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

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    #92
    Harika
    Registered Users Posts: 4,409 ✭✭✭Harika


    Get shwartzman in, far more inspiring driver


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    #93
    jammiedodgers
    Registered Users Posts: 1,402 ✭✭✭jammiedodgers


    These 2 are gas :pac:



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    #94
    Gaoth Laidir
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    Mazepin's Twitter account is now devoid of any tweets. Strange.


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    #95
    Harika
    Registered Users Posts: 4,409 ✭✭✭Harika


    https://mobile.twitter.com/HaasF1Team/status/1341731640549240835/photo/1

    Haas reaffirmed mazepin


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    #96
    duploelabs
    Registered Users Posts: 11,130 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    Amazon in talks to broadcast F1, hopefully it works out


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    #97
    Charlie-Bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭Charlie-Bravo


    That would be good. But for what regions/countries and how long is left on Sky's contract?

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



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    #98
    riggerman
    Registered Users Posts: 234 ✭✭riggerman


    Sky have the contract till 2024 I believe thanks to Bernie's deal a few years back.
    Really looking forward to someone else taking over. Unfortunately for us here in ireland we are stuck with Sky or channel 4 highlights.


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    #99
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 19,933 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    riggerman wrote: »
    Sky have the contract till 2024 I believe thanks to Bernie's deal a few years back.
    Really looking forward to someone else taking over. Unfortunately for us here in ireland we are stuck with Sky or channel 4 highlights.

    Any chance sky would be happy to be bought out? Has anything changed? Have viewing figures or subscriptions plunged? Anything like that?

    Presumably Sky pays a fortune for the rights. If they’re not getting their money’s worth then they might be happy to withdraw. Otherwise, it might be a good option from 2025 onwards...


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    #100
    pyramuid man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭pyramuid man


    Mazepin is confirmed to be staying at Haas

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CJJJAq2nsPR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link


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    #101
    AMKC
    Registered Users Posts: 15,556 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    duploelabs wrote: »
    Amazon in talks to broadcast F1, hopefully it works out

    I don't. I know someone who had a subscription with Amazon recently and instead of only taking 7 euros out of that person's bank for the month they took 80 euros out and tried to bull**** there way out of it by saying it was a mistake bla bla bla. Anyways I think they since cancelled with themand zi do not blame them if that is the way Amazon is going to act. You think Sky is bad. Amazon would be worse so be warned.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



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    #102
    recyclebin
    Registered Users Posts: 3,501 ✭✭✭recyclebin


    AMKC wrote: »
    I don't. I know someone who had a subscription with Amazon recently and instead of only taking 7 euros out of that person's bank for the month they took 80 euros out and tried to bull**** there way out of it by saying it was a mistake bla bla bla. Anyways I think they since cancelled with themand zi do not blame them if that is the way Amazon is going to act. You think Sky is bad. Amazon would be worse so be warned.

    I've had the complete opposite experience with Amazon. Had four parcels showing as delivered on the An Post tracker but they never showed up at start of December. Amazon gave me a refund no questions asked. Also bought something that wasn't what I was expecting and looked to send it back for a refund. They said to keep the item and gave me the refund anyway.


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    #103
    duploelabs
    Registered Users Posts: 11,130 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    AMKC wrote: »
    I don't. I know someone who had a subscription with Amazon recently and instead of only taking 7 euros out of that person's bank for the month they took 80 euros out and tried to bull**** there way out of it by saying it was a mistake bla bla bla. Anyways I think they since cancelled with themand zi do not blame them if that is the way Amazon is going to act. You think Sky is bad. Amazon would be worse so be warned.

    Never a bother with them. Their sports coverage has been pretty good, both the football and rugby


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    #104
    Anjobe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭Anjobe


    duploelabs wrote: »
    Never a bother with them. Their sports coverage has been pretty good, both the football and rugby

    … but not available in Ireland?


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    #105
    This is it
    Registered Users Posts: 5,184 ✭✭✭This is it


    I've never had better customer care than with Amazon. So quick, attentive, willing to help to resolve issues as quick as possible. Bought a new phone and I didn't like it after a few weeks, got on to Amazon chat and they took it back, no issues, refunded about 48 hours after they received it. When prime went to crap in Ireland (start of the pandemic) I asked them why and they offered a refund because they couldn't keep their promise of 2 day delivery. Their service is second to none in my opinion.


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    #106
    duploelabs
    Registered Users Posts: 11,130 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    Anjobe wrote: »
    … but not available in Ireland?

    I'm sure discussing such matters would be frowned upon here


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    #107
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 19,933 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    duploelabs wrote: »
    Never a bother with them. Their sports coverage has been pretty good, both the football and rugby

    Saw some of the rugby coverage in the uk and it was good. Indistinguishable from the ITV, BBC, RTE or Sky coverage.


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    #108
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 45,007 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    duploelabs wrote: »
    I'm sure discussing such matters would be frowned upon here

    I just rang them and asked to be set to UK video. 2 mins later I was watching PL footie.


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    #109
    rock22
    Registered Users Posts: 1,547 ✭✭✭rock22


    Does that mean F1 will continue behind a paywall, except for highlights?


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    #110
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 19,933 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    rock22 wrote: »
    Does that mean F1 will continue behind a paywall, except for highlights?

    No question of that. Unless one of the free-to-air channels bid for it but it looks to be out of their price range now.

