New regulations new season....
Can redbull keep up the pace
Mazepins seat looks to be in serious jeopardy. He might not be allowed race with a Russian licence the way things are going.
It's a pity that it us not You-Tube that does this because I think You-Tube would do a far better job than Netflix. I did not even watch all of season 2 and will not be watching season 3. Maybe when I am 70 and old I might watch them but for now no thanks it just messes it all up. Netflix are just doing it for hits they do not even care if it is right or not.
Trailer out now!
https://www.racefans.net/2020/11/30/how-pietro-fittipaldi-narrowly-qualified-for-his-f1-debut-this-weekend/
How did Fittipaldi get a super licence, or did he get one before the current points system? His racing career stats don't look all that good.
I see that they have Puma sponsorship now on the drivers race suits:
That Alfa looks lovely. I wonder why they waited so long to reveal it.
Interesting airbox design on the Alfa too and big sidepods.
Looks great. Nice comparison to the 1982 Alfa Romeo.
Alfa livery looking lovely.
With Colton Herta as second driver
Few new sponsors for Alfa too.
Alfa finally launched/revealed:
I'm just reporting how Joe saward and Gary Anderson explained it.
If suber were they works Honda team, would they have been bitter off? Yes, obviously. Honda works vs Ferrari customer: little argument in favor of Ferrari. Pay for Ferrari engines and pay for all the other ferrari parts, or take huge money for using honda engines and use that money to produce their own parts and maybe become a front running team.
In hindsight, Honda would have pulled out when covid hit (they only stayed on with Red Bull because they won the driver's championship) so the question is a bit more open. But in 2019 the obvious choice for Sauber is Honda.
I Disagree. They done that years ago. The are known no where bar in America. I would say Andretti Renault Infiniti would work better.
Sorry, my bad. I'd say the best brand to use on those engines is Infiniti.
Nope pulled out of there decades ago. Never been back. Even Peugeot are not in North America. South America yes Renault and Peugeot are there alright.
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They could use Nissan instead given the two companies close ties
I'm pretty sure "Wren-Ohhhhh" as the Americans like to say do have a good presence in North America.
I remember the Sauber Honda deal differently. They were going with Honda untill the new boss came in and said no thats crazy much better to go with Ferrari.
You would have to wonder do that if Sauber had went with Honda would they be better or worse off and would Honda still be in the sport now. Red Bull only got talking to Honda as soon as they heard the Sauber deal was off.
That's the way I remember it anyway.
Renault seems the most likely choice but Renault doesn't have a presence in America so it doesn't make broader commercial sense.
The other engine manufacturers won't come in until the new engine formula (is it 2025 or 26?). So it's between the existing manufacturers. Honda is exclusive to Red Bull Bull teams. Honda had done a deal to switch from McLaren to Sauber/Alfa but then Red Bull wanted them and they dropped Sauber/Alfa. Plus Honda might or might not be in the sport in 2024. Mercedes already supply 4 teams with engines and Ferrari already supply 3 teams including works teams. So Renault is the only one who really wants to supply a team.
That's great to hear. Hopefully Renault will much more reliable and faster by then too. They really need this Renaulr. Can't come soon enough.
Andretti Renault has a nice ring to it.
Haas and Alfa Romeo did the fewest laps of all. They both seemed to give up on 2021 car for 2022 and still look to be back of grid.
Mercedes set their fast time on C5 tyres, Red Bull and Mclaren on the C4 and Ferrari on the C3. It looks close between them all but its only testing. It's a development race between now and when the lights go out at the first grand prix.
That David Land guy does decent coverage of US racing.
Honda will be on their way out the door by the time Andretti arrive. Renault makes sense, they need another team to get mileage and data on their engines, and for Andretti it would make sense to have a close manufacturer partner rather than being the 4th Ferrari or Mercedes team.
Of course the other option could be VW / Porsche / Audi depending on their plans. I get the impression we’re going to have Red Bull Porsche and McLaren Audi when the new engine rules come in but time will tell. Andretti could fit in to those plans somewhere too. They could use Lamborghini or Cupra branding perhaps.
Wheres the interview? Is it on You-Tube?
I wonder is it with Renault?
I would say his ideal choice do would probably be Ferrari or if he could Honda but Red Bull would not be too happy about that.
If you say so.
From track side observations, and tires used etc, it’s a fairly decent guess that it’s a mix of Ferrari, McLaren, RB and Merc in some sort of order. But engine modes etc…we will never know.
Yeah I'd agree. Williams did 20 fewer laps than red bull but nobody is suggesting they are fifth fastest. Its just a test. Mileage suggests they probably got through their testing programme so they probably understand their car better than a team who struggled with reliability. It doesn't really suggest speed at all.
Mercedes completed fewest laps of all at last years test.
It is one of them yes, high mileage points to a good test...considering that is what testing is for.
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