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Nah, the new crop all seem a bit too friendly with each other to do anything rash.
apart from Max, who’d hoof him off the track in a heartbeat
^^^^very true
Looks like Mercedes have backed woody.....🤔
Nah, Hamilton said he set up his car differently cos it would be better for the race
Max, who’d hoof him off the track in a heartbeat
Saw an interview with him at the end of last season, the car is so quick now he doesn’t need to go steaming in, he can just bide his time and breeze past at will.
So the FIA aren't going to investigate Horner, cos they haven't received a complaint (tho Ben Sulieman says it is damaging F1) and Red bull say the messages are a private matter between 2 individuals....
As I said earlier, a boss having an affair (or trying to) with an employee would be sacked in any organisation I've worked in.
So, allegedly an F1 team boss has sent inappropriate texts to a junior colleague, who was offered quite a large sum of money to settle the dispute.
The texts may or may not be being leaked right now, but that's beside the point.
F1 is starting to invest money in helping to develop the careers of young female drivers, who IMHO I hope to see racing an F1 car in the not too distant future. This whole episode won't exactly be an incentive for them.
I must admit, in the past I’ve generally not been too bothered (certainly compared to some on here) about Coulthard’s comments when it comes to Red Bull, but ok, after tonight… that was quite the deflection during the brief discussion about Horner. Apparently it’s the other teams stirring it up and there’s nothing to see here. Found that pretty distasteful.
Interesting qualifying though… hopefully a closer season this year if nothing else. Though I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near Laurent Rossi right now, that’s for sure…
So, allegedly an F1 team boss has sent inappropriate texts to a junior colleague, who was offered quite a large sum of money to settle the dispute.
Allegedly is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.
Though I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near Laurent Rossi right now, that’s for sure…
Or Philippe Krief
I don't have any particular issue with Horner, but any sort of workplace relationship with a power differential is problematic. I get that we're talking about F1 team bosses, who have been comprised of some colossal philandering shits over time, but I can't take F1's initiatives to diversify the sport very seriously if Horner's colleague was offered a financial inducement to drop their case.
I haven't watched the qualifying yet, I've only seen the grid positions but I'm a little shocked at how badly Alpine did. They've two decent drivers who are probably feeling quite grim about their prospects. IIRC Hamilton is opting for a race setup that's compromised his qualifying pace and the Ferraris look pretty handy. While McLaren look to be fairly meek in 7th & 8th, it's worth remembering that a year ago Piastri was 18th and Norris 11th. Alonso looks handy.
Apparently it’s the other teams stirring it up and there’s nothing to see here. Found that pretty distasteful.
I think this is going to be the problem going forward for Red Bull, now that everyone's seen the texts, they're either forced to back Horner and that's pretty distasteful, or they're going to have to admit that in any normally functioning workplace, the only thing Horner would've in charge of now would be clearing out his locker.
So business as usual then just all a bit closer.
with .6 of a second covering the top 9 places and LeClerc in a car that's clearly faster than the RB apparently without the tyre destroying and twitchy back end, I reckon it won't be business as usual. I'm not going to rush to the bookies though.
It looks like the top five teams are close enough that it will come down to who can develop the car faster over the season. Max has an advantage for the driver's championship that his teammate is a clear number two whereas the other teams have competitive teammates. However, if Perez can't help win the constructor's championship, I can't see him keeping the seat until the end of the season.
Though I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near Laurent Rossi right now, that’s for sure…
Andretti will be beating a path to his door!
Focus is on performance, not Horner - Verstappen - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68452371
Max is happy with Christian Horner 'from the performance side of things'
Hamilton said he set up his car differently cos it would be better for the race
I wonder if he’s channeling Niki there. We shall see later…
I’m hoping this will be an exciting race and Max isn’t 5s / 1 pit stop ahead before the race has got around the first lap.
As for Lewis, not buying it. He’s changed his set away from everyone in front of him, unless he rolls out on hard tyres I’m not seeing him finish any higher. However, I would very much like to be wrong.
Horner is an arsehole, lets not forget that he cheated on his first wife with Gerri, once a cheater always a cheater in my book. I'm looking forward to seeing what the puppies can do in F3 with Alex Wurz and Juan Pablo Montoya's kids involved plus the wunderbar that is Andrea Kimi Antonelli in F2.
Hamilton qualified 0.25 seconds behind Russell. If his car is actually better optimized for the race, it would make sense for Merc to try different setups seeing as they have a completely new car concept and need to learn how to get the best out of it. Or they might have just cocked it up and making up a story to cover up their embarrassment.
Just a reminder to everyone that the race is today at 3pm
…checking in from the sofa! 🛋️🛋️🤣
Please don’t be a boring race!
déjà vu ☹️
Sainz to Mercedes then?
Flippin eck, JK been on the pies?
Just me, or is the Stake green colour the same as the one that Asda use?
"Flippin eck, JK been on the pies?"
Jeremy Clarkson?
Jay Kay
All a bit processional now.
Good drive from Carlos, otherwise pretty boring.
Enjoyed tsunoda ranting over the radio 😃
Well I had a good nod on the sofa with the sound on, so not that good a race.
So by making the teams richer with the cost-cap and basically creating franchises - they've ruined the racing as no-one can spend more than a fiver to try and catch up. And engine dev is frozen too. What we saw today is what we'll have till 2026.
I'm off to catch up on WEC on Eurosport...
To be fair Bahrain is a non-typical track and they had 3 days of testing in similar conditions, so you'd expect them to finish in pairs.
Like last season Max will walk to the title (plus '25) but there should be some good racing further down the pack.
The cost cap has closed the field up, but its always going to be the top teams at the top, due to the historical investment and the positive cycle of being able to attract the top talent.
Leaving a sinking ship?
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So by making the teams richer with the cost-cap and basically creating franchises – they’ve ruined the racing as no-one can spend more than a fiver to try and catch up. And engine dev is frozen too. What we saw today is what we’ll have till 2026.
I’m off to catch up on WEC on Eurosport
I think the cost cap is sound as a concept, it's the aero handicap that hasn't work.
Weight the handicap on constructors points instead of just the table position or make the handicap cumulative over the last 3 seasons.
I’m off to catch up on WEC on Eurosport…
Where they BoP'd the top 2 teams completely out of contention?
Ha, just seen Danny rics radio message after the video I linked above...
Ricciardo on the radio: "Wha... what the fu... — I'll save it. He's a ****ing helmet."
Boring
7 minute highlights on YouTube covers it.