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

Red Bull have 2 teams in F1 and have shown much more commitment to F1 than many of the big automotive names. Not liking them because they don't have a "long, historic tradition" in F1 is a bit irrational. As for them being there as a marketing tool, that goes for every team in F1.

It doesn't help that we're not in the mood to listen to a Brit whine about how mean his European counterpart is.

For the sake of getting back on the fence, Merc are just as unbearable when they claim to be underdogs.

Ya, Red Bull and the FIA haven't cracked how it's illegal but this is the guy we should all be listening to with a 120p video...

The point, as it went over your head, is post a credible source with the same video with better quality besides a lunatic on twitter. Nobody else is using this as evidence.

McLaren have two pretty talented drivers that are really fun guys and seem to have a big draw on social media, i get the feeling that its especially for younger audiences. Great stuff.

The video hasn't been edited. You are taking issue with the account and not the content.

RB have presented similar evidence to the FIA, hence the new wing tests. I don't care much for the twitter account, but the video itself is quite interesting, wouldn't you say?

Barcelona to continue to hold a GP until 2026.

Well its not the twitter user the FIA are examining its the video.

Didnt the FIA use some of Chandhok's Sky analysis once to penalise a team?

Not exactly. Ferrari tried to use Chandoks analysis as a defence for the Canadian Grand Prix penalty in 2019. It got thrown out in between the fits of laughter.

I believe this is from Brazil, and there were suggestions that the wing stopped doing its trick at Qatar.

I haven't even heard much discussion of the tight completion timescale. They just said its tight but the event organisers said it will be ready in time - end of discussion.

It will be embarrassing for everyone involved if the track isn't ready. I'd imagine they will focus on the essentials and sacrifice things like fans and service roads. If they just make the camera facing things lol good and make the safety features functional, and sacrifice everything else, they might male everything work.

I'm morbidly curious as to how much of a sh*tshow this will be, but knowing Masi there'll be about 10 minutes of green flag running by Sunday and then 2 laps behind the safety car, along with 6 hours of David Croft regurgitating Saudi-affiliated LinkedIn posts.

It looks like there will be a track and barriers in the middle of a building site by the looks of it.

Can see this being a Korea 2010 style event.

Track will probably have very little grip at the start, depends on how much it ramps up though.

Edit* just saw a tweet that says the last layer of the track was laid THIS WEEK! How long does it usually take to cure?

This Saudi track looks very high speed, long, no run offs etc. It’s definitely going to be hard on tires and with a new surface there may be the potential for carnage. Hopefully nothing too massive. Free practice might be more interesting than usual.