Presuming it's by qualifying, unless it's by order of who received the penalty more recently?
Verstappen is taking the new engine so him and Leclerc will be starting from the back. Might make it interesting. How do they decide who starts dead last? Will it depend on quali? Leclerc's Ferrari looks quick in practice.
Edit: I meant to put this in the race thread :(
Miami Grand Prix will be on from the 6th - 8th of May next year.
That noise...
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Yes me too. I wonder how there method of doing things is going to work for next year as it really needed Ferrari to have some experience and designs of an old car that they could use. That's why they done OK in the beginning when they came in but next year will be different because they can not copy this years car and there is no previous car for next year. You would have to think they might be at a big disadvantage now but I hope to see them get back in the midfield somehow next year too as well as Alfa and Williams.
Amazing how agile and dart-y the cars looked compared to now. Had a quick look and I think the speed out of the tunnel was roughly the same then as now.
2005 fastest qualifying was 1:13.644 compared to 1:10.346 this year. Allowing for the rock-hard, grooved tyres then and the one-shot qualifying meaning the track didn't get as fast as it would now and it's one circuit cars are probably slower around now than 15 years ago.
Wouldn't be surprised either. However, there was a period of time where Haas were handy enough n the midfield, but I think their inexperience really showed once their car had baked in imbalances.
I would like to see them do well, and for Schumacher to shine a bit more.
Imagine if Haas totally sacrifices the 2021 season, takes 2 years to develop the 2022 car, and they're still shyte when they rock up in 2022. They might as well sell to Mazepin and let him have a go at running it.
Tsunoda was very quick in F2, Mazepin wasn't that quick at all. When Tsunoda came into F1 he did have a good race at the start but he is a little too hot headed, and is not thinking before he acts/speaks. He needs a mentor to give him the right focus, such as someone who is a past driver. Maybe Coultard should step up!
I too think Tsunoda is very lucky to get another year and understand where Coulthard is coming from. It's almost like Tsunado was hoping to be dropped and was surprised he was kept and he should have been very happy for that maybe praise the team and say he will do better instead he says he was surprised he was kept himself as he did not think he would be on the grid next year.
It was a bit harsh from Coulthard but he said that at Monza.
Tsunado should have just said he was surprised but then said what I said above.
As for Haas I agree with keeping the two drivers. It would have been harsh to drop them but next year they and the team will have to do better.
I would argue Albon is better than Tsunoda has been this season. But RB doesn't rate either Albon or Gasley so it's not surprising that they stuck with him through lack of options
Mazepin is on this week's Beyond the Grid. Comes across as quite normal and even likeable, surprisingly.
Tsunoda was never in any danger really. Unless RB decided to parachute Albon into the AT or bring back Kvyat again. Neither were likely.
Makes sense for Haas to keep the 2 lads. This year's car isn't indicative of anything and it's all about next year for Haas. Schumacher has shown some potential, Mazepin hasn't shown much of anything good but he brings the money.
Technically Yep.
But theres quite a lot of reports that Guanyu Zhou has bought that seat for 35m.
It cant be announced until F2 season is over.
It's just Alfa seat 2 that's left isn't it?
Jesus absolute brainfart from me! My bad! I was thinking he’s with Williams for god knows what reason 🙈 no he hasn’t been competitive with Gasly…. I take it all back😂😂
His debut and Baku are the only races where he's been remotely close to Gasly. He's lucky to get another year I think.
Do you think Tsunode has been competitive with Gasley? I don't think he's been within an ass's roar of Gasley this year.
Bit harsh from Coultard maybe, I think Tsunoda had performed as expected, competitive with his teammate in a non competitive car and has prob done enough to get another chance! Coultard is old stock from back when it was a prerequisite to be a bit c*nty if you wanted to be an F1 driver. Nothing wrong with Tsu being honest…. Provided he’s a prick on track of course!
Tsunoda explains he was surprised to get another year in F1 with Alpha Tauri. Didn't see\read the interview but sounds like he is being modest.
Coulthard comes out and said "he should pack his little bag and go home, this is not the voice of a racing driver, after next year he has no place in F1".
Seems a bit strong.
Head of Netflix considering buying the live rights
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I figured as much, I just thought I'd save your blushes by steering it back to a motorsports connection.
Yeah his enthusiasm was infectious. I started following in 1998 and by that stage he was getting very confused and made it hard to follow at times. He was still good but he would never have gotten the gig in the first place if he was mixing up drivers and teams and all the rest.
But he's iconic. Nothing wrong with moving on, even from a legend like Walker, when their time has passed.
Just realised this is in the wrong thread! Meant to post about the commentators I the snooker thread. Ah, it might as well stay here know.
They'll never beat this guy though.
I feel Taylor and Virgo are just familiar at this stage. I don't think they're any better commentators than the whole load of younger players coming through. Some a not good, but the ones that are good are as good as the two old boys. Mcmanus gives good technical insights, Hendry is very critical and Ken offers good positive chit-chat.
Nothing wrong with promoting the younger lads and getting rid of dead wood. Taylor is like an old version of Ken offering nice chit-chat but his references are 30 years out of date. He comes across as a sound man but miles out of date for the job. I don't think Virgo was ever that great as a commentator. But he was familiar.
Fair enough. Software and thst kind of thing is probably a whole industry in itself. I don't think that was covered by the components allowances.
I remember Honda made some big changes for reliability reasons before the summer break. That would give them performance gains as they could run the engine harder because of the better reliability.
There are other areas that teams can still improve their PU, software plays a part so it might have been that. I remember a comment about derating at the end of straights.
I thought they used their allocations at the start of the season but i could be wrong. There are a few different components and different schedules for different parts of the engine (ice, MGU K and H).
I saw a list of components and which ones everyone took. I'll see if I can find it.
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