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Don't like the shape of the Mercedes or the Williams, they look too weird with the super short sidepods and just loads of floor showing from above. I think the shape of the Aston Martin is my favourite, followed by the Ferrari1
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Ffs, wrong thread.1
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Think you're on the wrong thread Exiled
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I'm not too bothered about what the cars look like, particularly as I dislike adverts being the defining characteristics of F1 teams. Then I saw the new Ferrari without the decals...
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We have pink in a car as to be expected...
One of my favourites that incorporates BWT over recent seasons
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My wife would be going ape shit if I parked in our kitchen.JiMMy 85 said:I'm not too bothered about what the cars look like, particularly as I dislike adverts being the defining characteristics of F1 teams. Then I saw the new Ferrari without the decals...6 -
Some interesting times on the first day of testing/practice.Posted at 14:5314:53
Today's leaderboard
1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:20.165
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:20.474
3. George Russell (Mercedes) 1:20.784
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:21.197
5. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) 1:21.276
6. Yuki Tsuonda (Alpha Tauri) 1:21.638
7. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1:22.134
8. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:22.246
9. Alexander Albon (Williams) 1:22.938
10. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) 1:23.317
11. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 1:23.379
12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1:23.793
13. Nikita Mazepin (Haas) 1:24.505
14. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1:24.981
15. Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo) 1:25.909
16. Mick Schumacher (Haas) 1:26.879
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Notoriously difficult to tell anything from testing with different programmes being run, fuel loads etc. The Mercs were lifting going over the finish line to try and hide pace, and no doubt likes of Red Bull also playing around a bit.eaststandmike said:Some interesting times on the first day of testing/practice.Posted at 14:5314:53Today's leaderboard
1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:20.165
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:20.474
3. George Russell (Mercedes) 1:20.784
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:21.197
5. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) 1:21.276
6. Yuki Tsuonda (Alpha Tauri) 1:21.638
7. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1:22.134
8. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:22.246
9. Alexander Albon (Williams) 1:22.938
10. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) 1:23.317
11. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 1:23.379
12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1:23.793
13. Nikita Mazepin (Haas) 1:24.505
14. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1:24.981
15. Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo) 1:25.909
16. Mick Schumacher (Haas) 1:26.879
Ferrari have a history of going for headline times in testing then being nowhere come race 1. Lets see what happens.5 -
Been a lot of talk from those in Barcelona about the design of the Red Bull - Curious to see if Adrian Newey has done it again with another genius design, or whether its just mind games.1
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Oh I know, I was not suggesting the first grid would look like that, just posting a bit of info.DamoNorthStand said:
Notoriously difficult to tell anything from testing with different programmes being run, fuel loads etc. The Mercs were lifting going over the finish line to try and hide pace, and no doubt likes of Red Bull also playing around a bit.eaststandmike said:Some interesting times on the first day of testing/practice.Posted at 14:5314:53Today's leaderboard
1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:20.165
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:20.474
3. George Russell (Mercedes) 1:20.784
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:21.197
5. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) 1:21.276
6. Yuki Tsuonda (Alpha Tauri) 1:21.638
7. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1:22.134
8. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:22.246
9. Alexander Albon (Williams) 1:22.938
10. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) 1:23.317
11. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 1:23.379
12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1:23.793
13. Nikita Mazepin (Haas) 1:24.505
14. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1:24.981
15. Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo) 1:25.909
16. Mick Schumacher (Haas) 1:26.879
Ferrari have a history of going for headline times in testing then being nowhere come race 1. Lets see what happens.
Bollocks to you, I won't post anymore...............
