoured to be the main driver Bottas is said to have signed a contract for 2019 with Mercedes Kimi is set to retire to Rally racing Force India to be taken over by Rich energy

Briatore is desperate to get his client Alonso back to Ferrari at all costs and has been making comments critical of Raikonnen in a bid to undermine the Finn's position.

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donspeekinglesh

Harika wrote: »

Rumours again:
McLaren wants to pair up with an existing Indycar team for 2019 and then go alone in 2020

Almost certain to be Andretti if they want it.
Can't see Alonso doing IndyCar full time next year. Think he'll give up F1, finish the WEC season then do a few IndyCar races (not the Indy 500).

Sterling Archer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eAhik4EhSk

vectra

Harika wrote: »

Rumours again:
Alonso and Flavio were seen talking with Ferrari
McLaren wants to pair up with an existing Indycar team for 2019 and then go alone in 2020
Alonso is still rumoured to be the main driver
Bottas is said to have signed a contract for 2019 with Mercedes
Kimi is set to retire to Rally racing
Force India to be taken over by Rich energy

Saw the rumour about Kimi during the week but in his interview he also said he was really enjoying racing this year and would have no problem staying on again next year with Ferrari, but it would be up to the team.
I would like to see him hit 40 before he retires while still outpacing some of the young guns. :P

Harika

Rumours again:
Alonso and Flavio were seen talking with Ferrari
McLaren wants to pair up with an existing Indycar team for 2019 and then go alone in 2020
Alonso is still rumoured to be the main driver
Bottas is said to have signed a contract for 2019 with Mercedes
Kimi is set to retire to Rally racing
Force India to be taken over by Rich energy

mickdw

Lauda is some operator. Had lauda air previously, lost an aircraft. Got into the investigation himself and drove on to force Boeing to own up to the crash being an aircraft issue other than operator issue.
A trust reverser deployed without warning in flight. Boeing said that wouldn't bring the plane down. Lauda personally did multiple sim runs where he crashed every time. In an attempt to force them to own up publicly, he offered to go on a test flight with 2 Boeing pilots where they would create same fault. Boeing eventually finally admitted that it would crash.

AMKC

Jeff2 wrote: »

Oh and has a an airline that Ryanair has I think 23% into and want more.

Yep it's called Laudamotion and they will be starting flights from Dublin to Vienna in October. It used to be called Nicky Air when he started it at first. Think it went bust do.
Ryanair will own 78% of it eventually so full control of it.

Jeff2

Jeff2 wrote: »

Im watching it thanks to Skips post.
It's some movie.

Nicky is some lad and seem now no matter who he talks to has no problem telling Feck off.

Oh and has a an airline that Ryanair has I think 23% into and want more.

Jeff2

I though it strange the the two Mercs came in while Grosean was still out on track and a chance of a red flag if........

Maybe he was on a slow lap but he could still mess it up.

Jeff2

flazio wrote: »

Rush starting on RTÉ 2 now.

Im watching it thanks to Skips post.
It's some movie.

Nicky is some lad and seem now no matter who he talks to has no problem telling Feck off.

flazio

Rush starting on RTÉ 2 now.

Mike Litoris

meeeeh wrote: »

That's a brilliant movie even if you are not F1 fan.

Yeah, thought it was pretty bad. The BBC doc "The Real Rush" is a nice antidote.

This is better still https://vimeo.com/130729199

meeeeh

That's a brilliant movie even if you are not F1 fan.

skipper_G

Rush, the biopic about the battle for the 76 championship between Hunt and Lauda is on tonight at 10.30 on RTÉ2 for anyone who's never seen it. Well worth a watch

Glico Man

Dunno if its been mentioned anywhere here, but Ferrari are under investigation by the FIA for allegedly getting an illegal boost from their ERS.

Ferrari are under scrutiny from the International Automobile Federation (FIA) that governs Formula 1 for an alleged infringement with regard to their F1 power unit.
The speculation regarding their power unit has been rife since Sebastian Vettel took pole position in three of the first five races with teams suggesting that Ferrari may be able to boost energy flow to the power train beyond the 120kW limit mandated by the technical regulations.
It is being reported that the FIA will monitor Ferrari’s Energy Recovery System (ERS) — one of the six components that make up the power unit — during the ongoing Monaco Grand Prix weekend, before making any judgments on the same.
“Ferrari are under the microscope with the governing body asking the team to run an extra piece of hardware that monitors their Energy Recovery System. The FIA will monitor the system in operation before analysing data and making any judgments,”

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Harika

https://www.racefans.net/2018/05/24/pirelli-change-f1-tyre-names-2019/

No more kitten soft. At the track it will be only soft, medium and hard. While soft could be kitten, hyper, mega, super or ultra soft.

carloscorreia

The Greatest Lap You've Never Seen | Monaco Qualifying 1988

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUFujCvNalo

Mike Litoris

flazio wrote: »

Yep, contracted up to 2022. Current team is Jack Nicholls (Formula E lead commentator) and Jolyen Palmer on commentary with Jennie Gow in pits, however it must be mentioned that they aren't attending non European races and commentate from the UK on what they see on screen.

Brilliant. Had a listen to Nicholls and he's quite good. At least there is an alternative.

Jeff2

I was checking Google for when the Monaco hotel leaked water onto the track in a race I watched and found this nteresting stuff that brought back some memories of a few races I'v watched.

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/motorsport/10-memorable-monaco-moments

flazio

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Yeah, it's the pair of them clowns that'll keep me away. The pair of them are insufferable.

Anyone know if Radio 5 Live will be still be covering the races next year and who the lead commentator is?

Yep, contracted up to 2022. Current team is Jack Nicholls (Formula E lead commentator) and Jolyen Palmer on commentary with Jennie Gow in pits, however it must be mentioned that they aren't attending non European races and commentate from the UK on what they see on screen.

Mike Litoris

Rossi IRL wrote: »

and it would be Erikksons fault

Hehehe. I reckon Romain will keep it clean this weekend. Kmag, on the other hand, is a ticking time bomb.

Rossi IRL

Gintonious wrote: »

On current form, has to be Grosjean.

and it would be Erikksons fault

Frank Bullitt

I did say "almost"...

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Frank Bullitt

You'd almost feel sorry for him if he wasn't such a moan bag on the radio.

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