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

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    #842
    Jordan 199
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    Car launches this week:

    Tomorrow the 2nd: Alpine and Mercedes.

    Wednesday the 3rd: Aston Martin and Haas.

    Friday the 5th: Williams.


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    #843
    AMKC
    Registered Users Posts: 15,658 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    Jordan 199 wrote: »
    Car launches this week:

    Tomorrow the 2nd: Alpine and Mercedes.

    Wednesday the 3rd: Aston Martin and Haas.

    Friday the 5th: Williams.

    I have to say of them the ones I am most looking forward to seeing are the Alpine and the Aston Martin.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



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    #844
    Pen Rua
    Registered Users Posts: 1,966 ✭✭✭Pen Rua


    Haas have will not develop their 2021 car after the Bahrain test, instead focusing solely on 2022.

    https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/haas-risk-development-2021-car-steiner/5530487/amp/

    Whilst I'm sure most teams will have this approach, its even riskier for Hass given the tight margins between them & Williams. As I said previously in this thread, Haas has two rookies, versus Williams with a driver in his 3rd F1 season and a driver in his 2nd season. Experience counts.


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    #845
    Harika
    Registered Users Posts: 4,411 ✭✭✭Harika


    Gary Anderson made a good point for developing even if the season is lost. If you don't understand why your car underperforms how to do you want to stop this design flaws?


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    #846
    robinwing
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭robinwing


    Pen Rua wrote: »
    Haas have will not develop their 2021 car after the Bahrain test, instead focusing solely on 2022.

    https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/haas-risk-development-2021-car-steiner/5530487/amp/

    Whilst I'm sure most teams will have this approach, its even riskier for Hass given the tight margins between them & Williams. As I said previously in this thread, Haas has two rookies, versus Williams with a driver in his 3rd F1 season and a driver in his 2nd season. Experience counts.

    True enough but Grosjean and to a lesser extent Magnusson were less than spectacular even allowing for a crap car . Magnusson was popular with the lads working in the team at races at least. Grosjean tested Indy car 2 days ago , very visible scarring on his hand but he went well and liked the car


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    #847
    Charlie-Bravo
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    Interesting comments that the RB engine from Honda is the latest version which was originally due for 2022 with the new car shape. Hopefully it is comparable to Mercedes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds5BonkqpBs


    https://youtu.be/ds5BonkqpBs

    -. . ...- . .-. / --. --- -. -. .- / --. .. ...- . / -.-- --- ..- / ..- .--.



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    #848
    AMKC
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    Charlie-Bravo wrote: »
    Interesting comments that the RB engine from Honda is the latest version which was originally due for 2022 with the new car shape. Hopefully it is comparable to Mercedes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds5BonkqpBs


    https://youtu.be/ds5BonkqpBs


    That's right. Honda went all out with this engine. So hopefully it will be a big improvement and Red Bull can give Mercedes some sleepless nights.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



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    #849
    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,281 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    AMKC wrote: »
    That's right. Honda went all out with this engine. So hopefully it will be a big improvement and Red Bull can give Mercedes some sleepless nights.


    Knowing hondas recent history in f1, this engine will likely prove to be unreliable for most of this season then become the class of the field towards the end of the year and bring the title to red bull next year.


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    #850
    Jordan 199
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    Mercedes launch: 11am today.

    Alpine launch: 3pm today.


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    #851
    Pen Rua
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    https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/1366676261456674817

    It looks like a newer livery. Gone are the Merc stars.


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    #852
    Pen Rua
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    A very new look Mercedes.

    https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/1366697351755218945


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    #853
    pjohnson
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    I assume the star for Lauda is somewhere amongst the black still.


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    #854
    Harika
    Registered Users Posts: 4,411 ✭✭✭Harika


    Great design, except the AMG spam


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    #855
    Pen Rua
    Registered Users Posts: 1,966 ✭✭✭Pen Rua


    pjohnson wrote: »
    I assume the star for Lauda is somewhere amongst the black still.

    Yes - closer to the headrest of the driver, somewhere between where the halo meets the chasis and the air intake.


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    #856
    duploelabs
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    Pen Rua wrote: »
    A very new look Mercedes.

    https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/1366697351755218945

    Very little Mercedes branding, Show that to a casual and they wouldn't know what team it is


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    #857
    ricimaki
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    Very much an AMG livery, rather than a Mercedes one. Looks very nice though


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    #858
    AMKC
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    Its definitely brighter than the last black car Mercedes had. I wonder are Mercedes thinking of doing a Renault and just branding the team as AMG F1.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



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    #859
    recyclebin
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    Silver at the back around engine is not a coincidence. Black paint absorbs heat from sun rather than reflect it.


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    #860
    eviltimeban
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    Looks like Tron is about to enter the game.


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    #861
    Harika
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    https://mobile.twitter.com/AlpineF1Team/status/1366767488663445504

    Great livery too


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    #862
    Jordan 199
    Registered Users Posts: 11,698 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    racefansdotnet-21-03-02-15-16-23-3-1536x864.jpg


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    #863
    pyramuid man
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    Jordan 199 wrote: »
    racefansdotnet-21-03-02-15-16-23-3-1536x864.jpg

    Now that is a nice livery. Lovely colour.
    Much better than the Mercedes one from earlier.


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    #864
    recyclebin
    Registered Users Posts: 3,502 ✭✭✭recyclebin


    Definitely the best launch this year so far. Only thing wrong is the name A521. Was it named after the road in Stoke on Trent?


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    #865
    El_Duderino 09
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    recyclebin wrote: »
    Definitely the best launch this year so far. Only thing wrong is the name A521. Was it named after the road in Stoke on Trent?

    I kinda wish they would name them something interesting rather than giving them a manufacturing number. The Jordan Buzzin Hornet was great. It gave the car loads of personality (granted it was really only to get around the prohibition on cigarette branding).

    The "Alpine Mountain Wolf" would be a cool car.


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    #866
    AMKC
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    Ms


    Jordan 199 wrote: »
    racefansdotnet-21-03-02-15-16-23-3-1536x864.jpg

    A beauty. Best looking car so far. Can't wait to see it on the track.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



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    #867
    Frank Bullitt
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    This is a beauty.


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    #868
    pjohnson
    Registered Users Posts: 23,251 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    Daniil Kvyat signed on as their reserve driver.


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    #869
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 12,857 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Anyone familiar with this dilemma?
    I like it, I'm just not sure if I €100 like it.
    https://www.mclarenstore.com/en/mclaren-f1-2021-team-hoodie/701206580-antracit.html


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    #870
    robinwing
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭robinwing


    You all sound like women at a fashion show , it doesn't matter a rattlin' fruck what they look like , how will they corner and handle ? how will they drive ? who ( beside Verstappen , Hamilton, Leclerc , Russell etc ) will ring the bejasis out of their necks and tame the bastards


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    #871
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 20,004 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    robinwing wrote: »
    You all sound like women at a fashion show , it doesn't matter a rattlin' fruck what they look like , how will they corner and handle ? how will they drive ? who ( beside Verstappen , Hamilton, Leclerc , Russell etc ) will ring the bejasis out of their necks and tame the bastards

    Ah, shur, what else is there to get excited about in the off-season?


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