Frank Bullitt wrote: » Underwhelming a bit. You can see the pink was a rush job, the neon green above is much better. Having said that, it has parts from the 2020 Merc so it should be fairly quick. I think they have copied over the rear suspension.
OSI wrote: » I wonder where Haas’ money is coming from this year.... 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺https://twitter.com/haasf1team/status/1367386180388593664?s=21
OSI wrote: » I wonder where Haas’ money is coming from this year.... ������������https://twitter.com/haasf1team/status/1367386180388593664?s=21
Pen Rua wrote: » Can't race under the flag? Make the car look like it.
Charlie-Bravo wrote: » Sorry, I missed why Marzipan [sic] can't run under the Russian flag...what doping scandal was that?
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced in December that it had upheld a ban on Russia from competing at world championship sporting events, relating to state-sponsored doping and cover-ups at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. CAS confirmed that it had cut the four-year ban proposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to two years, meaning there will be no dedicated Russian team at the upcoming Olympic Games or the next FIFA World Cup in 2022. The Russian Automobile Federation has now announced that it received clarifications from the FIA concerning the CAS ruling this week, confirming it would impact drivers competing in world championship series. It means that Mazepin, who will make his F1 debut this year with Haas after stepping up from F2, will be forbidden from racing under the Russian flag for the next two seasons. Russian drivers in all of the FIA's world championships - including Formula E, WRC, WEC and WRX - will also be prohibited from using national emblems, flags or symbols, as well as the word "Russia" or "Russian". Drivers will be permitted to call themselves a "neutral athlete from Russia" or be listed as "Russia. Neutral athlete", and use the word "Russia" on any clothing so long as it is given equal prominence to "neutral athlete". They may also use the acronym RAF, which stands for 'Russian Automobile Federation', and they can still use the colours of the Russian flag. The decision also forbids the playing of the Russian national anthem at FIA events, meaning it will not be played ahead of the grand prix in Sochi, nor for any Russian victory during the podium ceremony. Spectators will still be permitted to bring Russian flags into official FIA competitions, while Russian officials are also still permitted to attend sporting events. President Vladimir Putin was a regular guest at the F1 race in Sochi when it was added to the calendar in 2014. It would appear that Ferrari junior driver Robert Shwartzman will be permitted to still race under the Russian flag in Formula 2 as it is not an FIA world championship, putting it outside of the CAS ruling. The CAS decision is valid from the initial ruling date, and lasts two years until 16 December 2022.
ELM327 wrote: » Daddy Mazepin probably buys it next year tbh.
Pen Rua wrote: » Uralkali's corporate colours aren't even close to the Russian flag - they're red & green. The livery is blatantly a way to skirt the prohibition on Mazepin running under a Russian flag.
flazio wrote: » Didn't they attack Helms Deep under Sarumans White Hand in The Two Towers? Anyway geeky tendency aside, this could have a knock on effect on Genes other teams couldn’t it? I can't imagine any NASCAR sponsor would want to work with a man who puts a "commie" flag on his F1 team.
recyclebin wrote: » I wish people would stop referring to Daddy Stroll and Daddy Mazepin. It's a bit condescending and tiresome. Strolls wealth looks to be legitimate, not so sure about Mazepin though, not that F1 really cares about ethics too much when money comes calling.
ELM327 wrote: » I do it to be condescending. I find it tiresome that money overrides ability and sometimes character issues. There are drivers out of the sport that should be in it except their seats are taken by wallets.
barryribs wrote: » F1 has always been like this, its nothing new. People use that as a stick to beat Stroll with, while Perez was forced out of the team. The same Perez who only got a seat through his Telmex sponsorship. Whats the difference between being funded by your father and being funded by a sponsor?
quokula wrote: » The difference is that a sponsor chooses to sponsor someone based on the potential they showed coming through the ranks, and there's nothing stopping them switching sponsorship to another driver if they think they have more potential. Obviously other factors like nationality, media profile etc play into it. But assuming Telmex's criteria were that it was a Mexican, that's still over 120 million people Perex had to compete with to earn that sponsorship. I don't know how many sons Lawrence Stroll had to choose from to put in his F1 team but it's definitely at least 119 million fewer than that.
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