Harika wrote: » I assume this change will cause more pitstop incidents than we see now.
vectra wrote: » Well, if it slows the whole field the same amount, then hopefully not. I wonder what will the next thing Mercedes will ask the FIA to change to slow Red Bull down? Possibly ban Max from drinking Red Bull as it may be seen as a performance enhancing product? :rolleyes::pac:
Dont be at yourself wrote: » A Tilke-designed track in St Petersburg is apparently set to replace Sochi from 2023. Doesn't look like much from the Wikipedia page, but can't be worse than Sochi.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igora_Drive
AMKC wrote: » How about just dropping Russia altogether and not going there untill they start to behave and not poisoning any of there former spys or stopping people from loving who they want to love just because of there sexuality.
barryribs wrote: » Where do you draw the line then, Azerbaijan is supposedly worse for LGBT rights than Russia. They forced people out of their homes to build half the new city in Baku. Then there's a race scheduled for Saudi Arabia, where they can dismember dissidents without repercussions not to mention their links to terrorism, slavery and sex trafficking. And we close out the season strong in beautiful Abu Dhabi, where you can legally beat your wife or stone her to death for adultery.
Glico Man wrote: » Add Bahrain and Hungary to that list too. F1 follows money, not morality. Business is business, sports is sports and politics isn't part of their thinking.
AMKC wrote: » By the way it was not Mercedes but McLaren who complained about Red Bulls pit stops and that is why the pit stops are being changed because of McLaren.
vectra wrote: » Didn't Toto say they enquired something about it weeks ago?
Hijpo wrote: » What are the chances that Merc use their customer team to voice an opinion or lodge a complaint? Has that happened before?
Charlie-Bravo wrote: » Yeah, the radio comms between Hamilton and Bono are a little to showcase that speed difference in the straights. It's all a part of the F1 game!
quokula wrote: » One disappointment for me this year so far is the total anonymity of Alonso. Obviously there is only so much you can do with the car and he does seem to be asserting himself over Ocon now, but when he was in the thick of the action in that DRS train today he just seemed quite passive. He’s driven his fair share of poor cars in the past but he’d always be visibly wringing the neck of the car and ducking and diving for opportunistic moves or constantly on the radio finding ways to go aggressive on strategy. I don’t feel we’re really seeing that this season so far.
tanko wrote: » Has any driver left F1, returned and done much?
mickdw wrote: » Kimi has had a longer second f1 career than most have had whole f1 career and has won races.
TheQ_Man wrote: » Lauda and Mansell
eviltimeban wrote: » Kimi didn't "retire" though, did he? He just took a few years out as he didn't have a drive.
titan18 wrote: » He turned down drives in lesser cars that year (Toyota I think were one) so could have had a drive if he wanted to/willing to accept lesser salary.
vectra wrote: » I thought he got paid not to drive for a couple of years to make a seat available for Alonso? Wasn't there a mention of 20 or 25 million?
