F1 2020 - British Grand Prix

namloc1980 · 31-07-2020 10:57am

This weekend just got interesting with the prospect of Hulk pushing for a podium.

Cool_CM · 31-07-2020 11:00am

G'wan the Hulk! Fupin' delighted!

namloc1980 · 31-07-2020 11:02am

AMKC · 31-07-2020 11:07am

Here is hoping that Hulk gets at least 3rd and maybe even 2nd in the race.

antodeco · 31-07-2020 11:14am

Great news about Hulk. Really hope he put himself in the shop window for next season now.

General question, could he driver for another team in a few weeks time, if he wanted, in the case of another positive CV19 test?

flazio · 31-07-2020 11:15am

antodeco wrote: »

Great news about Hulk. Really hope he put himself in the shop window for next season now.

General question, could he driver for another team in a few weeks time, if he wanted, in the case of another positive CV19 test?

Ask Mika Salo.

pjohnson · 31-07-2020 11:26am

antodeco wrote: »

Great news about Hulk. Really hope he put himself in the shop window for next season now.

General question, could he driver for another team in a few weeks time, if he wanted, in the case of another positive CV19 test?

Unless he signs officially as a Racing Point reserve until season end should be no issue.

Cork Trucker · 31-07-2020 11:32am

flazio wrote: »

Ask Mika Salo.

I don’t see Hulkenberg replicating what Salo did in terms of race results however. The Mercedes are just too dominant unless the mechanical gods intervene.

pjohnson · 31-07-2020 11:33am

skipper_G · 31-07-2020 11:37am

Both Alfas with spins, Kimi took a trip into the gravel and Giovanazzi wrecked his tyres and left pieces of his floor all over the track from the vibrations.

Elsewhere Vettel is out of FP1, problem with the intercooler

namloc1980 · 31-07-2020 11:38am

Ferrari off to a nightmare start for the weekend. Vettel has a problem with his car and out of FP1.

quokula · 31-07-2020 11:41am

It's funny how much excitement Hulkenberg's return has injected into the season considering he's only been away for three races. Actually looking forward to the race now where I really wasn't before.

AMKC · 31-07-2020 11:46am

skipper_G wrote: »

Both Alfas with spins, Kimi took a trip into the gravel and Giovanazzi wrecked his tyres and left pieces of his floor all over the track from the vibrations.

Elsewhere Vettel is out of FP1, problem with the intercooler

He left pieces of his floor all over the track because he drove it back too fast.

skipper_G · 31-07-2020 11:55am

AMKC wrote: »

He left pieces of his floor all over the track because he drove it back too fast.

Yeah it was totally unnecessary

namloc1980 · 31-07-2020 11:56am

Hulk said his ass doesn't fit in the car properly!

dublinman1990 · 31-07-2020 12:15pm

Good morning folks. I'm just taking in the news about Perez this morning.

Now that Perez has got Covid-19 with being the 1st ever F1 driver to get infected. I think this news places a lot of context into how other drivers have to mind themselves with strict precision when they are not out racing for their teams out on the track. They should know by now that if other drivers wanted to take risks to their health; there will be further consequences in heightening the risks of getting Covid on themselves & on others.

It should be a wake up call in terms of looking after their health for themselves & for their families.

The rules are there for a big reason. At times like this when you are out competing as a F1 driver; you cannot be seen to be making lapses in your judgement when your health should be a number one priority. If they have an important job of maintaining their health; they should be out there following the Covid-19 rules set out by the FIA otherwise they could land themselves in big trouble in not getting the opportunity to be out racing for their teams at a F1 weekend.

Perez is not going to be racing for 2 race weekends at Silverstone this year. This was not supposed to be in the script as he has now handed Hulkenberg the opportunity to get 2 potential podiums for RP within the next two weekends.

LeClerc got himself in hot water recently when he got caught out with partying with friends in Monaco without wearing a face mask. He was outside out of his bubble when he did it & he shouldn't have done it. He got tested for it straight away & got a negative result out of his activity. He got lucky with getting a warning from the FIA about his activity in Monaco. He is now in a great position with himself out racing at Silverstone for this weekend & next weekend. Lucky him.