    Amazon is more affordable than Sky and it brings other benefits which are worth having like Amazon prime delivery


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    #111
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 19,933 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    https://www.racefans.net/2020/12/23/20-facts-on-2020-telling-stats-on-every-f1-drivers-season/

    Some interesting little stats here.

    One that surprised me was "Perez was the worst starter, losing 31 places on lap one, an average of 2.07 per race. That included his 13-place loss in Sakhir, from which he remarkably bounced back to win"

    And

    "Gasly’s Italian Grand Prix victory for AlphaTauri was the first win for a driver not in a Mercedes, Red Bull or Ferrari since Kimi Raikkonen’s Lotus won the 2013 Australian Grand Prix"


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    #112
    murphyebass
    Registered Users Posts: 5,553 ✭✭✭murphyebass


    pyramuid man wrote: »
    Mazepin is confirmed to be staying at Haas

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CJJJAq2nsPR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    I called it. I knew they wouldn’t sack him.

    They gave the company line of outrage and then let the dust settle.

    Rightly so too considering what an absolute non event of an incident that it was.

    Looking forward to him and Mick battling it out next year.

    Would be funny if he did better than Mick considering how many people are in love with schumy’s spawn.


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    #113
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 19,933 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    murphyebass wrote: »
    I called it. I knew they wouldn’t sack him.

    They gave the company line of outrage and then let the dust settle.

    Rightly so too considering what an absolute non event of an incident that it was.

    Looking forward to him and Mick battling it out next year.

    Would be funny if he did better than Mick considering how many people are in love with schumy’s spawn.

    Your attitude is way closer to the attitude I expected most f1 fans to hold. I’m really surprised that so many F1 fans had a problem with what he did at all.

    I’d say a sport with a generally older, whiter, more affluent fan base, would be less likely to have a problem with it and would be more likely to have a Clarkson-esque attitude to the effect of “it was no harm, just having a bit of fun, PC gone mad, woke nonsenses”.

    Evidently, Haas felt safe to carry on with him as a driver.


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    #114
    murphyebass
    Registered Users Posts: 5,553 ✭✭✭murphyebass


    El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

    “it was no harm, just having a bit of fun, PC gone mad, woke nonsenses”.

    Evidently, Haas felt safe to carry on with him as a driver.

    Both of these comments are true and ultimately the first one is why Haas are continuing with their chosen driver.

    That said he’ll need to cop on about what he shares of his social life.

    Now we get to see has he got what it takes on the track.


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    #115
    TCP/IP
    Subscribers Posts: 3,698 ✭✭✭TCP/IP


    El_Duderino 09 wrote: »
    Your attitude is way closer to the attitude I expected most f1 fans to hold. I’m really surprised that so many F1 fans had a problem with what he did at all.

    I’d say a sport with a generally older, whiter, more affluent fan base, would be less likely to have a problem with it and would be more likely to have a Clarkson-esque attitude to the effect of “it was no harm, just having a bit of fun, PC gone mad, woke nonsenses”.

    Evidently, Haas felt safe to carry on with him as a driver.

    Totally agree PC nonsense now back to the F1 talk.


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    #116
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 12,805 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    https://twitter.com/WilliamsRacing/status/1342125024875061249?s=19


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    #117
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 25,611 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    El_Duderino 09 wrote: »
    https://www.racefans.net/2020/12/23/20-facts-on-2020-telling-stats-on-every-f1-drivers-season/

    Some interesting little stats here.

    One that surprised me was "Perez was the worst starter, losing 31 places on lap one, an average of 2.07 per race. That included his 13-place loss in Sakhir, from which he remarkably bounced back to win"

    And

    "Gasly’s Italian Grand Prix victory for AlphaTauri was the first win for a driver not in a Mercedes, Red Bull or Ferrari since Kimi Raikkonen’s Lotus won the 2013 Australian Grand Prix"
    Just for possibly interesting stats I was thinking about last night; Alpha Tauri/Toro Rosso have won more races in the last 15 years than Williams.


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    #118
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,619 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Just for possibly interesting stats I was thinking about last night; Alpha Tauri/Toro Rosso have won more races in the last 15 years than Williams.

    Not just Williams....Sauber/Alfa,Haas, Force India/Racing Point ,Lotus/ Renault.....it's depressing ! And with the rumours of a potential tie into a streaming service F1 is becoming a niche sport.


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    #119
    [Deleted User]
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    Infoanon wrote: »
    Not just Williams....Sauber/Alfa,Haas, Force India/Racing Point ,Lotus/ Renault.....it's depressing ! And with the rumours of a potential tie into a streaming service F1 is becoming a niche sport.

    Lotus/Renault won a couple with Kimi I think plus 1 with Alonso. Going to 2006 there's more for Alonso.
    I was thinking of it more as a look-how-far-they've-fallen thing since it's Williams.


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    #120
    pjohnson
    Registered Users Posts: 23,147 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Lotus/Renault won a couple with Kimi I think plus 1 with Alonso. Going to 2006 there's more for Alonso.
    I was thinking of it more as a look-how-far-they've-fallen thing since it's Williams.

    Racing Point won in Sakhir aswell.


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    #121
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,619 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    pjohnson wrote: »
    Racing Point won in Sakhir aswell.

    That's one win - the comparison was to Toro Rosso/Alpha Tauri.

    Forget the infamous Renault "win" - and people wonder how Mazepin kept his drive...


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