F1 2020 Thread

[Deschodt]

Originally Posted by arcsine

or the color blue

That's a blue ? I always saw it as a green... maybe we can start an internet craziness "Is this car blue or green?" ;-)

[Deschodt]

Sad news, Alex Zanardi had a real bad accident on his bike (hitting a truck) and his life is in danger.. Talk about rotten luck for that guy... Wishing him the best, he's a fantastic guy..

[Deschodt]

Predictions for this w/e?
Mercedes obviously in front, then one redbull (max) and one Force india (whatever sport pesa aston martin, I dunno, the pink car of Sergio Perez) . Ferrari behind those 4, not on pace.
Then during the race the doodad steering breaks on one of the Mercedes and gets banned...

[stealthn]

Interesting stuff so far...

[Deschodt]

That is funny!

[rfuerst911sc]

According to TV Racer qualifying starts at 8:55 AM eastern time on ESPN .

[rfuerst911sc]

Wow is Ferrari off the pace ! So is Alfa ......... who would have thought Stroll would be faster than both red cars ????? It may be an interesting season

[bkreigsr]

What's the deal with last year's Ferrari lump ?
What was illegal about it ?
When the case is ruled upon, will they be back in the running ?
...not used to seeing the red cars not make it into Q3.

Bill K

[rusnak]

McLaren will out-develop, out-strategize, and out-setup the pink cars, and will stomp Team Stroll into submission by mid-season.

[CMDR Perry]

That was the best F1 race in many years, retirements are good for shaking things up. Lots of excitement in the last 6 laps. DP

[rfuerst911sc]

I found the 2nd half of the race very entertaining . Felt bad for Albon and a great run by Norris . Kimi's exit stage left was interesting . Haas was a disappointment . And WTF was Vettel thinking ???

[astrochex]

And talk about LeClerc making lemonade out of lemons.

Clean driving in F1 is the exception it seems.

[David]

Albon seems to be the real deal. His passes are some of the best F1 entertainment there is. Now if Hamilton can quit running into him, he'll start getting some podium finishes.

Overall, there's a lot of young talent out there that isn't afraid to go wheel to wheel with anyone which is good news for F1.

[URY914]

Surprised (but happy) that they assessed a penalty on Hamilton.

It sure was an entertaining last few laps.

[GH85Carrera]

For the first time in a long time the British driver in the points lead is Not Hamilton. That will not last.

The penalty was about the right severity both before and during the race. The yellow flag was out for a reason, and even if the cloud of dust made it hard to see, his dash lights up with a yellow light, and the cloud of dust was a good indication that someone was off track.

The race incident was his fault. He was passed, and should have yielded which I understand is really hard for any driver, but he should have left a car width there. He failed to do so.

In the end, he drove a way better race than Vettle, he seems intent on screwing up, and making Ferrari feel good about the decision to not renew his contract.

[livi]

And although he lost a wheel, Kimi stood up. Along with another handful of drivers. Good for them. They are there to drive. Not to make political statements. Basta.

[rfuerst911sc]

In Zanardi news he had a 5 hour surgery today to put his face back together 😟 . Man this guy and his family have been through a lot . Hoping for the best but the brain damage may be too severe . So sad .

[Deschodt]

It's pretty obvious that Ferrari did something clever but borderline illegal last year with the motor, and the secret agreement with the FIA was "OK, we won't punish you but you need to stop and we won't talk about it"... The Ferrari engine teams are the only ones slower in a straight line than last year ! .7 sec per lap on straights ? Please... Haas is nowhere now, same with alfa, "coincidentally" all 3 Ferrari engine teams were the only ones slower than the past year...

breaking : Ferrari will bring a bunch of upgrades planned for hungary early.... “This is in the hope of bringing forward to next weekend the introduction of the aerodynamic package scheduled for the Hungarian Grand Prix – or, at least, some of its components." they cannot touch the engine this year, limited tokens, what have you.... Not gonna be a great season for them unless they pull off an aero miracle. Go McLaren !

[ted]

Originally Posted by Deschodt

Then during the race the doodad steering breaks on one of the Mercedes and gets banned...

During the race they said the adjustable front toe was used just to get heat in the front tires during warm up laps?
It's saves the rear tires because of less weaving to warm the fronts?
Do F1 front tires warm that much slower than the rears?

On my GT-1 race cars with big rear tires I feel the rears are last to get up to temp.
https://youtu.be/pPAvNUxww-A

[David]

Alonso in Renault next year!