Cool_CM · 31-07-2020 12:16pm

namloc1980 wrote: »

Hulk said his ass doesn't fit in the car properly!

Could be worse, Nigel Mansell didn't fit in the car at all when he moved to McLaren. And he was a main driver :pac:

AMKC · 31-07-2020 12:21pm

One of the McLaren mechanics having a bit of an off day. Walked onto the side of whatever that was on the front wing. That hurt I would say.

quokula · 31-07-2020 12:21pm

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Good morning folks. I'm just taking in the news about Perez this morning.

Now that Perez has got Covid-19 with being the F1 driver to get infected. I think this news places a lot of context into how other drivers have to mind themselves with strict precision when they are not out racing for their teams out on the track. They should know by now that if other drivers wanted to take risks to their health; there will be further consequences in heightening the risks of getting Covid on themselves & on others.

It should be a wake up call in terms of looking after their health for themselves & for their families.

The rules are there for a big reason. At times like this when you are out competing as a F1 driver; you cannot be seen to be making lapses in your judgement when your health should be a number one priority. If they have an important job of maintaining their health; they should be out there following the Covid-19 rules set out by the FIA otherwise they could land themselves in big trouble in not getting the opportunity to be out racing for their teams at a F1 weekend.

Perez is not going to be racing for 2 race weekends at Silverstone this year. This was not supposed to be in the script as he has now handed Hulkenberg the opportunity to get 2 potential podiums for RP within the next two weekends.

LeClerc got himself in hot water recently when he got caught out with partying with friends in Monaco without wearing a face mask. He was outside out of his bubble when he did it & he shouldn't have done it. He got tested for it straight away & got a negative result out of his activity. He got lucky with getting a warning from the FIA about his activity in Monaco. He is now in a great position with himself out racing at Silverstone for this weekend & next weekend. Lucky him.

Yeah, it does make you wonder, it could easily happen to more participants over the course of the season if they're not careful.

pjohnson · 31-07-2020 12:24pm

I'm still amazed Leclerc and Bottas didnt get a race ban after their shenanigans. Would have sent out a zero tolerance message straight away.

AMKC · 31-07-2020 12:24pm

I do not think what Perez done was because he was been stupid or doing something like a party. He went to see a family member that is not well and got unlucky somewhere along the way.

31-07-2020 12:25pm

AMKC wrote: »

I do not think what Perez done was because he was been stupid or doing something like a party. He went to see a family member that is not well and got unlucky somewhere along the way.

I thought there was photos of him with fans?

namloc1980 · 31-07-2020 12:32pm

AMKC wrote: »

I do not think what Perez done was because he was been stupid or doing something like a party. He went to see a family member that is not well and got unlucky somewhere along the way.

There are pictures of him with some fans in a restaurant in Mexico. He also went to Sardinia with his family last weekend - his wife had pictures of them on Instagram but deleted them after the news broke of his positive test yesterday.

pjohnson · 31-07-2020 12:45pm

Great by Lando NORRIs

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AMKC · 31-07-2020 12:50pm

Well it looks like Red Bull and Renault might hopefully do ok here.

Joeface · 31-07-2020 12:51pm

Decent Mix up at the front for FP1 but lots of sand bagging as the Pole time last year was in the 1m25s .

Pos Driver Car Gap
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda 1m27.422s
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 0.474s
3 Lance Stroll Racing Point/Mercedes 0.582s
4 Alexander Albon Red Bull/Honda 0.707s
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0.799s
6 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1.097s
7 Esteban Ocon Renault 1.137s
8 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1.153s
9 Nico Hulkenberg Racing Point/Mercedes 1.170s
10 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri/Honda 1.446s
11 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri/Honda 1.487s
12 Carlos Sainz Jr. McLaren/Renault 1.566s
13 Lando Norris McLaren/Renault 1.568s
14 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 2.110s
15 Romain Grosjean Haas/Ferrari 2.154s
16 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 2.324s
17 George Russell Williams/Mercedes 2.477s
18 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 2.503s
19 Nicholas Latifi Williams/Mercedes 3.281s
20 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari -

recyclebin · 31-07-2020 2:55pm

Anyone with links to photos of Perez with fans or in Italy? Or is it just hearsay?

skipper_G · 31-07-2020 2:57pm

AMKC wrote: »

He left pieces of his floor all over the track because he drove it back too fast.

