F1 thread - 2019 Season

Tim of the Oak said:
Have any Bluemooners been to the British Grand Prox via public transport. I am just wondering on the best way of getting there for a week on Sunday.
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You going full weekend or just the Sunday? I imagine you could do a train to Northampton then they may have buses going to the circuit. You have to be there at 6am when the gates open in a Sunday to get a decent view if you have general circuit admission.
 
Good article on the BBC about the "incident"... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/48821032

Some quotes...


Here's two views from former drivers to be going on with.

Pedro de la Rosa, the former McLaren, Arrows, Jaguar and Sauber driver, said: "It was a superb race. Let's not forget though that the driver on the outside can and should back off at one point, but obviously with asphalt run offs no one does… hoping the guy inside gets penalised for forcing them off the track."

And Alexander Wurz, the Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman, who is central to conversations on this topic with drivers and the FIA, added: "Investigation? Why are we investigating?"


One potential solution would be to appoint permanent stewards, rather than rotating them. It is something that has its drawbacks, but could be done easily, with a simple decision, requiring no rule change. It will be under serious consideration among F1's bosses in the coming days and weeks.


Any controversy over Verstappen's win should not detract from the sheer quality of his drive. He is making a speciality of outstanding victories, passing cars along the way, races apparently surrendering to his will, he and the car moving on to what looks like another level, implacable, immovable, irresistible. This was another.


After the race, Hamilton took the opportunity to address the coverage that had suggested F1 was boring in the face of his domination.

"You guys have been begging for racing and you got it today," he said. "Ultimately what today shows is you can't just look at one weekend and complain. Because that's what seems to happen.

"One weekend doesn't go so well and then everyone is like, 'The racing's boring.' And then you have a race like this and it's, 'Oh, it's exciting.' And then, 'Oh it's boring.'

"Make up your mind and just chill. Racing is racing."

 
Ferrarri 1/2 in final practice. Will they transfer that to qualifying?
 
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The only problem with Verstappen's move was, if he had been on the recieving end of it, he would have cried like a baby and chucked his toys out of the pram .. Just like Vettel, he is happy dishing out the on the edge manoeuvres but can't handle the likes of Hamilton doing the same to him..
 
Blue Til Death said:
The only problem with Verstappen's move was, if he had been on the recieving end of it, he would have cried like a baby and chucked his toys out of the pram .. Just like Vettel, he is happy dishing out the on the edge manoeuvres but can't handle the likes of Hamilton doing the same to him..
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I don't think this is exclusive to individual drivers, they all act like this
 
Blue Til Death said:
Many do, but none of them act out like Vettel and Verstappen, they are both fantastic drivers but they are petulant and believe the racing line is wherever they deem it to be.
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Maybe. I just think most drivers are under immense amounts of pressure in absurdly fast machines having to focus and be at the top of their game for about 90 minutes.

Drivers being emotional in the cockpit is somewhat understandable from my perspective
 
aguerrrroooooooooooo said:
Think we've got a good race on our hands tomorrow.
Ferrari have more pace than meets the eye I think
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Maybe, but they've gone with the soft tyres from the start, again.

I want Leclerc to win but think he's going to run out of tyres at the end, again.

Should be a good race though and looking forward to it, as usual.
 
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