Formula 1...

[Pure Savage]

Not the biggest Alonso fan but his latest comments are quite humerous.......

Looking forward to seeing him back theYes

 

The young driver is very bullish!!

[Pure Savage]

I am so excited for this, cannot wait for a little drama like Mazepin binning it, Valteri giving Max a tow, Checo trying to keep up with Max. Danny and Lando high fiving all season long

[IceCreamMan]

https://sportitnow.com/2021/03/24/report-mercedes-asked-ricciardo-to-slow-down-and-bluff-his-way-through-day-2-and-3/?fbclid=IwAR0mfLeoj_HddDUiBX900iNK3oSdVEWC_P_uwDjqYsHLtV2xVY7zsZyLQ9Y

 

come satruday arvie the BS stops....

[WrightJnr]

Well we going to have a race in Saudi Arabia, so the whole human rights thing in F1 is not top priority

You are aware Aramco are F1 title sponsor right? Their evolvement with SA reach much wider that one race.

[Long Wheel Base]

I probably shouldn't have read this before 6am on a Friday after a really long, tough week. I was like WTF why is he moving teams.

 

[ScottCM]

I probably shouldn't have read this before 6am on a Friday after a really long, tough week. I was like WTF why is he moving teams.

 

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WHAT???? I Thought Merc were looking at him to replace Lewis

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Ecclestone has been very outspoken lately  about Lewis, him being used by the quasi-terrorist BLM and saying it would never have happened under his watch.

Lewis has doubled down and confirmed that he will continue to take the knee as his shared concerns still remain. It is a pity politics has to infiltrate sport.

[MrJacques]

https://www.news24.com/wheels/formulaone/formula-1-champion-lewis-hamilton-not-as-approachable-as-he-used-to-be-martin-brundle-20210326

 

https://www.racefans.net/2021/03/25/hamilton-raised-human-rights-concerns-with-bahrains-officials-and-uk-ambassador/

Edited March 26, 2021 by MrJacques

[Eugene]

Read a very interesting article, saying that Mclaren could well have the best car on the grid. I sincerely hope so (although I have my doubts), and would love to see Riciardo with a world title (assuming he can beat Norris). Even more, would love to see someone else, other than LH with a title.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

https://www.news24.com/wheels/formulaone/formula-1-champion-lewis-hamilton-not-as-approachable-as-he-used-to-be-martin-brundle-20210326

 

https://www.racefans.net/2021/03/25/hamilton-raised-human-rights-concerns-with-bahrains-officials-and-uk-ambassador/

 

Also saw that Brundle had his contract extended, I find his commentary informative (at times) but he is annoying in that he does not hide his biases.

Edited March 26, 2021 by Steven Knoetze (sk27)

[Piston ZA]

WHAT???? I Thought Merc were looking at him to replace Lewis

It's referring to Alpha Tauri, the Red Bull fashion brand, not the the team

[Andymann]

Read a very interesting article, saying that Mclaren could well have the best car on the grid. I sincerely hope so (although I have my doubts), and would love to see Riciardo with a world title (assuming he can beat Norris). Even more, would love to see someone else, other than LH with a title.

 

Well I know who I would love to see win the title 

[aiyaaz]

FP2 timesheet

1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.847

2 Lando Norris McLaren 0.095s

3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 0.235s

4 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 0.280s

5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 0.371s

6 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 0.383s

7 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 0.447s

8 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 0.546s

9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 0.636s

10 Sergio Perez Red Bull 0.656s

11 Esteban Ocon Alpine 0.754s

12 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0.765s

13 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 0.893s

14 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 0.922s

15 Fernando Alonso Alpine 0.923s

16 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1.015s

17 George Russell Williams 1.484s

18 Mick Schumacher Haas 2.450s

19 Nicholas Latifi Williams 2.553s

20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 2.602s

[IceCreamMan]

FP2 timesheet

1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.847

2 Lando Norris McLaren 0.095s

3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 0.235s

4 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 0.280s

5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 0.371s

6 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 0.383s

7 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 0.447s

8 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 0.546s

9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 0.636s

10 Sergio Perez Red Bull 0.656s

11 Esteban Ocon Alpine 0.754s

12 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0.765s

13 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 0.893s

14 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 0.922s

15 Fernando Alonso Alpine 0.923s

16 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1.015s

17 George Russell Williams 1.484s

18 Mick Schumacher Haas 2.450s

19 Nicholas Latifi Williams 2.553s

20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 2.602s

 

 

Looks promising, tomorrow we will know. 

 

Alonso who reckons he is better than any of the current champs needs to step up to the plate hey. Yuki T seems like a shrewd move. 

Edited March 26, 2021 by IceCreamMan

[aiyaaz]

Looks promising, tomorrow we will know. 

 

Alonso who reckons he is better than any of the current champs needs to step up to the plate hey

 

Yip, the self proclaimed best on the grid has it all to do in that Alpine. What was great to see though was the long run race sim runs, with Max and Lewis being identical on pace. Now, nobody can be sure of the run plans, but if FP2 was a close reflection, we are in for one hell of a season. Let's hope it plays out like that. The data analysis puts Lewis ahead by just over a tenth, theoretically, but Lewis would need to put all those sectors together in a single lap though. What was also great to see is that Perez was about just over 2 tenths away from Max in race sim and given his tyre whispering ability, RBR definitely have a serious chance this year. Also, Bottas looks like he is having trouble with tyres...no surprise.

[Chris_]

It's nice seeing MSC in the driver timing list again.