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Formula 1 2019 - General Discussion Thread

pjohnson

Official 2019 Entry List is OUT!

44 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport)
77 Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport)
5 Sebastian Vettel (Scuderia Ferrari Mission Minnnow)
16 Charles Leclerc (Scuderia Ferrari Mission Minnnow)
33 Max Verstappen (Aston Martin Red Bull Racing)
10 Pierre Gasly (Aston Martin Red Bull Racing)
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Renault F1 Team)
27 Nico Hulkenberg (Renault F1 Team)
8 Romain Grosjean (Rich Energy Haas F1 Team)
20 Kevin Magnussen (Rich Energy Haas F1 Team)
55 Carlos Sainz Jnr (McLaren F1 Team)
4 Lando Norris (McLaren F1 Team)
11 Sergio Perez (Racing Point F1 Team)
18 Lance Stroll (Racing Point F1 Team)
7 Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team)
99 Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team)
26 Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda)
TBA Alexander Albon (Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda)
63 George Russell (Williams Racing)
88 Robert Kubica (Williams Racing)

Only Albon needs to confirm his Race Number, Force India IS gone replaced by just Racing Point. Haas F1 Team is now Rich Energy Haas F1 Team

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muckwarrior

flazio wrote: »

OK, Sky didn’t start until 2012. Legard only went as far as 2010. In 2011 Martin Brundle was promoted to lead commentator alongside David Coulthard. In 2012 Martin left the BBC to join Sky, Ben Edwards took over with David Coulthard on the BBC.

My bad. My point was though that Ledgard wasn't great and given a choice between him and croft I might actually go with the latter.

ayux4rj6zql2ph

Legard was terrible. Also he refused to couldn’t say Kubica’s name properly,

flazio

muckwarrior wrote: »

The BBC team was pretty damn good at times too. In any case, both have always been ahead of sky. During the Ledgard days it was a toss up between which commentary I'd listen to, but the sky paddock team has always been a chore to watch. Mostly down to that gob****e Herbert and Mr Bland aka Simon Lazenby.

OK, Sky didn’t start until 2012. Legard only went as far as 2010. In 2011 Martin Brundle was promoted to lead commentator alongside David Coulthard. In 2012 Martin left the BBC to join Sky, Ben Edwards took over with David Coulthard on the BBC.

Jordan 199

Last week of pre-season testing starts today.

muckwarrior

elperello wrote: »

The C4 team will be remembered as the golden age of F1 commentary.

The BBC team was pretty damn good at times too. In any case, both have always been ahead of sky. During the Ledgard days it was a toss up between which commentary I'd listen to, but the sky paddock team has always been a chore to watch. Mostly down to that gob****e Herbert and Mr Bland aka Simon Lazenby.

elperello

Adamocovic wrote: »

Maybe it's just me but I much preferred the Channel 4 team the last number of years. Wonder with them only showing highlights now what the plan is.

Would miss the likes of Coulthard, Webber, Susie Wolff, Eddie Jordan, Lee McKenzie, I had even warmed to Steve Jones. Can't see any of them being picked up by Sky Sports, probably still going with C4 highlight coverage but can't find confirmations.

Used to love Eddie winding up the likes of Seb or Horner. I know it was the BBC phase but remember when Jordan was tossed into the pool after Vettel won in Monaco, was hilarious.

The C4 team will be remembered as the golden age of F1 commentary.

Adamocovic

Maybe it's just me but I much preferred the Channel 4 team the last number of years. Wonder with them only showing highlights now what the plan is.

Would miss the likes of Coulthard, Webber, Susie Wolff, Eddie Jordan, Lee McKenzie, I had even warmed to Steve Jones. Can't see any of them being picked up by Sky Sports, probably still going with C4 highlight coverage but can't find confirmations.

Used to love Eddie winding up the likes of Seb or Horner. I know it was the BBC phase but remember when Jordan was tossed into the pool after Vettel won in Monaco, was hilarious.

chicorytip

It now appears that Ted Kravitz will, after all, be part of Sky's presenting team for the 2019 season - announced today.

TCP/IP

Netflix has a new F1 documentary coming March 8, great trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtJPe1ksS6E

chicorytip

Adamocovic wrote:

Does that require a Sky Subscription to anything or just the standalone app?

No subscription required, just registration and the monthly charge. Cancel anytime. It works very well for me and is reliable. The content available is exactly the same as the full Tv package.

Cool_CM

mickdw wrote: »

Cool_CM wrote: »

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Three weeks to go to the first race of the year :cool:

Flying to Barcelona on Wednesday and have Paddock Passes for Thursday, can't wait! Might even get to see a can of Rich Energy in the flesh!