He was summoned to the stewards and given a warning for it.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/giovinazzi-warning-british-gp-practice/4846913/

Inquitus · 31-07-2020 2:58pm

It's going to take a mammoth effort from the Hulk to get up to speed over 3 Practice sessions and qualifying. Much as I love him as a driver, he is definitely up against it this weekend.

dublinman1990 · 31-07-2020 3:08pm

Ricciardo has done 1:30.518 on the hard tyres just now.

Jordan 199 · 31-07-2020 3:22pm

I love the Maggots-Becketts-Chapel section.

ELM327 · 31-07-2020 3:23pm

Good showing by the Hulk so far.

SureYWouldntYa · 31-07-2020 3:33pm

Imagine Hulk gets his podium over the next 2 weekends, the scenes of joy

Then the Renault appeal is successful and all results for the season are wiped off

It’s unlikely but man would be it cruel

ELM327 · 31-07-2020 3:37pm

I think for the second Silverstone race he's more likely to do better, having had a week to acclimatize

namloc1980 · 31-07-2020 3:37pm

recyclebin wrote: »

Anyone with links to photos of Perez with fans or in Italy? Or is it just hearsay?

https://www.espn.com.mx/deporte-motor/f1/nota/_/id/7227244/checo-perez-donde-estuvo-gran-premio-hungria-silverstone-racing-point?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true

dublinman1990 · 31-07-2020 3:38pm

Wow. Alex Albion done a brilliant lap time there with a 1:27.364.

ELM327 · 31-07-2020 3:40pm

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Wow. Alex Albion done a brilliant lap time there with a 1:27.364.

There's a first time for everything I suppose

namloc1980 · 31-07-2020 3:44pm

Mechanics under Vettel's car again. All sorts of problems.

skipper_G · 31-07-2020 3:44pm

Albon in the barrier! Red flag

Inquitus · 31-07-2020 3:45pm

Ooops Albono stacks it and makes shíte of his car!

namloc1980 · 31-07-2020 3:45pm

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Wow. Alex Albion done a brilliant lap time there with a 1:27.364.

And he's binned it.

dublinman1990 · 31-07-2020 3:45pm

Albion has crashed in FP2. Red Flag is now up. Session suspended. What a shame.

ELM327 · 31-07-2020 3:45pm

That's more like it.

ELM327 · 31-07-2020 3:46pm

namloc1980 wrote: »

Mechanics under Vettel's car again. All sorts of problems.

It's too slow.

dublinman1990 · 31-07-2020 3:49pm

Albion's left rear tyre looks nasty. He's now going with the medics to get checked.

And Grosjean is apparently causing grief for Verstappen with interrupting his lap time.

BikeRacer · 31-07-2020 3:51pm

That was a fair whack. Surprised there's just armco there if there's the potential to hit it at that speed.

Inquitus · 31-07-2020 3:52pm

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Albion's left rear tyre looks nasty. He's now going with the medics to get checked.

And Grosjean is apparently causing grief for Verstappen with interrupting his lap time.

BikeRacer wrote: »

That was a fair whack. Surprised there's just armco there if there's the potential to hit it at that speed.

Quite likely he's destroyed the Gearbox he put a huge lateral load through the left rear, could have some penalties if it needs replacing.

namloc1980 · 31-07-2020 3:53pm

The Red Bull is very skittish and seems to be a bit of a handful. Both Albon and Verstappen complained about understeer earlier in the session.

dublinman1990 · 31-07-2020 3:58pm

There's now problems with Vettel's pedals after he checked his car.

dublinman1990 · 31-07-2020 4:06pm

Vettel's lap time was very poor there.

F1 2020 - British Grand Prix

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