F1 2022 thread - see post 1 for rules

That was the 2019 German Grand Prix from recollection. That was a crazy race.

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In this case, I think it was Hamilton's decision due to his branding/etc.

I'm all for more manufacturers, but we need more teams too. Just 10 isn't enough...

Riccardo to Alfa Tauri, you heard it here first!

Otmar said there is no July 31st deadline, he is contracted to 2023 with 2024 option

What's the beef between Gasly and Ocon?

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I'm finding it pretty disappointing so far.

Four races done, during which there have been zero retirements, zero safety cars, zero VSCs, zero weather changes and therefore zero things for me to react to and create interesting strategy decisions. The car's performance hasn't varied from track to track either. I'm McLaren and I've pretty much qualified and raced in the same positions in every race.

You can tweak the strategy a bit, ask the drivers to push or save tyres, but for me nothing has felt like it has had much consequence. E.g. you could pull the car in early and then tell them to push like crazy for an undercut, but actually DRS overtakes seem so trivially easy in the game that track position barely matters so it feels like you're better off just sticking to the optimal strategy for overall race time that you preselected before the race.

Outside of races the car development stuff seems ok, but a little insubstantial. Races take so long (and are so boring so far) that I'm not sure I'm going to make it to a second season to see research or new hires come to fruition. I'm still plugging away though in the hope it clicks. I've always wanted a good F1 management game, they've held so much promise going all the way back to the old Microprose ones but there's never been one that really gets it all right.

Isn't it officially released already?

That's a pity, I had it on a list of things get next pay day.

Hmm not sure. I think you could buy it a couple of days prior to the official release on steam and get a discount. I actually bought it last night for 35 euro on cdkeys.

Hopefully better than f1 clash anyway.

Agree, I had the Motorsport Manager game with mods for each season, and this doesn't seem a whole lot different. Lots of decisions to make, much of which seem inconsequential. Seems to be well dressed with cool graphics compared to MM but not a lot of substance. I'm not sure what I expected but I was definitely disappointed and can't see myself playing much of it.

Back to Assetoo Corsa I guess, not cut out for management

The Mclaren is arguably better this year. Norris is 12 points ahead of Ocon and 25 ahead of Alonso.

Alpine is 20 points ahead in the constructors championship but that's because DR isn't contributing his fair share of points - only a quarter the points Norris has scored.

From what I gathered over the weekend, Gasly seems likely at Alpine, Riccardo to Haas and Colton Herta to Alpha Tauri, not sure where that leaves Schumacher? Williams, or out of F1.

That’s fair, but at this stage there’s very little between Norris and Ocon points wise and I’d say most would rate Norris as a better driver.

There seems to have been a definite improvement from Alpine too, with consistent top 10 finishes from both drivers since Monaco(excluding Ocons Silverstone retirement).

If I had to choose a seat between both until 2026, I think right now Alpine is the more attractive option.

Clearly just moved for the long term seat. Hard to blame him as if Alpine dumped him end of 2023, he would have been finished.

I listened to an interview with Leclerc on BBC where he talked about being far more professional away from the track this year. Working on his mental game and being more serious about diet and exercise. Bodes well for him getting the most out of himself in the future.

He'll keep fighting for this year but I'm surely He'll have to start focusing on next year before too long.

I've been supporting Max for the last while, particularly when he was the main one fighting Lewis. But I'm not a fan of the idea of Max dominating for a number of years as Lewis did. I've no problem with Max (or any driver) winning titles, and if he won a few in a row with serious competition until the last race, I'd be delighted with that.

Hopefully Ferrari and Mercedes can get it together for next year.