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

If its true its just the usual story of stirring up additional trouble in the hope that it will influence the FIA to comedown harder on Hamilton if the opportunity arrives again.

I really doubt any lawyer could have any affect on the result of the race or even paying for damages to Max's car.

Beat him on track? They've been beating him on track week in and week out, right up to the point where he punted them into the wall and put Max in the hospital. It's amazing the kind of twisted logic some people use to try and make the victim out to be the one who did wrong.

Exactly well said. The only way Hamilton could beat Max was to put Max into the wall. Disgraceful driving.

Both are likely to be gone next year, with Bottas replacing Kimi and Callum Ilot replacing Giovinazzi

Kimi is marginally quicker than an aging Kimi who looks like he's totally checked out.

I would keep Gio onlynbecause I think kimi will be even worse next season, not because I think Gio I'd anything more than a poor driver, well inside the bottom few drivers on the grid. I don't think anyone has ever used expressed the sentiment, "great drive from Gio today, really looked like he is getting the best out of a poor car". Alfa has 2 very poor drivers in a poor car.

I'm not sure about these new regulations improving anything with regards the slower teams. Surely if the power, aero, chassis packages are well off the pace now then having a bigger, heavier car will compound those problems, if anything being able to get closer makes the top teams less susceptible to them as back markers.

Especially as there is no last years car for next year from Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull that there second team or the smaller teams can get hand downs of. I doubt the bigger teams are going to give up all there secrets straight away especially as they do not even know how good or bad there cars for next year will be except for simulator work.

The Bottas Sauber Link is very weak and is based on Sauber`s rich tradition with finnish drivers. Kimi, Lehto and Salo. srsly?

If this would count, that is then the case for Mick S. As he was part of the Sauber Junior Team driving in LeMans. Else Sauber was with Frentzen, Heidfeld, Sutil, Wehrlein a really long tradition of German F1 drivers.

That's good for Alfa as long as they can afford to pay for a decent driver. Their current driver lineup is possibly the weakest on the grid. I'd say there are only 4 really poor drivers on the grid and Alfa has 2 of them.

If they can afford a decent driver like Bottas, that would be a big Improvement for them -big step back for Bottas, but that's where the options are.

It's turning into a great season to be fair...

Interesting now what comes out before Spa on the driver movements and I think all teams ill be thinking about the new car next car, I think Russell for Bottas is happening - Mercedes will want a change of pace and direction and Russell is a hot prospect commercially as well for them , Bottas has been solid in his time there but no more really - agree he has limited options the Williams history is there but it's a poor car , better in the Alfa Romeo but again it's a downshift for him but that is all that's available.

Outside of that I think there will be minimum movement really , majority of drivers are contracted into next year and internal focus is on the new car development - Mercedes seem content to focus on next years car and not overdo this year , it's almost as if they are willing to fight for the title of course but somewhat happy for Red Bull to carry the pace and perhaps the championship whilst they get ahead next year , similar to what they did in the first hybrid era car when they began their period of domination.

Please god get Ferrari competitive again next year it's horrible watching their decline , Le Clerc did brilliant with the car at Silverstone but it's lack top level pace against Red Bull , Merc and even McLaren.

Well, I will be 'hungary' for a downpour there to liven it up.

Yeah this is a bad time to be looking for a seat. Lots of teams in the first year of combinations. So even a driver like Ricciardo who is underperforming will be given another year to prove himself.

This is why Saward says Ocon did the deal with Alpine now. He was pretty sure Hamilton was going to resign with Mercedes and Russell was going to get bottas seat so Bottas was coming on the market and he wanted to make sure Bottas didn't take Ocons seat. He was diddled out of a seat a few years ago at force India and didn't want it to happen again. A bird in the hand...