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

Cool. Where can it be watched?

Cruise was facetiming the England team last week.... what is the deal with him? Is he promoting something or are we about to hear about him investing in some sports stuff this side of the atlantic?

Maybe its just a case of famous guy doing things.... but it feels like he is a bit more present in brit media at the moment than i would expect.

Maverick is his next film out - but that is November I think. Maybe they are spooling up the PR for it though.

With the new car design it means cars can follow closer, therefor they shouldn't need help from DRS to get passed cars quicker on straights, will it be removed at some stage?

At least it'll make circuits like barcalona watchable

The hype and buildup to Hungary will be fairly intense after this weekend, the media gods will be praying for a Hamilton verstappen front row lockout and another nudge into T1.

All eyes on verstappen to see how he reacts.

Other than the obvious, it was another solid weekend for mclaren (ricciardo finding his feet) and Ferrari popped up too with the goods (botched pit stop from them for sainz cost him atleast a position)

Aston Martin probably should have had two drivers in the points in vettel didn't go full s🅱️inella again. And alonso showing there's life in the old dog yet. The whole debate over the sprint format will pretty much drowned out of the verstappen crash.

The battle for 3rd and 5th is going to be as good as the battle for the championship from the looks of things. As you said, great to see Ricciardo getting to grips with the car and Alonso was immense. Vettel looked good until the spin, but lost pace/interest when he dropped back, I'm not sure if the retirement was genuine, or just an opportunity to change some parts.

I'm still on the fence about the sprint race, I struggle to find the time to watch normal qualifying on a Saturday, so adding in a Friday evening session is going to difficult. I would like to see points on offer increased to encourage more risk taking.

Cruise and Hamilton now big buddies. Cruise will probably sign him up to scientology.

Any PR repair underway today? It certainly didnt go down well him doing the full on celebration in the circumstances we had.

Hamilton claiming he didnt know Max was in hospital is very odd. Either he was bullshitting or the whole mercedes communications / PR machine had gone to sh1t. Not good either way.

Tbf is Harrison Ford not known as being a bit of a petrolhead/car fanatic? I dont mind the likes of Ford (or Rowan Atkinson whos attended many races) showing up.

Its the Serena Williams and Christina Aguilera's that know fùck all that annoy me.

Seems like people fall back on rules fairly quickly when it suits them. Hamilton was fully in the wrong yesterday for the crash, sent him off in a big way. Benefitted (again) from a red flag and then was never in doubt for the win after that. I think his celebrations were OTT when you consider the size of the crash and the impact it has had on the championship now.

I am far from a Hamilton fan, quite the opposite, as you well know. If the roles were reversed Hamilton would be saying all sorts, along with Toto etc and you can bet your bottom dollar the crowd would have booked Max if he celebrated like that.

Mind you, the Dutch GP is coming up, so I hope Max does the same...for balance, of course. 😀

We can agree to disagree on that one. Not saying what he did was "wrong", but very much in poor taste considering the mess he caused with the accident. Again though, it spices it all up from here on out. I don't see Max taking a step back etc, probably now he will be more assertive and aggressive.

Ever think maybe they have shares in some of them car companies or even in a Formula 1 team. If them being there gets more people to watch Formula 1 then I have no problem with it and even better if they like it and have interest in it. One thing you can say about Tom Cruise he could drive that Porsche real good yesterday.