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eaststandmike said:Some interesting times on the first day of testing/practice.Posted at 14:5314:53
Today's leaderboard
1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:20.165
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:20.474
3. George Russell (Mercedes) 1:20.784
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:21.197
5. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) 1:21.276
6. Yuki Tsuonda (Alpha Tauri) 1:21.638
7. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1:22.134
8. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:22.246
9. Alexander Albon (Williams) 1:22.938
10. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) 1:23.317
11. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 1:23.379
12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1:23.793
13. Nikita Mazepin (Haas) 1:24.505
14. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1:24.981
15. Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo) 1:25.909
16. Mick Schumacher (Haas) 1:26.879
Before you go, could you be a bit less vague as to exactly what time you posted this...2 -
Lol, that was the time the BBC posted it, I was running about 14 minutes behind at 15.08Hal1x said:eaststandmike said:Some interesting times on the first day of testing/practice.Posted at 14:5314:53Today's leaderboard
1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:20.165
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:20.474
3. George Russell (Mercedes) 1:20.784
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:21.197
5. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) 1:21.276
6. Yuki Tsuonda (Alpha Tauri) 1:21.638
7. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1:22.134
8. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:22.246
9. Alexander Albon (Williams) 1:22.938
10. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) 1:23.317
11. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 1:23.379
12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1:23.793
13. Nikita Mazepin (Haas) 1:24.505
14. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1:24.981
15. Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo) 1:25.909
16. Mick Schumacher (Haas) 1:26.879
Before you go, could you be a bit less vague as to exactly what time you posted this...0 -
ForeverAddickted said:Been a lot of talk from those in Barcelona about the design of the Red Bull - Curious to see if Adrian Newey has done it again with another genius design, or whether its just mind games.
I did take one look at it this morning and think " is this another Newey masterpiece" purely because it's so different to the rest of the grid.1 -
So Haas have removed Uralkali and the Russian colours from the livery4 -
Max has just said that Masi was unfairly dismissed and that he was a really good race director.“That F1 allowed team members to speak him while making decisions is very wrong because it needed to be Michael making the decisions on his own, without having people screaming in his ear.”
Solid brass neck!6 -
And drivers are already speaking out about it.MarcusH26 said:
So Haas have removed Uralkali and the Russian colours from the livery
Unsurprisingly, the seemingly reborn as an all round nice guy Seb Vettel led the way by stating flat out that he will not race in Russia. Maybe more surprising is that Verstappen was the first other driver to agree (albeit without the outright refusal to drive) with Vettel. I’m no fan of MV as a person, but credit where it’s due.
(Although, some f1 fans being the pricks they are, these drivers’ motives were immediately questioned and it was suggested that the statements were made for selfish personal safety reasons. ffs.)
As for Haas, (not that this is very important in the grand scheme of things) they may well use the situation to fuck Mazepin off. Not yet, they’ll need to tread carefully, but maybe sooner rather than later. Mazepin is, understandably, trying to play the conflict down, saying things like “don’t mix politics and sport” but his old man has undeniable links to Putin and everyone knows he’s the only reason Little Nicky has a drive. Not saying it’s a given, but I wouldn’t be too surprised.7 -
Anyone who thinks mazespin is there on merit is a deluded fool. Amazed he got his license really.lordromford said:
And drivers are already speaking out about it.MarcusH26 said:
So Haas have removed Uralkali and the Russian colours from the livery
Unsurprisingly, the seemingly reborn as an all round nice guy Seb Vettel led the way by stating flat out that he will not race in Russia. Maybe more surprising is that Verstappen was the first other driver to agree (albeit without the outright refusal to drive) with Vettel. I’m no fan of MV as a person, but credit where it’s due.
(Although, some f1 fans being the pricks they are, these drivers’ motives were immediately questioned and it was suggested that the statements were made for selfish personal safety reasons. ffs.)
As for Haas, (not that this is very important in the grand scheme of things) they may well use the situation to fuck Mazepin off. Not yet, they’ll need to tread carefully, but maybe sooner rather than later. Mazepin is, understandably, trying to play the conflict down, saying things like “don’t mix politics and sport” but his old man has undeniable links to Putin and everyone knows he’s the only reason Little Nicky has a drive. Not saying it’s a given, but I wouldn’t be too surprised.4 -
IF Haas do ditch all links with the Mazepin family , I'll be interested to see where they look for a driver. Pietro Fittipaldi is their reserve but is fairly unspectacular, Antonio Giovinazzi has a Formula E deal , Robert Shwartzman the other Ferrari reserve is another Russian with sponsorship issues (believe his main sponsor is under US sanctions already).
