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Wow- this thread sank to the bottom of pelican already, sadly....

Since everything is on hold, I was listening to a french magazine's online interview of Grosjean done yesterday... Not really one of my favs but I gotta say the interview changed that. He seemed like a very nice guy, well spoken, with interesting opinions and a good head on his shoulders. Not the mad dog or subject of ridicule from Netflix... Covered the I-racing stuff (nowhere near as good as our team simulators, better graphically amusingly, but a totally different "job", he was saying kudos to the pros but it would take 10x more free time than he has to become any good at conquering the inaccuracies and taking advantage of them, and it'd be bad for him)...

Interesting points I thought, he was asked who he was friends with among pilots... as president of the GPDA he said all of them are actually pretty good friends with each other, and often travel together and rotate rental planes at times, it's way closer than TV would have you believe in terms of getting along, the one exception seems to be Hamilton who apparently does his own thing and has very little contact with the other guys... not saying he disliked him at all, just saying he's the only one that doesn't really make the effort to join...

Another Q was about performance and passing. He made the point that the glory days of the 80s-90s were *not* all that glorious in his mind (mclaren domination among others), results varied because cars broke down or ran out of gas, or physical driving and exhaustion allowed more errors, but nowadays cars do not break, do not run out of fuel, driving is in some respects less physically demanding but in others more (conditioning for Gs, pedal pressure), but overall pilots are top flight athletes now so nobody on the grid is gonna make a mistake due to fatigue...

He pointed out that DRS was not all that evil in today's aero problems, the issue with passing is that on a modern F1 at Barcelona's Turn 1, you brake at 55 meters. The car is, say, 5 meter long. You'd already need a 10% error in judgement from the guy in front just to get alongside if your nose was in his gearbox (which it cannot be due to aero issues). So say you need 10 meters of advantage, really, a 20% of braking distance error, modern drivers are NOT gonna **** up that bad. So no passing.... If you want passing, reintroduce crap steel brakes and manual shifters... More stuff but I didn't write it all down.. all in all it's nice to see the human side of the guy, I have more appreciation for him now... (if there are any inaccuracies they are mine, due to translation)

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https://www.planetf1.com/news/toto-wolff-to-aston-martin/

Can’t see it, Mercedes has been winning for years, unless he is seriously bored why would they or him want to leave?

Hamilton is an introvert. As an introvert who pretends to be an extrovert for a living, I get it. After a tough day at work, I can't wait until I can get some alone time and recharge. I got stuck in a large, noisy room at work the last two years and I've found it draining and tough to get work done in that environment. I'd say that a lot of the people who criticize Hamilton don't understand how introverts function.

I agree with the above on Hamilton.

Based on my interactions with Lewis, albeit very limited, I tend to agree with legion.

No racing but teams have been busy. Here is just one example but all the teams are on it at the moment:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52087002

Meanwhile...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/52091905
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Those were the days, right Eddie?http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1585853776.jpg

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The Skysports group is still having broadcasts on YouTube with the answers to some of these questions.

Sad news, Sir Stirling Moss has died. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18375128.british-formula-one-racing-legend-sir-stirling-moss-dies-aged-90/

A true legend and gentleman.

Not sure why, but this really cracks me up:

https://www.planetf1.com/news/fernando-alonso-mclaren-2/

If the chatter on the net is accurate the season opener will be 7/5 in Austria . Looks like a 15-18 race season . Captain Ahab any inside scoop on this ?

This is the word on the street, actually on the street right outside my house last week when a F1 team Chief Information Officer stopped for a chat while out for a run ;)

Races I think will be behind closed doors with strict rules for the teams to keep everyone safe

F1 teams will be on shutdown until end of May

Will be great to get the racing going again, should make for some well overdue distraction to the strange times we're living in now

https://www.planetf1.com/news/f1-2020-calendar-4/

Ferrari has announced that Sebastian Vettel will be leaving the team after 2020 . Pretty big news and now a silly season will immediately start to fill the seat . Does someone slide over from Alpha Romeo ? Does Riccardo or Sainz make a move ? Does Mick Schumacher get moved up ? Will be interesting to watch it unfold.

What about where he will go?

All rumors or speculation at the moment . Anything from retirement to driving for another F1 team or another series . Just need to see how it plays out . Unless Captain Ahab has some inside info 😁

No inside info, but my guess is Sainz will replace Vettel who will go to Renault to replace Ricciardo who will go to McLaren

Ferrari don't need a WC but 2 young drivers they can nurture to put the team in the strongest position possible for when Hamilton or/and Mercedes retire

Yep, sainz to ferrari.

It would be fun to see Ricciardo in a Ferrari.

I think he has a massive chip on his shoulder and would be very competitive with Leclerc.

Avoccado lost me when he drank out of his shoe.
Ewwwww.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/52627667

VET to retire? Seems a crappy way to bow out

Vettel and Hamilton should swap seats. That would be fun to watch.

If Ferrari put a huge number out there in front of Hamilton, they could destabilize their nearest rival for a lot less money and faster than it would take to build a quick car.

F1?

I thought they went bankrupt.....is it even a thing anymore?

Does anyone care? I don't miss it one single bit and to be honest, if it never came back I'd be just fine.

Dennis

Must be the fever talking Dennis :D

No, yes, yes, no.

Glad I could help ;)

And it's official: Sainz goes to Ferrari and Riccardo goes to McLaren . Open seat at Renault rumors are Hulkenberg , Alonso or Vettel .

I hope Alonso goes back to Renault...

No he isn't my favorite character, but he is a great driver and I think having him back would be good for F1. I don't see Hulk being rehired after they dropped him for Ricciardo, and why would Vettel settle, he's already got 4 WCs. ALO might drive for peanuts just to come back, and who knows, with a reasonably competitive car, he could do something to keep us ententained ?

Can they just swap the drivers now so we don't have lame duck drivers whose teams will obviously now favor the remaining drivers? It would make the season more exciting should it even take place.

I know, I know, contracts, but we can still wish.

What, and miss watching Vettel follow team orders exactly for the remainder of this season?

Lol, :D

That will actually be awesome to watch play out! Pure entertainment.
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Here’s hoping he (Vettel) goes to Aston Martin to school Stroll

I want to see him in an F1 car again, but hope it doesn't turn into a big mistake ala shumi.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/fernando-alonso-to-renault/

I read that in the french press also, there's supposedly a pre-contract in place already but it depends on Renault staying in F1. Covid didn't do Renault any good at a time when the company was already in financial trouble. This is kinda symbiotic, having Alonso back could help "sell" funding of the team for next year to the board... Win win.

Also Binotto is using the old tried and true "Ferrari to Indycar threat" as they are unhappy about the budget caps... Also endurance is being looked at. And no, nobody is taking that seriously ;-)

Crazy Ferrari rumor of Seb and Ferrari racing Indy?
Can't see a Chevy or Honda powered Ferrari Indy race car.
So where does Seb end up?

Retired.