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Launching the new era of Formula 1 cars
Here's hoping that the 2022 cars provide closer, more entertaining racing. I'm quite meh about the aesthetics of that Haas.
I’ve been gone. Now I’m back!
Taki Inoue here with his riposte.
https://twitter.com/takiinoue/status/1490087465260134407?s=20&t=BJbWfwI8MHKK5T1yJyzpqg
I'd like to see Hamilton win an eighth title though.
I used to watch F1 all the time but got bored. I tried last year but it seemed to be run like a reality TV show rather than a sport so I don't thing I will bother next year.
I have been back. But now I am gone!
I want to see the new cars and their impact but if it turns out to be the Max Verstappen show I’m out.
I'm in the same frame of mind as Kryton and WCA although for years I've preferred GT racing and endurance. I would hazard a guess that the last time I watched a full F1 season or at least tried to was just before they brought in grooves in the tyres rather than dealing with aerodynamics I think that was when I decided that it wasnt worth the time. I do still like Spa and Suzuka though
if it turns out to be the Max Verstappen show I’m out.
the C4 coverage will be. Dead dull own the presenters and the company owner that makes it
Surprised this hasn’t been posted yet! 🤣🤣🏎🏎💨💨
https://wtf1.com/post/horner-bought-himself-a-mercedes-factory-tour-at-a-charity-auction/
Fair play to Horner, he winds me up but it's money to charity and he won't get to see anything anyway.
That is actually really good craic. I expect Horner and Mercedes to be on the wind up for the entire thing (if he actually does it)
There's quite a few people in the paddock who could've beaten the £4k bid for the Merc factory tour I'm sure, but in light of the bickering between Wolff and Horner, that did make me chuckle.
Anyone tuning in for the McLaren and Aston Martin car launches tomorrow?
Has anyone put in an order for a Lego MCL36?
Lando Norris has signed a new contract at McLaren taking him to the end of 2025
He's young enough to wait a couple of years and see how the new regs pan-put. No guarantees at this stage that the current leading teams will still be leading in two years time. And there's every chance McLaren can be top again.
Especially with engine freeze, cost cap and more standard parts.
And Zak Brown is steering McLaren very well.
...and I bet they don't renew Danny Rik's contract till Silverstone at the earliest.
Good news for Lando and McLaren. The team have been working hard to update their infrastructure with a new wind tunnel due to come on stream in 2023, here's hoping that Norris is able to challenge for a WDC in 2024.
Ricciardo knows that 2022 will be make or break for him after a lacklustre 2021 (Monza win aside). I don't know if Ricciardo's three year contract with McLaren is for three years outright or whether it's a two year plus one year retainer.
Lando WDC 2023 then? Happy days 😀
I’m going for a test livery rather than anything that’ll be raced
Ermmmm, is it just me or did Red Bull just repaint the F1 show car?! 🤔
Ermmmm, is it just me or did Red Bull just repaint the F1 show car?! 🤔
Seems so!! 🙂
So these launches are just going to be livery launches. 👎
Yep, unless others follow the line of Haas and show the actual car, this is going to be the most anti-climatic launch season in recent memory. They should have forced teams to show the actual cars off. Not long to wait until the next ones to see if this is a trend across the whole grid, but it does take the shine off a fair bit!
Horner "by the first race the car isn't going to look much like this". Think i'll just wait for the photos of all the next launches
To further remove doubt, Autosport are reporting it as just being an updated show car too
Interesting development here…
Yeah, I don't see much beyond the enquiry finding that Masi royally cocked it up. I think he's going to be their fall guy. Trouble is they'll want to thread a fine path from "Yeah, we cocked up, and handed Max the championship" through to "...but we're not going to change the outcome" which is ultimately where they (the FIA) want to get to I think.
I somehow doubt we've heard the last of the 2021 season for a while yet.
Red Bull$hitters
I even had to look at Karen's face for 10 minutes before the 'reveal'! 🤢
Last week's Haas reveal was limited to digital renderings, so the RB18 is the first liveried 2022 car we've see in the wild as it were.
Compare and contrast with the FIA mock-up from last year. Even the air intakes and roll hoop assembly look identical (to my eyes at least).
Its going to be very interesting to see how the FIA play the Abu Dhabi/Masi video for sure. I don't think they can change the result as far as rules go, but if they could to "right the wrong", do they take a result from when the Safety Car was deployed, thus changing the outcome of the championship? Or do they void the whole race and Max is still champion? Or do nothing, accept it wasn't handled correctly and Masi takes the fall?
Or do they void the whole race and Max is still champion?
No. Ferrari/Sainz wouldn't like that as he'd be back behind Norris. This is the trouble with a multi-team event. At a rugby match for instance you could change the decision and it on;y affects the two teams there.
Or do nothing, accept it wasn’t handled correctly and Masi takes the fall?
is my guess. "Rules were misinterpreted in the heat of the moment, we've changed them so it won't happen again next year and the guy who did it is gone"
I don't think it was a fix to benefit Max per se, more fixed to get a last racing lap in which just happened to benefit Max. Giving Massi the benefit of the doubt he would have made the same cock-up if Lewis had been behind on fresh tyres.
Interesting development here…
There's not really anything new there, but it is interesting how this stuff keeps resurfacing. There's clearly still a lot of strong feelings out there, it's definitely not going away any time soon
I don’t think it was a fix to benefit Max per se, more fixed to get a last racing lap in which just happened to benefit Max
Quite possibly, but I do think there was a strong push to get anyone but Mercedes to win a championship- from the new regs disadvantaging low rake cars onwards. It just so happened that Max was the one in the right position to benefit
Formula 1: Red Bull launch Max Verstappen's 2022 challenger - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/60318049
Not much in the way of photos
It's such a shame the conspiracy theory thread was closed.
At least they've included the steering wheel
At least they’ve included the steering wheel
I was a bit slow to get the joke but it made me chuckle once I did.
I like the subtle ones lol
Just watching the Aston Martin launch on Sky.
How wooden/awkward is Lawrence Stroll??
Car looks good though 👍
Looks nice that! 🙂
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The Sidepod inlets look a bit weird, but a fan of the rest! Looks very different to the Haas, so potential for some more differentiation across the grid than perhaps feared. Still think the wheel covers look garbage though!
Weird! Can't get my image links to work. Doing the same as normal.
See they've taken inspiration from Hillary's blinds for the top of the sidepods! 🙂
So, Seb's barnet then? Transplants, sirup or combover?
The green and the flatness of it makes me think of a toad
One thing I will be glad to see the back of is high-rake F1 cars. Being an old fart F1 cars should be slammed to the track, not have their arse a foot in the air! 🙂