If they had to look outside the Ferrari fold , which admittedly is unlikely I'd love to see them give the reigning F2 Champ and current Alpine reserve Oscar Piastri a shot. However that's an incredibly unlikely scenario.4 -
I’m amazed he’s still got it, bloke’s a danger to himself and every other driver.Alwaysneil said:
Anyone who thinks mazespin is there on merit is a deluded fool. Amazed he got his license really.lordromford said:
And drivers are already speaking out about it.MarcusH26 said:
So Haas have removed Uralkali and the Russian colours from the livery
Unsurprisingly, the seemingly reborn as an all round nice guy Seb Vettel led the way by stating flat out that he will not race in Russia. Maybe more surprising is that Verstappen was the first other driver to agree (albeit without the outright refusal to drive) with Vettel. I’m no fan of MV as a person, but credit where it’s due.
(Although, some f1 fans being the pricks they are, these drivers’ motives were immediately questioned and it was suggested that the statements were made for selfish personal safety reasons. ffs.)
As for Haas, (not that this is very important in the grand scheme of things) they may well use the situation to fuck Mazepin off. Not yet, they’ll need to tread carefully, but maybe sooner rather than later. Mazepin is, understandably, trying to play the conflict down, saying things like “don’t mix politics and sport” but his old man has undeniable links to Putin and everyone knows he’s the only reason Little Nicky has a drive. Not saying it’s a given, but I wouldn’t be too surprised.3 - Sponsored links:
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Lol I see George Russell is already well versed in the Preseason Mercedes Are Slow Bullshit Media Interviews. These times in the first couple of days of preseason testing, especially in a brand new era of cars, are completely meaningless. Kubica led the times in the first day of preseason last season for Alfa Romeo, and they were largely the second slowest team ahead of only Haas
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Nobody is going to be showing too much of their hand at the moment, cars will be sandbagging with engines turned down. They will be gauging their own performance, whilst comparing parts and aero against computer simulations.
It does seem that the old ground effect issue of porpoising has reared its ugly head again, in the 80's the answer was rock hard suspension, no doubt a hi tech solution can be sorted this time without having to go through the pain of neck braces and bad backs again. Perhaps they could even come up with a twin chassis car......... nah, it will probably get banned!
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I think, if they are looking to get more "road relevancy" on the cars (one of the excuses for going to 18 inch tyres and the smaller hybrid engines) then they need to have a serious look at active suspension systems being reintroduced. They were banned for being such a huge advantage to certain teams back in the day, but now if everyone has them then there's no advantage to be hadHal1x said:Nobody is going to show too much of their hand at the moment, cars will be sandbagging with engines turned down. They will be gauging their own performance, whilst comparing parts and aero against computer simulations.
It does seem that the old ground effect issue of porpoising has reared its ugly head again, in the 80's the answer was rock hard suspension, no doubt a hi tech solution can be sorted this time without having to go through the pain of neck braces and bad backs again. Perhaps they could even come up with a twin chassis car......... nah!0 -
last time they banned them because of the development costs, and also the dangers of sudden loss of the system, after all these years with road cars this should be less of an issue now.0
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Just have to say the Ferrari this year looks gorgeous (with and without sponsors).2
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The Haas livery, regardless of its Russian links, looks so much better plain
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Would look even better IMO if they just changed the blue and red stripes to the red and grey of their old liveriesForeverAddickted said:The Haas livery, regardless of its Russian links, looks so much better plain0 -
Or if they had Yellow and Blue stripes...sam3110 said:
Would look even better IMO if they just changed the blue and red stripes to the red and grey of their old liveriesForeverAddickted said:The Haas livery, regardless of its Russian links, looks so much better plain
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The should remove the 'H' on Mazepin's car.sam3110 said:
Would look even better IMO if they just changed the blue and red stripes to the red and grey of their old liveriesForeverAddickted said:The Haas livery, regardless of its Russian links, looks so much better plain3 -
I expect them to look like this by Bahrain4
