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Is there an F1 thread?
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Broncho
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Could be!Not yet, is this it?!
It's great to see the Ferrari team back up there, and Bottas too. I'm no massive Hamilton fan but I'm looking forward to seeing how he gets on in a car that clearly isn't the class of the field and from a position he's not used to. He's a talented driver so it could be exciting if he's having to dice about the midfield (and as of yet we have no comparator for how each of the cars start relative to each other!). It'll be interesting to see how Mick does in a decent car this year too, he'll certainly have more to learn from with Magnussen opposite him in the garage rather than Mazepin.
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And the new regulations certainly seemed to help with close racing. Any car that was genuinely faster than another generally seemed able to be able to make a move. The drivers also seemed to have to work a bit harder in these cars, and that makes it a bit easier to appreciate the skill.
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oh contraire... It was brilliant to hear the whingy little panic merchant throw his toys out of the pram!Bugger
Looks like it. They have been threatening for the last couple of years so and I imagine they threw everything at this season. Great to see a big shake up and a more level playing field. They just need to bring back the screaming V10s and all good!
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I thought it was OK and was interested to see the new cars and how the pecking order was sorting itself out after the changes...
Have to say that, overall, I did not think the racing was any much better or worse than it was before... still pretty tactical and pit stop strategy had a big impact still... and, well, from a distance, the cars do not look massively different because they are similar size/proportions... I felt the drama at the end tended to pep up what might have been a fairly dull affair...
The Verstappen/Leclerc battle... I would be interested to hear their thoughts on how different that might have been with last years aero... did it help Verstappen get closer out of the last turn, for instance... did it help Leclerc follow closer through turns 1 and 2 to repass...???
Happy for Alfa Romeo and Haas... Four drivers who are going to do OK, I think... The new Chinese driver was pretty much on it for a debut, and comes over well in interview...
Would not want to be in the design team offices at Aston or McLaren today...
As an aside... I watched the Indycar race from Texas, after, and, on a track that is supposedly impossible to pass at, there were something like 250/300 passes... and a last corner winner... Plenty of racing and good stories through the field... (Jimmie Johnson finishing 6th was a great result and going to be interesting to see him in the 500 in May)...
Have to say that, overall, I did not think the racing was any much better or worse than it was before... still pretty tactical and pit stop strategy had a big impact still... and, well, from a distance, the cars do not look massively different because they are similar size/proportions... I felt the drama at the end tended to pep up what might have been a fairly dull affair...
The Verstappen/Leclerc battle... I would be interested to hear their thoughts on how different that might have been with last years aero... did it help Verstappen get closer out of the last turn, for instance... did it help Leclerc follow closer through turns 1 and 2 to repass...???
Happy for Alfa Romeo and Haas... Four drivers who are going to do OK, I think... The new Chinese driver was pretty much on it for a debut, and comes over well in interview...
Would not want to be in the design team offices at Aston or McLaren today...
As an aside... I watched the Indycar race from Texas, after, and, on a track that is supposedly impossible to pass at, there were something like 250/300 passes... and a last corner winner... Plenty of racing and good stories through the field... (Jimmie Johnson finishing 6th was a great result and going to be interesting to see him in the 500 in May)...
Bugger
The weekend was good but seeing Max pack up and Perez spin / retire giving Lewis the last podium place was still amongst the highlights.
Lets hope that happens every race for Max...