Formula 1...

[WrightJnr]

[emoji442]

 

https://youtu.be/qSyxCicz9D0

Dammit says unavailable. Maybe Geo locked.

[MORNE]

Dammit says unavailable. Maybe Geo locked.

Try this?

https://mobile.twitter.com/skysportsf1/status/1337381099346006017?s=10

 

Edit: just saw you were replying to a ‘dales vid lol. Sorry

Edited December 12, 2020 by morneS555

[MORNE]

Onboard:

https://www.f1pt.pt/video-alonso-rodou-com-o-renault-r25-de-2005-em-yas-marina/

[MORNE]

Alonso did a 1:42.6 in that v10 r25...a car not designed to run those MEDIUM compound Pirelli tires, a car not set up for this track (evident from it running out of gears on the straight)...and a car 15 years old so obviously not running at its absolute zenith of performance.

 

Thats only 5-6 seconds slower than a 2020 mercedes, the fastest f1 car in history... on soft compound tires in fp2. Im pretty sure a f2004, given a day for setup work, a new v10 engine and soft tires will come within 3 seconds of it.

 

And then there is the sound.

How many teams have we lost in the name of progress? And how far have we come? Sure the new cars are tech marvels but what did that ad to the show? Nothing.

Id rather watch this v10 running on its own around abi slaapie the whole weekend than watch the race on sunday haha.

 

Food for thought....

Edited December 12, 2020 by morneS555

[Chris_]

Fittipaldi! I thought I was losing my mind for a sec

[Chris_]

Sorry George. Back to the back

[MORNE]

Toto Wolf: "That's a proper car."

 

Attempted post quali interviews with alonso in the v10 again drowning out anything under 120dB haha

 

 

1:40.5

Edited December 12, 2020 by morneS555

[Vetplant]

https://mobile.twitter.com/F1/status/1337773884536475651?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[MrJacques]

Whatever RB & Max did is working, he's fast today. Even so, the race is kinda boring atm.

[MORNE]

This race....

[Chris_]

The best part of today was the clip of Alonso's old car singing its way around the track, what a stunning noise.

 

Otherwise the rest of this rubbish has been horrendously boring

[Baldrick]

My Mrs snoring on the couch next to me was making more noise than these hybrids.

[SwissVan]

This race....

.... must have been fixed

Now I know why Toto winked at the camera before the start.

[Andymann]

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/950393/1/hamilton-wants-get-2021-f1-mercedes-deal-done-christmas

 

So I'm wondering - from a business perspective do Mercedes actually need to sign him?  Russell seems like he could step in quite easily, he would undoubtedly be available much cheaper than Hamilton, and the PR surrounding Mercedes giving the young protégé a seat would be huge.

 

I know they would probably never do it, but for me, take our business - we have a R4million asset - it's been fully depreciated.  It's still running well but there are signs that it's getting a bit glitchy.  Now I have a choice of getting a new Asset, at half the price, and which would be able to to the same job at arguably the same production rate, and will be able to be financed over 4 years, or I re-finance the old Asset at a higher cost than a new one and hope it remains reliable.

 

I know which way I would go I must be honest.  When I was doing my Engineer-in-Training at Iscor, my Mentor always said to me of business decisions - "If you want loyalty, get a dog"

[MrJacques]

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/950393/1/hamilton-wants-get-2021-f1-mercedes-deal-done-christmas

 

So I'm wondering - from a business perspective do Mercedes actually need to sign him?  Russell seems like he could step in quite easily, he would undoubtedly be available much cheaper than Hamilton, and the PR surrounding Mercedes giving the young protégé a seat would be huge.

 

I know they would probably never do it, but for me, take our business - we have a R4million asset - it's been fully depreciated.  It's still running well but there are signs that it's getting a bit glitchy.  Now I have a choice of getting a new Asset, at half the price, and which would be able to to the same job at arguably the same production rate, and will be able to be financed over 4 years, or I re-finance the old Asset at a higher cost than a new one and hope it remains reliable.

 

I know which way I would go I must be honest.  When I was doing my Engineer-in-Training at Iscor, my Mentor always said to me of business decisions - "If you want loyalty, get a dog"

 

It's probably not that simple, to get Russel now Merc would probably have to pay Williams as well to buy out his contract?

[Andymann]

It's probably not that simple, to get Russel now Merc would probably have to pay Williams as well to buy out his contract?

I guess - we don't know what the terms would be.  But a Brian Joffe-type businessman would most likely look to Williams and remind them who is supplying their engines and would they like an additional percentage off the engine supply price in return for their driver?