How do you get hold of paddock passes?
Can they be bought cheaply for testing?

50 quid here if you can get in background of sky coverage drinking a can of rich energy!

They were selling them for €99 on the site, it's a new ticket type for testing that they brought in this year: https://proticketing.com/activitats_circuit/en_US/entradas/evento/13291/session/756070/select

There was a more expensive option with buffet and free bar for about €266 too. I will absolutely be trying to get in the background of every broadcast I see!

Jordan 199

Cool_CM wrote: »

Flying to Barcelona on Wednesday and have Paddock Passes for Thursday, can't wait! Might even get to see a can of Rich Energy in the flesh!

Very nice.

mickdw

I can't help thinking the teams with the wings dropping toward the outer edges have got it right.
Mercedes and red bull have gone the other way and are pretty much at the front however there may be much more development in the alternative approach and if that is true, Ferrari have it nailed.

mickdw

Cool_CM wrote: »

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Three weeks to go to the first race of the year :cool:

Flying to Barcelona on Wednesday and have Paddock Passes for Thursday, can't wait! Might even get to see a can of Rich Energy in the flesh!

How do you get hold of paddock passes?
Can they be bought cheaply for testing?

50 quid here if you can get in background of sky coverage drinking a can of rich energy!

pjohnson

Cool picture of all the front wings.

Cool_CM

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Three weeks to go to the first race of the year :cool:

Flying to Barcelona on Wednesday and have Paddock Passes for Thursday, can't wait! Might even get to see a can of Rich Energy in the flesh!

Jordan 199

Three weeks to go to the first race of the year :cool:

skipper_G

Inviere wrote: »

I always found Ted a smarmy asshole, don’t like him at all. Karun will be a massively more positive addition to the team imo.

Ted offers very little, apart from the notebook. The rest of his content is littered with tabloid sensationalism, listening to him and Croft come up with new and more outlandish garbage during their free practice banter segments was the absolute dirt worst. Karun is a great addition to the coverage for Sky.

Inviere

I always found Ted a smarmy asshole, don’t like him at all. Karun will be a massively more positive addition to the team imo.

chicorytip

I would prefer Ted. His mannerisms can be irritating but he is informative and knows his stuff. Chandook seems to be rather boring in comparison.

Charlie-Bravo

Twitter is trending with #WheresTed. He got a bit too smug for my liking and I started watching less Notebooks. Taking Karun for the pit lane was a good steal from C4.

I wouldn't think Ted would go to C4. I think he'd end up at F1TV, which would be a shame as I believe Will Buxton is a much better, and watchable, presenter.

eviltimeban

While I like Karun and look forward to his input, it would be a shame if Ted went. I'd rather "Crofty" got the boot.

flazio

Who needs Ted when you get Will for free?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOWxFF6Hq-c

Seriously though, I'd keep an eye on Channel 4 personnel.

Glico Man

You'd wonder if Mercedes are still in the market for a 2nd team, would they be interested in acquiring Williams? They already sell them engines, Russell has a race seat and I'd imagine Toto is still on good terms with Sir Frank. Would be a way to get Ocon back on the grid too, unless they'd keep Kubica on.

muckwarrior

Ted gone from sky? https://thejudge13.com/2019/02/22/ted-kravitz-booted-from-sky-sports-f1/

All circumstantial, but does seem strange.

Charlie-Bravo

I'm thinking F2 will be a great watch this year with Mick Schumacher included along with Tatiana Calderón and a young Alesi added to the driver list. Still some seats up for grabs.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuMHBpBF53g/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=4jnwfgqeuflv

mickdw

And these rules were going to make the cars slower?

pjohnson

Test time differences.

Even Williams improved in the end.

Frank Bullitt

Adamocovic wrote: »

Yeah, we've a few posts on it. F1 Pro TV.

But due to the Sky Sports contract the live version isn't available in Ireland. (€50-99 in France and Germany for an annual subscription). There is the F1 TV Access for €25 for the year, which includes replays of sessions, live radio and live tracker however just discovered in Ireland the replays aren't available until 14 days after the session, compared to 24-48 hours for other countries.

Hopefully it will grow and in a couple of years can be used as an option, but Sky will probably nab up rights again.

A VPN might come in handy, although if its available in France and Germany would you only get that commentary?

TCP/IP

Inviere wrote: »

Is Sky Q their standard installation now, or is it in itself an additional cost?

That I can’t answer but I think Sky Q may be the standard but I know the 4K box is not standard it’s an option when getting Sky Q.